This one seems to have slipped under the radar, so I thought I'd point it out.
Let's compare 2 recent reports:
1) Scotsman, Published on Monday 9 July 2012 15:39
"THE Charles Green consortium have told Rangers supporters that it would take at least £50 million for them to sell the newco club â a figure which would give them an astonishing 900 per cent profit on their initial £5.5m investment.
That minimum figure was revealed at a meeting between the board of Sevco Scotland Ltd and the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund last week.
A representative from Rangers Unite asked: âWhat would you see as an exit price?â
Director Imran Ahmad replied: âOn a bad day the club is worth £50m.â
2) July 18th, BBC website
"Nottingham-based Craig Mather has bought 10% of the Ibrox club for around £1m and will now assist in the club's youth development at Murray Park.
Mather owns a sports management company and is investing with his business partner Guy Gisbourne."
I guess July 18th must have been a particularly bad day?
Thing is, I actually agree with Mr Ahmad. Kind of. In about 3 years or so, with Rangers back in the SPL and with no debt, they probably would be worth around £50 million.
A properly funded investment consortium is going to recognise this as (albeit with some risk) a superb investment opportunity. Stick in £5.5 million now, suck up the odd £1million or so loss here and there over the next 3 years and sell for £50 million. That's a 900% return or thereabouts over 3 years. And, properly managed, it's an entirely achievable outcome.
So why sell 10% now for just £1 million?
Because they need to. They have no money behind them AT ALL. This is the equivalent of a pay-day loan.
It's also why Green is threatening to sue D&P for something around £250k-£500k, they believe is overdue to them (D&P say the timings are perfectly in order). It's because they have to.
Why is this important? because it's very likely that under Sevco, Rangers will experience another 'insolvency event'. Soon.
And why are the Scottish Sports 'Journalists' not questioning the Sevco directors about the obvious inconsistencies in these two stories just 9 days apart?
Investigative Journalism anyone?
Let's compare 2 recent reports:
1) Scotsman, Published on Monday 9 July 2012 15:39
"THE Charles Green consortium have told Rangers supporters that it would take at least £50 million for them to sell the newco club â a figure which would give them an astonishing 900 per cent profit on their initial £5.5m investment.
That minimum figure was revealed at a meeting between the board of Sevco Scotland Ltd and the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund last week.
A representative from Rangers Unite asked: âWhat would you see as an exit price?â
Director Imran Ahmad replied: âOn a bad day the club is worth £50m.â
2) July 18th, BBC website
"Nottingham-based Craig Mather has bought 10% of the Ibrox club for around £1m and will now assist in the club's youth development at Murray Park.
Mather owns a sports management company and is investing with his business partner Guy Gisbourne."
I guess July 18th must have been a particularly bad day?
Thing is, I actually agree with Mr Ahmad. Kind of. In about 3 years or so, with Rangers back in the SPL and with no debt, they probably would be worth around £50 million.
A properly funded investment consortium is going to recognise this as (albeit with some risk) a superb investment opportunity. Stick in £5.5 million now, suck up the odd £1million or so loss here and there over the next 3 years and sell for £50 million. That's a 900% return or thereabouts over 3 years. And, properly managed, it's an entirely achievable outcome.
So why sell 10% now for just £1 million?
Because they need to. They have no money behind them AT ALL. This is the equivalent of a pay-day loan.
It's also why Green is threatening to sue D&P for something around £250k-£500k, they believe is overdue to them (D&P say the timings are perfectly in order). It's because they have to.
Why is this important? because it's very likely that under Sevco, Rangers will experience another 'insolvency event'. Soon.
And why are the Scottish Sports 'Journalists' not questioning the Sevco directors about the obvious inconsistencies in these two stories just 9 days apart?
Investigative Journalism anyone?


