Serious takeover talk

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Interesting bits I hadn't heard before (I probably missed them):

"Sunderland won't ever have to pay any money back."
"that will allow them to see how the club progresses, and how things pan out for the club with that money behind it."


'the trio... don't have any shares for their investment.'
'Newcastle United's need for a new training facility saw them walk away from that potential deal'
'With Chelsea and Watford they were put off by the need to build a new stadium'

https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spo...n-sunderland-investment-relationship-17219574

What do you read into this? Does it strengthen the idea that the money will be converted into preference shares?
 
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And the speakers, I assumed that was laziness. About time like it's been annoying me for ages.

From the comment about Sunderland not having to pay anything back to FPP it's clear that they will be getting more involved in the future.
Agree re further involvement. Pretty bad that we can't afford maintenance of the stuff mentioned.
 
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What do you read into this? Does it strengthen the idea that the money will be converted into preference shares?
Thinking about it, Sunderland would never have to pay it back anyway because it would be Madrox that pays it back, but it suggests that they haven't even issued preference shares. So I still think it's a loan convertible to normal shares.
 
Young athletes shouldn't need to use a lift.
I think though that was methven dampening expectations on how money might be spent
He wont want rival clubs thinking we have multi million pound ' war chest'.
Seriously though I really believe we have a good enough squad. Maybe a freebie and a loan or 2 should be enough to get us over line.
PP's main job is ridding the squad of the negative stench left behind by ross.
Utterly irrelevant and pointless comment re players and the lift. You don't think that it it is likely to be used by a broad spectrum of people including those that are less able?
 
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How many ****ing clubs were they after
It's well known that abramovic has had chelsea on the market a good while but by all accounts he wants over 1b for it. I think it includes a swanky hotel. Probably the numbers dont add up.
Watford and NUFC...Both would require massive investment on and off the pitch.
Both of them look very iffy this season. I doubt the numbers add up.
 
Utterly irrelevant and pointless comment re players and the lift. You don't think that it it is likely to be used by a broad spectrum of people including those that are less able?
Sarcasm is wasted on some.
Maybe I should have used inverted commas to avert your righteous indignation
 
One of the things I posted, at the start of this, was that there would be a massive kick in the teeth for the Mags.

I was told it would be revealed 'in due course' so didn't disclose it ...

... to be fair lots guessed it in any case.

I was told NUFC would cost a new buyer £500 million with the payment to Ashley, the repairs to SJP, new training facilities, etc.

There's also the HMRC hanging over the club and the fact that the club don't own SJP.

The lad who told me all this basically said they're stuck with Ashley unless his circumstances change drastically.
 
One of the things I posted, at the start of this, was that there would be a massive kick in the teeth for the Mags.

I was told it would be revealed 'in due course' so didn't disclose it ...

... to be fair lots guessed it in any case.

I was told NUFC would cost a new buyer £500 million with the payment to Ashley, the repairs to SJP, new training facilities, etc.

There's also the HMRC hanging over the club and the fact that the club don't own SJP.

The lad who told me all this basically said they're stuck with Ashley unless his circumstances change drastically.
Poor lad, having to put up with a mere £40m striker and £17m winger. :emoticon-0114-dull:
 
It’s more the people who “give their time” to charity (bono for instance)! I’m not a rich man but my accountant has always said there are far more advantages in giving to charity than in spending on an item! I don’t know how it all works.

I do know that these people who “work fir nothing” (take Bono fir instance and the gig he “doesn’t get paid fir”) make millions in “non tax” from doing it! I also know that, at the top of every charity, there’s a very rich person in charge!

im all fir keeping money out of “the mans” picket... then again I work in the public sector so not paying them technically could mean not paying me!!!

What an utter load of bollocks, your statement that at the top of every charity is a very rich person.
I know for certain that is NOT true.
 
If you go to Cancer Research UK - Annual Report and Accounts 2018/19, page 62 & 63, you'll see the costs of employees and CEO/CFO salaries. The British Heart Foundation, though not as costly, still spend huge sums on salaries.
 
What do you read into this? Does it strengthen the idea that the money will be converted into preference shares?
It tells me Charlie's gob works a lot faster than his brain.

On first reading he seems to contradict himself but there's a strong hint at something that hasn't been mentioned up to now, ie they're getting shares in return.
 
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