Blackburn Rovers bidder Syed set to reply (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Can't wait to hear his explanation!

A Darener wrote:
Can't wait to hear his explanation!

Cracking post - no doubt he will have a note from his mum that can explain everything.

I think the best way he could ease the worries of the supporters is to take a screen shot of his online bank balance and post it on the rovers site!

This is ludicrous!! I cannot believe the number of Rovers fans who have been engulfed in these reports.."no smoke without fire" "smoke and mirrors" etc etc...

Are you really that uneducated that you completely believe these stories? In all aspects of media it is common place to guide their audience down a particular line for a number of reasons...to push forward a political allegience, to assassinate a particular character but mostly to Stoke up the masses into a frenzy so that they will sell their rag!!

For god sake talking about alarm bells...were they not ringing when the BBC made reference to "unpaid council tax bill of £971!!!!!!!" bloody hell my yearly council tax bill is more than that!! Then you get his "former landlord" saying "he was a nice lad..."....they are scraping the barrell and the most disappointing thing is how many people have swallowed this crap and are already calling for his head...

Why not reserve judgement?? Surely it is better than spouting off now about something that we ALL know very little about and then feelin like a right tit if it does come off!!??

SouthernRover wrote:
I think the best way he could ease the worries of the supporters is to take a screen shot of his online bank balance and post it on the rovers site!

Or even better, just WALK AWAY!

A Darener wrote:

SouthernRover wrote:
I think the best way he could ease the worries of the supporters is to take a screen shot of his online bank balance and post it on the rovers site!

Or even better, just WALK AWAY!

Get a grip man!!!

Mani13963 wrote:

A Darener wrote:

SouthernRover wrote: I think the best way he could ease the worries of the supporters is to take a screen shot of his online bank balance and post it on the rovers site!

Or even better, just WALK AWAY!

Get a grip man!!!

Get a grip man!!! Don't you mean "mani13963"

Lets presume he has money and he can buy the club and fulfill his promises,the question I can't get out of my mind "why does he want it".Investors always want to make money which without cashing in on the training ground and other assets is a non starter.Private individuals like Jack have a life long interest in the club though I don't believe Jack would invest today and give all his money to greedy players and agents.So I'm left with the question "WHY?"

eddie the eagle, chorley
What has it to do with you why he wants it.
If he wants to buy thats his money not yours.
As it goes for investing in blackburn rovers are you saying you do not want anyone to invest in rovers?
I think you are a dingle basher because if you are a rover you would want investment to buy players.
You are asking the question why blackburn and you would do that with any potential investor so i think you have been approved to be a dingle fan.

Mr Kick Out - not that i would expect you to understand this.....but you cannot change the club you support. There are a couple of famous instances when the likes of David Mellor changed his support from Fulham to Chelsea and he is ridiculed for among proper football supporters for the rest of his days.
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If you do not understand this - then it proves you know nothing obout football, nothing about blackburn rovers and nothing about nothing (is that a double negative)
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As far as Mr Syed is concerned I cannot think of any positives - but if i gave you two negatives.....that would work.

Kick Out - what will you do if this deal falls through? You condem anyone that is critical or concerned about this deal, yet your optimisim is based on no evidence other than the self serving statements made by Mr Syed and his team.
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For example, if they have already identified the "discrepancies and misleading statements" why do they need time to investigate them and not respond straight away. That would suggest they haven#'t investigated them and are unable to refute them immediatley.

Kick Out - I'l admit that some of (very few) the points you raise are good, however you put them across in such an idiotic and pathetic way it gets peoples backs up and people dont really bother listening. I suggest you think out your posts a little more and rather than attacking other posters views, just post your own.

I was joking with his bank balance by the way, you should lighten up a little. I just meant it would be good to see proof of some money.

Would be interesting to hear from some Pompey fans regarding what sort of things were being said in this time of their takeover!

Mani13963 wrote:
This is ludicrous!! I cannot believe the number of Rovers fans who have been engulfed in these reports.."no smoke without fire" "smoke and mirrors" etc etc... Are you really that uneducated that you completely believe these stories? In all aspects of media it is common place to guide their audience down a particular line for a number of reasons...to push forward a political allegience, to assassinate a particular character but mostly to Stoke up the masses into a frenzy so that they will sell their rag!! For god sake talking about alarm bells...were they not ringing when the BBC made reference to "unpaid council tax bill of £971!!!!!!!" bloody hell my yearly council tax bill is more than that!! Then you get his "former landlord" saying "he was a nice lad..."....they are scraping the barrell and the most disappointing thing is how many people have swallowed this crap and are already calling for his head... Why not reserve judgement?? Surely it is better than spouting off now about something that we ALL know very little about and then feelin like a right tit if it does come off!!??

He was accused of having operations suspended in the Middle East and his advisers came out and said they were having an 'office move.'

Then he said 'oh yes, I remember now, we did have a few dealings with the regulators and they closed the operation down. Sorry for lying in the press to you.'

Investigatative journalists are there for a reason - to protect the likes of you and me from getting shafted by the rich and powerful with no morals.

I know who I would trust...

The true, loyal supporters of the Rovers' only want what is best for the club. They want it to grow from strength to strength, long after they and the current/next owners have gone. They live in hope that their grandchildren will see what we saw. The PL trophy sitting proudly in the arms of a Rovers' captain as it is paraded around the ground for all the world to see. If that means questioning every aspect of the buy out then so be it. We have a right to know!

Why don't we just leave it be. Everybody seems to be getting very worked up and it's a bit early in the week for peoples heads to start exploding with frustration as the cleaners aren't in until saturday! The only people who know the facts are Mr Syed's team and Blackburn Rovers. I have every faith that JW and his team will only allow investment into the club if it is based on real, properly gained money. So everybody just take a deep breath and think about clouds.

randompenguin wrote:
Why don't we just leave it be. Everybody seems to be getting very worked up and it's a bit early in the week for peoples heads to start exploding with frustration as the cleaners aren't in until saturday! The only people who know the facts are Mr Syed's team and Blackburn Rovers. I have every faith that JW and his team will only allow investment into the club if it is based on real, properly gained money. So everybody just take a deep breath and think about clouds.

We are thinking about clouds, unfortunately they seem to be black clouds at the moment.

kick out wrote:
eddie the eagle, chorley What has it to do with you why he wants it. If he wants to buy thats his money not yours. As it goes for investing in blackburn rovers are you saying you do not want anyone to invest in rovers? I think you are a dingle basher because if you are a rover you would want investment to buy players. You are asking the question why blackburn and you would do that with any potential investor so i think you have been approved to be a dingle fan.

Your going to get in trouble if you don't go to sghool,you won't get top marks in evreyfink if you miss lessons.In the scheme of things your right it's nothing to do with me what he spends his money on but I come on this forum to discuss the fortunes of Blackburn Rovers,how they play who they play who they buy.You it seems have appeared along with the talk of take over rumours with like Syed no history to back up anything you say,never a mention of how we played in matches no mention of matches to come when asked to provide history of your support you are not forth coming.Your only aim seems to be foul mouthed uneducated rants at anyone who raises valid concerns.I think that you are either Vinjay using a new identity or an uncouth young man who as found a place to rant and inflate your ego.Your not a true Rovers supporter your just a very naughty boy.

A Darener wrote:

SouthernRover wrote:
I think the best way he could ease the worries of the supporters is to take a screen shot of his online bank balance and post it on the rovers site!

Or even better, just WALK AWAY!

Hang on, how can he walk away Kick Out told us the club was sold?

Oh a serious note I am looking forward to his reply. Everyone should be give a chance to respond.

Cheers
BangkokRover

Mike Costa says:

This is great news. Mr Syed is going to release a statement. That will vindicate all that Kick Out has been trying, in his very educated way, to tell us.
Thank goodness there are level headed people like Kick Out and Mani about to put all us panickers minds at rest.
Well done lads! Mr Syed is about to speak, and all is well with the world. No need to question his authenticity anymore.

I'll second that all other subjects are being ignored the only debate is take over.A resounding win against city will change all that and football will become the topic once again.Then again a resounding loss will have the same effect.

Sorry my post refered to Penquins request to give the takeover a rest

The very fact that syed has gone through so much trouble already indicates he is both serious and able to buy the football club. If he knew that he was financially unable to purchase the club then why waste everybody's time signing the exclusitivity deal and entering due diligence, even if rovers would let a man with no money do this?
Publicity? Hardly likely. There are cheaper and more effective ways of getting your business in the news than lying and leading a merry dance, especially when people then go out and dig into his past, exposing his supposed 'crimes'. So unless i'm missing something here i can't see him doing all this just to get his name in the papers. When you think of the expense of sending his negotiating team from bahrain to the uk and employing a top marketing guru like jean claude darmon and the legal costs of all this, it doesn't add up if its all just a sham.

People say he's doing it to asset strip us to make a quick profit. How exactly would he do this? The walkers are going to ensure he coughs up in excess of £50 million straight away for their shares and to clear the debts, and its likely they will want some guarantees as to long term investment being made, as the man has already promised.
Now he could sell off our entire playing squad tomorrow and would do well to raise £50 million from it. Then there's ewood park and brockhall, sizeable chunks of land and would fetch money (at least in the case of brockhall) assuming one could build houses on there (highly unlikely)

Then once all this is done he's left with the remains of a football club as one of the most hated men in football, probably not much better off for it financially and nobody in business would ever trust him or give him their money again. Seems to me to be a lot of trouble to make a couple of million, especially with his other business ventures on the go.

So lets suggest (unless he's aware of something nobody else is) that he's not going through all of this just to get his name in the papers or to bleed us dry for relatively little money. Surely the only other explanation on offer here is that he genuinely wants to buy us (which he says and acts like he does) can afford to buy us (which everyone but goldberg says he can) and he wants to be here for the long term (which is in line with many other foreign businessmen, such as abramovich, lerner, yeung, short, al fayed)

People keep going on about 'we don't want to do a portsmouth'. Portsmouth are the only example of a club with foreign owners to descend into financial ruin, in much the same way leeds did under english ownership. Portmouth had a spell of changing ownership like it was going out of fashion, something started off by milan mandaric and harry redknapp. Hardly surprising they ended up like they did is it? I imagine that very few (if any) checks were carried out into the likes of gaydamek, al fahim, al faraj and chainrai, something i have absolute faith that the walkers will do.

Supporters are the major stake holder in any football club. Without the supporters, there is no point in the club existing.
By supporters I mean the tens of thousands who regularly fork out hard earned money to follow the club, and offer support all around the country and beyond. Not people who watch us on telly from their native lands and buy a strip once in their lives.

Are people so desperate for us to be able to buy a 10 million pound player every year they will clutch at straws, hanging on to the faintest slither of hope that this guy might not be a completely dodgy chancer?

I've seen a lot of players in my time as a Rovers fan, and I can honestly say I got no more pleasure watching a team made up of multi millionaires play in the premier league than I did watching a team of relative unknowns battling away in the lower end of the second division.

I'd love to see us challenging for the title again, of course I would. But even if Syed's woolly, empty promises came to fruition this would not happen. We'd have a similar spending power to Sunderland.

Best case scenario - we occassionally challenge for Europe (not too different to where we are now). Worst case scenario - oblivion.

Do not put any faith in the Premier Leagues Fit and Proper Persons test, it has been proven to be an absolute joke.

Supporters are the most powerful and important stake holder of any club. Lets not sell ourselves short. Our interests have to be satisfied as the primary concern!



Kick out...

How dare you challenge the agenda of myself, Hasslem, Mike Costa, Eddie the Eagle, BRFC1959 or anyone else for that matter.

Once again I challenge you to answer the following questions:

What would your all time rovers 11 be?

Please describe your favourite ever rovers goal?

What do you think of Keith Andrews?

Where do you normally sit at Ewood?


I could answer that and blag being a supporter of a lot of teams. A quick 5 minute internet search and I could answer those questions about any team in the world. You cannot do it. You are not a supporter. Prove me wrong!

Kick Out - have you tried anger management courses? I think they might help.....

eddie the eagle wrote:
Lets presume he has money and he can buy the club and fulfill his promises,the question I can't get out of my mind "why does he want it".Investors always want to make money which without cashing in on the training ground and other assets is a non starter.Private individuals like Jack have a life long interest in the club though I don't believe Jack would invest today and give all his money to greedy players and agents.So I'm left with the question "WHY?"

The only reason I can think of is the same reason that most wealthy men buy sports clubs. Be it American football franchises, Ice Hockey etc. The reason is to satisfy their ego.

Let's be honest John Williams and Rovers have had their pants pulled down good and proper by this faker and a swift denouement to dealings between him and the club will ensue in the next few days with everyone making all the right noises about "misunderstandings" and "lack of compatibility."
Mr Syed will blame the media scrutiny and lots of silly teenagers will say: "Oh, it's the Southern-based press who all to a man have an innate loathing of Blackburn Rovers, it was all their fault."
Then the dafter younger element of Rovers supporters will turn to the other bloke who was purporting to be bidding, the one they were saying "sorry mate, you're out of your league with this guy" to a couple of weks ago, forgetting that he, TOO, was mysteriously unheard of even in the locality where he claimed to have made his fortune.

In response to comments why he wants to buy the club with no connections to it. Do any of the potential buyers?


Is there any Blackburn Rovers fan out there with millions to inject in the club? Get real football clubs are being bought out by any Tom Dick or Harry that's the reality. Gone are the days of a true fan/ownwer like the late Jack Walker. Even with his wealth whilst he was alive, he could not compete with the top clubs in todays market. This is all thanks to greed (players) and TV revenue. Banks please recall all the money lent to clubs (see how many fold).


Jacks dream was for Rovers to be self sufficient one day, and thanks to John Williams and the Rovers board we are starting to live Jacks dream. I for one am thankful for everything Jack did for us and witnessed at Anfield (yes I was there) my best ever moment in sport.

The best way to repay him, is for the Walker trustees and the Rovers board to sell to the right person/people whoever it may be. I'll wait and see unlike some of the posts on here, writing the potential buyers off without known facts about them.


I only hope whoever takes control invests heavily in the youth set up, and carries on the fantastic work being done by the staff at Brockhall.

Oh and eddie the eagle your not a racist. Just wonder why people write this guy off without facts?

mark from canada wrote:
In response to comments why he wants to buy the club with no connections to it. Do any of the potential buyers?


Is there any Blackburn Rovers fan out there with millions to inject in the club? Get real football clubs are being bought out by any Tom Dick or Harry that's the reality. Gone are the days of a true fan/ownwer like the late Jack Walker. Even with his wealth whilst he was alive, he could not compete with the top clubs in todays market. This is all thanks to greed (players) and TV revenue. Banks please recall all the money lent to clubs (see how many fold).


Jacks dream was for Rovers to be self sufficient one day, and thanks to John Williams and the Rovers board we are starting to live Jacks dream. I for one am thankful for everything Jack did for us and witnessed at Anfield (yes I was there) my best ever moment in sport.

The best way to repay him, is for the Walker trustees and the Rovers board to sell to the right person/people whoever it may be. I'll wait and see unlike some of the posts on here, writing the potential buyers off without known facts about them.


I only hope whoever takes control invests heavily in the youth set up, and carries on the fantastic work being done by the staff at Brockhall.

Oh and eddie the eagle your not a racist. Just wonder why people write this guy off without facts?

you came on here and accused some of syed's detractors of racism - a foul accusation and one you should retract.
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the only contributors on here that have made any reference to race or their faith has been burnley fans giving horse doo-daas about putting a mosque in every corner.
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correction - one idiot said last week that arabs could not be trusted....shame mr syed is indian.
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frankly, when you look at other pages on the news section of LT, I have been amazed how this debate has not degenerated into a racist rant from some of our more evolutionary challenged contributors - if you think people are being racist...then come on name them.
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don't give me any of the tosh that you live in multicultural canada...some of your best friends are..... you made an accusation - so who are you talking about.
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my suspicion is that 99% of rovers supporters would be happy if the owners were polka dot and shared some nutter beliefs - as long as they were good to blackburn rovers. dont know when you went to canada - but racism is not as bad as it was in 95 over here.

Mike Costa wrote:
Mike Costa says: This is great news. Mr Syed is going to release a statement. That will vindicate all that Kick Out has been trying, in his very educated way, to tell us. Thank goodness there are level headed people like Kick Out and Mani about to put all us panickers minds at rest. Well done lads! Mr Syed is about to speak, and all is well with the world. No need to question his authenticity anymore.

Lmao, love it!

Why get so excited about this takeover. If it happens you will end up with a club that has no connection with Blackburn except that the ground happens to be located there. Foreign players, foreign owner, the inevitable foreign manager. The players and agents milking it as fast as they can before moving on for more money during the last year of contract. And don't forget the vomit-inducing badge kissing. And don't think that this possible saviour will look upon the fans as anything except a source of income. The Premier league? Shove it where the sun don't shine.

randompenguin wrote:
Why don't we just leave it be. Everybody seems to be getting very worked up and it's a bit early in the week for peoples heads to start exploding with frustration as the cleaners aren't in until saturday! The only people who know the facts are Mr Syed's team and Blackburn Rovers. I have every faith that JW and his team will only allow investment into the club if it is based on real, properly gained money. So everybody just take a deep breath and think about clouds.

Couldn't agree more

Hasslem... 2005... Then why do the Syed detractors not want him here just with listening to some left wing guy? Not heard one sensible argument why he should not buy the Rovers other than rumours. If he or any other potential buyer turns out to be a fake I will say well done Rovers for doing your homework.


Maybe you want to google about life in Ottawa and it's culture...
By the way my friends are from the Philippines, Sudan, St Lucia, Canada, UK and other European countries. Oh and my fav food is indian, as you well know from previous times.

eddie the eagle wrote:
Lets presume he has money and he can buy the club and fulfill his promises,the question I can't get out of my mind "why does he want it".Investors always want to make money which without cashing in on the training ground and other assets is a non starter.Private individuals like Jack have a life long interest in the club though I don't believe Jack would invest today and give all his money to greedy players and agents.So I'm left with the question "WHY?"

Why? For exactly the same reasons that the arabs have bought into Man City. City are not yet a global brand. In fact, not so long ago they were a mediocre club, with a bigger fan base than Rovers admittedly - but not hugely so. It's all about tv money, merchandising and sponsorship. City's chief exec. is targeting China. This guy clearly wants to target India and the sub-continent. How many people had seriously heard of Abramovich before he bought Chelsea, or Randi Lerner before he bought Villa etc.? For now, I'm keeping an open mind. Adrian Goldberg is just a professional stirrer who knows how to create publicity and make a name for himself.

Mike Costa says:

Mark from Canada (I thought you just lived there, but were proud of your Blackburn roots, so it should be Mark in Canada).
So, we have gleaned you dont like the English, and particularily those in the North, you are anti anyone with a left wing political leaning, and you think anyone who isnt keen on Mr Syed taking over is a racist. Great. Your obviously not a racist yourself as you love Indian Food. Well, that settles that one then.You cant possibly be a racist yourself. Just anti British..
Can you understand why some of us might not take too kindly about you pontificating about how the Rovers should be run/ who should own them, from your Ivory Tower several thousand miles away?

mark from canada wrote:
Hasslem... 2005... Then why do the Syed detractors not want him here just with listening to some left wing guy? Not heard one sensible argument why he should not buy the Rovers other than rumours. If he or any other potential buyer turns out to be a fake I will say well done Rovers for doing your homework.


Maybe you want to google about life in Ottawa and it's culture...
By the way my friends are from the Philippines, Sudan, St Lucia, Canada, UK and other European countries. Oh and my fav food is indian, as you well know from previous times.

two for starters.
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he claims that he is worth $2 billion plus - but Forbes (hardly a left wing rag) can find no details of his or his familiy's supposed wealth - FACT.
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he claims his business was just relocating and giving some of his staff time off for ramadan (what a lovely bloke) - truth is his business is suspended from trading and being investigated by bharain govt - FACT.
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Those two good enough to be getting on with.
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Now don't you go telling me who i can and can't be suspicious of.

Get ready Kickout is on his way home from school.

Mike Costa says:

Eddie. I've heard on the grapevine that he's been a naughty boy today, and the teacher is keeping him behind after school. (They dont have detention in his Primary Class).Anyway, he may be late, unless his mummy goes to see the teacher to complain.

Is this argument STILL going?!? Jesus, you have afew busy hours and you miss everything...I should probably be thankful!

eddie the eagle, chorley,hasslem,mill
er,brfc london.
The club will be sold to syed whether you like him or not .
Question is why would syed spends thousands emplying the french guy and sending his own people to negotiate and as people keep mentioning john williams is god and even if he is god im sure he and the lawyers would have checked his bank balance before proceesing to due diligence.
I dont care what you think syed will turn out to be the winner screw the bbc they have a pointless channel and investigators like goldberg should come and play with the eagle

randompenguin wrote:
Is this argument STILL going?!? Jesus, you have afew busy hours and you miss everything...I should probably be thankful!

trust you to throw your 20pence worth in the ring..and all that drivel about clouds,what a joke.your head must be firmly in 1.think you are a candidate for the de population list.???

bburnshadlad wrote:

randompenguin wrote:
Is this argument STILL going?!? Jesus, you have afew busy hours and you miss everything...I should probably be thankful!

trust you to throw your 20pence worth in the ring..and all that drivel about clouds,what a joke.your head must be firmly in 1.think you are a candidate for the de population list.???

What's De Population? Sounds like a FABULOUS pop group! Do you mean depopulation? It's okay, you don't need a space! Although after a full stop and a comma they are required so maybe you're compensating. I shouldn't mock, my opinion is valued by you at 20p rather than the usual 2 cents. I can't be bothered to search for the conversion but needless to say I'm flattered that you value my opinion almost 10 times more than others. As for my head being in clouds, all the better to look down on you from my dear. Also, you shouldn't trust people you don't know.... especially those who claim to be "random" or even "penguin".

What a lot of overblown verbiage from a lot of uninformed people on both sides of the discussion.

To Eddie the Eagle and all the other people who wonder why this or any other billionaire businessman wants to buy rovers - surely the answer is obvious.
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They believe that in the (medium term) future then football clubs will own their own pay per view rights (as they currently do in Spain and Italy) rather than the cummunal barganing that currently exists with Sky.
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When that day comes the main market will be asia. Man U, L'pool, Chelsea etc dominate Thailand, Malaisia and possibly even China but INDIA/PAKISTAN is still an area for any fooball club to really make the breakthrough.
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I think these forward thinking businessmen fancy Rovers because, they have a large population resident within the Blackburn area (therefore many relatives, friends back in India/Pakistan etc) but also because Rovers are CHEAP (£25m purchase price + £20 dept V say NUFC, £350m to buy the club and £200m dept, or Liverpool which is a good world brand but you aint gonna see change out of a BILLION after you bought the club, cleared the dept and then built a new stadium).

His reasons for buying the club seem plausible. If they were not, the board would not have allowed him a period of due diligence. He must have enough wealth to impress them. So what if it is a few million less than what he said it was?

People should stop second guessing the board. I am not being naive. I am being optimistic. Why every time I read comments under a story is there a moronic argument going on about this guys morals? Anyone who talks about putting 300 million into Rovers is all right by me.

We are a not a small club. We are well supported, well run, and have won things. Chelsea aren't much bigger. They just won the league at the right time.

Can we stop putting the club down and get the investment we deserve after 10 years of success. Standing still is not an option.

Due diligence is a two way process.

If Syed has the money he says he has, the takeover will go through - if he hasn't, he will be shown the door - the Boars and Rothschild will ensure this, even before the Premier League get involved.

I can't believe the rubbish being spouted on here by those both for and against this takeover.

Just let the process reach it's natural conclusion, and see what the outcome is.

COME ON YOU BLUES

J.C - Rishton wrote:
To Eddie the Eagle and all the other people who wonder why this or any other billionaire businessman wants to buy rovers - surely the answer is obvious. . They believe that in the (medium term) future then football clubs will own their own pay per view rights (as they currently do in Spain and Italy) rather than the cummunal barganing that currently exists with Sky. . When that day comes the main market will be asia. Man U, L'pool, Chelsea etc dominate Thailand, Malaisia and possibly even China but INDIA/PAKISTAN is still an area for any fooball club to really make the breakthrough. . I think these forward thinking businessmen fancy Rovers because, they have a large population resident within the Blackburn area (therefore many relatives, friends back in India/Pakistan etc) but also because Rovers are CHEAP (£25m purchase price + £20 dept V say NUFC, £350m to buy the club and £200m dept, or Liverpool which is a good world brand but you aint gonna see change out of a BILLION after you bought the club, cleared the dept and then built a new stadium).

Thats what I like to hear an attempt at an explanation instead of a threat that Syed will visit my rear if I am not a true believer.There is hardly a clamour to watch Rovers on TV but it's a thought.Kickout take note it's called debate.

eddie the eagle wrote:

J.C - Rishton wrote:
To Eddie the Eagle and all the other people who wonder why this or any other billionaire businessman wants to buy rovers - surely the answer is obvious. . They believe that in the (medium term) future then football clubs will own their own pay per view rights (as they currently do in Spain and Italy) rather than the cummunal barganing that currently exists with Sky. . When that day comes the main market will be asia. Man U, L'pool, Chelsea etc dominate Thailand, Malaisia and possibly even China but INDIA/PAKISTAN is still an area for any fooball club to really make the breakthrough. . I think these forward thinking businessmen fancy Rovers because, they have a large population resident within the Blackburn area (therefore many relatives, friends back in India/Pakistan etc) but also because Rovers are CHEAP (£25m purchase price + £20 dept V say NUFC, £350m to buy the club and £200m dept, or Liverpool which is a good world brand but you aint gonna see change out of a BILLION after you bought the club, cleared the dept and then built a new stadium).

Thats what I like to hear an attempt at an explanation instead of a threat that Syed will visit my rear if I am not a true believer.There is hardly a clamour to watch Rovers on TV but it's a thought.Kickout take note it's called debate.

I think JC's onto something here as well.

Just for Mike Costa....

kick out wrote:
eddie the eagle, chorley,hasslem,mill

er,brfc london.
The club will be sold to syed whether you like him or not .
Question is why would syed spends thousands emplying the french guy and sending his own people to negotiate and as people keep mentioning john williams is god and even if he is god im sure he and the lawyers would have checked his bank balance before proceesing to due diligence.
I dont care what you think syed will turn out to be the winner screw the bbc they have a pointless channel and investigators like goldberg should come and play with the eagle

So do you now agree the Club has not been sold?

Hej All,
While we all are waiting for Mr. Syed explanations I have been going through the information available in the medias in respect of any possible take over/buy out of BRFC.

1) BRFC trust wants to sell there is no question on that. The reasons are various but I would guess that the first one is also due to the FA's new rules. Who would like to own a club which you cannot sell to whoever you want unless you get the FA blessing. Looking at it as a business I would not like that my club needs approval from a third party to be sold. In business terms this is like having a company which cannot be sold unless the townhall or the Ministry of commerce allows you to sell it to the interested buyer. Not the best situation......

2)due diligence: in this case I have found that the second party interested in buying the club, Mr. Shah should also be performing due diligence according to this newspaper. This being the case Mr. Syed has no advantage of any sort as he will have to wait that Mr. Shah completes the due diligence. From what I am reading in earlier arcticles, there is no exclusivity given to any party.

3)Even if the Trust decides to sell to any of those two gentlemen the FA has the last word.

so the scenario in my eyes is that we are not close to see a take over within the coming week or weeks but rather within a few months. All this is of course if there is no a third or fourth or fith party interested.

Jw+Trust+Rotschild+F
A !!!! these are a lot of ''filters'' prior reaching an agreement...so guys I do not want to sound negative on any take over/sale but we are bound to be patient to see any result, regardless of who will acquire our club....!!!

in any event I am still looking forward reading mr. Syed explanation(s) !!!
which by the way has he put a time frame for that/those explanation(s)

This doesn't look good at all. A man with no links to Blackburn a reputation that is getting worse by the day. What's in it for him to buy the Rovers? All the talk about him building the club up to compete with Man City and Chelsea sounds like pie in the sky. Good as we know the Rovers are do we really believe they can be built up into a global brand? And is that what we want? If I were the Walker Trust I'd shut the door now.

Let us all calm down and see what happens as it will not belong before a decision is made. You never know this could prove to be just what we need. Give the potential buyers a little room and keep fingers crossed and have a little faithin JW and his team.

Proud to be from Blackburn but live in canada now. wrote:
Just for Mike Costa....

Mike Costa says:

I'm honoured!Thanks Mark!

J.C - Rishton wrote:
To Eddie the Eagle and all the other people who wonder why this or any other billionaire businessman wants to buy rovers - surely the answer is obvious. . They believe that in the (medium term) future then football clubs will own their own pay per view rights (as they currently do in Spain and Italy) rather than the cummunal barganing that currently exists with Sky. . When that day comes the main market will be asia. Man U, L'pool, Chelsea etc dominate Thailand, Malaisia and possibly even China but INDIA/PAKISTAN is still an area for any fooball club to really make the breakthrough. . I think these forward thinking businessmen fancy Rovers because, they have a large population resident within the Blackburn area (therefore many relatives, friends back in India/Pakistan etc) but also because Rovers are CHEAP (£25m purchase price + £20 dept V say NUFC, £350m to buy the club and £200m dept, or Liverpool which is a good world brand but you aint gonna see change out of a BILLION after you bought the club, cleared the dept and then built a new stadium).

Where did you get the £25m purchase price + £20 dept?
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The reported price is £300m purchase price + £20 over 5 years and BTW at that price NUFC is better value than Rovers
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Sorry I don't go for this. I personally think, and have stated before, that the Premier League bubble is about to burst. Unrealistic transfer fees, inflated wages. inflated egos. I don't think this can be sustained for much longer.
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If you think Abramovich is in it to make money does he not have to invest around £140m a year into Chelsea to keep them afloat? If he pulled out they would go down quicker than kick out on Syed.
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Do you really think the City investors expect to get their money back? Do they care? I think they are just in it for the fun.
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As for Rovers being attractive to the Indian\Pakistan market because many people have freinds or relatives there what a load of tosh. Indians and Pakistanis have two sporting interests.
1. Cricket
2. Hockey
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They just aren't interested in football until they get some role models playing in the PL and then 20 years later there might be interest.
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Therefore I don't think the answer is obvious. Like other posters i wonder why anyone would want to invest in BRFC? I also wonder if he has any money?

Mike Costa wrote:

Proud to be from Blackburn but live in canada now. wrote: Just for Mike Costa....

Mike Costa says: I'm honoured!Thanks Mark!

Your most welcome Mike. Now lets all get on in peace and see what happens.

Now I must think of my all time favourite Rovers 11, not who I think is the best ever 11. Can't compare old school football to todays.

Mike Costa wrote:
Mike Costa says:

This is great news. Mr Syed is going to release a statement. That will vindicate all that Kick Out has been trying, in his very educated way, to tell us.
Thank goodness there are level headed people like Kick Out and Mani about to put all us panickers minds at rest.
Well done lads! Mr Syed is about to speak, and all is well with the world. No need to question his authenticity anymore.

Please don't judge me..I've been Reading these blogs for sometime now and it seems you and your rather small army of no marks feel that you can bully your point across...

The fact is that we all care about Rovers and should be united in our support...I do not side with anyone..whether that be kick out or you and the group of hyenas who seem to want to pat each other on the back and hunt down any person who doesn't agree with you!!

I only asked that we concentrated on facts, tried not to be taken in by the media and to trust our exemplary chairman and board...is this really such a terrible thing??...I think not!

Your rants are unfortunately a matter that is manifested by your lack of intellect, interpersonal skills and respect for other peoples opinions...you can keep your poxy blog...I'm positive that it is the only place that u and ur pathetic bunch will ever get ur points heard....

I just love my club...always have, always will


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Mani13963 wrote:

Mike Costa wrote:
Mike Costa says:

This is great news. Mr Syed is going to release a statement. That will vindicate all that Kick Out has been trying, in his very educated way, to tell us.
Thank goodness there are level headed people like Kick Out and Mani about to put all us panickers minds at rest.
Well done lads! Mr Syed is about to speak, and all is well with the world. No need to question his authenticity anymore.

Please don't judge me..I've been Reading these blogs for sometime now and it seems you and your rather small army of no marks feel that you can bully your point across...

The fact is that we all care about Rovers and should be united in our support...I do not side with anyone..whether that be kick out or you and the group of hyenas who seem to want to pat each other on the back and hunt down any person who doesn't agree with you!!

I only asked that we concentrated on facts, tried not to be taken in by the media and to trust our exemplary chairman and board...is this really such a terrible thing??...I think not!

Your rants are unfortunately a matter that is manifested by your lack of intellect, interpersonal skills and respect for other peoples opinions...you can keep your poxy blog...I'm positive that it is the only place that u and ur pathetic bunch will ever get ur points heard....

I just love my club...always have, always will


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You say that "we concentrated on facts".
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There are a lot of facts too numerous to mention in previous posts.
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The common fact is that either Mr Syed or his spokesperson have been lying.
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That is my opinion and I haven't even resorted to insults

Mike Costa has a blog? Where? I haven't seen this. Mike, please point us in the right direction!
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(Oh, and Mani, you are a ****. Cheers!)

sorry lads, but i cant understand why some people think they know more than Mr Williams and his team.
they are going through any prospective owners accounts with fine comb and will eek out any mis- representations.
i think everyone will agree that they have done a good job in running the club the for the past number of years so why now, when the club has what is possibly its most important decision in its history to make does nobody have faith in John Williams? they will leave no stone unturned so would it not make sense to say nothing and have some faith in our club?
"a shut mouth catches no flies"

Come on Rovers

he needs to act and quick his reputation with us Rovers fans is decreasing rapidly.

If he is totally toally innocent of any of these allegations made by Mr Goldberg and the BBC then if that wasd me i would be quick to either say this is totally false or hold my hands up and say yes i admit what happened in the past i now have this amount of money that i pay of my debts off.

His people need to find out what " discrepancies, factual inaccuracies and misleading statements" are and how things actually are.

I am sure Rothchilds are doing all they can to find out if these reports are true as well as anyother factual inaccuracies and misleadings they might be

In 2001 Arsenal bought a young Japanese footballer called Junichi Inamoto, who I'm sure you are all reasonably familiar with. He made a total of 4 appearances for the Gunners - none in the premier league. However, during his time at Arsenal, every reserve team game (he played in most of them) was shown live on Japanese T.V and the attendance figures at these matches was more than doubled by the number of Japanese journalists present.
At the time Arsenal were selling more replica shirts in Tokyo than in London.
This is just used as an example of one player raising the profile of a Football team in a previously untapped market.
Imagine if Rovers played an Indian player (I'm sure there will be several of at least reserve standard around) in their second string week in, week out, becoming the 1st top-flight club to do so, what impact that would have on a potentially massive latent market.
Yes, Indians love their cricket (and their hockey) but they also love hero's (you only have to look at the Indian film industry) - maybe we shouldn't wonder why at least two investors with a background based on the sub-continent are interested in investing in a Premier League club.

He's taking his time!

.....and dies of starvation

Hasslem even goldberg did not take 1 day to come up with these allegations.
It took him more than 2 weeks.
Syed will prosper hopefully as he will obviously need to provide evidence to back himself so that takes time.
Lets wait and hear what he has to say but all will be good im sure of that.
You get a feeling that goldberg is going to get it hard .

kick out wrote:
Hasslem even goldberg did not take 1 day to come up with these allegations.
It took him more than 2 weeks.
Syed will prosper hopefully as he will obviously need to provide evidence to back himself so that takes time.
Lets wait and hear what he has to say but all will be good im sure of that.
You get a feeling that goldberg is going to get it hard .

kick out - do you think Hasslem was in the Watergate scandal and has been bored for something to do since?
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If you had £8billion would you really be worried if one of your obscure businesses had paid a 7k rent bill? I bet you could find that against any major world business of that size.
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Lets TRUST the WALKER TRUST. Why? - there's a clue in the name somewhere there!

The Guy has the right to reply..Since when does anyone beleive anything the press say. They are only interested in stirring trouble and sensation aising something that may have a perfectly acceptable explanation. Wait to see what he says.

VOLKSWAGON wrote:
In 2001 Arsenal bought a young Japanese footballer called Junichi Inamoto, who I'm sure you are all reasonably familiar with. He made a total of 4 appearances for the Gunners - none in the premier league. However, during his time at Arsenal, every reserve team game (he played in most of them) was shown live on Japanese T.V and the attendance figures at these matches was more than doubled by the number of Japanese journalists present. At the time Arsenal were selling more replica shirts in Tokyo than in London. This is just used as an example of one player raising the profile of a Football team in a previously untapped market. Imagine if Rovers played an Indian player (I'm sure there will be several of at least reserve standard around) in their second string week in, week out, becoming the 1st top-flight club to do so, what impact that would have on a potentially massive latent market. Yes, Indians love their cricket (and their hockey) but they also love hero's (you only have to look at the Indian film industry) - maybe we shouldn't wonder why at least two investors with a background based on the sub-continent are interested in investing in a Premier League club.

Agreed it's all about role models and shirt sales (look at Park at Man U).
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The difference between Japan and India is that Japan has a professional football infrastucture, India doesn't and Indian's themselves are just not interested in football. Where I work the majority of people I work with are Indians and Pakistanis (due to outsourcing) and I've had this conversation with them on many occasions.
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Bury had an Indian professional a couple of years back. Ok Bury isnt BRFC but Bury itself does have a fair population of Indians and Pakistanis, did the attendances go up? No. Was there any interest in the sub continent? No (again OK you would hardly see him on MOTD).
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Why it's Indian "businessmen" who are making the bids? I don't really know.
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What I do know working with mainly Indians is that some do a lot big talking but they are all mouth and trousers.
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The silence from Syed is deafening. How long does it take to comment?

icannotrace wrote:

VOLKSWAGON wrote:
In 2001 Arsenal bought a young Japanese footballer called Junichi Inamoto, who I'm sure you are all reasonably familiar with. He made a total of 4 appearances for the Gunners - none in the premier league. However, during his time at Arsenal, every reserve team game (he played in most of them) was shown live on Japanese T.V and the attendance figures at these matches was more than doubled by the number of Japanese journalists present. At the time Arsenal were selling more replica shirts in Tokyo than in London. This is just used as an example of one player raising the profile of a Football team in a previously untapped market. Imagine if Rovers played an Indian player (I'm sure there will be several of at least reserve standard around) in their second string week in, week out, becoming the 1st top-flight club to do so, what impact that would have on a potentially massive latent market. Yes, Indians love their cricket (and their hockey) but they also love hero's (you only have to look at the Indian film industry) - maybe we shouldn't wonder why at least two investors with a background based on the sub-continent are interested in investing in a Premier League club.

Agreed it's all about role models and shirt sales (look at Park at Man U).
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The difference between Japan and India is that Japan has a professional football infrastucture, India doesn't and Indian's themselves are just not interested in football. Where I work the majority of people I work with are Indians and Pakistanis (due to outsourcing) and I've had this conversation with them on many occasions.
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Bury had an Indian professional a couple of years back. Ok Bury isnt BRFC but Bury itself does have a fair population of Indians and Pakistanis, did the attendances go up? No. Was there any interest in the sub continent? No (again OK you would hardly see him on MOTD).
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Why it's Indian "businessmen" who are making the bids? I don't really know.
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What I do know working with mainly Indians is that some do a lot big talking but they are all mouth and trousers.
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The silence from Syed is deafening. How long does it take to comment?

I agree with your points in most respects, but in such a vast population, it would only take a small percentage of 'converts' to make an investment in Premier League football worthwhile, and I'm sure that some of the businessmen (trousered or not!!) will have undertaken a degree of market research.
Hey - at least two of us are looking at a different angle on this thread!!

The ball is round so pass it! wrote:

kick out wrote:
Hasslem even goldberg did not take 1 day to come up with these allegations.
It took him more than 2 weeks.
Syed will prosper hopefully as he will obviously need to provide evidence to back himself so that takes time.
Lets wait and hear what he has to say but all will be good im sure of that.
You get a feeling that goldberg is going to get it hard .

kick out - do you think Hasslem was in the Watergate scandal and has been bored for something to do since?
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If you had £8billion would you really be worried if one of your obscure businesses had paid a 7k rent bill? I bet you could find that against any major world business of that size.
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Lets TRUST the WALKER TRUST. Why? - there's a clue in the name somewhere there!

no tugay, i am a very concerned supporter who remembers supporters of liverpool laughing at united fans over the glazers knowing that the mersey reds had got the right kind of american owners that promised to be digging the foundations of the new anfield within twelve months and a 75k stadium, monies beyond their wildest dreams.
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i think the family that sold out liverpool were the moores who were believed to be acting in the best interests of the club and its supporters.
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next steps for liverpool and their multimillionaire businessmen owners - receivership and RBS taking on the day to day running of the club.
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now, far be it from me to claim any high ground - but ask the scousers, what they think of those snake-oil salesmen.
......and don't blame me when the gates are chained up.
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finally tugay, your new found friend, kick out, isn't even a rovers supporter

cmon let wheres the response then??

hasslem hasslem wrote:

The ball is round so pass it! wrote:

kick out wrote:
Hasslem even goldberg did not take 1 day to come up with these allegations.
It took him more than 2 weeks.
Syed will prosper hopefully as he will obviously need to provide evidence to back himself so that takes time.
Lets wait and hear what he has to say but all will be good im sure of that.
You get a feeling that goldberg is going to get it hard .

kick out - do you think Hasslem was in the Watergate scandal and has been bored for something to do since?
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If you had £8billion would you really be worried if one of your obscure businesses had paid a 7k rent bill? I bet you could find that against any major world business of that size.
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Lets TRUST the WALKER TRUST. Why? - there's a clue in the name somewhere there!

no tugay, i am a very concerned supporter who remembers supporters of liverpool laughing at united fans over the glazers knowing that the mersey reds had got the right kind of american owners that promised to be digging the foundations of the new anfield within twelve months and a 75k stadium, monies beyond their wildest dreams.
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i think the family that sold out liverpool were the moores who were believed to be acting in the best interests of the club and its supporters.
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next steps for liverpool and their multimillionaire businessmen owners - receivership and RBS taking on the day to day running of the club.
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now, far be it from me to claim any high ground - but ask the scousers, what they think of those snake-oil salesmen.
......and don't blame me when the gates are chained up.
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finally tugay, your new found friend, kick out, isn't even a rovers supporter

Hey hasslem - I agree with all you say about Liverpool and Man Utd and I would not want Rovers to go down that route. I just don't see that happening here with the Walkers. Lets see what happens?
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Kick Out just made a good point - I don't want friends or enemies on here just good debate amongst fellow blues and a bit of banter perhaps!
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Up Tha Rovers!