EDIT: Nevermind, answered on the previous page.
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Football Thread 2012/13 |OT| The Beautiful Game
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EDIT: Nevermind, answered on the previous page.
We became a plc in the early '90s. The majority shareholders before the Glazer takeover had little interest in taking over the club.
Previous owners didn't care. They were embroiled in a lawsuit with SAF at the time and wanted to sell up. Then the Glazers came in with an incredibly attractive offer which was impossible for them to say no to.
A couple of years ago, there were rumours some billionaires wanted to take over United. They were the apparently the same ones who have took over PSG.
Priority should be making sure Agger, Skrtel, Lucas and Suarez get the contracts they deserve from the money saved. Once that's done, then we can spend on the likes of Allen.
Adam was obviously paid to enforce Pearce's vengeful fury.
EDIT: Roman is great when he's interested.
True, just read the Agger thing on the Mirror and it's got me anxious. Obviously the fee would be much higher, but I'm still worried about them leaving.
That's the thing though, I love them both, but there's an argument to be made for selling them now when they're at their peak and their stock's at its highest. I wouldn't want to sell both, but we could command £20 million for either of them, and with the likes of Sakho on the fringe at PSG, replacements could be found at respectable prices.
That's what separates the really great managers, those who know when to cut their losses on certain players and rebuild. I think Skrtel's definitely replaceable, Agger less so.
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Awesome Animals
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That's the worst heart I've ever seen.
Singer sounds a bit like Conor Oberst.
It's a thumbs up!
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Broder Salsa
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Why wouldn't you? Not that there might be other better owners out there, but he isn't half as bad as many tries to make him out to be, a few too early manager exits and some dumb transfers that he pushed through himself, but very dedicated to the club despite the yearly "omg he is losing interest!" article.
Agreed. I'd welcome him with open arms if it meant some 50 million pound signings.
Was gonna mock you by saying Torres but I forgot you want his piece
Does Abramovic have any sons? I always find it funny when people sound so sure when predicting that Roman and the various sheikhs will sooner or later grow bored with injecting countless millions into their clubs / toys. While it could happen, it's football. All it takes is a son (heir) who catches the virus early on and a new football dynasty is born.
IMO he sounds like a drunk Springsteen.
That reminds me. Everyone should listen to The Hold Steady.
If he does I hope he's a Newcastle fan.
His enthusiasm is great & its fantastic that he takes such an interest in the club but I was wondering why out of all the owners he'd choose Roman.
How many Chelsea home games does he not attend? I can't remember too many. How many sponsor do Chelsea have that he has a direct interest in? I don't think they have any. He just seems like a guy with a keen interest in football trying to build a football club that can compete for trophies.
I'd rather have Roman than an owner treating a club as a money-making exercise or as an expensive advertising billboard.
Yes his lad was at the CL final with him. Went mental when Drogba scored penalty.
He does. I'm sure Wooden is going to post his massive GIF in a few minutes.
Yep, we don't need a sugar daddy owner, just the debts cleared.
Oh, right, right. I remember the gifs.Well, there you go.
It's too late..
This page is already dead for me.
TBH it would probably take a sugar daddy owner to clear our debts.
Is Bill Gates interested in football?
Let me make it even dead-er for you then: John Elkann is a worthy successor of Gianni and Umberto Agnelli.
The wrong kind of football.
Isn't he home because his cousin died?
He is.
But the lad on our message board who said the bid was going in for Fletcher is dropping heavy hints we are bidding/have bid for Defoe too.
2+2 makes me erect
I was thinking that after I posted, what I meant was we don't really need someone to bankroll our transfers.
Heh, I wonder if the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would see our debts as a charitable case and would lend us a few quid.
Would be a good signing, and I don't think he'd start for Spurs, assuming they make a couple of signings in the striker department. Spurs really need to sort out their attack, I know they're closing in on Adebayour, but even then they need someone else. They should bid for Carroll.
We did. We played him when he was fit under Benitez, and he was really good. Then Hodgson came in, gave him pre-season but loaned him out and bought Meireles. Then Kenny came and, despite him playing class again in pre-season, figured he'd rather have Gerrard, Adam, and Henderson instead of him, so loaned him out again. Seems Rodgers wants to clear up the wage bill and feels an approach for Allen would be more beneficial to the club.
Awesome Animals
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You're not far behind me then. That is the part I just finished.
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Benitez bought Aquilani.
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