Farhad Moshiri

[eternal_defiance]

He is going to like Martinez isn't he?

Sounds like he will have Wenger/Ferguson as the benchmark and give Martinez a good chance. Martinez deserves credit for attracting Moshiri.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Hopefully The Mush can swing us one of those City-type Etihad airways sponsorship deals, whereby our man pumps a hundred million from his Russian comms company or internet/metal business into the club's coffers swelling the possible wage bill.

I agree with your point about the ground shifting on FFP though - UEFA look like might have more important matters to worry about, what with the corruption scandal and the challenge from Europe's financial elite clubs and the circus act they threaten to get off the ground.

I was going down these lines, but wondered how much benefit the companies he has (from the portfolio i have seen) would get from us if they are Russian only businesses i.e. MegaFon.

I would hazard a guess he will open more doors to us though in the business world then bloody suntan Bob will.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

There are plenty of managers in the world who play good football.
Moshiri wants a winner unless Martinez can start doing that consistently he will be gone by January

 

[hullefc]

Sounds like he will have Wenger/Ferguson as the benchmark and give Martinez a good chance. Martinez deserves credit for attracting Moshiri.

Seeing that it has been going on for 18 months there is every possibility he has looked at Martinez, and the football we play and liked what he has seen.

When all is said and done about Kenwright, he deserves credit. Still stunned meself as we seem to be looking forward to having a seat at the top table again.

 

[davek]

Dont forget we will offload a lot of players this summer. We "may" have to have 3 or more categories of player in the wage budget and of course the lukaku level at the top we could pay £150k a week no problem.

The only worry is other players agents then asking for rises as well BUT i think common sense would prevail as they would know lukalu and barkley etc are on another level...

I think up to 9 players may be off myself and thats a lot of wages...for new and existing contracts.

I wonder if we may just give Lukaku a lump sum instead or a lump sum every 12months...

Dont know mate. Maybe keep the wage discipline and and offer him a big loyalty bonus for staying another year or so and backload it to then. I think tiering of wages within a team is and always was there, but if you get one going off into the stratosphere like Lukaku on £150k and Barkley on £100k it might cause a bit more resentment than if the star men are on £30k-£40k more pw.

 

[davek]

I was going down these lines, but wondered how much benefit the companies he has (from the portfolio i have seen) would get from us if they are Russian only businesses i.e. MegaFon.

I would hazard a guess he will open more doors to us though in the business world then bloody suntan Bob will.

I can imagine a Gazprom Arena in the north end of Liverpool in the next half decade.

 

[Zatara]

Dont know mate. Maybe keep the wage discipline and and offer him a big loyalty bonus for staying another year or so and backload it to then. I think tiering of wages within a team is and always was there, but if you get one going off into the stratosphere like Lukaku on £150k and Barkley on £100k it might cause a bit more resentment than if the star men are on £30k-£40k more pw.

Agreed. Could be a push from the rumoured £75k ceiling up to £100k for barkley lukaku and stones and then BIG loyalty bonuses.

i wonder how much mccarthy besic and deulofeu are on now, they will not be on the top level but should be decent enough for now as long as the gulf isnt too big.

With the amazing job martinez has done on recruitment then a huge loyalty bonus of even £5mil for lukaku or even more would be nothing compared to the transfer fee and also points he adds on the board. Low risk.

 

[Zatara]

I can imagine a Gazprom Arena in the north end of Liverpool in the next half decade.

Doesnt he also have a stake in a steel company?

They could actually be the sponsor for big money and we use them for the stadium.

 

[chazzle_dazzle]

Doesnt he also have a stake in a steel company?

They could actually be the sponsor for big money and we use them for the stadium.

Metalloinvest?? i think it is

Metalloinvest Arena.

 

[hibbo'sclass]

Moshiri must be on the board already as we need a minimum of 3 directors. I imagine once the money hit Earl's account (likely only after the ratification last week) he was off like a shot.

Not processed at Companies House as yet.
Robert Earl still on.

 

[bluestevon]

Hopefully The Mush can swing us one of those City-type Etihad airways sponsorship deals, whereby our man pumps a hundred million from his Russian comms company or internet/metal business into the club's coffers, swelling the possible wage bill.

I agree with your point about the ground shifting on FFP though - UEFA look like they might have more important matters to worry about, what with the corruption scandal and the challenge from Europe's financial elite clubs and the circus act they threaten to get off the ground.

Especially as the driving force behind FFP has been booted for corruption in Platini mate, seriously think whilst at some point in the future it could come back into force, think for the time being it won't have any real teeth (at least in any major league)

 

[hibbo'sclass]

The David Owen and Europe Steel Limited directorship is ongoing.
The company is in a Members Voluntary Liquidation, and David Owen is on the Board with one of the partners of the liquidator's firm.

 

[bluestevon]

I was going down these lines, but wondered how much benefit the companies he has (from the portfolio i have seen) would get from us if they are Russian only businesses i.e. MegaFon.

I would hazard a guess he will open more doors to us though in the business world then bloody suntan Bob will.

Mail.ru would be a much more likely company than megafon IMO for sponsoring etc, more aggressive in trying to spread outside of the normal 'russian company' tagline

 

[bluestevon]

Hopefully The Mush can swing us one of those City-type Etihad airways sponsorship deals, whereby our man pumps a hundred million from his Russian comms company or internet/metal business into the club's coffers, swelling the possible wage bill.

I agree with your point about the ground shifting on FFP though - UEFA look like they might have more important matters to worry about, what with the corruption scandal and the challenge from Europe's financial elite clubs and the circus act they threaten to get off the ground.

Think the likelihood of getting a few sponsorship deals which can trace connections with his past dealings and interests with usmanov will happen in the next 1-3 years, not that it suggest Usmanov is about to arrive etc, just think they have a very close relationship and see him approaching old contacts and friends to boost the commercial side.

Kind of a you scratch my back deal.

Gazprom, Mettaloinvest, MegaFon, Mail.ru, 4 big companies their without digging too deep into portfolios of both

 

[davek]

Especially as the driving force behind FFP has been booted for corruption in Platini mate, seriously think whilst at some point in the future it could come back into force, think for the time being it won't have any real teeth (at least in any major league)

If the worst came to the worst, take the fine. What did City get 'hit' with? £40M? And only because they suffered mega losses.