John Textor

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BolasiesKnee said:
Palace fan here - Textor bought a big share in the club back in 2021 and the cash was used to fund some excellent purchases. We bought Guehi, Andersen, Olise and loaned Gallagher. Those have set us in good stead. However Textor bought 45% of the business with only 25% of the control. The other 75% is covered by 3 votes from Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer. Harris and Blitzer basically let Parish get on with it, and most (sensible) fans are happy with a Palace fan who's done an incredible job in Parish making the decisions.

Textor's view is different, he wants us to be part of a multi-club model and probably spend more money and take more risk. Parish is very cautious, we take minimal risk which is probably why we've got between 40-49 points every single season we've been in the Premier League. If you get Textor, you'll probably sign a load of players from all over the world for peanuts. Some will work, a lot won't, but he does have cash to spend and he has built up connections and a good scouting network. You'll be more like Brighton than Palace. We tend to shop in the Championship and go after players who are near the end of their contracts, available for free, or are just out of favour. The one gamble we took last summer on a Brazilian wonderkid hasn't really gone as planned (Matheus Franca).

From the outside looking in, he'd be a lot better than Moshiri but does also represent risk.
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Thanks for taking the time to explain. Honestly he sounds fine to me.

I think franca needs time. Could ya maybe loan him to us cause I won’t be able to witness another year with ashley young beeing our starting right back😂😂
 

I just hope he doesn't pull his constant sacking shtick here if he takes over he seems very promising and obviously a better option than what has presented before, but looking at the club's that he owns there has been at least three manager changes in each recent season at all of his clubs
 
Curtis said:
I just hope he doesn't pull his constant sacking shtick here if he takes over he seems very promising and obviously a better option than what has presented before, but looking at the club's that he owns there has been at least three manager changes in each recent season at all of his clubs
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What's your general feeling on him? Well been Merican and all.
 
Posted this in the other thread but probably better here. I'm a palace fan so I'll give my thoughts.

He could be great for you but there is every chance he could be a total disaster. He's done some good at Palace like the academy but ultimately there are too many question marks for me.

He made it very clear that Lyon was his number one, top of the pyramid. That's why the current owners have blocked him at every opportunity and why he has given up and selling his shares. Can't see why Everton would change this.

He's a chancer. One of these do it now and think later types. Pretty sure all his money is from external sources. The other Americans at Palace are the real money.

Finally his teams love/hate him at all times. No in between. Botafogo players didn't get paid for months. Lyon had a transfer ban for irregularities. Can't be trusted imo
 

Curtis said:
To be candid I don't know a lot about him but from what I read he actually seems to possess some general knowledge regarding the sport unlike moshiri , he seems pretty impulsive at times but I think he would be a decent owner and we could definitely benefit from the multi club model
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Given our financial restrains at the minute I think being part of a multi club model will help us.
 
Toffe3m4n said:
Doesn't have the clout behind him that the club needs to be steered out of trouble. Usual doom & gloom stuff.
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Who is on his list? My list is simply Mark Cuban, but then I don't know anything about most potential owners. There's probably between 2 and 3 thousand billionaires in the world and the reality is most of them we don't know and most have some dirty laundry, but a lot of them would make good owners. Then of course we'll likely be bought by a conglomerate.

TLDR; I like the Esk as much as the next guy but why is he the club gatekeeper?
 
nsno-chris said:
Last year he wanted Frank Lampard as manager of Lyon.

He then chose Fabio Grosso who went on to win 1 of 9 before getting sacked
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One report that lasted one day by 90min football is "wanted Frank Lampard as manager"?

I guess they only constantly make up stuff about us.
 
BolasiesKnee said:
Palace fan here - Textor bought a big share in the club back in 2021 and the cash was used to fund some excellent purchases. We bought Guehi, Andersen, Olise and loaned Gallagher. Those have set us in good stead. However Textor bought 45% of the business with only 25% of the control. The other 75% is covered by 3 votes from Steve Parish, Josh Harris and David Blitzer. Harris and Blitzer basically let Parish get on with it, and most (sensible) fans are happy with a Palace fan who's done an incredible job in Parish making the decisions.

Textor's view is different, he wants us to be part of a multi-club model and probably spend more money and take more risk. Parish is very cautious, we take minimal risk which is probably why we've got between 40-49 points every single season we've been in the Premier League. If you get Textor, you'll probably sign a load of players from all over the world for peanuts. Some will work, a lot won't, but he does have cash to spend and he has built up connections and a good scouting network. You'll be more like Brighton than Palace. We tend to shop in the Championship and go after players who are near the end of their contracts, available for free, or are just out of favour. The one gamble we took last summer on a Brazilian wonderkid hasn't really gone as planned (Matheus Franca).

From the outside looking in, he'd be a lot better than Moshiri but does also represent risk.
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Ty; with regard to "risk taking" this can mean a lot of things in a lot of contexts, but interested if you have more to say about this. (@Alan Whittle made a similar comment.)

For context, Moshiri spent a lot of money on "sure bets" but then his money dried up like an 82 yo whose run out of viagra and it turns out we have an accountant for an owner who can't measure financial risk.

So as far as "risk taking" is concerned, what does that mean?
 

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