Latest Takeover Rumour. The Moores / Noell one

[Khalekan]

On that basis, do you think a Chinese take-over could be more advantageous to us than an American one? I know this is sweeping generalisation stuff, but I would be interested in your opinion on this.

The thing would worry me about a Chinese, or indeed any takeover from the Far East, is they would come up with some schemes which would be total anathema to the fan base.

Like if the new owner wanted to change our shirts to yellow or green or sommat because it is his favourite colour.

Or change the name of the club in some subtle fashion.

I would deffo rather have an American taking over than the Chinese, which as has been pointed out, would come complete with some Peking government seal of approval.

 

[Wat Tyler]

The thing would worry me about a Chinese, or indeed any takeover from the Far East, is they would come up with some schemes which would be total anathema to the fan base.

Like if the new owner wanted to change our shirts to yellow or green or sommat because it is his favourite colour.

Or change the name of the club in some subtle fashion.

I would deffo rather have an American taking over than the Chinese, which as has been pointed out, would come complete with some Peking government seal of approval.

Based on one takeover at Cardiff?

 

[kithnou]

Based on one takeover at Cardiff? Who is actually Malaysian

Quite possibly mate?

 

[USABlue]

Based on one takeover at Cardiff?

And moores consortium is going to be a leveraged buyout because the glazers did it at man utd? Lerners gone crap but he bought the club out right,invested then pulled the plug after they got nowhere. Made awful desicions especially hiring/firing of managers. Still not a leveraged buyout though

 

[The Esk]

they recently bought a significant part of man city.
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/dec/01/manchester-city-265m-deal-chinese-investment-group

Haven't Man City got some sort of Chinese investment deal?

Not the same as a full takeover of course and the main backing is still from the Middle East but iirc it was a fairly large chunk of money. Perhaps a "testing of the waters" before going solo?

Edit - sorry @mightymoyes, hadn't seen your post, didn't mean to duplicate!

Thanks. The investment by CMC into City's parent company is very different from an acquisition of a premier league club. The funds invested by CMC will largely be spent in China, it was the classic Chinese methodology of acquiring specific industry expertise for use within China not investment overseas. Therefore I maintain that they have not invested directly into the Premier League.

 

[Callum_efc]

Noell a keen fox hunter.... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Buckers]

The closer this gets, the more I want to stick with Bill. He can keep the Arteta money I don't care.

 

[Azza]

So an update since last week is....... Nothing, and a tenuous link from a national rag mentions chinese investors??

It's just Chinese whispers mate.

 

[weltonblue]

It's just Chinese whispers mate.

Better than Tandoori whispers after last night's Madras

 

[Moomin]

I want a Mexican takeover, big fan of Mexico.

 

[blue61]

Noell a keen fox hunter.... BOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Any stick to beat him with, for fox sake.

 

[billytoffee]

The thing would worry me about a Chinese, or indeed any takeover from the Far East, is they would come up with some schemes which would be total anathema to the fan base.

Like if the new owner wanted to change our shirts to yellow or green or sommat because it is his favourite colour.

Or change the name of the club in some subtle fashion.

I would deffo rather have an American taking over than the Chinese, which as has been pointed out, would come complete with some Peking government seal of approval.

Nil Satis Nisi Foo Yung

 

[blue61]

Nil Satis Nisi Foo Yung

Lacist.

 

[Milk]

I want a Mexican takeover, big fan of Mexico.

So you wont be voting for Donald J Trump then?

 

[steken1]

That Tony Fernandez fella would have been sound for everton. Just didn't have a clue with managers