Takeover bid by Peter Kenyon

[Nymzee]

No ??

 

[Leylo]

Refinance the club against itself, yanks are great at this worrying imo

 

[ClausThomsen]

American owners were always seen as a negative but honestly with how football has gone in the past few years I’d much prefer us becoming a “soccer franchise” than some sports washing exercise. Very much the best of a bad situation.

It also doesn’t help that Moshiri has been an utter failure in large part because of him not getting out of his own way. Most American owners historically got very good people to run their clubs for them which is something that we desperately need.

Like Burnley?
Or Villa under Lerner?
Or Gillette & Hicks?

Personally I'd rather hope that Moshiri has learned from his mistakes after a big fright and is willing to let footballing decisions left to his DOF, recruitment and management team than gamble on a similar set-up to the above coming in.

 

[MrGrumpy]

Yanks + Football = sunderland

Doing a shocking job at Liverpool

 

[davids]

Hard to imagine the plans aren't a major source of the attraction (and a selling point for Mosh).

He's said he'll pay for it,would they borrow to complete it?

 

[Curtis]

So he never saw us relegated.

Glad thats cleared up.

So taking a perennially midtable team investing 500 million and then struggling to survive being relegated is deemed progress? Also if he sold it wouldn't be due to the abusive fan base but his Russian sugar daddy benefactor being sanctioned for shady dealings

 

[Lawrence]

Blue Bill will amaze the Yanks with stories of his bit part in Dallas. Series 3 Episode 12 he stands in a field with ARTETA the golden Donkey, whilst Jenny counts out the bucks. He gets them YANKS to let him keep his seat and become PRESIDENT. Uncle Cyril and Ma Kenwright knew the Yanks at Burtonwood.

 

[Lobster Johnson]

None of them are billionaires

They're Capitalist Americans

US consortium's have form for leveraged buy outs

I for one wont be letting anyone who played a part in chasing Moshiri out the door forget what they'll have done to this once great club.

How would anyone on here play any part in chasing Moshiri?

If he's had enough of chucking money in a big pit then that's his look out

 

[magicjuan]

Mericans are going to get the PL to develop their own global broadcast deal imo. Jib off Sky, BT etc etc, and do it themselves. $10.00 a month for any PL game you want to watch, with 100 million subscribers, worldwide, is a pretty attractive idea. As long as you get the clubs to agree, I guess.

Also a proper franchise system ?

Not exactly a dream scenario. Reckon the Saudis will challenge it.

 

[Infernus]

Doing a shocking job at Liverpool

Arsenal always spending a big old wedge too. I mean their owner is actually a billionaire like.

 

[windymiller]

Does this mean we will all be customers ?

We already are, mate. They appointed Benitez, tells you all you need to know about our relationship with the organisation.

 

[anton66]

Still time to change Bramley Moore into a giant Walmart.

 

[maccavennie]

As long as we get little USA flags to wave, put on our seats, we come running out to Born in the USA by Springsteen and Apollo Creed does all of our PR work, I'm all for this takeover.

 

[Noisy noise annoys]

Based on what?! We just had our worst season in more than a decade, are financially hamstrung and have a terribly imbalanced squad. Green shoots?!

An apparent change of tack regading player recruitment and giving a young manager with a bit of a long game plan a go.

 

[ClausThomsen]

You don’t talk wham, you chat it.

Come on, this is basics.