The Fish 8998 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Our only hope is that he'll sell sometime soon to a proper billionaire who wants to spunk cash on a footy club for the fun of it. Yes please, fuck the integrity of it, bring some fun back..... You mean like the guy who has bought 20% of Sheffield United? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 5933 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 The great first XI line is moot. As someone already pointed out, only 3 of our players managed 75% of our league games, let alone all of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayatollah Hermione 12767 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 CT, just because we have to make do with what we've got, doesn't make those options good to a man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 (edited) You mean like the guy who has bought 20% of Sheffield United? Dunno about the Blades, I just hanker for a proper rich bastard, mad as a hatter, more money than sense etc. There's no fun in treating the club like a proper business. In fact I'd like us to be bought by a country please. Brunei would do. Edit: a stinking rich country. I'm not talking about someone underfunded like Latvia...... Edited September 3, 2013 by Kitman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Step forward and bid The Nation of Geordia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 We need a billionaire who shits all over the other billionaires. Someone who's not giving it all away to charity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8998 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Dunno about the Blades, I just hanker for a proper rich bastard, mad as a hatter, more money than sense etc. There's no fun in treating the club like a proper business. In fact I'd like us to be bought by a country please. Brunei would do. Edit: a stinking rich country. I'm not talking about someone underfunded like Latvia...... You mean someone like Sheffield United owner Kevin McCabe has sold a 50 per cent stake in the club to Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, who becomes joint owner. Prince Abdullah, aged 47, grandson of the founder of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, King Abdulaziz, has secured a 50 per cent interest in the club's holding company Blades Leisure Ltd and becomes co-chairman alongside McCabe. Forbes has an Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as their 7th most powerful men on the planet, but it may be his grandfather? Either way, they've a foreign backer who is (reportedly) a huge football nut... So the buyers are out there, but how many would do a deal with Ashley is another matter. I heard that Sheikh Mansour was interested, but when Ashley haggled too much he moved onto Man City. Imagine where we would be now if that hadn't happened that way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 You started well until you mentioned what we have for back up Williamson? Dont rate him. Taylor? Sure, Id have him as back up. Dummet Id like to see get the odd cup game as he keeps progressing. But what about Cisse? Who is his back up? Should he even start? Who is pushing him for a place or does he just have to turn up? Centre midfield is fine, but what about the outside? Who backs up HBA? Obertan??? Hey , Im not saying its great, simply it's a hell of a lot better than the relegation fodder some people are making out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 You mean someone like Forbes has an Abdullah bin Mosaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as their 7th most powerful men on the planet, but it may be his grandfather? Either way, they've a foreign backer who is (reportedly) a huge football nut... So the buyers are out there, but how many would do a deal with Ashley is another matter. I heard that Sheikh Mansour was interested, but when Ashley haggled too much he moved onto Man City. Imagine where we would be now if that hadn't happened that way? * sob * Fucking Ashley.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 8998 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Hey , Im not saying its great, simply it's a hell of a lot better than the relegation fodder some people are making out. I think most people are saying that it's entirely possible we'll be in trouble around Xmas, we'll sign the players that we should have signed now and we'll limp on another year. Rinse and repeat until Ashley has recouped all, or enough, of the money he's invested before he sells. Oh and nobody should kid themselves that he'll give a shit about who he sells to, as long as they've got the money he couldn't give a fuck if we end up with Thaksin Shinawatra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6186 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 He's so rich he bought half of Sheffield United. What is wrong with this statement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I think Ashley would enjoy selling us to someone really shit. NIce way to sign off his ownership.....a bit like splaying his cheeks against the back window as his bentley heads past Washington services..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophyshy 6434 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Maybe he'll sell us to Wonga? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 He wouldn't care less who he sold to. It would go to whoever offered the money.A couple of questions for Chez/Happy : What is the total of the interest free loans that he gave the club? Do Season Ticket sales cover player wages? I'm just trying to workout if he's keeping the TV money, Wonga money, Puma money, etc in the club itself so it's there for him to take back in the event a new owner shows interest. I really did think that with the huge tv money and the club being out of debt that it would now "wash it's own face". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Maybe he'll sell us to Wonga? and rename us NewWonga United? Revenge is sweet ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I really did think that with the huge tv money and the club being out of debt that it would now "wash it's own face". I think it now washes a part of Ashley's anatomy instead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I think it now washes a part of Ashley's anatomy instead.... I really did think this is where he wanted the club to get to. A point where Ashley had to put in no more of his money, the club then every season has money from sponsorship, season tickets & tv to spend on new players and their wages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I really did think this is where he wanted the club to get to. A point where Ashley had to put in no more of his money, the club then every season has money from sponsorship, season tickets & tv to spend on new players and their wages. Yeah it's hugely disappointing. We're not interested in progressing now imo, just getting by.....maybe it is all about repaying the loans and getting out now for Ashley..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McFaul 35 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Dont call me a Keef, you plank. If Sissoko gets better he might chip in with a few more goals. Or assists at least. How many assists did het get in the previous 56? He added one or two for us iirc. I think the only planks are the ones trying to defend the regime pal. For the record he's scored 6 goals in his last 72 matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney 0 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 Yeah it's hugely disappointing. We're not interested in progressing now imo, just getting by.....maybe it is all about repaying the loans and getting out now for Ashley..... That's what I'm wondering-it certainly seems that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 That's what I'm wondering-it certainly seems that way. Unless "washing its face" refers to the position after we've repaid his loans..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddockLad 14610 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I think most people are saying that it's entirely possible we'll be in trouble around Xmas, we'll sign the players that we should have signed now and we'll limp on another year. Rinse and repeat until Ashley has recouped all, or enough, of the money he's invested before he sells. Oh and nobody should kid themselves that he'll give a shit about who he sells to, as long as they've got the money he couldn't give a fuck if we end up with Thaksin Shinawatra. Why should he? The Halls said they did when they sold to the fat cunt. They didnt do due dilligence either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 3997 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 It's all a bit shit and we better get used to it. Look at the vast amounts being spent to try and get near the top four. It's all about treading water these days and even that costs a lot. A shining knight is our only hope of ever really competing again and they're like hens teeth. We missed the boat after Keegan and missed it again after Bobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 6186 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I'd say there's no way we'll be near the top twenty richest clubs when Ashley is finished with us. Our profile on both a national and international level will have shrunken substancially and all that brand recognition formed in the mid and late 90s through to the early 2000s will be long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19828 Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 It's all a bit shit and we better get used to it. Look at the vast amounts being spent to try and get near the top four. It's all about treading water these days and even that costs a lot. A shining knight is our only hope of ever really competing again and they're like hens teeth. We missed the boat after Keegan and missed it again after Bobby. hang on, ashley's a football genius isn't he? isn't he our white knight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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