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I do sometimes wonder if the Poundland perv now regrets partaking of the (underage, allegedly) forbidden fruit, all those years ago.
Seems he's not able to get rid of the stone-faced hag, and replace it/her/them with someone the fanbase may have a bit more time and empathy for.

Seems like that puff piece is laying the ground for Brady to be the big cheese.? Give JR a few years to learn the ropes. Then he takes the reins in about 5-10 years. Bad news. We ain't getting any money. We ain't getting the stadium. And we ain't getting new owner's.!

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 17:39 state of the art seating

state of the art seating

Mad Ferret" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 16:55

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 16:54 they? does the dwarf now own Sky Sports too?

Sullivan obvs would’ve suggested that Jr presents.

I don’t care if Sullivan doesn’t sell up, so long as he steps down as chairman and the board pick a proper football person to replace him.

 

Takashi Miike" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 16:54 they? does the dwarf now own Sky Sports too?

they? does the dwarf now own Sky Sports too?

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 12:46 How has Jr got this gig? Baffling. And in this episode, should the son of the owner really be interviewing the vice chair? Conflict of interest for a balanced view much? Although hopefully he's learning a bit on how TO run a football club by speaking to people at Brighton etc in other episodes and taking some of it in rather than just listening to his old man's example on how NOT to.

 

Council Scum" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 16:26 Hard to sell a club when outside interests rely on you owning it. 

I can't honestly see him selling it. Not while he's breathing. 

Hard to sell a club when outside interests rely on you owning it. 

I can't honestly see him selling it. Not while he's breathing. 

Lee Trundle" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 12:57

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 12:46 How has Jr got this gig? Baffling. And in this episode, should the son of the owner really be interviewing the vice chair? Conflict of interest for a balanced view much?

It's laughable to be interviewed by Sky from your bosses kid.

El Scorchio" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 12:46 How has Jr got this gig? Baffling. And in this episode, should the son of the owner really be interviewing the vice chair? Conflict of interest for a balanced view much?

How has Jr got this gig? Baffling. And in this episode, should the son of the owner really be interviewing the vice chair? Conflict of interest for a balanced view much? Although hopefully he's learning a bit on how TO run a football club by speaking to people at Brighton etc in other episodes and taking some of it in rather than just listening to his old man's example on how NOT to.

Assume its in part to prepare for us not spending much in summer?

spin machine, in full flow

I think CS is right, he’s going nowhere. And when he’s gone, the boy will be heavily involved in some guise. Just rinse and repeat. We are also stuck with their ‘legacy’ that is the LS. Well in our lifetimes anyway. 


 

Pshyco scored all 4" wrote: ↑19 Feb 2025, 05:00 Goose . Kretinskys company EPH is one of the biggest gas suppliers throughout central and eastern Europe  and own most of the trunkline pipeline that runs under Ukraine.  

At the time of Kretinki's investment there was a put and call option included which allowed Kretinski to buy Gold and Sullivan's remaining shares at an agreed fixed price. It was never announced how long the option would stay in place for.  

38 % stake . 

The post on kumb seems to have been pulled. It was on the gold and Sullivan thread on there . It was £282m for dwarfs 82 % stake . Obviously I'm no ITK . But the truth is kretinsky had a buy out clause maybe he still has . To buy dwarfs shares which blows a hole straight through Sullivans passing it down to his kids nonsense. 

Goose . Kretinskys company EPH is one of the biggest gas suppliers throughout central and eastern Europe  and own most of the trunkline pipeline that runs under Ukraine.  

He will sell if the right offer comes along, just like anyone. Trouble is that his valuation of the club is unrealistic. Remember that he has to be seen to WIN every deal, so especially one as big as this, he's going to have to think he absolutely pulled down the pants of any buyer, which means it's never going to happen because no-one is going to be stupid enough to agree to his price/terms.

Besides which this is a nice little earner for him the the meantime and a good little ego boost to be the owner of a Premier League football club.

Really the only hope is that someone buys both Kretinsky and Gold's shares and pushes him out, but I don;t know if Sullivan as the major shareholder would get to set the price of what their portions are worth or if it can go (both literally and figuaratively speaking) over his head.

I feel Kretinsky would have made a move by now if he was ever going to. Likewise the Golds would have sold if they were going to.

Pshyco scored all 4" wrote: ↑17 Feb 2025, 14:39 Sullivan will sell up . He was selling his shares to kretinsky in 2022 . DK even paid him £18 m  compensation for not going through with it . And that was in all likelihood due to the war in Ukraine. I'm surprised people haven't picked up on it .