Takeover soon?

[tforturton]

Re: Takeover soon?

Interesting to see Derby news-sites carrying the story, on the grounds it might affect the sale of Derby.

https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-takeover-news-cardiff-6905056

[SunderlandBluebird]

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Do you know that for a fact we lose more than all the other clubs? 2 clubs this season have fallen foul of FFP, if rumours are to be believed another 4 or 5 will next season too. Considering FFP is based on losses over time I struggle to believe we’re the worst in the league.

We have cut costs significantly in recent years so I wouldn’t expect us to be bottom, but it has been at the cost of what we see on the pitch due to the mismanagement off it down the years. I said earlier that we haven’t wasted £100k a week on Rooney like Derby did in a bid to get promoted (and credit to them for that I suppose) but I don’t think that makes any difference to the point I’m making about the amateur set up of the club and the fact Tan not showing an interest is the main catalyst for that.

[Hilts]

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Interesting to see Derby news-sites carrying the story, on the grounds it might affect the sale of Derby.
https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/spo...ardiff-6905056

Im sure this 3 interested parties is old news.

[Nobody's Rep]

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I think it would take a more hands type of person or group to achieve long-term results. Tan may have fancied another go, but his business empire in Malaysia has taken a hit, so it makes sense for him to seek an exit. There are a few other things, but I can't mention them on here.

Why can't you mention it on here?

[Nobody's Rep]

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Each to their own but if you don’t think leaving a couple of chancers in charge for the past 5 years is on him and doing absolutely nothing to change it isn’t “leaving the club to rot” and want to describe it differently then that’s fair enough.

I don’t have much interest in going back and forth all evening but I just wish fans didn’t have such an inferiority complex about the club and what it could be if it was ran properly and had a proper set up.

Catchment area and stadium is there, we just need a bit of belief and a proper modern football structure in place, but at the moments we are way behind.

Not a had a top tier as long as I have been following the club - lots of glory fans that drop us like stone when things go off a little

[Vindec]

Re: Takeover soon?

Under Tan the club has been more financially stable than I can recall in my 66 years of supporting the club and, given the number of dodgy characters around from even dodgier countries, it seems ludicrous that some people are calling for new ownership.

[goats]

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Who do you think is paying the wages and other bills? Genuine question

Wage bill can’t be much looking at our squad these days? Surely around a million a month

[Pedro de la Rosa]

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Wage bill can’t be much looking at our squad these days? Surely around a million a month

And the rest. We lost 24m in the last accounts, that’s 2m a month

[stan butler]

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I think it would take a more hands type of person or group to achieve long-term results. Tan may have fancied another go, but his business empire in Malaysia has taken a hit, so it makes sense for him to seek an exit. There are a few other things, but I can't mention them on here.

Why can't you mention it then are you sworn to silence?

[Lawnmower]

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Do you know that for a fact we lose more than all the other clubs? 2 clubs this season have fallen foul of FFP, if rumours are to be believed another 4 or 5 will next season too. Considering FFP is based on losses over time I struggle to believe we’re the worst in the league.

Not seen all the accounts, but it looks like Derby, Reading, Bristol. Stoke , Fulham, Bournemouth.. probably Boro, Forest and a fair few others are making bigger losses and we’ve cut costs considerably since then.

However back in the subject of takeover, Im not anti- Tan , but I think he’s run his game now and is unlikely to ever put the money in to make us successful again.

If there is the right owner out there who can do that (a bit ridiculous but say a consortium led by Bale and a few rich buddies or businessman) then why not ?

For all the money Tan put in we are still nowhere near reaching out potential.
It’ll forever be a massive missed opportunity.

Just don’t think it’s a priority for him now and we are desperately needing a bit of fire and enthusiasm from the top.

Knowing our luck the 3 are

Sam the court case
Dai the Dildo Sullivan
Mike half price Ashley

🤦*♂️

[Lawnmower]

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And the rest. We lost 24m in the last accounts, that’s 2m a month

Wage bill is considerably less now. Some sites have it as £12m.
Will be next to nothing in the summer - should be a decent amount of room for manoeuvre.

9 of our 10 highest earners either left Xmas ( Moore) or out of contract

[The Lone Gunman]

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Well quite. I remember the pre Tan days when Cardiff City lurched from one financial crisis to another. Tan got it badly wrong over the change to red strips but otherwise he has imo been a very good owner. Be careful what you wish for.

In what respect would you say Vincent Tan has been a very good owner? Is it simply because he has kept putting money into the club to cover a large percentage of the losses the employees he's appointed have accumulated? Or are there other aspects of his ownership that you would regard as very good?

[Lawnmower]

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In what respect would you say Vincent Tan has been a very good owner? Is it simply because he has kept putting money into the club to cover a large percentages of the losses the employees he's appointed have accrued? Or are there other aspects of his ownership that you would regard as very good?

Pearcey’s is a Reading fan Dave.
Probably compared to the state their owner has got them in Tan is a master

[The Lone Gunman]

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Not seen all the accounts, but it looks like Derby, Reading, Bristol. Stoke , Fulham, Bournemouth.. probably Boro, Forest and a fair few others are making bigger losses and we’ve cut costs considerably since then.

Not Bournemouth.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/60916512

[The Lone Gunman]

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Pearcey’s is a Reading fan Dave.

I'm aware of that, but I'm still interested in why he (or anyone) believes Tan has been a very good owner. Is it just the old 'it could be worse' argument, or is there more to it?