New owners?

[blue lewj]

Re: New owners?

How do you know that he didn't enter into negotiations?

So is there no interest at all or is Tan negotiating with people over a selling price?

Those two are very different things surely.

[Vindec]

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Lewj. I agree hes got little interest in the club.

I dont believe for 1 minute there is any serious interest out there though.

I think you are the one listening elsewhere on click bait in the know rumours.

Yep! There is mild interest, serious interest and kite flying. When a company is for sale you get very many expressions of interest but very few, if any, will turn out to be serious buyers. The football World must know Cardiff City is for sale so where are these buyers? There might have been a few enquiries but have there been any firm offers?

There has probably been no recent serious interest as there has not been any to speak of in the past so suggesting Tan is asking far more for the club than what it is worth is pure speculation.

Let's face it, if there was serious interest out there a potential buyer would go public. As far as I know such a potential buyer has not publicised his/her interest. In other words there probably has been no interest in purchasing the club as others have stated.

[blue lewj]

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Yep! There is mild interest, serious interest and kite flying. When a company is for sale you get very many expressions of interest but very few, if any, will turn out to be serious buyers. The football World must know Cardiff City is for sale so where are these buyers? There might have been a few enquiries but have there been any firm offers?

There has probably been no recent serious interest as there has not been any to speak of in the past so suggesting Tan is asking far more for the club than what it is worth is pure speculation.

Let's face it, if there was serious interest out there a potential buyer would go public. As far as I know such a potential buyer has not publicised his/her interest. In other words there probably has been no interest in purchasing the club as others have stated.

Others who wouldnt know if there was any interest or not.

Are you saying Tan is lying? Tan says there have been offers but the CCMB mafia know better? :hehe:

[Hilts]

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Yep! There is mild interest, serious interest and kite flying. When a company is for sale you get very many expressions of interest but very few, if any, will turn out to be serious buyers. The football World must know Cardiff City is for sale so where are these buyers? There might have been a few enquiries but have there been any firm offers?

There has probably been no recent serious interest as there has not been any to speak of in the past so suggesting Tan is asking far more for the club than what it is worth is pure speculation.

Let's face it, if there was serious interest out there a potential buyer would go public. As far as I know such a potential buyer has not publicised his/her interest. In other words there probably has been no interest in purchasing the club as others have stated.

Yeah thats about it.👍

[blue lewj]

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Yeah thats about it.��

Let's admit it though. You don't know either way do you.

The owner of the club is either lying or he has received offers. He is quoted as saying he has received offers. Yet you say there is no interest. The truth is out there.

[Alfresco]

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So is there no interest at all or is Tan negotiating with people over a selling price?

Those two are very different things surely.

There is bound to be interest, is Tan going to give the club away, don't think so

[blue lewj]

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There is bound to be interest, is Tan going to give the club away, don't think so

Who said he was?

I am simply replying to people who said there was no interest in the club and ridiculing me for even suggesting it.
The owner said that he had received offers himself. They are even partly disputing this now.

[blue lewj]

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Tan will have to acknowledge and swallow some of his mistakes to reach a fair figure to sell the club.
I don't think his ego would let him do that.

As has been mentioned in another thread, I can't see us being sold unless we reach the promised land or League 1. I know which I'd be putting my money on as the likeliest outcome given the current climate at the club though.

[Alfresco]

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Who said he was?

I am simply replying to people who said there was no interest in the club and ridiculing me for even suggesting it.
The owner said that he had received offers himself. They are even partly disputing this now.

If the interested people are under valuing the club then it's a non story and not worth discussing.

[blue lewj]

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If the interested people are under valuing the club then it's a non story and not worth discussing.

But it is interest though isn't it.

There is a big difference between no interest and even some.
If the offers are being rejected out of hand then how would we know how serious they are.

Also, what if they are valuing the club at a fair price and Tan is overpricing it. We were knocking on the door of the Premier League when he arrived. He now has us potentially slipping down another league having accumulated record debt levels. And some say he is a great owner :hehe:

[blue lewj]

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Put yourself in the place of the would be new owners putting together their valuation.

We have gone from Premier League participant to Championship club fighting for it's life.
Would you consider the mounting debt that has accumulated while we have fallen from grace as money well spent? Or would you consider it money that has in large part been spent due to mismanagement of the club, a failure to learn from mistakes or install suitable personnel to run this club properly?

Why then would you factor in money paid due to the mistakes of others when devising your offer?

[Alfresco]

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But it is interest though isn't it.

There is a big difference between no interest and even some.
If the offers are being rejected out of hand then how would we know how serious they are.

Also, what if they are valuing the club at a fair price and Tan is overpricing it. We were knocking on the door of the Premier League when he arrived. He now has us potentially slipping down another league having accumulated record debt levels. And some say he is a great owner :hehe:

He took us to the Premier league, what were your thoughts on him then?

[Vindec]

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Others who wouldnt know if there was any interest or not.

Are you saying Tan is lying? Tan says there have been offers but the CCMB mafia know better? :hehe:

Your laughing emoji is childish. I'm not suggesting Tan is lying. Where did I say or imply that? Anyone can offer on a club. Make a low offer for something worth much more will always be rejected. Who exactly are the CCMB maffia?

[blue lewj]

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Your laughing emoji is childish. I'm not suggesting Tan is lying. Where did I say or imply that? Anyone can offer on a club. Make a low offer for something worth much more will always be rejected. Who exactly are the CCMB maffia?

It's a laughing emoji.
You think it is childish. I don't.

We can argue the toss all night about levels of offer etc and long story short none of us know.
If we believe Tan then he has had multiple offers for the club though.

Have a good night. We'll agree to disagree.

[jon1959]

Re: New owners?

He has said there were offers. He has said that his valuation differs to those of the people offering.

When did he say this?

I vaguely remember him (and/or Dalman) saying a few years ago that there has been some interest (not offers) but that he didn't think they were right for the club. That might have been code for not liking the suggested valuation - but at the time I had the strong impression that Tan was not (then) all about recouping his investment.

I'm not a fan of Tan and certainly not of his regime, but I think he is more complex than some are making out - and I think he does feel some responsibility to leave the club in good hands if he sells.

Hopefully there are better owners out there. There are certainly worse. But I doubt there are any serious offers around now, or any time in the past 3 years.