Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Printable View

Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

03-07-25, 11:45
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by ToTaL ITK

Makes the 2,5 mill that Ryan and Rob paid for Wfc an amazing investment.

Tan could have bought them and had a team in red and with two dragons on the badge! He must be kicking himself!
03-07-25, 12:17
NYCBlue

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Bale consortium "optimistic their bid could be accepted". Does anyone else think it's beginning to sound as if Gareth Bale might be more than just a figurehead for the consortium if they did buy out Vincent Tan?

https://www.theguardian.com/football...om-vincent-tan

Of course.
03-07-25, 12:48
Carl Dale's Mole

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

I think there will be a whole bunch of back and forth, a mediocre season, and then a takeover afterwards, followed by a new manager, and then some more commas, before a new era begins, and we can go back to being proud of our club.
03-07-25, 13:44
Ninian1962

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Bloop

Ive searched a few online Malaysian newspapers for articles about Cardiff and Vincent, and nothing comes up.

There is no mention of this at all in the Malaysian media and speaking to former work colleagues of mine who work and live out there , they have heard nothing out there either. Vincent Tan is of course well known to them , but Cardiff City FC has no profile there at all.

Makes you wonder from the bottom of which drinking vessel Steve Day is getting his information from.
03-07-25, 14:05
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninian1962

There is no mention of this at all in the Malaysian media and speaking to former work colleagues of mine who work and live out there , they have heard nothing out there either. Vincent Tan is of course well known to them , but Cardiff City FC has no profile there at all.

Makes you wonder from the bottom of which drinking vessel Steve Day is getting his information from.

'Work colleagues' you say? :hehe:
03-07-25, 14:08
Ninian1962

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

'Work colleagues' you say? :hehe:

Yep, in the Kuala Lumpur office of the firm I used to be a Director of in the UK before I retired
03-07-25, 14:36
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninian1962

Yep, in the Kuala Lumpur office of the firm I used to be a Director of in the UK before I retired

It was a tad tautological, old fruit. Like eroding away and reversing backwards :-)
03-07-25, 15:49
jon1959

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

It was a tad tautological, old fruit. Like eroding away and reversing backwards :-)

You have made this point often - but I'm not sure it is right.

'Colleague' is sometimes narrowly defined as 'someone you work with in a profession or business' - and often someone with a similar status (so not the boss) but many dictionaries also widen it to include anyone you work with in any context.

Keith is talking about people he worked with in (I assume) an accountancy firm. He could have used 'colleague' to mean people he works with on the Trust Board, an amateur sports club, a charity or a voluntary group.

It sounds a bit clunky - but in specifying the relationship I don't see it as tautological.

Meanwhile, back in the thread.....
03-07-25, 16:24
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon1959

You have made this point often - but I'm not sure it is right.

'Colleague' is sometimes narrowly defined as 'someone you work with in a profession or business' - and often someone with a similar status (so not the boss) but many dictionaries also widen it to include anyone you work with in any context.

Keith is talking about people he worked with in (I assume) an accountancy firm. He could have used 'colleague' to mean people he works with on the Trust Board, an amateur sports club, a charity or a voluntary group.

It sounds a bit clunky - but in specifying the relationship I don't see it as tautological.

Meanwhile, back in the thread.....

A colleague then.
03-07-25, 16:26
BLUETIT

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

A colleague then.

Climbing “up” the ladder ?
03-07-25, 16:32
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BLUETIT

Climbing “up” the ladder ?

Elevate me!
https://clip.cafe/young-frankenstein...ight-here-s14/
03-07-25, 16:33
Tuerto

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon1959

You have made this point often - but I'm not sure it is right.

'Colleague' is sometimes narrowly defined as 'someone you work with in a profession or business' - and often someone with a similar status (so not the boss) but many dictionaries also widen it to include anyone you work with in any context.

Keith is talking about people he worked with in (I assume) an accountancy firm. He could have used 'colleague' to mean people he works with on the Trust Board, an amateur sports club, a charity or a voluntary group.

It sounds a bit clunky - but in specifying the relationship I don't see it as tautological.

Meanwhile, back in the thread.....

Don't attempt to dress it up Jon, I, like many others on here were a tad disappointed in Keith for the use of an alleged Tautology. When i realised what he had done, i had to put my laptop down and take a few quiet moments.
03-07-25, 16:35
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuerto

Don't attempt to dress it up Jon, I, like many others on here were a tad disappointed in Keith for the use of an alleged Tautology. When i realised what he had done, i had to put my laptop down and take a few quiet moments.

:hehe:
03-07-25, 16:42
Tuerto

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

:hehe:

Keep up the good work :thumbup:
03-07-25, 16:44
Taunton Blue Genie

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tuerto

Keep up the good work :thumbup:

I annoy myself sometimes :ohwell:
03-07-25, 16:48
Tuerto

Re: Do you believe them?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

I annoy myself sometimes :ohwell:

I think you're great, i learn new words but then instantly forget them :thumbup:
03-07-25, 17:33
ToTaL ITK

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taunton Blue Genie

Tan could have bought them and had a team in red and with two dragons on the badge! He must be kicking himself!

Yep, but he clearly doesn't have the business acumen.

And the pair of you arguing can you pls stfu.
03-07-25, 19:04
Dorcus

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by jon1959

You have made this point often - but I'm not sure it is right.

'Colleague' is sometimes narrowly defined as 'someone you work with in a profession or business' - and often someone with a similar status (so not the boss) but many dictionaries also widen it to include anyone you work with in any context.

Keith is talking about people he worked with in (I assume) an accountancy firm. He could have used 'colleague' to mean people he works with on the Trust Board, an amateur sports club, a charity or a voluntary group.

It sounds a bit clunky - but in specifying the relationship I don't see it as tautological.

Meanwhile, back in the thread.....

Are you saying he's saying exactly the same thing over and over again? Maybe he is Self Taut!
03-07-25, 19:15
dandywarhol

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

tautological Is that the Super tramp song
03-07-25, 19:38
cyril evans awaydays

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Quote:

Originally Posted by dandywarhol

tautological Is that the Super tramp song

I have a vague recollection that it was the nickname of a muscle-bound Irish philosopher!
04-07-25, 10:17
Nobody's Rep

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Nothing to do with the takeover but Bales agent Jonathan Barnett charged with rape in the US?
04-07-25, 11:11
the other bob wilson

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

https://x.com/ccfcbluebirdss/status/...163674026?s=61
04-07-25, 12:35
Steve the Tea

Re: Gareth Bale consortium makes £40m bid to buy Cardiff City - Updated

Sky Sports: July 4th 2025; 11:00am

Cardiff owner Tan expected to reject takeover bid from consortium led by Bale

Latest from Sky Sports News' Amar Mehta:

Cardiff City owner Vincent Tan is expected to reject a bid to buy the club from a consortium led by Gareth Bale.

It is understood that Bale submitted an offer that is lower than the current owners' valuation, and they are expected to turn it down.

One source has told Sky Sports News that the offer was £20m, less than a reported £40m.

And Sky Sports News also understands that there are other, higher offers on the table to buy Cardiff from Tan.

It remains to be seen whether Bale's consortium return with another offer, but one is likely to come given his open interest in buying his hometown club.

In June, Bale told Sky Sports News: "We are interested in getting Cardiff.

"It's my home club, it's where I grew up and my uncle used to play for them. To be involved with an ownership group would be a dream come true."

StT.
<><
:tea:

Show 40 post(s) from this thread on one page

All times are GMT. The time now is 13:10.