Quote Originally Posted by splott parker View Post
This is different from nearly every, if not every, statement of intent re. a UK football club, in that the person making the statement is a football person and a football person actually from the place where the club is located. It’s not some faceless chancer who’s not been heard of that’s making us fans frantically Googling his name, then getting excited by the fact he’s got a few bob or deflated by the fact that he seems a phoney.
Of course there’s many Ts to be crossed and Is to be dotted but in these gloomy times for us it’s a bit of light at the end of the tunnel, light’s that being shone by one of the UK’s or world’s best ever players who has always, in my opinion, acted throughout his career with dignity.
What’s not to get excited about?
Oh, the thought of a takeover is exciting indeed... IF it falls into the right hands.
We can all accept that Gareth Bale is just the 'face' of the proposed takeover consortium.

However, it's important that we don't get too carried away at this early stage. Neither you, nor I, know anything about the integrity of this consortium, and neither I suspect does Gareth Bale.
At least under Vincent Tan we could never be labelled a 'selling club'.
We got ridiculous money for both Zahore and McGuiness, both great deals at the time. Kieffer Moore had his heart set on a move, it was prudent not to try and stand in his way.
Already the club has announced we don't need to sell any players, unless it's on our terms.
Being a former football great is one thing, being an astute businessman is another.