It came across as a bit condescending mate and, let's face it, none of us fully understand what is going on, so it is all pure speculation.
If you're posting across a broad spectrum of people, some posts will be condescending to some & helpful to others, Not always, but most of the time, I try to rise above it, otherwise you get drawn into areas you'd rather not go.
So let's get back to your scenario.
If I were looking to invest £200 million in a UK football club, & there was any risk, I just wouldn't do it. I'd look for a club to invest in as an improvement project, Birmingham City for example, & I'd expect to get that for about £50 million. Bit like buying a house, you'd either pay top money for a modern property, or buy a run down property with a view to increasing it's value by modernisation.
If we now look at the motives for buying, Abramavich bought Chelsea as a tax sink, in my opinion, he would be paying tax at such a high rate that he off-set it by buying Chelsea, so Chelsea is being paid for by some tax payers somewhere.
Modern purchasers of football clubs tend to buy to promote brands, & perhaps a bit of tax sink also. The work we are doing in India,while outwardly altruistic, is really trying to promote the WBA brand. So, in effect, we're just a huge billboard.
Now if you look at the exposure the EPL gets, I think I might want some of that, but there's only 20 clubs I can latch on to, & if I want exposure in the wider European market, there's only 6, perhaps 7 with the cup winners, so supply and demand would suggest that the top 6 clubs are more valuable than the rest.
Going back to the billboard, the billboard's in a pretty good position, but it's a bit rough round the edges, so it might want a bit of money spending on it to make it a bit more presentable.
Going back now to the alleged situation at the Albion, if negotiations are indeed well down the track, it's inconceivable that our principles, Mark Jenkins, Richard Garlick, Nick Hammond & possibly even Tony Pulis have'nt been spoken to by the buyers. In the same way we do "due diligence", they will have also. So a meeting of minds will ensure a smooth transition.
I just down't see any "throwing money" in a blind panic, if we do, we've got the wrong buyers