[overseas baggie]

The one person who told us the news is close to the club and  not the type of person to feed rubbish

Fingers crossed!

[costa blanca baggie]

I heard the same rumour from somebody in Jersey this morning.  No idea how genuine it is, but certainly hope it is !

This somebody. Was he bald...and smiling like a Cheshire cat?

[timdon]

This somebody. Was he bald...and smiling like a Cheshire cat?

Thank you for cheering me up 

[overseas baggie]

This somebody. Was he bald...and smiling like a Cheshire cat?

No - but was the estate agent who brokered his Jersey house and was definitely still smiling!

[glosterbaggie]

Heard from a couple of people at the game last night that the takeover could be completed tomorrow.  As  anyone heard this news ?

Tumbleweed blowing across the plain................

[Londonbaggymike]

I wonder if the rumoured big money bids for Slimani and now Carvalho are a sign that the deal is either done or extremely imminent and the new owner's money is being spent not JP's.

[wing wizard]

Not sure if anybody else heard it on talk sport earlier (after match), but saggers I think it is said he had heard on good authority today that takeover had been slow due to stage payments (or words to that affect) , and that a big payment had gone through this weekend which was now going to release big money to spend in last few days of window.....at least that's how I understood it....don't shoot the messenger....!! 🙄

[barnestormer]

Not sure if anybody else heard it on talk sport earlier (after match), but saggers I think it is said he had heard on good authority today that takeover had been slow due to stage payments (or words to that affect) , and that a big payment had gone through this weekend which was now going to release big money to spend in last few days of window.....at least that's how I understood it....don't shoot the messenger....!! 🙄

Fingers crossed then eh? As some of the latest names and rumours we are linked with ain't for penny's or the faint hearted.we are talking 50M easily

[darbolina]

Looking at the players we're trying to sign , you do wonder whether Mr Lai has put up some significant cash up front to help bolster the team?

Peace would not have authorised such spending surely? Or maybe it's his parting gift to leave us with a couple of big signings ?

Either way, let's see who we actually end up with?

[WBAinDEVON]

could it be on the back of just the 100 million we are entitield too

[BAGGIES4LIFE]

Not sure if anybody else heard it on talk sport earlier (after match), but saggers I think it is said he had heard on good authority today that takeover had been slow due to stage payments (or words to that affect) , and that a big payment had gone through this weekend which was now going to release big money to spend in last few days of window.....at least that's how I understood it....don't shoot the messenger....!! 🙄

Doesn't make sense to me, all payments, staged or otherwise will go into JP nice fat bank account, it won't touch Albions finances, nought to do with it unless JP or our new owner are pumping some of their own money into the club.

[BAGGIES4LIFE]

Not sure if anybody else heard it on talk sport earlier (after match), but saggers I think it is said he had heard on good authority today that takeover had been slow due to stage payments (or words to that affect) , and that a big payment had gone through this weekend which was now going to release big money to spend in last few days of window.....at least that's how I understood it....don't shoot the messenger....!! 🙄

Doesn't make sense to me, all payments, staged or otherwise will go into JP nice fat bank account, it won't touch Albions finances, nought to do with it unless JP or our new owner are pumping some of their own money into the club.

[SirTonyM]

Someone should give him a map to Rotherham and Cardiff unless our transfers improve today

[kirk]

What makes you think they have money, it's not 1 investment company but 3 I would assume most of their cash has gone buying the club but never mind JP does has the clubs interests at heart

[WBAinDEVON]

smart one, your investments going down the plug hole

[kc56wba]

smart one, your investments going down the plug hole

One chap I was talking tonight says it will all fall though.

[WBAinDEVON]

One chap I was talking tonight says it will all fall though.

to be honest Kev i hope it does, JP Dont deserve his wealth on the back of the club.

[kc56wba]

to be honest Kev i hope it does, JP Dont deserve his wealth on the back of the club.

I don't agree with you on some things but I do on this.

[timdon]

LAI OUT

[BAGGIES4LIFE]

LAI OUT

He is not IN yet and if he has any sense he never should be.

[kie the baggie]

Interesting on 5 live they are saying peace is still in contol of club until october so this is very much peaces deadline day explains all

[AlbionBest]

Interesting on 5 live they are saying peace is still in contol of club until october so this is very much peaces deadline day explains all

Would explain everything BUT he's left a minefield for the new owners to walk into with fans seething and staying away - hope someone is telling the home truths and not just what he'd like to hear.

[timdon]

He is not IN yet and if he has any sense he never should be.

Iknow, just thought I would offer him some advice 

[Droitwich Baggie]

If Guochuan Lai pulled the plug on the buy out, then Peace would realise what a tw*t he is, and what he has lost by being such a tw*t.

[Droitwich Baggie]

I am sure the Chinese want to see pictures of a half empty ground.
NOT !