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« Reply #225 on: April 27, 2015, 06:26:27 PM »
Be interesting to see how this develops - won't the owner have to go through a ratification process? That can take anything up to six weeks or more. If a deal is on the cards then I hope it goes through quickly - I saw last summer at another club in the championship how a potential takeover seemingly going through put a halt to their summer preparations and then fell through towards the end of pre-season meaning they were playing catch up in their preparation for the upcoming season.

Personally, I'm not too fussed about whether we get taken over or not. On on the one hand I get a little excited and on the other hand I'm cautious. One thing I do know however is that Jeremy Peace won't be around forever and there is going to come a time where he will pass the mantle over and it appears that time is soon.
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« Reply #226 on: April 27, 2015, 07:06:07 PM »
I just can't believe that this could happen. Our club being bought by overseas investors? Our club worth £200m plus?

It doesn't seem long ago that I saw Kevin Donovan walk out the ground to the same car park as the fans and get into a Ford Escort L. How times have changed!

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« Reply #227 on: April 27, 2015, 09:14:11 PM »
I don't think the transfer window officially opens until July 1st...think that's been the case previously anyway. Obviously deals can be agreed before then but not completed.

The crucial factor will be how much control the new owner wants (and if he wants strong control, how much football, business and premier league knowledge does he have).
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« Reply #228 on: April 27, 2015, 09:20:53 PM »
For what it's worth , I can't see it being 200m . Not a bad interest rate for JP though .

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« Reply #229 on: April 28, 2015, 12:42:38 AM »
Not a hugely relevant point but a few articles said some potential buyers are performing DD on us, anybody know who is undertaking that DD?

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« Reply #230 on: April 28, 2015, 06:14:18 PM »
I doubt anyone would be doing any real due diligence until a offer has been accepted. Then the buyer has chance to go through the books and do real due diligence.

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« Reply #231 on: April 29, 2015, 07:06:07 AM »
I just can't believe that this could happen. Our club being bought by overseas investors? Our club worth £200m plus?

It doesn't seem long ago that I saw Kevin Donovan walk out the ground to the same car park as the fans and get into a Ford Escort L. How times have changed!

And the football now is less entertaining than then. And the players certainly had more connection with the fans ( by and large). You can continue to throw millions at football and it does not improve the game just the bank balance of Bentley dealers
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« Reply #232 on: April 29, 2015, 08:03:29 AM »
And the football now is less entertaining than then. And the players certainly had more connection with the fans ( by and large). You can continue to throw millions at football and it does not improve the game just the bank balance of Bentley dealers

I think you are right, the more money there is in football the less connection there is between fans, the club and the players.
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« Reply #233 on: April 29, 2015, 09:31:42 AM »
The death of the spirit/ soul of football = Sky are the root cause. The Premier League (with way-over paid players) is the symptom. English match going and TV watching fans are the victims (e.g. around the World TV subscriptions are much cheaper).

Unless all clubs / fans unite and e.g. start leaving empty seats across the whole league, the model won't change. Sky nor the Premier league want empty seats during their lucrative broadcasts around the World.

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« Reply #234 on: April 29, 2015, 09:42:01 AM »
The death of the spirit/ soul of football = Sky are the root cause. The Premier League (with way-over paid players) is the symptom. English match going and TV watching fans are the victims (e.g. around the World TV subscriptions are much cheaper).

Unless all clubs / fans unite and e.g. start leaving empty seats across the whole league, the model won't change. Sky nor the Premier league want empty seats during their lucrative broadcasts around the World.

The problem is they've got our balls in a vice. They know how much we love our clubs and that enough of us will continue to cough up. Given how wealthy the clubs are these days and how little match day revenues produce compared to tv deals it all seems so unnecessary.

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« Reply #235 on: April 29, 2015, 12:30:53 PM »
Really hope we don't get a new owner who doesn't give a fig about the clubs tradition and uses any old kit, who appoints a cheap useless Irvine type coach, who presides after one disaster transfer window after another and whams up ticket prices by 14%.
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« Reply #236 on: April 30, 2015, 08:36:19 AM »
The death of the spirit/ soul of football = Sky are the root cause. The Premier League (with way-over paid players) is the symptom. English match going and TV watching fans are the victims (e.g. around the World TV subscriptions are much cheaper).

Unless all clubs / fans unite and e.g. start leaving empty seats across the whole league, the model won't change. Sky nor the Premier league want empty seats during their lucrative broadcasts around the World.

Not sure how not attending games affects SKY, I would definitely hurt the premier league and the clubs but the only thing that would hurt SKY is a lack of subscriptions surely. Sky couldn't care less if the stadiums are empty as long as people are watching in pubs and at home.
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« Reply #237 on: April 30, 2015, 12:52:18 PM »
Not sure how not attending games affects SKY, I would definitely hurt the premier league and the clubs but the only thing that would hurt SKY is a lack of subscriptions surely. Sky couldn't care less if the stadiums are empty as long as people are watching in pubs and at home.

If the games are played in empty stadiums, then that devalues the product.

If you saw a game in an empty stadium, versus one in a full stadium, which would you perceive to be better quality, or more important?

Empty stadiums would affect the perceived value of the league, and thus reduce the money the club would get from all angles.

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« Reply #238 on: April 30, 2015, 02:28:28 PM »
Our Jeremy doesn't seem to fussed by the fact we fail to fill our (too small) stadium.

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« Reply #239 on: May 04, 2015, 09:36:15 AM »
I think we need to get this done as soon as possible. The last thing we want is a summer like last year. The more time we spend buying players the better.

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« Reply #240 on: May 04, 2015, 10:20:32 AM »
Whats the panic?
Hasn't JP already said that there's a cut off point by where if the sale is not complete the sale goes onto the back burner. So there should be plenty of time to get the transfer business done.
Historically our main business is done at the last minute anyway.
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« Reply #241 on: May 04, 2015, 11:10:25 AM »
Whats the panic?
Ah, the phrase that's often trotted out regarding Albion's feet-dragging dealings during many a transfer window! Our spectacular failures over the last couple of seasons illustrate how leaving things until the last chance saloon can easily backfire.

Delaying things even further than usual whilst Peace negotiates to make his retirement fortune is likely to cause more problems than it solves.
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« Reply #242 on: May 04, 2015, 11:28:23 AM »
http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tony-pulis-west-broms-summer-9176757

Tony Pulis: West Brom's summer transfer plans on hold

Tony Pulis says that both he and his playing staff are in limbo as far as new contracts are concerned because of the possibility takeover at Albion.

Boaz Myhill - the star of Saturday’s stunning 1-0 victory at Old Trafford - is out of contract with a number of others with one year options or down to their final seasons.

“He (Myhill) is out of contract but the fact of the matter is the club is up for sale at the moment,” the Albion boss said.

“I spoke to the Chairman on Wednesday. At the moment we are still in a little bit of limbo in terms of what we are going to do and what we’re not going to do.

"It’s not just the players who don’t know what’s going to happen next year it is also everybody else around the club.”

Pulis denied the takeover was unsettling his players? “No. That is the situation at the football club but footballers are very resilient in lots of respects. As you saw on Saturday they just get on with it.”
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« Reply #243 on: May 04, 2015, 12:15:58 PM »
Come on Mr Peace time is of the essence

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« Reply #244 on: May 04, 2015, 01:11:34 PM »
On the one hand we are in limbo but not such a state of limbo that it has stopped us having discussions with Sako. Not sure Pulis wants to talk about contracts publicly with 3 games to go and being in "limbo" kills that line of questioning. On the specific of Myhill which I think was the question that was being discussed whether we take up the option or don't makes not the slightest bit of difference to the sale so I am more inclined to think it is a red herring.
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« Reply #245 on: May 04, 2015, 01:36:54 PM »
Come on Mr Peace time is of the essence
Hasn't he already said that he'll pull out of a sale if nothing is done by the end of this month because it would mess with the summer plans?

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« Reply #246 on: May 04, 2015, 02:55:44 PM »
Hasn't he already said that he'll pull out of a sale if nothing is done by the end of this month because it would mess with the summer plans?
Jeremy peace looks after no 1 himself first,he wont pull out if 200m or close is on the table however long it takes

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« Reply #247 on: May 04, 2015, 02:59:25 PM »
Hasn't he already said that he'll pull out of a sale if nothing is done by the end of this month because it would mess with the summer plans?

Any potential buyer will want the club to be well placed for the summer's activities I'd have thought? I can't see this being an issue and I'd be very disappointed in the management team if it becomes one.
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« Reply #248 on: May 04, 2015, 03:06:23 PM »
Ah, the phrase that's often trotted out regarding Albion's feet-dragging dealings during many a transfer window! Our spectacular failures over the last couple of seasons illustrate how leaving things until the last chance saloon can easily backfire.

Delaying things even further than usual whilst Peace negotiates to make his retirement fortune is likely to cause more problems than it solves.

Nothings been delayed yet. If JP is as good as his word then there should be no interference with summer signings.
The only concern I have is that TP says that he and other staff are in a state of limbo regarding the future, I would have thought he would be in the loop at least.
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« Reply #249 on: May 04, 2015, 03:37:01 PM »
What happens with regards to out of contract players we are supposedly interested in i.e. Sako? If we have to wait until the end of the month then I'm sure players like this will be off elsewhere.
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