MAL Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 6 minutes ago, mogbad said: Star suggesting "in its final stages next week". I'm surprised it's not titled... Our beloved club has been taken over by the best multi billionaire consortium ever. But there's time yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamp Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Two weeks I heard. Oops, sorry. Wrong site. Though 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 Still conflicting reports as it seems more likely the deal did nearly collapse and has taken time to resolve and now goes to EFL but other journos adamant it’s been with EFL all along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Heard back on but Poundland had to take a massive reduction in sale price . Was it a tactic to get him accept a lower price or was the monies ever there ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 (edited) Blades linked with Kiefer Moore today presumably if it goes through Edited July 6 by TheExile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madowl Posted July 6 Share Posted July 6 Meltdown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madowl Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 SunSport has learned the EFL have received reports that representatives of Sheffield United's incoming owners, a mystery group based in California, have become involved in transfer negotiations. The EFL are believed to be looking into the matter which could result in disciplinary action. Birmingham are also being investigated over alleged breaches of EFL regulation 86, as a group seeking to buy the club last year are accused of running operations despite not receiving formal approval or passing the owners and directors test. The proposed £35m takeover by Maxco subsequently collapsed, but the EFL still charged the individuals involved, with former Charlton chief executive Matt Southall, former Barcelona striker Maxi Lopez and local businessman Paul Richardson all given bans from acting as directors. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 2 hours ago, madowl said: SunSport has learned the EFL have received reports that representatives of Sheffield United's incoming owners, a mystery group based in California, have become involved in transfer negotiations. The EFL are believed to be looking into the matter which could result in disciplinary action. Birmingham are also being investigated over alleged breaches of EFL regulation 86, as a group seeking to buy the club last year are accused of running operations despite not receiving formal approval or passing the owners and directors test. The proposed £35m takeover by Maxco subsequently collapsed, but the EFL still charged the individuals involved, with former Charlton chief executive Matt Southall, former Barcelona striker Maxi Lopez and local businessman Paul Richardson all given bans from acting as directors. READ MORE IN FOOTBALL Sounded a bit fishy last week when they signed a player. 🤣 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Apparently headed by a bloke called Thomas Page.... No, me neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 19 minutes ago, Reesh said: Apparently headed by a bloke called Thomas Page.... No, me neither. That names makes sense. This lot have been quietly sniffing around for a club for over a year. Page is the advisor and broker though. Someone else is the money. https://cms.law/en/gbr/people/thomas-page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skamp Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 He's no good. They ain't got a hotel anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 2 minutes ago, Skamp said: He's no good. They ain't got a hotel anymore. Yes that have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 13 minutes ago, Tylluan said: That names makes sense. This lot have been quietly sniffing around for a club for over a year. Page is the advisor and broker though. Someone else is the money. https://cms.law/en/gbr/people/thomas-page Not the same bloke mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 19 minutes ago, Reesh said: Not the same bloke mate Interesting mate but thanks for the heads up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 14 minutes ago, Tylluan said: Interesting mate but thanks for the heads up. Bloke who it is is from Wolverhampton originally moved to the States, started an app called Blonk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Hmmm. Smells a bit this one. His website doesn't work and there's no sign of his ar Sequoia Capital. Think they've found their own Adam whatsit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 4 minutes ago, Andyben said: Hmmm. Smells a bit this one. His website doesn't work and there's no sign of his ar Sequoia Capital. Think they've found their own Adam whatsit Sounds perfect for em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 It looks all fake. App store links don't work etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkowl Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Just now, Andyben said: It looks all fake. App store links don't work etc I wonder if them lot have an 1889 Group, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 1 hour ago, Andyben said: Hmmm. Smells a bit this one. His website doesn't work and there's no sign of his ar Sequoia Capital. 1 hour ago, Andyben said: It looks all fake. App store links don't work etc He'll sail through the EFL fit and proper persons test then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Lifetime poker winnings? $11k.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheExile Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 That sounds like they would be in safe hands 😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAL Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 7 hours ago, Andyben said: Lifetime poker winnings? $11k.... Let him takeover, then he can have a one to one with the Brighton owner. Be over within minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Owl Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Has he got an airline with no planes though like Dozy? 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madowl Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Kieran Mcguire apparently 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Oh really...... I am so shocked.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBO Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 You should have asked me this morning before texting in Reesh I'd have told you it was 1990 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 The piggies were excitedly squealing on social media that the chief investor was going to be billionaire John Textor, after he's sold his shares in Palace. But that's been shat on from a great height Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 hour ago, JBO said: You should have asked me this morning before texting in Reesh I'd have told you it was 1990 Load of bollocks that JBO, Blaze of Glory was from Young Guns in 89 and We want the same thing by Belinda was released in 89!! It's a con 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBO Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Young Guns 2 came out in 90, it's from that. That Carlisle track is off an album released in 89 but the single was a hit in 90. What was worse was he promised to play Killer and played Kylie instead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Owl Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Didn't you just know it lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CasbahOwl Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 The full version, supposedly from McGuire but not so sure ....... Sheffield United for sale Speaking of protracted sales, someone clearly thinks this column should put its money where its mouth is, as we have recently received the sales prospectus for Sheffield United. Relegated from the Premier League last season, the South Yorkshire-based club have been on the market for at least two years, during which time they have twice got into talks with guys who were all mouth and no money, convicted fraudster Henry Mauriss and Dozy Mmobuosi, who was last seen on the run from American justice in his native Nigeria With those embarrassing experiences in mind, Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad Al Saud asked financial services firm Lazard to find someone who might be able to write a cheque that does not bounce. As Sheffield United are known as “the Blades”, a nod to the city’s status as a steel-making centre, Lazard has dubbed its search Project Saif, the Arabic word for blade. The 25-slide brochure leans heavily on the club’s long history, recent visits to the Premier League and “six critical, wholly-owned real estate assets”: the stadium, two training grounds, a hotel, an office block and a community sports centre. Among the other assets listed are “£90million (in) guaranteed parachute payments”, the money guaranteed to clubs relegated from the Premier League and a source of revenue which continues to make a mockery of the Championship’s competitive balance, and what was a 28-man first-team squad at the end of last season. Since then, the club have sold Cameron Archer, Jayden Bogle and Benie Traore for more than £20million, as well as saying goodbye to a dozen more players on free transfers, retirements and expired loans. Half a dozen players have arrived, including Harrison Burrows and Kieffer Moore for small fees, but manager Chris Wilder’s options look a little light with the season now just two weeks off. The ownership situation remains uncertain, too, as a potential bid from a group led by two U.S.-based Englishmen, Tom Page and Dominic Hughes, has started the English Football League’s owners’ and directors’ test (OADT) but is still a long way from completing it. Their fund, Vertex Albion Capital, is registered to a small commercial property next to a barbershop in Menlo Park, the so-called “capital of venture capital” in California’s Silicon Valley, but it has only made three filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission and none since 2022. It has no working website and there is very little public information about any investments it has made. A 2014 blog post from Page does provide a few biographical details — born in Wolverhampton, educated in the U.S., a stint as a professional poker player — but we do not know how wealthy he and Hughes are, whether they are working alone or why they want to buy Sheffield United. Attempts to ask these questions have so far failed. In the meantime, the EFL has had to remind the club that only officials who have passed the OADT, or are currently employed by the club, can engage in negotiations with players, and there is also the small handicap of having to start the season on minus two points because of unpaid payments to other clubs during the 2022-23 season. Plenty to sort out, then, but the brochure is lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80s Owl Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 minutes ago, CasbahOwl said: The full version, supposedly from McGuire but not so sure ....... Sheffield United for sale Speaking of protracted sales, someone clearly thinks this column should put its money where its mouth is, as we have recently received the sales prospectus for Sheffield United. Relegated from the Premier League last season, the South Yorkshire-based club have been on the market for at least two years, during which time they have twice got into talks with guys who were all mouth and no money, convicted fraudster Henry Mauriss and Dozy Mmobuosi, who was last seen on the run from American justice in his native Nigeria With those embarrassing experiences in mind, Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah bin Mosaad Al Saud asked financial services firm Lazard to find someone who might be able to write a cheque that does not bounce. As Sheffield United are known as “the Blades”, a nod to the city’s status as a steel-making centre, Lazard has dubbed its search Project Saif, the Arabic word for blade. The 25-slide brochure leans heavily on the club’s long history, recent visits to the Premier League and “six critical, wholly-owned real estate assets”: the stadium, two training grounds, a hotel, an office block and a community sports centre. Among the other assets listed are “£90million (in) guaranteed parachute payments”, the money guaranteed to clubs relegated from the Premier League and a source of revenue which continues to make a mockery of the Championship’s competitive balance, and what was a 28-man first-team squad at the end of last season. Since then, the club have sold Cameron Archer, Jayden Bogle and Benie Traore for more than £20million, as well as saying goodbye to a dozen more players on free transfers, retirements and expired loans. Half a dozen players have arrived, including Harrison Burrows and Kieffer Moore for small fees, but manager Chris Wilder’s options look a little light with the season now just two weeks off. The ownership situation remains uncertain, too, as a potential bid from a group led by two U.S.-based Englishmen, Tom Page and Dominic Hughes, has started the English Football League’s owners’ and directors’ test (OADT) but is still a long way from completing it. Their fund, Vertex Albion Capital, is registered to a small commercial property next to a barbershop in Menlo Park, the so-called “capital of venture capital” in California’s Silicon Valley, but it has only made three filings to the U.S. Securities and Exchanges Commission and none since 2022. It has no working website and there is very little public information about any investments it has made. A 2014 blog post from Page does provide a few biographical details — born in Wolverhampton, educated in the U.S., a stint as a professional poker player — but we do not know how wealthy he and Hughes are, whether they are working alone or why they want to buy Sheffield United. Attempts to ask these questions have so far failed. In the meantime, the EFL has had to remind the club that only officials who have passed the OADT, or are currently employed by the club, can engage in negotiations with players, and there is also the small handicap of having to start the season on minus two points because of unpaid payments to other clubs during the 2022-23 season. Plenty to sort out, then, but the brochure is lovely. Does it mention their record number of goals conceded? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owling_Wolf Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 His assumption as to why they're called our former name is a load of ****. "If you don't know owt, don't say owt." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 £3m for Burrows and £2m for Moore classed as "small fees"? Give over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyben Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Reesh said: £3m for Burrows and £2m for Moore classed as "small fees"? Give over. Compared to what they spent in PL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 23 minutes ago, Andyben said: Compared to what they spent in PL Just the way Maguire phrases things, he loves to dig at Wednesday with subtlety Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 (edited) 1 hour ago, Reesh said: £3m for Burrows and £2m for Moore classed as "small fees"? Give over. Especially when they don’t really have a pot to piss in (cash wise), unless they are taken over and who knows if the incoming owners really will have. Bog roll prince 2.0 🤞 Edited August 1 by Tank_Owl2,0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 3 minutes ago, Tank_Owl2,0 said: Especially when they don’t really have a pot to piss in (cash wise), unless they are taken over and who knows if the incoming owners really will have. Bog roll prince 2.0 🤞 The fees from Jebbison, Bogle, Traore have paid for the incomings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelters Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 42 minutes ago, Reesh said: Just the way Maguire phrases things, he loves to dig at Wednesday with subtlety Wouldn’t mind so much but he gets his facts wrong. His article about the consolidated group losses being on top of the company’s losses was a shameful and amateurish bit of journalism for someone supposed to be a financial expert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 7 minutes ago, Chelters said: Wouldn’t mind so much but he gets his facts wrong. His article about the consolidated group losses being on top of the company’s losses was a shameful and amateurish bit of journalism for someone supposed to be a financial expert. Hence he teaches....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Article saying they have sold Cameron Archer, I thought it was a loan from Aston Villa with a view to a permanent deal this summer. But he went back. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reesh Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 minute ago, bradowl said: Article saying they have sold Cameron Archer, I thought it was a loan from Aston Villa with a view to a permanent deal this summer. But he went back. 😁 No it was a full sale but Villa had a buy back clause. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobster Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 1 hour ago, Reesh said: No it was a full sale but Villa had a buy back clause. So basically the money they still have to pay Villa is offset against what Villa have to pay them . So in otherwords all they have paid is a loan fee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrolMong Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 4 hours ago, Reesh said: The fees from Jebbison, Bogle, Traore have paid for the incomings 100% correct. They’ve spent a small proportion of what they have received. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylluan Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 hours ago, lobster said: So basically the money they still have to pay Villa is offset against what Villa have to pay them . So in otherwords all they have paid is a loan fee Yes but Villa cook the books. The transfer fee agreed with Utd is shown in full in that year's accounts but the buy back amount is shown as split over the years of his new contract. Better than a loan for accounting purposes and FFP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank_Owl2,0 Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 2 hours ago, KrolMong said: 100% correct. They’ve spent a small proportion of what they have received. Ok, so not paying what they owe for their previous signings and the interest on their various loans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laceups Posted August 1 Author Share Posted August 1 Osula the next one out it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otto_Man Posted August 1 Share Posted August 1 Yet they allegedly turned down a £15m bid from Fulham for Souza?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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