Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:19 pm
Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:25 pm
Mac1927 wrote:If interested parties flew in for a meeting, who did they meet?
Tan obviously wasn't there, Dalman? Ken Choo?
Does this show that Tan isn't really taking it seriously if he's not there? I doubt he'd trust Choo to deal with something like this and Dalman probably has conflicting interests.
So did he just ask someone who's seriously looking at buying the club to meet with his lawyers? Hardly sounds like he's taking them seriously.
Would you be happy to part with £80m and not even meet the seller?
Wed Jul 16, 2025 12:55 pm
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Mac1927 wrote:If interested parties flew in for a meeting, who did they meet?
Tan obviously wasn't there, Dalman? Ken Choo?
Does this show that Tan isn't really taking it seriously if he's not there? I doubt he'd trust Choo to deal with something like this and Dalman probably has conflicting interests.
So did he just ask someone who's seriously looking at buying the club to meet with his lawyers? Hardly sounds like he's taking them seriously.
Would you be happy to part with £80m and not even meet the seller?
Something seems to be going on mate but if you think too hard about it you're sure to give yourself a migraine!!
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:05 pm
pembroke allan wrote:bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Mac1927 wrote:If interested parties flew in for a meeting, who did they meet?
Tan obviously wasn't there, Dalman? Ken Choo?
Does this show that Tan isn't really taking it seriously if he's not there? I doubt he'd trust Choo to deal with something like this and Dalman probably has conflicting interests.
So did he just ask someone who's seriously looking at buying the club to meet with his lawyers? Hardly sounds like he's taking them seriously.
Would you be happy to part with £80m and not even meet the seller?
Something seems to be going on mate but if you think too hard about it you're sure to give yourself a migraine!!
Tan could have simply given his Lawers/representative instructions as to what he wants and negotiate whose to say wasn't video conference with tan there?footballers do it all time its what you pay them to do. Negotiate..
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:34 pm
Wed Jul 16, 2025 1:42 pm
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:pembroke allan wrote:bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Mac1927 wrote:If interested parties flew in for a meeting, who did they meet?
Tan obviously wasn't there, Dalman? Ken Choo?
Does this show that Tan isn't really taking it seriously if he's not there? I doubt he'd trust Choo to deal with something like this and Dalman probably has conflicting interests.
So did he just ask someone who's seriously looking at buying the club to meet with his lawyers? Hardly sounds like he's taking them seriously.
Would you be happy to part with £80m and not even meet the seller?
Something seems to be going on mate but if you think too hard about it you're sure to give yourself a migraine!!
Tan could have simply given his Lawers/representative instructions as to what he wants and negotiate whose to say wasn't video conference with tan there?footballers do it all time its what you pay them to do. Negotiate..
Absolutely right. Tan doesn't need to be there and the fact that 'someone' actually came to the stadium for a meeting gives me the impression that we could be close to something happening.
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:24 pm
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:34 pm
bluebird7291 wrote:The thing is people are over thinking. You dont travel half way across the world to talk prices etc.
They are at the later stages. This would like be simply to have a look around and finer details.
I think its further along than most believe.
Wed Jul 16, 2025 8:45 pm
Thu Jul 17, 2025 3:38 am
Blue since 1981 wrote:Heard that the South African group being at the stadium yesterday was dismissed as false at a meeting tonight can anyone who was present there confirm if this was the case
Thu Jul 17, 2025 1:09 pm
worcester_ccfc wrote:Blue since 1981 wrote:Heard that the South African group being at the stadium yesterday was dismissed as false at a meeting tonight can anyone who was present there confirm if this was the case
Club officials will deny it because it suits them.
Why would they confirm that an group came to the stadium to discuss buying the club when the official line is that Tan has no plans to sell?
So I wouldn't take what club officials say on this as gospel.
They'll stick to their line until something is formally announced.
Thu Jul 17, 2025 2:13 pm
Thu Jul 17, 2025 3:23 pm
Paul Keevil wrote:Think it is also worth noting that their arrival was on Monday - one of only two days when the Superstore is closed and no supporters around?
Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:13 pm
pembroke allan wrote:Paul Keevil wrote:Think it is also worth noting that their arrival was on Monday - one of only two days when the Superstore is closed and no supporters around?
Paul have you ever heared of a takeover of a club shrouded in so much secrecy? I certainly haven't and only secrecy is the names really mystified...
Thu Jul 17, 2025 7:40 pm
Wayne S wrote:pembroke allan wrote:Paul Keevil wrote:Think it is also worth noting that their arrival was on Monday - one of only two days when the Superstore is closed and no supporters around?
Paul have you ever heared of a takeover of a club shrouded in so much secrecy? I certainly haven't and only secrecy is the names really mystified...
It was pretty much the same back at the end of 2009 and the beginning of 2010.
We knew they were Malaysian but that was it for a while. I just dug around in the archives and it was Annis that mentioned Vincent Tan as an educated guess but was obviously spot on.
It's amazing how similar the situation is/was.
There was 30 to 40 mill of debt in a club that was valued at 6mill.
At one point there were even 3 groups looking to buy the Malaysians, an American group and a guy by the name of Ben Steele who was telling everyone a deal had been done. Wonder what happened to him
Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:38 pm
pembroke allan wrote:Paul Keevil wrote:Think it is also worth noting that their arrival was on Monday - one of only two days when the Superstore is closed and no supporters around?
Paul have you ever heared of a takeover of a club shrouded in so much secrecy? I certainly haven't and only secrecy is the names really mystified...
Thu Jul 17, 2025 9:52 pm
Sven wrote:pembroke allan wrote:Paul Keevil wrote:Think it is also worth noting that their arrival was on Monday - one of only two days when the Superstore is closed and no supporters around?
Paul have you ever heared of a takeover of a club shrouded in so much secrecy? I certainly haven't and only secrecy is the names really mystified...
Allan, in all seriousness, what do people expect the club (nee Tan) to say publicly until there is something to say either way, if at all?![]()
We all have a thirst for knowledge, it’s only natural, but can anyone truly say they would be making public statements when negotiations are ongoing; possibly with multiple parties?
Tiny bits have got out, and we are confident ‘talks’ are happening, so let’s be grateful for that and let negotiations take their course one way or the other!
Thu Jul 17, 2025 10:12 pm
Sven wrote:pembroke allan wrote:Paul Keevil wrote:Think it is also worth noting that their arrival was on Monday - one of only two days when the Superstore is closed and no supporters around?
Paul have you ever heared of a takeover of a club shrouded in so much secrecy? I certainly haven't and only secrecy is the names really mystified...
Allan, in all seriousness, what do people expect the club (nee Tan) to say publicly until there is something to say either way, if at all?![]()
We all have a thirst for knowledge, it’s only natural, but can anyone truly say they would be making public statements when negotiations are ongoing; possibly with multiple parties?
Tiny bits have got out, and we are confident ‘talks’ are happening, so let’s be grateful for that and let negotiations take their course one way or the other!