Hull City take over Accepted

Hull city just been taken over. Shows there's still people buying football clubs.




Huge Hull City takeover claim as £30m sale ‘completed’ by Acun Ilicali

The Tigers have been sold for £30mill plus another £20mill if they reach the Premiership.



The report also states that the Turkish owner will pay another £20million if the club are promoted to the Premier League, though there is no timescale stated on that part of the story.

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Who was this potential owner meant to be?

Hull city just been taken over. Shows there's still people buying football clubs.

I have said this for years.

Even Dalman admits Cardiff have had two offers for Cardiff City.

If Tan stays then he can now expect to lose money.

We have had a £50mill bid accepted by an American Company then they saw how bad our books were and withdrew.

Then a £30mill bid accepted with all court cases taken on, but then Tan changed his mind.

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Vincent tan a lot richer and better businessman than this turkish fella who has bought hull. Hopefully tan keeps to his word and sells to someone tidy and wealthy. Thats what mike ashley promised to do with newcastle and look what happened there, if we had something similar then that would be amazing

I wonder if Qatar Airways have been approached, own PSG, apparently looking for a British club and fly out of Cardiff Airport!

Can someone tell me why some people think so highly of Sam hamman? As said above he left us financially ruined and is suing us now...shouldn’t be anywhere near the club.

Can someone tell me why some people think so highly of Sam hamman? As said above he left us financially ruined and is suing us now...shouldn’t be anywhere near the club.

He is actually suing Tan not the club but needs to go via the club.

Sam left us in £30m debt but it was unsecured. So he needed to go to court, get judgement then come chase the club. That was never going to happen, besides if it did then Ridsdale would have put us in administration meaning Sam would get a fraction of his money.

However when Tan became owner it changed things. If Sam went to court and won he could then go chase Tan who is rich enough to pay it off.

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

I wonder if Qatar Airways have been approached, own PSG, apparently looking for a British club and fly out of Cardiff Airport!

Yes added to which is the special experience the M4 super highway brings after that I'm sure they won't hesitate to purchase

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

Spot on

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

Agree. But Tan isn't smiling, he's been in hiding for years now.

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

Spot on

I second that


Crowds of 4,000, team worth nothing , 4th Dividion and ground in a terrible state.

Where were the fans before Sam ?


Sam had time for every fan, a new feeling started and belief , seeing Fans wearing shirts all over Wales and the sleeping giant awoke after 40 years of NO one wanting to touch our club or really believe in us

Spot on Annis . city's average support was 4500 during 80a/90s. Sam brought about the re birth of the club 2000 to 2010 average around 12000.since we been in new stadium average about 20000.

Spot on Annis . city's average support was 4500 during 80a/90s. Sam brought about the re birth of the club 2000 to 2010 average around 12000.since we been in new stadium average about 20000.

And it thanks to Sam that dreams were made and we rose up the Leagues and a new stadium came out of it with 5 times the home crowds.

These fans who slate Sam, where were they before Sam’s days? as I knew every fan virtually that went home and away in person by face as the crowds were that low.

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When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Anyone who wants to buy the club would look straight at a £30 million wage bill and long contracts and walk away. Once the club has got the wages down to something approaching £18 -£20m - probably still a lot more than Hull - then there will be queue forming outside CCS - providing we're still a Championship club.

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

Spot on

I second that


Crowds of 4,000, team worth nothing , 4th Dividion and ground in a terrible state.

Where were the fans before Sam ?


Sam had time for every fan, a new feeling started and belief , seeing Fans wearing shirts all over Wales and the sleeping giant awoke after 40 years of NO one wanting to touch our club or really believe in us

Sale agreed in principle £30m paid in instalments with another £20m if get promoted no timetable for promotion though... sounds like being bought by someone with very little information on what he plans for club other than fly the Turkish flag ?

Sale agreed in principle £30m paid in instalments with another £20m if get promoted no timetable for promotion though... sounds like being bought by someone with very little information on what he plans for club other than fly the Turkish flag ?

Also ground owned by council and they will run a fit and proper owners test due to the leasing of ground... apparently SH failed this when tried to buy club as council had control of ground at the time and was not happy with the deal proposed ..

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

Spot on

I second that


Crowds of 4,000, team worth nothing , 4th Dividion and ground in a terrible state.

Where were the fans before Sam ?


Sam had time for every fan, a new feeling started and belief , seeing Fans wearing shirts all over Wales and the sleeping giant awoke after 40 years of NO one wanting to touch our club or really believe in us

Few can disagree with that (no doubt will try though)

My first game there were 17,000 in DIv 3, mid 70s.. remember Maidstone in '92 when 8k was considered a bumper.

We have never beaten Maidstone.. they scored 9 to our 1 over four matches, thats how bad it was..

When I say similar, there is a queue of the regulars on this board asking If 'Im going to buy the club' as we 'dont have a queue of suitors'

We could have been sold, but Tan put a stop to it because the potential owner was more popular than him.

Tan clings to power while he watches us fall and flounder as a club, and laughs at his customers.

Was popular with some certainly not me ... would you sell to a man suing you and with dodgy financial dealings at club previously? Taking over a club is not as simple as selling it to any 2nd hand car salesmen? ask ncastle fans amongst many fans how easy it is....plus others have regretted being sold as new owners worse than old ones.

Sam basically ran out of money and his dream came to an end abruptly.

Whatever your feeling of Sam you cannot take away the facts he took us at our low and nearly got us to the Premier. His football knowledge is far far far superior to what we have running us now. He has had 2 clubs and taken them from nowhere to somewhere so you can't put him in the car salesman bracket.

if what I am hearing his money worries are over then I would rather take him on with the risks than stick with this smiling assassin.

Spot on

I second that


Crowds of 4,000, team worth nothing , 4th Dividion and ground in a terrible state.

Where were the fans before Sam ?


Sam had time for every fan, a new feeling started and belief , seeing Fans wearing shirts all over Wales and the sleeping giant awoke after 40 years of NO one wanting to touch our club or really believe in us

All I can say is that with Sam at the helm, I really loved his enthusiasm for our club - I have never known any other owner/chairman to be on a level with the fans - Home and especially away from Home. Brill interaction with the boys (and Girls).

As others have said, always dreamed of us playing in the top flight one day but if I am totally honest it was a feeling of being let down by the RED saga as if it was not the Bluebirds at all.

To bring in an owner with such passion and enthusiasm again on a level of empathy with the fans like Sam Hammam had during his time would be so good. But I do admit, part of football today is all about "who has the biggest bank balance".

I just want some passion down the city and at least Sam Gave us that.

Well said Powys blue. Totally agree

This shows that there is a lot of support for Sam, something that a lot of posters don't want us to believe.

I hope Tan reads this board and see's who is popular and who is not. Who is enthusiastic even now about Cardiff City and who is not. Who knows how to run a football club and who doesn't. Who knows how to invest in its supporters and who doesn't.

If Tan loses his case against Sam, then I can see events that might, just might, lead to Sam's return.

If Sam had Tans money we would be in the premiership and stable in the premiership not at the top but mid table as he did love football.

Even when it started going wrong we went to the game after Black Friday Kav was going etc and I will never forget Sam came out at the front of ninian park not to see the press but to speak to us the City faithful people were shouting at him but he stood there and spoke to us all saying how sorry he was but he would do all his best to get the club back.

Whatever happened my son was a little kid then he loved Sam and I have to be honest some of the best times down the City was under Sam and because he came out to face the supporters I liked him more for that,

Now imagine Choo Dalman or Tann doing that oh no they will have a press conference and blame everyone else but themselves.

This shows that there is a lot of support for Sam, something that a lot of posters don't want us to believe.

I hope Tan reads this board and see's who is popular and who is not. Who is enthusiastic even now about Cardiff City and who is not. Who knows how to run a football club and who doesn't. Who knows how to invest in its supporters and who doesn't.

If Tan loses his case against Sam, then I can see events that might, just might, lead to Sam's return.

You still want a man who is suing ccfc here ? tan doesnt owe sam ccfc do .. nowt stranger than folk so they say..

This shows that there is a lot of support for Sam, something that a lot of posters don't want us to believe.

I hope Tan reads this board and see's who is popular and who is not. Who is enthusiastic even now about Cardiff City and who is not. Who knows how to run a football club and who doesn't. Who knows how to invest in its supporters and who doesn't.

If Tan loses his case against Sam, then I can see events that might, just might, lead to Sam's return.

I don't think anyone says Sam doesn't have a lot of 'support' on here (like him or not) but you do have to appreciate why some (certainly not including me) wouldn't want him back...

I feel sure even Sam himself would admit he made mistakes but if ever there was an owner that unified his club's fan base and drew in both crowds and publicity, it would be Sam...!

They say there's no such thing as 'bad' publicity and Sam milked it to his own and the club's advantage

Have him back?

Vincent Tan reportedly putting a 'block' on apart, why not?

With respect, Lee, the problem with posts from perennial anti-Tan-at-all-cost posters like yourself, is that there is no balancing of the good, bad and indifferent from both parties

Sam was no saint but (as I discussed this morning) but he was undoubtedly the best thing to happen to this club for many a year and almost pulled it off

Equally, Vincent Tan was (via TG) the man who was there for us after the event and no matter what his faults, you simply have to have an (even grudging) appreciation of that

For me, it would add substantial weight to your currently one-eyed views that sometimes make you out to be intransigent, which I know you are not

This shows that there is a lot of support for Sam, something that a lot of posters don't want us to believe.

I hope Tan reads this board and see's who is popular and who is not. Who is enthusiastic even now about Cardiff City and who is not. Who knows how to run a football club and who doesn't. Who knows how to invest in its supporters and who doesn't.

If Tan loses his case against Sam, then I can see events that might, just might, lead to Sam's return.

You still want a man who is suing ccfc here ? tan doesnt owe sam ccfc do .. nowt stranger than folk so they say..

Hmmmm..... do you not know me?