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what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:16 am

go on, admit it. When Tan bought the club, you expected him to foot the bill to bring good times on the pitch. Promotion aside, the success requisite which is expected of a billionaire owner did not happen.

here's an idea, Tan gets his hand in his pocket and pays for the all the incompetencies while being the custodian on this famous institution?

So now it's apparent there is no benefit whatsoever to having a billionaire owner at the club, as we will be run like any other club that does not have any financial muscle. Moreover, all player sales will go towards paying him back. You just could never of imagined this scenario could you when billy big bucks 'saved' the club.

I'm not understanding the excitement in having a club budget that's within the clubs' income streams when there is a billionaire owner at the helm, what a disappointment.

Good day.

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:22 am

Financial fair play as fecked the old principle up, there will not be another Chelsea or Man City with and immediate upturn in fortunes again...........

Even if Tan wanted to throw money at us he can't..........

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:27 am

Bluebina wrote:Financial fair play as fecked the old principle up, there will not be another Chelsea or Man City with and immediate upturn in fortunes again...........

Even if Tan wanted to throw money at us he can't..........


agree with that :thumbup: FFP is another scam from FIFA. Protects the top clubs in Europe to stay permanently at the top, playing the same clubs every year in the CL

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:29 am

If the club has spanked > 100 mil in 2-3 years, why didn't the club get in trouble with FFP?

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 9:39 am

from the Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 73381.html

The UEFA regime demands that clubs become gradually more frugal, with each side entering the governing body’s competitions allowed aggregate losses of only 30m euro (£21.8m) in the seasons 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 rather than the aggregate 45m (£32.7m) for 2013/2014 and 2014/15.

Tan is allowed to put in £21.8 mil next season. Very interesting to know :bluescarf: :bluescarf:

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:04 am

so come on, why is everyone so excited that Tan is planning to make profit annually from the club?

What a dissapointment

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:22 am

Is anyone excited? People say tans intentions are to make us self financing, but fans being excited at prospect not really! As for billionaire owner very hit and miss as to what happens! abramivich and man city owners exception not the norm. :o

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:25 am

pembroke allan wrote:Is anyone excited? People say tans intentions are to make us self financing, but fans being excited at prospect not really! As for billionaire owner very hit and miss as to what happens! abramivich and man city owners exception not the norm. :o


Very true Allan, I think I was pushing the boat out to use the term 'excited' :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Wed Mar 25, 2015 10:32 am

come on Tan, pay-up on the money you spanked from one of your many accounts. Don't be as tight as a Nun's chuff :bluescarf: :bluescarf:

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:38 pm

ThomasC wrote:go on, admit it. When Tan bought the club, you expected him to foot the bill to bring good times on the pitch. Promotion aside, the success requisite which is expected of a billionaire owner did not happen.

here's an idea, Tan gets his hand in his pocket and pays for the all the incompetencies while being the custodian on this famous institution?

So now it's apparent there is no benefit whatsoever to having a billionaire owner at the club, as we will be run like any other club that does not have any financial muscle. Moreover, all player sales will go towards paying him back. You just could never of imagined this scenario could you when billy big bucks 'saved' the club.

I'm not understanding the excitement in having a club budget that's within the clubs' income streams when there is a billionaire owner at the helm, what a disappointment.

Good day.


We had him doing that but the price was the rebrand. We wanted blue back ergo we aren't getting a billionaire subsidising us any longer.

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Thu Mar 26, 2015 4:49 pm

maccydee wrote:
ThomasC wrote:go on, admit it. When Tan bought the club, you expected him to foot the bill to bring good times on the pitch. Promotion aside, the success requisite which is expected of a billionaire owner did not happen.

here's an idea, Tan gets his hand in his pocket and pays for the all the incompetencies while being the custodian on this famous institution?

So now it's apparent there is no benefit whatsoever to having a billionaire owner at the club, as we will be run like any other club that does not have any financial muscle. Moreover, all player sales will go towards paying him back. You just could never of imagined this scenario could you when billy big bucks 'saved' the club.

I'm not understanding the excitement in having a club budget that's within the clubs' income streams when there is a billionaire owner at the helm, what a disappointment.

Good day.


We had him doing that but the price was the rebrand. We wanted blue back ergo we aren't getting a billionaire subsidising us any longer.


that's an interesting angle, that kind of spitefulness I cannot rule out as being a legitimate reason why the change in direction was made mid-season. Getting the club back was the main priority though, wouldn't trade that for his money

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:00 pm

ThomasC wrote:
maccydee wrote:
ThomasC wrote:go on, admit it. When Tan bought the club, you expected him to foot the bill to bring good times on the pitch. Promotion aside, the success requisite which is expected of a billionaire owner did not happen.

here's an idea, Tan gets his hand in his pocket and pays for the all the incompetencies while being the custodian on this famous institution?

So now it's apparent there is no benefit whatsoever to having a billionaire owner at the club, as we will be run like any other club that does not have any financial muscle. Moreover, all player sales will go towards paying him back. You just could never of imagined this scenario could you when billy big bucks 'saved' the club.

I'm not understanding the excitement in having a club budget that's within the clubs' income streams when there is a billionaire owner at the helm, what a disappointment.

Good day.


We had him doing that but the price was the rebrand. We wanted blue back ergo we aren't getting a billionaire subsidising us any longer.


that's an interesting angle, that kind of spitefulness I cannot rule out as being a legitimate reason why the change in direction was made mid-season. Getting the club back was the main priority though, wouldn't trade that for his money


I'm not saying Tan is being spiteful. If he was he could bankrupt us and close us and it wouldn't make a dent in his fortune. He is trying to make us self sufficient. Something I think is a good thing.

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:17 pm

maccydee wrote:
ThomasC wrote:
maccydee wrote:
ThomasC wrote:go on, admit it. When Tan bought the club, you expected him to foot the bill to bring good times on the pitch. Promotion aside, the success requisite which is expected of a billionaire owner did not happen.

here's an idea, Tan gets his hand in his pocket and pays for the all the incompetencies while being the custodian on this famous institution?

So now it's apparent there is no benefit whatsoever to having a billionaire owner at the club, as we will be run like any other club that does not have any financial muscle. Moreover, all player sales will go towards paying him back. You just could never of imagined this scenario could you when billy big bucks 'saved' the club.

I'm not understanding the excitement in having a club budget that's within the clubs' income streams when there is a billionaire owner at the helm, what a disappointment.

Good day.


We had him doing that but the price was the rebrand. We wanted blue back ergo we aren't getting a billionaire subsidising us any longer.


that's an interesting angle, that kind of spitefulness I cannot rule out as being a legitimate reason why the change in direction was made mid-season. Getting the club back was the main priority though, wouldn't trade that for his money


I'm not saying Tan is being spiteful. If he was he could bankrupt us and close us and it wouldn't make a dent in his fortune. He is trying to make us self sufficient. Something I think is a good thing.


The only positive I can see from this is if Tan reveals his intentions. If he says he is asset stripping to get back his money and sell the club, that will be good news. I don't know if I can last a prolonged Tan Dynasty, he's got about 11 kids ffs :ayatollah: :ayatollah:

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Thu Mar 26, 2015 6:21 pm

Someone could wipe the debt out tomorrow but this club could never be self sufficient.

Re: what did you expect from a Billionaire owner?

Thu Mar 26, 2015 9:55 pm

ThomasC wrote:
pembroke allan wrote:Is anyone excited? People say tans intentions are to make us self financing, but fans being excited at prospect not really! As for billionaire owner very hit and miss as to what happens! abramivich and man city owners exception not the norm. :o


Very true Allan, I think I was pushing the boat out to use the term 'excited' :ayatollah: :ayatollah:



Just a bit! But i think there is a strategy other than cost cutting by tan? Maybe hes starting over from beginning get us self sufficient as much as possible then try again for premier but without spending fortune, after all many clubs have done it before!
and with even more money after next season he would be mad not to try again :thumbup:
unless of course he is doing it with plan to sell us? :laughing6: :o