Confimred new owners of Raeding Footbal Club

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Re: Buyout

by SPARTA » 16 Jun 2014 20:47

Who's Hamad bin Thamer bin Mohammed Al-Thani? Apparently part of the consortium.

Bollocks to signing these guys names. :shock:

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Re: Confimred new owners of Reading Football Club

by Dick Habbin's hairdo » 16 Jun 2014 20:51

There are several points of obfuscation in all this - no shit Sherlock:

1) Who, precisely, was the diminutive Thai having a five-a side kickaround with in mid-June to get so in a lather?

2) Who are the "Indian and Malaysian" billionaires that are part of the consortium?

3) Why was the midget ladyboy given authority to negotiate on their behalf?

4) Who is the brother of Manoj Prasad, the Dubai based "boutique investment banker", who - allegedly - negotiated the deal?

5) What is his role and link to the "consortium"?

6) Did the Man Citeh geezer chappy who brought in Abu Dhabi Investment Lots Of Wonga (you can buy class but you can't buy history) United, actually have any role in brokering the "deal"? If so, what was it?

Those are the questions I would ask if I was CW (or even Johnny Poostick.) Apart from the obvious, 1) how much liquidity do you have access to today and b) how much have you committed to RFC.

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Re: Buyout

by maffff » 16 Jun 2014 20:51

Some guy on Twitter - new member, egg, so take with a pinch of salt

(@HuangKad)

- Owner announcement tomorrow, few issues all sorted now

- proving funds harder than expected

- press conference here in Thailand called for 2pm (ICT)

- Bunditkitsada, Peter Lim main two investors, more arrive in UK tomorrow, football league want to meet them

- 5 involved, Bunditkitsada, Lim, Hamad bin Thamer bin Mohammed Al-Thani 2 unnamed more tomorrow

- owners met Nigel, main targets in place, bids already in, training site paid, first thing owners did. academy important too.




No idea if there's anything in that.

If true on Lim, he owns about 70% of Valencia so bear in mind rulings on European competition if we ever made it there. Otherwise owning two clubs wouldn't be a conflict of interest.

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Re: Buyout

by paultheroyal » 16 Jun 2014 20:53

SPARTA Who's Hamad bin Thamer bin Mohammed Al-Thani? Apparently part of the consortium.

Bollocks to signing these guys names. :shock:


Just found Spaceys other username!

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Re: Buyout

by maffff » 16 Jun 2014 20:54

Al-Thani is director general of Al Jazeera. worth around £3.5bn


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Re: Buyout

by ZacNaloen » 16 Jun 2014 20:54

Hamad Bin thamer is qatari royal family. Owns al jazeeea and worth 3.5 billion.

I really will believe it when I see it

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Re: Buyout

by SPARTA » 16 Jun 2014 20:55

Well we'll see then, but it reads as you'd expect things to be. The Football League would want to meet them all. Fricking hell we could be loaded.

Too good to be true... Not having any of this. :|

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Re: Buyout

by USA_Loyal_Royal » 16 Jun 2014 20:55

proving funds harder than expected


oh god not again. i hope thats not true.

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Re: Buyout

by ZacNaloen » 16 Jun 2014 20:57

Lol Yeh warning signs indeed


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Re: Buyout

by maffff » 16 Jun 2014 20:58

There's more

- no idea who targets are. Manager has full backing. DOF gone.

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Re: Buyout

by maffff » 16 Jun 2014 20:59

I'm not buying this myself. Just intrigued to what they say.

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Re: Buyout

by ZacNaloen » 16 Jun 2014 21:03

I've been trying to work out the Pun in the name

Sod it I'll ask him directly how he knows :lol:
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Re: Buyout

by SPARTA » 16 Jun 2014 21:05

maffff There's more

- no idea who targets are. Manager has full backing. DOF gone.


No more Hammond. Can't say I'd be disappointed with that. Adkins was skeptical about having a DoF when he came here. I guess we'll see tomorrow if this all comes off.


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Re: Buyout

by Ian Royal » 16 Jun 2014 21:07

funds hard to prove and getting rid of Hammond. Believe it when I see then, and less enthused.

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Re: Buyout

by akranes » 16 Jun 2014 21:11

We're doomed :(

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Re: Buyout

by maffff » 16 Jun 2014 21:12

He said a 2pm announcement (ICT). Worth bearing in mind it's 3am there in Bangkok now (so why would they be online tweeting?) and that would be an 8am GMT announcement. Never known the club to announce anything that early. That bit seems suspect for a start.

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Re: Confimred new owners of Reading Football Club

by Sir Dodger Royal » 16 Jun 2014 21:15

Peter Lim is part of the Thai Consortium. He has recently acquired Valencia. He has Bags of Moneyyyyyy Real Facts.

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Re: Buyout

by ZacNaloen » 16 Jun 2014 21:15

It's just in time for the Andrew Peach show though!

He also said Press Conference here, his location says Bangkok so that'll be an annoucement in Thai, in Thailand. Doubt that'll coincide with anything from the club.
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Re: Buyout

by SydenhamRoyal » 16 Jun 2014 21:16

ZacNaloen It's just in time for the Andrew Peach show though!


So their media savvy too :lol:

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Re: Confimred new owners of Reading Football Club

by AthleticoSpizz » 16 Jun 2014 21:18

Happy days then?, welcome back Dodge

Was thinking of you in the MIA thread elsewhere

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