Who should our next chairman be?

[Finch]

As we are the world's most wanted club, here is a list of the top 20 richest people/families in the world, all of whom would be willing to take on the club. So who's your choice?

Personally, I think we should get Abramaovich, he's proven he splashes the cash.




Slim, CarlosCarlos Slim and family $74.0 billion 71 Mexico Mexico Mexico Telmex, América Móvil, Grupo Carso
Gates, BillBill Gates $56.0 billion 55 United States United States United States Microsoft
Buffett, WarrenWarren Buffett $50.0 billion 80 United States United States United States Berkshire Hathaway
Arnault, BernardBernard Arnault $41.0 billion 62 France France France LVMH Moët Hennessy • Louis Vuitton
Ellison, LawrenceLawrence Ellison $39.5 billion 66 United States United States United States Oracle Corporation
Mittal, LakshmiLakshmi Mittal $31.1 billion 60 India India United Kingdom Arcelor Mittal
Ortega, AmancioAmancio Ortega $31.0 billion 74 Spain Spain Spain Inditex Group
Batista, EikeEike Batista $30.0 billion 53 Brazil Brazil Brazil EBX Group
Ambani, MukeshMukesh Ambani $27.0 billion 53 Yemen India India Reliance Industries
Walton, ChristyChristy Walton $26.5 billion 55 United States United States United States Walmart
Ka-shing, LiLi Ka-shing $26.0 billion 82 China Hong Kong Hong Kong Cheung Kong Holdings
Albrecht, KarlKarl Albrecht $25.5 billion 91 Germany Germany Germany Aldi Süd
Persson, StefanStefan Persson $24.5 billion 63 Sweden Sweden Sweden Hennes & Mauritz
Lisin, VladimirVladimir Lisin $24.0 billion 54 Russia Russia Russia Novolipetsk Steel
Bettencourt, LilianeLiliane Bettencourt $23.5 billion 88 France France France L'Oréal
Sheldon Adelson $23.3 billion 77 United States United States United States Las Vegas Sands
David Thomson and family $23 billion 53 Canada Canada Canada Thomson Reuters
Charles G. Koch $22 billion 75 United States United States United States Koch Industries
David H. Koch $22 billion 71 United States United States United States Koch Industries
Jim Walton $21.3 billion 63 United States United States United States Walmart

[Arch]

I'm backing Warren.

[postwhisperer]

I want the Koch brothers

[DOYLERSAROYALER]

someone whose a billionaire and has deep pockets ...preferably not into cloth cutting and making coats

[Simon's Church]

I like Li LI Ka-Ching

The fact we don't already have him shows a blatant lack of ambition.

[oldebiscuit]

I think we should invite Madonna. Just think of all the young players she could bang, and when she gets bored of the same old routine (and she always does), she could go out and spend millions on bringing in new cock, sorry, new players to the club.

[rfc2001]

Bill Gates

He gives loads of money to charity so he may as well give loads to Reading FC.

We can be sponsored by Microsoft and play at the Microsoft Stadium

That would be cool

[Ian Royal]

I think we should invite Madonna. Just think of all the young players she could bang, and when she gets bored of the same old routine (and she always does), she could go out and spend millions on bringing in new cock, sorry, new players to the club.

She'd be good at spotting young African talent and bringing it over too.

[rfc2001]

We need a super rich Dave Whelan type character!!! Basically impossible!!

[RoyalBlue]

We need a super rich Dave Whelan type character!!! Basically impossible!!

The real saviour of RFC (Roger Smee) initially fitted that description well. Sadly his other businesses started to go tits up and he had to sell up.

[Gordons Cumming]

I'm backing Warren.

Does he live in Berkshire?

[Northern Git]

I would love Steve Jobs from Apple, I know he is only worth a mere $8.3 billion, but our shirts would would sell by the tens of thousands worldwide to all the Apple geeks out there

As he is also the largest shareholder in Disney ($4.4 billion worth of shares) it would also fit in well with the idea that some have that we are a Mickey Mouse club

[Royals-lad14]

Huidsa odawfsokdfalkj, quality chairman.

[paultheroyal]

Chris Tarrant!!!!

[Royal Lady]

I would love Steve Jobs from Apple, I know he is only worth a mere $8.3 billion, but our shirts would would sell by the tens of thousands worldwide to all the Apple geeks out there

As he is also the largest shareholder in Disney ($4.4 billion worth of shares) it would also fit in well with the idea that some have that we are a Mickey Mouse club

I thought Steve Jobs had terminal cancer?

If I had a choice, I'd rather we had someone who actually liked and understood football - having someone who will just plough cash into the club hoping to take us straight to the Prem would be a disaster. They'd soon get bored of us, esp if we didn't go up. Plus having a multi billionaire for whom money was no object would take away the "excitement" about whether we are signing anyone in a transfer window and how good they might be. I don't want to be like Chelsea or Man City.

[FiNeRaIn]

I know for a fact its going to be Duncan Bannatyne - you heard it here first.

[AthleticoSpizz]

You, Deborah Meaden and the new dark haired lady on Dragons Den would do a job...I'm sure

[FiNeRaIn]

You, Deborah Meaden and the new dark haired lady on Dragons Den would do a job...I'm sure

I would actually be a really good chairman. Unfortunately I am not in a financial position to launch a viable takeover.

[AthleticoSpizz]

imagine the bedfellows tho'

no time for sleeping partners with them two

[Ian Royal]

Only Peter Jones from Dragon's Den has a big enough wedge. I'm sure the rest don't have significantly more than Madejski, some have significantly less iirc.