Anyone For Chinese?

[From Despair To Where?]

So, Birmingham's new Chinese owners have sacked Gary Rowett despite a very good record in the division this season.

Anyone else concerned?

I'm slightly more concerned that, despite having a reported nett worth of £2.2b, the sister has chosen to live in Croydon for the last 15 years.

[Oilroyal]

So, Birmingham's new Chinese owners have sacked Gary Rowett despite a very good record in the division this season.

Anyone else concerned?

I'm slightly more concerned that, despite having a reported nett worth of £2.2b, the sister has chosen to live in Croydon for the last 15 years.

Too much to be concerned with. Rowett losing his Job. Jaap being so good in this division. A potential female billionaire co Chinese owner with a CR post code. I think I'll just watch Xfactor on catch up and hope for the best

[George_]

Daily Mail picking up on the story now:

The great Chinese takeover of English football is set to gather pace, with Championship side Reading becoming the latest club to be bought by the Far East purchasers, who are fast becoming the biggest spenders in the English game.
Chinese brother and sister Dai Yongge and Dai Xiu Li, whose £130million bid to buy Hull City collapsed last summer because the buying process failed to satisfy the Premier League, have made an offer for Reading that is now being examined by the Football League.
Under the proposed deal, the current Thai owners, who bought the club from Sir John Madejski in 2014, would keep a minority stake as well as land around the stadium and its hotel.

The Dais have a Hong Kong property empire and own Chinese club Beijing Renhe, who were relegated from the Super League last season.
Advisor Pairoj Piempongsant, who brokered the deal when the Thais took charge, is involved again and has been appointed as a director. Agents with an interest in potential transfers involving Reading have been told to hold fire because of the imminent change of ownership

[maffff]

Agents with an interest in potential transfers involving Reading have been told to hold fire because of the imminent change of ownership

The interesting bit. I'm assuming this is more related to possible outgoings (Williams/GMac?)

[One8Seven1*]

I saw that, but then also saw a quote from Stam saying we are working hard behind the scenes to get people in; so I'd take no notice of talks being put on hold. The club wont risk losing the transfer window just because the ownership situation is likely to to change. It just perhaps creates uncertainty as to what we can and can't afford.

[Stranded]

I saw that, but then also saw a quote from Stam saying we are working hard behind the scenes to get people in; so I'd take no notice of talks being put on hold. The club wont risk losing the transfer window just because the ownership situation is likely to to change. It just perhaps creates uncertainty as to what we can and can't afford.

Club will progress deals based on current budget. Depending on where these are, these can easily be dropped if more money is suddenly avaialble so that a "higher" level of transfer is suddenly possible.

[gazzer, loyal royal]

you would also expect the new owners to have already told Stam what his budget is if the deal goes through, and he can identify players for both budgets depending on whether the take over happens or not.

[One8Seven1*]

I saw that, but then also saw a quote from Stam saying we are working hard behind the scenes to get people in; so I'd take no notice of talks being put on hold. The club wont risk losing the transfer window just because the ownership situation is likely to to change. It just perhaps creates uncertainty as to what we can and can't afford.

Club will progress deals based on current budget. Depending on where these are, these can easily be dropped if more money is suddenly avaialble so that a "higher" level of transfer is suddenly possible.

Well you say that, then a usually very credible source tells us we've just bid £9m for Scott Hogan. He's not often wrong, but I'll believe it when I see it.

[Pepe the Horseman]

I saw that, but then also saw a quote from Stam saying we are working hard behind the scenes to get people in; so I'd take no notice of talks being put on hold. The club wont risk losing the transfer window just because the ownership situation is likely to to change. It just perhaps creates uncertainty as to what we can and can't afford.

Club will progress deals based on current budget. Depending on where these are, these can easily be dropped if more money is suddenly avaialble so that a "higher" level of transfer is suddenly possible.

Well you say that, then a usually very credible source tells us we've just bid £9m for Scott Hogan. He's not often wrong, but I'll believe it when I see it.

He hasn't said we've bid for Hogan. He said there's definite interest.

[One8Seven1*]

Nicko says we've bid, and he's usually spot on. He was also all over Stam coming here before it broke elsewhere.

[Pepe the Horseman]

Ah, fair enough, thought you were talking about Chaz.

[Sutekh]

Bidding £9m for a player would seem to indicate that this takeover is imminent. Going to be an immensely interesting January methinks.

[leon]

Ah, fair enough, thought you were talking about Chaz.

No he said Nicko, you dingbat

[One8Seven1*]

Bidding £9m for a player would seem to indicate that this takeover is imminent. Going to be an immensely interesting January methinks.

The £9m figure is way off apparently, but a bid is in and as of yesterday we were the only bid on the table according to Nicko.

This lad has had two bad injuries on the same knee and mustered around 30 starts outside of League 2. Anything over £3m is a big risk IMO.

[Royalwaster]

Bidding £9m for a player would seem to indicate that this takeover is imminent. Going to be an immensely interesting January methinks.

The £9m figure is way off apparently, but a bid is in and as of yesterday we were the only bid on the table according to Nicko.

This lad has had two bad injuries on the same knee and mustered around 30 starts outside of League 2. Anything over £3m is a big risk IMO.

Anything around £3mill is no risk as they'll tell us to fuk off.

[Woodcote Royal]

And quite rightly based on £5m we got for Tishibola who had been injured for most of the previous season

[maffff]

Last night I learned that there were a few bidders interested in us.

One of the unsuccessful ones was China Land Fortune Development - Owners of Hebei FC.

Samuelson was behind it. He just won't give up on us.

[Big Ern]

The implication being that all Chinese people are equally irrational

A great bunch of lads

I wouldn't quite know about that type of thing .

[RG30]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4060130/Reading-Portsmouth-money-troubles-persist-Championship-side.html

[Big Ern]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4060130/Reading-Portsmouth-money-troubles-persist-Championship-side.html

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