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[Hound]

He'd be a brave chap spending his time in China given the state of his businesses there.

Agreed. It sounds like he has probably made some very powerful enemies out there,

However, wouldn't put it past him doing a runner (or at least his assets doing a runner) to a country that isn't too worried about welcoming dodgy characters with iffy money.

He's already here mate

Indeed

Couhig stuff - broadly positive I think. Knows how to run a club.

[Stranded]

Agreed. It sounds like he has probably made some very powerful enemies out there,

However, wouldn't put it past him doing a runner (or at least his assets doing a runner) to a country that isn't too worried about welcoming dodgy characters with iffy money.

He's already here mate

Indeed

Couhig stuff - broadly positive I think. Knows how to run a club.

Also owned a successful AAA Minor League Baseball franchise before Wycombe - so does appear to know what he's doing.

[Crowbar6753]

I have no idea what's going on anymore, is Dai stalling or are Chiron stalling!! we really don't know, however, with another offer being put on the table and according to the report is a more substantial offer maybe this might just be the kick up the backside that Chiron need to get this deal completed.
Regarding any new owners, i'm sure they're all crooks in some way or another!! Maybe its time to use the German template and start having fan owned clubs or at least a fan led consortium who own 50% in the club to stop these crooks from ruining our clubs.

Which 1,000 rich Nobbers do you think could stump up £30,000 each for the purchase, followed by £10,000 each per annum to run the club ?

Hi Franchise,
tbh i haven't looked into how the whole system works, however, it seems to be slowly taking off and gaining some traction. Having lived in Germany for 5yrs i do understand that and i'm sure your also aware that the Germans are very good at what they do and you never know there might be something to it

[Orion1871]

If he can stabilise the club and then pass it on to someone decent with deeper pockets like he's seemingly done with Wycombe then it's a positive.

The only questions are what his methods will be to achieve that and what role the Saudis have. He's not exactly starting off on a positive footing with the fans either.

[Stranded]

If he can stabilise the club and then pass it on to someone decent with deeper pockets like he's seemingly done with Wycombe then it's a positive.

The only questions are what his methods will be to achieve that and what role the Saudis have. He's not exactly starting off on a positive footing with the fans either.

Most of the reaction was pantomime. Fans have short memories and if he comes in soon, stabilses the club and even helps get us back to the Championship, then it will all be forgotten very quickly.

[Snowflake Royal]

If he can stabilise the club and then pass it on to someone decent with deeper pockets like he's seemingly done with Wycombe then it's a positive.

The only questions are what his methods will be to achieve that and what role the Saudis have. He's not exactly starting off on a positive footing with the fans either.

Most of the reaction was pantomime. Fans have short memories and if he comes in soon, stabilses the club and even helps get us back to the Championship, then it will all be forgotten very quickly.

Most of the fans who gave out are the sort of idiots who were worshipping Dai a few years ago. So agree

[Forbury Lion]

I wonder if Wycombe were ever going to buy our training ground or if their ex-owner saw it as a way to get a foot in the door to buy the rest of Reading FC on the cheap after selling on Wycombe?

Maybe he was just impressed with the protests and thought, These fans are so passionate, I want a piece of that.

[RoyalBlue]

I have no idea what's going on anymore, is Dai stalling or are Chiron stalling!! we really don't know, however, with another offer being put on the table and according to the report is a more substantial offer maybe this might just be the kick up the backside that Chiron need to get this deal completed.
Regarding any new owners, i'm sure they're all crooks in some way or another!! Maybe its time to use the German template and start having fan owned clubs or at least a fan led consortium who own 50% in the club to stop these crooks from ruining our clubs.

Which 1,000 rich Nobbers do you think could stump up £30,000 each for the purchase, followed by £10,000 each per annum to run the club ?

Hi Franchise,
tbh i haven't looked into how the whole system works, however, it seems to be slowly taking off and gaining some traction. Having lived in Germany for 5yrs i do understand that and i'm sure your also aware that the Germans are very good at what they do and you never know there might be something to it

Isn't the massive difference that Germany hasn't allowed Sky and co to completely undermine the financial stability of their professional football pyramid? Consequently German football operates within a sensible and sustainable financial model?

[Franchise FC]

Which 1,000 rich Nobbers do you think could stump up £30,000 each for the purchase, followed by £10,000 each per annum to run the club ?

Hi Franchise,
tbh i haven't looked into how the whole system works, however, it seems to be slowly taking off and gaining some traction. Having lived in Germany for 5yrs i do understand that and i'm sure your also aware that the Germans are very good at what they do and you never know there might be something to it

Isn't the massive difference that Germany hasn't allowed Sky and co to completely undermine the financial stability of their professional football pyramid? Consequently German football operates within a sensible and sustainable financial model?

I think there’s a bit of the genie being out of the bottle
How many current owners are going to willingly give up half the value in their clubs ?
If they are to be paid out for it, then how is that to be funded ?

[Zammo]

I wonder if Wycombe were ever going to buy our training ground or if their ex-owner saw it as a way to get a foot in the door to buy the rest of Reading FC on the cheap after selling on Wycombe?

Maybe he was just impressed with the protests and thought, These fans are so passionate, I want a piece of that.

He got a handful of death threats on Twitter. Absolute lol if he came in and banned them for life

[Snowflake Royal]

I wonder if Wycombe were ever going to buy our training ground or if their ex-owner saw it as a way to get a foot in the door to buy the rest of Reading FC on the cheap after selling on Wycombe?

Maybe he was just impressed with the protests and thought, These fans are so passionate, I want a piece of that.

He got a handful of death threats on Twitter. Absolute lol if he came in and banned them for life

They already should be.

[RoyalBlue]

Hi Franchise,
tbh i haven't looked into how the whole system works, however, it seems to be slowly taking off and gaining some traction. Having lived in Germany for 5yrs i do understand that and i'm sure your also aware that the Germans are very good at what they do and you never know there might be something to it

Isn't the massive difference that Germany hasn't allowed Sky and co to completely undermine the financial stability of their professional football pyramid? Consequently German football operates within a sensible and sustainable financial model?

I think there’s a bit of the genie being out of the bottle
How many current owners are going to willingly give up half the value in their clubs ?
If they are to be paid out for it, then how is that to be funded ?

I think you are right. The only possible, but highly unlikely, scenario is that the FA finally wake up to the fact that their very raison d'être is to safeguard and promote our game at all levels and start to push the genie back into the bottle in terms of the undue influence that they have allowed Sky and the PL teams to exert over it.

[PieEater]

I wonder if Wycombe were ever going to buy our training ground or if their ex-owner saw it as a way to get a foot in the door to buy the rest of Reading FC on the cheap after selling on Wycombe?

Maybe he was just impressed with the protests and thought, These fans are so passionate, I want a piece of that.

He got a handful of death threats on Twitter. Absolute lol if he came in and banned them for life

They already should be.

Well Wycombe were clearly in the market for a new training ground having just switched their training base to Harlington. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... nn480vp1vo


Not sure what was wrong with the quite pleasant training ground on Marlow Road.

[Ascotexgunner]

He got a handful of death threats on Twitter. Absolute lol if he came in and banned them for life

They already should be.

Well Wycombe were clearly in the market for a new training ground having just switched their training base to Harlington. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... nn480vp1vo


Not sure what was wrong with the quite pleasant training ground on Marlow Road.

I did some glider training flying up at Booker, not being funny but used to fly over their training ground really low when coming in to land. Not ideal.

[Armadillo Roadkill]

Wycombe needed a new training ground. We needed cash. He offered to buy it and let us rent it. At the time, that looked like the only way to pay the bills and avoid another points deduction and almost certain relegation.

A combination of a minor technicality in the original planning permission and, to a very much lesser extent, the reaction from reading fans and media, and they pull out of the deal.

Hardly anything to complain about.

I'm very wary of being in hock to any Saudis, but if they just provide some of the cash and he's in charge, it's better than administration.

[Franchise FC]

Wycombe needed a new training ground. We needed cash. He offered to buy it and let us rent it. At the time, that looked like the only way to pay the bills and avoid another points deduction and almost certain relegation.

A combination of a minor technicality in the original planning permission and, to a very much lesser extent, the reaction from reading fans and media, and they pull out of the deal.

Hardly anything to complain about.

I'm very wary of being in hock to any Saudis, but if they just provide some of the cash and he's in charge, it's better than administration.

More or less wary than a Russian ?

[Silver Fox]

I wonder if Wycombe were ever going to buy our training ground or if their ex-owner saw it as a way to get a foot in the door to buy the rest of Reading FC on the cheap after selling on Wycombe?

Maybe he was just impressed with the protests and thought, These fans are so passionate, I want a piece of that.

He got a handful of death threats on Twitter. Absolute lol if he came in and banned them for life

They already should be.

Would that apply to anyone who's wished death on Dai?

[Orion1871]

He got a handful of death threats on Twitter. Absolute lol if he came in and banned them for life

They already should be.

Would that apply to anyone who's wished death on Dai?

Or sang "sell the club and f[u]ck off home"?

[Armadillo Roadkill]

Wycombe needed a new training ground. We needed cash. He offered to buy it and let us rent it. At the time, that looked like the only way to pay the bills and avoid another points deduction and almost certain relegation.

A combination of a minor technicality in the original planning permission and, to a very much lesser extent, the reaction from reading fans and media, and they pull out of the deal.

Hardly anything to complain about.

I'm very wary of being in hock to any Saudis, but if they just provide some of the cash and he's in charge, it's better than administration.

More or less wary than a Russian ?

I’d rather it wasn’t anyone from an autocratic state with medieval laws, corrupt public institutions, entrenched violence and systematic abuse of human rights.

Fan ownership >>> Western Europeans >>>> other OECD countries (as short-hand for democratic, developed countries with the rule of law) >>>> Stable democracies outside the OECD >>>>>>> Ian Royal >>>>>>>>>>>>> Russians >> murderous theocracies.

[WestYorksRoyal]

Wycombe needed a new training ground. We needed cash. He offered to buy it and let us rent it. At the time, that looked like the only way to pay the bills and avoid another points deduction and almost certain relegation.

A combination of a minor technicality in the original planning permission and, to a very much lesser extent, the reaction from reading fans and media, and they pull out of the deal.

Hardly anything to complain about.

I'm very wary of being in hock to any Saudis, but if they just provide some of the cash and he's in charge, it's better than administration.

More or less wary than a Russian ?

I’d rather it wasn’t anyone from an autocratic state with medieval laws, corrupt public institutions, entrenched violence and systematic abuse of human rights.

Fan ownership >>> Western Europeans >>>> other OECD countries (as short-hand for democratic, developed countries with the rule of law) >>>> Stable democracies outside the OECD >>>>>>> Ian Royal >>>>>>>>>>>>> Russians >> murderous theocracies.

I'd take a Saudi over a Russian.