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Reiver said:
I've just been talking to my friend, Fabrizio Tonna, who's now back home in Lugano. He's very well connected in the States, UK, Russia, France, etc but has zero interest in football so lots of stuff bypasses him. But since all this kicked off he's tried to pay attention 'cos he likes me, loves a bit of intrigue and because other wealthy people are involved. It's a shame @Grumpy Old Man wasn't talking to him because a lot of the terminology is double Dutch to me and I know little about the big European clubs tbh.

Anyway, this appears to be the gist of what he's saying. He keeps banging on about PSG who were like Chelsea before Abramovic arrived. It appears Qatar wanted PSG for many other reasons than a love of football. It's actually to do with religious uncertainty, oil running out, etc. So they want other income, bolt holes and favourable influence in Europe.

He reckons our new overlords are keeping an eye on Brexit, our dependency on the States, the increased interest in football there and the effect Netflix has had. He doesn't know what involvement Dell has in broadcasting but says he wouldn't be surprised in they don't creep into TV rights for games over there.

He believes they'll appoint a club ambassador to pull everything together but that last bit is a guess from him, he's a smart fella so he might be right.

And that's it. If I wanted to make it all look more coherent and embellish it I could do but that's just a few snippets, I managed to glean, from an hour long conversation with someone who''s quite excitable, rambling and speaks in a heavy Italian accent. So, that's absolutely everything I can say .... please either take it or leave it but don't harangue me for meanings or details, that's really all I have.
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There has to be something behind it, as i can't see it being just to make a few quid on our worth as a club. These lads are too big to personally get involved for the amounts it would make them . It must have a bigger picture going forward, like the things you mentioned.
 
Reiver said:
I've just been talking to my friend, Fabrizio Tonna, who's now back home in Lugano. He's very well connected in the States, UK, Russia, France, etc but has zero interest in football so lots of stuff bypasses him. But since all this kicked off he's tried to pay attention 'cos he likes me, loves a bit of intrigue and because other wealthy people are involved. It's a shame @Grumpy Old Man wasn't talking to him because a lot of the terminology is double Dutch to me and I know little about the big European clubs tbh.

Anyway, this appears to be the gist of what he's saying. He keeps banging on about PSG who were like Chelsea before Abramovic arrived. It appears Qatar wanted PSG for many other reasons than a love of football. It's actually to do with religious uncertainty, oil running out, etc. So they want other income, bolt holes and favourable influence in Europe.

He reckons our new overlords are keeping an eye on Brexit, our increased dependency on the States, the increased interest in football there and the effect Netflix has had. He doesn't know what involvement Dell has in broadcasting but says he wouldn't be surprised in they don't creep into TV rights for games over there.

He believes they'll appoint a club ambassador to pull everything together but that last bit is a guess from him, he's a smart fella so he might be right.

And that's it. If I wanted to make it all look more coherent and embellish it I could do but that's just a few snippets, I managed to glean, from an hour long conversation with someone who''s quite excitable, rambling and speaks in a heavy Italian accent. So, that's absolutely everything I can say .... please either take it or leave it but don't harangue me for meanings or details, that's really all I have.
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Thank you Riv. Riveting stuff. I hope this thread gets a mention on series 3 or 4 of STID on Netflix.
 
nandos sonic sauce said:
There has to be something behind it, as i can't see it being just to make a few quid on our worth as a club. These lads are too big to personally get involved for the amounts it would make them . It must have a bigger picture going forward, like the things you mentioned.
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Aye you'd think so. Hopefully the club doing well in the top flight is a vital component to making the rest of it work, then we'll be in a good place!
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
Aye you'd think so. Hopefully the club doing well in the top flight is a vital component to making the rest of it work, then we'll be in a good place!
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I think it would have to be. Financially it’s the only place to be (unless you’re involved in European competition.)

Even just getting back up there with an actual strategy would be a massive achievement!
 
nandos sonic sauce said:
There has to be something behind it, as i can't see it being just to make a few quid on our worth as a club. These lads are too big to personally get involved for the amounts it would make them . It must have a bigger picture going forward, like the things you mentioned.
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That appears to be the case mate.

It's not for the love of ex-industrial towns, a pier you can fish off or the quaint clientele in Jamesons :lol:
 
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