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Sundered Land said:
The Sun and Ronnie Gill full of it stating this multi billionaire ‘bint’ was there on sunday to talk with Ashley about buy out?
Is it shit or real?
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She is fund manager not a multi billionnaire per se. Massively different.

Whoever buys them out is going to have to sink nearly half a billion to get ashley to walk and make the team top 10.
They still won't be within cooee of arsenal, liverpool or spurs never mind city, united or chelsea.
Don't see it personally
 
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Confucius said:
Don't be so sackless you f***ing child. I don't have to prove anything. You came across as bitter and obsessed, hence you since changed your tune and claimed it was a joke. Why do that? You wanted people to think that way, you got what you deserved. Why backtrack then when people accused you. You also claim you will cry a little more when they can point and laugh at you more because they may be taken over. You claim that Sunderland supporters would shit their pants if it happened, go on prove it. The point still is, you appear more worried about them being bought out than the entire shit show that we are at the moment. I don't have to apologise, I don't have to prove that you are obsessed, it's an opinion based on your title and follow posts. Now people are getting bored and we are going around in circles. If it happens you can hide in your corner so those nasty mags can't take the piss. Me? Well I'll be too busy worrying about our state of affairs and where we will end up.
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OK, let's walk through the thread slowly. Hopefully you'll get it.

I posted the George's comments, without comment, other than the title, When It Rains, It Pours. The title was bit of melodrama on my behalf, my oft-said 'tongue in cheek' humour, because CLEARLY it was nowhere near a deal, never mind a done deal. It was just someone there. Even George said "That’s a million, billion, trillion miles away from anything resembling a deal being done, of course".

The chances of anything happening are very far off. I know that. But I'm pointing out that it would be just our luck when things are going bad with us - when we're desperately seeking a new owner - for them to get one. Or, when it rains, it pours.

That's it. That's the thread. The end.

There's nothing to 'backtrack' from, because that was - and is - the point of the thread right there.

Now, as the conversation moved on, references to them becoming "like City' were made. And let's make this clear (and read the thread, it says that) - I wasn't talking about just a takeover now, as someone pointed out, takeover's go wrong, but if the club had a 'City-like takeover'. And I truly believe that, should that (almost impossible) thing happen, that it would be bad for Sunderland fans. It would. It would be tragic. And I would be gutted, and Sunderland fans would shit their pants.

Would all of them? Maybe not - as, you're at pains to point out, you're so caught up in our shit storm, you wouldn't notice if our bitter rivals suddenly become one of the richest clubs in the world. I guess that's subjective - I can't tell you how to feel. I can't speak for all Sunderland fans.

What I can do, is ask you to backup a direct comment you made to me. "You're obsessed with them". For posting ONE thread. And you can't. And all the whataboutery in the world, other people said this, he said it first, etc etc doesn't change it.

You directly said it to me - I said prove it, or apologise.

You keep going and going, but not once will you admit someone posting ONE thread on any subject doesn't make them obsessed. Look how much time you've spent dancing round on this thread with me - are you obsessed with me? Are you? You are, aren't you?

No, of course not.

So, either prove I'm obsessed, or admit that you were wrong, or just fuck off, don't reply, I'm bored with this now.
 
There's clearly something in it, but it seems no more than a possible interest just now.
 
Helmerroids said:
£400 million! I'd be disappointed if we haven't been in touch to say psst, pop down the road and see what you can get for a quarter of that price..
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A company that loses around £30m a year that has no immediate prospect of returning to the level which would best generate a profitable revenue stream? Where do they sign up?
 
Interesting piece on it here. Although one factual error - they don't own the ground.

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Sima said:
A company that loses around £30m a year that has no immediate prospect of returning to the level which would best generate a profitable revenue stream? Where do they sign up?
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If there's a £300m difference in the sale price they could easily accommodate a couple of years of £30m losses (assuming that figure is accurate going forward), invest in the team to get promotion and still save a couple of hundred million.
 
Helmerroids said:
If there's a £300m difference in the sale price they could easily accommodate a couple of years of £30m losses (assuming that figure is accurate going forward), invest in the team to get promotion and still save a couple of hundred million.
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How much would they have to put in to get themselves on level with where Newcastle are if they were to buy Sunderland? Is the price definitely £100m?

Might as well buy Shields if that's your logic. Or even cheaper, the Dog and Duck.
 
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The Great MES said:
It looks like the usual suspects (Edwards and Caulkin) are adding 2+2 and coming up with about 27
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No they're not. Caulkin has done nothing but point out she was there. And it's worth noting her presence - she's got a history of being involved in these things. She was a key part of the Sheikh Mansour City deal.
 
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