Tony Adams Fronted Takeover

[Pat McMahon]

Not sure I'm particularly keen on the idea of the Chinese taking over either to be honest.

We would probably have to change the club crest to a dragon......

I have spoken to people in China and they have heard nowt about this rumour, though they point out that unless it were Man U or Liverpool it wouldn't be really high profile news anyway.

[fbriai]

So, theoretically, if I contact Bank of America Merrill Lynch, or whatever they are called, and tell them I'm interested in buying the club and am drumming up funds, then come back on here and start asking you all for a whip round, there will be a few articles in the rags saying that there is some interest from a mysterious Italian-based investor?

[martin o`who??]

No,NoNo FuckingwellNOOOO!!!!

[fbriai]

I'll take that as a 'no', then.

[martin o`who??]

On a serious note, as a club we have to move on from RL, and probably have little say on who buys us, while the injection of new money (hopefully) is welcome, the make up of this bid - if it exists - worries me, i can see Adams meddling in team affairs and Sherwood, understandably, taking issue with it. Gentlemen and ladies, enjoy these precious moments of stability because this could wreck everything.

[PaulWinch again]

To be honest why would anybody with sufficient money to buy a Premier League club want to have him as the front man?

That's what I don't get. He's always struck me as being thick as pigshit.

The credentials of the group look reasonably impressive, until Adams is mentioned, wherein all credibility goes up in smoke.  He's failed as a manager and spouts a constant stream of self promoting garbage.  There's two good reasons why he's been struggling to get  back into football and it's hard to believe that a serious group of money men would shoot themselves in the foot by associating themselves with such a ridiculous figure.  Having said that, the last time I thought a rumour was far too ridiculous to give any credence to was the one about Lerner wanting TSM as manager....   

I think the most worrying credential is the lack of obvious funding. Edit - Other than the wisdom of wanting Tony Adams involved of course. 

[olaftab]

I am setting up a consortium and have appointed Merchant Brothers, the well known takeover specialists in Corporate Banking to raise funds. We have reasonable  self funded equity and  aim is to raise the balance of £159,999,990 through Merchant Brothers. Can't see any problem is completing the purchase any day soon.

[Dr Butler]

I am setting up a consortium and have appointed Merchant Brothers, the well known takeover specialists in Corporate Banking to raise funds. We have reasonable  self funded equity and  aim is to raise the balance of £159,999,990 through Merchant Brothers. Can't see any problem is completing the purchase any day soon.

I'd help mate, but I've just renewed my season ticket and I need to buy a ticket, a foam finger and a half and half scarf for the FA Cup final....

good luck though

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[Rudy Can't Fail]

The self proclaimed Modfather 'Mr Football' Smith I think was acting CEO at Chelsea whilst Kenyon had his gardening leave from the Plastics. The fact that he never managed to get himself a contract says everything you need to know. He then tried to take Chelsea to court after the sacked him and despite claiming millions in compensation, he walked away with a bag of magic beans.

Maybe Randy is going to try a similar trick and take £150m off Smith and then tell him to do one. That would certainly give us a healthy transfer budget for the summer.

[Tokyo Sexwhale]

Tony Adams must be involved just to generate publicity/interest - I'd doubt Paul Smith is a big enough name to generate it on his own; as it is we've already got 13 pages here, it's all over the sports media and was trending on Twitter on the day of the General Election.

[Toronto Villa]

If you are trying drive awareness for the legitimacy of a bid and add any degree of credibility to it, the very last person I would want being the face of the bid is that fucking div.

[PaulWinch again]

Yes Tony Adams as a choice to gain publicity would be one of my last choices. I would seriously question the judgement of any consortium who wants that fucking idiot involved.

[Steve67]

Been to jail, former alcoholic, failed manager. The face of a takeover?  Yeah, right.

[silhillvilla]

Did date caprice though to add some balance.
Not that I want him anywhere near our club.

[pauliewalnuts]

Did date caprice though to add some balance.
Not that I want him anywhere near our club.

Imagine the level of conversation Chez Adams when he'd have Caprice round for the night.