This Chinese Investment

[zablade]

If the Chinese bought us, we'd be playing at Don Valley before you could order fried rice. Bramall Lane would be ideally located for the new China Town expansion... Be careful what you wish for.

You do know Don Valley has been knocked down don't you?

 

[String]

String?

Actually that's good timing stringjunior im seeing him week after next in Singapore...

 

[Blade58]

Actually that's good timing stringjunior im seeing him week after next in Singapore...

It's now Tuesday the week after next String

Any updates graciously received

 

[Bladesman]

It's now Tuesday the week after next String

Any updates graciously received

Yeah, Chinese Dave is now selling half and half scarves.

 

[Blade56]

Instead of Red Bull we could be Red Square

 

[Blade58]

Well the week has passed String.

Come on, don't leave us hanging on a string

 

[String]

Well the week has passed String.

Come on, don't leave us hanging on a string

I'll be filing a full report on my return to the String office... I'm now fully briefed by Chinese (and half Malay) Dave...!

Ps Banging result today... UTB!

 

[Blade58]

I'll be filing a full report on my return to the String office... I'm now fully briefed by Chinese (and half Malay) Dave...!

Ps Banging result today... UTB!

I thought you would've been eager to report the latest news from last weeks visit, so I'm assuming no news is bad news String?

Do we take it the reconnaissance mission didn't prove to be that informative/fruitful then?

 

[Snowman]

Gerronwi it String. Suspense is killing us. Dunt tek a week to tell us its all gone TU.

 

[Bladesman]

Oh no!

Has Chinese Dave run out of half and half scarves?

 

[stringjunior]

Yeh String, what's the delay? gerronwiit

 

[TJB.]

Maybe he's just...stringing us along?

 

[Blade58]

We've been duped

Or maybe String has been duped?

 

[String]

Yeh String, what's the delay? gerronwiit

Easy gang easy….. Blade58 stringjunior I have the name of the Chinese company and I had a drink (or two) at their table with the Singapore representative (and China / Malay / Singapore Dave of course). Discussions with Scarborough have been happening but I got the sense that the Chinese side couldn't get their head around the current 'ownership' group and how they would have to make it work? Ongoing scenario… This company is huge, I'm not going to give a name but they are a international maritime / shipping company, mainly Oil and so forth. Not exactly riveting news I agree, but its where we're at with that….im not convinced its going to go anywhere soon. …anyway, ill let you know if Chinese / Malay / Singapore Dave comes up with anything else. I have offered myself to this China Group as a Club cultural liaison officer or some such nonsense…err... the phone hasn't rung yet.

In other news, we've enquired about getting John Brayford back for the run in and actually I'm told Brayford was playing with pain killing injections for the first part of this season which might partly explain his terrible start with us. In fact for Burton he was still playing with injections until only 4/5 weeks ago. So clearly not at all fully fit unfortunately.

Coincidentally my S11 crew (you know who stringjunior) were having a drink with him down in the Porter Cottage over the international break.

String Out

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

Sat behind us in the Director's Box.
Very impressed too he was.
People behind him were a touch annoyed as he kept on standing up and they couldn't see the match.

 

[Blade56]

.......I'm not going to give a name but they are a international maritime / shipping company, mainly Oil and so forth.

Zing Vaa?

 

[dave the drummer]

Are there no rich Brits?

Joe Elliot from Def Leppard must be worth a few bob!!

 

[itsinyerblood]

Sat behind us in the Director's Box.
Very impressed too he was.
People behind him were a touch annoyed as he kept on standing up and they couldn't see the match.

You and yer dad, what a pair!

 

[Dkc]

Sat behind us in the Director's Box.
Very impressed too he was.
People behind him were a touch annoyed as he kept on standing up and they couldn't see the match.

I hope our potential new Chinese owners aren't browsing this forum

 

[Finn Keane o' Balmaqueen]

I hope our potential new Chinese owners aren't browsing this forum

I know.
You spotted it too.

He's Korean, not Chinese.

 

[Dkc]

Joe Elliot from Def Leppard must be worth a few bob!!

I think we worked it out once. The combined wealth of Elliott, Bean, Heaton, and you can probably throw in Kell Brook for good measure, wouldn't be enough to match the valuation of the club and initiate such a "Bladey Blade" takeover.

 

[Bladesman]

 

[gavtheblade]

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You're my wife now Dave.

 

[Dkc]

Easy gang easy….. Blade58 stringjunior I have the name of the Chinese company and I had a drink (or two) at their table with the Singapore representative (and China / Malay / Singapore Dave of course). Discussions with Scarborough have been happening but I got the sense that the Chinese side couldn't get their head around the current 'ownership' group and how they would have to make it work? Ongoing scenario… This company is huge, I'm not going to give a name but they are a international maritime / shipping company, mainly Oil and so forth. Not exactly riveting news I agree, but its where we're at with that….im not convinced its going to go anywhere soon. …anyway, ill let you know if Chinese / Malay / Singapore Dave comes up with anything else. I have offered myself to this China Group as a Club cultural liaison officer or some such nonsense…err... the phone hasn't rung yet.

In other news, we've enquired about getting John Brayford back for the run in and actually I'm told Brayford was playing with pain killing injections for the first part of this season which might partly explain his terrible start with us. In fact for Burton he was still playing with injections until only 4/5 weeks ago. So clearly not at all fully fit unfortunately.

Coincidentally my S11 crew (you know who stringjunior) were having a drink with him down in the Porter Cottage over the international break.

String Out

Just reminding people of the only worthwhile post here in recent memory

 

[baggie192]

Our sale took a year Wolves and Villa 6 months. No pun intended but there's a ton of Red Tape to deal with. That's just in China

 

[Bladesman]

Our sale took a year Wolves and Villa 6 months. No pun intended but there's a ton of Red Tape to deal with. That's just in China

Well we were only wanting some half and half scarves anyway.

 

[beatific blade]

Just commenting to keep this thread alive.

Any news on the China front, or is sum ting wong?

Sorry

 

[Dkc]

Easy gang easy….. Blade58 stringjunior I have the name of the Chinese company and I had a drink (or two) at their table with the Singapore representative (and China / Malay / Singapore Dave of course). Discussions with Scarborough have been happening but I got the sense that the Chinese side couldn't get their head around the current 'ownership' group and how they would have to make it work? Ongoing scenario… This company is huge, I'm not going to give a name but they are a international maritime / shipping company, mainly Oil and so forth. Not exactly riveting news I agree, but its where we're at with that….im not convinced its going to go anywhere soon. …anyway, ill let you know if Chinese / Malay / Singapore Dave comes up with anything else. I have offered myself to this China Group as a Club cultural liaison officer or some such nonsense…err... the phone hasn't rung yet.

In other news, we've enquired about getting John Brayford back for the run in and actually I'm told Brayford was playing with pain killing injections for the first part of this season which might partly explain his terrible start with us. In fact for Burton he was still playing with injections until only 4/5 weeks ago. So clearly not at all fully fit unfortunately.

Coincidentally my S11 crew (you know who stringjunior) were having a drink with him down in the Porter Cottage over the international break.

String Out

So would the idea be that they bought out HRH? And Kev's wish to retain a controlling interest is a sticking point?

I doubt there is any Chinaman who has an emotional attachment to the club. Their interest will be solely in making a profit, whatever that entails. If McCabe ever does sell up I hope he does it with some guarantees in place re: the stadium's location and name, the team colours and the name of the club.

 

[Dkc]

So would the idea be that they bought out HRH? And Kev's wish to retain a controlling interest is a sticking point?

I doubt there is any Chinaman who has an emotional attachment to the club. Their interest will be solely in making a profit, whatever that entails. If McCabe ever does sell up I hope he does it with some guarantees in place re: the stadium's location and name, the team colours and the name of the club.

Sorry is "Chinaman" racist these days? If so, what do we use instead? I really have nothing against our yellow friends

 

[Sean Thornton]

Sorry is "Chinaman" racist these days? If so, what do we use instead? I really have nothing against our yellow friends

Only if you'd typed " lacist " after it.


Chinese?