Takeover

[Frank the tank]

The point being, doing more of the same will deliver the same outcome as the previous 100 years - absolutely fuck all. Even the dumbest amongst them would understand that.

I'm making the point that a club that can average towards 30,000 gates, yet can't win a cup in a century, or maintain top flight status for any significant period in the last half century, perhaps doesn't have much to fear in any new takeover, no matter who it is.

Avoiding the inevitable slow season by season decline back to league one would do me

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Anyone messaged Phippsy to get the low down on HM?

As an informed American he might know a little more than us plebs can find out on Google

BREAKING: All Americans know each other

 

[Blade58]

Maggies perspective:

New Newcastle United takeover bid is seriously lacking - Straining credibility

Straining credibility - New Newcastle United takeover bid is seriously lacking.

www.themag.co.uk

 

[alcoblade]

Football fans are a fickle bunch, but it's not easy to find any Newcastle fans who had a positive view of the Ashley era. Even McCabe had (has) support from a section of Blades and he was responsible for multiple shocking decisions along the way.

I wouldnt want Mike Ashley anywhere near us. He won't touch the training ground, Bramall Lane will look ridiculous covered in Sports Direct adverts, and he'll make some awful back room appointments. His first move would probably be to text Billy and Bash to tell them to not bother coming in on Monday.

While we do need new owners/investors, we don't need Mike Ashley.

To be clear, I don’t want Mike Ashley - I just don’t particularly fear him. And to be honest, I do fear the next few years under the current ownership, if we don’t get promoted this season.

Meaning well but being broke takes us nowhere.

 

[Lower Drop Blade]

American consortium in the next 2 weeks, Prince selling up.

Few usual suspects will be eating humble pie by the bucket load

 

[Blade58]

Football reporter for BBC Radio 5
Says bid accepted and that Mauriss’s company believe proof of funds and ability to sustain has been demonstrated



Ian Dennis

@Iandennisbbc
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The American businessman, Henry Mauriss has confirmed he has made an offer to purchase 100% of Sheffield United. It’s worth 115m pounds and the offer has been accepted. Mr. Mauriss’ company believes they have demonstrated the financial capability to purchase and sustain #SUFC

 

[Belvedere Blade]

Sheffield United: Henry Mauriss has £115m bid to buy Championship club accepted

American businessman Henry Mauriss has had a £115m bid to buy Sheffield United accepted by the Championship club.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Scarebus]

Seems odd that the magpies deal didn’t happen as apparently he took too long to raise the £350m

Not encouraging

This is half the amount, so should take half the time yeah?

 

[EddieColquhoun]

This is half the amount, so should take half the time yeah?

With a bigger WAR CHEST!!!

 

[Scarebus]

With a bigger WAR CHEST!!!

MMMMMMMbappe

 

[BlairBlade]

What will Mcabe think of this turn of events?
Missed on on a few million?

 

[JackSUFC]

Sheffield United: Henry Mauriss has £115m bid to buy Championship club accepted

American businessman Henry Mauriss has had a £115m bid to buy Sheffield United accepted by the Championship club.

www.bbc.co.uk

Hell yeah let’s freaking go you super Blades!

 

[Ainsley Harriott]

What will Mcabe think of this turn of events?
Missed on on a few million?

Fuck him

 

[TJB.]

What will Mcabe think of this turn of events?
Missed on on a few million?

He was set to flog us to the vultures who are about to sink Burnley, so he can fucking swivel.

 

[S64 Blade]

I don't think he is real.

So the Prince and representatives from the club/legal counsel have met with who, a cardboard cut out? Don’t you think they’d perform their own checks before committing to any deal?

It’s worth remembering that the Prince lives in the US and will undoubtedly have contacts who know this person.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Ice Cube ft Mighty Mauriss

West Coast Represent

 

[Pollingtonblade]

It's Sheffield United.

He will have fuck all money.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I'm hugely sceptical. As per others, you don't become an American billionaire silently.
It's worrying that so little is known about him.

Further, American capitalists rarely part with their cash charitably.
Football owners have to be willing to lose their money. Americans aren't. They're greedy.
We will find ourselves on the wrong end of a dodgy debt loaded model with huge salaries going to 'consultant' cousins and other vultures.

I think this will prove to be a very dark day for us.
My worst nightmare is a faceless American group of capitalists owning our club.

 

[Belvedere Blade]

Spurs fan buying the BLADES?

 

[S64 Blade]

I'm hugely sceptical. As per others, you don't become an American billionaire silently.
It's worrying that so little is known about him.

Further, American capitalists rarely part with their cash charitably.
Football owners have to be willing to lose their money. Americans aren't. They're greedy.
We will find ourselves on the wrong end of a dodgy debt loaded model with huge salaries going to 'consultant' cousins and other vultures.

I think this will prove to be a very dark day for us.
My worst nightmare is a faceless American group of capitalists owning our club.

There’s over 600 billionaires in the US. How many of them are you aware of?

Any owner we have will be a capitalist, so I’m not sure the point you keep making there.

 

[dc_blade]

There’s over 600 billionaires in the US. How many of them are you aware of?

There's a thing called the Forbes Billionaire List and Mr. Mauriss ain't on it

 

[dc_blade]

Here's his company, Clear TV Media. They provide streaming content for the TVs in airports and doctors' waiting rooms.

Employees: 110

Revenue: $21 million

ClearTV Media - Overview, News & Competitors | ZoomInfo.com

View ClearTV Media (www.cleartvmedia.com) location in California, United States , revenue, industry and description. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more.

www.zoominfo.com

 

[TJB.]

I'm hugely sceptical. As per others, you don't become an American billionaire silently.
It's worrying that so little is known about him.

Further, American capitalists rarely part with their cash charitably.
Football owners have to be willing to lose their money. Americans aren't. They're greedy.
We will find ourselves on the wrong end of a dodgy debt loaded model with huge salaries going to 'consultant' cousins and other vultures.

I think this will prove to be a very dark day for us.
My worst nightmare is a faceless American group of capitalists owning our club.

I hear what you're saying and I agree with the sentiment, but let's keep our powder dry for now.

For all his faults I think the Prince does genuinely care about us and I don't believe he'd flog us to any old fuckwit just to get rid. I believe that if he is to move us on, he's passing the baton to someone who he believes can take the club forward in a way he can't.

Time will tell whether that turns out to be true or not, I suppose. It could easily transpire that he's seen the dosh and scarpered back to San Francisco to pay off that house he remortgaged. But for now I'm content to believe he has United's interests at heart.

Give it a few days before fearing that we're about to be taken over by The Colonel Ronald McDisney Jr. Venture Capitalist Pharmaceutical Corporation.

 

[Scarebus]

Here's his company, Clear TV Media. They provide streaming content for the TVs in airports and doctors' waiting rooms.

Employees: 110

Revenue: $21 million

ClearTV Media - Overview, News & Competitors | ZoomInfo.com

View ClearTV Media (www.cleartvmedia.com) location in California, United States , revenue, industry and description. Find related and similar companies as well as employees by title and much more.

www.zoominfo.com

I've just given our new lord a 5 star rating on that website. He can thank me later.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

There’s over 600 billionaires in the US. How many of them are you aware of?

Any owner we have will be a capitalist, so I’m not sure the point you keep making there.

It's very difficult to reach that level of wealth and there be little to no information on you on the internet in this day and age.
His company certainly doesn't generate the requisite wealth to make him a billionaire...

 

[S64 Blade]

There's a thing called the Forbes Billionaire List and Mr. Mauriss ain't on it

The list is dependent on the parties being forthcoming about their wealth, or it being documented publicly.

 

[dc_blade]

I've just given our new lord a 5 star rating on that website. He can thank me later.

That rating means he's now passed the fit and proper persons test, well done.

 

[CaptainMorgans]

I hear what you're saying and I agree with the sentiment, but let's keep our powder dry for now.

For all his faults I think the Prince does genuinely care about us and I don't believe he'd flog us to any old fuckwit just to get rid. I believe that if he is to move us on, he's passing the baton to someone who he believes can take the club forward in a way he can't.

Time will tell whether that turns out to be true or not, I suppose. It could easily transpire that he's seen the dosh and scarpered back to San Francisco to pay off that house he remortgaged. But for now I'm content to believe he has United's interests at heart.

Give it a few days before fearing that we're about to be taken over by The Colonel Ronald McDisney Jr. Venture Capitalist Pharmaceutical Corporation.

The Prince will look after himself.

 

[Scarebus]

That rating means he's now passed the fit and proper persons test, well done.

The EFL on zoominfo.com

 

[Belvedere Blade]