Takeover

[ColliersWoodBaggie]

It's not Mike Ashley is it? He probably doesn't have much in the way of "cash" , hence he's after Reading. Fairly cheap outlay there.

[CaptainFantastico]

No but it has everything to do with identifying opportunities and moving at the right time.

Why wait for a £20m or so price drop when you'd only need to spend that to rebuild the squad after a fire sale? And have your investment doing nothing for an extra year?

Exactly. We've got a competitive team right now, with several difference makers waiting to come back in to the team.

We have no idea what the squad will look like on Feb 1st with no investment, but chances are we lose a majority of our key players, that any buyer will just have to replace anyway.

What's £20m difference in price, when the reward for getting promoted is £100m (ish)?!

Ok why don't we have a queue of eager buyers.

We have (had) more than one serious party in the process

Mike Ashley is a serious buyer who has the cash but, would rather buy Reading. This should answer all the questions.

The only question it answers is what anyone who sees where Readings ground is based and what that offers correctly tells you about the difference in motivation and opportunity

[Borin' Baggie]

Exactly. We've got a competitive team right now, with several difference makers waiting to come back in to the team.

We have no idea what the squad will look like on Feb 1st with no investment, but chances are we lose a majority of our key players, that any buyer will just have to replace anyway.

What's £20m difference in price, when the reward for getting promoted is £100m (ish)?!

Ok why don't we have a queue of eager buyers.

We have (had) more than one serious party in the process

Mike Ashley is a serious buyer who has the cash but, would rather buy Reading. This should answer all the questions.

The only question it answers is what anyone who sees where Readings ground is based and what that offers correctly tells you about the difference in motivation and opportunity

He's already bought a West Midlands football ground with good access to the motorways and with a train station right next to it.

[Ted Maul]

My only thoughts on this are that something must be pretty close as why else would you position a prominent football lawyer front and centre in the directors box, knowing full well someone will spot him and identify him? Regarding the supposed leaked info, I'm taking no notice for the time being as if aforementioned lawyer is any good whatsoever, anyone involved or with any pertinent information will be under a pretty strict NDA. Still positive signs if this fella is in attendance, unless it's just Lai and Ken trying to fuck with us.

[ColliersWoodBaggie]

Ok why don't we have a queue of eager buyers.

We have (had) more than one serious party in the process

Mike Ashley is a serious buyer who has the cash but, would rather buy Reading. This should answer all the questions.

The only question it answers is what anyone who sees where Readings ground is based and what that offers correctly tells you about the difference in motivation and opportunity

He's already bought a West Midlands football ground with good access to the motorways and with a train station right next to it.

Who has?

[Borin' Baggie]

We have (had) more than one serious party in the process

Mike Ashley is a serious buyer who has the cash but, would rather buy Reading. This should answer all the questions.

The only question it answers is what anyone who sees where Readings ground is based and what that offers correctly tells you about the difference in motivation and opportunity

He's already bought a West Midlands football ground with good access to the motorways and with a train station right next to it.

Who has?

Ashley.

He owns the CBS Arena.

[CaptainFantastico]

My only thoughts on this are that something must be pretty close as why else would you position a prominent football lawyer front and centre in the directors box, knowing full well someone will spot him and identify him? Regarding the supposed leaked info, I'm taking no notice for the time being as if aforementioned lawyer is any good whatsoever, anyone involved or with any pertinent information will be under a pretty strict NDA. Still positive signs if this fella is in attendance, unless it's just Lai and Ken trying to fuck with us.

All spot on.

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Mike Ashley is a serious buyer who has the cash but, would rather buy Reading. This should answer all the questions.

The only question it answers is what anyone who sees where Readings ground is based and what that offers correctly tells you about the difference in motivation and opportunity

He's already bought a West Midlands football ground with good access to the motorways and with a train station right next to it.

Who has?

Ashley.

He owns the CBS Arena.

Aye. Which is why if people actually stop to think for a second, they'll understand his non interest in Albion is very simple. And indicates nothing about anything else.

[Ted Maul]

My only thoughts on this are that something must be pretty close as why else would you position a prominent football lawyer front and centre in the directors box, knowing full well someone will spot him and identify him? Regarding the supposed leaked info, I'm taking no notice for the time being as if aforementioned lawyer is any good whatsoever, anyone involved or with any pertinent information will be under a pretty strict NDA. Still positive signs if this fella is in attendance, unless it's just Lai and Ken trying to fuck with us.

All spot on.

Hopefully the first sentence rather than the last.

[NewWanker]

I suspect that Ashley would get Reading for less than our £35m cost (Although some reports suggest Reading's owner wants £70m+!), and that ongoing costs for them to get promotion (not this season) will be a lot lower, potentially with less immediate pressure too. Potentially if he gets them to the Prem his outlay could end up being a lot less than getting us there might be... the rewards would then be similar... Possibly lower risk with possible same rewards...

I guess if it is some Americans buying us, they prefer the higher outlay and faster rewards model?

Or none of the above!

[AnelkasBeard]

My only thoughts on this are that something must be pretty close as why else would you position a prominent football lawyer front and centre in the directors box, knowing full well someone will spot him and identify him? Regarding the supposed leaked info, I'm taking no notice for the time being as if aforementioned lawyer is any good whatsoever, anyone involved or with any pertinent information will be under a pretty strict NDA. Still positive signs if this fella is in attendance, unless it's just Lai and Ken trying to fuck with us.

All spot on.

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The only question it answers is what anyone who sees where Readings ground is based and what that offers correctly tells you about the difference in motivation and opportunity

He's already bought a West Midlands football ground with good access to the motorways and with a train station right next to it.

Who has?

Ashley.

He owns the CBS Arena.

Aye. Which is why if people actually stop to think for a second, they'll understand his non interest in Albion is very simple. And indicates nothing about anything else.

Why stop and think when you can be outraged straight away?!