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Heard this rumour through a contact today that Lai is looking to sell now we're back in the Prem.
From a good contact in the business world in the Birmingham\Midlands area.
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Mark this FAQ Orf China.
Wouldn’t shock me if true, but as I said on the now deleted Lai thread nobody is going to pay £100m+ for a football club in the current climate. Not with a global recession, reduced revenues due to the pandemic, the looming TV rights issue with the Chinese, the lack of guarantee we will even be a Premier League club this time next year...
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Tbh trying and being able to are two different things.
+ 1 to what Duffers said.
Add to that West Bromwich is hardly a glamorous club.
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The contact is reliable, looking to sell beyond that who knows.
Maybe he saw China's thread.
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I heard similar last week from a business contact but honestly had no idea how reliable it was or how reliable he is. Seems an interesting coincidence
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I'd actually be astounded if he wasn't trying to sell it now, hope it's true if only cuz it'll save China starting another thread.
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All very surprising after how heavily he's been involved in the Club.
He'll miss the post match banter in the Waggon n Horses, and his cheeky kebab up at The Sportsman.
And Neil Reynolds will be a lost soul with him gone.
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I would be a bit worried by this. His lack of attachment means he's unlikely to give a cow's arse about the integrity of any potential buyer, as long as he gets as much as he can, and I wouldn't trust the Greed League due diligence committee with our future well being.