They don’t like the idea that he may be a genuine supporter, forever being told it’s irrelevant where your from all fans are the same.
Yea, if he is genuinely into football, there is a very good chance he would be a United fan especially as United started dominating about that time.
Its herd behavior imo. Although negotiations may be advancing (we don't know), each time the stock spikes, its because someone spooks investors into thinking a deal may be imminent, after which its revealed nothing actually happened and the stock goes down again.
That's not really the point, is it?
Whitwell from The Athletic said, today, that HBJ has a lot of money. One of the wealthiest men in the world.
Because it would be impossible for the club to service a debt that large the yearly repayment would be likely more than the clubs whole turnover especially with current interest rates.
He wouldn't know any more than you or I.
Ah, back when WWE was good.
And I suppose we have to say the same in regards to saying that it's state backed. Let's be consistent.
You were just quoting his estimated net worth as fact to me not one week ago!
Its deductive reasoning that it is given that Jassim has not proven he has earned the money in his relatively short career at an investment bank. Therefore the money would need to come from somewhere, and the odds that somewhere isn't the Qatari state or some entity it loosely controls or funds, are slim to none.
The Telegraph story only confirmed Boehly being the preffered buyer. The headline is misleading.
I was quoting the Forbes (or Bloomberg) website which tracks ultra high net worth people.
no i think it will happen and suddenly the media also trotting the same line out......
The share price has dropped by $1 over just the past hour.
If he actually is one the richest men in the world then why do you think that is?
Perfect dad imo
Indeed, and we've got all the details about the Qatari bid...
Its just an opinion based on the collective information available.
Logic doesn't apply much in this thread Raoul.
Could also ask yourself why so many Qatari accounts are shilling for this deal on twitter if its just one relatively unknown sheikh.
In today's world the value of shares often has little to do with the actual value of a company, the stock market, is, in basic terms, little more than a gambling casino
The only other explanation would be that his father is far, far richer than estimates, which wouldn't be impossible but is much less likely than it being state funds
He might not be relatively unknown there + being related to the people who do matter they are trying to look good for their own purposes
i wonder where she picked that up from.
The guy who is being portrayed as fronting the bid is the chairman of a bank that has revenues of less than $2 billion. Even if we're generous and say it's his dad, he said less than a month ago that "I don’t like this investment. Maybe it will work well. But you know, some of my sons like this, they always discuss it with me. They’re pushing hard. This isn’t my speciality. Let me put it like this: I am an investor. If it will one day be a good investment, I will think about it." He has 15 children but he's decided to give one of them several billion for an investment he doesn't like or understand?
To simplify matters, I suppose we should just presume Jassim is secretly, insanely successful and has the funds to buy a football club for £6 billion, while having enough left over to remain insanely wealthy to where he can buy a new stadium and 300m on annual transfers.
HBJ has already said that his dad would be funding it.
Agreed. I'm sure his Dad is probably richer than his net worth on websites. Although it strains credulity to believe its enough to buy Untied and also invest in the needed infrastructure/development and transfer funds.
Nothing to do with the Glazers selling or not - this guy is a known bluffer and proven to have no information.
"Sheikh Hamad’s billionaire status ultimately comes from Qatar’s oil and gas resources, as well as successful investments over many years. He helped run the country with the former Emir Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani between 1995 and 2013, the pair having a very close relationship." The Athletic.
HBJ is Jassims dad.
What's clear is there are too many fecking acronyms, I've lost track!
