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Post by daniel300380 on Feb 21, 2016 20:09:30 GMT
Jordan reporter said they own a four seasons hotel, other hotel and restaurants, have business interests in Qatar as well as well as there banking. There deal to take over HSBC there for 1.4 billion was 2 years ago, so would probably be worth more now.
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Post by PessimistGas on Feb 21, 2016 20:18:35 GMT
Rumours that he wanted to buy Gillingham who knocked him back.
I've heard he's valued anywhere from £100m to £1.5b. No one seems to know for sure, it's mostly speculation. All very strange.
Undoubtedly a very wealthy man but perhaps not all that wealthy in football terms.
Maybe a few people are getting a bit carried away.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 21, 2016 20:46:15 GMT
Rumours that he wanted to buy Gillingham who knocked him back. I've heard he's valued anywhere from £100m to £1.5b. No one seems to know for sure, it's mostly speculation. All very strange. Undoubtedly a very wealthy man but perhaps not all that wealthy in football terms. Maybe a few people are getting a bit carried away. I was told that the FA tried to partner them up with Bolton. I got this in a private email. The FA apparently were said to have told us that we did extremely well to get this guy onboard and this was when the fit and proper to run a club checks were being sorted. Came from one of our PR guys. I can't see Gills turning them down but that is just my opinion.
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Post by PessimistGas on Feb 21, 2016 20:54:48 GMT
Rumours that he wanted to buy Gillingham who knocked him back. I've heard he's valued anywhere from £100m to £1.5b. No one seems to know for sure, it's mostly speculation. All very strange. Undoubtedly a very wealthy man but perhaps not all that wealthy in football terms. Maybe a few people are getting a bit carried away. I was told that the FA tried to partner them up with Bolton. I got this in a private email. The FA apparently were said to have told us that we did extremely well to get this guy onboard and this was when the fit and proper to run a club checks were being sorted. Came from one of our PR guys. I can't see Gills turning them down but that is just my opinion. I do have some reservations but don't get me wrong, I have been seriously impressed with Weil and I am delighted to have him. Is he a stinking rich in the Lansdown league or just "rich"? No one seems to know. I overheard several conversations on Saturday about million pound signings and premiership football.
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 21, 2016 20:59:03 GMT
I was told that the FA tried to partner them up with Bolton. I got this in a private email. The FA apparently were said to have told us that we did extremely well to get this guy onboard and this was when the fit and proper to run a club checks were being sorted. Came from one of our PR guys. I can't see Gills turning them down but that is just my opinion. I do have some reservations but don't get me wrong, I have been seriously impressed with Weil and I am delighted to have him. Is he a stinking rich in the Lansdown league or just "rich"? No one seems to know. I overheard several conversations on Saturday about million pound signings and premiership football. The last sentence made I laugh
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 21:01:02 GMT
I think people are trying to count the wrong thing. He doesn't need to be able to wheel barrow loads of readies around. He has the means to clear the debt, some of which was about to floor the club; he has access to finance for leisure development without betting it all on a groundbreaking legal reversal; he has business nous; plus he seems personable and Has excellent connections. Quite what the figure on his last bank statement was isn't the issue. Plus, it's 'the family' that owns the club, apparently, so all that x4.
Shame about the Four Seasons, though: I had in mind to pop into Park Lane and give it large,
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Post by PessimistGas on Feb 21, 2016 21:09:26 GMT
I think people are trying to count the wrong thing. He doesn't need to be able to wheel barrow loads of readies around. He has the means to clear the debt, some of which was about to floor the club; he has access to finance for leisure development without betting it all on a groundbreaking legal reversal; he has business nous; plus he seems personable and Has excellent connections. Quite what the figure on his last bank statement was isn't the issue. Plus, it's 'the family' that owns the club, apparently, so all that x4. Shame about the Four Seasons, though: I had in mind to pop into Park Lane and give it large, Yes, so we are dealing with someone with some money behind him to clear our debts and progress a stadium with the business acumen to build solid foundations and grow the club. Great. But, another one I keep hearing is that we are now the 6th richest club in England. Really??
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Post by lostinspace on Feb 21, 2016 21:28:39 GMT
this seems like a pretty thorough investigation of the guy, all seems a bit OT to me, has he not stated that things will be set up from the ground , saying there will not be money thrown at the club, even after "clearing " the current debt,whatever this is,who knows the actual figure? we've all waited for so long to get some real investment into this club,surely lets give this a bit of time to see what evolves without the interrogation and speculation
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Post by lulworthgas on Feb 21, 2016 21:46:07 GMT
Jordan reporter said they own a four seasons hotel, other hotel and restaurants, have business interests in Qatar as well as well as there banking. There deal to take over HSBC there for 1.4 billion was 2 years ago, so would probably be worth more now. The bbc Asian bird tweeted that SHE THINKS the family are worth millions and not billions. Hopefully enough millions to clear our debt and build uwe. From there we become an attractive investment!
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Post by Bridgeman on Feb 21, 2016 22:08:17 GMT
this seems like a pretty thorough investigation of the guy, all seems a bit OT to me, has he not stated that things will be set up from the ground , saying there will not be money thrown at the club, even after "clearing " the current debt,whatever this is,who knows the actual figure? we've all waited for so long to get some real investment into this club,surely lets give this a bit of time to see what evolves without the interrogation and speculation Couldn't agree more with you, how is this family going to perceive our acceptance of them if all we do is constantly try to interrogate the amount and source of their wealth. All the nonsense talk of us being the 6th, 10th or 20th richest club in the country or richer than the other lot is an embarrassment as well as being crass as was Nick Day's poorly executed humour on the pitch yesterday about his wallet. Perhaps I'm just being a old grumpy fart but what's going on with some of our supporters I find extremely unpalatable.....
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2016 22:19:53 GMT
I think its fair enough we want to know who it is that has bought our club and how deep their pockets might be. Its just idle speculation mostly, it doesn't hurt anyone.
Virtually everything on his CV looks very impressive, though, so I'm looking forward to hearing something of substance from the new guard. We were treated like mushrooms by the last board, I'm hoping this one is better at keeping us informed.
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Post by Curly Wurly on Feb 22, 2016 0:26:54 GMT
Didn't I read somewhere that they spent 1.2 billion buying shares in HSBC and the tourism "interest" is the fact that they own the 4 seasons chain of hotels, some off the most expensive places to stay in the world. www.ajib.com/en/content/arab-jordan-investment-bank-agrees-acquire-hsbc-bank-middle-east-limiteds-banking-business-0Arab Jordan Investment Bank agrees to acquire HSBC Bank Middle East Limited's banking business in Jordan Arab Jordan Investment Bank (AJIB) has entered into an agreement to acquire HSBC Bank Middle East Limited's banking business in Jordan. At 30 September 2013, that Business comprised four branches with gross assets of approximately USD1.2 billion. The transaction is expected to be completed during the first half of 2014. Mr. Hani AL-Qadi, GM/CEO of AJIB, said that we are pleased to have signed this agreement today which has full regulatory backing. This acquisition is part of AJIB’s growth strategy, and the business acquired well complements our existing product line and consolidates our market share in the Jordanian market. We look forward to working with HSBC’s local team over the next few months to ensure a smooth transition with minimal impact on clients and employees. Source: AJIB website
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Post by Curly Wurly on Feb 22, 2016 0:36:07 GMT
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Post by Peter Parker on Feb 22, 2016 9:33:35 GMT
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Post by mancgas has left the building on Feb 22, 2016 10:21:49 GMT
From my previous working life, Jordanians are very guarded about flashing wealth, few if any appear in rich lists etc.
What is a billionaire any way - billionaire in property is not as usueful to us as someone with less money but mostly in cash.
Rovers fans talking comparisons with Lansdown are well wide of the mark, he's far more wealthy than most in the planet, and only holds less than 20% in HL shares now so his assets are diversified having cashed in many many shares over the years.
I dont care how risk the Al-Qadi's are - they are going to run our club properly and maximise things we've all seen being run like a corner shop as well as making sure whatever stadium is built will add to the football club rather than the wishy washy words and lack of visible costed plans we've seen to date. That'll do for me.
Can you imagine the new guys not having new kits ready for Wembley and having to get old stock of a shirt we are not even wearing on the day over stitched with Wembley 2015....nah
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Post by Angas on Feb 22, 2016 10:25:36 GMT
I dont care how rich the Al-Qadi's are - they are going to run our club properly and maximise things we've all seen being run like a corner shop as well as making sure whatever stadium is built will add to the football club rather than the wishy washy words and lack of visible costed plans we've seen to date. That'll do for me.
My sentiments exactly! Bring on the future
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Post by kentgas on Feb 22, 2016 11:30:23 GMT
And me. Interesting that their first move has been to bring in a Finance Director.
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Post by Cosmic Pasty on Feb 22, 2016 13:10:55 GMT
From my previous working life, Jordanians are very guarded about flashing wealth, few if any appear in rich lists etc. Meanwhile, the British have a reputation in lots of circles as considering it vulgar to talk about money. You'd never think so to hear all the talk this weekend. A Qadi must be feeling like he's been welcomed as nothing more than a wallet on legs. I'm hoping there's substantially more to the bloke than that. I'm glad by the bucketload that some things (even survival) won't be denied to us just because we haven't got the cash and am as keen as anybody else to feel that we're financially comfortable, but I've seen enough perma-tanned airheads walking around with handbag dogs and vacant expressions to know that money really isn't everything. It's what you do with it that matters. I'm more interested in knowing about Al Qadi's involvement with football and in seeing any evidence that he's previously taken a business 'with potential' and turned it round. I'm also more interested in Hamer than I am in the Al Quadi net worth, yet almost nothing has been said about him in comparison. What's his 'value' likely to be to us? What are the chances of him turning out to be nothing more than a handbag dog that has the club armed with a giant pooper-scooper and running round after him cleaning up the mess he's made while A Qadi sits and watches Chelsea? I'm hoping this is all good for us (obviously), but I'm basing my hopes on the Al Quadi business experience and involvement with football, not on what they've got in the bank.
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Post by LPGas on Feb 22, 2016 13:30:44 GMT
Does it really matter? Because I have a nice house and a nice car the locals think I have money, but they are wrong. To those that were born with money they don't discuss it, it's the ones who don't have money, or that "win" money that go on about it. Wael maybe the richest man in the world, it doesn't matter. It is what he does for the club that counts, and to be honest we all know that money does not always buy you success
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Post by Peter Parker on Feb 22, 2016 14:30:38 GMT
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