Premier league approve saints takeover 23:26 - Dec 23 with 35208 views | franniesTache | You heard it here first, should be done by 29th/30th of this month, the club has been sold for £125m | ![](/images/avatars/13008.gif) | | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:46 - Dec 23 with 13041 views | Saintsforeverj | How do you know that? | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:53 - Dec 23 with 13028 views | franniesTache |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:46 - Dec 23 by Saintsforeverj | How do you know that? |
I know people that know senior people in the club | ![](/images/avatars/13008.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:56 - Dec 23 with 13018 views | Saintsforeverj |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:53 - Dec 23 by franniesTache | I know people that know senior people in the club |
Great news if true as long as it's someone good taking over. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:58 - Dec 23 with 13014 views | franniesTache |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:56 - Dec 23 by Saintsforeverj | Great news if true as long as it's someone good taking over. |
No idea who it is, two groups were shown round at the end of October though | ![](/images/avatars/13008.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 01:36 - Dec 24 with 12957 views | darthvader | The numbers dont add up . He brought 80percent for 220million . Are you saying hes going to sell for near on 100 million less ? I cant see that happening sorry | ![](/images/avatars/8588.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 07:01 - Dec 24 with 12858 views | saintwizzler |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:53 - Dec 23 by franniesTache | I know people that know senior people in the club |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 07:44 - Dec 24 with 12816 views | Heisenberg |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 01:36 - Dec 24 by darthvader | The numbers dont add up . He brought 80percent for 220million . Are you saying hes going to sell for near on 100 million less ? I cant see that happening sorry |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 07:44 - Dec 24 with 12817 views | saint68 | If true then id hope Miss Leibherr is also gone too, we witnessed her previous attempt to safeguard her fathers legacy...Gao out ....Kat out... Fingers crossed for someone actually interested in on field success | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:11 - Dec 24 with 12644 views | dirk_doone |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 07:44 - Dec 24 by saint68 | If true then id hope Miss Leibherr is also gone too, we witnessed her previous attempt to safeguard her fathers legacy...Gao out ....Kat out... Fingers crossed for someone actually interested in on field success |
Those were my first thoughts too. Even though she's already made nearly a quarter of a billion out of the club, she'll still be looking to make more so I expect her to hold out for a much higher price for her shares and she's put herself in a great bargaining position as the big stumbling block. If they don't pay her what she wants now then she'll just sit there. As for Gao, he's probably desperate to scrape together any money he can get to meet his loan repayments so even a low offer is better than no offer for him.. [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 9:18]
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:23 - Dec 24 with 12584 views | saint68 |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:11 - Dec 24 by dirk_doone | Those were my first thoughts too. Even though she's already made nearly a quarter of a billion out of the club, she'll still be looking to make more so I expect her to hold out for a much higher price for her shares and she's put herself in a great bargaining position as the big stumbling block. If they don't pay her what she wants now then she'll just sit there. As for Gao, he's probably desperate to scrape together any money he can get to meet his loan repayments so even a low offer is better than no offer for him.. [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 9:18]
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Joseph Da Grosa offered somewhere around the figure FT has mentioned earlier in the post...maybe that's our man. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:24 - Dec 24 with 12578 views | JaySaint | This is (potentially) great news. Seem really cheap for a premier league club. I assume this is just for Gao's stake? | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:25 - Dec 24 with 12568 views | SaintNick |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:11 - Dec 24 by dirk_doone | Those were my first thoughts too. Even though she's already made nearly a quarter of a billion out of the club, she'll still be looking to make more so I expect her to hold out for a much higher price for her shares and she's put herself in a great bargaining position as the big stumbling block. If they don't pay her what she wants now then she'll just sit there. As for Gao, he's probably desperate to scrape together any money he can get to meet his loan repayments so even a low offer is better than no offer for him.. [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 9:18]
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If people think that Kat hasn't safeguarded her father legacy then they are truly misguided, we have enjoyed a good period in the club's history since she has taken the reigns, she could have bailed on the club in 2014, but she took back control and gave us some good years, like Gao she could have sold the club to the first chancer that came along. Kat has preserved her Fathers legacy and run the club as he wanted it run, Gao doesn't need the money, if he did then he would have dripped out cash from all the transfer payments over the last three years, so show me the evidence where he has done us any wrong and i will agree with you. Hopefully these people will be the right people, Gao could have taken £120 million a year ago but didn't because they were not the right people, ask Burnley about their owners or for that matter the old school Manchester united fans about the Glaziers | ![](/images/avatars/1032.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:37 - Dec 24 with 12505 views | saint68 |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:25 - Dec 24 by SaintNick | If people think that Kat hasn't safeguarded her father legacy then they are truly misguided, we have enjoyed a good period in the club's history since she has taken the reigns, she could have bailed on the club in 2014, but she took back control and gave us some good years, like Gao she could have sold the club to the first chancer that came along. Kat has preserved her Fathers legacy and run the club as he wanted it run, Gao doesn't need the money, if he did then he would have dripped out cash from all the transfer payments over the last three years, so show me the evidence where he has done us any wrong and i will agree with you. Hopefully these people will be the right people, Gao could have taken £120 million a year ago but didn't because they were not the right people, ask Burnley about their owners or for that matter the old school Manchester united fans about the Glaziers |
Marcus was adamant the club be self sustaining Nick...are you implying that's been the case over the past 6yrs?...as the clubs finances over the past few years don't paint a picture of self sustainability in any shape or form..meanwhile the legacy keeper has accrued 100% more personally than the current club debt...so we shouldn't hold Katerina up as some kind of shining beacon. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:38 - Dec 24 with 12470 views | kingslandstand1 |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 01:36 - Dec 24 by darthvader | The numbers dont add up . He brought 80percent for 220million . Are you saying hes going to sell for near on 100 million less ? I cant see that happening sorry |
I'm with that. Or someone has sent the boys in to do a deal or else and Chairman Gao is sharing a cell with that Chinese tennis player | ![](/images/avatars/1701.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:41 - Dec 24 with 12454 views | dirk_doone |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:37 - Dec 24 by saint68 | Marcus was adamant the club be self sustaining Nick...are you implying that's been the case over the past 6yrs?...as the clubs finances over the past few years don't paint a picture of self sustainability in any shape or form..meanwhile the legacy keeper has accrued 100% more personally than the current club debt...so we shouldn't hold Katerina up as some kind of shining beacon. |
Yes, the only 'legacy' Kat has pereserved sits in her Swiss bank account. There can be very few owners in the history of football who've made as much money for themselves out of a football club as she has. [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 9:47]
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:52 - Dec 24 with 12400 views | saint68 |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:41 - Dec 24 by dirk_doone | Yes, the only 'legacy' Kat has pereserved sits in her Swiss bank account. There can be very few owners in the history of football who've made as much money for themselves out of a football club as she has. [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 9:47]
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Exactly Dirk, sometimes its hard to workout how Nick feels she's done such a fantastic job. Partnering up with a non committed Chinaman with a very questionable past doesn't really speak volumes to her legacy upkeep at all. | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:58 - Dec 24 with 12369 views | franniesTache | For those saying that it’s cheap don’t forget saints have an outstanding £78m loan at 9% interest that we’re struggling to pay the interest on and are losing about £70m a year currently, plus of course Gao has been told by powers far higher than the northam that he needs to get out. Given the source of this there is no reason for me not to believe it’s true, only thing I’m not a hundred percent on is dates, but that’s only because the purchase of big companies is never straight forward | ![](/images/avatars/13008.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:02 - Dec 24 with 12346 views | dirk_doone |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:58 - Dec 24 by franniesTache | For those saying that it’s cheap don’t forget saints have an outstanding £78m loan at 9% interest that we’re struggling to pay the interest on and are losing about £70m a year currently, plus of course Gao has been told by powers far higher than the northam that he needs to get out. Given the source of this there is no reason for me not to believe it’s true, only thing I’m not a hundred percent on is dates, but that’s only because the purchase of big companies is never straight forward |
Yes, Gao is probably under severe pressure to pay back the loans he took out to pay Kat, as I believe the main bank he borrowed from is partly owned by the Chinese government. Kat took him for every penny he could borrow and more besides. [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 10:05]
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:09 - Dec 24 with 12293 views | saint68 |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:58 - Dec 24 by franniesTache | For those saying that it’s cheap don’t forget saints have an outstanding £78m loan at 9% interest that we’re struggling to pay the interest on and are losing about £70m a year currently, plus of course Gao has been told by powers far higher than the northam that he needs to get out. Given the source of this there is no reason for me not to believe it’s true, only thing I’m not a hundred percent on is dates, but that’s only because the purchase of big companies is never straight forward |
Fully understand that the current hemorrhaging would be more than enough to scare Gao into offloading the club at a reduced price...just hope it's a clean sale and no legacy keeper are left to impede the new owner | ![](/images/avatars/0.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:21 - Dec 24 with 12237 views | PatfromPoole |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:58 - Dec 24 by franniesTache | For those saying that it’s cheap don’t forget saints have an outstanding £78m loan at 9% interest that we’re struggling to pay the interest on and are losing about £70m a year currently, plus of course Gao has been told by powers far higher than the northam that he needs to get out. Given the source of this there is no reason for me not to believe it’s true, only thing I’m not a hundred percent on is dates, but that’s only because the purchase of big companies is never straight forward |
That loan we took out always struck me as a particularly bad deal, not least when you consider the rate of interest Spurs are being charged on a far higher sum. | ![](/images/avatars/1961.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:23 - Dec 24 with 12232 views | TripleNiemi |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 23:56 - Dec 23 by Saintsforeverj | Great news if true as long as it's someone good taking over. |
Sometimes the old saying 'better the devil you know and all that'..... I am not a Gao fan by any stretch as his tenure has been nothing short of a disaster and backward trajectory, that said by hook or by crook (Ralph mainly) we are still a PL club at present. Just cos the authorities have sanctioned something possibly (as we all know) counts for fcuk all. Nervous........... | ![](/images/avatars/26082.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:23 - Dec 24 with 12230 views | franniesTache |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:21 - Dec 24 by PatfromPoole | That loan we took out always struck me as a particularly bad deal, not least when you consider the rate of interest Spurs are being charged on a far higher sum. |
As you know from the chat Pat [Post edited 24 Dec 2021 14:30]
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:26 - Dec 24 with 12216 views | TripleNiemi |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:58 - Dec 24 by franniesTache | For those saying that it’s cheap don’t forget saints have an outstanding £78m loan at 9% interest that we’re struggling to pay the interest on and are losing about £70m a year currently, plus of course Gao has been told by powers far higher than the northam that he needs to get out. Given the source of this there is no reason for me not to believe it’s true, only thing I’m not a hundred percent on is dates, but that’s only because the purchase of big companies is never straight forward |
Quote: plus of course Gao has been told by powers far higher than the northam that he needs to get out. End Quote | ![](/images/avatars/26082.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:29 - Dec 24 with 12210 views | TripleNiemi |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:25 - Dec 24 by SaintNick | If people think that Kat hasn't safeguarded her father legacy then they are truly misguided, we have enjoyed a good period in the club's history since she has taken the reigns, she could have bailed on the club in 2014, but she took back control and gave us some good years, like Gao she could have sold the club to the first chancer that came along. Kat has preserved her Fathers legacy and run the club as he wanted it run, Gao doesn't need the money, if he did then he would have dripped out cash from all the transfer payments over the last three years, so show me the evidence where he has done us any wrong and i will agree with you. Hopefully these people will be the right people, Gao could have taken £120 million a year ago but didn't because they were not the right people, ask Burnley about their owners or for that matter the old school Manchester united fans about the Glaziers |
I would gladly see Kat resume 100% control to be honest (unless of course Ineos wish to buy the club) | ![](/images/avatars/26082.gif) |
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Premier league approve saints takeover on 10:40 - Dec 24 with 12171 views | SalisburySaint |
Premier league approve saints takeover on 09:25 - Dec 24 by SaintNick | If people think that Kat hasn't safeguarded her father legacy then they are truly misguided, we have enjoyed a good period in the club's history since she has taken the reigns, she could have bailed on the club in 2014, but she took back control and gave us some good years, like Gao she could have sold the club to the first chancer that came along. Kat has preserved her Fathers legacy and run the club as he wanted it run, Gao doesn't need the money, if he did then he would have dripped out cash from all the transfer payments over the last three years, so show me the evidence where he has done us any wrong and i will agree with you. Hopefully these people will be the right people, Gao could have taken £120 million a year ago but didn't because they were not the right people, ask Burnley about their owners or for that matter the old school Manchester united fans about the Glaziers |
Fully agree Nick, feel she gets a lot of unfair criticism on here and other social media I've heard nothing but praise from staff regarding her attitude, in the past she ate in same canteen as rest of staff, and was always interested in all the staff always asking how they and their families were, right down to the women doing the laundry at Staplewood, where after talking to them she instigated the ordering of new improved equipment to aid them with there work. she has from what I've heard always had clubs best interests at heart, hence keeping a shareholding and not the money grabber many would suggest. | ![](/images/avatars/1788.gif) | | ![](/images/icons/ignore-user.png) |
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