Criggers Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Sounds encouraging. I know this might sound a little silly but maybe the large Polish community in Leicester is a factor as well, the purchase of Leicester City by a compatriot may well encourage some of them to take an interest in the club. We've long tried to engage local Asians as a club and this could well do the same for the Polish community. I don't think that is stupid at all, althought it did not actually cross my mind before you said it, it could be beneficial. More fans is ultimately more money, the other pro's and con's wait to be seen. I don't want the club taken over by foreign fans, but as additionals who can complain?
Bettsj2 Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 I don't think that is stupid at all, althought it did not actually cross my mind before you said it, it could be beneficial. More fans is ultimately more money, the other pro's and con's wait to be seen. I don't want the club taken over by foreign fans, but as additionals who can complain? I've thought for a while they should do something to try and attract the Polish community. With such a large presence in the City, it literally could add a couple of thousand onto every gate.
Shrenchel Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 There's a few easties that go down the Walkers already. Went in the kop for a game last season and was sitting near a bunch of Polish, fvcking hench lads. Heard there's a group near the back of J sometimes who proper go for it, fair play to them.
DANGEROUS TIGER Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Anything that is stable, and can positively take this club forward, gets my vote, but stability must be proved, prior to any deal. We need a solid business base, and someone who truly has the club's interest at heart.
FoxyPV Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Anything that is stable, and can positively take this club forward, gets my vote, but stability must be proved, prior to any deal. We need a solid business base, and someone who truly has the club's interest at heart. This.
Miquel The Work Geordie Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Next person that cracks out the Mr.Sheen joke should be banned from oxygen.
sdb Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Crickey. I've stayed away from this thread thinkin it was gonna be a load of tosh speculation. Interesting that it may not be...!
ts_1010 Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 The only thing that worries me about this, is that when owners come in prepared to invest large amounts, they sometimes want to bring in their own manager. Even if he doesn't do that he could get very impatient very fast. Frankly id rather have Pearson at a poor club than some randomer at a rich one.
cambridgefox Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Next person that cracks out the Mr.Sheen joke should be banned from oxygen. Im not from Leicester.Is that a nightclub!
Spiritwalker Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Sounds encouraging. I know this might sound a little silly but maybe the large Polish community in Leicester is a factor as well, the purchase of Leicester City by a compatriot may well encourage some of them to take an interest in the club. We've long tried to engage local Asians as a club and this could well do the same for the Polish community. You don't get out of Leicester much do you? Everywhere has a large Polish community. Not that I in anyway mean this as a racist comment, and I would like to make it clear I have never voted BNP.
Guest Bilo Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 You don't get out of Leicester much do you? Everywhere has a large Polish community. Not that I in anyway mean this as a racist comment, and I would like to make it clear I have never voted BNP. Errrm, I don't even live in Leicester all year round. I live in Lincolnshire which also has a large Polish community, but only in patches. Much of Lincolnshire is ridiculously homogenous, as are several other Midlands cities. My point is that Leicester has among the largest Polish communities due to the already long standing multicultural nature of the city. It would be great if we could tap into that.
Ozwin Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 The only thing that worries me about this, is that when owners come in prepared to invest large amounts, they sometimes want to bring in their own manager. Even if he doesn't do that he could get very impatient very fast. Frankly id rather have Pearson at a poor club than some randomer at a rich one. I understand where you're coming from but isn't this a potential partnership? I thought Mandaric wanted a partner rather than to hand over the keys. If that's the case then Mandy knows he's got a special manager here and he'll keep the Pole's feet on the ground.
Fosse Boy Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 On the point of Polish communities in England, I think I read in FourFourTwo a few months (years?) back that Southampton have been very successful in attracting local Poles to their games. Must've been the Rasiak factor.
Unit Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 I understand where you're coming from but isn't this a potential partnership? I thought Mandaric wanted a partner rather than to hand over the keys. If that's the case then Mandy knows he's got a special manager here and he'll keep the Pole's feet on the ground. It'll never work, that's like when you're at the pub with a mate and you get them a drink in, they don't get you one back but happen to get their wallet out for a taxi and they have 40 quid in it. (scott if you're reading this, you know who i mean... a mr Bull.)
AoWW Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 They might wanna remove the signs at the Walkers stating "No poles of any kind". There was a thread and pic about it once. Sadly someone nameless (Daggers!) has deleted the pic from his Photobucket account.
AmericanScott Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 It'll never work, that's like when you're at the pub with a mate and you get them a drink in, they don't get you one back but happen to get their wallet out for a taxi and they have 40 quid in it. (scott if you're reading this, you know who i mean... a mr Bull.) Exactly! well said
Ozwin Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 It'll never work, that's like when you're at the pub with a mate and you get them a drink in, they don't get you one back but happen to get their wallet out for a taxi and they have 40 quid in it. (scott if you're reading this, you know who i mean... a mr Bull.) That's one of the best analogies I've seen in a long time.
Bugg Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 On the point of Polish communities in England, I think I read in FourFourTwo a few months (years?) back that Southampton have been very successful in attracting local Poles to their games. Must've been the Rasiak factor. And the Saganowski factor
Narborough_fox Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 Would it become like the Newcastle ground Mr Sheen @ Walkers Stadium?
ts_1010 Posted 1 June 2010 Posted 1 June 2010 I understand where you're coming from but isn't this a potential partnership? I thought Mandaric wanted a partner rather than to hand over the keys. If that's the case then Mandy knows he's got a special manager here and he'll keep the Pole's feet on the ground. Really? Its quite rare for a bloke to spend millions on something without getting his name all over it. Milan will struggle to find any partner who will want to spend millions and then defer to MM all the time. The one who invests most usually wants to be in charge. Also, i believe he has a record of changing managers. Having said that nobody knows him. nobody here knows who this potential invester is, he may turn out to be the perfect owner.
Mike the Metal Ed Posted 2 June 2010 Posted 2 June 2010 To be honest, any "partnership" would probably mean Milan selling half the club to somebody, then later selling the other half, that's how it worked when Alexandre Gaydamak bought Portsmouth.
Daggers Posted 3 June 2010 Posted 3 June 2010 The one who invests most usually wants to be in charge. Sounds like my marriage. 'Wants to be in chatge' but rarely is
MPH Posted 3 June 2010 Posted 3 June 2010 I think Milan was looking to sell the club wether we got promoted or not. He wont need such a huge return on the club as some people think as now the 3 year period of which he had the extended share money he had to pay when getting promoted has now expired... so he wont have that hanging over him.
Dom_Harborough Fox Posted 3 June 2010 Posted 3 June 2010 Speaking from the heart: I'd love to see football go back to the fans. I'd like to see clubs progressing on the merit of how they are run, not by taking shortcuts through the backing of big investors e.g Man City etc. I'd like to see clubs living within their means, spending what they earn. I know I'm living in a fantasy world because modern football does not work like this (especially in England). It's all about the big bucks! But in an ideal world, I'd like to see reduced wages & reduced ticket prices, Without all the money in from these super-rich investors, wages & transfer fees would not be so inflated & this could be possible I think we're doing well at the moment. Mandaric seems to be steadying the ship. The club is still running at a loss but year by year that loss is coming down. We aren't spending crazy money in the transfer market anymore after the Mandaric/Allen saga of 3 summers ago. Instead the management at the club are throroughly scouting for up and coming talent at affordable prices i.e Morrison, Tunchev, Hobbs, players in the loan market. well researched signings with potential to turn us in to a force without having to splash out on huge transfer fees or massive wages. We have almost finished weeding out the dregs, high-earning talentless twats like DJ Campbell who isn't worth the paper his contract is printed on! We seem to be moving forward in a sustainable way with a lot of the components required for long-term success (young, talented players, a quality manager, better looking finances, premier league class stadium etc). It has taken us a long time to get here and personally I don't want anything to jeapardise that. Like I said, I may be living in a fantasy world. Football has changed and investment from foreign billionnaires seems like something we are all going to have to learn to embrace. The majority of the feedback on this thread seems to be positive anyway. If this bloke comes in & invests in out club then I will get behind him but until that point it's a NO from me. Let's keep up the progress of the last few years. I feel like i've just got my Leicester back & I'm not ready to lose it again just yet.
Chrysalis Posted 4 June 2010 Posted 4 June 2010 Here is the problem. MM is ambitious like the rest of us and wants promotion. The club is making significant operaitonal losses. MM has been putting his hand in his pocket to cover these losses, but hes not wealthy enough to do this for much longer without help. We up against forest who put MM's spending in a shadow and relegated clubs with much higher funds, although this season is probably going to be our best oppurtunity for a while. I think a deal where the new guy invests but MM stays in control is worth taking a punt on, it is a gamble we all know that but in football you dont move forward without risks these days. The vast majority of clubs are running at a loss, they either. (a) eventually get there (promotion) and it pays off. (b) get a rich owner in time before all hell breaks loose. © eventually it all goes to pot and either admin or firesale time.
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