Beckham to buy ORIENT?!

[Brighton Breezy]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2189326.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football

Can he buy Brighton please...

 

[Billy the Fish]

That's a pretty tenuious link, even by the sun's standards.

 

[Knotty]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/article2189326.ece?OTC-RSS&ATTR=Football

Can he buy Brighton please...

That would be great - buy the club against whom he made his first senior appearance. Why would he want to waste so much money, though? He'd never see a return on it.

 

[BensGrandad]

DB is not involved in any way,in the consortium talking to Orient only some of his advisors according to SSN.

 

[Nottseagull]

That's a pretty tenuious link, even by the sun's standards.

I found the link worked perfectly, actually

But Knotty, why would he need a return on his money?

 

[Knotty]

I found the link worked perfectly, actually

But Knotty, why would he need a return on his money?

He wouldn't need a return, that's true, but without a strong connection with Brighton, what point would there be?

His financial advisors would recommend him for certifying if he suggested he wanted to blow £X million on Brighton.

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

He wouldn't need a return, that's true, but without a strong connection with Brighton, what point would there be?

You can ask the question about a lot of chariman who buy into clubs. They put money in and gain no return. If someone ever did do it, it'd be, without sounding overly cynical here, to use us as a 'toy'.

 

[Knotty]

You can ask the question about a lot of chariman who buy into clubs. They put money in and gain no return. If someone ever did do it, it'd be, without sounding overly cynical here, to use us as a 'toy'.

They must be mad.

I still don't get it. How is it a toy if you have no allegiance to that club?

If I won a huge EuroMillions payout and could put, say, £20m into the Albion, I would, even knowing I would never see it again. But, much as I love football, there is no way I would put £2,000 into any other club unless I were guaranteed a return...and I wouldn't be.

 

[BensGrandad]

This is all hyperthetical as HE is not investing or buying into Orient or any other club.

 

[Wardy]

They must be mad.

I still don't get it. How is it a toy if you have no allegiance to that club?

If I won a huge EuroMillions payout and could put, say, £20m into the Albion, I would, even knowing I would never see it again. But, much as I love football, there is no way I would put £2,000 into any other club unless I were guaranteed a return...and I wouldn't be.

It is the fact that you are a chairman of a football club. Do you ever manage any other team in Football Manager? It is much the same idea except on a more grand scale.

 

[Nottseagull]

He wouldn't need a return, that's true, but without a strong connection with Brighton, what point would there be?

His financial advisors would recommend him for certifying if he suggested he wanted to blow £X million on Brighton.

Actually I was referring to the possibility of him buying LO; Walt Jabsco was only joking about him buying B&HA.

 

[Knotty]

Actually I was referring to the possibility of him buying LO; Walt Jabsco was only joking about him buying B&HA.

I know.

 

[Garage_Doors]

They must be mad.

I still don't get it. How is it a toy if you have no allegiance to that club?

If I won a huge EuroMillions payout and could put, say, £20m into the Albion, I would, even knowing I would never see it again. But, much as I love football, there is no way I would put £2,000 into any other club unless I were guaranteed a return...and I wouldn't be.

Its all about power and ownership, someone who craves these things does not normally have any allegiances, they don't care as to what or who, just that they have overall control.

 

[Knotty]

Its all about power and ownership, someone who craves these things does not normally have any allegiances, they don't care as to what or who, just that they have overall control.

Even if that is true, why not put your money into something that will give you that power AND a reasonable chance of a profit?

 

[Nottseagull]

If I won a huge EuroMillions payout and could put, say, £20m into the Albion, I would, even knowing I would never see it again. But, much as I love football, there is no way I would put £2,000 into any other club unless I were guaranteed a return...

Tight git!