TB got lucky with the financial crash of 2008. Dick 'Tight' and Martin Perry and the Albion fans saved the Albion, not Tony Bloom. As always, TB just sniffed out a timely business opportunity. Fair play for TB doing what TB does
Agreed on the first bit, but we wouldn’t be in the PL without Tony Bloom
Who's to know what DK/MP could 'of' achieved given the chance. They had a pretty good track record up til 2008 when disposable cash became king. They deserved the chance. Little wonder DK is bitter
But if Bloom was already partially funding transfers and Tight was losing players over a tank of fuel a week I’m not sure there was any funding plan in place to cover what Bloom has spent to take us to where we areWho's to know what DK/MP could 'of' achieved given the chance. They had a pretty good track record up til 2008 when disposable cash became king. They deserved the chance. Little wonder DK is bitter
They would have achieved nothing, the fact that by accident it was slipped out at a SOL meeting that one person was paying for the stadium (one that would have 4 sides as opposed to two originally planned) I think very much proves who could achieve whatWho's to know what DK/MP could 'of' achieved given the chance. They had a pretty good track record up til 2008 when disposable cash became king. They deserved the chance. Little wonder DK is bitter
Blackburn?? Have we ever sold out an away end at Blackburn? When Spanish Dave scored a equalising penalty with the last kick of the game there were only 110 of us there...
Literally cannot think of a single game where it would require a Blackburn home ticket, I'm pretty sure its been POTG every time we've played there.
That's incredibly disingenuous to TB. To say he just 'sniffed out a timely business opportunity' is absolutely ridiculous. 12 years later and we haven't even paid him back 10% of what he's put in yet. He can't be much of a businessman if what you say is correct.
2008 financial crash killed any possibility of DK/MP raising cash to build the stadium via the banks. With planning permission granted, it was a no-brainer for a shrewd investor with a bit of spare cash in his back pocket to swoopBut if Bloom was already partially funding transfers and Tight was losing players over a tank of fuel a week I’m not sure there was any funding plan in place to cover what Bloom has spent to take us to where we are
I'm to know. The way they ran the club was totally unsuitable to how you need to run a club to be successful in the Premier League. The idea that DK could have brought anything like the success we have had with Bloom in charge with his data-driven model is laughable. DK bought players based on watching a DVD of somebody (who unsurprisingly turned out to be utterly shit).Who's to know what DK/MP could 'of' achieved given the chance. They had a pretty good track record up til 2008 when disposable cash became king. They deserved the chance. Little wonder DK is bitter
But if they could have mortgaged it, would they have got investment for £300M+ in player investment to get us to where we are ?
With all respect this is a ridiculous debate, both did equally as much for the club, and there is no debate for that. Ultimately TB did not save the club, but DK did, everything TB has had the opportunity to do is because of DK. They are both equally legends in my book.
I'm not sure your other examples work particularly well there.
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TB didn't waste a second doing a number on DK. That's why he's a world class shrewdie. That's why DK hates him, for stealing the prize as soon as the opportunity arose after DK/MP/AlbionFans did the hard yards for year upon thankless year
How many investors do you think are prepared to stick in half a billion quid of their personal wealth with absolutely no guarantee of ever seeing any of it ever again? The fact that 15 years later we've only paid him back £30 million of it, suggests either he isn't a very shrewd investor, or that your 'no-brainer' suggestion is rather idiotic.
*there are definitely exceptions to this rule, as anyone sat near someone annoying will attest
'Stealing the prize'? Grow up FFS.
FFS. DK could not deliver....so Bloom stepped in. He did not 'do a number' on him at all. I know little to nothing about DK but does he really hate Bloom for stepping in, saving the day, and getting us to where we currently are? If this is the case, then it's an odd way to support the club.
