Gullys Cats
Sausage by the sea!!!
By a super rich billionaire, would you welcome it?
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If Brighton got bought out
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'IF'?
seagullsovergrimsby
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You should have posted that about 5 years ago 
The Brighton Buzz
Falmer here we come
- Jan 31, 2008
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Another meaningless crap thread.
albion534
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Gullys Cats
Sausage by the sea!!!
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Bring some thing to the table buzz .....
Gullys Cats
Sausage by the sea!!!
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Like a rich Russian or Arab?...like man city or Nottingham forest?
I think there are pros and cons?
Not many clubs have a owner that support the club they own.
Personally I think it's great if they actually like football unlike the glaziers.
I think there are pros and cons?
Not many clubs have a owner that support the club they own.
Personally I think it's great if they actually like football unlike the glaziers.
Tricky Dicky
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I don't really like what has happened to City. I think if I was a supporter I'd be quite pleased to be winning things, but just being able to buy absolutely anyone without a second thought for finances takes some of the fun out of it.
Gullys Cats
Sausage by the sea!!!
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Your right, the novelty would wear off.
AMEXican Wave
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Wouldn't be that welcoming to be honest, unless Tony for his own reasons wanted out.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Not really. I'd rather see how it pans out with Chelsea and Man City first. I still feel with Chelsea it will all end in tears.
Met a Blackburn fan in Cornwall on holiday some years ago.....he preferred it how it was....nothing to moan about he said
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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i'd certainly feel uneasy about the club becomming a plaything of some rich dude who just chose us because he could
i like the fact that we're owned by a rich dude who a) supports the albion and b) his family have been involved with the club before
quite like the idea of him passing the ownership down to his kids and creating a bit of a "bloom dynasty"
i like the fact that we're owned by a rich dude who a) supports the albion and b) his family have been involved with the club before
quite like the idea of him passing the ownership down to his kids and creating a bit of a "bloom dynasty"
larus
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Reality check for some people on here. TB is rich, but he's small-fry compared to say Abramovich, or the owner of Man City.
So, in response to the original question. 100% no. I feel extremely fortunate to be experiencing the revival in our fortunes. If this means that we become destined to be a yo-yo club between the premiership and the championship, or even just stuck in the championship, then I would be content with that. After the many bad years, then this is luxury. I wouldn't swap what we have now for a super-rich new owner, who may decide to pull the plug if they get bored with their new toy. For those who aren't old enough to remember the bad years of being at the bottom of the whole football league and somehow managing to not get relegated, then you may not fully appreciate how low it was to be an albion fan then. Playing at Gillingham with low quality players; an uncertain future and no home.
The benefit of having someone wealthy, financially astute and, most importantly, a real, passionate fan for the club is priceless. We're lucky; really, really lucky. I honestly can't see any risks to the club at present. The stadium is paid for (by this I mean the club doesn't owe anyone external). We are attracting players who 3 years ago we couldn't have dreamed of. We have a manager who appears to be here for the medium term at least. We have a new, state of the art training facility being built. We're assmbling a development squad to build a future of home-grown players being brought through. And then we have the pies. What more could you want?
So when I see people posting and complaining about 'lack of activity' etc, I honestly think: "What the f*** do you want?". If people like that cannot truely appreciate the turnaround in our fortunes, then I struggle to think what will satisfy them. Maybe some people like to moan though.
So, in response to the original question. 100% no. I feel extremely fortunate to be experiencing the revival in our fortunes. If this means that we become destined to be a yo-yo club between the premiership and the championship, or even just stuck in the championship, then I would be content with that. After the many bad years, then this is luxury. I wouldn't swap what we have now for a super-rich new owner, who may decide to pull the plug if they get bored with their new toy. For those who aren't old enough to remember the bad years of being at the bottom of the whole football league and somehow managing to not get relegated, then you may not fully appreciate how low it was to be an albion fan then. Playing at Gillingham with low quality players; an uncertain future and no home.
The benefit of having someone wealthy, financially astute and, most importantly, a real, passionate fan for the club is priceless. We're lucky; really, really lucky. I honestly can't see any risks to the club at present. The stadium is paid for (by this I mean the club doesn't owe anyone external). We are attracting players who 3 years ago we couldn't have dreamed of. We have a manager who appears to be here for the medium term at least. We have a new, state of the art training facility being built. We're assmbling a development squad to build a future of home-grown players being brought through. And then we have the pies. What more could you want?
So when I see people posting and complaining about 'lack of activity' etc, I honestly think: "What the f*** do you want?". If people like that cannot truely appreciate the turnaround in our fortunes, then I struggle to think what will satisfy them. Maybe some people like to moan though.
Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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I doubt whether Tony Bloom himself would be content with that. If Wigan can stay in the Prem for 8 years on their gates then, in theory, so could the majority of Championship clubs.
The key is the link between ambition and finance. I think I'd rather enjoy the journey with Tony and see if he can take us as far as his purse strings and our income allow - basically, doing a Stoke.