[Albion] So, when does Uncle Tony get some ££ back on his massive investment?

[desprateseagull]

Love for the Albion aside, he has been putting some serious wedge into the club.

I trust he will get a decent return!

Or is his 'day job'' (gambling, property?) that good a business, he doesn't care about the payback?

 

[Mr deez]

Don't think he would even consider until stable in the premium, even if that never happens.

 

[MrSnuggles]

He got a fair chunk back when we got promoted and might even see a profit if we establish ourselves in the premier league. He's a calculated gambler...he knows what he's doing

 

[Renegade]

When he sells to the Arabs or Chinese.

 

[Bladders]

The day we spank Real Madrid 5-0 in the Champion league final.


Then his work here will be complete

 

[Weststander]

Don't think he would even consider until stable in the PL, even if that never happens.

No one will be thinking of that yet. In the balance just now as to whether the club will have £100m extra inome next season.

 

[dazzer6666]

What have you ever seen that makes you think he is looking for a financial return ? Genuinely don’t think he sees BHA as a part of his investment portfolio. More a passion/labour of love he’s happily (for us as well as him) in a position to be able to afford.

 

[Weststander]

What have you ever seen that makes you think he is looking for a financial return ? Genuinely don’t think he sees BHA as a part of his investment portfolio. More a passion/labour of love he’s happily (for us as well as him) in a position to be able to afford.

"Return" is wrong.

Part repaying his £300m loan to the club would be the plan, eventually.

 

[Stat Brother]

Not paying £40m, for one year, is a start.

 

[martin tyler]

Don’t think he’s looking for a return. Think he will be happy once the club is balancing the book as a business should. Invest in the right young players and the clubs with more money than sense will be in with stupid £50 million plus bids and he may see some returns. Can’t see him selling up anytime ever. Talks of wanting to pass it on to his family

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Don't forget he owns it all, so on paper he has a little nest egg of some 350 mill between the stadium, training ground and the club worth.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

He got a fair chunk back when we got promoted and might even see a profit if we establish ourselves in the premier league. He's a calculated gambler...he knows what he's doing

He turned it down, & converted it to shares. He wants to leave the club to his son.

 

[The red pepper kid]

we are unique, bloom doesn't vew things that way. like it or lump it we are have with a owner with a plan (95%of our fans are with him) The Bloom family have a lomg asso iation with the club we are very very very lucky to have that, would state on 476 points for tickets we are doing as much as we can for this club,----- none of the investment is robbing th clubs assets

 

[Norman Potting]

Hopefully he will never sell, would love to see his faith rewarded with a trophy at some point in the not so far distant future.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Hopefully he will never sell, would love to see his faith rewarded with a trophy at some point in the not so far distant future.

To be fair, if any of us had his money we would do exactly the same thing. He's been blessed to be very clever and wealthy in his life, we'd all love a go at it though wouldn't we?

 

[Weststander]

He turned it down, & converted it to shares. He wants to leave the club to his son.

According to Companies House, so far he’s ‘only’ converted £96m of his directors loan bonds to share capital.

Still leaving circa a £200m creditor director’s loan balance which the club could repay to him.

Simply repaying a debt and not a “return” some refer to.

 

[Superphil]

Don't forget he owns it all, so on paper he has a little nest egg of some 350 mill between the stadium, training ground and the club worth.

I thought profit Paul wrote in the program the other day that the clubs worth is nowhere near the level of TBs investment.

 

[Bob'n'weave]

What have you ever seen that makes you think he is looking for a financial return ? Genuinely don’t think he sees BHA as a part of his investment portfolio. More a passion/labour of love he’s happily (for us as well as him) in a position to be able to afford.

......is the correct answer.

#Dynasty

 

[Hendrax]

He is is the most secretive, multi billionaire in the world.

I honestly think he is just a fan, in an extraordinary position doing something he loves. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure he'd prefer to make a load of money through the club but I also think he's not too bothered if he sees the money back if he gets the club to a place (financially and status) he is aiming for.

The man gets the train to away games..... not much else to add.

 

[Return of the Rev]

To be fair, if any of us had his money we would do exactly the same thing. He's been blessed to be very clever and wealthy in his life, we'd all love a go at it though wouldn't we?

Tbh if I had a spare 300 million the last place I would stick it in would be a football club. So much more you could do with the money rather than topping up the pig swill for all those already with their snouts firmly in the muck.