neilbard
Hedging up
- Oct 8, 2013
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[Football] Tonly Bloom libked to purchase of Belgium Pro B Club Union SG
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Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Where do we get the HALF / HALF scarves ?
Nixonator
Well-known member
Surprised someone hasn't suggested this as the reason we didn't get a striker.
I'm surprised it's taken me all day to notice the thread title was written by someone wearing boxing gloves.
ewe2
Well-known member
Not overjoyed by this news. Which club would get his last Rolo......?
jasetheace
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- Apr 13, 2011
- 712
In fairness, it is a good indicator of TB's wealth and further confirmation that he will not be calling in his loans anytime soon. A good news story and a reason to visit Brussels or if we are being poncy Bruxelles...
AmexRuislip
Retired Spy 🕵️♂️
Surely 'Sporting Brussel Sprouts' sounds like a far better prospect for TB to buy.
Tony's obviously missing the Theatre of Trees!
Whitechapel
Famous Last Words
Tony Bloom knows what he’s doing.
We find an absolute gem of a player in the Nigerian league. He’s only 17 and doesn’t qualify for a work permit. Currently we’d have to let him slip through our fingers and he’d probably sign for someone else further down the line. However due to much more lax rules in Belgium we’d be able to sign him, send him there to play and in just 3 years he’ll be able to become a duel-National and as he’s then technically Belgian he could play for us.
Thank you Football Manager for this knowledge
We find an absolute gem of a player in the Nigerian league. He’s only 17 and doesn’t qualify for a work permit. Currently we’d have to let him slip through our fingers and he’d probably sign for someone else further down the line. However due to much more lax rules in Belgium we’d be able to sign him, send him there to play and in just 3 years he’ll be able to become a duel-National and as he’s then technically Belgian he could play for us.
Thank you Football Manager for this knowledge
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
As he becomes Belgian, then whilst we're still in the EU, with freedom of movement, he could play for us. The government is hell bent on changing this.
*ducks out of the way, as Brexit is mentioned.
Apologies if elsewhere, just seen this........
https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/...nt-gilloise-courtisee-par-brighton?id=9896652
Translated and pasted
It's not a secret. For several weeks now, the Union Saint-Gilloise seems open to a redemption. Times are tough in D1B and fans aspire to climb a notch higher.
In recent days, there have been talks with English investors. And today the name of Brigthon appeared.
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, the wealthy owner of the English Premier League club, Tony Bloom, has made an offer to buy. This would be a global offer of 100 percent of the shares. With the goal of quickly joining the D1A, as did the club cousin of the Cercle de Bruges this season.
Prospects that have something to celebrate the Yellow and Blue , since, by comparison, Tony Bloom has a fortune three times higher than that of Marc Coucke, the new president of Anderlecht. Talks are still in progress. But the operation could succeed quickly. A sign ? An extraordinary general assembly is scheduled this Monday, April 23 at 18h, at the Chaussée de Bruxelles. It remains to be seen what we intend to announce.
Quite interesting
EDIT: Apologies, I see the meeting today was also quoted in the Argus article.......
https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/...nt-gilloise-courtisee-par-brighton?id=9896652
Translated and pasted
It's not a secret. For several weeks now, the Union Saint-Gilloise seems open to a redemption. Times are tough in D1B and fans aspire to climb a notch higher.
In recent days, there have been talks with English investors. And today the name of Brigthon appeared.
According to Het Laatste Nieuws, the wealthy owner of the English Premier League club, Tony Bloom, has made an offer to buy. This would be a global offer of 100 percent of the shares. With the goal of quickly joining the D1A, as did the club cousin of the Cercle de Bruges this season.
Prospects that have something to celebrate the Yellow and Blue , since, by comparison, Tony Bloom has a fortune three times higher than that of Marc Coucke, the new president of Anderlecht. Talks are still in progress. But the operation could succeed quickly. A sign ? An extraordinary general assembly is scheduled this Monday, April 23 at 18h, at the Chaussée de Bruxelles. It remains to be seen what we intend to announce.
Quite interesting
EDIT: Apologies, I see the meeting today was also quoted in the Argus article.......
TSB
Captain Hindsight
So, we just need to find out what Marc Couke (great name, btw) is worth and then we can roughly value Uncle Tony.
The Birdman
New member
Gone quiet any more news
Moshe Gariani
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- Mar 10, 2005
- 12,199
Puts TB around the £4bn ballpark.According to Wikipedia £1.18 billion in 2016.
Feels about right.
Hampster Gull
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- Dec 22, 2010
- 13,465
Is Bloom doing this so he can avoid the nonsense of Brexit and become an EU citizen 
SUA Seagull
Well-known member
Are we looking for a new Leffe back?
Blue Valkyrie
Not seen such Bravery!
Only if he can Trappist the ball.
BensGrandad
New member
According to Wikipedia £1.18 billion in 2016.
That would seem likely as I was told when The Amex opened that TB isnt far behind Abramovich in wealth and I believe he is said to be worth about £5bn . Do Man U still either own or have an interest in FC Antwerpe?