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Tony Bloom to take over? [Merged threads]
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northstandsteve
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I don't think Dick has a choice, Bloom has been the major funder of the club for over 12 months now, and would have sacked Adams earlier if Dick had not been so loyal. I have no problem with Dick as i said earlier, he deserves legendary status, but the times are changing and we will spend big this summer i am sure., I am excited that we will be able to compete financially at League 1 one level, and hope that Russell getrs the players he has identified.
The Great Cornholio
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I claim no inside knowledge but all I will say is that I was lucky enough to go to the Falmer ceremony and afterwards Tony Bloom and Adams were very jokey and pally. This was just before Christmas.
Silent Bob
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- Dec 6, 2004
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Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
New this several weeks ago.......look out for a Mr Stevens
Why look out for Mr Stevens? What he going to be doing?
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
Rumour ( Good source ) a few weeks ago was Dick out and Stevens in as manager. Now that RS has become a legend in just over a few weeks the 2nd part of the plan has obviously been rethought but wouldn't be surprised to see GS turn up somewhere
BensGrandad
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Assistant manager as BB and DW are being kept on 'with new defined roles'
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
On the basis, that most rumours are lies and when people say from a "good source" its a bit suspicious to be honest...
227 BHA
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Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Spending big may noty guarantee an promotion given the calibre of teams in the division.
Dorset Seagull
Once Dolphin, Now Seagull
On the basis, that most rumours are lies and when people say from a "good source" its a bit suspicious to be honest...
Take your point but firstly I never posted this when I heard it, as any info from inside sources can be as speculative as anything else, and have only put my oar in now after others have highlighted it.
I took the opinion that the info I had acquired may be relevant to the topic now so was worth sharing. I don't know whether is is true or not but it is something I have heard from somebody that works at the club so figured it was relevant
It would defenitely help though.:yahoo:
Pondicherry
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I agree.
Obviously he has no official capacity at the club at the moment but if and when he does - it would be good if he could provide some background on himself.
Pondicherry
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not quite. iirc he was a professional gambler then setup a betting website firm, then sold that off. now i beleive he has sunk the money from that into property. from gambler to safe-as-houses.
This is the best guess I have seen and it is what I consider to be the most likely. I have absolutely no evidence for this though - not that Tony Bloom would need any from me.
Mtoto
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- Sep 28, 2003
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Nope, that was Sporting Options, a misguided attempt to challenge Betfair's dominance in the betting exchange market. They started seeding the markets with their own money and had their trousers taken down by the shrewdies (people like Tony Bloom, in fact).
Calling Tony Bloom a gambler is a little misleading, he's as far removed from the washed-up, Woodbine-puffing punter of popular image as it is possible to be. He is certainly one of the biggest players in the world, but his speciality is massive turnover when he is 1 per cent on the right side of the market. If you are a very good judge - and he is - and you have plenty of other very good judges working for you - which he does - it is a much safer bet than the stock market when it comes to turning a lot of money into even more money.
He has recently got into ownership on the Flat in a big way with his long-time mate Harry Findlay, but that won't put even a scratch on his resources. From what I hear, the Albion means a great deal to him, and he will put in whatever it needs to take the team to the highest level they can realistically attain, but it is very much a long-term plan and not a short-term punt.
We are going to have to watch this fellow if he keeps talking like this every 3 years or so.
