17-12-2014, 04:32
(This post was last modified: 17-12-2014, 04:38 by St Charles Owl.)
That UEFA rule is so ambiguous!! They say that one person cannot be in control of two clubs within UEFA, but what constitutes "control"?? Currently MA owns approx 9% of Rangers and 100% of Newcastle, but to be fair he is in virtually complete control of both clubs as we stand today!!
Yes, I suppose you are right about Newcastle, they are self sustaining whilever they are in the EPL and he will probably never pump much money into them going forward. This is what pisses off their fans, no desire to try to push on to achieve more and money going out of the club and into Sports Directs pocket all the time.
With Rangers, assuming he can keep them afloat with a few loans here and there while promotion is achieved, he stands to potentially gain millions if they can get back to European football, and in particualr the CL!! Currently thats a very big if with Celtic being far ahead currently, but I assume he will continue to add his influence on the club and will buy more and more shares as he is able to, by the time that happens, he truly will be in control!!
(16-12-2014, 01:19)TheWorthinGer Wrote: He doesn't make money at Newcastle though, does he? He loaned them 170m (or simikar amount) interest free.
The club is a huge advertising hoarding shown all over the world every second week. I would imagine its cheaper to control Newcastle and cover the ground in advertising than it is to pay for the same level of advertising via a TV channel. And its his core customer who watches the games.
So, as long as Newcastle don't make a loss he's quite happy.
Rangers get him just as much, maybe more, publicity for far less cash.
Yes, I suppose you are right about Newcastle, they are self sustaining whilever they are in the EPL and he will probably never pump much money into them going forward. This is what pisses off their fans, no desire to try to push on to achieve more and money going out of the club and into Sports Directs pocket all the time.
With Rangers, assuming he can keep them afloat with a few loans here and there while promotion is achieved, he stands to potentially gain millions if they can get back to European football, and in particualr the CL!! Currently thats a very big if with Celtic being far ahead currently, but I assume he will continue to add his influence on the club and will buy more and more shares as he is able to, by the time that happens, he truly will be in control!!