Roman Abramovich Thread

[Pizy 18,368]

4 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Broughton has said that he has significant investment in his bid, obviously not himself as you mentioned he doesn't have the personal wealth for this.

But his experience as Liverpool chairman during an extremely difficult period for them and from what I've read, the general respect he commands seems to make him a very credible person to front a bid, and I would expect someone like him to have found some pretty decent sources of funding.

I would assume if he has made the shortlist, there will have to be more transparency soon with his investors but rumours suggest the bloke who owns the Sacramento Kings is one, and Harris and Blitzer are another. Harris and Blitzer currently own nearly 40% of Crystal Palace between them which would create an issue if they can't divest that investment (rumours suggest that they could). I guess one argument however would be would we be willingly accepting of someone prepared to dump an investment at the drop of a hat because a better or bigger opportunity arises. 

The Boehly bid also fills me with more confidence primarily because (1) he made a bid for us a couple of years ago and therefore has surely done more significant due diligence over a longer period on the club. An investment this large, to carry out the due diligence within a couple of weeks I think has to be a concern; and (2) his inner circle seems to be smaller and they have worked together on previous investments and ventures which I think is important for ensuring there is more likely to be agreement within the board room.

Oh God, the Broughton consortium is the one the Sacramento Kings owner is connected with? FFS 🤦‍♂️ 

The guy is a clueless clown. The worst owner in any pro sport here in America as I’ve said before.

[Superblue 6,370]

17 minutes ago, Pizy said:

Oh God, the Broughton consortium is the one the Sacramento Kings owner is connected with? FFS 🤦‍♂️ 

The guy is a clueless clown. The worst owner in any pro sport here in America as I’ve said before.

Reports seem to suggest he'd be a minority part of the consortium so I don't think he'd be a key decision maker in the operating of the club.

As I said though, at present, the Boehly bid on paper seems the most transparent.

[milka 3,344]

 

[Vesper 28,772]

1 hour ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Boehly, Broughton and possibly Centricus.

was my final 3

figured no Candy because Kim posted her 'unhappy' IG post 2 days ago then deleted it

[ZAPHOD2319 4,476]

 

[Fernando 6,453]

I think at this time I say it's best we get Boehly. 

[DDA 9,690]

Boehly is our best option no?

[Alabama 1,992]

I would rather Centricus...

[Diceflix 207]

1 hour ago, Alabama said:

I would rather Centricus...

Heard somewhere Roman and Chelsea board will prefer a bid from personal in a consortium rather led by a financial institution directly

[Costa19 858]

So how much money does Boehly's consortium have? 😬

[Superblue 6,370]

1 hour ago, Costa19 said:

So how much money does Boehly's consortium have? 😬

I think the net worth of Boehly, Wyss and Goldstein combined sits at around £8 - 10bn.

They are also being backed by Clearlake Capital which hold around $60bn of assets under management.

Reports last week were that Boehly's overall consortium was now over funded, so one would assume the capital is there to buy the club and sort the stadium out.

The overall direction of the club moving forward will be interesting to see. From what has been reported, Boehly looks at the Liverpool model of making sure scouting, data, etc is on point and then looking to add a player or two each summer to specifically improve the team but if such a player isn't available then not to buy for the sake of it.

[milka 3,344]

 

[Costa19 858]

33 minutes ago, Superblue_1986 said:

I think the net worth of Boehly, Wyss and Goldstein combined sits at around £8 - 10bn.

They are also being backed by Clearlake Capital which hold around $60bn of assets under management.

Reports last week were that Boehly's overall consortium was now over funded, so one would assume the capital is there to buy the club and sort the stadium out.

The overall direction of the club moving forward will be interesting to see. From what has been reported, Boehly looks at the Liverpool model of making sure scouting, data, etc is on point and then looking to add a player or two each summer to specifically improve the team but if such a player isn't available then not to buy for the sake of it.

Sounds good!

Maybe as someone wrote on twitter .. Moneyball but with a big wallet 🤤

[Pizy 18,368]

Another bonus with Boehly is that I think he’ll want to make a nice initial splash to win the supporters over and prove his dedication to maintaining our current level.

So if he wins the bid I think we’ll be in for a very nice summer. And hopefully our business starts with locking down Rüdiger and Tuchel to long deals.

[Vesper 28,772]

Blitzer and Harris are some of the money behind Martin Broughton and British politician Sabastian Coe, just so no one gets confused

[Vesper 28,772]

2 hours ago, Diceflix said:

Heard somewhere Roman and Chelsea board will prefer a bid from personal in a consortium rather led by a financial institution directly

Centricus is a consortium too, and all 4 mains are British and are season Chels ticket holders for ages.

Total worth is over £50 billion.

The firm partnered with Jonathan Lourie of Cheyne Capital and Bob Finch of Talis Capital on the bid.

Edited March 25, 2022 by Vesper

[ZAPHOD2319 4,476]

If this is accurate, we dodged a (Glazers) bullet thinking they were loaded and were going to spend spend spend.

 

 

[ZAPHOD2319 4,476]

Boehly seems like the most logical choice. One thing is for sure, there will be investment in the team, but the days of just throwing 300M at the team is going to be over. The club will need to produce its own revenue. It is going to be different for sure.