[Albion] Interview with Albion finance director David Jones

Stat Brother

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• Jun 22, 2017

• #21

El Presidente said:

Weetabix too, now owned by the Chinese

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They don't seem the type to be foreign owned:-

 

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SAC

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• Jun 22, 2017

• #22

Moshe Gariani said:

Like the sound of being geared up to be regularly top ten, realistic challengers for Europe and for one of the cups...

It does all seem a bit pointless to me if we can't ever reach that category.

I wonder how long it will take TB? My guess would be a "5 Year Plan" with achieving the aim of Year 1 being one of the trickiest hurdles.

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I actually think year 1 is the easiest. Very low expectations from the fans who are happy just to compete and stay up. Get past this and then fans start expecting a bit more and then it starts to get problematic.

 

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timbha

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• Jun 22, 2017

• #23

Stat Brother said:

They don't seem the type to be foreign owned:-

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More like Russian or Polish

 

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Greg Bobkin

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• Jun 23, 2017

• #24

Cracking read, that. Thanks El Pres.

 

The Large One

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• Jun 23, 2017

• #25

Literal bugbear - para 2 and 5. "... last 20 years", "... last five years".

It should be "... past 20 years", "... past five years".

 

Jam The Man

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• Jun 23, 2017

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I don't know if it's common knowledge (or rumour), but a source I know close to a director has said that the club offered TB a substantial chunk of money back (£30m) as a 'thank you', once promotion had been secured.

Tony politely declined it and asked for it to be kept in the club.

I think he's going beyond 'Legend' and pressing for 'Angel' status now?

 

Stat Brother

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• Jun 23, 2017

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Jam The Man said:

I don't know if it's common knowledge (or rumour), but a source I know close to a director has said that the club offered TB a substantial chunk of money back (£30m) as a 'thank you', once promotion had been secured.

Tony politely declined it and asked for it to be kept in the club.

I think he's going beyond 'Legend' and pressing for 'Angel' status now?

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After a moments thought what would have been initially a flippant, throwaway comment is actually a serious one and fookin scary.
Here it is anyway:-

'what's £30,000,000 when you're already £250,000,000 down'