Interest in club

A purchaser could inherit the debt if they have deep enough pockets.

The debt only becomes an issue if it’s not funded. Atm we are insolvent without the Gibson O’Neil guarantee.

Nothing stopping a billionaire putting in a cheeky bid.
 
Juninhoburger said:
RB Middlesbrough FC would hardly have been an issue, tbf

Edit - If we'd signed a permanent sponsorship deal with Cellnet over the naming of the stadium it would be known as the O2 Riverside Stadium these days
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Probably be something like Virgin media o2 Riverside Stadium now, that's how the branding seems to be going since the merger with virgin media
 
Juninhoburger said:
RB Middlesbrough FC would hardly have been an issue, tbf

Edit - If we'd signed a permanent sponsorship deal with Cellnet over the naming of the stadium it would be known as the O2 Riverside Stadium these days
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You what?

Hardly an issue? Losing our identity and becoming another cog in the red bull marketing machine would certainly be an issue for me.

Not that this is on the table at all so not worth getting bothered about but the thought of it does make me rather angry.
 
coluka said:
Why would anyone invest in a company that has debts to the tune of Boro’s? Indeedido has made it cystal clear the Boro’s financial situation and the stranglehold one man retains on it. Unless there is huge multi million pound write off, the club is not in a position to be attractive to anyone that retains a modicum of sense. It is as likely to happen as Boro winning the champions league consecutively between 2026-2029.
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2 years in the prem writes off our debt, that's why. The chance of a prem ready stadium and training ground with 30,000+ fans and access to prem wealth will of course attract investors.
 
Chelsea have taken advantage of the delay in contract length rules coming in to amortise their spending over many years. You can't do that from now on; you're limited to 5 year deals.
 
I doubt there’s anything in this but if there is, at least it’s not a middle east state trying to sports wash or an American investment company as they generally end in disaster.
 
Gibson won't be here forever, so I don't mind giving it some thought.

So long as the next owner is a lifelong fan with the best interest of the club at heart, I don't care if he doesn't put a penny of his own money in.

Careful when wishing for "investors". Most fall into 2 camps

Those who invest with the intention of taking out more than they put in. These are the preferable sort.
Those who don't care about losing money, but want to use the good name of sport to cleanse their image.

If you just mean someone to donate a lot of money to the club, fair enough. I'd like someone to "invest" in my bank account in such a way.
 
I would love a serious billionaire to buy the club.
They would be buying it to establish it in the PL and could fund the expertise required to get us there and keep us there.
Ideally I'd love the billionaire to pay at least a significant chunk of the debt to Gibson O'Neill, allowing Gibson to recoup some of the money he is owed. It would be great if they would pay the full £142m off, allowing Gibson and his business to be Boro free, but Boro to be Gibson free too; no more involvement.
I'd then like the ground he built to be called Gibson Park.
If Carlsberg did football takeovers.

Sadly they don't.
They won't pay £142m for a Championship club losing money every year.
 
indeedido said:
I would love a serious billionaire to buy the club.
They would be buying it to establish it in the PL and could fund the expertise required to get us there and keep us there.
Ideally I'd love the billionaire to pay at least a significant chunk of the debt to Gibson O'Neill, allowing Gibson to recoup some of the money he is owed. It would be great if they would pay the full £142m off, allowing Gibson and his business to be Boro free, but Boro to be Gibson free too; no more involvement.
I'd then like the ground he built to be called Gibson Park.
If Carlsberg did football takeovers.

Sadly they don't.
They won't pay £142m for a Championship club losing money every year.
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Wouldn’t necessarily have to pay the £142m immediately though would

It would be all down to the purchase structure.

The Gibson O’Neil company accrue tax benefits with that debt on its books so that would be a consideration for example
 
There's no way Gibson will sell anytime soon. Obviously he cant go on for ever but I've always understood the general consensus was that he would pass it down to his daughter. I dont know if she has any holdings in the Gibson O'Neil business but the debt write off each year will have to be funded from somewhere. I doubt very much that her production company would be in a position financially to do this though.
 
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