LFC Up for Sale?

[teesred]

And so how many supporters do we have? Some wealthy and some not. Perhaps 10 million world wide?
Ton each?
But maybe a major benefactor heading that group

It's a great idea in essence. Not sure how it works though. The Green Bay Packers of the NFL are majorly fan owned I think and have great sway in how the club or "franchise" operates. St Pauli in Germany are similar but they rebuff any commercialisation of the club which ultimately hamstrings their development but that's how they like it.
I'm sure SoS will have looked into this as a possibility?

[scientificred]

It's a great idea in essence. Not sure how it works though. The Green Bay Packers of the NFL are majorly fan owned I think and have great sway in how the club or "franchise" operates. St Pauli in Germany are similar but they rebuff any commercialisation of the club which ultimately hamstrings their development but that's how they like it.
I'm sure SoS will have looked into this as a possibility?

Thanks Tees! Hopefully SoS and others are indeed looking into this
I am not rich but my ton is guaranteed as a lifelong fan since 1963!

[3underpar]

Offers of serious bids will likely be many of the same cast of characters that put bids in for Chelsea. Many of those would likely be worse than FSG, some would likely be better but not radically so. To generate the amount of 4 or 5 billion will take a group instead of an individual most of the time. Chinese are out of it now, possible an Indian billionaire, likely an American group. The dollar is strong against the pound right now and that makes it a bit more attractive.
If it were me I’d have to be insanely rich and not care about losing a few billion to buy a major European football club. Unless you get a bargain with massive growth potential like we were in 2010, than you are sinking money in a rat hole trying to stay competitive with others throwing money away too.

[3underpar]

It's a great idea in essence. Not sure how it works though. The Green Bay Packers of the NFL are majorly fan owned I think and have great sway in how the club or "franchise" operates. St Pauli in Germany are similar but they rebuff any commercialisation of the club which ultimately hamstrings their development but that's how they like it.
I'm sure SoS will have looked into this as a possibility?

Fans here can buy stock in the Packers when they sell shares. They are worthless and can only be sold back to the club. It’s a way to generate money for the team. You can voice your vote like owning any other stock but that’s about it. No shareholder can own more than 4%.

[vin]

And so how many supporters do we have? Some wealthy and some not. Perhaps 10 million world wide?
Ton each?
But maybe a major benefactor heading that group

The analogy I'll use (albeit not perfect) is when a lot of new businesses are doing their VC decks or marketing plans. They usually say - the world (or are market) is x in size, for us to be successful we need to capture on y% - usually that percentage on paper looks small and achievable - the reality is that it's a massive over estimation.

Usually there's restrictions on the volume of shares one group can hold too. I just can't see it.

[vin]

Offers of serious bids will likely be many of the same cast of characters that put bids in for Chelsea. Many of those would likely be worse than FSG, some would likely be better but not radically so. To generate the amount of 4 or 5 billion will take a group instead of an individual most of the time. Chinese are out of it now, possible an Indian billionaire, likely an American group. The dollar is strong against the pound right now and that makes it a bit more attractive.
If it were me I’d have to be insanely rich and not care about losing a few billion to buy a major European football club. Unless you get a bargain with massive growth potential like we were in 2010, than you are sinking money in a rat hole trying to stay competitive with others throwing money away too.

At the moment, if true, that Ambani "interest" seems a really good option.

[scientificred]

Fans here can buy stock in the Packers when they sell shares. They are worthless and can only be sold back to the club. It’s a way to generate money for the team. You can voice your vote like owning any other stock but that’s about it. No shareholder can own more than 4%.

I am talking about a group of supporters being formed that in itself may have a major shareholder that then goes on to buy a share from FSG.
Maybe 10-25% now.
Maybe build on that later

[scientificred]

The analogy I'll use (albeit not perfect) is when a lot of new businesses are doing their VC decks or marketing plans. They usually say - the world (or are market) is x in size, for us to be successful we need to capture on y% - usually that percentage on paper looks small and achievable - the reality is that it's a massive over estimation.

Usually there's restrictions on the volume of shares one group can hold too. I just can't see it.

Don't understand your terminology Vin

[3underpar]

I am talking about a group of supporters being formed that in itself may have a major shareholder that then goes on to buy a share from FSG.
Maybe 10-25% now.
Maybe build on that later

Yes something like Dortmund or others in Germany. I’m not familiar with how much power they have though.

[scientificred]

Yes something like Dortmund or others in Germany. I’m not familiar with how much power they have though.

A bit is better than nothing and let's start from there 😜