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American billionaire John McEvoy considers bid for club (1 Viewer)

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  • Start date Oct 11, 2022
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Nick

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  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #36
Brighton Sky Blue said:
In this fantasy scenario you'd tie down Gyo and O'Hare.
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PUSB-We_are_going_up

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #37
I’d sign Doyle permanently, and sign a good right sided CB. Then extend contracts. Best not to spoil dynamics mid season
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #38
The guy is an investor in John Dawkins business. As much as we are cynical about Dawkins and his inside info, he's a city fan so imagine he'd have the clubs best interests at heart.

That said, hard to find any information on the American chap. The fact it's gone public feels more like a publicity stunt or an attempt to put pressure on Sisu, so doesn't feel like something that is particularly close or likely.
 
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shmmeee

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  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #39
Brighton Sky Blue said:
In this fantasy scenario you'd tie down Gyo and O'Hare, then let Robins sign whoever he wants.
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Genuine question: is robins the man if you’re doing a massive rebuild?
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #40
shmmeee said:
Genuine question: is robins the man if you’re doing a massive rebuild?
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I think I'd want to give him a chance.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #41
shmmeee said:
Genuine question: is robins the man if you’re doing a massive rebuild?
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Yes. He’s earned the opportunity.
 
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Irish Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #42
shmmeee said:
Genuine question: is robins the man if you’re doing a massive rebuild?
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After 5 years of continued success and improvement, why wouldn’t he be.,
 
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SkyBlueScottie

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #43
shmmeee said:
Genuine question: is robins the man if you’re doing a massive rebuild?
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Some of the football we played when we won the league was outstanding, with more money / better players ( I know its not that simple) I would like to see what he could do. I think he at least deserves that chance.
 
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hamil99

Facebook User
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #44
covcity4life said:
Isn't it from Gilbert tho?
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Christ yes it is...
 
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SkyBlueScottie

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #45
Ultimately, we want / need sensible ownership who are prepared to back the club ( and not bankrupt it) eg rhe wirst type of ownership we could have is the likes of the Forest owner, all those new signings in the Summer, rumours of Cooper leaving then signing a new deal but the head of recruitment scouting loses his job. Despite being responsible for recognising the important signings they made last year and trying to work to a sustainable model, however the press are now reporting that the owner and his son were involved in making the signings.
 

slowpoke

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #46
Joy Sepalla has apparently said ccfc is not for sale so this McEvoy fella might have to make an offer she can’t refuse, which would be ????
 

higgs

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #47
Surely callum o hare is going nowhere if his mates are buying the club go Mr Grennan

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SeaSeeEffCee

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 11, 2022
  • #48
Fair play to anyone who can still get excited over this, but we all know it’s going to amount to nothing.
 
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alexccfc99

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #49
If he’s already got stakes in American Sports Clubs, it’s a sign that points to his genuine wealth for me

It’s hard not to be cynical about all this, especially with the chancers who have been flirting with a CCFC takeover in the past as well as SISU’s reluctance to sell, there’s a lot of hurdles to jump and this could easily fall flat on its face

However if and at this stage it is a big if, this guy is genuine then someone with an already vested interest in sports with plenty of money is sniffing round our club, which is an exciting prospect

Let’s see how it pans out
 

Liquid Gold

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #50
shmmeee said:
Genuine question: is robins the man if you’re doing a massive rebuild?
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My only concern is that he's very much a 'my way or the highway' manager and the more expensive a player the more likely they are to be a primmadonna.
 
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hinckley cov

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  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #51
Didn’t some poster on here say he had seen Gary Hoffman at an away game and Hoffman told him about good news arriving before xmas, maybe this is it.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #52
alexccfc99 said:
If he’s already got stakes in American Sports Clubs, it’s a sign that points to his genuine wealth for me
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I hold an ownership stake in Millwall, does that make me genuinely wealthy?
 
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clint van damme

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  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #53
hinckley cov said:
Didn’t some poster on here say he had seen Gary Hoffman at an away game and Hoffman told him about good news arriving before xmas, maybe this is it.
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He apparently said it to City fans at the England Italy game.
 

Gint11

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #54
Still need SISU to agree to sell.
 
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skyblu3sk

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #55
Really hard to get excited after the number of false dawns we have had over the years. Would prefer any new owner to make us debt free and invest from there. Always had the feeling Sisu whacked a mill stone round our knecks from the beginning. Also would prefer not to overspend massively and become a vanity project (read basketcase) a slug of investment would be nice though as long as it doesn't put the club at risk.
 
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matesx

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #56
Gint11 said:
Still need SISU to agree to sell.
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They will sell if silly money offered.
 

matesx

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  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #57
Mystery to me is why do SISU take this "not for sale" stance?
 
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robbiekeane

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  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #58
matesx said:
Mystery to me is why do SISU take this "not for sale" stance?
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positioning 101
 
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SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #59
alexccfc99 said:
If he’s already got stakes in American Sports Clubs, it’s a sign that points to his genuine wealth for me

It’s hard not to be cynical about all this, especially with the chancers who have been flirting with a CCFC takeover in the past as well as SISU’s reluctance to sell, there’s a lot of hurdles to jump and this could easily fall flat on its face

However if and at this stage it is a big if, this guy is genuine then someone with an already vested interest in sports with plenty of money is sniffing round our club, which is an exciting prospect

Let’s see how it pans out
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He’s done a tremendous job of hiding his wealth, such is the lack of information on him you’d be forgiven for thinking he doesn’t exist
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #60
matesx said:
Mystery to me is why do SISU take this "not for sale" stance?
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Because it isn't worth their while wading through the chancers and carpet baggers. I'd sell my house if someone offered me the right price, but I don't want the likes of Dale Evans traipsing through, saying how they'd knock through the living and dining rooms to make a games room, before offering me £50k due in 2032 if all goes well and Liz Truss hasn't vomited great chunks of economy into the great toilet in the sky.
 
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Gynnsthetonic

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #61
matesx said:
They will sell if silly money offered.
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Hopefully not silly money, has anyone really put in a serious offer. If the the stadium and club could be united then the club is worth a serious offer.
 

Earlsdon_Skyblue1

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #62
Brighton Sky Blue said:
In this fantasy scenario you'd tie down Gyo and O'Hare, then let Robins sign whoever he wants.
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Ronaldo: 'I've always wanted to play in the Championship'.
 

Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #63
Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
Ronaldo: 'I've always wanted to play in the Championship'.
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You just know we will get this one though don't you

 
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Colin Steins Smile

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #64
Pride Park sold for between £20-22m. The CBS has the exhibition hall, so could be worth a bit more. Say £25m??
As for CCFC, what we are worth & what SISU would accept is anyones guess
 

ajsccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #65
Even if nothing comes of it as I am expecting, this guy being involved in actual companies and existing sports teams makes it seem a little more legit than the chancer who was buying the club a few years ago after winning the jackpot repeater on the fruit machine.
 

Greggs

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #66
skyblu3sk said:
Really hard to get excited after the number of false dawns we have had over the years. Would prefer any new owner to make us debt free and invest from there. Always had the feeling Sisu whacked a mill stone round our knecks from the beginning. Also would prefer not to overspend massively and become a vanity project (read basketcase) a slug of investment would be nice though as long as it doesn't put the club at risk.
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What's a kneck?
 
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Joy Division

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #67
Finally, we've found the identity of John McEvoy https://tinyurl.com/3z8ymuaw
 

Tommo1993

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  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #68
Greggs said:
What's a kneck?
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Sounds like an Italian asking ‘What’s next?’
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #69
shmmeee said:
Clearly never going to happen, but it’s been a miserable season so far. So Football Manager time: what would you do if you were a billionaire coming in?

Go all out in Jan? Replace Robins?

Personally I’d give Robins enough to bring in 3-5 in Jan on real quality and see what he does with it. If we don’t look like picking up sack him off and get Klopp or whoever billionaire owners get. If he does well give him a warchest for a summer rebuild when we haven’t wasted the first quarter of the season.
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Can’t imagine any billionaire with real PL ambitions giving MR much rope. Coming in cold and with unlimited resources you want to quickly appoint someone with a proven record of Championship success, and a track record of managing a hefty budget. Robins has neither. He’s a good fit for a club in our present situation, but I don’t see mega-rich clubs straining to get him on board.
 

AOM

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 12, 2022
  • #70
SeaSeeEffCee said:
Fair play to anyone who can still get excited over this, but we all know it’s going to amount to nothing.
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Not sure if just me, but I just instantly don't trust anyone who is looking at buying the club.
Feel like most are just trying to improve their public profile and any serious buyers would screw us over further down the line
 
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