Willow Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Profitable group a private equity co whose products (& adverts) are viewed by all in the financial sector as the biggest joke ever, judge for yourselves: - All in Singapore cant stand them.. we're hoping their interest is just a publicity stunt Jesus christ, those were all a fucking disgrace......urgh, seriously, so badly and cheaply made....hopefully these mongs are ignored Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmonkey Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Profitable group a private equity co whose products (& adverts) are viewed by all in the financial sector as the biggest joke ever, judge for yourselves: - All in Singapore cant stand them.. we're hoping their interest is just a publicity stunt Jesus christ, those were all a f***ing disgrace......urgh, seriously, so badly and cheaply made....hopefully these mongs are ignored That third video reminded me of this scene from Step Brothers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPJG7r_hCKM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 http://football.guardian.co.uk/fiver/0,,415657,00.html To: [email protected] ( mailto:[email protected] ) From: [email protected] ( mailto:[email protected] ) Subject: Re: Please buy my football club for GBP100m Dear Mr Ashley, We are emailing you to inquire about the possibility of buying Newcastle United Football Club for GBP100m, as advertised on your website. We have always fancied the idea of owning our own football club and are currently in a position to invest in one, having recently received winning notification from Mr Austin Connor, a claim agent with the Ontario Lottery Corporation, that we have won exactly that amount in their latest draw for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World Cup to be hosted in South Africa. We have been assured that the GBP100m will be deposited in our bank account just as soon as we have sent Mr Connor the GBP10,000 he needs to help facilitate the processing of our claim. Speaking of which, we were wondering if, as a gesture of goodwill ahead of our imminent purchase of your football club, you might be able to loan us this GBP10,000, as our own life savings are currently tied up helping Dr (Mrs) Mariam Abacha (M.O.N), the wife of the late head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria, who recently emailed us out of the blue to inquire if we might assist her in getting the $80m supposedly misappropriated by her late husband out of Nigeria, packed in trunk boxes in such a way to forestall anybody else having access to it. Once we have received our own 40% share of this bounty, we will obviously repay your GBP10,000 in full, with 15% on top for your co-operation. All we need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved comfortably and that we can also trust you with this very arrangement. Oh ... and a cheque for GBP10,000 made out to us. Obviously we can imagine that a businessman as shrewd as yourself might be wondering why it is that somebody such as ourselves, who are London-based, overweight, fond of a beer and with neither ties to the north-east nor any discernible trace of business acumen would be willing to pay such an enormous amount of money for a football club, as it seems like the kind of foolhardy impulse-buy that only a congenital idiot would undertake, particularly without checking the books first. But you look trustworthy and have a nice face, not unlike that of the idiot that one might encounter sitting on a stile outside any English village. We look forward to hearing from you by return mail, All the best, The Fiver. PS While we are aware that you are looking for GBP100m for your club, we were wondering if perhaps you'd be willing to consider selling it for a knockdown price, as there are certain parts of it that we don't actually want: the entire playing staff, those fat blokes whose job it is to convene outside it and cheer raucously every time a new consignment of stationery is delivered to the club office, Shearer's bar, Shearer's tattoo parlour, Shearer's replica shirt shop, Shearer Stottie cake shop and Shearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garth Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 http://football.guardian.co.uk/fiver/0,,415657,00.html To: [email protected] ( mailto:[email protected] ) From: [email protected] ( mailto:[email protected] ) Subject: Re: Please buy my football club for GBP100m Dear Mr Ashley, We are emailing you to inquire about the possibility of buying Newcastle United Football Club for GBP100m, as advertised on your website. We have always fancied the idea of owning our own football club and are currently in a position to invest in one, having recently received winning notification from Mr Austin Connor, a claim agent with the Ontario Lottery Corporation, that we have won exactly that amount in their latest draw for the promotion of the 2010 Soccer World Cup to be hosted in South Africa. We have been assured that the GBP100m will be deposited in our bank account just as soon as we have sent Mr Connor the GBP10,000 he needs to help facilitate the processing of our claim. Speaking of which, we were wondering if, as a gesture of goodwill ahead of our imminent purchase of your football club, you might be able to loan us this GBP10,000, as our own life savings are currently tied up helping Dr (Mrs) Mariam Abacha (M.O.N), the wife of the late head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces of the federal republic of Nigeria, who recently emailed us out of the blue to inquire if we might assist her in getting the $80m supposedly misappropriated by her late husband out of Nigeria, packed in trunk boxes in such a way to forestall anybody else having access to it. Once we have received our own 40% share of this bounty, we will obviously repay your GBP10,000 in full, with 15% on top for your co-operation. All we need from you is an assurance that you can handle the amount involved comfortably and that we can also trust you with this very arrangement. Oh ... and a cheque for GBP10,000 made out to us. Obviously we can imagine that a businessman as shrewd as yourself might be wondering why it is that somebody such as ourselves, who are London-based, overweight, fond of a beer and with neither ties to the north-east nor any discernible trace of business acumen would be willing to pay such an enormous amount of money for a football club, as it seems like the kind of foolhardy impulse-buy that only a congenital idiot would undertake, particularly without checking the books first. But you look trustworthy and have a nice face, not unlike that of the idiot that one might encounter sitting on a stile outside any English village. We look forward to hearing from you by return mail, All the best, The Fiver. PS While we are aware that you are looking for GBP100m for your club, we were wondering if perhaps you'd be willing to consider selling it for a knockdown price, as there are certain parts of it that we don't actually want: the entire playing staff, those fat blokes whose job it is to convene outside it and cheer raucously every time a new consignment of stationery is delivered to the club office, Shearer's bar, Shearer's tattoo parlour, Shearer's replica shirt shop, Shearer Stottie cake shop and Shearer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeloEmre Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 The investment group linked to a multi-million pound takeover of English club Newcastle United has refused to comment on reports of the bid which would turn the Championship (second division) side into a Barcelona-style trust. "We are aware of the reports but we have no comment at the moment," John Gaunt, Chief Executive Officer, Profitable Group, told Reuters when contacted at his Singapore headquarters on Wednesday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/footballNews/idUKSP42638020090610?rpc=401& Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigTrev Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 don't they normally rubush this sort of thing on .co.uk rather than through the paper? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 don't they normally rubush this sort of thing on .co.uk rather than through the paper? Your assuming the useless fuckers at the club know how to work computers. We will probably hear confirmation of the bid 3 months after it has fallen through, as per usual. Finger/pulse ratio Pulse Ashleys big ass ^ ^ Nufc higher ups fingers Cabury's finger anyone? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/106445/Magpies-sale-process-gathers-pace Sources close to Newcastle say there is no substance to the reported takeover bid for the club from Singapore-based investment company the Profitable Group. :frantic: :frantic: BOTH ARE UTTER SHITE, fkn press man they know nowt! Alternatively, the £100m Profitable Group proposal for Newcastle is very much alive and they could install former Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon - a commercial director with the group - as manager at St James' Park. (Daily Mirror) http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/06/10/mcmahon-bid-to-call-toon-115875-21428711/ :celb: :celb: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest johnson293 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Alternatively, the £100m Profitable Group proposal for Newcastle is very much alive and they could install former Liverpool midfielder Steve McMahon - a commercial director with the group - as manager at St James' Park. (Daily Mirror) http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/06/10/mcmahon-bid-to-call-toon-115875-21428711/ :celb: :celb: That Mirror Article linked actually says... If successful, ex-England international McMahon, 47, would be given control of the St James' Park boardroom - with his first task to appoint Alan Shearer as manager. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp40 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 it goes from Mad to worse. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/newcastle/5489087/Singapore-groups-Newcastle-bid-yet-to-get-off-the-ground.html "This is news to us," a reliable source close to Ashley said. "No one from Singapore has spoken with anyone involved and there has been no contact. "Talks with three groups who want to remain anonymous for now are ongoing." The source added: "They don't want to be known just yet. That is how we are trying to do business. That is the proper way to do it, not by talking through the media." Promising? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/newcastle/5489087/Singapore-groups-Newcastle-bid-yet-to-get-off-the-ground.html "This is news to us," a reliable source close to Ashley said. "No one from Singapore has spoken with anyone involved and there has been no contact. "Talks with three groups who want to remain anonymous for now are ongoing." The source added: "They don't want to be known just yet. That is how we are trying to do business. That is the proper way to do it, not by talking through the media." Promising? Nothing in it as much as the rest of it all, I guess until its "official" word its all crap. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Singapore Mag Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Profitable group a private equity co whose products (& adverts) are viewed by all in the financial sector as the biggest joke ever, judge for yourselves: All in Singapore cant stand them.. we're hoping their interest is just a publicity stunt Profitable Group are not buying NUFC, they dont have 100M .. theyre a joke to everyone in the business world in Singapore Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Heard you the first time. I love how the 'source close to Ashley' implies that the club are trying to do this professionally btw. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 As one of the articles said I think the interested parties are trying to haggle the price, and I think it might still be possible that the Profitable Group are interested at a lower price. It is clear now that the attempts to haggle the price was clearly what led to Ashley putting out that silly statement with the email address. It looks like the Profitable group have countered that by stating their plans which every supporter of the club would clearly be very pleased with, in order to pressure Ashley into accepting their lower offer. It's kinda how I see it anyway. Sounds logical but speculative, naturally. If that was the case, we don't need an owner that's haggling over £20m or whatever. I've heard plenty of people argue this, but even if they can comfortably afford the £100m, they're still business people and if they reckon the club is only worth £80m, they're not gonna pay extra just to avoid the hassle of bargaining. That's not how good business works. That's £20m extra that can be pumped into first team investment. A sale really does hinge on whether Ashley is going to be stubborn and stick to his quoted price at all costs like he foolishly did last time the club was up for sale, or whether he is prepared to negotiate a deal. I find it hard to believe that he would be prepared to stay now with the process having destroyed pre-season preparations, but with this blundering cry baby you can't rule anything out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magorific Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm told today's Chron will give us a better idea of what's going on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Cheers magorific. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 It was way to good to be true, life never works out that way. See Ashley for details. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 We still don't know anything about what's happening, would love this bod to go through but still just a case of wait and see. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmymag Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 I'm told today's Chron will give us a better idea of what's going on. Can't wait to see what speculation they come up with today, because no one that matters at the club is going tell them. Isn't there a quote somewhere saying that business shouldn't be done through the media? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Quotes from Llambias: http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/06/10/troubled-united-may-lose-sebastien-bassong-61634-23831344/ Llambias played down talk of contact between the group and the club. While confirming “three or four” consortia are engaged in discussions to take over on Tyneside, Llambias said Profitable were not one of them. “We know who this Profitable group are because we had some dealings with them last summer regarding some business in the Far East,” he said. “But we have had absolutely no contact with them since then. “There hasn't been a bid and there hasn't been an enquiry. They have claimed they have met Mike and myself to discuss things and they haven't. It's total rubbish. “There are three or four interested parties who we are talking to but these aren't one of them.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Ah well :/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 'Three or four interested parties' - doesn't he know like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilko Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 But there are three or four they are "talking to". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONTEMPI Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Quotes from Llambias: http://www.journallive.co.uk/nufc/newcastle-united-news/2009/06/10/troubled-united-may-lose-sebastien-bassong-61634-23831344/ Llambias played down talk of contact between the group and the club. While confirming three or four consortia are engaged in discussions to take over on Tyneside, Llambias said Profitable were not one of them. We know who this Profitable group are because we had some dealings with them last summer regarding some business in the Far East, he said. But we have had absolutely no contact with them since then. There hasn't been a bid and there hasn't been an enquiry. They have claimed they have met Mike and myself to discuss things and they haven't. It's total rubbish. There are three or four interested parties who we are talking to but these aren't one of them. Fucking laughable! The more this drags on the more I think Ashley had a major grudge against the club from the outset. This twat needs a good fucking kicking Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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