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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

 

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

 

According to?

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

 

According to?

 

Mike Ashley, and if we can't trust him, who can we trust?

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

 

According to?

 

Her actions throughout. She was a chancer. Would have been out of the fire and in to the volcano with her.

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

 

According to?

 

Her actions throughout. She was a chancer. Would have been out of the fire and in to the volcano with her.

 

:dowie:

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

 

According to?

 

Her actions throughout. She was a chancer. Would have been out of the fire and in to the volcano with her.

 

:dowie:

 

Don't worry, a lot of people were fooled. Her apparent interest almost ruined out transfer window which could have seen us relegated. Looks like lessons learned this time round.

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I don't trust the story considering the source, but saying Kenyon wouldn't come in with a similar £200m bid than Staverley's seems a might foolish, both will do due diligence and come up with a value of the club not just based on gut instinct, they may well both come up with £200m as a fair market price and Ashley is drastically over valuing it because he a) doesn't really want to sell and b) if he does have to sell, lives in hope of some mad billionaire massively overpaying him

 

That could be the biggest hurdle in all of this. If Kenyon's consortium or another investment group is buying a club as a business interest it has to make financial sense. 

If due diligence shows the club to be worth £100m less than Ashley is asking, due to the low value of playing staff, poor training facilities, stadium needing updating etc. that isn't a sound investment and a lower offer makes sense. Kenyon could hardly go back to his backers and recommend that they pay £300m for a club that is actually worth £200m.

That could've been why Staveley walked away, maybe she was serious after all but pissed Ashley off because she proved he was overpricing the club.

 

She wasn't serious. She was a big a player as Ashley.

 

According to?

 

Her actions throughout. She was a chancer. Would have been out of the fire and in to the volcano with her.

 

:dowie:

 

Don't worry, a lot of people were fooled. Her apparent interest almost ruined out transfer window which could have seen us relegated. Looks like lessons learned this time round.

 

It's not that i was fooled, i was merely speculating in my post. I'm just amazed at how much concrete knowledge you have on the subject. Why haven't you spoken up with these 'facts' before now?

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Dokko's been saying the same thing the whole time tbf. It's not based on a single thing though, it's as if Mike Ashley doesn't exist within that situation for some odd reason.

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Still don't think he's serious about selling. Kenyon offers £300m, Ashley will want £400m. Kenyon offers £400m, Ashley wants £450m and so on. He's playing a game. It's what he does. It's what he enjoys doing. His next move will probably to jet off on holiday to the Caribbean.

 

I still don't believe for a moment he's genuinely interested in selling NUFC and losing all the benefits that come with owning the club. It's a genuine money maker. A licence to print money and that's before all the Worldwide exposure he'd lose from advertising his other businesses around SJP.

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Still don't think he's serious about selling. Kenyon offers £300m, Ashley will want £400m. Kenyon offers £400m, Ashley wants £450m and so on. He's playing a game. It's what he does. It's what he enjoys doing. His next move will probably to jet off on holiday to the Caribbean.

 

I still don't believe for a moment he's genuinely interested in selling NUFC and losing all the benefits that come with owning the club. It's a genuine money maker. A licence to print money and that's before all the Worldwide exposure he'd lose from advertising his other businesses around SJP.

 

On the flip side of it, it's undoubtedly a pain in the arse for him as well. Sports Direct shareholders/board members are no doubt annoyed by the bad publicity surrounding Ashley and want him ousted from his position at the company he founded, and I would imagine the disruption to their social media channels hasn't gone unnoticed. He gets pressured every transfer window by the manager, media and fans, gets his name brought up in parliament and has abuse hurled at him in the street by fans of the club. Now he's getting followed around London by the LMG and he's seen a rival website created to drive online sales away from his tat emporium. 

 

Maybe none of that matters to him and he's happy to cop the flack to continue his free advertising, but it's hardly hassle-free for him is it.

 

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