BANGKOK, Thailand — Toppled Thai leader Thaksin Shinawatra, who earlier made an unsuccessful bid for Liverpool, is planning to buy another English soccer club, according to a website close to Thaksin.
The site — www.hi-thaksin.net — on Monday said that the former prime minister was ready to pay more than six billion baht ($207 million Cdn) for the Manchester City Football Club with partners from China and the Middle East.
Nopadol Pattama, Thaksin's lawyer, said he had read about the bid on the website but had not yet had time to ask Thaksin about it.
Thaksin, one of Thailand's richest people, was toppled in a bloodless military coup last September following months of mass street protests accusing him of massive corruption and abuse of power. He has since been spending time at his home in London and travelling in Europe and Asia.
In 2004, the then-prime minister made an unsuccessful attempt to buy Liverpool and had also reportedly expressed interest in acquiring other English soccer clubs.
The website said that Mohamed al Fayed, the billionaire owner of London's Harrods department store and the Fulham Football Club, was involved in the negotiations on behalf of Thaksin.
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he should be thinking about paying his taxes and fines before he starts buying football teams
He will be as welcome as a fart in a lift in Manchester
quote my nephew " lil shit from moss side will pop a cap in his ass man"
Liverpool didn't want him and there are more scallies there than in MCR, a few mobile phones and a couple of tractors wont quite cut it !
He will be as welcome as a fart in a lift in Manchester
quote my nephew " lil shit from moss side will pop a cap in his ass man"
Liverpool didn't want him and there are more scallies there than in MCR, a few mobile phones and a couple of tractors wont quite cut it !
Former player Ray Ranson has made 2 or 3 unsuccessful bids for the club which the 2 main Directors have turned down as they want to make sure that the club is left in good hands.Ransons bids have not included the big injection of cash needed to buy new players which the club desparately needs.
This latest interest from the Thai will include £20 million + for new players and is a bigger bid than Ransons all round so I am given to understand.Other stories coming out of this is that Taksin will choose the UK as his home base,I wonder if he will have problems getting a Visa like so many of us here?
There are also reports of an American consortium being interested who have alleged links to Big Sam,could get interesting.
Man City have a very loyal fan base who must be the envy of many clubs 25 to 30,000 hard core supporters who have followed them through the years of under achieving.
As a Man Utd fan I wish them well.
This latest interest from the Thai will include £20 million + for new players and is a bigger bid than Ransons all round so I am given to understand.Other stories coming out of this is that Taksin will choose the UK as his home base,I wonder if he will have problems getting a Visa like so many of us here?
There are also reports of an American consortium being interested who have alleged links to Big Sam,could get interesting.
Man City have a very loyal fan base who must be the envy of many clubs 25 to 30,000 hard core supporters who have followed them through the years of under achieving.
As a Man Utd fan I wish them well.
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Higgy yes you will understand the situation from a fan point of view after the fiasco with the Americans taking over UTD and many a local fan now following the new FC United team .
i am not a footy fan it bores the nips off me but I do feel for the fans who pay their hard earned cash to support their teams and these type of deals go through without a second thought to the feelings of the people who go through the turnstyles and have done so since childhood, man hood and progressed to taking their off spring
Ticket prices are through the roof, player prices are just .........
it just isnt a sport any more its a big money business
but if the fans stop turning the turnstyles there will be empty terraces no no atmosphere & no one for the sponsors to advertise their goods to...
this would probably never occure but it is food for thought....
i am not a footy fan it bores the nips off me but I do feel for the fans who pay their hard earned cash to support their teams and these type of deals go through without a second thought to the feelings of the people who go through the turnstyles and have done so since childhood, man hood and progressed to taking their off spring
Ticket prices are through the roof, player prices are just .........
it just isnt a sport any more its a big money business
but if the fans stop turning the turnstyles there will be empty terraces no no atmosphere & no one for the sponsors to advertise their goods to...
this would probably never occure but it is food for thought....
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I was one of the sceptics who thought the worse for Man Utd and as a former shareholder I campaigned with thousands of others who did not want the club sold.I was given no choice but to sell my shares and waited for things to change dramatically.
United FC was born and are doing very well with around 3000 fans watching them but slowly they are drifting back to Old Trafford.
The reality of the situation is that little has changed,Old Trafford remains one of the cheapest grounds in the country,the name has not changed,we still have the best CEO in the league (David Gill),money has still been made available to Sir Alex,ground capacity has increased and we have now attracted more sponsorship deals than any other club in the world taking over from Juve.
The only down side is the massive debt that we have due to the criminal amount borrowed by that T..t Glazer .....Quote "It,s a good franchise to have"
Premiership attendances are sustaining their growth and I cannot see that coming to an end next year when the much increased revenue from TV kicks in.Some clubs have already stated that they are to lower ticket prices for next year as a result,even my team are lowering ticket prices for under 16,s and pensioners.
I was one of the sceptics who thought the worse for Man Utd and as a former shareholder I campaigned with thousands of others who did not want the club sold.I was given no choice but to sell my shares and waited for things to change dramatically.
United FC was born and are doing very well with around 3000 fans watching them but slowly they are drifting back to Old Trafford.
The reality of the situation is that little has changed,Old Trafford remains one of the cheapest grounds in the country,the name has not changed,we still have the best CEO in the league (David Gill),money has still been made available to Sir Alex,ground capacity has increased and we have now attracted more sponsorship deals than any other club in the world taking over from Juve.
The only down side is the massive debt that we have due to the criminal amount borrowed by that T..t Glazer .....Quote "It,s a good franchise to have"
Premiership attendances are sustaining their growth and I cannot see that coming to an end next year when the much increased revenue from TV kicks in.Some clubs have already stated that they are to lower ticket prices for next year as a result,even my team are lowering ticket prices for under 16,s and pensioners.
Glory! Glory! Man Utd.
BaaBaa for your info:
The cheapest tickets at OT are going up from £23 to £25.
The most expensive are going up from £39 to £44 for next season.
Unders 16,s have tickets reduced by 48.7%
Pensioners have tickets reduced by 50%
Not bad to see the most entertaining football in England.
Just as a matter of interest what are Liverpools ticket prices for next season?
What annoys me is the prices charged for Uniteds away games.Fulham charged minimum £45, when Blackburn and Man City played at Fulham their fans were charged £25.Rip off or what?
The cheapest tickets at OT are going up from £23 to £25.
The most expensive are going up from £39 to £44 for next season.
Unders 16,s have tickets reduced by 48.7%
Pensioners have tickets reduced by 50%
Not bad to see the most entertaining football in England.
Just as a matter of interest what are Liverpools ticket prices for next season?
What annoys me is the prices charged for Uniteds away games.Fulham charged minimum £45, when Blackburn and Man City played at Fulham their fans were charged £25.Rip off or what?
Glory! Glory! Man Utd.
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra confirmed on Tuesday he has made a takeover proposal to English soccer club Manchester City, the latest Premier League team to attract foreign billionaire investors.
Thaksin, who has not returned to Thailand since a bloodless military putsch on Sept. 19 last year and failed in his efforts to buy Liverpool for 65 million pounds three years ago, made an indicative proposal to Manchester City.
"Thaksin confirms that he and his advisers have made an indicative proposal that may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company," he said in a statement.
Manchester City has been seeking investors, with chairman John Wardle keen to attract significant funds for a team that has long lived in the shadow of neighbours Manchester United.
The Premier League has been a magnet for foreign investors since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003. Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa are under American ownership while West Ham United were bought by an Icelandic consortium in November.
The former Thai prime minister is accused by coup leaders of corruption and cronyism during his five years in office. He denies the charges. He lives in London but has also been travelling in Asia playing golf.
Accountants acting for the exiled billionaire telecoms baron will complete due diligence before advising their client whether to make a formal bid.
"It's fairly positive ... If Shinawatra (Thaksin) can come up with the finance and that will move the club forwards then the club are right to listen to that," Kevin Parker, general secretary of the club's official supporters club, told Reuters.
Former Manchester City player Roy Ranson has also been trying to buy the club, which plays at the Eastlands stadium in Manchester, and last week submitted a revised proposal regarding a proposed offer. Media reports put Ranson's bid in the region of 90 million pounds ($180 million).
Ranson, who is backed by a Britain-based financial partner, last Tuesday lodged a new proposal to address concerns about conditionality and said in a statement he hoped to enter formal discussions with the board.
Thaksin, who has not returned to Thailand since a bloodless military putsch on Sept. 19 last year and failed in his efforts to buy Liverpool for 65 million pounds three years ago, made an indicative proposal to Manchester City.
"Thaksin confirms that he and his advisers have made an indicative proposal that may or may not lead to an offer being made for the company," he said in a statement.
Manchester City has been seeking investors, with chairman John Wardle keen to attract significant funds for a team that has long lived in the shadow of neighbours Manchester United.
The Premier League has been a magnet for foreign investors since Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich bought Chelsea in 2003. Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa are under American ownership while West Ham United were bought by an Icelandic consortium in November.
The former Thai prime minister is accused by coup leaders of corruption and cronyism during his five years in office. He denies the charges. He lives in London but has also been travelling in Asia playing golf.
Accountants acting for the exiled billionaire telecoms baron will complete due diligence before advising their client whether to make a formal bid.
"It's fairly positive ... If Shinawatra (Thaksin) can come up with the finance and that will move the club forwards then the club are right to listen to that," Kevin Parker, general secretary of the club's official supporters club, told Reuters.
Former Manchester City player Roy Ranson has also been trying to buy the club, which plays at the Eastlands stadium in Manchester, and last week submitted a revised proposal regarding a proposed offer. Media reports put Ranson's bid in the region of 90 million pounds ($180 million).
Ranson, who is backed by a Britain-based financial partner, last Tuesday lodged a new proposal to address concerns about conditionality and said in a statement he hoped to enter formal discussions with the board.