Clubs Ownership
Everton still searching for a billionaire!
Thu 11th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Everton chairman Bill Kenwright revealed he is still hopeful there is a billionaire somewhere who wants to invest in the club in an interview with the Liverpool Echo. With manager David Moyes working...
NOMURA TO ADVISE RED KNIGHTS
Thu 11th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
The battle for control of Manchester United has taken another twist following confirmation that a leading global investment bank has agreed to advise on a possible acquisition of the Old Trafford...
59% of Man Utd fans consider not renewing their season tickets
Wed 10th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
The Times reports that as many as two thirds of Manchester United fans are considering not renewing their season tickets next season. The study conducted by Virgin Money, seems to suggest that...
Red Knights will not 'over-pay' for United
Mon 8th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
The ‘Red Knights’ consortium looking to buy Manchester United from the Glazer family has insisted it will not overpay for the club. It is understood that the Knights value United at up to...
Cambridge United fans bid to Buy Back the Abbey
Mon 8th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
The Cambridge United Supporters’ Trust, Cambridge Fans United (CFU) has unveiled a bold plan to buy back the Abbey Stadium – for the whole community, and they’re asking for the whole...
Rangers FC confirm take over talks
Mon 8th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
The board at Rangers Football Clubs has today released a statement via their website confirming it has entered talks regarding a take over of the club. In the statement, the board of Rangers Football...
Cardiff fans urged not to join in protest march
Fri 5th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Cardiff City today issued a statement to reassure fans of the clubs position after a fan placed an advert in a local paper calling for support in a march before Saturday’s game against...
Leeds owners ‘Fit and Proper’ but remain anonymous
Fri 5th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
After the Football League announced that the mysterious owners of Leeds United were ‘fit and proper’ politicians from the three main parties and football supporters' groups have united in...
Man Utd Chief Exec dismisses the Red Knights’ buyout plan
Thu 4th Mar 2010 | Clubs Ownership
David Gill, the Manchester United chief executive, yesterday dismissed the viability of the Red Knights’ plan to buy the club and launched a scathing personal attack on the credibility of the...
Briatore resigns from QPR
Wed 24th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Flavio Briatore is no longer the chairman of Queens Park Rangers Football Club. Briatore bought the club along with Bernie Ecclestone of Formula One fame in September 2000. Briatore and Ecclestone...
Keith Harris calls for man utd fan boycott
Tue 23rd Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Football finance expert Keith Harris has called for Manchester United fans to boycott matches as he plots a buy-out of the club according to football365.com. Harris, a United fan who has been involved...
Portsmouth Supporters Trust offered 10% stake in club
Mon 22nd Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Portsmouth fans have given a cautious response to the offer of Sulaiman Al Fahim's 10% stake in the ailing club according to the BBC. It’s understood that Al Fahim quit as non-executive chairman...
Notts County takeover sees Eriksson leave.
Fri 12th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Notts County Football Club were officially taken over yesterday by Ray Trew, a former chairman of Lincoln City who is already promising a new era of austerity amid deepening financial troubles. The...
Notts Couty could be taken over
Thu 11th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
It's understood that Notts County are on the verge of being taken over by a mystery group according to Skysports.com. The League Two club need new investment to pay off their debts after having been...
Virgin Boss Branson interested in Crystal Palace FC
Wed 10th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
It’s been reported that Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson would be 'happy to look' at Crystal Palace after administrators took out an advert in the Financial Times in a bid to sell the club. The...
Crystal Palace for sale ad in FT
Tue 9th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
The administrators in charge of Crystal Palace have taken out an advert in Tuesday's Financial Times in a bid to sell the Coca-Cola Championship club. The P&A Partnership are offering buyers the...
Liverpool targeted by world's 7th richest man
Tue 9th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Liverpool emerged as a takeover target for the seventh-richest man in the world according to a report in The Times as the pressure mounts on Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr to cut a deal to sell the...
Portsmouth could have new owner for the 5th time
Mon 8th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Portsmouth Football Club could be welcoming their fifth owner of a turbulent season. Executive director Mark Jacob revealed that "two or three groups" have approached the board with the aim of taking...
Portsmouth taken over again!
Thu 4th Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
After a miserable start to the season, it is believed that Portsmouth FC have been taken over for the fourth time this season after Balram Chainrai, a Hong Kong businessman, was reported to have...
Lerner invests nearly £140m in Aston Villa
Mon 1st Feb 2010 | Clubs Ownership
It has been revealed that Aston Villa Football Club owner Randy Lerner has invested nearly £140 million in the club since taking over in 2006. Lerner bought the Premier League club for...
Man Utd fans plan buy out
Sun 31st Jan 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Keith Harris, the prominent football financier who brokered the sales of Chelsea to Roman Abramovich and Aston Villa to Randy Lerner, has been approached by a group of wealthy Manchester United fans...
Gold & Sullivan take over West Ham FC
Tue 19th Jan 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Former Birmingham City Football Club owners David Sullivan & David Gold annouced their take over of West Ham United Football Club at a press conference today. The news comes after Lotus F1 chief...
Tom Hicks Jnr Resigns as Director of Liverpool FC
Mon 11th Jan 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Tom Hicks Jr has resigned as a director of Liverpool following the furious reaction to the foul-mouthed e-mail he sent to a supporter. This morning Liverpool announced that Hicks had succumbed to the...
Abusive e-mail outrages Liverpool fans
Mon 11th Jan 2010 | Clubs Ownership
Tom Hicks Jr was under mounting pressure to resign from the Liverpool board last night according to The Times newspaper (11/01/2010). Hicks is said to have sent an offensive e-mail to a supporter and...
