Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Will the PIF-backed takeover happen and do you want it to?

Yes it will happen and I want it to
15
37%
Yes it will happen but I don't want it to
3
7%
Unsure but I want it to
10
24%
Unsure but I don't want it to
4
10%
No it won't happen but I want it to
4
10%
No it won't happen and I don't want it to
1
2%
Couldn't give a f***
4
10%
 
Total votes: 41

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra Chomping at the bit

Post by Don Sholeone » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:54 pm

Still some lingering talk of legal action being taken against the PL. Hopefully they get taken to court and made to squirm.

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra Chomping at the bit

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by overseasTOON » Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:39 pm

Them peeps from Singapore are still going on about it:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-54366716

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Post by Blue & Maroon » Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:16 pm

I for one welcome our Singaporean overlords.

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Post by Bodacious Benny » Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:37 pm

I hate this thread <laugh>

I forget all about any supposed takeovers or ongoing legal battles until this pops up <laugh>
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Post by Bodacious Benny » Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:39 pm

Here's a snippet - can't believe (well I can...) that the BBC report this s***.

On its corporate website, Bellagraph Nova says it has 23,000 employees and revenues for 2019 of $12bn (£9.3bn).

Singapore-based corporate governance expert Mak Yuen Teen said it is not unusual for some companies to exaggerate their credentials or "window-dress".

"I've seen listed companies continually misrepresent themselves including on the Singapore Exchange - announcing deals that are false, using fake degrees, but this is at a whole new level," he said.

As Bellagraph Nova and its entities are not publicly listed on any stock exchanges, apart from one linked company called Axington, their claims about revenues and employees cannot be easily verified.

"It's quite unbelievable that a $12bn company with 23,000 employees appear out of nowhere. Most likely they are claiming potential partners as part of their business," added Mr Yuen, who is an associate professor of accounting at the National University of Singapore.
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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by overseasTOON » Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:56 pm

My mate in Singapore and I set aside some time to do a bit of research into this group. Once you scratch the surface; that's it. It's that shallow on information.

I checked out their Paris operations and very much hit the same issue.

Named as Directors etc of numerous companies with no substance of anything in the background like proper financials or history.

The way back machine has more information then anything else based on web domains <laugh>

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Post by biggeordiedave » Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:50 am



Cryptic <scratch>
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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by overseasTOON » Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:08 pm

biggeordiedave wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:50 am


Cryptic <scratch>
It's all in the crumb structure.

He seems to have over-proven the bread which hints, to me at least, that something is bubbling under the surface at Newcastle United

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by biggeordiedave » Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:18 pm

overseasTOON wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:08 pm
biggeordiedave wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:50 am


Cryptic <scratch>
It's all in the crumb structure.

He seems to have over-proven the bread which hints, to me at least, that something is bubbling under the surface at Newcastle United
The talk on Twitter is the loaf is cut roughly 80/10/10, the champagne says "Blanc de Noir" and there are bottles of Guinness (good things come to those who wait) and Brown Ale <scratch>.




<scratch>
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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by beatski » Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:52 pm

just out of shot are a bunch of straws being clutched

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by lassassinblanc » Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:04 pm

<laugh> <laugh> <laugh>

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by overseasTOON » Tue Oct 06, 2020 2:46 pm

biggeordiedave wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:18 pm
overseasTOON wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:08 pm


It's all in the crumb structure.

He seems to have over-proven the bread which hints, to me at least, that something is bubbling under the surface at Newcastle United
The talk on Twitter is the loaf is cut roughly 80/10/10, the champagne says "Blanc de Noir" and there are bottles of Guinness (good things come to those who wait) and Brown Ale <scratch>.




<scratch>
And a plug in the the top right corner.

It's happening lads!!!

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by krully » Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:57 pm

The letters on the bottle must be a cryptic message

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by Cal » Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:57 pm

The Italian tin. Either they're buying Juventus instead, or Santon is coming back <awe>

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Post by Don Sholeone » Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:02 pm

It was pretty funny, within an hour people had "decoded" the picture <laugh>

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by Remember Colo » Tue Oct 06, 2020 6:06 pm

overseasTOON wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:08 pm
biggeordiedave wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 9:50 am


Cryptic <scratch>
It's all in the crumb structure.

He seems to have over-proven the bread which hints, to me at least, that something is bubbling under the surface at Newcastle United
Before seeing the author of this post I knew it was you. Could just count on your baking expertise shining through!

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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by Alfie » Sat Oct 31, 2020 2:59 pm

Read today that Sheikh Mansour's cousin is buying Derby, we picked the wrong Arab apparently
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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by Valentino's fast feet » Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:17 pm

Wasn't there an issue with the potential BZG bid that the new owner had some kind of close ties to Mansour? Something about undue influence or what not. Obviously it's a different body dealing with it, but even so. One tier of football shouldn't have drastically differing rules on anything.

Edit: It is BZG that's bid for Derby <laugh>
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Re: Toon Takeover Thread - Chopra should be champing at the bit

Post by Remember Colo » Sun Nov 01, 2020 4:10 pm

CIH wrote:
Sat Oct 31, 2020 9:17 pm
Wasn't there an issue with the potential BZG bid that the new owner had some kind of close ties to Mansour? Something about undue influence or what not. Obviously it's a different body dealing with it, but even so. One tier of football shouldn't have drastically differing rules on anything.

Edit: It is BZG that's bid for Derby <laugh>
For all the talk about how nobody would buy us if we were at risk of relegation to the Championship, they're at risk of relegation from the Championship...

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