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9:58am Friday 5th September 2008
BLACKBURN chairman John Williams has insisted the club will not sacrifice its proud family heritage in its ongoing search for a new owner.
The anticipated takeover at Manchester City by Abu Dhabi United Group (ADUG) has, Williams concedes, made it increasingly harder for clubs like Rovers to compete in the Premier League.
Everton chief Bill Kenwright has also expressed concerns at the lack of financial muscle at Goodison Park in the wake of the Arabian investors’ bold statements about making City “bigger than both Real Madrid and Manchester United” and plotting January transfer moves for Cesc Fabregas and Cristiano Ronaldo.
American-based millionaire and boyhood Rovers fan Dan Williams formed a consortium, and seemed set to complete a takeover at Ewood Park this year, but pulled out in January after claiming the Walker trustees were not prepared to lower their asking price. JJB chief executive Chris Ronnie has also been linked with a possible takeover bid.
With a wealth eclipsing even that of Chelsea billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, ADUG look like taking investment in football onto another level.
But Rovers chairman Williams has revealed the Walker Trustees, who have injected more than £40million since the death of benefactor Jack Walker eight years ago, are looking to strike a deal with a buyer that is both right for them and for the club.
“It has made it harder to compete,” said Williams referring to the proposed buy-out at Eastlands. “It’s very difficult, but our owners are looking and continuing to use their advisors to find potential purchasers of the club or shares.
“Until that happens, we cut our cloth accordingly and do the best we can.
“But if one of our competitors gets unforecasted money, in the case of Manchester City - and good luck to them - then it is difficult.
“There is quite a lot of work going on, and professional people are out their searching for the right deal for Blackburn Rovers.”
Asked whether the trustees would prefer to find an investor with an affinity to the club, Williams added: “Everyone here always wants to wish that the club is eventually passed to someone who will carry on the very proud heritage that we’ve had since 1875.”
bburnrover, Wilpshire says...
10:14am Fri 5 Sep 08
kevin e, portugal says...
10:18am Fri 5 Sep 08
Blue&WhiteHalves, Blackburn says...
10:46am Fri 5 Sep 08
jukes, leicester says...
10:52am Fri 5 Sep 08
Russ ov the rovers, Wigan says...
11:40am Fri 5 Sep 08
talk2jord, Blackburn says...
11:49am Fri 5 Sep 08
De La Rosa, Blackburn says...
12:06pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude, says...
12:16pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Wilky, Blackpool says...
12:24pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude, says...
12:29pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Wilky wrote:Keep taking the medication you loser !
look what happend at chelsk wen roman abromovich took over.. they won the prem a few times then the novelty wore off! they are the most borin team in the premjust coz u got a squad full of world class players dusnt mean u wil ave a top class winnin side, which these billionaires dont seam to grasp. im glad we are how we are, just wait til the football recession comes along and all the billionaires walk leavin big wage bills. it wont be us doin a leeds for the sake of winnin the prem
Jason, Accrington says...
12:33pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude wrote:DUDE!!!!!
Kevin e, He He, what a sad bitter pie eater ! you have been reading the daily mirror too much,Thaksin as done a great deal for the club & is still a part of this deal, Hughes & his team for 5 mill, what a steal ! Get back in the lower leagues were you belong, now the rag n bone fellas ding as dried up ! Bluemoon !
nexile, says...
12:40pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude, says...
12:44pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Bungle Blue&White, Penkridge,Staffs says...
12:50pm Fri 5 Sep 08
iceman, Cape Town says...
12:58pm Fri 5 Sep 08
nevad, Blackburn says...
1:07pm Fri 5 Sep 08
kevin e, portugal says...
1:09pm Fri 5 Sep 08
kevin e, portugal says...
1:16pm Fri 5 Sep 08
nevad wrote:Our gate receipts don't cover the running costs of the club so revenue from transfers has to be directed towards paying expenses.
I take the points that compared to some, our club is well run BUT what deeply concerns me is that each year we are told we have a smallish budget to spend but even when players are sold for vast amounts, ie Bentley and Duff, the money is never invested back into the team, it just dissapears. Then we get the same old stories of we missed out on x & y, when the club had no real intention of re-investing the money.
I hope I am wrong but I don't think the Bentley money will be spent on any big name player which I feel the club needs. So far we have had mainly loan and lower league players this season, with not a right wing person in sight. Only thing to look forwared to is signing Fowler!!
Perth Dude, says...
1:20pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
1:31pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
1:41pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude wrote:ahh yes, the MIGHTY MAN CITY!
Kevin e, He He, what a sad bitter pie eater ! you have been reading the daily mirror too much,Thaksin as done a great deal for the club & is still a part of this deal, Hughes & his team for 5 mill, what a steal ! Get back in the lower leagues were you belong, now the rag n bone fellas ding as dried up ! Bluemoon !
wildrover, Bermuda says...
1:43pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Robbie, Manchester says...
2:42pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude wrote:mate.. pie eater = wigan.... not blackburn.. thick sod
Kevin e, He He, what a sad bitter pie eater ! you have been reading the daily mirror too much,Thaksin as done a great deal for the club & is still a part of this deal, Hughes & his team for 5 mill, what a steal ! Get back in the lower leagues were you belong, now the rag n bone fellas ding as dried up ! Bluemoon !
MikeD, Oslo says...
2:48pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
2:54pm Fri 5 Sep 08
MikeD wrote:im starting to think all this talk about burnley and burnley fans that you do you are a secret fan its ok though you can confess, we wont tell anyone
warnock03 wrote:ahh yes, fat jack wnakeer, the man who brought us the mighty brian kidd!why does everyone keep bumming jack wnaker for? warnock03 - I'm guessing that's your age is it? You're doing well to type, but I guess with all those genetic mutations from the inbreeding, you're aging a bit faster than normal. Obviously you don't think Ince was the right appointment, because he's not going to take us back down to you level, Dingle.
Blue Rover, Blackburner in London says...
2:56pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03 wrote:If you are a Blackburn supporter then you'll know that the reason we 'keep bumming Jack Wnaker' on here is because Jack Walker is the reason we are where we are today, he helped to create a team that climbed up the divisions (that's what we used to call the leagues, in case you're too young to remember) and held the premier league title.
Ted Maul wrote:warnock03 wrote:ahh yes, fat jack wnakeer, the man who brought us the mighty brian kidd!why does everyone keep bumming jack wnaker for? Button it dingle.i dont support burnley, im just saying but it appears that everytime someone says something negative about blackburn then they are accused of supporting burnley,im just saying, i dont think ince was the right appointment, the transfers into the club have not been up to standard, a couple of division 2 players and a goalkeeper that could not even catch a cold plus blobby fowler who even cardiff city wont take back, so it hardly fills you with exitement does it, blackburn will struggle this season and ince will ruin the club already shipped 7 goals in 3 gamesthe walkers dont care about blackburn wich is being proven as they no longer want the club and are despratly trying to sell
warnock03, somwhere says...
3:15pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Blue Rover wrote:yes i could learn a few things from fat jack,
warnock03 wrote:Ted Maul wrote:warnock03 wrote:ahh yes, fat jack wnakeer, the man who brought us the mighty brian kidd!why does everyone keep bumming jack wnaker for? Button it dingle.i dont support burnley, im just saying but it appears that everytime someone says something negative about blackburn then they are accused of supporting burnley,im just saying, i dont think ince was the right appointment, the transfers into the club have not been up to standard, a couple of division 2 players and a goalkeeper that could not even catch a cold plus blobby fowler who even cardiff city wont take back, so it hardly fills you with exitement does it, blackburn will struggle this season and ince will ruin the club already shipped 7 goals in 3 gamesthe walkers dont care about blackburn wich is being proven as they no longer want the club and are despratly trying to sellIf you are a Blackburn supporter then you'll know that the reason we 'keep bumming Jack Wnaker' on here is because Jack Walker is the reason we are where we are today, he helped to create a team that climbed up the divisions (that's what we used to call the leagues, in case you're too young to remember) and held the premier league title. But he didn't just do this like some Arab millionare wanting a business or toy, he did it as a passionate football fan wanting to see his side reach the heights he had always dreamt of.So don't come on here as a supposed Rovers fan and call the guy 'Jack Wnaker' as he was a fantastic Rovers fan who loved his club. You could learn a thing or two from him
London Rover, London says...
3:18pm Fri 5 Sep 08
ashowopikin, says...
3:20pm Fri 5 Sep 08
ashowopikin, says...
3:30pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Bungle Blue&White, Penkridge,Staffs says...
3:36pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03 wrote:What a Knob!! No sense, no life and definately no respect! Bog off somewhere else gimp boy!!
ahh yes, fat jack wnakeer, the man who brought us the mighty brian kidd!why does everyone keep bumming jack wnaker for?
pafell, SOUTH UK says...
3:46pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Robbie, Manchester says...
3:52pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bburn says...
3:52pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
3:58pm Fri 5 Sep 08
ashowopikin wrote:grow up you nob jockey im just saying that i dont like the guy thats all and i beleive that what he did eventually ruined the club and what his family are doing now are ruining the club, no one wants to take over blackburn as the board have no ambition selling david bentley and bringing in the mighty keith andrews, wow i bet all the other teams were crapping themselves over that, bringing in the likes of paul ince who has not got a clue
warnock 03 if you feel like this then you should go and support the dingles at tu#d moor because you have shown no respect for the club at allok people come on here to air their views on things that are going on at the club majority of it towards signings and lack of signings and the manager but nobody apart from yourself is slagging off uncle jack (rip).if he had not put his money into the club i don't think this club would be where it is at the moment or maybe your p#ssed off because uncle jacks son is a dingle fan and they didn't get a penny and it all came to us.even if you did get it you would still struggle in the lower reaches you d#ck
ashowopikin, says...
3:59pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Blue Rover, Blackburner in London says...
4:18pm Fri 5 Sep 08
ashowopikin, says...
4:20pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
4:33pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Blue Rover wrote:not trying to create an argument, im just saying thats all
Warnock03, I would love to know what you are on, I think we could all do with some.By the way name calling is inmature and proves that your arguement hasn't got a leg to stand on.Why would you come on here and say all that cr8p about Jack Walker if you weren't trying to create an arguement.Get a life!
Blue Rover, Blackburner in London says...
4:45pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
5:01pm Fri 5 Sep 08
ashowopikin wrote:i think you should look in the mirror and say that you are a burnley fan, as you keep mentioning them, seems like you have some obsession with them or something
warnock 03 i should grow up i suggest you look at yourself in the mirror and say to yourself i am a dingle i am a dingle and maybe once you convince yourself of this maybe then you will stay on the dingle site and leave us alone.i am annoyed just like many a person on this site about the fact the club brought in ince who i felt was the wrong person but he is here i wanted the board to provide money for him to buy players ok they did but not the amount the fans were expecting we all know that money is scarce and the managers don't get that much but all managers thus far have been treated the same since uncle jack died.souness was on a scrimpers budget but got us promoted and won us a trophy and hughes was on a scrimpers budget and as much as he did, he still did not win a trophy but stabilised us in the top 7.hughes left rovers because of lack of funds but all managers know what they are getting into when they come here.i was not impressed i was the first to complain when he signed andrews but i tell you something he hgad a better debut than the so called international and i have to admit he did impress me however that was only one half a game so we shall see if he can maintain this.i remember my mates saying to me when we signed nelsen and samba " who the f#ck are they" but look at them now.as for uncle jack ruining it for us i don't believe he did it was actually ray harford who signed a couple of players who turned out to be not very good and i believe it was roy hodgson who actually got us into trouble because if my memory serves me right the first season he was there he got us into europe and it was him that bought grabbi and davies and i think it was him that actually bought martin dahlin as well and he turned out to be a sick note if i am wrong i will stand corrected but i don't think i am and uncle jack brought in kidd to try and stop us getting relegated unfortunately he could not and he was sacked after losing the first few game in chumpionship so to ultimately put the blame on kidd is a joke
ashowopikin, says...
5:04pm Fri 5 Sep 08
MikeD, Oslo says...
5:13pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Morst the 88th min Heartbreaker, Accrington says...
5:15pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Rover the Hill, Driffield says...
5:55pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude wrote:Funny really. Robinho looked delighted to be next to Sparky on the TV. Not. He looked at the Citeh shirt and thought " That aint fooking Red" Most people in Brazil only know one club exists in Manchester, so when his pimp, sorry, agent said we had a bid from Manchester he thought he was off to Old Trafford. Cue the complete anti-climax you saw in his eyes when he realised he had prostituted himself in front of the entire world to end up at Middle-Eastlands.Be prepared to have what tradition and pride you had left completely ripped from your supposedly massive club. As I stated in a previous post, Citeh fans don't know how to be happy unless wallowing in the pit of self despair they always wound up in. I'm still praying for Beadle to pop up and give it the old " You've been framed" Perth Dude, you went all quiet when old Frank'smoney dried up and the wages didn't get paid, nice to have you back on here. We need delusional fools like you on here to keep us interested.
Just got to say, What an absolute twonker that kevin e is, You are & always will be a hill billy club, bye bye to the prem very soon !
Rover the Hill, Driffield says...
6:03pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Perth Dude wrote:Funny really. Robinho looked delighted to be next to Sparky on the TV. Not. He looked at the Citeh shirt and thought " That aint fooking Red" Most people in Brazil only know one club exists in Manchester, so when his pimp, sorry, agent said we had a bid from Manchester he thought he was off to Old Trafford. Cue the complete anti-climax you saw in his eyes when he realised he had prostituted himself in front of the entire world to end up at Middle-Eastlands.Be prepared to have what tradition and pride you had left completely ripped from your supposedly massive club. As I stated in a previous post, Citeh fans don't know how to be happy unless wallowing in the pit of self despair they always wound up in. I'm still praying for Beadle to pop up and give it the old " You've been framed" Perth Dude, you went all quiet when old Frank'smoney dried up and the wages didn't get paid, nice to have you back on here. We need delusional fools like you on here to keep us interested.
Just got to say, What an absolute twonker that kevin e is, You are & always will be a hill billy club, bye bye to the prem very soon !
jukes, leicester says...
7:09pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
7:21pm Fri 5 Sep 08
ashowopikin wrote:see, there you go again mentioning burnley, like some sexual obsession over them that you have just admit it you are a secret burnley fan that goes around calling other people burnley fans as you are too ashamed to admit it, bet you wear your burnley shirt in secret too
warnock 03 you are dingle moron and i'm not talking to you again because you are a moomin
Bobby Blackburn, London says...
7:44pm Fri 5 Sep 08
warnock03, somwhere says...
7:49pm Fri 5 Sep 08
Blue Rover wrote:you obviously havent been out then
So basically you just have no idea.I have never met (and expect I never will) a real Rovers fan who dislikes Jack Walker.Therefore in conclusion.....you must be a dingle!
Perth Dude, says...
A Darener, Darwen says...
10:12am Fri 5 Sep 08