Thetownend.com

Apparantly this is the bloke who we are in negotiations with in regards to the take over . He is the bloke who co founded Betfair but i think he sold it last year.

Worth around £200m according to the richlist.

You lot probably heard this anyway just have not seen it posted anywhere

First I've heard of it so cheers Macca.  Where you hear it though?

Id only heard the Bet Fair thing that makes more sense to be honest.

Isn't he living in Australia?  He was the one that tied up with Packer (who was rumoured a number of months back) to get Betfair into Australian markets I think.

Guess that slots into place nicely then

http://www.thetownend.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21940&postdays=0&postorder=asc&highlight=packer&start=0

there we go, the original rumour.

So, Aspers is a UK based Casino/leisure complex owner and is part funded by Packer who in turn is a 50/50 partner with Betfair in Australia who were co founded by Edward Wray who also lives in Australia and someone once started an "he's Australian" rumour about the original proposed investor.

I clearly went the wrong way down the 6 degrees of seperation route

Wray is still non exec chairman of Betfair - so that is where the Betfair link comes in

Non Exec's tend to be just honoury roles though right, no actual control over the company?

So when Bob Holt said on the radio that they were local and had sport interests he was lying?

Maybe not.

I don't think it's Wray.

How many local businessmen do you know with sport interests?

Dyson is the only one i know with any real money.

Paul Burrell.

 :soapy tit wank:

But he'll just out-source everything to Taiwan...

EDIT: Ben,  :twisted: Interesting concept though  :soapy tit wank:

Buying STFC from the profit of Dianas letters - the poor woman would turn in her grave.

Willie Carson & Mike Diamandis it is then

Willie has the sport interest and Mike has the Business aspect  :shock:

I'd quite like that...

At least we'd get press coverage every day in the Express.

Cliff Puffett

I was going to make people guess, but yes, that's who I've heard as well.

ohhhh thats what fatburys cryptic clue was

Yep.

It was pretty good I thought.

He's loaded isn't he. OUR SAVIOUR!!!

Puffett is far from fucking loaded. The bloke has seen this club get deeper and deeper in debt over the years why would he wait until now when its more expensive to buy us?

It won't be Puffett.

thisis site mentions rupert lowe??... who apparently lives local??

That's been done before as well. A more likely option than Puffett.

I would 100% say its not puffett

now i don't think this is a viable option what with the history of sturrock&lowe at southampton....unless....unless...we're willing to get him on board at the expense of luggy  :shock:  :x

what next? clive woodward as manager  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:

I don't care about that at the moment. I just want my club back.

Better hope it's not Lowe then

just found this on bbc website archive : -

Lowe has the prudent businessman's dread of debt and one of his favourite sayings is: "Once you get into debt, the bank manager comes into the club to run the team."

thanks.....but no thanks rupert

Not being funny. But Southampton fans hate Lowe, and he was a pompous twit. But they have always been a well run club, and their expectations are much higher than ours. He moved them to a fantastic idealy placed new stadium and they stayed in the Premiership for years.

Weve been an absolute shambles for 10 years and just come up from the basement.

But I dont think for a second it is Rupert Lowe. I dont think anyone is seriously interested, not at £18 million. Its all about placating the fans at the moment. Once weve had a few good wins and everyone is calm again they will announce that its as you are, but were selling 6 players in January.

Players will definately go in January if they are still here

i cant imagine sturrock would be too pleased to see the man that hung him out to dry at southampton come and get involved here.

Really!!! :wink: