Originally Posted by
animallittle3
Having given this some thought I don't believe they are asset strippers either .
Asset strippers sell in my opinion with nothing to replace with it in business terms , close this factory or that shop and it's generally gone forever .
If you sell a footballer such as Alfie Mawson or John Stones and replace them with someone else then that isn't necessarily asset stripping because they are filling the void and they may even be better than the player you have just sold on , you just don't know which makes football far more complex than some of these goon investors can get a handle on , I've made a billion dollars , well done , so try making an equal amount in football and then get back to me .
Asset stripping would be closing down the academy , selling the training facility or even Oakwell itself again in my opinion .
My total honest opinion is this , they think this club's got some magic formula to make a good margin out of off the radar football talent , they've added the Beane character who loves this shyte and thinks he can cross over from baseball to football .
They were attracted by the numbers we've previously posted and thought for 4 or 5 million quid a piece we'll have some of that .
The rest of what they say is bull shyte , they don't give a feck about investing in the community or the town , its boll@x , the only thing they seek is a good return on investment .
Why would a colective group of world wide investors give a feck about this club or the town , c'mon , making a few more quid is the only thing that drives these people and that's the reality steve in my honest opinion .