Dennis Bergkamp Among Consortium to Buy a Lower League Club.

[Tigerish]

Why am I not allowed to write that word on here?? Let me know Big Brother

[frogmiller]

Dennis Bergkamp is amomg ex-players / head coaches / manager / football agent, looking
to buy a lower league club in England, such as a EFL league one & two side.

The consortium consists of -

Ex-Arsenal player Dennis Bergkamp, Ex-Liverpool player Dirk Kuyt,
Ex-Celtic & Manchester United player Henrik Larsson

Ronald Koeman - Manager - Ex-player having played for -
Groningen, Ajax, PSV, Barcelona - 192 goals in 535 games.
Managed the Netherlands National team, plus up**** European clubs + 2 English clubs.

Dutch Agent - Rob Jansen

There are 5 people named in the consortium, but one or two others may join.

Dutch Agent Rob Jansen said, on podcast that the consortium are in the process of buying
a club in England, but not allowed to say who, with EFL league one or two being the
prefered league.
Larsson, Kuyt & Berkamp tried to buy Wycombe Wanderers in 2019, but were unsuccessful,
the three along with the rest hope to revive their plans, with a Northern club being most
likely target, within the Manchester / Birmingham areas.
They plan to manage the football club, with Berkamp setting up the academy.

Thoughts could they have a interest in the Millers, with the club looking at the trap-door
into league one, a club with a good new stadium, in need of a new training ground, short
of a well thought out academy, not in debt.
But would Tony Stewart sell up, or allow the consortium to buy into the club, with him
being the figurehead.
Could the ex-players bring fans into the stadium, especially with Berkamp bringing his
style of football coaching into the club.

[ Could the failed sale of Wycome Wanderers to Larsson, Kuyt & Berkamp, be down to that
Adams Park, was left to the fans, after the death of chairman & owner Frank Adams, being
now the ownership of the ground is Frank Adams Legacy Ltd ]

I’d support this!

[UlleyMiller]

With a few notable exceptions that prove the point (eg the late Francis Lee), most footballers don't have the ideas, the drive, and the brains to be top businessmen. History shows us that. After retiring many struggle to run a domestic budget never mind a multi million pound one. It's because from their ****s onwards everything has been done for them and they've been shielded from reality. And when reality finally bites ...

The target is to turn a L1 or L2 team into a solid Championship team. There's no mention of turning the club into a thriving business. There's also very little precedent for this type of project, and the examples we have are so different as to be useless comparisons.

It won't happen to RUFC anyway, because the investors wouldn't like the deal TS would likely expect. Shame, because they're a smart group, well connected, have had eyes on some of the best academies on the planet, and obviously have a lot more interest in the game than most would-be owners.

[frogmiller]

The target is to turn a L1 or L2 team into a solid Championship team. There's no mention of turning the club into a thriving business. There's also very little precedent for this type of project, and the examples we have are so different as to be useless comparisons.

It won't happen to RUFC anyway, because the investors wouldn't like the deal TS would likely expect. Shame, because they're a smart group, well connected, have had eyes on some of the best academies on the planet, and obviously have a lot more interest in the game than most would-be owners.

TS wants to be there for the century season. After that it’s anyone’s guess. I think because of what’s happened in the passed he’ll sign the deeds over this time.

[UlleyMiller]

TS wants to be there to cash in on the century season. After that it’s anyone’s guess. I think because of what’s happened in the passed he’ll sign the deeds over this time.

Fixed it.

[Masbroughstreet]

Fixed it.

Will there be that much to cash in on? Knowing us all that will be planned for the centenary is a few Souvenir T-Shirts that they won't order enough of.

[UlleyMiller]

Will there be that much to cash in on? Knowing us all that will be planned for the centenary is a few Souvenir T-Shirts that they won't order enough of.

All I read about on here relates to the savviest businessman north of Alan Sugar. If he can't milk t-shirts, banners, mugs, and oversized foam cigars, then frankly we should brace ourselves for liquidation.

[BramleyMiller58]

Reading ?

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

TS will be worth more than them combined.

Are you kidding, Tony Stewart will be behind this consortium.

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

TS wants to be there for the century season. After that it’s anyone’s guess. I think because of what’s happened in the passed he’ll sign the deeds over this time.

He could still be there for the century season, when a offer like this in the current climate, our club should look into
such a offer, they don't come by very often.