Talking Footy

Yipee My Club is in good hands

Billionaire businessman Bruce Gordon is set to take a 50 per cent stake in NRL club St George Illawarra, according to a report.

Fairfax reported that Gordon would repay a debt of $6 million to $7 million to the NRL as part of his holding.

Gordon owns media outlet WIN Corporation.


Read more at http://wwos.ninemsn.com.au/2016/04/19/2 ... f4I74FA.99

But But But

pussycat wrote:

But But But

Pussycat is having his usual tourettes out break of the but buts! Mention any thing to do with money & he will do his gold gold gold out break

I try to keep it simple, 3 or 4 letter words so that you can be part of the conversation. I've spoken (over the phone) with your special needs nurse and she thinks that its important that we include you in our conversations. It excites you and makes you feel even more special

pussycat wrote:

I try to keep it simple, 3 or 4 letter words so that you can be part of the conversation. I've spoken (over the phone) with your special needs nurse and she thinks that its important that we include you in our conversations. It excites you and makes you feel even more special

keeping it simple is all you know! what your special needs nurse isnt with you 24/7? wow haven't you grown up! keep the effort up & you'll be a big boy soon

leagueiscrap wrote:

pussycat wrote:

I try to keep it simple, 3 or 4 letter words so that you can be part of the conversation. I've spoken (over the phone) with your special needs nurse and she thinks that its important that we include you in our conversations. It excites you and makes you feel even more special

keeping it simple is all you know! what your special needs nurse isnt with you 24/7? wow haven't you grown up! keep the effort up & you'll be a big boy soon

What do you get when your a big boy .?
Play PRETEND MINES ?
Or if you're a really really big boy . You get to run the pretend mine

pussycat wrote:

I try to keep it simple, 3 or 4 letter words so that you can be part of the conversation. I've spoken (over the phone) with your special needs nurse and she thinks that its important that we include you in our conversations. It excites you and makes you feel even more special

Is that via your special needs nurse??? Because your a loon.

Time will tell if this is another Clive Palmer, Nathan Tinkler, Geoffrey Edelstone etc etc - the list of owners who's interests only extend so far to being philanthopistic rather they have other motives that usually hurt rather than help.

Swans4ever wrote:

Time will tell if this is another Clive Palmer, Nathan Tinkler, Geoffrey Edelstone etc etc - the list of owners who's interests only extend so far to being philanthopistic rather they have other motives that usually hurt rather than help.

True, though the difference is
this is only 50% ownership

while still being owned by the community and leagues clubs etc

leeroy*NRL* wrote:

Swans4ever wrote:

Time will tell if this is another Clive Palmer, Nathan Tinkler, Geoffrey Edelstone etc etc - the list of owners who's interests only extend so far to being philanthopistic rather they have other motives that usually hurt rather than help.

True, though the difference is
this is only 50% ownership

while still being owned by the community and leagues clubs etc

Hope so hate to see any club go thru what Swans did.

Saints and the Steelers have already been thru what the swans have in losing their original identity and being broke at times.

ParraEelsNRL wrote:

Saints and the Steelers have already been thru what the swans have in losing their original identity and being broke at times.

The trouble with handing over your club or even a part of it to someone promising the world is when they don't deliver they usually set the club back decades. Private individuals usually have their own agendas!

Swans4ever wrote:

Time will tell if this is another Clive Palmer, Nathan Tinkler, Geoffrey Edelstone etc etc - the list of owners who's interests only extend so far to being philanthopistic rather they have other motives that usually hurt rather than help.

you left out old Christopher Skase! the man who help the AFL when it was on the verge of bankrupsy fled the country broke to live in a mansion in Majorca

Laniger finds it astounding that a PRIVATE PERSON can own a football club. That is not the case for a footy club.

Laniger wrote:

Laniger finds it astounding that a PRIVATE PERSON can own a football club. That is not the case for a footy club.

COS you're an insular bubble dweller