Billionaire ready for Blackburn bid
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South African billionaire Johann Rupert has reportedly teamed up with the owner of Miami Dolphins as he prepares a potential bid for Blackburn.
The 57-year-old Rupert, whose family was recently named as the 207th richest in the world with a fortune of £1.65billion, has enlisted the support of Wayne Huizenga after emerging as a rival bidder for Rovers.
Lancashire-born American tycoon Daniel Williams has already declared his interest in buying his boyhood club.
Huizenga does not intend to play a major part in the bid but would support Rupert.
"My good friend Johann Rupert asked me if I'd be a very, very small partner," the Miami Dolphins chief told The Sun.
"I did say that I'd do that - but only because I was a friend of his. I personally have no interest in buying a team over here.
"I know some of our fellow NFL owners have come over here and purchased all or parts of teams and I'm really not sure what their agenda is." -
What's wrong with all these rich guys buying the EPL clubs?
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Spoil the transfer market.Originally posted by Slipshade:What's wrong with all these rich guys buying the EPL clubs?
maybe increase the TV rights.
supporters pay more,
they earn more?
maybe 30 million pounds for a normal would be peanuts in 5 years time. -
Sorry. I mean, what's wrong with all those rich guys, all wanting to buy the EPL clubs.Originally posted by mundanE:Spoil the transfer market.
maybe increase the TV rights.
supporters pay more,
they earn more?
maybe 30 million pounds for a normal would be peanuts in 5 years time.
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Fulham
Chelsea
Man Utd
Liverpool
Villa
West Ham
Birmingham?
Blackburn?
Man City?
Thats almost half the EPL being foreign owned if all de takeovers r completed by next season -
aiyah still dun have someone who owns an NBA or MLB team want to buy epl club
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all this rich people machiam playing monopoly
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it is only a matter of time we pay 50 just for sports channel.
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dont remind meOriginally posted by dragg:it is only a matter of time we pay 50 just for sports channel. -
we are paying for their empire
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a vicious cycle.At the top its those rich billionaires buying clubs,at the other end,we the end user suffers,have to pay higher for watching a game of football...