I've just been trying to persuade a very wealthy Russian guy to buy BFC.....

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    Merde Tete Well-Known Member

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    I thought he was going to go for it as well, for about 30 seconds.
     
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    Was it a fvckoffski?
     
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    He told me that the Bournemouth chairman reckons he only spent ten million to get them into the Prem. He asked how much I thought we needed, and I said that £20 mil was a fair estimate. He said that he might be up for it, providing he can find some mates willing to put up £19 million of it, and some decent protection if the promotion windfall never materialises......!
     
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    Lev Leviev?
     
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    A couple of years ago

    Someone bought a badge from the 1912 Cup Final on Ebay for around £800 (cant remember exactly). After a bit of detective work I contacted the seller in the hope he would send me some detailed pictures of the memorabilia. The seller said he was working on behalf of a Russian client who loved English Football and would ask his permission first. A couple of weeks later I was contacted by the owner who was very pleasant and said he was one of the people behind Zenit St Petersburg. I broached the subject of a move into English Football and even suggested renaming the club Barnsley St Petersburg FC but nothing came of it. A quick google of his name was quite alarming if I remember correctly. Gangster would be a very tame term for his activities.
     
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    Re: A couple of years ago

    Bournemouth made successive losses in previous seasons.
    2011-12 £3.4m loss
    2012-13 £13.5m loss
    2013-14 £10.3m loss

    They were £21.5m in debt when they won promotion from the Championship.

    The Russian owner has put in £25m in loans at 3% interest to be paid by October 2017.

    If they hadn't got into the Premier League, they'd have been then next Portsmouth.
     
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    Re: A couple of years ago

    I'm not remotely suggesting it as a sustainable business model, and I still suspect they'll go tits up sooner rather than later!
     
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    Re: A couple of years ago

    Do you remember his name? I am 99% certain that I'll know someone who knows him (I always stay at least one step removed from the more dubious members of St Petersburg society!)
     
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