Pope John XXIII
Vital Football Legend
I didn't go to any protests and wasn't even a member of this forum then.
Not that it's even relevant- Doughty was a very poor and certainly unsuccessful owner IMO
Takeover to go ahead regardless
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I didn't go to any protests and wasn't even a member of this forum then.
Not that it's even relevant- Doughty was a very poor and certainly unsuccessful owner IMO
Feco
Vital Squad Member
I genuinely don't care if EM hates Nottingham Forest provided he puts in place the nessesary structures and means of securing the required funding to first stabilize the club, and then take it forward, whilst ending the constant merry-go-round of managers and backroom staff.
Last think we need is another hands on owner, employ professional football people and let them get on with it.
We have just had a decade of being owned by 'life long' fans......look where that has got us.
Last think we need is another hands on owner, employ professional football people and let them get on with it.
We have just had a decade of being owned by 'life long' fans......look where that has got us.
boszi
Vital Squad Member
Yes, opposite of the Americans, and much the same as Fawaz, let's hope he don't come out with "aiming for Champions League".
Also, like you say Sniffer, he has tendency not to put up with losers namely managers, and seeing has he apparently sacked one at Olympiacos for only being 7 points clear at top of the table, I suspect if Forest are not top six by Christmas MW will be gone.
forestfaninvegas
Vital Champions League
the Greek fella will:
Say how delighted he is to be involved with a massive club like Nottingham Forest
Say his intentions are to take Forest back to the Premier League where they belong
Say the fans of this great club are magnificent
Say there is a lot of work to do but he will but the people in place to achieve success
Say he is 100% behind the DOF, the manager and their staff.
He will not say anything we have not heard before. The proof of the Pantespani will be in the eating.
Say how delighted he is to be involved with a massive club like Nottingham Forest
Say his intentions are to take Forest back to the Premier League where they belong
Say the fans of this great club are magnificent
Say there is a lot of work to do but he will but the people in place to achieve success
Say he is 100% behind the DOF, the manager and their staff.
He will not say anything we have not heard before. The proof of the Pantespani will be in the eating.
ThePromisedLand
Vital 1st Team Regular
He's been talking to fans on Twitter for months - via Antonis Oikonomidis...
factchecker
Vital Squad Member
Do you think that tweet was by Marinakis himself? It wasn't and he isn't on twitter at all, at least in a public way. it's a translation of an interview given in Greece.
His tame journalist seems to think it's not implying using Forest as a feeder club.
It's worth pointing out that shared ownership hasn't harmed any of Watford, Udinese and Granada. They are just able to share certain resources and expertise.
factchecker
Vital Squad Member
Which is fine but once the takeover goes through, he needs to speak directly and through the Nottingham and UK media.
Widdow
Vital 1st Team Regular
Last time shared resources and expertise we ended up with Kasami, No Way Pedro and inspecter clueseau Monty.
After saying that, I am very hopeful and excited that this Greek has the experience, the business know how and will do his very best to make this venture a success. I mean why go through all this bother TWICE to get us? He will get off the pitch sorted with his businessman friend, a develop a winning culture from top to bottom. He wouldn't just go into this looking for a feeder club, in fact if we end up premier league it could end up the other way round, just no more Kasamis
One thing, he does go though his managers. He sacked latest guy after winning league with around 7 points.
After saying that, I am very hopeful and excited that this Greek has the experience, the business know how and will do his very best to make this venture a success. I mean why go through all this bother TWICE to get us? He will get off the pitch sorted with his businessman friend, a develop a winning culture from top to bottom. He wouldn't just go into this looking for a feeder club, in fact if we end up premier league it could end up the other way round, just no more Kasamis
One thing, he does go though his managers. He sacked latest guy after winning league with around 7 points.
Jimmy Gordon
Vital Football Legend
I'm glad it's not his own twitter
And he needs to be careful that the Greek journalist doesn't misrepresent him
And he needs to be careful that the Greek journalist doesn't misrepresent him
Sniffer Dog
Vital Squad Member
It was all said at the Olympiakos title winning celebrations on Sunday evening.
Like someone else already said though, what is he supposed to say in front of 1000's of Olympiakos Gate 7 nutters?
Like someone else already said though, what is he supposed to say in front of 1000's of Olympiakos Gate 7 nutters?
Its a money deal, where else in the world of football can you buy a club get 1 promotion and be sat on a 400% uplift in value
Once there the increased turnover on top of the widened scouting network and the synergies that can be applied between the two clubs is obvious
The fact EM is anglicised both financially and culturally it would be a natural progression to want to expand into the UK the fact that the riches are compelling, his mate from school is selling a club and the name of the club would be a stand out for someone of his age and thats all the fuel on the fire you need
I am sure he can adapt to horses for courses and understands the difference in what Olympiacos need which is total league domination and a run in the CL which can be achieved by swapping and changing managers at will versus him witnessing first hand the mistakes made by Fawaz
His biggest challenge of course is this league is cooked now, at the minimum the 3 relegated clubs Reading Sheff Wed Fulham Reading Leeds Norwich Sheep Villa Wolves QPR and Birmingham all have the finances to support getting it right on the pitch
Even as a competent owner the odds are stacked against him and I hope that there is an appreciation for that, its most likely it will take a couple of 3 years to do anything and I still think this pre season must be about keeping the assets we have.
Now its all over you can look back and see the experience we put in the tanks of Cash Worrell Smith Brereton add Clough and Britt to that and there is the core for future success, seasoned pros should be built around getting the most out of that list of players
Good luck to EM he is going to need it
Once there the increased turnover on top of the widened scouting network and the synergies that can be applied between the two clubs is obvious
The fact EM is anglicised both financially and culturally it would be a natural progression to want to expand into the UK the fact that the riches are compelling, his mate from school is selling a club and the name of the club would be a stand out for someone of his age and thats all the fuel on the fire you need
I am sure he can adapt to horses for courses and understands the difference in what Olympiacos need which is total league domination and a run in the CL which can be achieved by swapping and changing managers at will versus him witnessing first hand the mistakes made by Fawaz
His biggest challenge of course is this league is cooked now, at the minimum the 3 relegated clubs Reading Sheff Wed Fulham Reading Leeds Norwich Sheep Villa Wolves QPR and Birmingham all have the finances to support getting it right on the pitch
Even as a competent owner the odds are stacked against him and I hope that there is an appreciation for that, its most likely it will take a couple of 3 years to do anything and I still think this pre season must be about keeping the assets we have.
Now its all over you can look back and see the experience we put in the tanks of Cash Worrell Smith Brereton add Clough and Britt to that and there is the core for future success, seasoned pros should be built around getting the most out of that list of players
Good luck to EM he is going to need it
Pope John XXIII
Vital Football Legend
Nothing?
factchecker
Vital Squad Member
Hopefully that was the result of a half-arsed compromise between EM and FaH as the takeover hadn't gone through. Certainly FaH would have had to agree any expenditure and it all happened too late.
Sniffer Dog
Vital Squad Member
Marinakis is arriving in England today.
The EFL will hold their monthly board meeting on Thursday.
The EFL will hold their monthly board meeting on Thursday.
boszi
Vital Squad Member
Will be interesting how the national media will take to EM, whilst I can envisage Tails and NP portraying him in a favourable light i'm not so sure about the nationals, namely the Sun who EM once tried to sue for £300,000 claiming they wrote defamatory remarks before CL match with Arsenal that caused his reputation to be “seriously damaged”
