I am really starting to believe Euro clubs investing in the A-league could be the biggest thing to happen to the game in this country. Having links with the biggest clubs in the world and being financially strong, the game will just grow bigger and bigger.
WE DON'T DO WALKING AWAY !
http://www.theherald.com.au/story/25...r-sale/?cs=303
UPDATE: Nathan Tinkler has confirmed he has held preliminary talks with a number of European clubs over the sale of the Newcastle Jets.
Tinkler confirmed on Sydney radio station, Sky Sports Radio on Friday morning that talks have been happening for some time with clubs in England, Germany and Spain.
The mining magnate said that those clubs were best placed to provide a strong future for both the Jets and football as a whole in the region.
"German, Spanish, and English clubs are best placed to groom young talent in Australia. If we can do a deal with one of those countries it will put the Jets in a better spot and it will be a win for the community and everyone involved.
"We've been in talk with a number of Premier League and European clubs, they've been going on for a little while.
"Anyone that supports or owns an A-League would understand that (European ownership) is the future. The transfers fees paid by the big European organisations could run an A-League club," said Tinkler.
Nathan Tinkler took over the club from embattled businessman Con Constantine in 2010.
The Herald has previously reported that Tinkler had engaged a consultant to try to sell the club in Asia.
A number of A-League clubs are owned by foreign investors, with Manchester City recently purchasing a majority stake in the Melbourne Heart, now Melbourne City FC, whilst the Brisbane Roar are owned by an Indonesian investment group.
It'll be a club with Arab money, so PSG would spring to mind?
Middleby Gone
Lawrie Out
Why all of a sudden with the media appearances, press and statements? Everyone knew for quite sometime that the Jets were for sale. HSG essentially confirmed it by not commenting to the rumours.
Tinks shies away from publicity and media yet today he appears on 2KY the same morning that Middleby is on ABC radio. As stated earlier it makes Tinks look like a desperate seller so I don't see the logic. The publicity might attract other bidders but they may as well advertised on Gumtree with the level of finesse they have used.
I think there is more to this and I suspect it will be revealed in about 4-6 weeks when Tinks walks away after an "exhaustive" search to find a buyer
Last edited by borat; 22-08-2014 at 10:28 AM.
If someone comes in and funds us, letting us keep our identity, I have no drama with that.
If we become the Newcastle Foxes or Newcastle Hoops, adopt someone else's colours and kit and are suddenly "founded in 2014", that might just be the straw that breaks the proverbial camel's back.
Forza Adelaide, Gombau and tika taka.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We could genuinely rebrand ourselves as the Newcastle Jerks.
Malky Mackay could be the first boss of the new regime and we could either be the Newcsatle Homophobic jerks, the Newcastle raicst Jerks or the Newcastle male Chavaunistic Jerks.
think of the possibilities!
I'd cheer on the ISIS Jets if they paid the farkern bills.