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Thank god they came in and saved us.
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Soccernet can reveal that West Ham United have opened talks with Middle East investors to become the latest Premier League club seeking cash from overseas.


Hammers co-owner David Sullivan and vice-chairman Karen Brady are in Dubai for talks with investors who are interested in buying the remaining 50% of West Ham United plc, owned by Straumar.

Current co-owners David Gold and Sullivan would remain in control of the club with one of the most important traditions in the English game, but the other 50% looks like falling into foreign hands.

That might not be very surprising any more, considering many of the major clubs are foreign owned: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Fulham and Sunderland.

Hammers fans, though, will be reassured that the condition of any sale will be that club decisions remain in the hands of Gold and Sullivan.

An insider close to the talks told Soccernet on Tuesday: "I can confirm that David Sullivan and Karen Brady are in Dubai talking to investors who are interested in the 50% owned still by Straumar."

Clearly, the Hammers slipping deep into the relegation mire will not aid the talks.

The Dubai summit comes on the back of two successive home defeats against Wolves and Stoke City, which has put the club's Premier League status in jeopardy.

West Ham need to stay up to attract investors, and so any buy out of the Straumer 50% will be contingent on West Ham's survival as the Middle East big hitters want to invest in the Premier League.

Little wonder the pressure is so intense on manager Gianfranco Zola and his West Ham team as the stakes couldn't be higher.

Sullivan has already told Soccernet that it would cost the Hammers in excess of £40 million in year one alone if they went down, but it would also cost them the investment the club urgently need.

Gold and Sullivan's master plan is to use the investment for a major overhaul of the playing staff in the summer.

It could see West Ham joining the big boys such as Manchester City and Chelsea in the hunt for top talent, and that would be a major attraction for the manager, whether or not it is Zola, remains to be seen.

But it could bring in one of the managerial big hitters, if West Ham had the ability to increase their transfer budget significantly.
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Re: West Ham (half) sold

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Doubt they will want to know when we go down :wink:

its typical of us if we stayed up this could happen. Headbanger
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****ing typical been waiting for some rich arabs to come in and invest so we can challenge the top six :(
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w6hammer wrote: its typical of us if we stayed up this could happen. Headbanger

No, even if we stayed up we'd get the Arab whose oil well ran out just after buying 50% of the club.
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Very frustrating. Makes me worry about the championship more tbh, nobody other than G&S would buy the other half if we go down and if G&S are so desperate to get other investors... do they have enough to keep us afloat? :|
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beckton wrote:

No, even if we stayed up we'd get the Arab whose oil well ran out just after buying 50% of the club.
:lol:

lets be honest why have sully/brady gone out there for discussions when they must realise we now have a very strong chance of going down?? it dont make sense at this moment in time unless they are still going to be interested if we do go down..is this a bullsh*t story?
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I think it is imperative that CB Holdings get bought out before Straumur finally go bankrupt in September or we will be passed on to yet another Icelandic creditor who will kid themselves they can make a killing and rip up any agreement the Davids had made with Bernhardt.
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Got a feeling Ash that if G&S feel its going that way, they will then buy the other 50% themselves. :think:
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from espn
West Ham enter Dubai investment talks

West Ham United have opened talks with Middle East investors to become the latest Premier League club seeking cash from overseas.

Hammers co-owner David Sullivan and vice-chairman Karen Brady are in Dubai for talks with investors who are interested in buying the remaining 50% of West Ham United plc, owned by Straumar.

Current co-owners David Gold and Sullivan would remain in control of the club, but the other 50% looks like falling into foreign hands. That might not be very surprising any more, considering many of the major clubs are foreign owned: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Birmingham City, Fulham and Sunderland.

Hammers fans, though, will be reassured that the condition of any sale will be that club decisions remain in the hands of Gold and Sullivan. An insider close to the talks told Soccernet on Tuesday: "I can confirm that David Sullivan and Karen Brady are in Dubai talking to investors who are interested in the 50% owned still by Straumar."

Clearly, the Hammers slipping deep into the relegation mire will not aid the talks. The Dubai summit comes on the back of two successive home defeats against Wolves and Stoke City, which has put the club's Premier League status in jeopardy.

West Ham need to stay up to attract investors, and so any buyout of Straumar's 50% will be contingent on West Ham's survival as the Middle East big-hitters want to invest in the Premier League. Little wonder the pressure is so intense on manager Gianfranco Zola and his West Ham team as the stakes couldn't be higher.

Sullivan has already told Soccernet that it would cost the Hammers in excess of £40 million in year one alone if they went down, but it would also cost them the investment the club urgently need.

Gold and Sullivan's master plan is to use the investment for a major overhaul of the playing staff in the summer. It could see West Ham joining the big boys such as Manchester City and Chelsea in the hunt for top talent, and that would be a major attraction for the manager, though whether or not it is Zola remains to be seen.

Any significant boost in investment and the increased transfer kitty that would come with it could be an attractive proposition for a big-name boss to take on the challenge of the Upton Park managerial hotseat.

that will be well handy :thup:
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Taken from WHO

Just signed with Sullivan, f**cking unbelievable. Only at West Ham ;-(

DUBAI - The body of the managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), among the world's biggest sovereign funds, has been found after a glider plane crash in Morocco, Al Arabiya television said Tuesday.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan is also a member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family.

Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:08pm BST


First Jim Bowe now this..... not that it has been confirmed he had anything to do with the talks with Sullivan.
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Gertcha wrote:Taken from WHO

Just signed with Sullivan, f**cking unbelievable. Only at West Ham ;-(

DUBAI - The body of the managing director of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), among the world's biggest sovereign funds, has been found after a glider plane crash in Morocco, Al Arabiya television said Tuesday.

Sheikh Ahmed bin Zayed al-Nahayan is also a member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family.

Tue Mar 30, 2010 2:08pm BST


First Jim Bowe now this..... not that it has been confirmed he had anything to do with the talks with Sullivan.
Lucky b*stard :)
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Hes been missing for 4 days so i dont suppose he was in talks do you, the glider accident was in Sardinia though.
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OLDUN wrote:Hes been missing for 4 days so i dont suppose he was in talks do you, the glider accident was in Sardinia though.

Was Zola flying it ?
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No he was there , the Shiekh was saying "is that our car phone i can hear" and Zola said " no, we havnt got one"
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I will keep my eyes peeled for Karen and Dave. ADIA wouldnt invest in football they arent that stupid.
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Dubai is potless.

I think we've had our fill of skint investors.
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Was it Ironball who set up a page for potential investors? Should be forwarded to the Sullivans.
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the guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010 ... ham-united" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

David Sullivan flies to Dubai in search of new investors for West Ham

• West Ham's co-owner seeks funds for remaining 50% of club
• Vice-chairman Karren Brady helps boost Sullivan's sales pitch


West Ham United's co-owner David Sullivan is in Dubai attempting to persuade businessmen that West Ham are a sound investment. Photograph: Akira Suemori/AP

David Sullivan, West Ham United's co-owner, and Karren Brady, the vice-chairman at Upton Park, have travelled to Dubai to hold talks with potential investors in the Premier League club which they hope will lead to an offer for Straumur's 50% shareholding.

When Sullivan and David Gold paid £44m for a 50% stake in West Ham in January they signed an agreement that would give them the option over the next four years to acquire the remaining 50%.

Sullivan, however, made it clear at the time that he would welcome other investors, including Tony Fernandes, the head of the Lotus Formula One team and a lifelong West Ham supporter, who had also hoped to take control of the club at the turn of the year.

With no sign of any progress on that front, the latest development has seen Sullivan and Brady make a trip to the Middle East this week to hold meetings with a number of prospective buyers.

The pair arrived in Dubai with a prospectus to support their long-term plans for West Ham, which include moving to the Olympic Stadium in Stratford after the 2012 London Games, and remained in discussions with interested parties tonight.

How easy it will be to generate genuine interest in a club that has lost its last six matches and faces the prospect of revenue streams being slashed in the event of relegation to the Championship remains to be seen but Sullivan and Brady will not lightly be discouraged.
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Re: West Ham (half) sold

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Well the manager and players are on a mini break so why not the owners?
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