Tag: owner

Hearts & Brighton owner in talks over recruitment & possible investment
16 September 2024 Off

Hearts & Brighton owner in talks over recruitment & possible investment

By Total Football News

Hearts have held talks with Brighton owner Tony Bloom that could lead to the Tynecastle outfit utilising the entrepreneur’s analytical company for player recruitment.

Discussions have been taking place since the early part of 2024 and, although no deal as yet has been finalised, if an agreement is reached it would lead to Bloom becoming a minority shareholder at Hearts and investing a multi-million pound amount.

No cash is expected

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Stoke City: John Coates becomes outright owner in ‘structural change’
2 August 2024 Off

Stoke City: John Coates becomes outright owner in ‘structural change’

By Total Football News

Stoke City chairman John Coates has become the “outright” owner of the Championship club following a demerger implemented by bet365.

As a result of what is described as a “structural change”, the club say they are now debt free and also own their stadium and training ground.

The Coates family, initially through John’s father Peter, first became majority shareholders in the 1980s and did so again in 2006 when their

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Derby County open to fresh investment, says Rams owner David Clowes
1 July 2024 Off

Derby County open to fresh investment, says Rams owner David Clowes

By Total Football News

Lifelong Derby fan Clowes stressed that any considerations about new investment do not signal an intention to relinquish his control of the club, despite again admitting he was a “reluctant” buyer in the first instance.

“I want to be in it [the club] long-term, for sure,” Clowes said.

“We have a plan for this football club, to build it up and get it back to where it should be. But

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Everton: Roma owner Dan Friedkin interested in takeover
8 June 2024 Off

Everton: Roma owner Dan Friedkin interested in takeover

By Total Football News

Roma owner Dan Friedkin has emerged as one of a number of parties interested in a takeover of Premier League club Everton.

American businessman Friedkin, who has a reported net worth of £4.8bn, is aiming for an exclusivity agreement to purchase current owner Farhad Moshiri’s 94% stake in the club.

BBC Sport understands MSP Sports Capital and local businessmen Andy Bell and George Downing, who have lent the Toffees £158m,

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Simom Hallett: Plymouth Argyle owner admits mistakes in Championship
3 May 2024 0

Simom Hallett: Plymouth Argyle owner admits mistakes in Championship

By Total Football News

Plymouth Argyle owner Simon Hallett says the club has made mistakes in its first season back in the Championship.

The Pilgrims must beat Hull City on the final day of the season to ensure last season’s League One champions stay in the second tier for a second successive season.

Having not spent a day in the relegation zone, a drop in form under short-lived head coach Ian Foster has left

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David Sullivan: West Ham owner opposes introduction of independent football regulator
19 March 2024 0

David Sullivan: West Ham owner opposes introduction of independent football regulator

By Total Football News
Fans protest outside of Stamford Bridge
Football supporters across the country protested after the announcement of the European Super League in 2021

West Ham United owner David Sullivan says the Premier League “may cease” to be the world’s top division if an independent regulator is introduced.

Such a regulator would be brought in if the Football Governance Bill – which had its first reading in Parliament on Tuesday – is made law.

The UK government announced

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Shilen Patel: West Bromwich Albion owner aiming high – but with realism and patience
18 March 2024 0

Shilen Patel: West Bromwich Albion owner aiming high – but with realism and patience

By Total Football News
Shilen Patel surveys the view at The Hawthorns
Shilen Patel’s arrival at The Hawthorns follows American ownership at neighbours Aston Villa and Birmingham City

Another English club, another West Midlands club, another new American owner with dreams.

But West Bromwich Albion’s new main man Shilen Patel mixes those ambitions with realism.

The 43-year-old businessman has taken over the Championship club as they chase promotion back to the Premier League, via the play-offs.

Albion are fifth, have been fifth

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