Dalstonjambo Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad talks in Russia Guess we need a pretty rich plumber.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamb0_1874 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad talks in Russia Guess we need a pretty rich plumber.. Unfortunately the link is blocked on my works computer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad talks in Russia Guess we need a pretty rich plumber.. If he wants that, we might be waiting for some time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midloth_Iain Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Good luck with that one Vlad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Lithuania Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 MOSCOW, November 22 (RIA Novosti) ? Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday his heavily indebted club, which he is looking to sell, is worth at least 50 million pounds.The Russian-born businessman told RIA Novosti last week he is quitting football and is seeking buyers for the Scottish Premier League side, who are thought to be 35 million pounds in debt. ?A lot more has been spent, of course,? Romanov said, adding he had plowed 200 million into the club. ?The land is worth 25 million pounds, plus the players, the club with a project, are also worth 25 million. That?s about 50 [million]. It?s not the money I spent, but now that?s what it?s worth.? Romanov, who made his fortune in manufacturing and banking, bought Hearts with the aim of blooding young talent from Lithuania and splitting the Old Firm dominance of Glasgow Rangers and Celtic. His net worth is reported to stand at 200 million pounds. The closest he came to achieving his ambition was in 2006, when Hearts finished runner-up to champions Celtic and Rangers came third. For those at work who can't see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalstonjambo Posted November 22, 2011 Author Share Posted November 22, 2011 Unfortunately the link is blocked on my works computer here you go SportsRomanov puts 50 million pound price tag on Hearts 15:15 22/11/2011MOSCOW, November 22 (RIA Novosti) ? Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov told RIA Novosti on Tuesday his heavily indebted club, which he is looking to sell, is worth at least 50 million pounds. The Russian-born businessman told RIA Novosti last week he is quitting football and is seeking buyers for the Scottish Premier League side, who are thought to be 35 million pounds in debt. ?A lot more has been spent, of course,? Romanov said, adding he had plowed 200 million into the club. ?The land is worth 25 million pounds, plus the players, the club with a project, are also worth 25 million. That?s about 50 [million]. It?s not the money I spent, but now that?s what it?s worth.? Romanov, who made his fortune in manufacturing and banking, bought Hearts with the aim of blooding young talent from Lithuania and splitting the Old Firm dominance of Glasgow Rangers and Celtic. His net worth is reported to stand at 200 million pounds. The closest he came to achieving his ambition was in 2006, when Hearts finished runner-up to champions Celtic and Rangers came third. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots civil war Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 It?s not the money I spent, but now that?s what it?s worth.? ..........50 big ones in romanovs eyes maybe he ought to grasp reality on this side of the north sea,and live here for a bit.....hes in for a shock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad-Stupid Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 To be fair he's only saying what he think's it's 'worth'. He'll be talking it up as much as possible to make a low figure sound like a bargain to prospective buyers (if they are out there!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Kilpatrick Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 To be fair he's only saying what he think's it's 'worth'. He'll be talking it up as much as possible to make a low figure sound like a bargain to prospective buyers (if they are out there!) I think Vlad's being a WUM again. The weegia will be all over this like a rash, when he's surely taking the piss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 and thrice How much did you buy us for mr vlad ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory House M.D. Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Don't see how this is funny TBH. He's not including the debt in this so he's expecting ?80m+ just to buy us and keep us afloat. We'll never get a buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gasman Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Someone selling something, try's to inflate it's value to potential buyers - wow! Nothing to see here, back to your work. (twenty pages - NAP) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Rubble Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Got a feeling he,s touting us to any russian oligarch who desires a british club , still think the wait will be a long one at that price . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Stinkfinger Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 He has said nothing yet to make me think he really wants to sell the club or has any intention of selling the club. He feckin love the attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 i see vlad has returned to his early life, selling LP's out the back of a lada, delboy type sales pitching. but there's over-egging your wares... and there's having a bird bath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RudiMustScore Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad made a mess of it and has created HIS debt.....?20 million is a generous offer...any buyers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Cracking wind up, watch the rags be all over this like a rash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.A.N.S Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 He should take his ?50m valuation and divide it by 100. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas-voss Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 He has said nothing yet to make me think he really wants to sell the club or has any intention of selling the club. He feckin love the attention. Pretty much sums him up.He has the press in this country feeding off everything he says.No doubt the headlines in the Scottish press after this latest interview in Russia will read Vlad wants ?50m for Hearts and Vlad will once again be pissing himself at just how easy it is to gain publicity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent B.A Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad has always been a hard negotiator so I'm not overly surprised about this valuation. He was never going to come out and say that the club is worth a quid. I'm sure when/if negotiations do start this valuation will be reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC4ME Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 that article states that Vlad has chucked ?200Million into hearts, it also says his net worth is ?200 million, so essentially(forgetting inflation etc) he's invested 50% of his wealth in Hearts. wtf was he thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2NaFish Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 for those of you who don't know, this is called haggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Pretty much sums him up.He has the press in this country feeding off everything he says.No doubt the headlines in the Scottish press after this latest interview in Russia will read Vlad wants ?50m for Hearts and Vlad will once again be pissing himself at just how easy it is to gain publicity. So let me get this clear,he's going to manipulate the Russian press to play a wee joke on the Scottish press,is that what your saying? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 ?A lot more has been spent, of course,? Romanov said, adding he had plowed 200 million into the club. What?? It goes on to say his net worth stands at ?200 million. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 What?? It goes on to say his net worth stands at ?200 million. Pretty sure they have missed the last sentence that says "oh and get your money on hibs winning the Scottish cup this season,you heard it here first". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambovambo Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 that article states that Vlad has chucked ?200Million into hearts, it also says his net worth is ?200 million, so essentially(forgetting inflation etc) he's invested 50% of his wealth in Hearts. wtf was he thinking? It doesn't have a currency sign against it at that point. I wonder if he means in his local currency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammy T Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Oh come on. FFS this isnt a laughing matter. We're practically bust and that erse is coming out with stuff like that 1. we cant pay our debts as they fall due 2. our liabilities (eg the debt, circa ?30m) are more than our assets (land plus players - at current prices no more than ?20m imho) This summary is a business that is technically insolvent and is worth zilch. You dont need to undertake any expensive due diligence to work that out. And even Vlad's staunchest ally cannot believe he has spent ?200m on us?? How can anyone do business with such a fantasist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 for those of you who don't know, this is called haggling. To say you've spent ?200 million and managed to come 2nd once (and now lie 6th) is hardly going to entice any prospective buyers, is it? They must think we operate in some sort of fiercely competitive super league which is harder to win than the EPL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 It doesn't have a currency sign against it at that point. I wonder if he means in his local currency. In the article it says that "the ground is worth 25 million pounds" can't see why they would change currencies every paragraph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Pat the Plumber must be wishing for a long hard winter cos ?50m is a lot of call-outs needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 It doesn't have a currency sign against it at that point. I wonder if he means in his local currency. Around ?50 million if it's referring to Lith Litas - makes a bit more sense (still an awful lot for such little reward!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside1874 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 He has said nothing yet to make me think he really wants to sell the club or has any intention of selling the club. He feckin love the attention. My thoughts exactly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Do The Dance Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 ?50 million may be about right, but we are also ?35 million in debt - that doesn't equal a ?15 million share for Vlad though. Realistically, he can't really look for any kind of return when there's that amount of debt on the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 He has said nothing yet to make me think he really wants to sell the club or has any intention of selling the club. He feckin love the attention. It's certainly a funny old "fire sale". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside1874 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 To say you've spent ?200 million and managed to come 2nd once (and now lie 6th) is hardly going to entice any prospective buyers, is it? They must think we operate in some sort of fiercely competitive super league which is harder to win than the EPL. Oddly enough I think Hearts have more chance of winning the EPL than the SPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego10 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Aye, he's spent ?200m right enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMFC4ME Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 It doesn't have a currency sign against it at that point. I wonder if he means in his local currency. a quick check on Google and the equivalent of 200m Russian Rubles is ?41k, or 200m Lithuanian Litai is ?501k . wouldn't surprise me if those figures were what we're worth lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossthejambo Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I think there's too many people here taking this at face value (not that I'm surprised with the amount of drama queen roasters on here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southside1874 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 I think there's too many people here taking this at face value (not that I'm surprised with the amount of drama queen roasters on here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Aye, he's spent ?200m right enough. No doubt someone will come on and tell you he did,"and here's how............................" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jambovambo Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 In the article it says that "the ground is worth 25 million pounds" can't see why they would change currencies every paragraph. Because he'd have been speaking to local journalists. If he really has spent ?200 Million pounds, then he's had sh't value for money, or Nade's Lambo, Pinilla's head-shrink, Kingston's wage etc ... were astronomically expensive ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hackney Hearts Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 a quick check on Google and the equivalent of 200m Russian Rubles is ?41k, ?4 million or 200m Lithuanian Litai is ?501k . ?50 million wouldn't surprise me if those figures were what we're worth lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Albert Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Of course it's nonsense, but what has he to lose by chancing his arm in this way? He has been mad enough to spend something like ?50m, so why wouldn't he check out whether there is another even bigger nutter out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC_Trotski Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 No doubt someone will come on and tell you he did,"and here's how............................" Well... Discounting the money Hearts have taken in during that time (and the best spin does ignore simple things like that) he's probably not far off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieholt Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad has simply set out his initial negotiating position. He knows, as we all do, he wont get that but he needs to start high Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ematsone Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 Vlad's a feckin joker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego10 Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 No doubt someone will come on and tell you he did,"and here's how............................" The club as a whole haven't spent 200m in his time here, and a large amount of that has been income. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie-Brown Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 If Mr Romanov says the price is ?50M then it won't look so bad when somebody agrees to offer him a way to get his ?30M back and they might bump up the equity offer for the shares a little bit as well........... that's my take on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armageddon Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 So he's say's we're worth ?30M and get's offered ?20M OR He say's we're worth ?50M and get's offered ?35M OR He say's we're worth ?50M and everybody think's "He's a maniac!" I'm going for the third option above, you've got to love the man, crack pipe and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Dee Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 If we are worth ?50M, then we don't have any financial problems. I tend to agree with one of the other posters that this is the first stage of negotiation. The reality is that if he genuinely wants to sell Hearts, he will have to write of the debt & accept ?10-15M. The ground is only worth ?5-10M, The 200M figure is serious bull. I appreciate all the debt for equity money, but that is well short of this figure. Unless he takes a serious financial hit, we'll have to wait until he pops off! I would ask the administrators what the true value of the Club is before I listened to his valuation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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