Mittal is ready to spend

[silvercue]

PLUS....

When those photo's reach India (which they wil), the recognition of the Club and the Mittal's, their associates and associations goes out to an audience of potentially one billion and ratchets the whole thing up a further notch.

We're uniquely placed to reach into the huge Indian market with the Mittals - if we so desire.

You haven't been to India have you Nodge?

It is a potential market, but you should be mindful of these facts:

Most individuals there have no television, they certainly would not be paying subscription fees to watch QPR.
They are obsessed with cricket and I never saw anyone kick a ball out there, yet cricket is played on every patch of flat ground.
They are mostly poor, so would not buy a lot of official merchandise.
Any football shirts you see out there are fake anyway.

India is not going to make us rich enough to compete under the new Financial (un) Fair PLay Regs.

[spank the monkey]

He does not have the same passion for QPR as abromovich has for chel****, his passion is in business.

Don't know what to make of that. I thought owning a football club was business nowadays.

it is casual, new fifa rule will come in soon so i'd go for buiness before passion because sooner or later both will want to move on and attract new buyers, investors etc

should we be in the prem you've got two west london clubs, one giant (in terms of ground..squad..) that loses hundreds of millions per year and another smaller club..(see above)..ripe for investment with a sound business plan and manageable losses

niaive maybe but i know what investment i'd be inclined to go for but don't listen to me,




i'm just a doctor of boredom

[stainrodisalegend]

You haven't been to India have you Nodge?

It is a potential market, but you should be mindful of these facts:

Most individuals there have no television, they certainly would not be paying subscription fees to watch QPR.
They are obsessed with cricket and I never saw anyone kick a ball out there, yet cricket is played on every patch of flat ground.
They are mostly poor, so would not buy a lot of official merchandise.
Any football shirts you see out there are fake anyway.

India is not going to make us rich enough to compete under the new Financial (un) Fair PLay Regs.

You are right at the moment but people were saying much the same about China a decade ago, and now look at it. Agree its not a route to instant wealth but if we can get in there from the start it would give us a real advantage in the decades ahead.

[Shania]

First we have to be promoted!

[Rebel R's]

Just picked up the standard and we have the Entire back page and a two page match report. Fair play

No it doesn't,you should re-read it.... Only joking !

[Rebel R's]

First we have to be promoted!

The GIRL is right (-:

[waterbuffalo]

PLUS....

When those photo's reach India (which they wil), the recognition of the Club and the Mittal's, their associates and associations goes out to an audience of potentially one billion and ratchets the whole thing up a further notch.

We're uniquely placed to reach into the huge Indian market with the Mittals - if we so desire.

yeah, the younger generation are already fans of the big 4 and real, barca, ac, etc. but there might be more pride in a club with some indian connection;
even if there are 10 Liverpool fans for one Ranger, still it's better than nothing.

[waterbuffalo]

and I mean the middle class indians of cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, etc

[silvercue]

and I mean the middle class indians of cities like Mumbai, Bangalore, etc

I think all three of them are United supporters.

[waterbuffalo]

I think all three of them are United supporters.

you'd be surprised, silver..
Christiano Ronaldo is as well known as sachin tendulkar
in certain sections of society.

[rangerforevereastcote]

didnt he say he was running the club for entertainment as opposed to business?? there is no money in footballl , it all goes on wages, remember we owe bernie and flavio approx 30 million for the last few seasons in termsof loans they have made to clubs to cover wage bill, the fact hes running it for entertainemnt far better then business, f he would run it as a business on 16-18k fans were not going to go very far even with premier league money

[LoftusRoadLad]

A Indian walked into his local bar in Mambia with a blue n white parrot on his shoulder.
Barman says wow where you get that from ? Theres fookenn millions of em out there says the parrot.

[waterbuffalo]

A Indian walked into his local bar in Mambia with a blue n white parrot on his shoulder.
Barman says wow where you get that from ? Theres fookenn millions of em out there says the parrot.

a billion! and that's without Birmingham!