Don't shoot the messenger...

[Nodge70]

i can confirm (because occasionally i am in the know and have my own HP sauce...) that the Mittals would buy the club lock stock And barrel tomorrow if they were given the chance. They want to own the club outright themselves, but refuse to pay ‘silly’ money for it to Bernie/Flavio. So if Bernie decides to sell for less than the £100 million he’s been touting, the Mittals will be the buyers…

But with the rider that Mallya definitely still wants a slice.

[Stanley]

if Bernie decides to sell for less than the £100 million he’s been touting, the Mittals will be the buyers…

Would've thought valuation would be higher now we're a PL club.

[QPRJACK123]

Heard last night that the buyer interested in Bernie's share's is the Mittal's. They want full control. There is another party interested but these were not the people reported in the papers the other week - that was about the Mittal's. Very much doubt you'll see Bernie or Flavio there next season.

Good, as bernie knows nothing about the players or the club and flavio has actually done alot for our club, but he's trouble and i would him to stay away from the club

[2touch]

Would've thought valuation would be higher now we're a PL club.

That's true but I think Blackburn were bought for about £30m!

[Jamie]

It was in Turkey, slap bang in the middle of final qualifying!

F1 is BE and FB's bread and butter so no surprise at all that they chose to go to the fledgling Istanbul track that pays them £10m to stage the race!

Bernie indirectly owns the Istanbul circuit as the Turkish Government pulled out of subsidising a race infront of empty stands.

Briatore's interest is in the GP2 support series that is his baby.

But with the rider that Mallya definitely still wants a slice.

Mallya has been unofficially involved for some time now and now wants a genuine slice of the pie

[Mark1]

I've always thought the Mittals have had a bigger share in things than we and the media have been led to believe.

If you were as rich as them, wouldn't it be a good idea to build a reputation for the Club that you are relatively tight and won't pay over the odds for players - they've certainly done that - so that when you do get to the promised land, people want try to rip you off when signing players, like Chelsea and Man City do. These guys are very, very astute and me thinks Lakshmi is well into URz and is gonna take us to the top - You only had to see the smile on his face to see that.

Lakshmi is a Ranger, Lakshmi is a Ranger, La, La,La La - Theres a chant for next Season.

Onwards and upwards.

[Mellowhoop]

Of course this would be ideal but as bernie seems stubborn over his price, the mittals will not have their pants pulled down, so they may not go with it

[Bluehoop]

The Indian market is virgin ground, so to speak. Ok Blackburn have their Turkey farmers who will look to get involved there - but could they compete with the might of Mr M? Add to that the fact that since his involvement, Rangers have been poking around the Indian scene and, given the untapped numbers of people and £££'s in the Country, I can see some very good reasons why they would want overall control - because if they crack the market (and I cannot see why the Mittal family would fail at it) then the return on investment would be immense.

[LoftusRoadLad]

If that happened, that would be the Mother of sweetness !! With Mittals business acumen and willingness to succeed, I can see him using his company to build us a state of the art stadium.

[wicksta]

The fact they couldn't be bothered to turn up Saturday spoke volumes, I know there was a grand prix but it was in europe.

The Grand Prix was running DURING the match, and this was at a circuit where negotiations are going on regarding future years. No way could Bernie have missed that race.

[silvercue]

Like all of these things, you don't really know what will happen, but I think this sounds really positive.

They might change QPR into an IPL cricket club of course.

[Bluehoop]

Like all of these things, you don't really know what will happen, but I think this sounds really positive.

They might change QPR into an IPL cricket club of course.

"Howzat" going to happen :drunk:

[silvercue]

"Howzat" going to happen :drunk:

No idea - got me stumped!

[Dazzer1977]

No idea - got me stumped!

I'm just going to bat you're last two comments away!

[Scarlet pimple]

Bit of a googly there.