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# random out loud thought klaxon # I wonder if a certain Italian financier has links to this Chinese organisation too....?

For all those within earlobe spotting distance of the St.Mary's director's box at tomorrow's game, I believe this is the man we're looking out for...

Matt Saxby ‏@Mattsax13 (July 2016) Should be news soon. Not players/managers coming but Leibherrs selling and new buyers already doing club checks. Heard it here 1st #saintsfc Matt Saxby ‏@Mattsax13 (Sept 2016) I stand by this. Heard more that Leibherr wants to sell. Maybe end of the season if buyers agree #saintsfc Matt Saxby ‏@Mattsax13 (today) This backs up what I have said since July. Likely KL will sell http://readsouthampton.com/2016/11/02/southampton-in-talks-over-200m-deal/ … #saintsfc Matt Saxby ‏@Mattsax13 (today) In July buyers used Deloitte to check on clubs finances. Few weeks ago KL was seen having talks with Chinese consortium. #saintsfc (I've no idea who Matt Saxby is but he appears to have some ITK credentials....perhaps?)

Oh, go on then.... source?

Well, there's a coincidence.... a new company incorporated in the UK last week called "LANDER SPORTS (UK) INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT CO., LTD" with Jisheng Gao (Chairman of the the Lander Sports Development company in China) appointed director... https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10449153 https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/10449153/filing-history/MzE2MDcxODc0MWFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0

Martyn Ziegler ‏@martynziegler (Chief Sports Writer for The Times) Southampton in talks over [another] PL Chinese takeover, reports @tariqpanja - period of exclusivity with Lander Sports Development Co... Martin Tooth ‏@Toothy73 (BBC News Digital Journalist and Saints Fan) The same @tariqpanja who said influx of Chinese money "has predictably brought out a number of spivs claiming to be 'global dealmakers'." tariq panja‏@tariqpanja (chap at Bloomberg who broke the story) @Toothy73 and maintain that position. it certainly has

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/saints/news/14838964.Puel_in_the_dark_over_takeover_talk/

Journo at pre-match press conference now stirring things up...asking Puel if he would have expected to be kept informed by the Southampton board about any takeover discussions or negotiations.... A conspiracy theorist might conclude that this story has been planted by the Italians to disturb our preparations....

Adam Blackmore ‏@bigadamsport So, the Bloomberg story on #saintsfc - when a highly regarded financial media company splashes this out, you have to take it seriously. The figure of 200M is fair according to my City friend, but it is not in interests of Lander to leak it - is KL starting a bidding war?

One of the journos at this afternoon's pre-match press conference just asked Ward-Prowse what he thought about this takeover news... Cue confused look on JWP's face. I suspect you might be asking the wrong person Mr Journo

http://www.lander.com.cn/about.php Well, that's clarified things somewhat....

https://www.google.co.uk/finance?cid=702915

It must be true.... I've found a Swiss ice hockey connection.... http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL3N1C6447 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EHC_Biel

Posting just so that I can say I was on the first page of a 1537 page thread Earlobe detectors being deployed as we speak.

And still rooms available for tonight for any clumsy smoke-alarm triggering smokers or corridor sleep-walking Morris dancers amongst us... https://www.bestwestern.co.uk/hotels/best-western-chilworth-manor-hotel-83920/in-2016-11-02/out-2016-11-03/adults-1/children-0/rooms-1

https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-11-01/challenger-sports-southampton-football-club-partnership

Worth a try!

http://talksport.com/football/liverpool-fc-news-danny-ings-set-miss-remainder-season-striker-suffers-new-injury-blow

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37847060

Old head on young shoulders. Great interview: https://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-11-01/video-pierre-emile-hojbjerg-pre-southampton-internazionale

Vote for Charlie in the Premier League PFA Fans' Player of the Month for October: http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/10640020/vote-now-for-your-pfa-fans-player-of-the-month-in-the-premier-league. Voting closes at 6pm this evening.

Bugger

Stoke 1 Swansea 1 8 minutes played...

I've not seen one post saying Milan will be a pushover, let alone "everyone". Thursday will be a difficult game. I think people are simply suggesting that Milan aren't as good as Chelsea, which is true.

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