Turbulence (then calm sailing, then turbulence) thread.

[midfielder]

Just on the powerball thing ... wonders aloud if its not worth if we somehow got a number of folk to each put in a couple of bucks each and buy a ticket in one of those big jackpots... OK who is going to organise and buy etc ... OK back to work and wake up ...

 

[adz]

coffee time

 

[finally retired]

Just on the powerball thing ... wonders aloud if its not worth if we somehow got a number of folk to each put in a couple of bucks each and buy a ticket in one of those big jackpots... OK who is going to organise and buy etc ... OK back to work and wake up ...

surely Mr Turnbull is already doing that

 

[dibo]

So, thought experiment.

What if the mooted Asian investors are from, say... Qatar. They're coming with petrodollars and looking to do an antipodean Paris Saint Germain with the Mariners. They put the Qatar Foundation on the front of the shirt and all the rest, and start using us as their eyes and ears for talent to take over to Europe and on the business front keep eyes and ears on both potential property developments and potential resource developments.

While the salary cap rules out them turning us into a superclub (something that frankly I'm happy about - I would hate dollars simply destroying the competition) would anyone else feel a little dirty?

 

[dibo]

Another, briefer, thought experiment.

What if the potential investors were Red Bull?

 

[nikko]

Another, briefer, thought experiment.

What if the potential investors were Red Bull?

the players can have wings so they can fly?

 

[midfielder]

So, thought experiment.

What if the mooted Asian investors are from, say... Qatar. They're coming with petrodollars and looking to do an antipodean Paris Saint Germain with the Mariners. They put the Qatar Foundation on the front of the shirt and all the rest, and start using us as their eyes and ears for talent to take over to Europe and on the business front keep eyes and ears on both potential property developments and potential resource developments.

While the salary cap rules out them turning us into a superclub (something that frankly I'm happy about - I would hate dollars simply destroying the competition) would anyone else feel a little dirty?

Interesting tho's to ponder ....

 

[bikinigirl]

So, thought experiment.

What if the mooted Asian investors are from, say... Qatar.

. hmm ... hadn't even considered that. my out-dated definition of 'asia' still needs some adjustment obviously (besides i thought china was mentioned specifically somewhere)

. would i feel dirty? not necessarily - i think i would be too concerned about what was being said about 'us'. we can forget talking about conspiracy theories with the ffa/referees against us ... everybody will be against us because of the 'reputation' of qatar

 

[midfielder]

What if the Japanese Yakuza took us over ... no problems with bad ref calls in the future we could assume...

 

[adz]

The first one is interesting, I'd have to see more details...

but this...

Another, briefer, thought experiment.

What if the potential investors were Red Bull?

If it ended up being the Central Coast Red Bulls, or similar, I'd dump my membership etc very quickly!

 

[bikinigirl]

Another, briefer, thought experiment.

What if the potential investors were Red Bull?

. oh yeah! now you're talking

. imagine the possibilities of cross-promotion ... mark webber leading 'the march' to the stadium in his f1 car. the wee-man squaring up to dani pedrosa in a battle of the heavyweights ... or marc marquez ... ohhh my

. oh yeah and the money

 

[kevrenor]

Another, briefer, thought experiment.

What if the potential investors were Red Bull?

Pocari Sweat ... has to be

 

[dibo]

Gold!

 

[Gratis]

Pocari Sweat ... has to be

I would love that

 

[Mumbles]

I would love that

No conflict with masterfoods either. Gotta support locals too.

 

[Wombat]

So, thought experiment.

What if the mooted Asian investors are from, say... Qatar. They're coming with petrodollars and looking to do an antipodean Paris Saint Germain with the Mariners. They put the Qatar Foundation on the front of the shirt and all the rest, and start using us as their eyes and ears for talent to take over to Europe and on the business front keep eyes and ears on both potential property developments and potential resource developments.

While the salary cap rules out them turning us into a superclub (something that frankly I'm happy about - I would hate dollars simply destroying the competition) would anyone else feel a little dirty?

Yep

 

[PHANTOM]

Happy Chinese New Year the year of the snake.The Chinese believe the snake changes skin for good changes.I believe??

 

[dibo]

This again?

 

[Forum Phoenix]

Yes. Petro dollars = feeling dirty to me.

 

[Bex]

The Asians are coming!........