Steve Kean

[Ben_Itez]

Probably complete horse**** (or should that be chicken ****) but i wouldnt be at all surprised if there are elements of truth in it.

Did anyone watch Dispatches on the murky world of football ownership?

Can't remember the exact figures but the FA doesnt really know who owns something like 13 out of 20 premier league clubs and 19 out of 24 championship clubs. All this because of shady consortiums/syndicates who basically employ front men for the unknown investors.

It's certainly a complicated issue and Lord Triesman was saying there's not a lot they can do about it really.

[Liverpel]

Incidentally I'm very disappointed to learn of Ketario's involvement.

Whatever happened to him?

[Darth Marty]

That would be a worse situation than ours under g&h. And I thought that was impossible!

[dww]

Redshadow must be behind this.

[Exiled_red]

It's a great story, but surely it can't be true

[Hustler]

If this is true I am sure Jack Walker is turning in his grave

[RoadEnd]

The whole thing would take a financial investigator years to uncover and is more or less impossible to trace as the paper trail all runs though VENKYS in INDIA.

So how come this bloke has uncovered it all.

[Hollowman]

Brilliant story. I believe every word.

[Ketario]

Brilliant story. I believe every word.

My man.

[James P]

Mate is a Blackburn fan. Says this is often posted in the comments under local newstories.

Steve KEAN (Minor 2nd team coach) is connected to a number of pretty serious Glasgow criminals who had a vast amount of money which required laundering. (2-3million)

As an employee of the club KEAN was aware that ROVERS had been for sale for quite some time with very little serious interest from anyone, he knew the price and the money which would be required to purchase it. He approached his Management Company KETARO (owned by ANDERSON) and put to him a business plan for the purchase of the club, this plan would give ANDERSON unofficial control of the club and enable him to 'legally' perform the sort of transaction with existing and future players on his books that got West Ham into trouble with the TEVEZ / MASSCARNO saga. (the buying and selling of players being the only way to make money from a Premier League club)

The consortium that KEAN suggested involved himself (representing the the gangster money) being a shareholder and part owner in the little scheme, KENTRO unable to purchase a Premier League club to to league conflict rules, scouted around emerging markets (India / China / Brazil) for a company to come in as the official new 'owners' capable of satisfying the fit and proper test laid down by the league. VENKYS loved the idea as they were keen to attack the European market and expand beyond India. The cost to VENKYS for taking part in the venture was half the purchase price of 43million. (This 20 million was set aside anyway for marketing costs in breaking into the European market so net coast to VENKYS being NIL) The remainder of the cost was met by ANDERSON and a number of others in his syndicate (including KEAN) The scheme was sold to all involve as being 'win win' as the purchase price was assured of being returned to all members of the syndicate by TV money and in worst case relegation parachute payment which totaled coincidentally approx 43 million)

KEAN had one condition for his involvement, the removal of BIG SAM and his promotion to Club Manager. The removal of the established management infrastructure was essential in helping the group keep the deal secret, hence JOHN W and the rest were thanked for their services and shown the door. The recent mortgage in Aug 2011 for 43million is assured against the TV money for this year and any subsequent parachute payment from relegation whether that come this year or in the future. This money has been returned to all members of the syndicate to cover their initial stake (hence the secrecy), thus any money made from here on in by way of transfers, TV money, sale of the club being total profit to the group. The Indians are basically passengers on this train and as now they have their money back they are totally uninterested in the future of the club, for them it remains what it always has been, a marketing tool. ANDERSON is keen to continue to use the club as a feeder for his younger less established players, he makes money by legitamatly charging massively inflated agent fees for all players coming in and out, and in the event of a player making a big breakthrough gains millions for the syndicate in the sell on fee. KEAN..well he's just living the dream, he would never have made a Premier League manager as long as he lived, the best he could aspire to was being someones No 2 and that dream was 5-10years away. The new deal recently signed by KEAN is in recognition and reward from all concerned as the others have all done very well out of the deal to date (he obviously had to be rewarded as well) He is the Manager and he's going nowhere, not because he's un-sackable but because he's delivered what he said and not withstanding HE OWNS PART OF THE CLUB. (albeit via his gangster friends in Glasgow) All of his little trips to INDIA are not about him answering to the INDIANS is about him telling them what to do, when to speak and what to say, all stuff that needs to be said in person at risk of emails or phone calls being recorded. The whole thing would take a financial investigator years to uncover and is more or less impossible to trace as the paper trail all runs though VENKYS in INDIA. They have the club pretty much sawn up. The recent interest from the Middle East is of no interest to the syndicate as they only stand to gain a little over what they paid, the rewards from keeping the club are much more to them than that..If this deal ever came out..people will be going to jail..so don't expect it to anytime soon..Oh what fun to be a Rovers fan.

Did they really have to bring up the Masscarno saga? I thought we'd put that behind us.

I'm not necessarily saying that elements of this aren't true, but I do love the idea that something that would apparently "take a financial investigator years to uncover" has nonetheless been sussed out in a fraction of that time by a Blackburn fan with slightly dodgy grammar and a love of the CAPS LOCK key.

[Liverpel]

My man.

He's alive!!!!

[RichC]

more trouble in defence for Steve Kean - Scott Dann has ruptured a testicle

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/19122011/58/premier-league-dann-ruptured-testicle.html

[Roboklopp]

Bad business that. Owww. How's that happened?

[Fivex]

Guessing he's put his balls on the line. Literally.

[Roboklopp]

Nasty business todge injuries.