Source: Team_Talk
Sam plays down takeover expectations
Sam Allardyce is urging caution over the potential takeover at Blackburn and claims it will take more than £100m to get Rovers in the top four.[LNB] Western Gulf Advisory, a group headed by Ahsan Ali Syed, are reported to be closing on a £300million purchase of the Ewood Park outfit.[LNB]Should they take control of the club, it is suggested that Allardyce will be handed a £100million war chest.[LNB]The Rovers boss would happily take the funds, but insists such a sizeable budget would be no guarantee of success.[LNB]With the Premier League elite having broken so far clear of the chasing pack, he feels it would take years for any other ambitious side to catch up.[LNB]"I see our prospective new owners linked us with David Beckham this week," Allardyce wrote in his News of the World column. [LNB]"Well that was music to my ears because I have tried to sign him twice in the past - once when I was at Bolton and then later when I managed Newcastle! [LNB]"The likes of David Beckham are who Blackburn are going to be linked with if the £300million takeover by Western Gulf Advisory goes through. [LNB]"I've had everybody on this week asking me how I'm going to spend the £100m that's supposedly coming my way. But let's hold on a minute. The news is really exciting but at present there's only a proposal on the table, nothing is signed or sealed. [LNB]"Having said that, you can't help but get excited at the magnificent opportunity to improve the club. Just so long as any new owner realises spending £100m on players guarantees you nothing. [LNB]"Yes, it's a massive chance to bring back those fantastic days Blackburn enjoyed under Jack Walker and Kenny Dalglish, but look at Manchester City. [LNB]"They've spent in excess of £300m plus millions more on wages and are not in the Champions League. [LNB]"Roman Abramovich has put £750m into Chelsea and they've not won the Champions League. [LNB]"Aston Villa spent about £80m under Martin O'Neill. They twice finished sixth and he left last week because he felt the investment from his board was drying up! [LNB]"To get Blackburn into the top four, it would take more than £100m."
