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Title: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: TightEnd on May 18, 2009, 01:00:57 PM Poker player, professional gambler, and football betting expert, Tony Bloom will take over from Dick Knight as chairman of Brighton Football Club.
Tony “The Lizard” Bloom has more than $1.3 million in lifetime poker winnings including his recent second place finish in the $100,000 no-limit hold’em challenge at the Aussie Millions 2009, which earned him a nice sum of $403,890. Bloom will use the profits from poker and gambling to bankroll Brighton. “I’ve been a football fan and a gambler since the age of about seven or eight. My interest in both developed at the same time,” said the 39-year-old Englishman. His first move will be to make the £60 million switchover to a new 25,000-seater stadium in Falmer. I don't know Tony, but have seen him play on TV a lot obviously. Even more of a sports bettor than poker player these days? Great potential at Brighton, huge catchment area, new stadium coming at last. Good luck to him Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: Matt50 on May 18, 2009, 01:14:18 PM Rich, you know as well as i do that his lifetime winnings will only be enough to bankroll a football club for one season.
What happens if he suffers a major downswing - will the club suddenly have to sell one of its best players. Cant say i would be over the moon if this was my team - nothing against Tony, just that i wouldnt want a poker player and sports bettor bankrolling my team. Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: kukushkin88 on May 18, 2009, 01:21:32 PM He's made an absolute fortune from betting on Asian Handicaps in the 90's. The story goes that he was single handledly wiping out VC's football profits for a while. His poker winnings are a small fraction of his wealth.
Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: Matt50 on May 18, 2009, 01:24:47 PM Also - is it right for a sports bettor to own a football club?
Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: action man on May 18, 2009, 01:28:48 PM tony bloom is multai!
Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: TheChipPrince on May 18, 2009, 01:50:20 PM 2nd richest man in Brighton...
After Townsend... Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: UpTheMariners on May 18, 2009, 02:24:04 PM 2nd richest man in Brighton... After Townsend... I reckon Bloom has more money than Townsend Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: TheChipPrince on May 18, 2009, 02:25:07 PM I think his uncle is already involved with them somehow too, he might even have shares himself
Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: LeedsRhodesy on May 18, 2009, 03:37:24 PM I think his uncle is already involved with them somehow too, he might even have shares himself i would not be happy if it was my club!! i don't think he has millions to play with does he? Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: Girgy85 on May 18, 2009, 03:40:36 PM I think his uncle is already involved with them somehow too, he might even have shares himself i would not be happy if it was my club!! i don't think he has millions to play with does he? Wish we had sumbody pumping money into our club!! Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: anthonyl on May 18, 2009, 03:46:07 PM The guy has A LOT of money.
HE is puting in £20M ofthe 60M to fund our new stadium (or another bloom). He has spent a lot on new players (most have been shit). The Bloom family (all directors) are very rich. Tony (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=441) Bloom (http://www.blondepoker.com/blondepedia/blondepedia_view_player.php?player_id=441) owned Premierbet which was doing very well specialising in asian handicap. This was sold in good timing before they went down. He seems to have a good betting brain. Put six figures on spurs to win the carling cup (and they did) at the beginning of the season last year i hear. Let the midget take us to the prem at falmer! But, i hope we don't do a Darlington or a Southampton.. Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: byronkincaid on May 18, 2009, 03:59:08 PM my grandfather has been supporting brighton for 80 years, there's been an article written about him in the matchday programme and in the evening argus.
maybe he deserves a nice comfy seat in the director's box now if you're reading mr bloom sir? ;) Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: Royal Flush on May 18, 2009, 04:06:45 PM Bloom is proper multai, dont worry about him 'going on a bad run'
Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: LeedsRhodesy on May 18, 2009, 04:12:07 PM I think his uncle is already involved with them somehow too, he might even have shares himself i would not be happy if it was my club!! i don't think he has millions to play with does he? Wish we had sumbody pumping money into our club!! Mark Law has just put in £1 million to stop of going under Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: Girgy85 on May 18, 2009, 04:19:02 PM I think his uncle is already involved with them somehow too, he might even have shares himself i would not be happy if it was my club!! i don't think he has millions to play with does he? Wish we had sumbody pumping money into our club!! Mark Law has just put in £1 million to stop of going under LOL @ £1mill That just keeps us going for next year! We need out of the bottom tier just to get sum extra funds to get decent players in! Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: edy g on May 18, 2009, 05:05:38 PM I think his uncle is already involved with them somehow too, he might even have shares himself i would not be happy if it was my club!! i don't think he has millions to play with does he? LOL Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: vegaslover on May 18, 2009, 09:07:23 PM Probably what Brighton need.
As Tighty says, with a new stadium (not the current one, it's an absolute hole) and a half decent team, they have a massive catchment area, enough for premiership size crowds Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: anthonyl on May 18, 2009, 11:44:02 PM confirmed now.
funding falmer, £93m. shipship!!!!! i think we r going places Title: Re: Tony Bloom and Brighton Post by: vinni on May 19, 2009, 01:46:27 PM he`s the biggest player on the football markets ever ,he`s into the multy multy millions .
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