Football Ventures

[bwfcuk]

2 hours ago, W.cramp said:

Apologies,   yellow away kit is actually more mustard and possibly the 3rd kit.

Away - burgundy ish.   

Away shades of Bradford...

[1969]

9 hours ago, jmjhb said:

Reebok out of their heads

It's in your head,in your head 

Reebok, Reebok 

Don't seem to work as good as Dalby 

[Leyther_Matt]

10 hours ago, Clarence Carter said:

Yeah it was Sheffield Wednesday, second round of the league cup in 1993.

Their black away kit clashed with ref’s black top. They had to wear our yellow away shirt.
 

 

Was actually the previous season’s away shirt so had probably been sat in a bag for months!

[Dennis Peacock]

15 minutes ago, Leyther_Matt said:

Was actually the previous season’s away shirt so had probably been sat in a bag for months!

Yeah, I was at that. I think it was Waddle who had one on that was a couple of sizes too small!

[masi 51]

14 hours ago, Farnywhite said:

The Swiss lot are actually Americans  . 
anyway high jack the derby county deal with the Arabs and become the richest club in the country 

Thought they were Australians!!

[bwfc6ix]

23 minutes ago, masi 51 said:

Thought they were Australians!!

Schnitzels in the concourses at half time then. 

[boltonboris]

One is an Australian residing Brit whose business is in Singapore

One is a British residing Brit whose business is in London and Zurich

They handle the cash of people all over the world, but the main funds are from Switzerland. Presume they have US clients whose cash is used for BWFC

Edited Wednesday at 13:07 by boltonboris

[Sluffy]

Well it is no secret that Ben Luckock is not only one of the group from Trafigura (based in Switzerland) but a shareholder of Football Ventures in his own right, owning 7.27% of shares in FV as at the 10th January, 2026.

Ben and his brother Nick are Australian by birth (NOT Austrian, so it is unlikely that there will be Schnitzels on the concourse at halftime as some may have hoped for).

The following is what I can find about Mr Ben (no not that one).

If correct it would seem to me that there is ample finance in the coffers of BMLL to fund us for several years to come if the investors of BMLL (ie aka the Swiss Consortium), choose to do so, and Ben himself seems to have more than a few pennies to rub together if needed.

Ben Luckock, the Global Head of Oil at commodities trading giant Trafigura, has an estimated net worth of approximately CHF 700 to 800 million (roughly $780 to $800 million) as of late 2025. This substantial wealth stems from his highly lucrative executive roles and equity dividends at the privately held trading firm. [Trafigura]

 

Key Financial and Business Highlights:

• Trafigura Holdings: As a significant shareholder in Trafigura—one of the world's largest privately-owned commodity traders—Luckock benefits directly from the company’s multibillion-dollar profit distributions.
• Executive Role: He has served as the Global Head of Oil since 2023 and was a pivotal driver of the company's record-breaking annual profits in recent years.
• Bolton Wanderers Investment: In 2024, Luckock led a consortium of investors that acquired a significant minority stake in the English football club, Bolton Wanderers.
• Private Investments: He is a key member of BMLL Limited, an investment entity through which he and a collective of Trafigura executives pool capital for major ventures, such as real estate and sports investments.

 

[TrickyTrotter]

The European Arm of Trafigura operates out of Switzerland I guess partly for company reporting/ privacy reasons being the perfect place for all sorts of deals that you don't want a lot of scrutiny of e.g. trading Russian, Ukrainian, Iranian oil.

As Sluffy says it is a private company owned by its managers.  Nick Luckock actually lives in Hertfordshire.  

[Dr Faustus]

On 24/05/2026 at 03:31, boltonboris said:

Isn’t one of the issues that we DO have talented youngsters that we lose to early and too cheaply? 

All academy players will get either a YD7 or YD10 form to confirm termination of registration. YD7 without compensation, YD10 with. The level of compensation is determined by the length of service (hours of training the club have given), and the current club cat status.
 

So say Man Utd came in for one of our U16 who’d been there since 8, they’d have to pay 169k. The exact same player would cost 350k from Burnley. If we released him with a YD7, they could sign him for free. If we really kicked off and thought it was insufficient, we could take it to EFL/PL for tribunal. Man City recently signed a 14 year old keeper from Burnley for summat like 100k- he’s played in net for a year.

[Ratwhite]

1 hour ago, TrickyTrotter said:

The European Arm of Trafigura operates out of Switzerland I guess partly for company reporting/ privacy reasons being the perfect place for all sorts of deals that you don't want a lot of scrutiny of e.g. trading Russian, Ukrainian, Iranian oil.

As Sluffy says it is a private company owned by its managers.  Nick Luckock actually lives in Hertfordshire.  

Hertfordshire, in New South Wales?

[meanderson93]

22 hours ago, Ratwhite said:

Hertfordshire, in New South Wales?

That's the one, and when you walk into a shop, they all start speaking Wiradjuri.

[gonzo]

Nick was name dropped along with Sharon by SS in his interview at Wembley if anyone didn't notice.

[bwfc2003]

Nick gave a speech on the town Hall steps

[Traf]

1 hour ago, meanderson93 said:

That's the one, and when you walk into a shop, they all start speaking Wiradjuri.

Hmmm, Wiradjuri is also applicable in Lockhartshire, where my daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren live.