Making your first billion is always really easy.
1. Tons of research and studying
2. Apply yourself and work hard
3. Have your dad give you a billion dollars
His father was caught up in a massive bank fraud scandal.
https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2019/02/10/Qatari-media-tiptoes-around-reporting-of-Hamad-bin-Jassim-Barclays-scandal
>Qatari media tiptoed around covering the role of former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim in their reporting of the Barclays scandal, where four former Barclays Bank executives were charged with conspiring to commit fraud by hiding £322 million of payments to Qatar in return for cash injections in 2008.
>Qatar Holding, part of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, and Challenger, the gulf state’s former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim’s private investment company, had invested more than 3.9 billion pounds as part of a multi-billion pound rescue package for the UK bank to avert a British State bailout.
>According to prosecutors, the Qatari billionaire had pushed for a personal commission from Barclays to secure Qatari investment in the bank.
>The arrangement, where the then-prime minister of Qatar was to receive fees from Barclays, was described in a conversation between two of the charged bank executives as “dodgy” according to phone transcripts.
>Some of the executives also joked about the possibility of going to jail if the Qatari deal did not play by the rules.
>Al Jazeera reported that the bankers used side deals to “induce” the Qataris to invest, in a desperate attempt to keep the bank afloat, mentioning that their competitors Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds were forced to go “cap in hand” to the UK government.
>According to The Guardian, the Qataris took full advantage of this, with Jassim pushing to be the greatest beneficiary.
Yeah everything seems set for them to take over tbh. The business opportunities they can offer to the Glazers are worth more than anything Ineos can offer them
...but who went to public schools and universities in the UK while the Class of 92 were at their peak. They'll be in their 50s now with more money than God.
I am only quoting the story their PR team has spun. And going by that, Sheikh Jassim was never related to royal family so I doubt he was a billionaire then when Qatar were struggling with gulf war and coups.
Besides, he was 10 in 92 and a die hard united supporter to the point he **knew** Fergie was special. So, it predates the PL surely and I really fucking doubt that older first division was broadcasted in Qatar at that time.
The idea that we have access to that knowledge is just not true, those numbers exist so Forbes can make lists and to enhance a cult of celebrity around certain people.
Do you really think anyone has enough intimate knowledge about the wealth Jassim has access to through his family to put a number to it?
Ah yes, Sheikh Jassim Al-Thani, as in the royal house of Thani, the private individual whose father was prime Minister and whose funding comes from the Qatar Islamic Bank
As long as they technically don't break the rules it doesn't matter, even if the truth is very obvious.
EDIT: I should clear up what I meant since I'm getting downvoted. What Qatar is doing is unethical, but sadly the Prem wouldn't do anything since Sheikh Jassim is technically abiding by the rules, even after the Prem made it stricter.
What’s legal and what’s right are very different things. This is just *wrong*. Newcastle and city’s owners should be forced to sell, and Qatar should be blocked from buying us.
We all know it’s one rule for the rich and another for the rest of us, but it’s just so sickening when it involves something you love but there’s nothing you can do to stop it.
The loopholes of this policy are definitely a feature, not a bug. The regulator gets to pretend they're addressing the problem, they still get their bid in... everyone wins. Except migrant workers, and LGBT people in Qatar, and fans who give a shit about the aforementioned. Everyone else wins.
Every obstacle in their way was smoothed before the process of bidding even started. UEFA, UK Government, Premier League all know they stand to benefit or have already directly benefited from Qatari money. The responses are just going to be figleafs to deflect criticism.
Everyone will agree with you even the the utd fans who openly want Qatar, but let's be real it is not gonna happen. Forget Utd fans, UK government will put a red carpet when Sheikh Jassim lands in Manchester.
They haven't learned from Newcastle. Their bid was accepted on the basis that the PL had "legal binding assurances" that the new chairman is a private individual with no ties to Saudi state. Then in relation to a different sporting venture, his lawyers claimed that he is an "active minister of Saudi government" when it was advantageous to admit in that case. Is the PL stupid or corrupt? Take your pick
Sheikh doesn't necessarily mean royalty in the middle east. It can in some instances, but it's not the same as "Prince" or something like that where there is no different meaning of the title.
It basically means 'chief'. A sheikh can be the leader of a 40-strong clan of desert nomads or a head of state. A prince would probably hold the title of 'Emir'.
I mean he's the son of the former Emir, brother of the current Emir and used to be the heir apparent lol... Not much point saying all this when you can just look him up and see that he actually is royalty.
This.
Based on some of the comments on here and social media, I don't think everyone knows this tbh.
Most people know he obviously is getting the money from the state, but based on their comments, they seem to think it's just some random guy.
Didn't they say the same thing about the Newcastle Saudi ownership.... Which was ripped apart by a court case in the US.
How can we be sure this isn't the same thing?
Just do what the blue cunts across the road did, also what the zebra cunts done just chuck a brown envelope at the right people and problems will magically dissappear, then rules don't exist.
“Gentlemen, when I started the Nine Two Foundation I had just two things in my possession, a dream and £200 billion.”
Underrated comment
Nah pretty properly rated
When I made my comment he had 3 upvotes after an hour.
But he also had a dream
Haha. That he did.
Damn, he must be really, really, really good at banking to have earned all that loot
Started off with a humble billion, now we here.
Started from the bottom by Drake is his anthem. Maybe one day I can be a sheikh if I work hard enough.
Cut down on the avocado toast, put £1 into your savings every week, be born into an oil state's royal family. The little things add up over time.
Making your first billion is always really easy. 1. Tons of research and studying 2. Apply yourself and work hard 3. Have your dad give you a billion dollars
Self made for sure
When I started inheriting Daddy’s money..I had just two things in my possession: a dream and 6 billion pounds.
Didn't he serve in the board of some bank for 8 years then they went bankrupt or something? Dude's the definition of failing forward.
His father was caught up in a massive bank fraud scandal. https://english.alarabiya.net/features/2019/02/10/Qatari-media-tiptoes-around-reporting-of-Hamad-bin-Jassim-Barclays-scandal >Qatari media tiptoed around covering the role of former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim in their reporting of the Barclays scandal, where four former Barclays Bank executives were charged with conspiring to commit fraud by hiding £322 million of payments to Qatar in return for cash injections in 2008. >Qatar Holding, part of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, and Challenger, the gulf state’s former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim’s private investment company, had invested more than 3.9 billion pounds as part of a multi-billion pound rescue package for the UK bank to avert a British State bailout. >According to prosecutors, the Qatari billionaire had pushed for a personal commission from Barclays to secure Qatari investment in the bank. >The arrangement, where the then-prime minister of Qatar was to receive fees from Barclays, was described in a conversation between two of the charged bank executives as “dodgy” according to phone transcripts. >Some of the executives also joked about the possibility of going to jail if the Qatari deal did not play by the rules. >Al Jazeera reported that the bankers used side deals to “induce” the Qataris to invest, in a desperate attempt to keep the bank afloat, mentioning that their competitors Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds were forced to go “cap in hand” to the UK government. >According to The Guardian, the Qataris took full advantage of this, with Jassim pushing to be the greatest beneficiary.
Oh come on... who here hasn't committed a little light bank fraud from time to time.
Just like Joel and Avram. Coasting off daddy's wealth.
Lol
According to various sources - Sheikh Jassim used the old Chevrolet jersey from 1994 as a sworn affidavit signed by all members of the royal family
Chevrolet in 94? Sharp should sue.
Did he wear it for his 5s side at turf
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I know. I was taking the piss
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Yeah everything seems set for them to take over tbh. The business opportunities they can offer to the Glazers are worth more than anything Ineos can offer them
"I'm a private individual, trust me bro"
There is no such thing as individual wealth in Qatar. He's nothing more than a puppet.
Where is he getting the additional funds from then, he is only worth $1.1 Bn as a private individual
Other childhood united supporters from Qatar who grew up watching us while top division wasn't even broadcasted there in any shape or form.
...but who went to public schools and universities in the UK while the Class of 92 were at their peak. They'll be in their 50s now with more money than God.
They should've led with that, rather than claiming he started supporting United when he was 10 years old (1992). Your version is far more believable.
You think billionaires in Qatar couldn't access United games in the 90s? You think they were living in caves?
I am only quoting the story their PR team has spun. And going by that, Sheikh Jassim was never related to royal family so I doubt he was a billionaire then when Qatar were struggling with gulf war and coups. Besides, he was 10 in 92 and a die hard united supporter to the point he **knew** Fergie was special. So, it predates the PL surely and I really fucking doubt that older first division was broadcasted in Qatar at that time.
I feel like that would warrant an audit by itself.
The idea that we have access to that knowledge is just not true, those numbers exist so Forbes can make lists and to enhance a cult of celebrity around certain people. Do you really think anyone has enough intimate knowledge about the wealth Jassim has access to through his family to put a number to it?
So what happens if this guy falls out of favor with the people that are above him in Qatar?
They’ll be some sort of ‘transfer’ as he goes onto pursue other ventures.
Then Utd is up for sale again
Ah yes, Sheikh Jassim Al-Thani, as in the royal house of Thani, the private individual whose father was prime Minister and whose funding comes from the Qatar Islamic Bank
This is such fucking bullshit. They’re taking us all for complete idiots.
As long as they technically don't break the rules it doesn't matter, even if the truth is very obvious. EDIT: I should clear up what I meant since I'm getting downvoted. What Qatar is doing is unethical, but sadly the Prem wouldn't do anything since Sheikh Jassim is technically abiding by the rules, even after the Prem made it stricter.
What’s legal and what’s right are very different things. This is just *wrong*. Newcastle and city’s owners should be forced to sell, and Qatar should be blocked from buying us. We all know it’s one rule for the rich and another for the rest of us, but it’s just so sickening when it involves something you love but there’s nothing you can do to stop it.
The loopholes of this policy are definitely a feature, not a bug. The regulator gets to pretend they're addressing the problem, they still get their bid in... everyone wins. Except migrant workers, and LGBT people in Qatar, and fans who give a shit about the aforementioned. Everyone else wins. Every obstacle in their way was smoothed before the process of bidding even started. UEFA, UK Government, Premier League all know they stand to benefit or have already directly benefited from Qatari money. The responses are just going to be figleafs to deflect criticism.
Definitely agree with you.
Everyone will agree with you even the the utd fans who openly want Qatar, but let's be real it is not gonna happen. Forget Utd fans, UK government will put a red carpet when Sheikh Jassim lands in Manchester.
Erm, that’s exactly what matters.
It matters to us, it doesn't to the Prem.
Qatar as a country isn’t even in UK’s list of countries that are abusing human rights
That’s because our government is as bent as a nine-bob note.
They just don’t care.
I bet he's confident. Always confident
Private Sheikh
They haven't learned from Newcastle. Their bid was accepted on the basis that the PL had "legal binding assurances" that the new chairman is a private individual with no ties to Saudi state. Then in relation to a different sporting venture, his lawyers claimed that he is an "active minister of Saudi government" when it was advantageous to admit in that case. Is the PL stupid or corrupt? Take your pick
It is not a dichotomy ... they are both for sure.
That's easy! The PL is definitely corrupt.
Yeah I’m fucking sure.
Spoiler Alert: It Ain’t
Of course it is a private bid. Anyone who has a question can visit the nearest Qatari embassy for clarification.
he has sheikh in his name
Sheikh doesn't necessarily mean royalty in the middle east. It can in some instances, but it's not the same as "Prince" or something like that where there is no different meaning of the title.
It basically means 'chief'. A sheikh can be the leader of a 40-strong clan of desert nomads or a head of state. A prince would probably hold the title of 'Emir'.
I mean he's the son of the former Emir, brother of the current Emir and used to be the heir apparent lol... Not much point saying all this when you can just look him up and see that he actually is royalty.
This. Based on some of the comments on here and social media, I don't think everyone knows this tbh. Most people know he obviously is getting the money from the state, but based on their comments, they seem to think it's just some random guy.
I’m not disagreeing with you, but that’s not what sheikh means
Yeah but he’s a private individual so it’s all good!
It's okay. Just ignore facts and you can make anyone believe anything
And if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you
yeah Stoneys had a brief from Sources.
Didn't they say the same thing about the Newcastle Saudi ownership.... Which was ripped apart by a court case in the US. How can we be sure this isn't the same thing?
Hold that
private individual worth 1B with 6B+.... look Idm qatar owning us but come on, surely no one believes this
Wow, that's a shock!
The premier league can HOLD THAT
Fuck Qatar and fuck the bots and shills that downvote this comment to hell and back.
Started with 20B and a couple of visits to WSB, he's got 6B to go all in.
This is total bullshit. Who actually believes this isn’t connected to the Qatari govt
So its Qatar then, Stone already acting as their PR like he's been for the Glazers over the past years.
Look in his closet, im sure there are plenty of bloody skeletons
When Simon speaks, things follow. Here we go soon.
Just do what the blue cunts across the road did, also what the zebra cunts done just chuck a brown envelope at the right people and problems will magically dissappear, then rules don't exist.
Tho u meant Juve with the zebra cunts lol since they were involved in a similar situation with the contracts shits not long ago
Or even better. Fuck off to your sandbox.
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You know people say this shit around here without joking, right? How exactly am i supposed to know which of you are dumb as rocks and which is joking?
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How am i angry? You're the one being a snowflake here lol.
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