Andronikou: ‘Watford provide the Pozzos with a platform to introduce their formula to the UK’
3:05pm Friday 29th June 2012 in Latest Football News
One of the men who helped negotiate the takeover of Watford claims the club “provides the Pozzo football dynasty with a secure platform to introduce its successful formula to the UK”.
The Watford Observer revealed this morning that the Pozzo family’s takeover of Watford had been completed.
Giampaolo Pozzo, whose son Gino helps run his football operations, has owed Udinese since 1986 and took over Granada in 2009.
Granada have climbed from the Spanish third division to La Liga since the Pozzos’ takeover, with the help of a host of Udinese loan players.
And Andrew Andronikou, who advised the Hornets on the sale, said: "We are delighted to have ensured that Watford's immediate future is safe.
"The family have a proven track record of building successful teams on the field, and balancing the books off it."
Andronikou added: "This transaction is a significant one, as it provides the Pozzo football dynasty with a secure platform to introduce its successful formula to the UK."
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Comments(24)
Back from Hammerau
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3:16pm Fri 29 Jun 12
LE PARK
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3:16pm Fri 29 Jun 12
tonupchris
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3:32pm Fri 29 Jun 12
On another note could this site not put off the work being done until another day as plenty is going on and there is no point in relying on the club website which still hasn't reported the news!
lockerbiehornet
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3:37pm Fri 29 Jun 12
longtimehornetsfan
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3:38pm Fri 29 Jun 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet
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3:42pm Fri 29 Jun 12
longtimehornetsfan
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3:46pm Fri 29 Jun 12
Colin West's mullet
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3:47pm Fri 29 Jun 12
longtimehornetsfan wrote:oh FFS.
Hmm just one note of caution....nothing on the Udinese website yet and they did say quite categorically on the 19th that any announcement would 'occur exclusively through their communication company'. Just don't want anything to go wrong now.
The Rover
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3:47pm Fri 29 Jun 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet
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3:49pm Fri 29 Jun 12
The Rover wrote:Don't think there was anything in the safe anyway!
Did Baz give back the safe key on his way out?
Frankie Frazer
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3:51pm Fri 29 Jun 12
Tonupchris, the site is run for all of Newsquest which includes titles all over the UK including scotland and they circulate over 10 million local papers! unfortunately for us they don't really care about little old Watford and its local paper ..
mrbankrupt
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3:55pm Fri 29 Jun 12
PeteBogHorrorHornet wrote:Only Bas's P45 & the toys he threw out of his pram
The Rover wrote:Don't think there was anything in the safe anyway!
Did Baz give back the safe key on his way out?
Bringe
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3:58pm Fri 29 Jun 12
LE PARK wrote:Hang on, if he had been dishonest you can be sure he would've been struck off from his professional body.
Great news but my only worry is this androniku was found to be not the most honest of guys dealing with pompey and hope his involvment has now ended.
... he's an accountant, you can't simply hold him responsible for the dodgy deals and decisions that Portsmouths directors made.
lockerbiehornet
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3:59pm Fri 29 Jun 12
3:51pm Fri 29 Jun 12
great news .. finally ..
Tonupchris, the site is run for all of Newsquest which includes titles all over the UK including scotland and they circulate over 10 million local papers! unfortunately for us they don't really care about little old Watford and its local paper ..
Frankie - Being an ex-WO/Newsquest employee I can confirm that what your saying is entirely............
..crap, each individual titles editorial staff control their website. At least get ya ducks lined if your going to have a pop FFS!!
mrbankrupt
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4:08pm Fri 29 Jun 12
lockerbiehornet wrote:what was you saying the other day about getting your facts right Frankie?
Frankie Frazer says...
3:51pm Fri 29 Jun 12
great news .. finally ..
Tonupchris, the site is run for all of Newsquest which includes titles all over the UK including scotland and they circulate over 10 million local papers! unfortunately for us they don't really care about little old Watford and its local paper ..
Frankie - Being an ex-WO/Newsquest employee I can confirm that what your saying is entirely............
..crap, each individual titles editorial staff control their website. At least get ya ducks lined if your going to have a pop FFS!!
Mjp99
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4:09pm Fri 29 Jun 12
LE PARK
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4:30pm Fri 29 Jun 12
Bringe
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5:01pm Fri 29 Jun 12
LE PARK
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5:59pm Fri 29 Jun 12
Napalm Pudding
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6:22pm Fri 29 Jun 12
Not Bazzini
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7:54am Sat 30 Jun 12
Wonder where all the money went...i thought bassini had a bank account where all the money from the sale of players had gone.
Frankie Frazer
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8:35am Sat 30 Jun 12
I too used to work for newsquest (the wobby) many years ago and although the content is managed locally, standard maintenance work was sometimes done for the whole company back in the day ... Not that it matters tho ....
Really must remember not to have an opinion on this site in fear of the abuse .. Ha ha
lutondown
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2:23pm Sat 30 Jun 12
What did Fatty MacPie say about wanting to compete for a top ten place, do do we now Fatty...in the Prem.
Forza Watforduri
akureyri says...
3:14pm Fri 29 Jun 12