The balls.ie reader is generally known as a business savvy and financially well to do chap/chapette so they will know a good business deal when they see it. The chance to enter the football market with the purchase of a high profile football club would be right up their street. You all know that feeling when your in the country club with your oligarch and sheikh mates, lighting up the finest cigars with 500euro notes and they start talking about the football clubs they own? Makes you feel small right.. but not anymore you can buy Edinburgh club Hearts FC over the internet right now so so put down that glass of Middleton Very Rare '84 and get your platinum Visa Card out and you can say "See you in the Champions League Roman"
Here's the ad for the club as it appears on the website businessesforsale.com alongside ads for sandwich shops, hairdressers, off licences etc
"Joint Administrators of Heart of Midlothian plc offer for sale Business and assets of this Edinburgh-based Scottish Premier League football club, including the brand and freehold stadium.
- Founded in 1874, with 16 League and Cup wins
- Freehold of 17,500 all-seater Tynecastle Stadium
- Average attendance of c.13,000, with a loyal fan base including
c.10,000 season ticket holders
- Heart of Midlothian Football Club brand and associated goodwill
- Squad of 22 players, together with a highly skilled, loyal and experienced workforce
Formal offers should be submitted to the Joint Administrators by 5pm on Friday 12 July 2013. "
Ok then you have all the details go ahead and buy the club here.
Update: Balls.ie have just put in a bid for the Hearts tea lady... more to follow.
