The recent past has seen a whole lot of Middle Eastern investment in football.
New owners from the gulf have revitalised plenty of clubs, taking over at the likes of Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain and Bristol Rovers. Wait, what?
The League 2 club, who only got promoted from non-league football last season, have confirmed the Jordanian Al Qadi family are their new owners.
League Two football club Bristol Rovers has been acquired by the eminent Jordanian Al Qadi family, it was announced today
— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) February 19, 2016
Presumably the Al Qadis were swayed by the top talent on offer, such as Liam Lawrence and Jake Gosling the Clifton Suspension Bridge the big Tesco that fetching blue and white pattern on Rovers shirts.
New club president Wael Al Qadi, a member of the Jordanian FA, has been making all the right noises so far.
The club currently sit eighth in the table, just one point outside the play-off places and eight points adrift of automatic promotion.
AQ: "Bristol Rovers has always been known as a family club and it is my family’s wish to maintain that tradition."
— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) February 19, 2016
AQ "We are here for the long term. We have no interest in leaving at all.
— Bristol Rovers (@Official_BRFC) February 19, 2016
