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    Posted: 26 April 2015 at 5:19pm
Sunday Times UK rich list has three billionaires listed for Wales.
One of these is the founder of Specsavers who is worth £1.4 billion.
He was born in Llanelli and has links with Ammanfod as well.
Wonder if he would be interested in helping the Scarlets as well as referees. Parc y Specsavers maybe. Just a thought.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote scarletabroad Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 5:28pm
If he could "see his way" to a bit of sponsorship it would be nice
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote LLANDRE Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 5:33pm
He's going to.fund the academy quite a bit apparently.. I believe his name was discussed on the forum.some weeks ago but of course what you mention today is worth us hearing..
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Micro Duck Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 5:38pm
Specsavers founder Doug Perkins was born in Llanelli, brought up in Ammanford, played 2nd row for Ammanford RFC.

I think I'm right in saying that he's been reluctant to invest in the past, but as Llandre said, there's been talk on here of late of him contributing to our academy.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote LLANDRE Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 5:41pm
I was told that he was funding our academy by a member of the board.
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Apparently he lost his glasses the other day so couldn't put his hand on the money he was going to give us,but his wife Luckily has found   the glasses at he back of the couch and he's found the money . What would you do without Specsavers ? !!!!!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote reesytheexile Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 5:49pm
We have been down this route before and the Board are of course we'll aware but all we can do is tempt as best we can all the time as at the end of the day it's his money. Small steps in the future aka the Academy is a great start though!  
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote roy munster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 6:02pm
hmmmmm perkins parc has a nice ring to it
we need to persuade Hubert owens to jump on board too
The whole set up is surely far more conducive to investors than before
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Do you know who I bumped into last week in specsavers?
Everybody.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote roy munster Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 7:22pm
Originally posted by thommo thommo wrote:

Do you know who I bumped into last week in specsavers?
Everybody.
everyone else could see that corny gag coming
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ffidel Bennett Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 April 2015 at 7:30pm
It looks as if there will be a bit of a cull to the academy at the end of the season- so it doesn't seem to be a money-saving exercise.
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Originally posted by LLANDRE LLANDRE wrote:

Apparently he lost his glasses the other day so couldn't put his hand on the money he was going to give us,but his wife Luckily has found   the glasses at he back of the couch and he's found the money . What would you do without Specsavers ? !!!!!
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It has confused me for a while why he isn't a bigger contributor. He has said in an interview that he loves the Scarlets so why not be our Boujellal? £1.4B is an awful awful lot of money, the sort that it's almost impossible to spend and sticking £10m into the Scarlets would be like me giving them a fiver. Shame he hasn't got the bug like we have.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Ffidel Bennett Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 April 2015 at 10:03am
He'd have to do it quietly as fans of the other regions might hold it against Specsavers and go elsewhere.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote LLANDRE Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 April 2015 at 10:31am
It's a start. I think bit by bit maybe he will give more.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Wil Chips Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 April 2015 at 12:18pm
I'll be giving his intervention and support of the Academy a cautious welcome.
 
Successful business men/women aren't usually persuaded to part with their money without something in return.
 
 
 
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