ONE of Saints' biggest individual shareholders with links to Rupert Lowe has landed a £44m pay-day ... triggering hopes he could be preparing to invest.
As hopes that US billionaire Paul Allen will buy-up the club fade after a series of denials, a butchers' son known as Mr Jersey now appears to be the most likely alternative candidate for takeover speculation.
With a personal fortune estimated at £100m, Tom Scott, 62, already owns around two per cent of Saints after buying 550,000 shares in April this year.
Around half those shares were bought from former chairman Rupert Lowe's father, Patrick.
Yesterday he sold his Channel Island Traders company for £260m, earning himself an estimated £44m for his share of the company, which operates brands like Safeway and Marks & Spencer in Jersey and Guernsey.
For full story see today's Daily Echo.
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