Trust should help buy Brezovan

[pauld]

I said the only concrete proof we had was the official club statement.

Which also isn't concrete proof of anything, fwiw. No-one's ever disputed BP is still very unwell - the point at issue is/was more whether that was the sole or main reason for him pulling out.

[red macca]

i feel another statement coming if this conversation carries on..

sonic for the future of this club please lock the thread

[Piemonte]

I've missed the lack of statements in the last week.  

Makes midweek so much more interesting when your football club starts to implode

[Panda Paws]

I said the only concrete proof we had was the official club statement.

Which also isn't concrete proof of anything, fwiw. No-one's ever disputed BP is still very unwell - the point at issue is/was more whether that was the sole or main reason for him pulling out.

Yeah, fair point Paul. But with a lack of any statement from Bill then we can only take what the club says at face value.

Saying Bill went because he's pissed off with Diamandis or the state of the bogs or the fact he can't get Babysham in the Winners or whatever is speculation until we know better.

The trouble is people like Bart are taking the "Bill left because he's pissed off with x,y or z" as the truth when we simply don't know that.

[pauld]

Well, as you say, without a statement from Bill there's no "concrete" evidence of anything much either way. And I understand your misgivings over Bart's rather sweeping statements. But there is a plausible reconstruction of events, even from the club's own statements. And now I'm not saying any more unless I attract another fatwa - I said what I had to say at the fans' forum (sourced directly from those involved), the minutes of which are on the Trust website.

[Panda Paws]

Well, as you say, without a statement from Bill there's no "concrete" evidence of anything much either way. And I understand your misgivings over Bart's rather sweeping statements. But there is a plausible reconstruction of events, even from the club's own statements. And now I'm not saying any more unless I attract another fatwa - I said what I had to say at the fans' forum (sourced directly from those involved), the minutes of which are on the Trust website.

You don't want that. They'll be after me next.

[pauld]

I'm blaming you for everything!

[DribblingSissy]

isnt this a topic about Brezovan???

Oh right this is actually just another 'i'm right, your wrong and I know more than all of you' conversation ......BORING!!   floghorse

[Foggy]

So then ,do you think that the Trust should help buy Brezovan ?  I am more than willing to organise my big fight night .

[DribblingSissy]

I dont know how the Trust really works, but as long as the people that put the money into the Trust did or do so knowing who it is that ultimately makes the decisions over who we do and dont help pay for then yes definately!

I'd give all the money required to the Club for Brez if I had it as I think he will not only be a great Keeper for us were we to go up but in the Championship as well and were we not to get promotion in the next few years, he'd definately make a tidy profit for the club by way of sell on price we'd get for him.....
He's definately one of the best outside the Premiership in my opinion and will only get better as he's still a spring chicken age wise for a keeper!

[herthab]

I'm not saying this to get into an argument and I genuinley hope the fella makes a full recovery, but until he does it wouldn't make sense for anyone to splash the cash.
 When he's fully fit and back to his best, and if the club can't afford him, then if the Trust has got the readies, I say go for it! We've still got first option on him after this season, so what's the rush?

[Batch]

The rush is the money needs to be in place when we reach the end of the season. It may be peanuts in the football world, but it is still a lot of money and so the sooner we start the better.

Don't think anyone is suggesting we sign him up before he has at least had a medical even if was just a formality that he makes a full recovery. I'm guessing that is true for insurance purposes too.

[Barry Scott]

Could the trust roll out a kind of, "give us more money, we need brezovan campaign"?

I knwo alot of people know about the trust and i pay into it, but i mean harassing people, cornering people, getting in people faces and saying "look, give me your money or we may lose brez".

I forgot where i saw it, probably on that thisis bag of shit forum, but someone on there had done figures for amount it would cost people to buy brez.

Could we start a company, pay for him through the company, then issue shares in Brezovan in reflection of donations made?

Come on trust dudes, you know your shit. I hope...  

[pauld]

FWIW, I'd say Batch is right  - it would have to work on the understanding that the RAF money would be used to buy Brez if and only if he passed medicals, Dennis was happy he was back to his best etc.

And Sissy, the money given to the Red Army Fund is not given to the Trust per se - although we administer the Fund, all money given to the RAF is explicitly ring-fenced for being used only to improve the playing squad. So, hope that answers any concern you may have had.

[RobertT]

and they had an article in todays Adver promoting the  RAF as a way of paying to buy Brez.