Have the board finally put a nail in there coffin?

[Red81]

Lets face it. SSW / Diamandis / someone does not want to sell to the consortium.

Its not going to happen, especially if this "mystery investor" turns out to be real and puts a few million working capital into the club. So no, I dont think the board have put a nail in their coffin. They know they are disliked and a fair percentage of the fanbase properly hate them but they dont really seem to care. They are not going anywhere any time soon.

They could be working tirelesly behind the scenes to secure investment as they are in the last chance saloon, if this doesn't come off which should be the case as any succesful businessman would have to be insane to invest with them at the helm then I still see they have little choice but to sell up.
There is every possibility they could be stalling on the NDA with the consortium as long as possible as they try every person they know in the desperate hope that someone wants to chuck money down the pan and if it all proves fruitless then just enter the NDA and sell the club.

A year ago I would have agreed with that , but A certain Mr B Power invested with them at the helm

Surely hes the perfect example why anyone else would be reluctant tho.  He put 1 million in and it basically went missing on operating 'costs'.  Would you invest having known the previous investor was shafted?

Thats how we see it, obviously the board arnt going to tell a potential investor "No-one gets on with the *cough* General manager, because by all accounts hes a bit of a cunt"  They are going to put a positive spin on things - they desperatly need money to hang on to control.

Yes I imagine they will put a positive spin on things but surely as an invesor willing to put in substantial funds you would do your homework and research at least all recent history of the club i.e the recent accounts, stories from past season and fellow board members past career records.  This is why I firmly believe there is no other investor there, because no one in there right mind would invest money in the club with them there.

Does anyone know what the TEF record for most quotes in one post is?

  Trying to beat it in this thread.

I see your 7 and I raise you

[Bushey Boy]

to be fair we should have a lower budget than most clubs. millwall, forest, leeds....  all bigger clubs than us.  Also we have come up from league 2.

[Give us an S]

Lets face it. SSW / Diamandis / someone does not want to sell to the consortium.

Its not going to happen, especially if this "mystery investor" turns out to be real and puts a few million working capital into the club. So no, I dont think the board have put a nail in their coffin. They know they are disliked and a fair percentage of the fanbase properly hate them but they dont really seem to care. They are not going anywhere any time soon.

They could be working tirelesly behind the scenes to secure investment as they are in the last chance saloon, if this doesn't come off which should be the case as any succesful businessman would have to be insane to invest with them at the helm then I still see they have little choice but to sell up.
There is every possibility they could be stalling on the NDA with the consortium as long as possible as they try every person they know in the desperate hope that someone wants to chuck money down the pan and if it all proves fruitless then just enter the NDA and sell the club.

A year ago I would have agreed with that , but A certain Mr B Power invested with them at the helm

Surely hes the perfect example why anyone else would be reluctant tho.  He put 1 million in and it basically went missing on operating 'costs'.  Would you invest having known the previous investor was shafted?

Thats how we see it, obviously the board arnt going to tell a potential investor "No-one gets on with the *cough* General manager, because by all accounts hes a bit of a cunt"  They are going to put a positive spin on things - they desperatly need money to hang on to control.

Yes I imagine they will put a positive spin on things but surely as an invesor willing to put in substantial funds you would do your homework and research at least all recent history of the club i.e the recent accounts, stories from past season and fellow board members past career records.  This is why I firmly believe there is no other investor there, because no one in there right mind would invest money in the club with them there.

Does anyone know what the TEF record for most quotes in one post is?

  Trying to beat it in this thread.

I see your 7 and I raise you

 

[Ralphy]

to be fair we should have a lower budget than most clubs. millwall, forest, leeds....  all bigger clubs than us.  Also we have come up from league 2.

Exactly.

We never had millions when King got us in the playoffs.

Just a team that played well together.

[stfctownenda]

to be fair we should have a lower budget than most clubs. millwall, forest, leeds....  all bigger clubs than us.  Also we have come up from league 2.

To be fair though Ash its not questioning we should have a massive budget its just saying we would like to see Sturrock given every available funds to him to make us a force next yeat.  

In Mike Wilks interview last week in the adver he said Bill was prepared to invest in the playing budget as well so if this investor doesn't exist as some of us fear then Sturrock will be asked to struggle through wheeling and dealing which he admits himself is going to be difficult.

[RobertT]

But our budget is less than that season - I'd put money on that.  We slashed it in 2005/06, with a slight increase for last season on that - which was mostly used to expand the squad size.

I don't expect us to be have bigger budgets than half this league, but to be in the middle would be nice given that's where our average gate for last season would have us.

[Batch]

I heard Sturrock say he would have a squad of 20 next year . Does this seem small to anyone, and is this Sturrocks normal approach?

Who did we finish with this year?

(Brez), Smith, Nicho, Ifil, Smith, Williams, Vincent, Pook, (Evo), Weston, Roberts, Brown, Zaboub, Peacock, Timlin, Corr, James, Nabouski, Gnapka, Westwood, Pook, Grimes

actually, 20 seems about right then...I guess it comes down to the quality we bring in. Too early to say just yet.

[stfctownenda]

to be fair we should have a lower budget than most clubs. millwall, forest, leeds....  all bigger clubs than us.  Also we have come up from league 2.

Exactly.

We never had millions when King got us in the playoffs.

Just a team that played well together.

Think we had a higher wage budget though what with Mooney, Parkin, Fallon to name a few.

[Piemonte]

20's not a bad number if he can manage that. Can always be suplemented by loans and/or young lads like caton, allen etc

[Arriba]

a club promoted with gates way above 7000 should have money to spend.all we get is excuse after excuse why there is none

[stfctownenda]

a club promoted with gates way above 7000 should have money to spend.all we get is excuse after excuse why there is none

  Exactly we have all done the sums 3 million into the club over the last year and a half and yet were still running at the same loss and Sturrock has to work with a small budget.  It makes no sense at all and is infuriating especially with Bill and the consortium waiting in the wings with a bright future for us.

[Bushey Boy]

Id love to know what the directors are paid

[Give us an S]

I heard Rockin' Robin is on £2000 a week plus a £400 stupid dance before kick off bonus  

[stfctownenda]

Id love to know what the directors are paid

According to Diamandis in last years adver hes on £80k a year and he hasn't claimed it in few years so he is owed backpay of it all.  Plus don't forget how much Dunwoody make out of the club on the marketing side so its very lucrative for our friend Diamond Mike.

I would imagine Bowdens on alot although surely Starnes, Gray and Ben Lambert wouldn't be on stupid money.

[Lash_sumthin]

atleast he was working for his dollar unlike that twat whalley  

edit: in response to give us a s