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« Reply #1125 on: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 15:20:05 » |
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This is what i have been saying all along, nothing was said about our "mystery backers" until after it was all in place and contracts exchanged etc etc.
I think its accepted we won't find out who is involved until after the takeover is complete, maybe sometime after that. |
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« Reply #1126 on: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 15:22:26 » |
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To say Black was 'only the money man' sort of misses the point doesn't it? He funded the thing almost singlehandedly. There's a reason Wray was so popular with us, and Paolo, he kept spending the money!! (or backing the manager in media speak) It just happened to be Black's money he was spending. Without Mr Black, there would have been no Mr Wray backing Paolo to the hilt and earning adulation from a grateful fanbase! Pretty easy to be popular when you're spending someone elses money!  This is absolutely spot on. |
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« Reply #1127 on: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 15:27:51 » |
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I think its accepted we won't find out who is involved until after the takeover is complete, maybe sometime after that.
I think thats fair enough TBH. |
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« Reply #1128 on: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 16:51:44 » |
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Joking apart, you are right but the problem with that is that it goes completely against what attracted most or all of us to the game in general and STFC in particular, in the first place. That is, to 'dream the impossible dream', to punch above your weight, to get to the cup final, to get to the Premier League. I can't really imagine going out on the piss at the end of the season to celebrate finishing 11th in L1 and having made a 20K profit. If that's all there is to look forward to, I don't see the point in it. And there is your problem. Who the fuck wants to adjust their expectations? Sensible though that may be?
I love this post. It's spot on. After our relegation to L2 I didn't renew my season ticket and took a step back. Not. That I stopped supporting Town, just I failed to see the point. There was no ambition to move forward and the people running the show at the time had more interest in balance sheets. Football isn't played on balance sheets!! |
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« Reply #1129 on: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 23:59:15 » |
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Tweet from our owner. Or old owner. Or whatever.
Andrew Black @bertthebold
Wow this is all pretty horrible. I can't really say anything at the moment as the sale is still going through - I'll say plenty later.
No idea what that means.
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« Reply #1130 on: Saturday, February 2, 2013, 23:59:55 » |
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Just saw that. The good news is the sale is still going through. Don't know what the 'horrible' stuff is though?! Hopefully nothing bad for STFC.
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« Reply #1131 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:00:11 » |
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« Reply #1132 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:01:53 » |
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i just saw a tweet from him that disappeared just as quickly, along the lines of "as it happens I did sanction the sale of Ritchie" and something else about blocking it before? did anyone else see this tweet?
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« Reply #1133 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:04:09 » |
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In a strange way Im hoping its just that the more knuckle headed of our fans have been giving him abuse and nothing more serious. Ive tweeted him my appreciation and said that we just need some reassurance.
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« Reply #1134 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:05:14 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
I did sanction the sale of Ritchie. I blocked it the first time it came up but agreed to it later believing it had to happen.
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« Reply #1135 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:05:28 » |
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The tweet has reappeared.
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« Reply #1136 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:07:41 » |
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If Black is social networking, one would guess that a conclusion is near?
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« Reply #1137 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:09:30 » |
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maybe he's just drunk.
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« Reply #1138 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:11:06 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
There's obviously more to this but it's complicated and best left until a later date. That's all I'm saying.
Can't say I blame him.
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« Reply #1139 on: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 00:12:27 » |
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maybe he's just drunk.
Given the last few days, that's probably more likely. |
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