HardCorePrawn
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« on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:24:36 » |
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via Twitter this evening -
When I decided to stand alone and support the club it was a disaster scenario - relegated to League 2, facing sure administration... and with a heavy FL points deduction there would have been a major chance of falling out of the leagues at the end of the season .... The club also had no manager... Today we sit at the top of league 1, again with no manager. As far as I'm concerned it's job done.
He also said he never intended it to be a long term venture.
For the above, several Town fans think filthy abuse appropriate but, thankfully, many have been more positive.
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« Reply #1 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:28:14 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
I never signed up to the '3 year plan' - it was only presented to me once, and then only briefly...
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Abrahammer
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A legitimate dude sighting
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« Reply #2 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:28:55 » |
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I was expecting the mong element of the town support on twitter to be giving him shit but it seems 90% of the messages towards him are expressing thanks and appreciation.
A pleasant surprise
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hobnob
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« Reply #3 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:29:25 » |
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Owe him big time, just a shame how it was all handled at the end!
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« Reply #4 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:30:31 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
As it happens in 2011 I agreed to sell the club at the end of that season. Paolo knew about this. Unfortunately the deal fell through.
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Summerof69
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« Reply #5 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:31:43 » |
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Owe him big time, just a shame how it was all handled at the end!
Fully agree, but they got rid of Diamandis and co., and getting debts down from £18m to approx £4m gets more brownie points from me. |
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Nemo
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« Reply #6 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:33:47 » |
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Would be interested in knowing when Sir Martyn Arbib left the backers of the board and why, sounds like some stuff went on behind the scenes after relegation that we'd never really heard about...at the same time as Fitton going?
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« Reply #7 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:33:50 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
The deal fell through because the FL concluded that they couldn't afford to run the club. One of their main backers died suddenly ...
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« Reply #8 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:35:04 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
...in the final weeks. It was all a bit tragic
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ADJr
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« Reply #9 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:35:40 » |
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I get the distinct impression that something is going to come out that is going to make Paolo look like an absolute nutjob.
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« Reply #10 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:36:08 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
The deal fell through because the FL concluded that they couldn't afford to run the club. One of their main backers died suddenly ...
Suspicious... |
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tans
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« Reply #11 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:36:37 » |
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@themichaelowen: @bertthebold For somebody who did it as a favour, you don't need to explain yourself Bert. Your generosity could not be found anywhere else.
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« Reply #12 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:37:10 » |
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Suspicious...
Was it Paolo in the dining room with a candlestick? |
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Sippo
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I ain't gettin on no plane fool
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« Reply #13 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:37:21 » |
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If he wasn't in for the long term then what was he in it for.
I believe he sold up because of the ground development issue- where it just hasn't progressed.
There's no money in football especially when you don't own the ground.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #14 on: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 21:37:56 » |
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Hopefully it will all start coming out now.
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