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« Reply #150 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:13:28 » |
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@bertthebold: Spencer had argued against it but AFAIK they had been consulted and had accepted that it might happen. I didn't have a lot to do with it -
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« Reply #151 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:14:05 » |
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Who are AFAIK?
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« Reply #152 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:14:28 » |
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Who are AFAIK?
As far as I know. |
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« Reply #153 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:14:32 » |
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There's the interesting bit "AFAIK"... Offers some wriggle room for Black should PDC backup his claim that he didn't.
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« Reply #154 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:15:16 » |
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@bertthebold: I had a few calls when I was at a restaurant that evening. I signed it off though.
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« Reply #155 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:28:06 » |
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The deal got done subject to FL approval, which was great - Russell Backhouse put a lot of work in to make it happen. I met with the other side and got on well with them - a mixture of guys who hopefully have most bases covered. We still had to wait for FL approval and it was
quite slow in coming, which displeased team Di Canio as we couldn't sign any loan players until the deal was approved. Paolo presented the
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« Reply #156 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:29:45 » |
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How many non-mental managers, given the resources PDC had, would have got us where we are today?
Impossible to say I know, but I'd guess plenty.
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« Reply #157 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:30:06 » |
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Incoming owners with a deal (that they accepted) on a very short time frame that was out of our control. When the FL approval did not come @bertthebold
through in time Paolo resigned as he said he would and walked away. I was surprised.
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« Reply #158 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:31:19 » |
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Fuck this... smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast.
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« Reply #159 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:32:23 » |
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This is excruciating waiting for him to tap out his next tweet via his iPhone!
I know he's lost a fuck ton of money on us but he can afford a laptop to write a statement in full Shirley?!
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« Reply #160 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:33:48 » |
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I've been banned from making new topics. I am very unhappy. I want Paolo back.
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« Reply #161 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:35:23 » |
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Why am I waiting for this to start:
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« Reply #162 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:36:41 » |
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Andrew Black @bertthebold
but if I'm honest I was pleased. Paolo is a highly intense individual and a fierce and demanding boss, but he is uncompromising and does
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« Reply #163 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:38:29 » |
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"not manage upwards. I haven't decided how good I think he is at his job - he'd be on your case the whole time but he had a very decent"
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« Reply #164 on: Friday, February 22, 2013, 01:39:19 » |
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What's bugging me is that first he said he didn't really know him, he barely talked to him.. Now he is throwing shit at him.. and giving a detailed insight on his personality.. WTF..
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