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Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: TalkTalk on Friday, August 24, 2007, 11:40:40
Aidan Tynan, the new (Arkaga) CEO of Cork City held a fans' forum last night to outline their plans for the club.

New stadium, brand promotion and so on.

It makes interesting reading in its own right, but what I noticed was that he said that Jim Bob is no longer involved with Arkaga:

http://www.ccfcforum.com/forum/Aidan-Tynan-Meeting-t20153.html


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: pauld on Friday, August 24, 2007, 11:46:09
Hmm, this rang a few bells as well

Quote
Arkaga want to appoint a Director Of Football and one of his responsibilities will be to scout for new players.....


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Batch on Friday, August 24, 2007, 11:47:33
I guess that end our interest into what happens at Cork reflecting our own situation.


Or something. Unless the same people have several companies and,...oh make up your own conspiracy theory.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: pauld on Friday, August 24, 2007, 11:53:58
Quote from: "Batch"
Unless the same people have several companies and,...oh make up your own conspiracy theory.

Well, non-one has yet provided an adequate explanation for whether any of the new investors have ever stood on a grassy knoll .... there you go, that should kick a few off  :D


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: TalkTalk on Friday, August 24, 2007, 11:59:34
Quote from: "Batch"
I guess that end our interest into what happens at Cork reflecting our own situation.

Well I'm not so sure.

I think it has many parallels.

(Previously) wealthy private investor pouring money into the club for years, gets bought out by a knight in shining armour (apparently). Lots of good talk and very bright prospects for the future. We shall see - I will keep tabs on them to see how it pans out in their case...


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Batch on Friday, August 24, 2007, 12:14:47
Quote from: "pauld"
Quote from: "Batch"
Unless the same people have several companies and,...oh make up your own conspiracy theory.

Well, non-one has yet provided an adequate explanation for whether any of the new investors have ever stood on a grassy knoll .... there you go, that should kick a few off  :D


I've stood on the grassy knoll pretending to shoot kennedy, in fairness beer may have been involved, but I can neither confirm nor deny I am the mystery investor (I'm not).

Hope that helps.

Of course the same principle people could be involved in Arkaga and Best Holdings, but not at the same time - was involved here, now involved there......definitely maybe.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: pauld on Friday, August 24, 2007, 13:05:44
Quote from: "Batch"
I've stood on the grassy knoll pretending to shoot kennedy, in fairness beer may have been involved, but I can neither confirm nor deny I am the mystery investor (I'm not).

Hope that helps.

Yup, certainly clears up a fair bit for me. Cheers.

Now you've killed that conspiracy theory dead, I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest I heard from a mate in a pub who'd been doing some googling that the sinister man in the mask behind it all is a gent known as "Lucky Lord" Lucano who turned up in Portugal in 1974 with only a holdall with a hammer in it. He built up a successful WMD business but the firm crashed in 2002/2003 when one of his Middle Eastern clients defaulted on his bills. Fortunately he was able to get in to retrieve his stock before Hans Blix confiscated it, and then had a fire sale leaving him with a suitcase full of ready cash looking for a good home ....


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Batch on Friday, August 24, 2007, 13:17:03
Hmmmm, it's all too plausible to be STFC related.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Simon Pieman on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:11:01
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
Quote from: "Batch"
I guess that end our interest into what happens at Cork reflecting our own situation.

Well I'm not so sure.

I think it has many parallels.

(Previously) wealthy private investor pouring money into the club for years, gets bought out by a knight in shining armour (apparently). Lots of good talk and very bright prospects for the future. We shall see - I will keep tabs on them to see how it pans out in their case...


Do you think in a parallel universe Swindon Town play in the Irish league and Cork City play in League 1? That would be pretty spesh.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: flammableBen on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:17:36
Away games would be a bit of a mission.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Simon Pieman on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:19:27
Maybe we'd just be in the same location but called Cork City.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: flammableBen on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:24:22
This parallel universe is confusing. Do it's denizens eat nothing but cake?


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: TalkTalk on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:29:03
Quote from: "flammableBen"
This parallel universe is confusing. Do it's denizens eat nothing but cake?

Cheese Ben, cheese.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: flammableBen on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:38:42
mmm... Cheese...

How can I swap over to this universe?


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: pauld on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:42:53
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
Quote from: "flammableBen"
This parallel universe is confusing. Do it's denizens eat nothing but cake?

Cheese Ben, cheese.

So they're basically giant mice then? And our new chairman would presumably be Stuart, rather than Jim, Little?


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Fred Elliot on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:43:55
Good one !!!!!

Now get your coat !


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: STFC_Gazzza on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:45:20
Quote from: "pauld"
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
Quote from: "flammableBen"
This parallel universe is confusing. Do it's denizens eat nothing but cake?

Cheese Ben, cheese.

So they're basically giant mice then? And our new chairman would presumably be Stuart, rather than Jim, Little?


 :shake:  :shake:  :shake:  :sleep:  :sleep:  :sleep:


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Simon Pieman on Friday, August 24, 2007, 16:51:11
Quote from: "Si Pie @ [i
Fri Jul 27, 2007 8:14 pm[/i]"]I heard the new investors are Biker Mice from Mars.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: sonic youth on Friday, August 24, 2007, 19:07:52
Quote from: "pauld"
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
Quote from: "flammableBen"
This parallel universe is confusing. Do it's denizens eat nothing but cake?

Cheese Ben, cheese.

So they're basically giant mice then? And our new chairman would presumably be Stuart, rather than Jim, Little?


i ought to ban you for that.

and then humiliate you in public.

before having you hung, drawn and quartered.

then i'd eat your remains, shit them out and feed them to diamandis.


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: neville w on Friday, August 24, 2007, 19:29:19
:groan1:    


Could be Disney ?

Hi ho, Hi ho, It's off to Crewe we go...


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Simon Pieman on Friday, August 24, 2007, 20:45:48
I think Diamandis could be the County Ground's very own Limburger



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Limburger.jpg/200px-Limburger.jpg


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: Samdy Gray on Friday, August 24, 2007, 20:53:04
Quote from: "Si Pie"
I think Diamandis could be the County Ground's very own Limburger



http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/15/Limburger.jpg/200px-Limburger.jpg


That's just uncanny  :o


Title: Cork City and Arkaga
Post by: pauld on Friday, August 24, 2007, 21:41:34
Quote from: "sonic youth"
Quote from: "pauld"
Quote from: "TalkTalk"
Quote from: "flammableBen"
This parallel universe is confusing. Do it's denizens eat nothing but cake?

Cheese Ben, cheese.

So they're basically giant mice then? And our new chairman would presumably be Stuart, rather than Jim, Little?


i ought to ban you for that.

and then humiliate you in public.

I rather think I've done that to myself thanks :oops:

Memo to self: don't post after lengthy POETS day pub lunch