Fitton offer made

[fatbury]

how shocked would we be if the offer was rejected?

not shocked at all .. they have no intention of selling and never did

[neville w]

so is it just "yes you have a deal" or "no you have no deal" now then? Could it be done and these people leave then?

    Do we have to involve Noel Edmunds?

No just spices things up a bit, try and dig into a different market and all that.

 What a bit like "Are you smarter than a ten year old? "

Or Swap Shop ?

[STFC_Gazzza]

Now that they have acknowledged an offer, surly they will accept it, The only thing that would stop it now is greed. SSW knows the end is nigh or he will lose everything. They cant pay the CVA and now the FL are cracking down, he knows its now or never. If its never he will have to declare himself bankrupt. NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

[Samdy Gray]

Personally, I think Diamandis won't get a say in the matter.

Fitton obviously knows what a devious bastard Diamandis is, therefore must've structured the deal around the fact that Diamandis will never sell his share in the holding company without a big pay off.

Dazzza raised a very valid point earlier in the thread, it depends what entity Fittion is buying shares in.

Is Fitton buying shares in the club from the holding company? i.e. giving the holding company X amount for the shares they hold in the club.

Or is he buying the 51% majority of shares in the holding company from James Wills?

[Kinky Tom]

What if it's not Diamandis saying don't sell?  

Could be the lawyers that Bape is talking about.

[STFC Bart]

Kinky its Diamandis

And the reason is mainly a) money from redevelopment
b) his secrets will out in the domain
c) he loses a main source of ongoing funding

[Kinky Tom]

No I mean that perhaps the lawyers think they have something to gain by Wills holding on to the club.

No doubt Dirty Diamandis has been trying to scupper the deal from a distance but I think we've all got the impression his opinion counts for sod all now.

[STFC Bart]

Kinky does it though? i truly hope you are right

[Kinky Tom]

Kinky does it though? i truly hope you are right

Im just going by what we know about the lawyers from before:

Are they using the same lawyers as last time do we know that Southampton practice?  I remember Mike W or some FC leader not being that impressed with one of the guys at the firm.

This Clive Willmott chap may be the problem?

Hopefully there is no real problem, just a couple of people sh!tting themselves that they'll be out of a job or something.

[Batch]

Clarke Willmott

[Kinky Tom]

Clive, Clarke they're all the same to me...  

[janaage]

Isn't that just the name of the firm, I was thinking of an individual who dealt with the Bournemouth takeover, some kind of acting agent, not exactly whiter than white.  Thought his name was something else tbh.

[Kinky Tom]

I don't know, I'm going purely on what's been written in this thread I'm afraid. :|

[Batch]

Yes it's a firm. Yes I know the guy you speak of but Jan his name escapes me too(PaulD will know).

A colleagues girlfriend works for CW. Unfortunately a different department, which is academic as there is more chance of getting blood from a stone than getting a lawyer to break client confidentiality.

[janaage]

Come on Paul put me out of my misery hang on ....Trevor Watkins?  Is that the fella?

It just came to me.