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« Reply #60 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:23:48 » |
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Whilst I understand the concerns regarding the potential motives of the future owners, you could argue they couldn't be much worse than the Black consortium
Anyone who did make that arguement is quite frankly clueless |
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Arriba
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« Reply #61 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:33:23 » |
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To be fair jonnys comment could be true. Time will tell. Flogging the club and the true reasons for doing so are not fully known. Something deffo not right though imo.
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pauld
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« Reply #62 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:42:09 » |
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To be fair jonnys comment could be true. Time will tell. Flogging the club and the true reasons for doing so are not fully known. Something deffo not right though imo.
I think the reasons are pretty self-evident - three friends got in it together, it didn't work out, now the one bankrolling it all is left holding the baby and it's an expensive headache he can do without. But even if "time will tell" on the reasons for wanting out, jonny's assessment was an incredibly myopic summary of their time in charge. |
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« Reply #63 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:44:31 » |
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I think the reasons are pretty self-evident - three friends got in it together, it didn't work out, now the one bankrolling it all is left holding the baby and it's an expensive headache he can do without. But even if "time will tell" on the reasons for wanting out, jonny's assessment was an incredibly myopic summary of their time in charge.
Yarrrp I'm sure relegation was never on the agenda and threw a spammer in the works, among some other things. |
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« Reply #64 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:45:33 » |
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I'm sure relegation was never on the agenda and threw a spammer in the works, among some other things.
A spammer? So Andrew Black's behind all those dodgy emails? The bastard! |
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« Reply #65 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:48:07 » |
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Yep, fucking spammers. The scourge of football club consortia.
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Arriba
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« Reply #66 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:48:22 » |
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I think the reasons are pretty self-evident - three friends got in it together, it didn't work out, now the one bankrolling it all is left holding the baby and it's an expensive headache he can do without. But even if "time will tell" on the reasons for wanting out, jonny's assessment was an incredibly myopic summary of their time in charge.
I hope it's that simple. Still raises questions though. Why sell up something that's moving forward? Why not get other friends involved and keep the club? Is it anything to do with ground redevelopment or sbc not playing ball? Etc, etc. |
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« Reply #67 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:53:33 » |
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I hope it's that simple. Still raises questions though. Why sell up something that's moving forward? Why not get other friends involved and keep the club? Is it anything to do with ground redevelopment or sbc not playing ball? Etc, etc.
Because Black was never the prime mover in terms of the football side. That was never his main interest, he was the backer. They've turned the business round as far as they can without the ground redevelopment (although that stalling probably doesn't help) and he's got no real interest in the football, his mates have fucked off/fallen out with him, where's the fun in it for Black? Just a money-pit and a headache he can do without. Yeah, maybe if the redevelopment was going full steam ahead, there'd be more reason for him to stick around, but as it is, he's got no incentive to stick around. They've rescued a basket case that was on the brink, set it back on the straight and narrow and if their time is finally up will leave us in fantastic shape. Worth a vote of thanks in my eyes. Certainly doesn't merit the snide jonny posted. |
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« Reply #68 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 18:59:54 » |
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i thought it was said yesterday he was leaving for health reasons , depending on how long this has been causing him issues ( at least since the summer ) he obviously just want s out as soon as possible
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« Reply #69 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 19:07:01 » |
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i thought it was said yesterday he was leaving for health reasons , depending on how long this has been causing him issues ( at least since the summer ) he obviously just want s out as soon as possible
Stress is a health reason I suppose. |
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GoSWINDON
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« Reply #70 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 19:37:31 » |
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Stress is a health reason I suppose.
sure is , ive taken many a week off work with it  . I not sure whats wrong with Mr Black tho |
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Arriba
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« Reply #71 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 20:57:14 » |
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Because Black was never the prime mover in terms of the football side. That was never his main interest, he was the backer. They've turned the business round as far as they can without the ground redevelopment (although that stalling probably doesn't help) and he's got no real interest in the football, his mates have fucked off/fallen out with him, where's the fun in it for Black? Just a money-pit and a headache he can do without. Yeah, maybe if the redevelopment was going full steam ahead, there'd be more reason for him to stick around, but as it is, he's got no incentive to stick around.
They've rescued a basket case that was on the brink, set it back on the straight and narrow and if their time is finally up will leave us in fantastic shape. Worth a vote of thanks in my eyes. Certainly doesn't merit the snide jonny posted.
I still wonder why he couldn't carry on like he did previously and bring in others to front the board. |
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« Reply #72 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 21:23:31 » |
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The difference between a profit and a loss at this level is selling a player for big money.
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« Reply #73 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 21:35:26 » |
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I still wonder why he couldn't carry on like he did previously and bring in others to front the board.
I wonder what brought on the urgency. I know he wanted out in the summer, but I can't quite see why he sanctioned the budget only to pull the plug. I say pull the plug, I've still no idea what that really means. Are all our permanent players to budget (money in the bank) and therefore we'd be OK with just those players for the remainder of the season even if he did walk? Or what? |
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« Reply #74 on: Saturday, January 19, 2013, 21:41:06 » |
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I wonder what brought on the urgency. I know he wanted out in the summer, but I can't quite see why he sanctioned the budget only to pull the plug. I say pull the plug, I've still no idea what that really means. Are all our permanent players to budget (money in the bank) and therefore we'd be OK with just those players for the remainder of the season even if he did walk? Or what?
no idea? I share your confusion.far too much we don't know for me to make any kind of guess to what is going on. We can only speculate imo. I hope pauld has it right |
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