SUFC: The Future Consortium and Ron exchange contracts... so when will they be signed??

[wakes123]

This is my point. If we are as a fanbase/fan groups going to attempt to apply some pressure it needs to be done sharpish, or it will be even more futile.

Let’s get outside the council entrance on a Monday morning with flares and drums…should focus some minds.

 

[Sufc.2008]

Let’s get outside the council entrance on a Monday morning with flares and drums…should focus some minds.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

Can't blame Ron this time. Council is the hold up.

Ron could sell the club today if he wanted, the council hold no control over the sale of Southend however Ron wants to use the club in his blackmail plot … don’t give me what I want then I walk away from the deal and the cities football club goes bust … this is still very much on Ron Martin

 

[Strykr]

Certainly frustrating. There has to be a limit to what the Consortium are prepared to finance without being the Legal Owners. Think we will all have to be patient and not go into meltdown after every poor result. The important thing is we still have a football club to support. That seemed unlikely back in August.

We also have a Consortium that care and will succeed.

I agree with all that, future looks bright. But we simply cannot get relegated to non league south......

 

[Stan33]

Ron could sell the club today if he wanted, the council hold no control over the sale of Southend however Ron wants to use the club in his blackmail plot … don’t give me what I want then I walk away from the deal and the cities football club goes bust … this is still very much on Ron Martin

I thought we had exchanged contracts ,complete when council get their work done ?

 

[RHB]

I've now received two replies from one of my local Councillors. I've anonymized them with just the text visible now. Potentially good news!!

Thanks for this

I have forwarded this to our Group leader for his attention and am sure your comments will be noted;

Please be assured that everyone here is trying to get this matter concluded as soon as ever possible

Best wishes


Hello again

I have spoken to the leader of the Council and I understand that he had a meeting

with our new Chief Executive, Ron and Jack Martin and Justin Rees on Friday. They all

agreed to the due diligence process, which is being paid for by the Martins, and this is all happening very speedily

We are hoping for a resolution before May

Best wishes

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

I've now received two replies from one of my local Councillors. I've anonymized them with just the text visible now. Potentially good news!!

Thanks for this

I have forwarded this to our Group leader for his attention and am sure your comments will be noted;

Please be assured that everyone here is trying to get this matter concluded as soon as ever possible

Best wishes


Hello again

I have spoken to the leader of the Council and I understand that he had a meeting

with our new Chief Executive, Ron and Jack Martin and Justin Rees on Friday. They all

agreed to the due diligence process, which is being paid for by the Martins, and this is all happening very speedily

We are hoping for a resolution before May

Best wishes

Good work @RHB but before May

 

[RHB]

Good work @RHB but before May

My original email to the councillor mentioned our concerns that the forthcoming local elections would delay things before that process starting in May. I've read the reply in that context.

 

[Supershrimper]

They all agreed to the due diligence process, which is being paid for by the Martins, and this is all happening very speedily

Cash up front by the Martins or are they going to invoice them at the end of the process. I hope for the sake of taxpayers money it was the former.

 

[tommy tucker]

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I have forwarded this to our Group leader for his attention and am sure your comments will be noted;

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Best wishes


Hello again

I have spoken to the leader of the Council and I understand that he had a meeting

with our new Chief Executive, Ron and Jack Martin and Justin Rees on Friday. They all

agreed to the due diligence process, which is being paid for by the Martins, and this is all happening very speedily

We are hoping for a resolution before May

Best wishes

ho is our new ceo if not Tom ???

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

The way that the post is worded implies that it is the Councilor speaking. Therefore the new Chief Executive that he refers to is HIS (the Councilors) CEO not the football clubs.

Doesn't it???...

 

[flangejackrabbit]

The way that the post is worded implies that it is the Councilor speaking. Therefore the new Chief Executive that he refers to is HIS (the Councilors) CEO not the football clubs.

Doesn't it???...

Colin Ansell was appointed CEO of Southend Council sometime in the last couple of weeks so it fits.

 

[overseas shrimper]

ho is our new ceo if not Tom ???

That is referring to the council's new CEO.

 

[Holy Joe]

Slight concern in that I thought due diligence started after the cabinet vote in Nov(?). One of those email replies makes it sound like the due diligence process has just been agreed and started.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

I've now received two replies from one of my local Councillors. I've anonymized them with just the text visible now. Potentially good news!!

Thanks for this

I have forwarded this to our Group leader for his attention and am sure your comments will be noted;

Please be assured that everyone here is trying to get this matter concluded as soon as ever possible

Best wishes


Hello again

I have spoken to the leader of the Council and I understand that he had a meeting

with our new Chief Executive, Ron and Jack Martin and Justin Rees on Friday. They all

agreed to the due diligence process, which is being paid for by the Martins, and this is all happening very speedily

We are hoping for a resolution before May

Best wishes

Nice work @RHB thanks for doing that

 

[Dave Smiths Love Child]

Good work @RHB but before May

Didn’t say a year though just May

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

This has all got a nasty taste in my mouth buckle down for a long ride folks

 

[tommy tucker]

As when the takeover was in process. Doing all the checks take It's no surprise the council doing due diligence takes so long But as our takeover was complet .So the council will pass all the checks After all only yesterday the government said of the urgency of social houses

 

[Liam AAS]

Slight concern in that I thought due diligence started after the cabinet vote in Nov(?). One of those email replies makes it sound like the due diligence process has just been agreed and started.

Due diligence wouldn't have been started until Dec 23rd when the agreement was made. And it would be reasonable to imagine that it wasn't a particularly productive period over Christmas.

 

[Liam AAS]

One thing that's probably worth mentioning is that councils across the country have basically no money. I am not suggesting a political discussion take place on why, merely that SCC staff will be stretched extremely thin with many people working their arses off for years and years.

There is not a single person in the world that doesn't want this to go through ASAP but the council need to cover their arses because this is public money, our money, and they should be looking to spend it in the most efficient manner possible.