Ron Martin

[Swiss Tony]

With not wanting to lower myself to their level the best I can offer is Carpet Baggers.

 

[Holy Joe]

I think we should make peace with the past, forgive and eventually forget. Who's up for donating to a fund to buy him a farewell gift as a show of gratitude for the good times?

How about some nice drinks glasses so they can raise a toast to their property development empire? I hear there is a hotel in Bangkok that's getting rid of some

 

[East Devon Shrimper]

He was never a shrimper.

Actually, he effing loved the club

 

[Strykr]

Actually, he effing loved the club

#idiots

 

[Floval Flyer]

RIP rat man

 

[Yer Blues]

 

[Richard Hearn]

Those of us that are old enough to remember will recall when he first arrived and the expectations that came with him. He was not a supporter of the club initially but I do believe it grew on him and once that happened it was just downhill all the way and once realised by him he used the club and stripped it. He should have thrown the towel in years ago and had he not been such a selfish b****rd most likely we would be still hoovering in the league

Glad he has gone and now hopefully people and businesses will start to return and look and sponsoring.

Ron employed a nice lady to do that.

 

[Amwell Blue]

Who???

 

[Seaside Shrimper]

Ron employed a nice lady to do that.

Didn't pay her though

 

[davewebbsbrain]

I think we should make peace with the past, forgive and eventually forget. Who's up for donating to a fund to buy him a farewell gift as a show of gratitude for the good times?

I've now got a bit of sick in my mouth

 

[Wickford Blue]

Not sure anyone cares but was walking down Billericay High Street on Sunday and guess who comes walking past me the other way Suited and Booted........the Man Himself.
I think he tried to make eye-contact and smile but of course I blanked him.......perhaps he was buying Billericay FC!!

 

[Shrimperborn1957]

Not sure anyone cares but was walking down Billericay High Street on Sunday and guess who comes walking past me the other way Suited and Booted........the Man Himself.
I think he tried to make eye-contact and smile but of course I blanked him.......perhaps he was buying Billericay FC!!

You are correct. I do not care. Apart from the fact he was walking and not limping.

 

[WestyReturns]

Not sure anyone cares but was walking down Billericay High Street on Sunday and guess who comes walking past me the other way Suited and Booted........the Man Himself.
I think he tried to make eye-contact and smile but of course I blanked him.......perhaps he was buying Billericay FC!!

He's working as a male escort nowadays so I hear....he was off to meet his first client @rigsby

 

[Shrimper]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1828814142414692583

Wasn't this part of Carl Readers group that made an offer? Looks like thank god Ron didn't accept

 

[Linda Loan Shark]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1828814142414692583

Wasn't this part of Carl Readers group that made an offer? Looks like thank god Ron didn't accept

I never trusted that Carl Reader offer anyway. We would have ended up at square one with him at some point. We were desperate we wanted Ron replaced but then it would have backfired massively.

A lucky escape!

 

[Chalky]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1828814142414692583

Wasn't this part of Carl Readers group that made an offer? Looks like thank god Ron didn't accept

Yes. We didn't just dodge a bullet, we dodged an atomic bomb that would've made J. Robert. Oppenheimer soil his y fronts.

The main man behind 'Seventy7' is a Ketan Makwana. Who possess's no companies that have made any significant amount of revenue. Ever. The address listed for some of his companies is a 1 bed flat. For others he uses virtual offices out of London. Believe me when I say it's a Chinese communist parade of red flags when 'businessman' do this. To call him a fraud would be too innocuous, a Billy Liar type serial fantasist would be getting somewhat closer to what he is.

Ketan has been on a crusade the last couple years doing all he can to get his mitts on a football club. Thankfully to no avail.
The Press and Journal publication did a really good shakedown on him just under a week ago -

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/f...caledonian-caley-thistle-ketan-makwana-buyer/. *behind a paywall

Also check out the author of "Ugly Game", Martin Calladine, on twitter who has also done some scathing threads and background on him.

Just the typical 'Fake it till you make it' tyre kicker type resume which is filled with completely preposterous fabrications like making up a lie that David Cameron hired you as a special advisor.

His podcast appearances are like if you got hold of a human 3D printer tasked with making a LinkedIn cliche come to life in physical form.

Fortunately Ron didn't even give this mob the time of day (One of Ketans past times is turning up at football clubs interested in buying, gets a free tour round the stadium acting all curious and then never following it up and ghosting)

 

[amsemp]

Yes. We didn't just dodge a bullet, we dodged an atomic bomb that would've made J. Robert. Oppenheimer soil his y fronts.

The main man behind 'Seventy7' is a Ketan Makwana. Who possess's no companies that have made any significant amount of revenue. Ever. The address listed for some of his companies is a 1 bed flat. For others he uses virtual offices out of London. Believe me when I say it's a Chinese communist parade of red flags when 'businessman' do this. To call him a fraud would be too innocuous, a Billy Liar type serial fantasist would be getting somewhat closer to what he is.

Ketan has been on a crusade the last couple years doing all he can to get his mitts on a football club. Thankfully to no avail.
The Press and Journal publication did a really good shakedown on him just under a week ago -

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/f...caledonian-caley-thistle-ketan-makwana-buyer/. *behind a paywall

Also check out the author of "Ugly Game", Martin Calladine, on twitter who has also done some scathing threads and background on him.

Just the typical 'Fake it till you make it' tyre kicker type resume which is filled with completely preposterous fabrications like making up a lie that David Cameron hired you as a special advisor.

His podcast appearances are like if you got hold of a human 3D printer tasked with making a LinkedIn cliche come to life in physical form.

Fortunately Ron didn't even give this mob the time of day (One of Ketans past times is turning up at football clubs interested in buying, gets a free tour round the stadium acting all curious and then never following it up and ghosting)

Jesus. That would’ve been a proper out the frying pan and into the fire scenario.

 

[Carl]

Feel it's only right to add something here.

Yes I was dealing with Ketan who acted as broker via Seventy7 for the funding from Castlepines to make the offer. I'm as disappointed as anyone else would be to see this news; however, the SUFC deal would have needed the money in the bank as it wasn't a 'no money down' or future promise of investment - we were proposing a standard acquisition.

I say proposing, because as I've said before, we (as Seventy7) didn't even get to the table despite our efforts.

The conversations between me and Ketan about the potential takeover were at the point that Seventy7 had just started - in fact, I suspect the company may even have been formed after the conversations.

And as a supporter, I'd have made sure of it being done properly (despite what some thought about me not being interested in the club). Ultimately it'd have been my neck and name on the line locally with mates, family etc; and wider from a business perspective; and the 'person of significant control' would almost certainly have been the end investors.

For clarity, Ketan had no involvement in my conversations mid 2023 to try to salvage the club.

If anyone wants to chat, I'm in the West every match and fairly easily spotted. I just want the same as everyone else sat at Roots Hall...

 

[Supershrimper]

I just want the same as everyone else sat at Roots Hall...

Onions in the burgers?