Sale of Southend United to Justin Rees and his consortium

[londonblue]

Has anyone ever failed a fit and proper owners test? seems like all you have to do is be able to write your name to pass

Yes. The owners of Newcastle failed first time!

 

[SeldomSeenShrimper]

if RM passed a fit and proper test then seriously the people in charge need to be shot ,hung ,drawn and quartered and their body parts hung on the 4 corners of England .

You have a very vivid imagination

 

[danbowen]

Yes. The owners of Newcastle failed first time!

yet they didnt have to prove anything after other than bung a few influential people including Boris a few quid to get that overturned.

 

[LeedsSUFC]

Mayor not but they do have the power to stop Ron building his pipe dream

I think they would be very unlikely to turn down developments because of people involved.

Plus the council will absolutely love anyone who wants to build housing / create jobs.

 

[basilrobbie]

Yes. The owners of Newcastle failed first time!

It happens more often than you would think, although not always the first time around.

Southall, Bassini and Oyston (for example) would not pass a test now.

 

[tommy tucker]

My big dream is to see that greedy git .TAo lose every penny he is hiding away .Lose his home and made to suffer the way he has made us all suffer .You horrid little man .

 

[CRATE]

So you have heard the same name as well then

Harry Redknapp, it’s not new tho. It’s been going on for ages! Was first involved in conversations 8 weeks ago.

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

he got about as much chance of passing the fit and proper test as Peter Sutcliffe.

Hold on, yer I get it Peter was a bit heavy handed over the years but up until this point I’m not sure he was ever a director of a company or involved in football at Bradford before ? Peter is many things but comparing him to Ron martin is possibly alittle unfair

 

[Napster]

Harry Redknapp, it’s not new tho. It’s been going on for ages! Was first involved in conversations 8 weeks ago.

And Frank Snr

 

[onceknownasrab]

Harry Redknapp, it’s not new tho. It’s been going on for ages! Was first involved in conversations 8 weeks ago.

Ron probably threw that bid into the bin. HR and HMRC both use brown envelopes and would easily be confused.

 

[Jai]

Harry Redknapp, it’s not new tho. It’s been going on for ages! Was first involved in conversations 8 weeks ago.

**** off. I was joking when I said that. Please don't tell me it is actually true. I hate the saggy faced west ham ****.

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

Is Martin a Mason ?

I don't know, but he's definitely a deceitful greedy ****.

 

[tommy tucker]

On the fans forum on Glen's show some one came on and shot down the JD bid as rubbish He stated the J D s and his backed wanted to purchase roothall and the training ground Also they wanted Ron to put back 5 million to regenerate the hall THis statement seems complet rubbish.

 

[CRATE]

On the fans forum on Glen's show some one came on and shot down the JD bid as rubbish He stated the J D s and his backed wanted to purchase roothall and the training ground Also they wanted Ron to put back 5 million to regenerate the hall THis statement seems complet rubbish.

It’s not rubbish. It is proposed that, the deal JR wants to make happens involves allowing RM to do FF just for housing and not requiring the “must be a stadium” clause to be completed within the contract. This means there is a lot more profit in the development as more housing for Ron and for the privilege JR and consortium want X amount back from RM towards future improvements and developments at RH because RM won’t have to throw £40M down a black hole at FF. Makes a lot of sense for RM.

 

[Somerset Ex-TTB]

It’s not rubbish. It is proposed that, the deal JR wants to make happens involves allowing RM to do FF just for housing and not requiring the “must be a stadium” clause to be completed within the contract. This means there is a lot more profit in the development as more housing for Ron and for the privilege JR and consortium want X amount back from RM towards future improvements and developments at RH because RM won’t have to throw £40M down a black hole at FF. Makes a lot of sense for RM.

Nothing makes sense for RM other than selling a clapped out loss making football club for £1 and a dilapidated stadium for £4.5m. Oh and getting someone else to pay his millions of debt from his poor business empire.

He ain’t gonna budge from that, and nobody is going to offer that.

 

[Petejames]

Nothing makes sense for RM other than selling a clapped out loss making football club for £1 and a dilapidated stadium for £4.5m. Oh and getting someone else to pay his millions of debt from his poor business empire.

He ain’t gonna budge from that, and nobody is going to offer that.

He might budge….

 

[Medway Blue]

On the fans forum on Glen's show some one came on and shot down the JD bid as rubbish He stated the J D s and his backed wanted to purchase roothall and the training ground Also they wanted Ron to put back 5 million to regenerate the hall THis statement seems complet rubbish.

£5m is a figure I've heard in this situation, but I'm not sure it's in relation to what the consortium want RM to pay.

It’s not rubbish. It is proposed that, the deal JR wants to make happens involves allowing RM to do FF just for housing and not requiring the “must be a stadium” clause to be completed within the contract. This means there is a lot more profit in the development as more housing for Ron and for the privilege JR and consortium want X amount back from RM towards future improvements and developments at RH because RM won’t have to throw £40M down a black hole at FF. Makes a lot of sense for RM.

Not to mention the fact that, ethically, he has neglected and mothballed our home (and a community asset) in the name of delivering us a new, modern stadium. If he fails to deliver that stadium (which I think would be the case regardless of whether the new owner wants it), then damn ****ing right he should pay a pretty penny out of his enlarged windfall to reverse the damage he's done to Roots Hall.

 

[bazzashrimper]

It’s not rubbish. It is proposed that, the deal JR wants to make happens involves allowing RM to do FF just for housing and not requiring the “must be a stadium” clause to be completed within the contract. This means there is a lot more profit in the development as more housing for Ron and for the privilege JR and consortium want X amount back from RM towards future improvements and developments at RH because RM won’t have to throw £40M down a black hole at FF. Makes a lot of sense for RM.

Yes. I’ve been trying to say similar. JR is effectively looking for money to take this off RM in the longer term. To be honest. I would have thought he’d be entitled to more than £5m if it enables houses only at ff

 

[onceknownasrab]

£5m is a figure I've heard in this situation, but not in relation to what the consortium want RM to pay.


Not to mention the fact that, ethically, he has neglected and mothballed our home (and a community asset) in the name of delivering us a new, modern stadium. If he fails to deliver that stadium (which I think would be the case regardless of whether the new owner wants it), then damn ****ing right he should pay a pretty penny out of his enlarged windfall to reverse the damage he's done to Roots Hall.

If you let your house get rundown it is reflected in the sale price. The new owner doesn't come back to you to cough up for repairs you should have done.
RH is not just a tired stadium and a potholed car park. RH is a site the council were happy to have hundreds of homes on and I suspect the same council would rather see those than they would a football club. Whoever buys RH, they will acquire a site of huge potential value.
I hope the consortium are true Blues because there are temptations. I am totally unconvinced that remaining at RH is a viable option.
The new supremo could move us to a Meccano toilet of a ground and score substantially on RH. I do not accept that RH is optimised as a football ground, no matter how much I want it, and any consortium knows this. The new guys will have to have deep pockets, more than one war chest and not care about getting a return on all their monies.

 

[Finney on the wing]

**** off. I was joking when I said that. Please don't tell me it is actually true. I hate the saggy faced west ham ****.

I disagree. HR has a true soft spot for SUFC as do/did many ex West Ham players. In fact I'd prefer HR as he at least knows the game. I couldnt give a flying f**k about any so-called dodgy dealings in the distant past. Good luck to him. I'm ONLY concerned with the continued existence of SUFC