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Sale of Southend United to Justin Rees and his consortium

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Jai said:
Clubs are starting to feel the cost of Covid now. It was kicked down the road for a while but it is biting now for many, including us. Most of our debts are historic, dating back to that time.
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Ours goes way back past that, just look at all the 30+ year old signings we made on huge wages, that hurt us a lot.

COVID was a large hit, but there is many many things that were mishandled during the time we had no CEO and Ron was left to run wild.
 
Sensei Phil said:
I've had some interactions with Justin this morning and this is exactly what I have understood. Administration is a possibility but all parties are doing everything to try and avoid this. However, I am extremely positive that this takeover will be concluded. My first impressions of the guy is that he is what I had hoped he would be. Quite straight, honest and engaging, and as a bonus, he has a great sense of humour - then again, he would need that if he's purchasing our club!! Hopefully we'll avoid Administration, nevertheless, feeling positive about our future under his leadership.
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He's going to need all those qualities to agree payment deals with so many creditors ...some known and some maybe still to be discovered. Let us hope a lot of that is already sorted as he's not got much time left at all.
 
JAL said:
Ours goes way back past that, just look at all the 30+ year old signings we made on huge wages, that hurt us a lot.

COVID was a large hit, but there is many many things that were mishandled during the time we had no CEO and Ron was left to run wild.
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Indeed COVID doesn't explain the numerous WUP we had before COVID. COVID hasn't helped but we were rotting long before
 
JAL said:
Ours goes way back past that, just look at all the 30+ year old signings we made on huge wages, that hurt us a lot.

COVID was a large hit, but there is many many things that were mishandled during the time we had no CEO and Ron was left to run wild.
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plus all the hiring and firing of managers who we had to pay off - Powell, Bond, Campbell, Moseley etc. Bet that wasn't cheap
 
Leeboy said:
plus all the hiring and firing of managers who we had to pay off - Powell, Bond, Campbell, Moseley etc. Bet that wasn't cheap
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Exactly, Ron likes to blame COVID, because I mean, why would he ever blame himself even though its his fault?

There's a chance we could've been much better placed throughout and after COVID if someone was controlling the finances that wasn't him. Imagine Tom if he came in a few years earlier.
 
rshepp said:
If you think we are alone.
The owner of Sheffield Wednesday has told the club that he will not put anymore more money in.
He has been given a bit of stick by fans.
Reading feel that they 'should' get paid. Also in trouble with tax overdue.
A National League North owner has withdrawn funding.
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I didn't say we were - but doesn't answer my question - it's no real consolation that other clubs are also in trouble
 
Ron Martin has squeezed the life out of SUFC. We must remember that no business man or consortium buy a football club out of altruism, they all want a return on their investment. Hopefully our next owner; probably/hopefully Justin Rees and his consortium, are competent and don't kill the goose which lays their golden egg.
 
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