SUFC: The Future SUFC up for sale

[Liam AAS]

So how many parties is it down to now if Nash is officially out is it the last 2 battling out if so what kinda stages are they at ?

Nash was never in. The club claims there are 3 parties interested but details have only emerged of one (Kimura/ISM). Plenty of enquiries made but some lose interest faster than others.

 

[Liam AAS]

If the new owner doesn't get RH then I can't see the deal happening. We need to be completely free of Ron

Ron/Jack will unlikely sell RH as that's pure profit for them. The club will likely need to pay rent until it moves.

 

[Callumturner22]

Nash was never in. The club claims there are 3 parties interested but details have only emerged of one (Kimura/ISM). Plenty of enquiries made but some lose interest faster than others.

Oh okay fair enough

 

[tommy tucker]

So yet again Martin lied about selling up .He said he did not want to be a landlord .Now it seems he does .He is doing his best to either welsh on the sale .Which we all beleved was a way of keeping the fans off his back .ech time mr martin you prove that your word is worth nothing .Same as the way you treat the club and fans as nothing but comtempt .

 

[bluesfansince1952]

Lots of people know where he lives and his address is very easily found on various documents on companies house. There are plenty of people that would be upset with Ron if something bad were to happen. Who knows what they might do.

You really have to wonder about some people.

A reoccurring rumour on this site is that Ron has lost all interest in Southend and is no longer prepared to fund the Club.

Could that be because he is fed up with posts like the one above and/or people camping out on his front lawn?

That anyone would post anything on here suggesting that Ron should expect his family to be fair game if certain things do or do not happen is sick beyond measure.

It might also be borderline criminal.

I think veiled threats against anyone connected with the club be it RM or anyone else are totally unacceptable but against Ron's family?

Very disturbing, and, really beyond the pale.

 

[Holy Joe]

So yet again Martin lied about selling up .He said he did not want to be a landlord .Now it seems he does .He is doing his best to either welsh on the sale .Which we all beleved was a way of keeping the fans off his back .ech time mr martin you prove that your word is worth nothing .Same as the way you treat the club and fans as nothing but comtempt .

No he said they don't really want to be landlord for the FF stadium, ideally he wants to sell that, but that depended on buyers resources.
I don't recall Roots Hall being mentioned by Ron at the press conference

 

[Barling Magna]

If that is true (and it sounds very likely) then whoever makes a successful bid will be paying rent to Ronald as he won't be funding the club any more. He's not now, for that matter, the bloke is a slimy stinky weed. (cue Blackadder).

His mother was a hamster and his father smelt of elderberries.

 

[Fairport]

We don’t know that Ron lied. What we do know is that he rushed out a brief statement talking up the interest. We don’t know that any of the stated details are factually incorrect. The few words in the statement do seem to have been carefully chosen and arranged though.

I doubt it will have a massive impact. Conversations are still ongoing and, with thanks to @Medway Blue if Jez Moxey and Tom have both been away that will definitely slow things down. Let’s hope they are both back this week.

I am sure Jez Moxey and Tom Lawrence have taken their mobile phones with them on holiday. Lots of football related business is conducted from overseas holiday resorts in the close season.

 

[Liam AAS]

You really have to wonder about some people.

A reoccurring rumour on this site is that Ron has lost all interest in Southend and is no longer prepared to fund the Club.

Could that be because he is fed up with posts like the one above and/or people camping out on his front lawn?

That anyone would post anything on here suggesting that Ron should expect his family to be fair game if certain things do or do not happen is sick beyond measure.

It might also be borderline criminal.

I think veiled threats against anyone connected with the club be it RM or anyone else are totally unacceptable but against Ron's family?

Very disturbing, and, really beyond the pale.

I merely observed that he has upset people and that some individuals react differently to others in the face of certain circumstances. In no way have I condoned or encouraged intimidation, threats or acts of violence or performed any of those things myself.

 

[Shrimper]

I'm still expecting Ron to screw us over. I won't be happy until he's completely gone

 

[bluesfansince1952]

I merely observed that he has upset people and that some individuals react differently to others in the face of certain circumstances. In no way have I condoned or encouraged intimidation, threats or acts of violence or performed any of those things myself.

Is the fact that some people might be sufficiently deranged to 'react differently' really relevant as to whether the club is sold or not?
Speculating on how sick some 'supporters' might be seems to me to be way off topic.

While you may say 'no way have I condoned or encouraged intimidation, threats or acts of violence or performed any of those things myself.' there is nothing in your post to suggest that you condemn or disapprove of such actions.

I believe any post speculating about potential violence to anyone connected with the club is sick beyond measure.

By all means disagree with me if you wish.

 

[Snowy]

One day soon, we will look back on this thread and be glad it's all over.

Hopefully we will soon have new owners who can let those who know best manage the club and its finances.

Onwards and upwards. UTB

 

[Liam AAS]

Is the fact that some people might be sufficiently deranged to 'react differently' really relevant as to whether the club is sold or not?
Speculating on how sick some 'supporters' might be seems to me to be way off topic.

While you may say 'no way have I condoned or encouraged intimidation, threats or acts of violence or performed any of those things myself.' there is nothing in your post to suggest that you condemn or disapprove of such actions.

I believe any post speculating about potential violence to anyone connected with the club is sick beyond measure.

By all means disagree with me if you wish.

And yet you have inferred that I do (approve). I haven't expressed any opinion at all and you are describing me as "sick beyond measure" which I find objectionable.

Change comes from action, the protest group (as others have done in the past) have found his address and brought their concerns to him through direct action and engagement. They have not acted illegally, they have not threatened Ron or his family, they have not called for threats or acts of violence to the Martin family. Ron and his family's perception of lawful acts is a matter for the Martin family.

That being said, you're absolutely right about this being off topic so I'll happily leave this here.

 

[E for B and Billy Best]

If that is true (and it sounds very likely) then whoever makes a successful bid will be paying rent to Ronald as he won't be funding the club any more. He's not now, for that matter, the bloke is a slimy stinky weed. (cue Blackadder).

He's got a turnip shaped like a thingy, which is funny because I've got a thingy shaped like a turnip.

 

[kentblues]

Yes, but hasn’t it always been the case that Ron wanted to sell the stadium at FF as part of the sale not Roots Hall?

The article on Kimura taking over said they would be buying the club, the training ground, and the stadium at FF. Don’t think Roots Hall was ever mentioned.

Correct.

 

[tommy tucker]

Paying rent to him meams he is a landlord .Correct me if im wrong didnt he say the club is up for sale .And he does not want to be a landlord .

 

[Holy Joe]

Paying rent to him meams he is a landlord .Correct me if im wrong didnt he say the club is up for sale .And he does not want to be a landlord .

You need to listen to what he says before and after that to have the context

 

[kentblues]

So yet again Martin lied about selling up .He said he did not want to be a landlord .Now it seems he does .He is doing his best to either welsh on the sale .Which we all beleved was a way of keeping the fans off his back .ech time mr martin you prove that your word is worth nothing .Same as the way you treat the club and fans as nothing but comtempt .

No. It has always been the case that he would sell just the club or club plus stadium at FF. Absolutely nothing has changed. Because he is selling before the FF stadium is built this necessitates a period where the new owners need to agree a basis on which to have use of RH.
I am sure the original plan was to sell once we were in FF ( as stated many times). We want him to sell earlier and if he does this is an obvious outcome. RH was never for sale.

 

[TheSouthendUnitedRunner]

Lots of people know where he lives and his address is very easily found on various documents on companies house. There are plenty of people that would be upset with Ron if something bad were to happen. Who knows what they might do.

Which is a very worrying thing.

RM has been awful the last few years, but his wife and kids don’t deserve **** regardless of what happens.

The fact he keeps mentioning it makes me very, very uncomfortable. It’s almost passive aggressive in what he is suggesting.

 

[cerbera45]

I've received confirmation this morning (and the green light to post this on SZ) that Steve Nash and his consortium are now officially out of the race.

Despite verbally offering "a bumper deal", which in Nash's eyes was a genuine footballing project where he would have been the front man, Ron rejected the proposal. Crucially, it was Ron's refusal to include the sale of Roots Hall in any deal that led to Nash stepping away.

Nash's pitch included the promise of working closely with the local community, restoring the club's damaged reputation and the carrot of forming good ties with Spurs to ensure we had the benefit of securing talented loanees.

Ron doesn't want to sell Roots Hall, but just like back in December when Ron first made contact directly with Nash, every time they spoke the goal posts kept moving.

It sounds like we have missed out on a decent guy.