SUFC: The Future SUFC up for sale

[annie1954]

It's a hell of a town

He knows every step of the dirty old sidewalks in broadway

 

[Whispering Bob]

Does he like Oi! ?

You think of Gary Bushell sir.

 

[shrimperjon]

Does he want to be a part of it?

I was talking to Ben about this Friday. Stan has been quiet for sometime and rightly so. Then minutes after Rons announcement he pops up on here and mentions a number of consortiums/or potential investors that he has had contact with, he is mates with Jez Moxey and now in America. I said to ben i wonder if Stan may have a big part to play in this possible take over and with TL at the club as well i would be confident that any new owner/investor would be right for the club. Lets pray this is the case and things start to move quickly for the sake of the current squad, Kev and the rebuilding over the summer

 

[Lincoln Shrimp]

Earlier this year didn't Stan say something along the lines of "just wait and see" in response to some who doubted his intentions?
There definitely seems to be something afoot.
If Stan is driving this then I think we can all be confident there will be a positive outcome for the club.

 

[southendkid]

i hope i am not the only person in the whole wide world who simply does not believe in any of this 20-24 million pound debt that RM has conjured up out of his dreams ..

Doesn't seem that outlandish to me, we've needed to loan a couple of million just for this tax bill and Ron's been here 25 years, spending beyond our means for most of them. A lot of the debt though will be from him borrowing from his other companies, so hopefully he's sensible enough to see that he probably won't be able to sell if he doesn't wipe most of what the club owes his other companies.

 

[Realist]

Announce Phil Brown as co owner & Nile Ranger as head of security

I would rather <insert here>

 

[Gt Yarmouth Shrimper]

There definitely seems to be something afoot.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/405675878922081609/

 

[Chrisb]

I can't find it anywhere on the Echo website but there is an article in the paper today where Labour councillor Ian Gilbert says :

"Whatever ends up happening at the football club we very much would like the development to go ahead and we will do what we reasonably can to ensure that it does" Homes England is expected to boost the development with a multi-million pound loan but this is yet to be paid. Mr. Gilbert added "I believe the club and the other developers behind it are already looking for different investment funds. I don't think the Homes England support - or lack of it - will have any impact on the plans going ahead."

So that may have some relevance.

 

[Cricko]

In New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York
New York

 

[Benfleet A1]

You think of Gary Bushell sir.

Just making sure you're paying attention

 

[Stan33]

Interesting that Sir Stanley is in New York….

No ,that’s my name sake !

 

[Lavender Blue]

A mindset of many younger fans. I’m nearly 50 years old, have a wife and 2 kids, so hardly fall into that category,

I’m sorry, that’s bollocks. We have almost 6,000 fans every other Saturday and sometimes upwards of a 1,000 fans travelling all over the country on the alternative Saturdays, so you’re telling me all them fans, apart from 100-200 can’t turn up an extra hour or stay an extra hour after the game to support a protest against the worst chairman in English football? Ok then.

Whichever way you look at it, Ron Martin has had the easiest of rides from our fan base. There’s not another club in this country that would have stood back and done nothing like the majority of our fans have when their club is falling apart in front of their eyes.

Those fans need to take some responsibility for the mess we’re in for letting that man get away with running the club into the ground for this amount of time, without doing anything about it.

I’m not telling you anything, I just have a different opinion to you, I go to every home game and majority of away. I can’t speak for other fans , I don’t know their circumstance, all I know is I can’t. If you feel that’s bollocks then that’s your prerogative. Regardless I find your attitude towards your fellow fans insulting

 

[brigg blue]

I would rather <insert here>

Rim a pigeon

 

[Barling Magna]

Rim a pigeon

You know that you got in trouble the last time you did that Briggy......

 

[Barling Magna]

In New York
Concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothin' you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Let's hear it for New York
New York

Many years since I was here
On the street I was passin' my time away
To the left and to the right
Buildings towering to the sky, it's outta sight
In the dead of night
here I am, and in this city
with a fistful of dollars, and baby, you'd better believe

I'm back, back in the New York groove
I'm back, back in the New York groove
I'm back, back in the New York groove
Back, in the New York groove
In the New York groove

In the back of my Cadillac
A wicked lady sittin' by my side sayin', "Where are we?"
Stopped at Third and Forty-three, exit to the night
It's gonna be ecstasy, this place was meant for me..........

 

[Supershrimper]

Does that include interest on the debt too?

No, that assumes interest is 0%. Its basically how much accounting for inflation would that £4m be if it was today's prices.

 

[Liam AAS]

He knows every step of the dirty old sidewalks in broadway

Hustle very much is the name of the game at the moment

 

[Danshrimper]

A mindset of many younger fans. I’m nearly 50 years old, have a wife and 2 kids, so hardly fall into that category,

I’m sorry, that’s bollocks. We have almost 6,000 fans every other Saturday and sometimes upwards of a 1,000 fans travelling all over the country on the alternative Saturdays, so you’re telling me all them fans, apart from 100-200 can’t turn up an extra hour or stay an extra hour after the game to support a protest against the worst chairman in English football? Ok then.

Whichever way you look at it, Ron Martin has had the easiest of rides from our fan base. There’s not another club in this country that would have stood back and done nothing like the majority of our fans have when their club is falling apart in front of their eyes.

Those fans need to take some responsibility for the mess we’re in for letting that man get away with running the club into the ground for this amount of time, without doing anything about it.

You seem to be suggesting that 100-200 at protests wasn’t good enough. Yet at the same time claim that the 100-200 protestors are solely responsible for Ron wanting to sell. A bit contradictory don’t you think?

 

[Kat_r]

Whoever the new owner is expect a more expensive experience at ff. they will want to replace the general southend fan with a younger, middle class more multicultural one...

 

[Jai]

Whoever the new owner is expect a more expensive experience at ff. they will want to replace the general southend fan with a younger, middle class more multicultural one...

What a strange comment. We're not in a position to turn down any fans I would suspect, and I doubt anyone would be unwise enough to up ticket prices too much given the standard of football.