When will the takeover go through? The Waiting Game...

[SunSea&Shrimpers]

Champagne has been in the fridge for a year now surely today would be a good day to open it?

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Can you elaborate on that?

I'd rather not as it is a private matter. Probably shouldn't have said as much. Unfortunately though it is true.

 

[hlane17]

Champagne has been in the fridge for a year now surely today would be a good day to open it?

I'd save it a bit longer personally.

 

[Westcliff DGS]

It would appear that Ron and Jack have been sending positive messages to all parties all week and have now decided to have one last attempt at a better deal for them. I shouldn’t be shocked. I shouldn’t be angry. But I am apoplectic.

I reckon that is exactly it, hopefully the council stay firm, but i reckon they will buckle a little, then DD will take what 4+ weeks and any changes may put that passing DD that much harder, hopefully it doesnt

 

[Kenny]

**** off with all this bull**** updates, give us something concrete.

 

[londonblue]

I reckon that is exactly it, hopefully the council stay firm, but i reckon they will buckle a little, then DD will take what 4+ weeks and any changes may put that passing DD that much harder, hopefully it doesnt

Really COSU need to walk away, then the council need to carry out their threat to do likewise.

 

[MisterStubbs]

It would appear that Ron and Jack have been sending positive messages to all parties all week and have now decided to have one last attempt at a better deal for them. I shouldn’t be shocked. I shouldn’t be angry. But I am apoplectic.

You’ve got to admire the balls of the pair of them to somehow still even sink lower in the view of every Southend United fan. Would be a right shame if both copt an unfortunate one around the chops.

 

[Richard Hearn]

My god

I'm sat at work

And this feels tense

All these months

And now we are waiting for this news

I know we take the **** and all but this is horrible

get rid of the capitals and that could almost be an ee cummings.

 

[Perky99]

We need a few of those concrete blocks tied to the clans feet before they are pushed off the end of the pier

 

[annie1954]

We need a few of those concrete blocks tied to the clans feet before they are pushed off the end of the pier

Can I help carrying him down the pier

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Trouble is of course whether they agree either verbally or in writing it means very little.

 

[SUBBlue]

Can I help carrying him down the pier

I’ll sponsor you, name your charity.

 

[Leeboy]

Can I help carrying him down the pier

get behind the other 7999

 

[rayleigh dan]

It would appear that Ron and Jack have been sending positive messages to all parties all week and have now decided to have one last attempt at a better deal for them. I shouldn’t be shocked. I shouldn’t be angry. But I am apoplectic.

Me too! Shouldn’t be surprised but still
Chris’s latest update gives me some hope they might have backed down.

 

[Streaky]

Can I help carrying him down the pier

I’ll pay for both of you pier train fares

 

[Boreham Shrimper]

Trouble is of course whether they agree either verbally or in writing it means very little.

Completely. The one crumb of comfort might be if COSU are able to get that security they were after, it at least puts the Rat and Junior on the hook (as long as the security itself is watertight).

 

[Uncle_Rons_Teapot]

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[Holy Joe]

In the DD phase it came up that it hadn’t been accounted for refurbishments to the properties over the 50 year term. It wiped massive value off of the scheme for the council and made it even more unworkable.

Seems abit of a school boy error

 

[Strykr]

Seems abit of a school boy error

Amateur hour indeed.

 

[Hampshire Shrimp]

I fear for that "can" again

It`s taken one hell of a beating