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

[dusterman]

Think he will have to move out of “Faulty Towers” he will become a target of abuse.

Then we find his next sordid little grief hole

 

[The Original Tribal Chief]

Oooh that sentence was a journey.

More of a trip really.

 

[dusterman]

More of a trip really.

I wish.

 

[The Original Tribal Chief]

Fair play to Justin for reaching out to the Zone and the Trust. He has been as reassuring as he can be. They need good news on Tuesday to stay in the game. They will probably set a deadline for when they are done but that may not be made public.

 

[The General]

I notice in Chris article that he said the aforementioned solicitors and also a former sponsor who are taking us to court, has the “former sponsor” being mentioned as not sure I’ve seen that before!? I’m guessing it’s the previous front of shirt sponsors!?

 

[Special Blue]

Fair play to Justin for reaching out to the Zone and the Trust. He has been as reassuring as he can be. They need good news on Tuesday to stay in the game. They will probably set a deadline for when they are done but that may not be made public.

Total respect to Justin!
What a guy! If I was sitting in the sun enjoying the success of my hard work I'd probably buy a cocktail I may not like!
No not Justin (I like a challenge) I'll try and transform a **** show.

 

[kentblues]

I think the first two DD elements resulted in questions that can be addressed and they are being worked on- not minor but not showstoppers either.

I think they are waiting to hear on the third DD strand Tues- clearly if that has major issues it’s one thing, if it’s no worse than the first two then at least that says the DD process can be finalised and provides a degree of comfort.

I’m sure he is hugely frustrated- SCC will not have any real recognition of the idea of deadlines- it takes as long as it takes. It’s a rude awaking to an Aussie doing business in the UK- nothing ever happens on time or on budget or indeed often at all. We can’t even build a railway or indeed housing- SCC are at 31% of requirement, second worst in the UK. :-) To make things even worse he is a project manager by training- he must look on in utter amazement…

 

[Shrimper]

I notice in Chris article that he said the aforementioned solicitors and also a former sponsor who are taking us to court, has the “former sponsor” being mentioned as not sure I’ve seen that before!? I’m guessing it’s the previous front of shirt sponsors!?

I would assume PG Site Services

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

I’m very surprised nothing like that has already happened , I guess every time he’s out & about he’s looking over his shoulder

I drove past his 'lair' on Weds lunchtime ( with hand on hooter ), but there were no cars in the driveway at that time.

 

[kentblues]

I would assume PG Site Services

They have a habit of never initiating a WUP but jumping on the back of them- guess that way they don’t have to pay…

 

[dusterman]

They have a habit of never initiating a WUP but jumping on the back of them- guess that way they don’t have to pay…

Tommy still on the board?

 

[Thundersley Blue]

I would read into the Statement that ended "We won't pull out", suggests The Consortium have a Plan B. Haven't a clue what that might be though.

 

[Hampshire Shrimp]

I would read into the Statement that ended "We won't pull out", suggests The Consortium have a Plan B. Haven't a clue what that might be though.

I love your optimism, but I feel that they won`t pull out themselves, however, it will be DD or the court WUP that will ultimately be the decision made for them. Whoever came in with the still here and his tangled web and debt up to his eyeballs, it was never going to be an easy outcome? I`m wondering what his end game is? Has he planned this to play out this way? When and if he is ever challenged, will he just say " Well I tried to sell the club ", knowing for well that he had made, and delayed DD to a point where it had zero chance of ever making it over the line? For the sake of ALL our sanity`s we are about to enter the endgame, hopefully for the good, but it is going to be very close.

#MartingOut

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

Surely an even worse outcome than the Constortium pulling out of the takeover deal would be us deuducted 10 points again by The NL?

 

[Hampshire Shrimp]

Surely an even worse outcome than the Constortium pulling out of the takeover deal would be us deuducted 10 points again by The NL?

Think that`s the least of our worries at the moment? We may not have a club for them to deduct anything soon.

 

[Smiffy]

Surely an even worse outcome than the Constortium pulling out of the takeover deal would be us deuducted 10 points again by The NL?

If COSU pull out, points deductions would be the least of our concerns. There won’t be a club to deduct points from.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

I love your optimism, but I feel that they won`t pull out themselves, however, it will be DD or the court WUP that will ultimately be the decision made for them. Whoever came in with the still here and his tangled web and debt up to his eyeballs, it was never going to be an easy outcome? I`m wondering what his end game is? Has he planned this to play out this way? When and if he is ever challenged, will he just say " Well I tried to sell the club ", knowing for well that he had made, and delayed DD to a point where it had zero chance of ever making it over the line? For the sake of ALL our sanity`s we are about to enter the endgame, hopefully for the good, but it is going to be very close.

#MartingOut

You can just hear him saying “I tried selling the club but the consortium pulled out” and also blaming the council. Still no spade in the ground after 20 odd years but never his fault.

 

[tommy tucker]

Lets not put the cart before the horse Instead of making rash statments about the concortium pulling out .Hows about everone waits untill tuesday to read the statment from Justin .Does anyone know if justin is being involved with the council meeting next week .

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

I’m still trying to cling to some optimism here (it’s not easy).

I honestly don’t think Ron wants the club to go bust (although his ineptitude as a property developer may eventually lead to it). I still cling to a couple of things:

• If his desired endgame had been for the club to go bust and to build on Roots Hall, he’s had ample opportunities to let that scenario play out.
• If the club do go bust, it is going to be far from straightforward for him to crack on and build. Not least because the current planning permission requires him to build a 10,000 seater stadium first. A Phoenix Club will inevitably emerge (whether you decide to support it or not) and the City Council will want to back it and so may well enforce a stadium being built or Roots Hall preserved.

I’m not sure time is on Ron’s side (both age wise and debts). He needs this deal to save face and possibly to save him from bankruptcy and to preserve his sons’ future fortune as well.

Let’s hold on tight for another month, put the pressure on all parties to complete and give the consortium all our encouragement.

Right - positivity over!

 

[Shrimper-Joe]

Ron Martin is a massive c * n t, pass it on