Takeover News/Rumours - Part 42

[Laidback Jack]

Never bought into the SD/CM heroic saving the club garbage. Came under criticism on here for urging people that most owners end up being hated by fans at some point - see Ashley Mike. He was popular at the start...

They obviously thought 'Buy the club on the cheap, get promoted, spend as little as possible, sell it on quickly and make shit loads' and they've seen the size of the job and bitten off more than they can chew.

I hope wherever the new 'takeover' power shift whatever, takes us that people keep things calm next time.

I do think that the structural changes and planning in relation to recruitment, long term strategy, the academy etc that we've sorted in the last few weeks are the start of the challenge. Sacking managers each time won't work until we make significant changes like those mooted.

 

[Tongester55]

No. The last thing they want at the minute is to have to answer any questions.
They’re all full of shit anyway.

Thought that they were obliged to have a meeting, regardless if they want to answer any questions. This has been rumbling on now for weeks, to the point where you quoted a couple of times a mid December ate, followed by a week or two at the end of November. Then on the 2nd December you said now is the time to act and the club had been contacted.
Well, here we are in the middle of December but it now seems that you don't want to ask them because they won't want to answer any questions. So when will be the time?

 

[Grumpy Old Man]

Its mental to even suggest they are using their own funds to keep the club ticking over when they owe the club over 10 million quid of its own cash.

Any cash they put in is, by definition, repaying some of that.

 

[deleted user 785]

I will admit that they had me suckered in at the beginning absolutely shite judge of character me, if I'd lived in Gloucester I'd have probably got Fred west to do my kitchen extension

I found Donald very endearing and personable. Thought he'd do well by us. I was wrong. Never took to Methven tbh, smarmy prick.

 

[Hongkongphooey]

Changed the pink seats, and fucked off, great bloke.

 

[Secret Visage]

I found Donald very endearing and personable. Thought he'd do well by us. I was wrong. Never took to Methven tbh, smarmy prick.

I found all three of them, early on, very likeable. Had a good few chats with them individually.

Enjoyed football, the banter, a beer and they seemed like kids who'd found the keys to the sweet shop.

We have seen why, to our cost.

 

[Ashley In!!]

I found all three of them, early on, very likeable. Had a good few chats with them individually.

Enjoyed football, the banter, a beer and they seemed like kids who'd found the keys to the sweet shop.

We have seen why, to our cost.

I'll not criticise anyone who was initially taken in. Those who continue to be are a different matter though.

 

[North Yorks Mackem]

Any cash they put in is, by definition, repaying some of that.

So it would be more genuine to say they are using the clubs funds to keep it ticking over.

 

[Thatheaderman]

I was taken in but soon found his podcasts cringeworthy. CM I never liked. Juan I had no issues with.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

Firstly, I only joined this forum this year, not two and a half years ago so what are you referring to?
We all know that the current owners on Donald and Methven in particular deserve criticism. But Gordon should come clean about wanting to be involved in the inner sanctums of SAFC.

No one denies that the current ownership deserve criticism and questioning. Gordon has an agenda though in that he’d like to be involved in SAFC.
Donald and Methven have been disgraceful,

You’re treating your opinion as fact whilst treating facts as opinions

 

[Left For Dead]

You’re a disgrace sticking up for these chancers, an absolute disgrace.

Same goes for your cronies agreeing with you.

He is right tho, who else pays a million quid per month? You?

 

[JVokes]

Any cash they put in is, by definition, repaying some of that.

Are they not just spending the Americans loan money?

 

[The Rat]

I found Donald very endearing and personable. Thought he'd do well by us. I was wrong. Never took to Methven tbh, smarmy prick.

I never got that with Donald, it was obvious he was talking utter shit immediately, his story on basic facts changed from day to day, and he tried to tak out a huge loan 2 days after he took over

The writing was on the wall, those podcasts were some most cringeworthy things I had ever listened to

I said all this at the time, virtually on day 1, and got absolute dog's abuse

I may talk utter shit on 99% of things, and be a total twat, but on this I was sadly proven right.

No idea how people were taken in by them personally, I guess people would have just welcomed anyone.

I'm genuinely baffled by it, it was clear why they were hear from day one, and then we appointed Richard hill and Paul Reid!

 

[JVokes]

I never got that with Donald, it was obvious he was talking utter shit immediately, his story on basic facts changed from day to day, and he tried to tak out a huge loan 2 days after he took over

The writing was on the wall, those podcasts were some most cringeworthy things I had ever listened to

I said all this at the time, virtually on day 1, and got absolute dog's abuse

I may talk utter shit on 99% of things, and be a total twat, but on this I was sadly proven right.

No idea how people were taken in by them personally, I guess people would have just welcomed anyone.

And ex Sunderland players got dogs abuse for trying to warn us it was the wrong move for the club like they had an agenda, about a club they support but 2 chancers with no connection didn’t.

 

[Fetch Fletch]

I never got that with Donald, it was obvious he was talking utter shit immediately, his story on basic facts changed from day to day, and he tried to tak out a huge loan 2 days after he took over

The writing was on the wall, those podcasts were some most cringeworthy things I had ever listened to

I said all this at the time, virtually on day 1, and got absolute dog's abuse

I may talk utter shit on 99% of things, and be a total twat, but on this I was sadly proven right.

No idea how people were taken in by them personally, I guess people would have just welcomed anyone.

I'm genuinely baffled by it, it was clear why they were hear from day one, and then we appointed Richard hill and Paul Reid!

fair play fella. You’re not like but made me laugh.

I was totally taken in by their schtick...all it took was some enthusiasm and changing the seats.

 

[MADBOB THE MAKEM]

It’s not that. It’s your constant backing of them over our loyal supporters and the good of our club.
Maybe one day you’ll realise what they were really about.

Ian i dont blame our fans for hating what these have done.
i do think we would have had a better chance with the German group, but we cant change history and we need to move on, hating these will not change anything just make us more bitter.

 

[Confucius]

Ian i dont blame our fans for hating what these have done.
i do think we would have had a better chance with the German group, but we cant change history and we need to move on, hating these will not change anything just make us more bitter.

Not really, I wouldn’t hate them if they fucked off for good and by holding on, they are feeding the hatred. They need to move on not us..... oh I forgot you can’t see this

 

[AgnewsHorseshoe]

Ian i dont blame our fans for hating what these have done.
i do think we would have had a better chance with the German group, but we cant change history and we need to move on, hating these will not change anything just make us more bitter.

That comment about respecting them putting money in was a terrible take though wasn’t it

 

[gastap]

I never got that with Donald, it was obvious he was talking utter shit immediately, his story on basic facts changed from day to day, and he tried to tak out a huge loan 2 days after he took over

The writing was on the wall, those podcasts were some most cringeworthy things I had ever listened to

I said all this at the time, virtually on day 1, and got absolute dog's abuse

I may talk utter shit on 99% of things, and be a total twat, but on this I was sadly proven right.

No idea how people were taken in by them personally, I guess people would have just welcomed anyone.

I'm genuinely baffled by it, it was clear why they were hear from day one, and then we appointed Richard hill and Paul Reid!

Alarm bells started ringing for me when at his first press conference he said you don't need to spend money to get out of this league, just instantly thought he was a chancer

 

[mikemanc]

No reason why KLD couldn't be getting his personal clearance in place while everything else is finalised. The EFL will already have reviewed the club's 20/21 budget for FFP purposes, so any changes consequent to a takeover would fall under routine monitoring.


No. Everything was legal. Where you stand on it is a moral issue, not a legal one.

Totally hypothetically....if SAFC Ltd went into administration could the administrator sue the directors of the business for not fulfilling their duty of acting in the best interests of the company when they wrote off the loan receivable?