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Charlie Methven


I think he’s alright.

Everyone goes on likes he’s some charleton looking for a quick buck, but he’s been involved with 3 football clubs and now this would be a 4th?

So he’s obviously a football man. He’s not buying distressed window cleaning businesses.

He was part of a group that took over us at our lowest ebb, the club stabilised at a dreadful level of football, took a harsh austerity lesson, but ultimately emerged far, far stronger for it.

I think if it had not been for Methevin we’d have a) sank worse than we actually did, recognising relegation to league one happened under Short and b) we wouldn’t be as strong now if it weren’t for him.

In 2005 I was arguing with SMBers about Sir Bob Murrays legacy. I’m sure time won’t heal as much as it did a local businessman who did so much for the city and the football club for so long as Sir Bob did, but regardless I would expect a softening of attitudes in time.
 
Jack Blue said:
I think he’s alright.

Everyone goes on likes he’s some charleton looking for a quick buck, but he’s been involved with 3 football clubs and now this would be a 4th?

So he’s obviously a football man. He’s not buying distressed window cleaning businesses.

He was part of a group that took over us at our lowest ebb, the club stabilised at a dreadful level of football, took a harsh austerity lesson, but ultimately emerged far, far stronger for it.

I think if it had not been for Methevin we’d have a) sank worse than we actually did, recognising relegation to league one happened under Short and b) we wouldn’t be as strong now if it weren’t for him.

In 2005 I was arguing with SMBers about Sir Bob Murrays legacy. I’m sure time won’t heal as much as it did a local businessman who did so much for the city and the football club for so long as Sir Bob did, but regardless I would expect a softening of attitudes in time.
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I dont think it will as to say he stabilised us is overly simplistic to my mind. They lied and deceived from minute one and had the club going backwards, not to mention finishing in the clubs lowest ever league position. They cut costs yes but that was a necessity for both the club and themselves, I dont think you could suggest they did it to a great standard.

It was incredibly apt they were owners of the club at its lowest point ever and I shudder to think where it would be had KLD not overpaid.
 
Jack Blue said:
So he’s obviously a football man. He’s not buying distressed window cleaning businesses.
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I don't think he's a football man, but I do think he's found a niche in distressed football clubs.

He's the most prominent person in a group of people that will help stabilise a club. That group aren't going to have Plymouth playing Premier League football within five years, but they'll get the club into a better position for other buyers.

As a person, he's a prick.
 
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