Sale is close - Barnsey

[Sam Handwich]

I think SD would happily just leave things as they are. Same with bladdering Cooke and other things. Everything we've done (actually seen publicly to happen) has been consistent with a club that is paring back drastically to save any operating cost it can. That doesn't mean that something isn't happening, but using the absence of action as strong supporting evidence for activity is a big old stretch.

I would go long with most of that, although the dismissal of Cooke could also be seen as Donald just ploughing ahead as normal, paring the club back even though he may be on the verge of finalising a deal. Carry on regardless until the ink is drying.
Could also be that he doesn't like Cooke and is cutting him out of any deal with future owners. Speculation of course, but this is the workplace and these things do happen, as i'm sure we've all witnessed. Could be a thousand things.

 

[The Beautiful Game]

Sad to see lots of kitten posts on here atm. All he does is complicate things with his endless analysis! Tired of it.

Why’s that like? Just cos he doesn’t toe the party line? Good poster and spot on most of the time.

 

[molthemackem]

It looks like his work but there's still that small chance it could of been any of the above, just wish it was all over.
I only check the last page now, instead of reading the last 10.

Me too mate.. These Chancer's are Destroying our club

 

[North of the Smoke]

Is the pop man still hot favourite?

 

[The Beautiful Game]

Is the pop man still hot favourite?

If there is a takeover at all then my money would be on the MG consortium or someone we’ve not heard of.

 

[molthemackem]

It does but there are numerous key positions need filling and none have. That to me suggests new people are wanting to make those decisions

I'd be tempted to agree. Those positions will not be filled until the talks have concluded ,one way or the other. Donald, although he may have stated he has resigned, does anyone actually believe him?

 

[The Beautiful Game]

It does but there are numerous key positions need filling and none have. That to me suggests new people are wanting to make those decisions

Or Donald publicly stepped back from the role but continues to fill it in private.

 

[hertsmackem]

I would go long with most of that, although the dismissal of Cooke could also be seen as Donald just ploughing ahead as normal, paring the club back even though he may be on the verge of finalising a deal. Carry on regardless until the ink is drying.
Could also be that he doesn't like Cooke and is cutting him out of any deal with future owners. Speculation of course, but this is the workplace and these things do happen, as i'm sure we've all witnessed. Could be a thousand things.

I’m confused, at the weekend Cooke was made redundant but yesterday I read on here that he is on furlough which is it?

 

[The Beautiful Game]

Storey's new company Wolf Data Systems must be the world's only office equipment dealership also claiming to be an expert in blockchain technology. They've also lifted their company "Values" word for word from another company's website. Laughable really.

Reminds me of Wolf Cola from IASIP

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[The Ghost of Arca]

Or Donald publicly stepped back from the role but continues to fill it in private.

Taking working from home to a whole new level that

 

[SAFC11]

It does but there are numerous key positions need filling and none have. That to me suggests new people are wanting to make those decisions

Why hire for the academy roles when you have no interest in it long term and completely gutted it

 

[The Ghost of Arca]

Why hire for the academy roles when you have no interest in it long term and completely gutted it

You would imagine new people would not be of that mindset

 

[The Beautiful Game]

Taking working from home to a whole new level that

We're dealing with a scenario where we have a bloke who cant afford a razor or a second shirt is claiming he owns the worlds biggest energy drinks brand and a "data systems" company which doesnt exist reckons hes going to buy us. Is it that ridiculous?

 

[SAFC11]

You would imagine new people would not be of that mindset

If there are new people, it could just be Donald doesn't care about youth setup and only focused on short term success with the first team so he can sell in the championship

 

[The Beautiful Game]

Why hire for the academy roles when you have no interest in it long term and completely gutted it

Ged McNamee is still there isnt he? Imagine he's running things for now. As you say, why hire anyone else?

 

[KittenMittens]

Reminds me of Wolf Cola from IASIP

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Ironically, a shell company set up for tax fraud...

 

[No. 1 is Gary Rowell]

If nothing was happening we would of appointed a chairman by now

I'd agree with that, but if something was happening then surely we'd not have just agreed a 5 year deal with the catering people?

 

[gards2]

I'd agree with that, but if something was happening then surely we'd not have just agreed a 5 year deal with the catering people?

The new owners (in waiting) will have consented to that deal. SD wouldn't. Why would he if he's more or less out of the club.

Reasons to be cheerful! I say. Little clues here and there.

 

[Deleted member 7101]

You don't like my posts? Put me on ignore. This isn't 606, people have widely differing opinions and thoughts on here, trying to shut people down is not going to work I suspect.

It's a complex scenario. There are many possibilities, I have given you one and you can disbelieve it, just like lots of people did when I suggested there was a £20m+ debt owed to the club last season that could be written off. I was actually banned from here and made persona non grata on 606 for stating this. Then a year later it happened almost exactly as I said.

I'm not saying that means I'm going to be 100% on everything, but I am not just pulling figures from nowhere. I run a complex business and know how a lot of this stuff works from an owner/CEO perspective. If you want to believe the simplistic 'Donald can't afford to run us' playing to the crowd line, and ignore the 'Here's why he really can and it's a bad thing if he has to' reasoned analysis, then fine, but maybe consider that other people may want to read it because it's relevant to our takeover.

Unlike your post.

Yes, you’re right of course. I apologise to you. I was on a short fuse yesterday anyway and probably got a bit more frustrated than normal with the seemingly endless backwards and forwards of all this, waiting expectantly for good news and not getting any. Sorry.

 

[BumbleBee]

It's changed a lot since it was a Marriott.

About 2 years since last there - has it changed for better or worse?