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Grumpy Old Man said:
We don't know the question put to which that was part of the answer. We don't know the whole of the answer. We know nothing of Methven's tone of voice or body language in the course of the answer. We just have two bare sentences. There's bugger all context at all. I've met Charlie often enough to believe that he's not in the business of telling outright lies. He will be giving incomplete information though. To be fair, only a total idiot would do otherwise.
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We know it’s within the context of discussion around the investment. There are other quotes that give it context . In addition in the context of him previously saying that we are the best run club in the football league and we could compete in the league above without investment he is now talking about routine maintenance and saying they aren’t wealthy and need help . That’s context
 

Grumpy Old Man said:
We don't know the question put to which that was part of the answer. We don't know the whole of the answer. We know nothing of Methven's tone of voice or body language in the course of the answer. We just have two bare sentences. There's bugger all context at all. I've met Charlie often enough to believe that he's not in the business of telling outright lies. He will be giving incomplete information though. To be fair, only a total idiot would do otherwise.
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They haven't got the personal disposable wealth to run us as a L1 club is my take on it. Just my opinion.
 
Kermit said:
Well if he is having a laugh hes monumentally stupid. Particularly giving how he pays his bills. If i was a businessman looking for a PR company I wouldn't be wanting one where the owner grossly misjudges the mood of his customers by cracking funnies whilst discussing serious investment, against the back drop of the business being at its lowest ever ebb.
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Get a fuckin' grip man
Rogue Badger said:
This is pretty much my thinking. If we’re getting taken for a ride by the owners then so are the MSD boys, their accountants and their lawyers.

I find it hard to believe Charlie was looking at a broken lift back in August and concocted an elaborate scheme to get Michael Dell’s mates to pay for it.

I totally get why people don’t trust the owners. I just think at the moment we have to assume a plan is in place. A plan which might not include this season.
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Sensible post mate. The whole football league know we have had a 9m injection. The last thing Charlie needs to be doing is a "Loadsamoney" impersonation
 
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Northumberland Rocks said:
Fair enough but the owners cant come out and say we are going to spend xxx amount on players in January as it will just further increase transfer fees when we want a player.

I think the owners are being cute.

Lets just see how it all pans out without being too negative at this point.

We have multi billionaires putting money into our club lets just enjoy that fact.
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I think they are on operation "play it down"
Talking about fixing lifts and speakers is a way of doing that.
 
They say the funds are going to be used on fixing a lift and improving the AOL, Jesus you may have been born yesterday but I was not.
 
bluesman said:
They say the funds are going to be used on fixing a lift and improving the AOL, Jesus you may have been born yesterday but I was not.
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I think that is total bollocks, they don't want other clubs to know we've just been given 10m so got money to burn.

Hopefully we don't burn it like have in past though and spend sensibly then if we get promoted these guys may give us another load of cash and take more shares.
 
people think the lift and PA thing was real?? it's obviously a joke about how much moneys came in. so and so gives you loads of money, then you make a joke about something that is easy to fix, "well at least now I can fix X".

i spoke to charlie methven earlier when he came in to the uni to do the podcast.
 
Roker Mackem said:
I think they are on operation "play it down"
Talking about fixing lifts and speakers is a way of doing that.
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Agree. Of course as fans we would like to hear more but as long as significant stuff is happening behind the scenes hopefully we will see the effects soon enough.
Roker Mackem said:
I think they are on operation "play it down"
Talking about fixing lifts and speakers is a way of doing that.
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Agree. Of course as fans we would like to hear more but as long as significant stuff is happening behind the scenes hopefully we will see the effects soon enough.
 
bobster999 said:
people think the lift and PA thing was real?? it's obviously a joke about how much moneys came in. so and so gives you loads of money, then you make a joke about something that is easy to fix, "well at least now I can fix X".

i spoke to charlie methven earlier when he came in to the uni to do the podcast.
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These things will be true, the physical infrastructure has had next to nothing spent on it in years. There are things in dire need of repair and upgrade that haven't been touched since 1997. Unfortunately much of it is stuff that the punters won't see like electrical systems and such like, but vital things nevertheless in the functioning of a large building
 
BigPeter said:
I think that is total bollocks, they don't want other clubs to know we've just been given 10m so got money to burn.

Hopefully we don't burn it like have in past though and spend sensibly then if we get promoted these guys may give us another load of cash and take more shares.
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Wishfully thinking again nothing will be spent when are you lot going to realise we are being conned.
 
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