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Takeover Rumours

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Papa Smurf said:
1322 page thread and a ten minute phone call to the wife this evening and I finally have some genuine information regards takeover and what the delay could be.......those of you that I have revealed my source too previously via PM’s happy to share what I know.
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Good news?
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
I think it was done a while ago to be fair. A lad who used to work for the club who a good few on here know has said its done (was mentioned earlier in the thread). He obviously still knows people at the club and isn't normally a bullshitter when it comes to SAFC so i don't have any reason to doubt him. Then there's RR who suggested it was done (well before the podcast where they're talking as if it's done), ALS printing t-shirts which lets be honest will be one of the biggest own goals in fanzine history if it breaks down. There was a time when everyone seemed to think it was done, including Reiver of course. That leads me to think it was done and that we're either waiting on the EFL or they're tidying up some issue that doesn't affect whether they take over or not.

Worth bearing in mind from the EFL side, people are saying about the length of time it's taking to fully confirm the deal, but remember when Donald and Methven came in it took about this long and, crucially, they said they went through the process without Sartori initially because it would have taken a fair bit longer as he was from abroad, their finances were a lot simpler, especially with all tax paid here etc. These lads have all their business (or most of it presumably) abroad which will take longer for the EFL to approve, and there's 4 of them so again it'll take a while. You'd think, bearing in mind the stature and wealth of them, that it would be a formality but they'll want to make sure they've done it without cutting any corners, so no real surprise if it takes a fair bit longer than Donald and Methven took since they admitted they were easy to process
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Spot on that GG.
 
Guinness Guzzler said:
I think it was done a while ago to be fair. A lad who used to work for the club who a good few on here know has said its done (was mentioned earlier in the thread). He obviously still knows people at the club and isn't normally a bullshitter when it comes to SAFC so i don't have any reason to doubt him. Then there's RR who suggested it was done (well before the podcast where they're talking as if it's done), ALS printing t-shirts which lets be honest will be one of the biggest own goals in fanzine history if it breaks down. There was a time when everyone seemed to think it was done, including Reiver of course. That leads me to think it was done and that we're either waiting on the EFL or they're tidying up some issue that doesn't affect whether they take over or not.

Worth bearing in mind from the EFL side, people are saying about the length of time it's taking to fully confirm the deal, but remember when Donald and Methven came in it took about this long and, crucially, they said they went through the process without Sartori initially because it would have taken a fair bit longer as he was from abroad, their finances were a lot simpler, especially with all tax paid here etc. These lads have all their business (or most of it presumably) abroad which will take longer for the EFL to approve, and there's 4 of them so again it'll take a while. You'd think, bearing in mind the stature and wealth of them, that it would be a formality but they'll want to make sure they've done it without cutting any corners, so no real surprise if it takes a fair bit longer than Donald and Methven took since they admitted they were easy to process
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Wasting your time mate. He's dug his heels into a pedantic argument and won't back down.
 
Nelson! said:
Fucks sake man. Completely pointless trying to point out to you how much of a pedant you're being.
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It's not done. That's not being pendantic.

Obviously that makes me a mag or negative or whatever other shite the koolaid gang spout. It may be done soon. I hope so.
 
Papa Smurf said:
1322 page thread and a ten minute phone call to the wife this evening and I finally have some genuine information regards takeover and what the delay could be.......those of you that I have revealed my source too previously via PM’s happy to share what I know.
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can i join the smurfs too please?
 
AndrewP said:
It's not done. That's not being pendantic.

Obviously that makes me a mag or negative or whatever other shite the koolaid gang spout. It may be done soon. I hope so.
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So if all parties have signed contracts but are awaiting EFL approval, which is reportedly a formality, you wouldn't consider that "done" to the point you'd pull a poster up for calling it such? That's the definition of pedantic.
 
Papa Smurf said:
1322 page thread and a ten minute phone call to the wife this evening and I finally have some genuine information regards takeover and what the delay could be.......those of you that I have revealed my source too previously via PM’s happy to share what I know.
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If I may be so bold but would you mind firing the PM right up your shattered catflapesque hoop? Kind regards.
 
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