Angelos
Midfield
I don’t see why ‘the press’ would lie about us. You get some daft stories but a Times journalist has put his name to this one. There must be some belief or basis that is true for the story to be published
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The Times - Donald - Loans
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I'm going to give the owners the benefit of the doubt as they've said many times this isn't the case.
Hank Scorpio
Striker
It could be, however I suspect someone who isn’t happy with the club has pushed the story to the papers. Donald will deny it today and it will be forgotten about.
I’d expect to see more of these undermining stories in the forthcoming weeks.
Hank Scorpio
Striker
It’s almost like our new owner has upset people.
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Mary Hinge
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Are you Mackem Martin?
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Gosforth Mackem
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Steve ??
Lord Potts
Striker
"The Times" is another Murdoch owned rag that he has reduced to a shadow of its former self. So far Donald has had disagreements with the Sun (Murdoch owned) and TalkSport (Murdoch owned). Can anyone spot a pattern here?
Hank Scorpio
Striker
The story would have come from one of numerous sources that have issues with the club - especially after Donald’s comments yesterday.
ObserverPhil
Winger
He’ll be too busy pleasuring himself by sticking his pet ferret Keegan down his pants to bother about this!Michael Martin likes this
seggaman
Winger
Is he borrowing from Satori at cheap rates? As we haven't yet raised cash from sales, we need money now to buy new players while they are available. Makes sense to me.
GK
Striker
Cashflow
Ashley In!!
Striker
Not sure what's wrong with manageable debt anyway?
Hank Scorpio
Striker
It could always be crap from an agent to try and generate negative publicity as well mind.
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Mary Hinge
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If you choose to leave why would you be owed the money? Doesn't happen in the real world....
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Brexit
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Admittedly I'm not an accountant but surely people understand cash flow and its importance? Also, do people think Donald is sat there with £25m sloshing about in his Club Lloyds account?
I've skimmed this thread but has anyone posted or read the full article? As obvs I'm not subscribing to the Times.
The headline in sensationalist....as is the strap line.
The 1st paragraph then says simply he's been offered investment, which is what he said last night.
1st para doesn't say how or why or IF he's actually actively trying to get funding now.
So what does the rest say?
Sounds like sensationalist article to me.
The headline in sensationalist....as is the strap line.
The 1st paragraph then says simply he's been offered investment, which is what he said last night.
1st para doesn't say how or why or IF he's actually actively trying to get funding now.
So what does the rest say?
Sounds like sensationalist article to me.
deleted user 785
Striker
2 way street. We want rid as well. Hopefully a compromise can be reached
seggaman
Winger
How could that benefit an agent?
Comeback_Kenwyne
Striker
Have to defend the OP here. He talks a fair amount of shite, but taking pelters from people for posting an article on our finances, by the paper of national f***ing record FFS, is absurd. Shows a dangerous, happy-clappy groupthink to me: everyone has drunk the Donald kool-aid and has suspended their critical faculties.
As for suggesting it's a smear story - this is the f***ing Times. It's almost certainly true.
The other reason why I think that mind, is that there's absolutely nothing worrying or remarkable about Donald needing a loan. As the article makes clear, our finances are in a good place long-term: the loan would be for a short-term cashflow crisis. Given Donald is hardly wealthy, in football ownership terms, and the nature of the deal he struck with Short, this too is not surprising - we still have crippling running costs, not least the midfielder who should not be named.
The loan is fine: don't shit the bed. If there is a mismatch between Donald's populist statements and his reported actions, it's the statements that are suspect to me. For me, he comes across as a financially competent man, but someone who is irredeemly desperate to people please in the fan media, inevitably leading to bluster if not shitehawkery. Doesn't mean he can't run the club well.
Aye, exactly. It makes sense.
He's applied for loans, we have a short-term cash crisis and he wants to get the club moving forward with new players. But long-term outlook surprisingly good because - which may be news to Times readers but is not to us - Short has cleared the debts. Not really a sensationalist article at all.
As for suggesting it's a smear story - this is the f***ing Times. It's almost certainly true.
The other reason why I think that mind, is that there's absolutely nothing worrying or remarkable about Donald needing a loan. As the article makes clear, our finances are in a good place long-term: the loan would be for a short-term cashflow crisis. Given Donald is hardly wealthy, in football ownership terms, and the nature of the deal he struck with Short, this too is not surprising - we still have crippling running costs, not least the midfielder who should not be named.
The loan is fine: don't shit the bed. If there is a mismatch between Donald's populist statements and his reported actions, it's the statements that are suspect to me. For me, he comes across as a financially competent man, but someone who is irredeemly desperate to people please in the fan media, inevitably leading to bluster if not shitehawkery. Doesn't mean he can't run the club well.
Aye, exactly. It makes sense.
He's applied for loans, we have a short-term cash crisis and he wants to get the club moving forward with new players. But long-term outlook surprisingly good because - which may be news to Times readers but is not to us - Short has cleared the debts. Not really a sensationalist article at all.
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