Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:26 am  

Pumpetypump wrote:

If it transpires that we end up with a good rescue package partly as a consequence of positive negotiations by the RFL, and if it is clear their heart was in the right place, perhaps we should swallow it down and say ta.

Do you think financially he will come away a lot better off?

If the rumours are to be believed we have been raped by him..

You are right though hopefully if he's gone and we are better off its a good thing..
A new owner with a RL background would be a massive start.

[Bullseye]

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:27 am  

vbfg wrote:

I am full of confidence and completely at ease. I'm just lighting a fag off the end of this other one.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:34 am  

rugbyreddog wrote:

Is it just me but I don't see why Frank is the font of all knowledge. His posts are so vague that whatever happens he can say: "See, I told you so".

A bit harsh I think. Frank's never really come on here and teased anybody about the goings on, only tried to reassure people.
He's already proven that he has a reliable source after the Rohan Smith announcement.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:38 am  

rugbyreddog wrote:

How times have changed. If you doubted MG on here not long ago you used to get pages of vitriol for your trouble.

I'm still minded to do that tbh.

MGs biggest problem is that he was an ordinary businessman. And in general the problem with the ordinary businessman is they're in the right place, the right right time with the right backing to fill an identifiable gap in the market. Maybe that takes a bit of nouse, maybe it doesn't. Depends on your specific circumstances. What is true though is that most of the rest of your life is now about not screwing it up. There's no genius that got you here and success doesn't stick to you like a magnet. You had one moment and you've become about the maintenance of that moment.

I do confess to having had a go at people for being convinced he was in it to take the ground. If there was a moment when I stopped having doubts about that it was the announcement of John Bastion.

I don't think he was ever in it to take the ground. I have no clue at all why he was, but it wasn't about that.

In a few months, when whatever will be very much is, the fuss has died down and people have quit giving him poop on Twitter, he's getting a thank you letter off me. He tried, but he was just an ordinary businessman.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:39 am  

I might big him up a bit more than telling him I think the ordinary businessman is basically a to55er in a suit.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:45 am  

You got to 300 without me. I'm so proud. I feel like you are ready to go out into society and make your mark.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:50 am  

DrFeelgood wrote:

I think the bidder is Donald Trump who plans to use Odsal as a nuclear weapons research facility.

At least we'd be able to threaten referees with some badly placed changing facilities if they don't give some dodgy decisions our way.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:52 am  

I honestly think MG went into this with good intentions, He openly admitted that he took over the club only because of his outstanding debt, but quickly fell in love with the people and the sport in general. And I believe him.
Unfortunately, I think he just underestimated the scale of the task and made a few wrong decisions along the way. He's not the first owner of this club to do that, I'd say hopefully he's the last but in all honesty I don't think he will be.

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:57 am  

vbfg wrote:

I'm still minded to do that tbh.

MGs biggest problem is that he was an ordinary businessman. And in general the problem with the ordinary businessman is they're in the right place, the right right time with the right backing to fill an identifiable gap in the market. Maybe that takes a bit of nouse, maybe it doesn't. Depends on your specific circumstances. What is true though is that most of the rest of your life is now about not screwing it up. There's no genius that got you here and success doesn't stick to you like a magnet. You had one moment and you've become about the maintenance of that moment.

I do confess to having had a go at people for being convinced he was in it to take the ground. If there was a moment when I stopped having doubts about that it was the announcement of John Bastion.

I don't think he was ever in it to take the ground. I have no clue at all why he was, but it wasn't about that.

In a few months, when whatever will be very much is, the fuss has died down and people have quit giving him poop on Twitter, he's getting a thank you letter off me. He tried, but he was just an ordinary businessman.

Out of interest if the bulls fans had raised 150k towards the cost of covering the side stand and that had disappeared would he have gone to jail for that or would that have been treated the same as season ticket money

Re: Administration 3 - now in technicolour : Fri Dec 23, 2016 8:58 am  

Worryingly the T & A have gone from "will be announced" ( in the Deal Imminent item,) to "could be announced today" (See Danny Addy item)