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Reply | Were you impressed today with our.....
at 09:28 7 Apr 2015
I thought we were excellent for the last thirty minutes of the first half. We were poor second half . We have a terrible habit of dropping deep when winning, a habit that Monk and Williams had when they played as a partnership. I think the quality of football has been much better since Christmas and that bodes well. I wasn't overly enamoured with the appointment of Monk but he has done phenomenally well for a new manager. |
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Reply | A Pipe Dream...
at 16:31 24 Feb 2015
The current shareholders have a lot of goodwill and kudos as a result of their great achievements in firstly saving the club and then guiding it to becoming an established PL club. However, in my view that does not entitle them to dispose of their shares as they see fit. They have always presented the club as being owned by the fans, for the fans. Selling to the highest or only bidder with little regard for the future completely undermines that ethos.
If they truly believe in that ethos they will between them sell enough shares to the Trust to take it to 25%.
I will not be holding my breath waiting for it to happen. |
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Reply | A Pipe Dream...
at 12:15 24 Feb 2015
It has been a long time since I have posted on here. But, I think the issue regarding ownership is the most important issue since the days of Petty. IF, the Trust were told by a shareholder or shareholders that they would sell, the Trust must try and raise the money given the importance of a 25% stake. However, I see the following problems:
1. The value of shares is only going to increase whilst we are where we are, especially in light of the new TV deal. I wouldn't be surprised if existing shareholders have increased their valuation.
2. The period of time to raise the money is likely to be extensive.
3. Any shareholders initially willing to sell are likely to come under huge pressure not to from fellow shareholders.
What puzzles me in all this is that on the face of it all shareholders except the Trust were willing to sell some shares. There appears to be no concern about their legacy or long term future of the club. If it IS a time issue, they could recruit a Chief Executive to run the show. I'm afraid from the outside looking in, it appears that they were only interested in personal profit regarding the American sale. |
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