FPP to take full control

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Nice to hear a bit of potential good news for a change. Should make the forthcoming mag takeover a bit more bearable.
 
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Smug this has been an assumption for a few months now
Do you think it has now come to a head and is now a fact ??????

I'd love to say I've had the nod that it's come to a head, but I haven't.

It has been said to me, however, that 'FPP' are still there and 'will take over the club completely under the right circumstances'.

That's come from someone with, in all honesty, a vested interest but, on the other hand, no need to lie.

I'm not important enough, in his world, for him to want to impress me or for me to keep asking him questions.

The last time I texted I got 'no change!' but this time there was a ! which I took to mean 'stop asking, I'll keep you posted'.

It's frustrating because he told me loads at one time but the goalposts have shifted a bit now.

No one wants to speak out directly which I'd guess may be the reason for the leaks.
 
I’ve heard from taxi drivers - I know I know - that shipped SD, CM and co between the Roker Hotel and the SOL that CMs lass would mention Short in conversations.
Interesting. While I've always wanted it to work out well for Donald, Short's occasional appearances have made me wonder if there's more to it all than meets the eye.
 
I think he's passed the point of no return this time. Seems like he's lost the fanbase. Whoever leaked this information has done well because I imagine that the kind of murky accounting that everyone is having a hissy fit about goes on at many clubs but no one bats an eyelid. In reality, it's not about that at all though. Donald is paying the price for:
1. Not getting us promoted
2. Not being a billionaire
3. Being southern
4. Being absolutely terrible at running a large football club

Financially he seems to have done well but when you take all the money you’ve saved and throw it at Will Grigg it’s all for nothing.

He’s simply not good enough to own a football league club
 
No mate...Lawe Toppa...I'm banned over there!
I have absolutely no reason to doubt the veracity of your post and have no intention of. I don’t get to hear anything as I am just a simple Jarra lad. But one thing that really has been bugging me over your last two posts, one thing that I don’t fully understand. I know FPP are still hanging around due to the loan and that, I am hoping to hell that SD has the best intentions to sell us to the best people possible. I have no doubts that SD is in a sticky situation where he may just break even, but my one burning question is, how the **** do you go from Lawe Top to Whiteleas for ****s sake
 
What a ****ing stupid post, its down to the fact they bought us cheap and want the parachute payments rolled into their profit, they should be wearing ****ing masks

Never a good start when my attention as administration for the site, gets diverted to a new account.

Calm down please.
 
I'd love to say I've had the nod that it's come to a head, but I haven't.

It has been said to me, however, that 'FPP' are still there and 'will take over the club completely under the right circumstances'.

That's come from someone with, in all honesty, a vested interest but, on the other hand, no need to lie.

I'm not important enough, in his world, for him to want to impress me or for me to keep asking him questions.

The last time I texted I got 'no change!' but this time there was a ! which I took to mean 'stop asking, I'll keep you posted'.

It's frustrating because he told me loads at one time but the goalposts have shifted a bit now.

No one wants to speak out directly which I'd guess may be the reason for the leaks.
a ray of light in these dark times.
 
But thats not why they bought it. They thought we can just have this as a profit, people have called them chancers. I would be sued if I typed what I think of these 2 gentlemen. I went to The Sunderland legends things, Charlie was speaking, our lass said he speaks very well, my response, posh double glazing salesman

I agree with you, but their intentions don't change the value of the club. If they'd got the promotion they could have left the 25m in the club AND made their desired profit from a potential takeover in the championship. If they'd got investment in and retained a stake, they could have made even more.
Supporters would obviously have been extremely happy.

Yes, they now appear to be chancers but they were so very close to making everyone happy.
 
I have absolutely no reason to doubt the veracity of your post and have no intention of. I don’t get to hear anything as I am just a simple Jarra lad. But one thing that really has been bugging me over your last two posts, one thing that I don’t fully understand. I know FPP are still hanging around due to the loan and that, I am hoping to hell that SD has the best intentions to sell us to the best people possible. I have no doubts that SD is in a sticky situation where he may just break even, but my one burning question is, how the **** do you go from Lawe Top to Whiteleas for ****s sake
The number 17 'youngun'
 
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The due diligence would have to have been done since covid, realistically. Unless FPP did that - and we didn't have any indication that they did - that would make this a difficult one to get excited about.

There are so many illogical things about this potential £10m deal when you think about it. The timing is atrocious for everyone and although FPP might think the price is better, it's only by a net £5m or so, which will be absorbed undoing Donald's new appointments, appointing their own hierarchy to run us and keeping reserves in place for next year.

I don't know. Something is weird here, I don't get why this would drop now, and as much as I think they're sometimes wrong, surely smug's sources would be happy to drop him a text if this was actually happening now. They do act in good faith, and if a deal was agreed...

This is classic wind-up whatsapp territory isn't it? Whenever we're in flux, people post some elaborate ITK ****e claiming to know the details of something that's imminent.
 
I'd love to say I've had the nod that it's come to a head, but I haven't.

It has been said to me, however, that 'FPP' are still there and 'will take over the club completely under the right circumstances'.

That's come from someone with, in all honesty, a vested interest but, on the other hand, no need to lie.

I'm not important enough, in his world, for him to want to impress me or for me to keep asking him questions.

The last time I texted I got 'no change!' but this time there was a ! which I took to mean 'stop asking, I'll keep you posted'.

It's frustrating because he told me loads at one time but the goalposts have shifted a bit now.

No one wants to speak out directly which I'd guess may be the reason for the leaks.
Cheers mate
 
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