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Sale is off! - or maybe not!

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by minuteman, Sep 8, 2016.

  1. Obadiah

    Obadiah Well-Known Member

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    The mortgages on the sports ground would have been paid off a couple of years ago when they were sold to Hull City Tigers Limited.

    When the Allams had to accept that Bartlett's debt to the Royal Bank of Scotland was legally binding they made an arrangement to repay it. It could be that the payments were made according to that agreement.

    It looks like the Companies House paperwork wasn't done at the time and this was discovered under due diligence.
     
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  2. petersaxton

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    They didn't have much choice. I doubt people would want to buy the club if we hadn't bought or loaned enough players.
     
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  3. Plum

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    Speaking of proper fit Americans...

    please log in to view this image
     
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  4. petersaxton

    petersaxton Well-Known Member

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    what's wrong with her mouth?
     
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  5. Plum

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    Bit picky this morning Peter!
     
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  6. petersaxton

    petersaxton Well-Known Member

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    I just dont understand why women get things done to their mouths. In the vast majority of cases it isn't an improvement.
     
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  7. Plum

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    Looks fine for what I had in mind!
     
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  8. Blaknamberblood

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    Ok was listening to Burns this morning and he was suggesting that the deal had been agreed with two investors .. presumably the Dai's.. however when the F&PPT was submitted this had suddenly swollen to 10 consortiia members .. two of which are allegedly deemed unsuitable .. make of that what you will
     
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  9. westandtiger

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    so we have what appears to be a debt free club (first time since 1904 no doubt) and a few new signings, a half decent interim manager and more points on the board than any of you lot predicted before the start of the season and you still moan like **** and slag off the Allams

    Don't get me wrong, the name change was bollocks , the ticket pricing fiasco was at best badly thought out and at worst an Allam being a **** (more likely the commercial director being a ****) and they deserve the slagging off for such but lets get a little bit of perspective here, the club is in its best position its been in for like ever........

    Controversial perhaps but the facts are there
     
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  10. dennisboothstash

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    err

    how is the club debt free?
    small matter of the debt to the Allams that you seem to have missed?
     
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  11. Tony Angelino

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    and if the Allams paid off debts, wont they just add it to the debt of the club?
     
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  12. Irememberwaggy

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    As I have consistently said, they are not the best owners we have ever had and they are not the worst.
     
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  13. bum_chinned_crab

    bum_chinned_crab Well-Known Member

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    Under Allam Corp's rule we've had 3 times more debt than ever in our history, yet people post things like this and criticise Duffen for financial mismanagement.
     
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  14. Trumpton Tiger.

    Trumpton Tiger. Well-Known Member

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    sensible post shock.
     
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  15. bum_chinned_crab

    bum_chinned_crab Well-Known Member

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    Except the very first point made you mean?
     
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  16. originallambrettaman

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    Except that factually it's complete bollocks.
     
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  17. originallambrettaman

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    We're still about £80m in debt. <doh>
     
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  18. Newland Tiger

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    Debt free ??
     
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  19. Trumpton Tiger.

    Trumpton Tiger. Well-Known Member

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    Go on then enlighten us all.....
    Fact. The club have never been in a better position.
    They are ripe for selling which is why we have people wanting to buy.
     
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  20. originallambrettaman

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    The bit about us being debt free obviously.
     
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