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Takeover rumours

Discussion in 'Sunderland' started by DAPARKERSAFC, Mar 22, 2018.

  1. Richie

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    ...fully agree,Cumbrian....
     
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  2. Burly Hurley

    Burly Hurley Well-Known Member

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    Threads always go off track mate. **** happens.

    Oops, just teased you into thinking there was news about a takeover. My bad. <whistle>
     
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  3. DAPARKERSAFC

    DAPARKERSAFC Well-Known Member

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    Don't think there'll be any updates till Sunday/Monday at the earliest
     
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  4. RTB

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    Is this the new Ellis Short?
    please log in to view this image

    http://www.wobcranehire.com/person/William/O'Brien

    or will he be the new Bob Murray

    or even the new Tom Cowie

    I used to work for a geezer called O'Brien - I'm sure he got done for corruption <whistle>
     
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  5. Teessidemackem

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    He looks like he hangs around school playgrounds with Monty.
     
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  6. Burly Hurley

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    Im sure I mentioned this guy on a previous thread.

    Fingers crossed!
     
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  7. DAPARKERSAFC

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    Thought he'd been ruled out as nothing more than bad journalism. A Newcastle fan with not nearly enough money....
     
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  8. DAPARKERSAFC

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  10. Teessidemackem

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    Ive told you all a million times. Cha Chings going to buy us and take us back to the Prem!
     
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  11. DAPARKERSAFC

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  12. Dorset

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    Sounds promising, but I can't see us landing anyone with some serious financial clout, so am resigning myself to a few seasons outside of the PL.

    I'll be happy just to see us playing good football and winning matches with a decent team for a change.
     
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  13. Burly Hurley

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  14. DAPARKERSAFC

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    I read that as some are ahead of others.

    Good news that we aren't solely relying on one like last summer.

    May the best man win
     
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  15. Burly Hurley

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    It would be great to get something done before the end of the season.

    It'll take the relegation pain away just a little and could instill some enthusiam in the club, rejuvenate the fan base and help next season's ticket sales.
     
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  16. DAPARKERSAFC

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    Quite an interesting article from the Eastleigh chairman seeing he has been approached by a Consortium looking to take over the club. States it's one lead investor with backers.

    It would appear unlikely that we are getting a new billionaire owner who is going to buy Short clean out.

    So what is the likely scenario? There seems some viability in the rumours from March.

    Consortium takes part control of the club including the bank debt and will run and fund the footballing side.

    Short stays for a period and covers loss, costs and he debt owed to him.

    Obviously in the absence of a dream scenario is this the best option?

    Short staying and still covering loss which means the new owners won't be hamstrung by the financial mistakes of the past and could fund player recruitment with a view to gaining promotion at the first attempt.

    Hopefully any takeover happens before players sales and the next parachute payment lands so some/all goes to them and not to Short clawing money back.
     
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  17. cumbrianmackem

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    If Short stays in whatever scenario it will mean the sale of all our promising kids to facilitate repaying off of the debt owed to him.

    We will end up with journeyman cast offs which is why we are where we are now.
    Our club have an unremarkable record for short sightedness, but surely this is time to call a halt to selling our brightest assets, and to try and build a team around them.
    Will that happen? If Short isn't out of the door, I doubt it.
     
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  18. Brian Storm

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    No that's a load of ****e. Short goes or I stay away.
     
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  19. Teessidemackem

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  20. DAPARKERSAFC

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    So let's say the new owners back Coleman and he puts a team together that are top of the league after 10-15 games playing attacking football and winning 3-0 and 4-0 regularly, you'd stay away because Short was still involved.

    If he's willing to clean up his mess meaning the new part owners can back the manager with money I don't see the issue.

    There's no oligarchs or rich Arabs waiting in the wings for us
     
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