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Today's crunch meeting

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by londontiger, Jul 23, 2015.

  1. londontiger

    londontiger Well-Known Member

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    So does anyone have any Intel on exactly when it's happening when we may hear the news?

    Hopefully all goes well, but have a horrible feeling it won't, Brucey has said all the right things, he's very diplomatic, highlighting the problem of transfers and also saying AA has always backed him.

    My conspiracy theory was The Allams 'time away' was to chat to prospective buyer/s, if indeed it was just 'time away' it's utterly idiotic at this crucial time.

    Fingers crossed
     
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  2. citycityhull

    citycityhull Well-Known Member

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    I dont buy the whole "time away for discussions with future buyers", the club has effectively beenup for sale for a while now, I think the break away was just that, a bresk from all the controversy recently (relegation, failed drug tests, name change).

    Timing of bresk not great but not a massive problem, we need to free up funds before we buy, and first few weeks of pre- season is fitness. The big part is the next 10 days, we need to make signings within 10 days to be tactically ready.
     
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  3. PLT

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    I don't think it was seriously up for sale at all. He said it was and the media lap it up, but he was never gonna sell it while the name change was up in the air, not a chance. It probably still isnt for sale, but we live in hope.
     
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  4. originallambrettaman

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    The meeting's this afternoon.

    I doubt anything major will come out of it, mainly because the Allam's need us back in the Premier League and Assem likes Bruce more than he hates us.
     
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    SydneyTiger14 Well-Known Member

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    If Allam needs us back in the PL then there will be something major coming out of it - bids for players.
     
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  6. Kempton

    Kempton Well-Known Member

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    Kinell he must worship Bruce then.
     
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  7. originallambrettaman

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    Obviously, but that wouldn't be major, we're expecting it, Bruce ****ing off would be major news.
     
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  8. Girt Bucket

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    Bruce Is the new Phargoah
     
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  9. pudseytiger

    pudseytiger Well-Known Member

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    He's going a strange way about it regards wanting us back in the PL, bit like turning up at the sale's 6 week's after they started, bugger all left.
     
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  10. Steven Toast

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    There's **** loads of players everywhere. It's not like there's a limited stock of players to buy.
     
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  11. Chilton's Hundreds

    Chilton's Hundreds Well-Known Member

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    It's the lack of planning that get's my goat.

    I know people will say 'You can't set a budget until you know who's been sold' etc. but I don't see it that way.

    This meeting should have taken place 3/4 weeks ago, at least. The owners could have set out their plans then. If we need to shift £25m in players
    then so be it but at least tell the ****ing manager in good time not 2 weeks before the start of the season.
     
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  12. pudseytiger

    pudseytiger Well-Known Member

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    I'm aware of that aspect, my point was they should have had this meeting week's ago to sort out the way forward.
     
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  13. Steven Toast

    Steven Toast Well-Known Member

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    Sorry, you'll get GLP's **** analogy police in a second. I understood what you meant and yes I agree, the meeting should really have been in June or even a week after relegation. It just goes to show they know nothing of how football really works, which is a bit disappointing after 5 years.
     
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  14. GLP

    GLP Well-Known Member

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    There's absolutely nothing wrong with his analogy. Yours on the other hand <laugh><laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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  15. 1MoreAgain

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    He does not hate all the fans just a select few.
     
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  16. originallambrettaman

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    I know, he told me you were a right ****er.
     
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  17. Happy Tiger

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    He doesn't hate you at all. Minor contempt maybe. Just makes him a good judge of character imo.
     
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  18. carmen newell

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    compared to what he calls you, he is getting off lightly
     
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  19. Steven Toast

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    His analogy was that of a shop in the sales and that at the end of the sale there's nothing (or very little) left. Which isn't how it works in football is it? There are millions of players worldwide available; for there to be nobody left it would mean every club would have to buy every single player in that window thus tying them down to new contracts and leaving nothing for us. What's more, other clubs buying players often frees up others which allows us to get somebody previously unavailable. So it is in fact a crap analogy, I just had the decency not to be a **** about it. Until now. No offence Pudsey.
     
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  20. Chilton's Hundreds

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    The analogy works better if it's second-hand shop next door to a high-end boutique.

    We can't shop in the boutique because it's too expensive. Some days you go to the second-hand shop and there's not much in.

    However, other days there's plenty because customers have spent in the high-end shop and then sold unwanted items to the second hand shop.
    You can uncover a bargain but you have to be patient.
     
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