Ray Ranson (1 Viewer)

Never heard of him. Is he a friend of Mark Robbins?

He's Esther's lad isn't he?

Hes the one who brought the plague up on us. Should be burned at the stake

Yes he was there.

Interesting? Why was he back?

maybe it was Sisu legends day ?

He was in the casino after the game with Hoffman and Joe Elliot.

Had a brief chat with him, during his time as chairman said he only met Seppala once, Lots of internal politics led to his resignation and is appalled as to how things have gone.

Interestingly Hoffman mentioned that another bid is being prepared.

SKYBLUES90 said:

He was in the casino after the game with Hoffman and Joe Elliot.

Had a brief chat with him, during his time as chairman said he only met Seppala once, Lots of internal politics led to his resignation and is appalled as to how things have gone.

Interestingly Hoffman mentioned that another bid is being prepared.

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There's a shock!

SKYBLUES90 said:

He was in the casino after the game with Hoffman and Joe Elliot.

Had a brief chat with him, during his time as chairman said he only met Seppala once, Lots of internal politics led to his resignation and is appalled as to how things have gone.

Interestingly Hoffman mentioned that another bid is being prepared.

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Well nobody saw that one coming...

Liquid Gold said:

Well nobody saw that one coming...

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The tin hats are working

Nick said:

The tin hats are working

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We laugh about it but if it’s obvious to us then sisu will have seen it a mile off and have plans in place. They might be shit at running a football club but they’re hard nosed business people that I’m sure won’t be run out of town by antics like this.

Liquid Gold said:

We laugh about it but if it’s obvious to us then sisu will have seen it a mile off and have plans in place. They might be shit at running a football club but they’re hard nosed business people that I’m sure won’t be run out of town by antics like this.

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Exactly, they will know full well. It has been obvious for months now.

Let's hope it doesn't back fire.

ccfcway said:

maybe it was Sisu legends day ?

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Could be. Here's the group photo from the last Sisu legends day.

Liquid Gold said:

We laugh about it but if it’s obvious to us then sisu will have seen it a mile off and have plans in place. They might be shit at running a football club but they’re hard nosed business people that I’m sure won’t be run out of town by antics like this.

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Unfortunately

That's all we need. Another useless c**t thrown into the mix.

marcusp said:

Hes the one who brought the plague up on us. Should be burned at the stake

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Nobody said that at the time when him and SISU genuinely saved us.

oucho said:

Nobody said that at the time when him and SISU genuinely saved us.

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I did...

oucho said:

Nobody said that at the time when him and SISU genuinely saved us.

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They were the only ones offering at the time and few were complaining at the budgets afforded to Coleman. He pissed them up a wall and the funds were switched off

Brighton Sky Blue said:

They were the only ones offering at the time

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It was contrived that way because it suited the co-op bank for it to be contrived that way.

For some reason, people who should have known better (i.e. the chairman at the time, the future chairman and vice-chairman) went along with it.

As an aside, let's hope that means any future 'saviours' are scrutinised to check they actually are what they claim to be. Fool me once...

NorthernWisdom said:

It was contrived that way because it suited the co-op bank for it to be contrived that way.

For some reason, people who should have known better (i.e. the chairman at the time, the future chairman and vice-chairman) went along with it.

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How was it contrived that way?

Brighton Sky Blue said:

How was it contrived that way?

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They put themselves, and were put into the position of only bidder. This was because the co-op bank actually got their cash back (or a sizeable portion of it, at least) if this were so. The threat of administration was used to run down the clock and create a sense of panic that it had to be SISU or oblivion. This was not true.

Maybe they have been saving up their fake money on Nicks forum betting so they can increase their bid

NorthernWisdom said:

They put themselves, and were put into the position of only bidder. This was because the co-op bank actually got their cash back (or a sizeable portion of it, at least) if this were so. The threat of administration was used to run down the clock and create a sense of panic that it had to be SISU or oblivion. This was not true.

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I get the second part but not the first.

stevefloyd said:

Maybe they have been saving up their fake money on Nicks forum betting so they can increase their bid

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SHIT

NorthernWisdom said:

They put themselves, and were put into the position of only bidder. This was because the co-op bank actually got their cash back (or a sizeable portion of it, at least) if this were so. The threat of administration was used to run down the clock and create a sense of panic that it had to be SISU or oblivion. This was not true.

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Are the same people running Brexit negotiations?layful:

stevefloyd said:

Maybe they have been saving up their fake money on Nicks forum betting so they can increase their bid

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Who needs fake money when one of the consortium members has won a billion dollars in Vegas and has got loads of photoshopped bank statements and fake emails to prove it?

SKYBLUES90 said:

He was in the casino after the game with Hoffman and Joe Elliot.

Had a brief chat with him, during his time as chairman said he only met Seppala once, Lots of internal politics led to his resignation and is appalled as to how things have gone.

Interestingly Hoffman mentioned that another bid is being prepared.

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He made sure he got a payoff though. Wouldn’t want him anywhere near us.

SKYBLUES90 said:

He was in the casino after the game with Hoffman and Joe Elliot.

Had a brief chat with him, during his time as chairman said he only met Seppala once, Lots of internal politics led to his resignation and is appalled as to how things have gone.

Interestingly Hoffman mentioned that another bid is being prepared.

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Were they all invited by Dale Evans, to show them that he really does mean business?

NorthernWisdom said:

They put themselves, and were put into the position of only bidder. This was because the co-op bank actually got their cash back (or a sizeable portion of it, at least) if this were so. The threat of administration was used to run down the clock and create a sense of panic that it had to be SISU or oblivion. This was not true.

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Who else was bidding to takeover? Manhattan group was one?

Forever_Blue said:

Who else was bidding to takeover? Manhattan group was one?

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Alkai David?

oucho said:

Nobody said that at the time when him and SISU genuinely saved us.

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Yes they did, those people were shouted down and labeled Villa fans

CJ_covblaze said:

Alkai David?

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Didn't he take one look at the finances and say its an absolute basketcase of a business? Or words to that affect. Shame cos he has big bucks

Spent a drunken half hour on a train with ranson a couple of years back

He said that Sisu pulled the plug the day of the Leeds game and yes sepalla was impossible to work with

He had a great relationship with acl. But because of sepalla had to keep going back on his word

What he couldn’t answer properly was why he got into bed with them in the first place

Nick said:

There's a shock!

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Genuine question Nick, I don’t follow all the politics and stuff. But is this not a good thing if a bid is indeed coming in? Will it not put pressure on them to accept with the ground and EFL situation as it is. Be harder surely to face the EFL and say we have no ground but refusing to accept a bid anyway