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Gibbo

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,226
After 35 pages, plus the 300+ on the other thread, without knowing exactly why, increasingly think the King deal stinks. The reasons have been listed by others above, but:-

Is the King deal signed and done or is it conditional on the outcome of today? Could we end up back 100% SISU owned?
Could King aquire both club and ground and then sell back to SISU and walk away with an agreed cut?

I could go on

Gibbo remains confused
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,227
The Philosopher said:
Still don’t understand why King didn’t bid “£35m to satisfy the bondholders claim in exchange for their charge including the £9m P Share charge”

King gets the Bonds pays off, becomes the Bondholder and charge holder might get £9m back meaning it’s all cost £26m not £25m and he occupies a stadium which he has a charge over.

I’m sure I must have missed something
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Because he doesn’t have £35m….or even £25m for stadium ?!
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,228
Also sat next to Hoffman, Joy, Ashley, King and Storey:

Vincent Tan
Sam Hammam
Dick & Dom
“Macho Man” Randy Savage
The ghost of Robert Maxwell
The guy from Fyre Festival
Sam Bankman-Fried
Barry Scott
 
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Gibbo

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,229
The Philosopher said:
Still don’t understand why King didn’t bid “£35m to satisfy the bondholders claim in exchange for their charge including the £9m P Share charge”

King gets the Bonds pays off, assumes the rights of the Bondholder and charge holder might get £9m back meaning it’s all cost £26m not £25m and he occupies a stadium which he has a charge over.

I’m sure I must have missed something
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You are right, this is a very complicated way to buy a ground unless there is some ulterior motive
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,230
CCFCSteve said:
Because he doesn’t have £35m….or even £25m for stadium ?!
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Apparently he has, fuck knows.
 

Greggs

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,231
SBT said:
Also sat next to Hoffman, Joy, Ashley, King and Storey:

Vincent Tan
Sam Hammam
Dick & Dom
“Macho Man” Randy Savage
The ghost of Robert Maxwell
The guy from Fyre Festival
Sam Bankman-Fried
Barry Scott
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the guy from fyre festival lol. Great show that was!
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,232
Gibbo said:
After 35 pages, plus the 300+ on the other thread, without knowing exactly why, increasingly think the King deal stinks. The reasons have been listed by others above, but:-

Is the King deal signed and done or is it conditional on the outcome of today? Could we end up back 100% SISU owned?
Could King aquire both club and ground and then sell back to SISU and walk away with an agreed cut?

I could go on

Gibbo remains confused
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He said it isn't conditional on the outcome today.
 
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Gibbo

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,233
CCFCSteve said:
Because he doesn’t have £35m….or even £25m for stadium ?!
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The trouble is that if £25 m is him spent up, where will we be thereafter?
 
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CCFCSteve

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,234
Nick said:
Apparently he has, fuck knows.
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Yeah, just throwing stuff out there. Nobody knows what he’s got and what he’s willing to pay
 
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SBT

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,235
Just received exclusive live pictures of a load of new potential bidders who’ve entered the courtroom

 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,236
Has anybody spoken to Richard Keys?
 
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Gibbo

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,237
....I've had enough of this, I am going to pull the curtains, go to bed and yank the duvet right over my head. Then I am going to curl up into a ball and await the outcome.

Gibbo remains confused
 
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skybluepm2

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,238
Gibbo said:
The trouble is that if £25 m is him spent up, where will we be thereafter?
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He was very coy when asked about whether or not MR would be given funds in January, saying that he wasn’t in a position to comment on such matters until EFL approval had been obtained. 5 minutes earlier he was spouting that there would be no player sales made in the next transfer window, somewhat contradictory.

He also hasn’t been focussing on ‘our great players’ as he’s just been looking at ‘the club’.
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,239
Evo1883 said:
Look il be honest I have no idea what to think .

I'm just going to see what happens today in court , a place where sisu smash people
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Exactly where I stand. Don't know enough about the situation to know one way or another whether this is good, bad or indifferent.
 
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mark82

Super Moderator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,240
The Philosopher said:
Lined up together?

Is Hoff on behalf of MA or Joy-King
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Would guess Hoffman is on behalf of CBS as sponsor.
 

Mcbean

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,241
SBT said:
Also sat next to Hoffman, Joy, Ashley, King and Storey:

Sam Bankman-Fried
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Is he paying in mushrooms
 

hill83

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,242
I’m just glad there’s a few weeks of no games while all this distraction is going on.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,243
mark82 said:
Would guess Hoffman is on behalf of CBS as sponsor.
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Coventry Building Society names chair designate - Insider Media

Coventry Building Society has named a chair designate following the completion of a selection process.
www.insidermedia.com
 
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clint van damme

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,244
Nick said:
Think there was a rumour he put in a bid. or was interested.
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At this point 5he only people in the public eye who haven't been rumoured to have put a bid in are Jimmy Nail and Hugh Fearnley Withinstall
 
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Frostie

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,245
Anyone hear Simon Jordan on Talksport just now? Some interesting tidbits. He gave a bit more clarity on the line he gave before:

“Too much like hard work in terms of the stadium, the development of the stadium, the moving of the stadium"

He says CCC are/were looking into the option of demolishing the CBS for social housing.
 
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Deleted member 5849

Guest
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,246
Frostie said:
Anyone hear Simon Jordan on Talksport just now? Some interesting tidbits. He gave a bit more clarity on the line he gave before:

“Too much like hard work in terms of the stadium, the development of the stadium, the moving of the stadium"

He says CCC are/were looking into the option of demolishing the CBS for social housing.
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tbf in eight years' time, as it stands, there's no sporting use for the stadium.
 
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fatso

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,247
Gibbo said:
After 35 pages, plus the 300+ on the other thread, without knowing exactly why, increasingly think the King deal stinks. The reasons have been listed by others above, but:-

Is the King deal signed and done or is it conditional on the outcome of today? Could we end up back 100% SISU owned?
Could King aquire both club and ground and then sell back to SISU and walk away with an agreed cut?

I could go on

Gibbo remains confused
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Regardless of what's in the press, the king deal can't go through until its approved by the football league.
So as yet it hasn't concluded, it's nothing more than an agreement in principle subject to said approval.

I wonder if he'll be so keen to finalise the deal if MA gets the Arena, he says he will, but he would say that at this stage.

We await with interest.
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,248
Where’s William Storeys involvement come from? Have I missed/forgotten something? Assume he’s the Rich Energy guy who was allegedly part of a consortium trying to buy Sunderland at some point.
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,249
SBT said:
Also sat next to Hoffman, Joy, Ashley, King and Storey:

Vincent Tan
Sam Hammam
Dick & Dom
“Macho Man” Randy Savage
The ghost of Robert Maxwell
The guy from Fyre Festival
Sam Bankman-Fried
Barry Scott
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Harsh on Dick & Dom
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,250
mark82 said:
Would guess Hoffman is on behalf of CBS as sponsor.
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Why? He left.
 
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clint van damme

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,251
Paul Anthony said:
Yep, promised a substantial sum, it simply didn't exist. Then spent several months on social media going off on some deranged lunacy about it.
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He should have listened to the old adage, 'never try your own supply'.
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,252
fatso said:
Regardless of what's in the press, the king deal can't go through until its approved by the football league.
So as yet it hasn't concluded, it's nothing more than an agreement in principle subject to said approval.

I wonder if he'll be so keen to finalise the deal if MA gets the Arena, he says he will, but he would say that at this stage.

We await with interest.
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We don’t even know if it’s been put to the FL yet.
 

skybluebeduff

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,253
The hardest part of all this so far, was trying not to cry when people at work this morning were congratulating us Cov fans about the news. Loads of City fans in my work place, every single one of them including myself had the biggest smiles on our faces that I haven't seen in a long time.

I'm buzzing, ground or not, good times are coming .
 

AOM

Well-Known Member
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,254
Nick said:
He has said he has showed people proof of funds.

Remember when Dale Evans must have showed a betting slip?
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Dale Evans showed his top 3 Time Crisis II record score
 
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OldBedrocker

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,255
Not listened to King’s interview but did he explain why only 85% and why SISU are keeping 15%?
 

mark82

Super Moderator
  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,256
Deleted member 5849 said:

Coventry Building Society names chair designate - Insider Media

Coventry Building Society has named a chair designate following the completion of a selection process.
www.insidermedia.com
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Ah, didn't realise that.
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,257
OldBedrocker said:
Not listened to King’s interview but did he explain why only 85% and why SISU are keeping 15%?
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He wants her involved going forward, doesn't want to lose her knowledge of the club.
 
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Dirk Turpin

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,258
Sounds like an absolute circus, we just need Gazza to turn up pissed with 4 cans and a fishing rod now asking to get in the court room
 
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Gibbo

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,259
Deleted member 5849 said:
He wants her involved going forward, doesn't want to lose her knowledge of the club.
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good point
 

skybluetony176

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  • Nov 17, 2022
  • #1,260
Nick said:
That mentalist with the dodgy energy drink company who apparently wanted Sunderland.
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He’s certainly a character. All I know about him is he sponsored OMG’s BSB team and they cleaned up this season, Brad Ray won the championship and OMG won the team’s.
 
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