Hoffman bid withdrawn!!!!! (1 Viewer)

Nick · Aug 26, 2011

He could just be an adviser...Like taking your lawyer or solicitor to a meeting maybe?

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

But who has said the the offer has been withdrawn?

And why would it happen at 10.30pm on a friday night?

Not sure all is clear cut here.

Nick - if they are not financially involved then what is the problem.

Nick · Aug 26, 2011

That's what I mean, it doesn't make sense...

mattylad · Aug 26, 2011

Bruce was asked to attend on behalf of another investor I presume

skybluesteve76 · Aug 26, 2011

What a surprise!

ajsccfc · Aug 26, 2011

If the Hoffman bid does indeed contravene the clear rules about ownership, it's nobody's fault but their own.

skyblue_rich · Aug 26, 2011

Perhaps vindaloo isn't as stupid as we think he is after all

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

Bruce is listed as a director of both Game 8 Ltd and its subsidiary Cuju TV Ltd at Companies House.
Allardyce, manager of Coventry’s Championship rivals West Ham, is also listed as a director of both companies. Under Article 86 of the Football League’s rules, it is not permitted for “a person, or any associate of that person, who is interested in a Club” to be “at the same time interested in any other football club.”

Who is the football man involved in this bid? It can't be Big Sam.

I reckon the bid is withdrawn on the basis of this slight technicality . The rules might be stricter than we realise.

My take is they are not part of any further meetings and a new bid is made?

The problem is if an investor is part of Game 8?

Then again wouldn't Big Sam be in trouble for being a director of such a company? :thinking about:

skybluek · Aug 26, 2011

Of this is true all we can do try and get to every match we can and support the club and carry on with the protests and get the rats out of our club as quick as possible

johnniericoh · Aug 26, 2011

Surely but surely the Hoffman consortium know football law in these matters and that the dual directorships would contravene any takeover bid - personally just cannot believe such naivity.

PUSB

ajsccfc · Aug 26, 2011

AFCCOVENTRY said:
Then again wouldn't Big Sam be in trouble for being a director of such a company? :thinking about:

The company has no interest in another football club, which is the apparent issue here. This withdrawal would prevent Sam being in such trouble.

skyblue_rich · Aug 26, 2011

Didn't Hoffman say the chairmen of the company that wants to takeover was at the meeting. I assume this was bruce. So it probably means that Game 8 was the company. As I see it the only way GH will take us over is if, bIg sam resigns of this board or west ham. Both are unlikely

Nick · Aug 26, 2011

Big Sam is a manager and not club owner though?

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

Explains the Chinese link to the bid. Could be a big problem if they are the main investor here.

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Nick · Aug 26, 2011

skyblue_rich said:
Didn't Hoffman say the chairmen of the company that wants to takeover was at the meeting. I assume this was bruce. So it probably means that Game 8 was the company. As I see it the only way GH will take us over is if, bIg sam resigns of this board or west ham. Both are unlikely

Bruce said:

"nobody associated with this business has any intention of acquiring, in whole or in part, Coventry City."

Sub · Aug 26, 2011

there was more than ken bruce there so perhaps it was one of the other people there and bruce was there as a witness for confidetalty contracts to be signed ? I dont think we can belive everything we read in the papers can we?? :thinking about::thinking about::thinking about:

skyblue_rich · Aug 26, 2011

Nick said:
Bruce said:

"nobody associated with this business has any intention of acquiring, in whole or in part, Coventry City."

Well Bruce would say that to cover up his own arse

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

Nick said:
Bruce said:

"nobody associated with this business has any intention of acquiring, in whole or in part, Coventry City."

So Bruce is saying it is fine.

Is this SISU leaking to the press to start a shit storm? or are they really picking on something trivial?

Telegraph is saying the bid is withdrawn...

Bruce hasn't said it is...

CovLis86 · Aug 26, 2011

Its no wonder GH was keen on getting the confidentiality papers signed as quickly as possible. Looks like SISU have no gentlemen on board at all, and will use dirty tactics as and when they please. Disgraceful really.

fellatio_Martinez · Aug 26, 2011

Fuck it. Sick to death of this shite now.

skyblue_rich · Aug 26, 2011

Nick said:
Bruce said:

"nobody associated with this business has any intention of acquiring, in whole or in part, Coventry City."

This implies that his company won't buy us, maybe sisu are trying to force them to invest with sisu in us. As they have always said they are looking for investors not buyers. But surely GH could create another company with the same people but with no big sam

ccfcway · Aug 26, 2011

madness

will he still be doing Pop Master ?

ccfcway · Aug 26, 2011

I wonder if ALF has anything to do with this

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

It is a leak by SISU...

Tango Man was pissed of after the initial meeting and mentioned Ken Bruce...

Now the national Telegraph are involved and Tango man dropping shit here?

Dirty tactics?

Fecking hell...

More shit before the game.

No wonder Andy Thorn said it will be a busy transfer window! We are going to sell every fecker with football boots at the club :slap:

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

You are correct.

The bid might have been withdrawn and new company formed and a new offer sent next week.

Bit of a mess but we need to see what the deal is tomorrow.

More Tango Man statement in the morning on the website i guess and trying to get hold of Joe or Hoff on CWR.

You never know... there might be some football played tomorrow.... or :facepalm:

ccfcway · Aug 26, 2011

dont know why everyone is moaning,

you have to remember that its difficult to fill 4 thirty miunte slots every week..

oh hang on, this isnt supposed to be a soap opera

ajsccfc · Aug 26, 2011

CovLis86 said:
Its no wonder GH was keen on getting the confidentiality papers signed as quickly as possible. Looks like SISU have no gentlemen on board at all, and will use dirty tactics as and when they please. Disgraceful really.

If the withdrawal and reasons are as reported, it's really not SISU's fault whatsoever; a confidentiality agreement is from the press, not from the actual people who would approve such moves. All the mention of Bruce would mean is that we'd know why the takeover is withdrawn, it wouldn't be the reason why.

I know people like to blame SISU for everything possible, but if the bid is withdrawn for the reasons outlined the blame would firmly be with the inept bid, nobody else.

ccfcway · Aug 26, 2011

if the club was a human, they would have switched the life support machine off by now...

Do the decent thing SISU, close the doors and turn out the lights, saturdays are just not fun anymore.

Despite being in my 30's, football on saturdays always made me feel like a kid on the 1st day of a school holiday..

Now it makes me feel like a day where the only thing to get up for is for a dentist appointment

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

You are right... not the dentist bit

but football and enjoying coventry on a saturday has been killed.

We deal with financial and business matters and that is what we talk about.

We don't have anything to be proud of right now. This is a big mess created by a legacy and now SISU is really grinding the club down. Now the bid, no bid, big sam, blah blah blah!

This is getting too much.

It is about time us fans got treated with some respect and some winning fucking football.

I want football back... not this shit.

5/6 games into the season and god knows how long this is going to rumble on for.

Sort it out SISU and HOFFMAN!

AlexJohnson93 · Aug 26, 2011

I have £50 in my wallet, i will gladly replace Ken Bruce as a financial backer.

georgehudson · Aug 26, 2011

What a tangled web SISU like to weave, is there an online petition for this lot to be outed

CovLis86 · Aug 26, 2011

AlexJohnson93 said:
I have £50 in my wallet, i will gladly replace Ken Bruce as a financial backer.

Show off.

Hibbert · Aug 26, 2011

Suppose Hoffman is still some kind of hero though, how dare Dueilu ask for proof of funds.

AFCCOVENTRY · Aug 26, 2011

georgehudson said:
What a tangled web SISU like to weave, is there an online petition for this lot to be outed

I do believe if we get 100,000 signatures online we can submit this through the Number 10 website to David Cameron...

Shouldn't be a problem with the 12,000 .... oh thought i could get another 0 on the end for home support :facepalm:

Disorganised1 · Aug 26, 2011

Looks like I picked the wrong day to give up glue sniffing.

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