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Phone in Tonight - Potentially something "big" (1 Viewer)

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Nick

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  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #281
riyadhskyblue said:
Don't challenge a word of what you have said except that he hasn't met with anybody within Sisu as yet.
He may turn out to join the litany of chancers but he also may turn out to be Brian!
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Exactly, he hasn't. Yet he claimed a fair bit he also hasn't done too.

Is it not telling that CWR actually put him in touch with Mark Horby? So it seems his first stop was CWR.
 

Esoterica

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #282
riyadhskyblue said:
Don't challenge a word of what you have said except that he hasn't met with anybody within Sisu as yet.
He may turn out to join the litany of chancers but he also may turn out to be Brian!
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Well going on the radio and pissing off the people you need to deal with (which is already notoriously difficult) before you've even had a verbal conversation with anyone is an odd way to go about it if you're not a chancer. He should have just privately got in contact with Hoffman and offered him 10 mill to the takeover fund.
 

Adge

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #283
Cavan O'Doherty said:
He says he's going to be at the cherry tree before kick off to answer any questions. Is anyone going to be up there to see if he actually turns up or not?
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Yes-you!
 
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Adge

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #284
eastwoodsdustman said:
Maybe he is just a pretty normal bloke that’s got lucky hence his unprofessional approach. If not then he could be another dhindsa. Either way don’t care until he’s paid for the club in cash
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Dhindsa? Is there another person that we don't know about who should be thrown into the takeover mix?:emoji_thinking:
 

NortonSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #285
Esoterica said:
Well going on the radio and pissing off the people you need to deal with (which is already notoriously difficult) before you've even had a verbal conversation with anyone is an odd way to go about it if you're not a chancer. He should have just privately got in contact with Hoffman and offered him 10 mill to the takeover fund.
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I have no idea if he is a chancer however don't you want him to be a lifeline.
Fan, local, wealthy, tell me do you really give a shit about the sensitivities of Sisu? If the money is right they will be out of the City and that is something I will say amen to.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #286
Adge said:
Dhindsa? Is there another person that we don't know about who should be thrown into the takeover mix?:emoji_thinking:
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That solicitor (I think it was a solicitor) from Cov a few months ago
That guy in America who was launching a crowd funding website
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #287
riyadhskyblue said:
I have no idea if he is a chancer however don't you want him to be a lifeline.
Fan, local, wealthy, tell me do you really give a shit about the sensitivities of Sisu? If the money is right they will be out of the City and that is something I will say amen to.
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It's not so much caring about SISU's feelings, it's more about seeing how serious / credible it is.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #288
Just realised I haven't actually checked my euros ticket from last night....Hold tights lads, just need to find it.
 

NortonSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #289
Nick said:
It's not so much caring about SISU's feelings, it's more about seeing how serious / credible it is.
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And the only way we will find out is time, we can't influence so we have to just wait and see.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #290
Nick said:
Just realised I haven't actually checked my euros ticket from last night....Hold tights lads, just need to find it.
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Absolutely nowt
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #291
riyadhskyblue said:
And the only way we will find out is time, we can't influence so we have to just wait and see.
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But people are commenting on what's come out already though.

You would think a serious / credible takeover person wouldn't need to be pointed to a contact at the club by CWR though wouldn't you?

It's like saying give me a chance up front today, because I have a pair of Predators and captained my school team. Then saying that Jose Mourhino coached me from birth, when really he RT'd something.
 

NortonSkyBlue

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #292
Nick said:
But people are commenting on what's come out already though.

You would think a serious / credible takeover person wouldn't need to be pointed to a contact at the club by CWR though wouldn't you?

It's like saying give me a chance up front today, because I have a pair of Predators and captained my school team. Then saying that Jose Mourhino coached me from birth, when really he RT'd something.
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Well on the evidence of two recent games I saw Nick, you couldn't do worse up front!
Now back to Dale Evans. He admits he is new to money and is looking at an emotional purchase. His approach is unorthodox but what has orthodox got us in the past generation?
My view is let it play out. Best case scenario brilliant, worst case nothing lost.
 
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Great_Expectations

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #293
Not sure why this has generated such strong reactions. I’m literally non-plussed. No point letting CCFC related news impact emotions anymore, otherwise I’d be constantly depressed.

In terms of the bid, I doubt he meant any harm, he’s probably well intentioned, just well out of his depth.

To be fair, as a fan if I won millions one of my initial next steps would be to investigate buying the club.
 
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Otis

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  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #294
Great_Expectations said:
Not sure why this has generated such strong reactions. I’m literally non-plussed. No point letting CCFC related news impact emotions anymore, otherwise I’d be constantly depressed.

In terms of the bid, I doubt he meant any harm, he’s probably well intentioned, just well out of his depth.

To be fair, as a fan if I won millions one of my initial next steps would be to investigate buying the club.
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Me too, but the first thing I would do would be to seek some financial advice and legal counsel.
 

bawtryneal

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #295
riyadhskyblue said:
Well on the evidence of two recent games I saw Nick, you couldn't do worse up front!
Now back to Dale Evans. He admits he is new to money and is looking at an emotional purchase. His approach is unorthodox but what has orthodox got us in the past generation?
My view is let it play out. Best case scenario brilliant, worst case nothing lost.
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If he doesn't engage his brain he will not have the money very long. My experience of gamblers is they do not hold on to their winnings.
To win £12million you have to bet big.
Anyway, the story is all bullshit. A fantasy in the guys head.
 

Great_Expectations

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  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #296
Otis said:
Me too, but the first thing I would do would be to seek some financial advice and legal counsel.
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Yep, agreed, which is why I think he’s out of his depth.
 

Rusty Trombone

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #297
riyadhskyblue said:
Well on the evidence of two recent games I saw Nick, you couldn't do worse up front!
Now back to Dale Evans. He admits he is new to money and is looking at an emotional purchase. His approach is unorthodox but what has orthodox got us in the past generation?
My view is let it play out. Best case scenario brilliant, worst case nothing lost.
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There's no evidence that he has any new found wealth.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #298
Great_Expectations said:
Not sure why this has generated such strong reactions. I’m literally non-plussed. No point letting CCFC related news impact emotions anymore, otherwise I’d be constantly depressed.

In terms of the bid, I doubt he meant any harm, he’s probably well intentioned, just well out of his depth.

To be fair, as a fan if I won millions one of my initial next steps would be to investigate buying the club.
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Would your first step be to go to CWR to be given contact details for the guy who is pretty well known at CCFC anyway and then claim you had done things you clearly hadn't though?
 
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bawtryneal

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #299
STATEMENT: Club responds to radio interview on Friday night

End of story.
Heading south PUSB
 

Great_Expectations

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #300
Nick said:
Would your first step be to go to CWR to be given contact details for the guy who is pretty well known at CCFC anyway and then claim you had done things you clearly hadn't though?
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No and I’m pretty sure I didn’t suggest that I would? Hence the use of the word ‘investigate’.
 
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shy_tall_knight

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #301
Dhinsa, Alki David, Manhattan Capital, Preston Haskell (the third or was he second) Hoffman & Co,have I missed any- only 2 were credible / genuine Hoff & Manhattan
From what I've seen he may be genuine but is currently lacking credibility
 

skybluepm2

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #302
What a surprise
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #303
Dig at CWR in there as well.
 

Cavan O'Doherty

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #304
Nick said:
Dig at CWR in there as well.
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Club statement:BBC Coventry and Warwickshire banned!
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #305
What if he goes to Hoffman, offers him the cash to add on to the bid they put in earlier this year?

Would SISU sell for say £20million plus the add ons Hoffman offered?


It's a scenario that would happen if any of us on here won £120m on the Euro Millions. None of us would really know how to take over the club, but we may part with some of our money to help buy the club up front.
 

Nick

Administrator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #306
I'd do it just fine.

I'd write into BBC points of view about it.
 

Johnnythespider

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #307
bawtryneal said:
STATEMENT: Club responds to radio interview on Friday night

End of story.
Heading south PUSB
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So he has spoken to Boddy.
 

Sick Boy

Super Moderator
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #308
What a farce.
 
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COVKIDSNEVERQUIT

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #309
pusbccfc said:
He's at the game today and has said he's willing to talk to anyone.


The real test is whether he gets the beers in at half time. That will tell if he has the £££.
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Please tell witch bar.
 

JimmyHillsbeard

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #310
JimmyHillsbeard said:
It’s alan from gmk
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SkyBlueRuffian

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #311
Johnnythespider said:
So he has spoken to Boddy.
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Yes and Evans also stated he hadn’t spoken to Fisher yet.
 

Captain Dart

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #312
bawtryneal said:
Anybody who has the mindset to be a professional gambler should not be running a football club.
You have to have a certain risk/reward mentality and not conducive to running a business.
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Oh come on, Bryan Richardson did it for years. Wait a minute!
 
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Kingokings204

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #313
Poorest journalism around. What next?
 

skybluetony176

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #314
Captain Dart said:
Oh come on, Bryan Richardson did it for years. Wait a minute!
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So have our current owners. The very nature of a hedge fund is to gamble. Whether that be on project premier league or judicial reviews. TBF to this guy he does at least seem to be able to make a gamble come of, clearly no business acumen though. Best thing he could have done was talk to Hoffman in the first instance.

Given that it is the club bringing the latest JR and not the owners I would suggest that trying to buy the club is a pointless task anyway until JR has been exhausted and that could be years yet.
 
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Otis

Well-Known Member
  • Oct 21, 2017
  • #315
Johnnythespider said:
So he has spoken to Boddy.
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Yeah and if you do say Dave Boddy really, really quickly it does sound a bit like Mark Hornby.
 
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