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Wasps going into admin & the impact on CCFC (10 Viewers)

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tisza

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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SHUNT31 said:
Who is this guy?


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I'm out of touch maybe but who are the Tomes?
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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tisza said:
I'm out of touch maybe but who are the Tomes?
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,903
Nick said:
Maybe there's another option for Richardson?
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Curveball - maybe SISU are in with Richardson
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,904
tisza said:
I'm out of touch maybe but who are the Tomes?
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“A spicy hash of folk, alt-pop, and rock and roll... wisecracking bite and musical ingenuity.” According to the Houston Press
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,905
MalcSB said:
Didn’t think Ashley was part of the wasps legends purchase.
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He’s not as far as I’m aware. I wasn’t suggesting otherwise
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,906
HuckerbyDublinWhelan said:
Curveball - maybe SISU are in with Richardson
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They’re not. Joy and Derek don’t get on is putting things mildly
 

Philosoraptor

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,907
tisza said:
I'm out of touch maybe but who are the Tomes?
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Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Yeah, so it's not £15.8m to the bondholders. It looks like it is to all creditors.

It is also dependant on the charges over ACL being removed? I am guessing this is where they say to the Trustee "Can we remove it" and they say "yes m8".

What are the chances on the courts not agreeing to remove the charge? Isn't there also one for Compass the catering company?
 
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rexo87

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,909
What is Byng trying to say?

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Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,910
rexo87 said:
What is Byng trying to say?

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Looks like he's expecting liquidation so has bid to the Council?

Or he is just doing it so IF it happens he can say "I bidded first"
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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rexo87 said:
What is Byng trying to say?

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How do I use this wonderful new invention of a fax machine?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,912
Nick said:
Looks like he's expecting liquidation so has bid to the Council?
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Suspect it’s also so Council any claim to have not had a bid from Sisu. Don’t know why he’d have inside info on Ashley’s bid falling through though.
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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shmmeee said:
Suspect it’s also so Council any claim to have not had a bid from Sisu. Don’t know why he’d have inside info on Ashley’s bid falling through though.
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From what the bondholders are saying, it's dependant on the courts removing charges from ACL.
 
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djr8369

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,914
Nick said:
Looks like he's expecting liquidation so has bid to the Council?

Or he is just doing it so IF it happens he can say "I bidded first"
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Does that mean MAs bid is not expected to go through or is it just as a matter of course in case it doesn’t get finalised? Or is it just PR, “well we tried to put in a bid but it was all wrapped up before in secret?”
 

skybluetony176

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,915
tisza said:
I'm out of touch maybe but who are the Tomes?
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Assume he means the Times, as in the newspaper given he also mentions the Mail.
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,916
The lease is worth a hell of lot more if it is reverted to the council.

Could be a legal challenge, but this is the contract the council signed.

Should have done their due diligence.
 

shmmeee

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,917
djr8369 said:
Does that mean MAs bid is not expected to go through or is it just as a matter of course in case it doesn’t get finalised? Or is it just PR, “well we tried to put in a bid but it was all wrapped up before in secret?”
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Yes
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,918
Philosorapter said:
The lease is worth a hell of lot more if it is reverted to the council.

Could be a legal challenge, but this is the contract the council signed.

Should have done their due diligence.
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It would then be unencumbered wouldn't it?
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,919
Deleted member 5849 said:
If I was Martin Reeves, and I'd come to the conclusion that the council leader was a bit... simple, then I wouldn't be telling him about initial meetings. I'd be thinking that the way to get what I wanted was to dazzle him with figures, presentations, whizzy graphics and everything that Reeves actually does well, to such an extent that Duggins would then be asking where does he sign, without actually having a clue what he was getting behind.

In short, I could well believe Duggins wouldn't know what was going on until a time that a proposal was properly worked up.
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I think at this stage 'playing stupid' is exactly what they think they have to do to try and get out of this shit storm, or at the very least use it as a tactic to finish what they're trying to do. It's about their only play, other than perhaps some mental gymnastics and careful wording.

We will see in this interview with Reeves (which as has already been said, will likely raise more questions than it answers), but I think they all know exactly what they are doing, with Duggins almost certainly being involved. He's got previous (see photo), and the way they have been behaving doesn't smack me with complete innocence or ignorance. In fact, it doesn't add up at all. Those who say it is naïve to think Wasps have gone for good are correct in my opinion.

 
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  • Nov 14, 2022
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rexo87 said:
What is Byng trying to say?
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Something people have been asking for many years
 
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Earlsdon_Skyblue1 said:
I think at this stage 'playing stupid' is exactly what they think they have to do to try and get out of this shit storm, or at the very least use it as a tactic to finish what they're trying to do. It's about there only play, other than perhaps some mental gymnastics and careful wording.
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Is it playing stupid with George Duggins...?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Nick said:
It would then be unencumbered wouldn't it?
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Would it? Does “lease revert to council” mean its cancelled or it literally just moves ownership to the council with sub leases intact?
 

tisza

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,923
skybluetony176 said:
Assume he means the Times, as in the newspaper given he also mentions the Mail.
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Ah ok. So given his history with writing things I hope he spell-checked his offer - probably making an offer for something CAL or CAL 2006
 
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Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,924
shmmeee said:
Would it? Does “lease revert to council” mean its cancelled or it literally just moves ownership to the council with sub leases intact?
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I thought the 250 year extension vanished and it just went back to the council with the original one.

Might be wrong but effectively starting from scratch?
 
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shmmeee

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,925
tisza said:
Ah ok. So given his history with writing things I hope he spell-checked his offer - probably making an offer for something CAL or CAL 2006
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Michael Byng ends up buying Cal O’Hare for £10m
 
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skybluetony176

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Nick said:
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Yeah, so it's not £15.8m to the bondholders. It looks like it is to all creditors.

It is also dependant on the charges over ACL being removed? I am guessing this is where they say to the Trustee "Can we remove it" and they say "yes m8".

What are the chances on the courts not agreeing to remove the charge? Isn't there also one for Compass the catering company?
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Reads like a few independent investors (probably Wasps fans) who didn’t understand what they were getting into. The fact that they’re trying to crowdfund their legal challenge doesn’t ring like they’re experienced investors with client lawyers in tow. I would suggest that experienced investors are more than happy to take the offer and recuperate the majority of their money chalking this one up to experience.
 

duffer

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,927
It's only 45p in the pound to the bondholders if they get everything offered, but the deal as quoted on ADVFN is that the payment is split across *all* creditors.

I'm not clear on how much debt there is, but I seriously doubt the bondholders will end up with 45p in the pound if this goes through.
 
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Philosoraptor

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Nick said:
It would then be unencumbered wouldn't it?
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The advertising rights alone for the stadium, stands and rooms etc would massively increase the price of it.

And, yes. I believe it would come without debt.

ACL would have the debt, whilst ACL 2006 Ltd would divert into another company to run the Arena.

Could be wrong on that, but it's the way I am seeing it.
 
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  • Nov 14, 2022
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duffer said:
It's only 45p in the pound to the bondholders if they get everything offered, but the deal as quoted on ADVFN is that the payment is split across *all* creditors.

I'm not clear on how much debt there is, but I seriously doubt the bondholders will end up with 45p in the pound if this goes through.
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I still think the offer seems more than generous, tbf.

Based on previous comments, I wonder if Tim Fisher does too...?
 

Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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duffer said:
It's only 45p in the pound to the bondholders if they get everything offered, but the deal as quoted on ADVFN is that the payment is split across *all* creditors.

I'm not clear on how much debt there is, but I seriously doubt the bondholders will end up with 45p in the pound if this goes through.
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Yeah that's the thing, it doesn't actually say what the bondholders alone would get. Which is a bit weird.

I am guessing it is purposely vague as to lead to confusion and to stop them kicking off too much?
 

Nick

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Deleted member 5849 said:
I still think the offer seems more than generous, tbf.

Based on previous comments, I wonder if Tim Fisher does too...?
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The offer for ACL or to the bondholders?
 

Grendel

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Deleted member 5849 said:
I still think the offer seems more than generous, tbf.

Based on previous comments, I wonder if Tim Fisher does too...?
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If it across all creditors they wont even get 30 pence in fact probably much lower
 
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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Grendel said:
If it across all creditors they wont even get 30 pence in fact probably much lower
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Still don't think that's bad, given the state of things!
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Nov 14, 2022
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Grendel said:
If it across all creditors they wont even get 30 pence in fact probably much lower
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Well they have already got 52% of it back across all the interest payments I suppose
 

jordan210

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  • Nov 14, 2022
  • #11,935
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Nick said:
Yeah that's the thing, it doesn't actually say what the bondholders alone would get. Which is a bit weird.

I am guessing it is purposely vague as to lead to confusion and to stop them kicking off too much?
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Funny how threat of legal representative at the meeting on Thursday as fired up an offer.

I agree I beleive its vague so they get bamboozled in to thinking its a good deal for them and removing the charge
 
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