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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Sept 11, 2018 9:57:34 GMT
In Jakarta wondering why everyone was shouting WTC at me. After that it got hairy and required a quick exit
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Aug 22, 2018 8:10:37 GMT
I indeed who would've thought it? Probably the paddy's who owned the site previously and couldn't develop it for housing Funny you should say that. Chatting to an ex director over a beer last week he was convinced that planning permission for housing on the proposed training site would never be granted. Not convinced personally. I'm convinced and don't believe it would've been sold if there was a chance fir housing.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Aug 20, 2018 14:46:22 GMT
Dwane Developments was incorporated as late as March 2018. The point of that is what? Or has something got worse in the past 5 months since then.
Leverage the assets in land to develop thus creating enabling funds? Who would have thought it😏😏 I indeed who would've thought it? Probably the paddy's who owned the site previously and couldn't develop it for housing
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jul 17, 2018 13:53:04 GMT
As opposed to the key thing is that the silence is deafening regarding the training ground or stadium redevelopment. No-one forced the owner or chairman to pipe up about those matters and it's quite they won't be forced into commentating on the delays now. Very few would give a flying f whether Wael or anyone else spoke at some bogus management conference. But they do care whether he follows up his previous statements I get the frustration I really do. But there is sweet fa anyone can do about this, or anything else fans demand from the owners. Fans? I thought you had accepted we were only customers? We can as fans raise any questions we like it is up to the owners whether they ignore us or keep us informed. I'm sure if they don't keep us on board and informed that they have already identified another source of replacement customers
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jul 17, 2018 12:59:31 GMT
But the key thing is that some will jump on whatever paltry evidence they can to whine about the current owners. Personally I think it's pathetic. As opposed to the key thing is that the silence is deafening regarding the training ground or stadium redevelopment. No-one forced the owner or chairman to pipe up about those matters and it's quite they won't be forced into commentating on the delays now. Very few would give a flying f whether Wael or anyone else spoke at some bogus management conference. But they do care whether he follows up his previous statements
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jul 13, 2018 13:02:27 GMT
So the shareholders who hold the circa 8% that DS don't own are being kept informed of the detail? I'm guessing no so that would preclude anyone investing or weren't buying a controlling or significant shareholding from knowing. And vaughan has already had confirmation from the chairman that they are not looking for investors I doubt it. Given that they have passed the 75% threshold. If they are at 92% and the 8% were troublesome, they could just buy them out. But,as you know, the board, of a private limited company, are under no obligation to give a running commentary. Again, I don't see what the fuss is about. So the fact is you'd have to buy 25%+ to have anything shared when the Chairman has said they aren't looking for investment. The issue is that they make big noises about new stadium or redevelopment or a training ground then follow it up with deafening silence. When there is silence the vacuum will be filled with rumours. So either say f**k all or follow up Billy Big bollocks statements with updates. And its a very sad and dangerous game when owners of loss making lower league club decide to treat fans as customers. If they don't want our financial commitment, without which the club would fast go down the drain then day so. And it's desperately sad when people like yourself accept fans being treated as customers. Surely not what you were intending when you helped set up the sharescheme?
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jul 13, 2018 10:51:37 GMT
OK, let's forget about Nick Higgs and concentrate on Wael and KP's original question, why won't he speak to us ? As a private investor in the business perhaps he doesn't have anything to say. But as club President, a Gashead and a self proclaimed football fanatic why won't he speak to us now when two years ago he was full of things to say ? Do you have any ideas ? I don't take this personally. The investors are doing what they think is right to protect their investment, as part of that vision they appear to believe that investing in fan experience is worthy and investing in coaching and youth development equally so. That's all good to me and in stark contrast to what has gone on. I really don't get this needy response from a few who feel the need to be told every detail. For us, the fans, with no vested financial interest, that should be enough. If you want to know the absolute detail, put your hand in your pocket and buy in. Otherwise 🙊 So the shareholders who hold the circa 8% that DS don't own are being kept informed of the detail? I'm guessing no so that would preclude anyone investing or weren't buying a controlling or significant shareholding from knowing. And vaughan has already had confirmation from the chairman that they are not looking for investors
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 13, 2018 13:03:56 GMT
QRemember Tony scoring one of the two goals in a 2-0 win at Swindle. Thanks ugh he was a good player. Definitely half pounder and not quarter pounder that day.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Jun 13, 2018 8:28:17 GMT
But the Premier league isn't having a weekend off. Half the Premier league clubs will have one weekend off (for there mid season exhibition in China and the Far East) and the following weekend the other half will have a weekend off. Fear not Sky and BT will still fill there schedules
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 24, 2018 20:15:37 GMT
Not sure it sends the correct message ... girl left at home despite being a fan? Seems to imply you have to be a minimum height and age to attend games! Could have been much better ... shown faces of really young fans at games interspersed with footie clips Not getting the correct date is very unprofessional That said good to see that a video was used Yes, good to see a professional approach by the club but............... Young girl left, seemingly, alone at home for best part of 2/3 hours. Boy can go to match but not girl.............. Height an issue? I've seen parents bring younger children with those small plastic steps to stand on. Rex takes his small plastic step and he's the wrong side of 50
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 22, 2018 18:37:38 GMT
Nor do I want to support Trump! 1% of all proceeds are to go to a campaign to reverse the Brexit fiasco. Any remaining funds will be invested in education promoting economic literacy. More false news, the 1% is to cover the celebrations when we leave the world's most absurd organisation* *FIFA \ UN not included in the comparison
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 22, 2018 11:11:47 GMT
China v Wales Tom Lockyer and Billy Bodin named as subs for match starting at 1135am today in China. Wales 1Hennessey 5Chester 6Williams 4Davies 2Gunter 7Allen 8King 14John 11Bale 9Vokes 16Wilson Substitutes 3Matthews 10Bradshaw 12Maxwell 13Bodin 15Evans 17Watkins 18Mepham 19Roberts 20Hedges 21Crowe 22Woodburn 23Lockyer Looks like it would've been tough not to get selected as a sub. But well done to the pair and I hope Hamer put an international clause in Billy's transfer agreement
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 21, 2018 20:49:21 GMT
When in this Country our owners are based in London - surely you understand that many companies have an office in London although their operation is in the sticks? I did that for years because many shakers and makers are there The word "We" comes to mind I'm sure AJIB have an office in London using your criteria , why can they not operate out of that one ? A strange day when I agree with Henbury. We us the football club if the family that own the majority of shares in the football club or Dwane Sports want / need an office they why don't they pay for it? After all a lot if people bang on about them having the money. I've worked for far bigger companies than Bristol Rovers who at times would need an office in London and took the pragmatic economic view if renting serviced offices as required.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 20, 2018 21:11:48 GMT
London Office and new CEO. 30 plus years ago, it was Hambrook and Gordon Bennett and not replacing the bulbs in the Eastville floodlights. But then the Club had a soul and social media was an apple in Jobs' eye? No we were rag-bag Rovers. End of. More carpet and glass please, but located in the new East Stand. I'd suggest a Gordon Bennett managing the resources that the Al Qs are providing against the Mem would be achieving amazing things
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 20, 2018 19:12:24 GMT
on a sidenote have those 2 oily b******s masters and bss reported any of this ? BSS is no longer a SC Director; he stood down last year. I saw him though at the last home game. Whether there will be a replacement is anyone's guess. (ie No.) KM keeps his head down (or up, depending which way you look at it). Which ever way he holds his head he's usually looking down his nose at you
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 18, 2018 7:12:21 GMT
To any person who knows the things that really matter in life and to people who understand that a good grasp of grammar can depend on your background,occupation and education and its really no big deal. If poor grammar is so important get some rules on here about it and expel those people guilty of this terrible crime. There was some guy on here before who was driven off the forum by the constant ridicule about his poor grammar/spelling etc. Anyway lets stick to the things that really matter to fans like the stadium manager situation. I you mean Kegan Deg, then I did mock his punctuation. But you cannot, because he was not driven off. I think he got frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm for mocking away team support. He could punctuate well when he tried. But sometimes he liked not to, and our exchanges seemed to amuse. But it you want to encourage breadth and depth of Guzzler participation, maybe stop calling Epping an idiot. That is rude, Sir. I'm hoping if left because he's a s**thead
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 16, 2018 10:07:27 GMT
I can't say I speak for everyone but I am sure much of the discomfort stems from having charges and interest owed to a party of whom we know very little about their true intentions. Under previous regimes we have had the steadying hand of people like Geoff Dunford and Nick Higgs who for all their faults were fans of the club and would be loathe to sell us down the river unless all else fails. It really is quite worrying that we owe so much debt to a family from the other side of the world who come from an investment banking background and where the brother in charge of finance is said to not be a fan of football. Read that again and tell me if you find no part of that sentence duly unconcerning because from where I am sitting it is exactly the sort of position no football club wants to find itself. I must also echo the point about mixed messages. We have a credit facility secured against the stadium and yet money is now not an object so racking up debts of 3 million a year is nothing to worry about? I'm afraid the more time passes the more I think that this is all going to end in tears- Gashead tears. Spoken like a TRUE Gashead............. Spoken like a complete twat
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 14, 2018 12:40:11 GMT
Sounds Bristol Rovers Football Club spend £250k on an office for someone else thus increasing their losses? Happy to pay for an office on behalf of Dwane Sports if that comes off the debt owed to Dwane Sports. Simple logic isn't it? And that maybe happening but no one asked that question. Or it isn't and actually we are being charged interest on costs for Dwane Sports by Dwane Sports. This is technically called double dipping. And please do remember Dwane Sports own circa 92% of the club so they should not be using it to rack up debts on behalf of Dwane Sports to the potential detriment of the other 8% of shareholders. Exactly. People are being sucked in by Wael's little grin and calm demeanour. This is utter madness. Can you imagine a business running at a loss of £3,000,000 with the owners awarding themselves interest for lending themselves money and organising it all from an office costing a quarter of a million quid PA and located 120 miles from the shop floor? Maybe it's just me, but I would be at that business 24/7 trying to make sure that every penny spent was yielding the best possible return, and I would be sleeping in the broom cupboard to save money. Going back to my last post where I said that I can't read what these owners intend doing with the club, this is a perfect example of why it's impossible to work out. A couple of weeks ago Wael put out that orchastrated ''interview'' where he was trying to play down the family's wealth and was saying that he was uncomfortable with the speculation around what they may be prepared to spend. Roll forward 2 weeks, suddenly debt that we could never have imagined isn't even regarded as debt and they aren't one bit worried by losing £3m a year, and £250k for an office in London isn't a problem. Talk about mixed messages. Losing money hand over fist and people are happy we are paying for someone else's office. You couldn't make it up anywhere else
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 14, 2018 10:38:26 GMT
Seems you're falling into the trap others are on the other forum and accepting we are no longer fans but customers. As we all know customers will go where they perceive they are getting the best deal. As to the office in London if it is provided for the use of Dwane Sports then I would've hoped that a shareholder would've asked for confirmation that the cost of the office is offset against the revolving credit facility provided by Dwane Sports/HAQ. But from what I'm reading I'm guessing that question wasn't asked. If the office is for the football club then I would've hoped there would've been an incredulous gasp from the shareholders. but isn't the office cost part of the operating loss which is in turn funded by Dwane Sports? So who exactly is losing out?
If we ever turn a profit then I doubt anyone would care about the office.
Sounds Bristol Rovers Football Club spend £250k on an office for someone else thus increasing their losses? Happy to pay for an office on behalf of Dwane Sports if that comes off the debt owed to Dwane Sports. Simple logic isn't it? And that maybe happening but no one asked that question. Or it isn't and actually we are being charged interest on costs for Dwane Sports by Dwane Sports. This is technically called double dipping. And please do remember Dwane Sports own circa 92% of the club so they should not be using it to rack up debts on behalf of Dwane Sports to the potential detriment of the other 8% of shareholders.
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Post by CountyGroundHotel on Mar 14, 2018 9:19:48 GMT
So let me see if I understand this... Bristol Rovers FC are paying the equivalent of a respectable transfer fee to retain an office in a city some distance away, for the exclusive use of a couple of brothers who are not domiciled in the Uk? Seems legit. To the statement of "oh well it's their money" it isn't quite just their money because they have secured their investment against our home. So that charge for the office is eating up liquidity in the mem. Of course, if they categorically stated they will never sell the mem then they can have a penthouse suite in Mayfair as far as I am concerned, however the likelihood of them making that promise is non-existent. This news about the office does frame the question of "why is the debt rising so rapidly" in a new light, that is for sure. "To the statement of "oh well it's their money" it isn't quite just their money because they have secured their investment against our home. So that charge for the office is eating up liquidity in the mem. "It isn't "our home" the Al Qadi family own it, what don't you understand about that? The President CLEARLY explained, that he didn't see it as a debt. Now I understood that statement....... Seems you're falling into the trap others are on the other forum and accepting we are no longer fans but customers. As we all know customers will go where they perceive they are getting the best deal. As to the office in London if it is provided for the use of Dwane Sports then I would've hoped that a shareholder would've asked for confirmation that the cost of the office is offset against the revolving credit facility provided by Dwane Sports/HAQ. But from what I'm reading I'm guessing that question wasn't asked. If the office is for the football club then I would've hoped there would've been an incredulous gasp from the shareholders.
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