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Post by turnpike on Aug 19, 2014 20:25:11 GMT
Has anyone heard from Northville Blue this week, would be interested in his thoughts on this development. He's sat by his letter box awaiting the letter to say his ban's over
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Post by manchestergas on Aug 19, 2014 20:27:39 GMT
He might have a long wait as didn't they not know where he lived as he moved.
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Post by Northville Blue on Aug 19, 2014 20:31:12 GMT
Has anyone heard from Northville Blue this week, would be interested in his thoughts on this development. He's sat by his letter box awaiting the letter to say his ban's over They lost my address years ago if you remember their excuse for taking six years to issue me with the letter by hand. ;-) As for a director resigning, it's the least he and others could do after their recent record of running the club. Credit goes to GD for this decision.
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Post by turnpike on Aug 19, 2014 20:32:29 GMT
Just look for the big house in upper patchway that has a worn track to the local pub
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Post by turnpike on Aug 19, 2014 20:35:56 GMT
Kev, not sure if you saw NH on the tv today, it was said about the investor who looked at rovers and decided to buy into another club. It was made to sound that it was this persons decision and not refused by the board. Do you think any of the former directors will offer to go back?
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Post by Northville Blue on Aug 19, 2014 20:44:30 GMT
Kev, not sure if you saw NH on the tv today, it was said about the investor who looked at rovers and decided to buy into another club. It was made to sound that it was this persons decision and not refused by the board. Do you think any of the former directors will offer to go back? I've also heard the rumours about an offer for the club but I thought that was prior to relegation and the offer was turned down and the investor and his backers took over Oxford United. I also heard that Nick revealed that Colin and Mike had been in discussions with him but that he had turned their proposal(s) down. I have no idea what they were but Mike appears to be happy sorting Solihull Moors out at the moment and has committed three years of his time and money to them to do so. Colin will always have 101 ideas how to sort things out and people would be silly to ignore him.
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Post by turnpike on Aug 19, 2014 20:53:11 GMT
Kev, not sure if you saw NH on the tv today, it was said about the investor who looked at rovers and decided to buy into another club. It was made to sound that it was this persons decision and not refused by the board. Do you think any of the former directors will offer to go back? I've also heard the rumours about an offer for the club but I thought that was prior to relegation and the offer was turned down and the investor and his backers took over Oxford United. I also heard that Nick revealed that Colin and Mike had been in discussions with him but that he had turned their proposal(s) down. I have no idea what they were but Mike appears to be happy sorting Solihull Moors out at the moment and has committed three years of his time and money to them to do so. Colin will always have 101 ideas how to sort things out and people would be silly to ignore him. They didnt say it was the investment that went to Oxford directly but I thought it was odd to be discussing it if they had turned them down, whilst saying they were looking still. Lets hope Colin is able to put some forward then.
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Post by Bordeaux Gas on Aug 19, 2014 20:56:39 GMT
Hi Kev - What are your thoughts on the idea of Colin and Mike going public with the fact that their latest proposal and investment was recently rejected by the Board? 99% of supporters are in the mindset that there is no alternative to what we have today, due to the fact that none of this is public (yet).
I suspect the answer is that they are not interested in supporter momentum given that this could create a divide between them and the Board. My understanding is that the latest proposal was for change and some investment, not a take over.
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Post by lostinspace on Aug 19, 2014 21:02:36 GMT
I seem to remember that Somerton in Somerset was the Capital of Wessex at one time? That I don't know as you enter Somerton, the claim on the accompanying board is "Ancient capital of Wessex"
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Post by Northville Blue on Aug 19, 2014 21:04:37 GMT
Hi Kev - What are your thoughts on the idea of Colin and Mike going public with the fact that their latest proposal and investment was recently rejected by the Board? 99% of supporters are in the mindset that there is no alternative to what we have today, due to the fact that none of this is public (yet). I suspect the answer is that they are not interested in supporter momentum given that this could create a divide between them and the Board. My understanding is that the latest proposal was for change and some investment, not a take over. I would have thought that they would be bound by a confidentiality agreement so I don't think their offer would be made public but it did surprise me that they were named publicly if that were the case??
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Post by Bath Gas on Aug 19, 2014 21:17:23 GMT
I can remember meeting at the back of the Grandstand after the match to protest and hand in the petition. It was pouring with rain, and only about half a dozen people showed up (sounds familiar). The petition was handed in at the door, but it wasn't GD who took it. I had already written a personal letter to GD, making my feelings very clear re. the treatment Rofe received. The letter was sent via one of the empties which Dunford's milkman collected the following day. I did receive a very polite response from GD, via Royal Mail. Just registered, though long time browser of this forum, to say I was the person who handed it in. We had collected over 3,500 names on the day, more than half the crowd. Originally Bob Twyford was sent down to collect the petition, to which we refused. Eventually I alone was allowed to hand it in to GD, on the stairway to the directors lounge. His exact words to this fairly naive (at the time) 22 year old was, 'If you don't like it you know what you can do'. It's fair to say that was the moment I took a dislike to him. As Chewbacca rightly says, this is not the time to go popping champagne corks. I'll save that moment for when, and if, the shares are sold. Ah - thanks for clarifying that. I could remember that we never saw GD at the door, but reading your post has reminded me of how it eventually panned out. My main memory is of standing around in the pouring rain, while everybody else was heading home - I think that John Kayes co-ordinated it all?
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Post by matealotblue on Aug 19, 2014 21:30:05 GMT
as you enter Somerton, the claim on the accompanying board is "Ancient capital of Wessex" Was changed because other places staked a claim for that title and no one could come up with the definitive answer so this was a fudge to basically say - "it might have been at one time ......but others might have been as well at some time at later dates....or not as the case may be".
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Post by Bridgeman on Aug 19, 2014 21:46:14 GMT
You can learn an awful lot on this forum, this thread has been extremely informative in as the saying goes 'more ways than one' !
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 22:40:38 GMT
Kev, not sure if you saw NH on the tv today, it was said about the investor who looked at rovers and decided to buy into another club. It was made to sound that it was this persons decision and not refused by the board. Do you think any of the former directors will offer to go back? I've also heard the rumours about an offer for the club but I thought that was prior to relegation and the offer was turned down and the investor and his backers took over Oxford United. I also heard that Nick revealed that Colin and Mike had been in discussions with him but that he had turned their proposal(s) down. I have no idea what they were but Mike appears to be happy sorting Solihull Moors out at the moment and has committed three years of his time and money to them to do so. Colin will always have 101 ideas how to sort things out and people would be silly to ignore him. Solihull? Good set up there, Ted and I went to watch Bristol Academy there. Is Marcus Bignot still up there? He's involved with Brum ladies as well.
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Post by Northville Blue on Aug 19, 2014 22:43:55 GMT
I've also heard the rumours about an offer for the club but I thought that was prior to relegation and the offer was turned down and the investor and his backers took over Oxford United. I also heard that Nick revealed that Colin and Mike had been in discussions with him but that he had turned their proposal(s) down. I have no idea what they were but Mike appears to be happy sorting Solihull Moors out at the moment and has committed three years of his time and money to them to do so. Colin will always have 101 ideas how to sort things out and people would be silly to ignore him. Solihull? Good set up there, Ted and I went to watch Bristol Academy there. Is Marcus Bignot still up there? He's involved with Brum ladies as well. Yes he is and yes he does run Brum Ladies who play at the same ground. They are building on being a community club and Mike is impressed with the way Marcus is working towards this goal.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 23:18:16 GMT
Solihull? Good set up there, Ted and I went to watch Bristol Academy there. Is Marcus Bignot still up there? He's involved with Brum ladies as well. Yes he is and yes he does run Brum Ladies who play at the same ground. They are building on being a community club and Mike is impressed with the way Marcus is working towards this goal. The tie in with Brum Ladies will be good, very successful club.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2014 23:32:20 GMT
He's sat by his letter box awaiting the letter to say his ban's over They lost my address years ago if you remember their excuse for taking six years to issue me with the letter by hand. ;-) As for a director resigning, it's the least he and others could do after their recent record of running the club. Credit goes to GD for this decision. Ha!! That's what you say to someone who you haven't seen for a while who says" let's meet up" and you say " um yea here's my number" and you say um yea I think it's 068 ** 89766
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2014 0:15:20 GMT
you miss the point, he tarnished his legacy with his surly/petty attitude which embarresed our club, no amount of money makes that alright You mean he holds a grudge?Yes i know someone else l;ike that dont i? do you ? me, i want decent behaviour, how about you ?
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Post by womble on Aug 20, 2014 2:52:51 GMT
Winchester was the capital in 1066 of Wessex and England as a whole. Not sure whether Somerton was an older capital. Harold Godwin or Godwinson (Harold II of arrow in the eye fame, although apparently that was a myth) was Earl of Wessex and they were a West Country family and the most powerful family in the late Saxon period. How things would have been different if the Saxons had not charged down the hill at Hastings after getting over excited. Ranks up there with Marcus Stewart hitting the post in the 1995 play off final. Tides of history often turn on small things. Actually had all the English charged down the hill, rather than just a portion of them, they would probably have won. The Norman infantry line had broken on their left after taking a hammering during their initial assault. The centre then wavered as the English right charged forwards in pursuit.
In the confusion William the not yet conqueror was unhorsed. This was the pivotal point of the battle and Harold blew it. A general advance down what is a very steep hill, would have swept the Normans off the field and we would probably be speaking a language resembling Dutch.
I rather like to think of it as Gareth Taylor missing that virtually open goal in the same match.
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Post by harrybuckle on Aug 20, 2014 6:52:48 GMT
Anyone know what NH meant by investors that might only invest for a week and then disappear ?
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