kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Feb 29, 2016 17:17:04 GMT
The revolution has started. We were there through the dark days - I always quote Braintree away - although Hitchin away in the Cup wasn't too bright either, in fact there is a long list... The important thing is that we are still here supporting the Club - and now we are at the start of something genuinely exciting. And please - if anyone has a photo from half time Saturday - I am with the leader of the revolution and sporting a Jordanian flag on my Smart Computers Rovers shirt! The revolution , will it be televised ?
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 17:29:39 GMT
The revolution has started. We were there through the dark days - I always quote Braintree away - although Hitchin away in the Cup wasn't too bright either, in fact there is a long list... The important thing is that we are still here supporting the Club - and now we are at the start of something genuinely exciting. And please - if anyone has a photo from half time Saturday - I am with the leader of the revolution and sporting a Jordanian flag on my Smart Computers Rovers shirt! The revolution , will it be televised ? 'The Horfield Spring'. So far, the discredited old guard has been ousted and a political prisoner has been pardoned.
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Post by lostinspace on Feb 29, 2016 17:45:56 GMT
Does anyone feel the timing of the takeover (shortly after the transfer deadline) was on purpose so there would be no pressure to spend any money? (other than to Higgs and Co) No... why do some always look on the "dark side" of these transactions, aint you happy enough to have some one who has stated his/their intentions for THIS club , let them show us what the initial program chart is going to bring , and lets go from there
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Post by PeterHooper57 on Feb 29, 2016 17:55:35 GMT
It just seems all too good to be true; happy to live the dream, just hope I do not wake up one day soon to find it was all part of a awful nightmare and "Mr Watertight Contract, is still at the helm after all. UTG
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 18:08:00 GMT
Does anyone feel the timing of the takeover (shortly after the transfer deadline) was on purpose so there would be no pressure to spend any money? (other than to Higgs and Co) My guess is that the timing was driven by Higgs finally realising what most of us had thought obvious for a long time, namely that the case with Sainsbury's was a lost cause.
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Post by a more piratey game on Feb 29, 2016 18:14:00 GMT
The revolution has started. We were there through the dark days - I always quote Braintree away - although Hitchin away in the Cup wasn't too bright either, in fact there is a long list... The important thing is that we are still here supporting the Club - and now we are at the start of something genuinely exciting. And please - if anyone has a photo from half time Saturday - I am with the leader of the revolution and sporting a Jordanian flag on my Smart Computers Rovers shirt! The revolution , will it be televised ? its meant to be the evolution. Which might make for a very long programme
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Post by csssmooth on Feb 29, 2016 18:21:10 GMT
The revolution has started. We were there through the dark days - I always quote Braintree away - although Hitchin away in the Cup wasn't too bright either, in fact there is a long list... The important thing is that we are still here supporting the Club - and now we are at the start of something genuinely exciting. And please - if anyone has a photo from half time Saturday - I am with the leader of the revolution and sporting a Jordanian flag on my Smart Computers Rovers shirt! The revolution , will it be televised ? Channel 5 nine thirty saturday night, sky highlights Sunday morning and Al Jazeera live saturday afternoons
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Post by badbloodash on Feb 29, 2016 18:30:37 GMT
Does anyone feel the timing of the takeover (shortly after the transfer deadline) was on purpose so there would be no pressure to spend any money? (other than to Higgs and Co) My guess is that the timing was driven by Higgs finally realising what most of us had thought obvious for a long time, namely that the case with Sainsbury's was a lost cause. So did we really put any effort into the appeal or just go through the motions as Higgs knew what was coming and as for the Arab Spring I think we may have a few more seasons at the mem I don't think anyone will be sitting in the uwe this decade
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 18:37:31 GMT
My guess is that the timing was driven by Higgs finally realising what most of us had thought obvious for a long time, namely that the case with Sainsbury's was a lost cause. So did we really put any effort into the appeal or just go through the motions as Higgs knew what was coming and as for the Arab Spring I think we may have a few more seasons at the mem I don't think anyone will be sitting in the uwe this decade My instinct is that we knew that the appeal was unlikely to succeed, but the potential return on investment was huge, so Higgs chucked his money on the counter, closed his eyes and hoped for the best. If you are right about UWE that will have knocked the stuffing out of the value of that number plate seen in the Mem car park, GA5 2 UWE.
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Post by laughinggas on Feb 29, 2016 18:39:07 GMT
We're not on the brink of administration. That's a huge step forward. The rest will come in its own good time. I'm happy with that. Sorry, how are we further away from administration? Has the club got more money? Was there a new share issue? what debts have been cleared? Have I missed something somewhere?
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Post by Angas on Feb 29, 2016 19:32:11 GMT
Decent owners with business acumen, who aren't desperately relying on Sainsbury's having to cough up some cash. That's good enough for me.
Each to his own, of course.
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Post by laughinggas on Feb 29, 2016 19:39:31 GMT
Decent owners with business acumen, who aren't desperately relying on Sainsbury's having to cough up some cash. That's good enough for me. Each to his own, of course. Being a bit of a black and white person I have seen nothing to give any facts about your previous statement. Think the future is brighter but it's not here on day one.
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Post by nortongashead on Feb 29, 2016 20:59:08 GMT
TBF I have been thinking when will they splash the cash but then I remembered they've just spent a small fortune on acquiring us. Wael and co are a breathe of fresh air and really have a bit of class in their demeanour. I suspect most of the energy from the new owners is going into delivering a new stadium. Achieving that must come before anything else IMO then we can re-build our club in a much more sustainable way.
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Post by Angas on Feb 29, 2016 21:00:29 GMT
Decent owners with business acumen, who aren't desperately relying on Sainsbury's having to cough up some cash. That's good enough for me. Each to his own, of course. Being a bit of a black and white person I have seen nothing to give any facts about your previous statement. Think the future is brighter but it's not here on day one. I never said it was here. I don't anticipate it being here for quite some time. But the future definitely looks brighter and for now I'm quite happy with that. It's a definite improvement on where I feel we were previously.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 29, 2016 21:12:44 GMT
Decent owners with business acumen, who aren't desperately relying on Sainsbury's having to cough up some cash. That's good enough for me. Each to his own, of course. Being a bit of a black and white person I have seen nothing to give any facts about your previous statement. Think the future is brighter but it's not here on day one. Whilst I fully subscribe to the possibility that the new regime might be all talk, the proof of the pudding and all that, and that people should not expect immediate results or breathtaking expenditure, the default reaction that it's probably a con and their motives have to be questioned strikes me as cynical and miserable to a debilitating level. So far, everything they've said has been measured, sensible, and credible. That in itself is an improvement. On the more precise question, they have said that the debt will be cleared. 2 or 3 million of that debt is with a lender of last resort and is repayable in a few months' time. I'm far more comfortable now than I was 10 days ago. In the absence of immediate results or an ability to break the space-time continuum to view the future, I'm as optimistic as I could be. That will have to do.
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Post by interceptor on Feb 29, 2016 22:20:46 GMT
The revolution , will it be televised ? 'The Horfield Spring'. So far, the discredited old guard has been ousted and a political prisoner has been pardoned. Horfield Spring - hilarious
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Post by singupgas on Feb 29, 2016 22:31:50 GMT
TBF I have been thinking when will they splash the cash but then I remembered they've just spent a small fortune on acquiring us. Wael and co are a breathe of fresh air and really have a bit of class in their demeanour. I suspect most of the energy from the new owners is going into delivering a new stadium. Achieving that must come before anything else IMO then we can re-build our club in a much more sustainable way. Agreed, think they will focus on infrastucture of the clubs operations and stadium, its clear to anyone we need one sharpish, i would love him to make a statement like Tottenham will and build one bigger than our neighbours.
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 1, 2016 19:18:55 GMT
The revolution , will it be televised ? its meant to be the evolution. Which might make for a very long programme Gil Scott - Heron said the revolution will not be televised. Who am I to believe for f sake lol
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kingswood Polak
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Post by kingswood Polak on Mar 1, 2016 19:29:41 GMT
TBF I have been thinking when will they splash the cash but then I remembered they've just spent a small fortune on acquiring us. Wael and co are a breathe of fresh air and really have a bit of class in their demeanour. I suspect most of the energy from the new owners is going into delivering a new stadium. Achieving that must come before anything else IMO then we can re-build our club in a much more sustainable way. Agreed, think they will focus on infrastucture of the clubs operations and stadium, its clear to anyone we need one sharpish, i would love him to make a statement like Tottenham will and build one bigger than our neighbours. Seriously, what would that achieve ? Whilst I am all for us being able to compete with them, the facts are very much different and even historically speaking, they had bigger crowds than us and even when we were at the same level. I really don't like the thought of 7-8K of us trying to bring about an atmosphere when in a stadium that has a larger capacity that the new Ashton gate. We need to sort the football team out first. Once we can show some sustainable success on the pitch then we can maybe dream of bigger stadium, no ?
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Post by singupgas on Mar 1, 2016 23:14:32 GMT
Agreed, think they will focus on infrastucture of the clubs operations and stadium, its clear to anyone we need one sharpish, i would love him to make a statement like Tottenham will and build one bigger than our neighbours. Seriously, what would that achieve ? Whilst I am all for us be,is inf we will compete with them, the facts are very much different and even historically speaking, they had bigger crowds than us and even when we were at the same level. I really don't like the thought of 7-8K of us trying to bring about an atmosphere when in a stadium that has a larger capacity that the new Ashton gate. We need to sort the football team out first. Once we can show some sustainable success on the pitch then we can maybe dream of bigger stadium, no ? I dont care that historically they have, if we had the money backing us historically it would be the other way round. im not saying build a 60k seater, just something that now shows we will compete with them in near future and most defintely investing in the team to get us climbing.
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