Is it too late...

[Macky]

I leapt at the opportunity for a bit of FT bashing.

Not a banned country sport is it

of course it isn't, whatever floats your boat.
I wouldn't consider myself a fan of organisations like the FT but I just do not understand why people enjoy throwing house bricks at them at every possible oppurtunity.
I find it a little tragic if I'm completely honest.

 

[SilverFox]

But on the subject of this thread I personally would be more satisfied if the club did maintain local ownership. If some of the very big money men (i.e. Wilson etc) out there did want ownership to invest real money I would support it 110%

There would be no doubt in my mind as to how closely looked after the future of this club would be...that is the most IMPORTANT thing.

A romp between the sheets can be nice, but lets not just jump into bed with the first bird who comes along. If Milan runs up massive debts and fails it isn't a case of escaping out of the bathroom window. Sorry, this is a really bad analogy.:icon_lol:

 

[Michael_J_Fox]

any hole's a goal for me!

 

[SilverFox]

any hole's a goal for me!

Yeah but we don't want to have to pay for it...that would make MM a whore and we aren't into that kind of funny business.

 

[Macky]

any hole's a goal for me!

Yeah, I heard that about you alright michael, didn't care which hole.
Has the parkinsons not made the boys & girls any safer then?

 

[western road]

Wealthy Leicestershire men and women are well known in having very deep pockets when it comes to football it is an alien sport to most.
Apart the sport of rugby union with its inherant amatuerism of years gone by, its elite patronage that opens doors at the end of your career, plus its huge following worldwide and its winning mentality gives it a huge benefit over its poor relative in this county.
Even the County cricket although a poor relative get more distinctive patronage than the working class game, and therein those last three words say it all working class
Definitive devisive words for the well heeled

 

[drew]

FT can you ask them why they would be good for the club this time seeing as they ****ed it up before.

 

[Cate Fox]

I shall be at the Walkers tomorrow for a work's conference so will report back if I see MM wandering around...

 

[Melton Fox]

I haven't read any of this thread.

If there is a rival bid from people that have been involved with this club for the last 4 years and watched it crumble from the inside, I hope they take their money, feck off and rot in hell with it.

 

[Feriol]

Jeff do you really think they influence the club in anything? They are looked on as a joke even inside the club, right up to board level

So why are they accused of causing the delay, and why are they many peoples target for blame should it fail?

(For the record, i'm not sure if this is your stance, but it is for many on here)

I agree they have no influence, but they are in an 'informed' posistion in the club, which is why the abuse they get seems ridiculous.

At first I was unsure about their approach but as events have unfolded the FT seem to be the only people emerging from this saga with any credit. To the best of my knowledge they have attempted to convey developments in plain language as objectively as possible (true objectivity being impossible). No dramatic nonsense as displayed in the Mercury. Incidentally, it is still making me laugh that people who hitherto had nothing but contempt for Blanderson and the Mercury will suddenly believe anything they read there as long as it fits their preconceived ideas/beliefs.

Mandaric may turn out to be a very good thing for Leicester, but the idea that everyone should just go along with a dreamy, indistinct vision of a land of happy chocolate and anyone who says "where's the money coming from then?" is SPOILING THINGS because AS LONG AS YOU BELIEVE IT IT WILL COME TRUE is self-evidently absurd. Are the Foxes' Trust and sceptical posters really those nasty people who kill fairies by not believing in them? I don't think so.

Would agree completely with anyone who says that we desperately need a shot in the arm. But we almost went bust through financial mismanagement. The club and those who love it owe it to themselves, supporters, employees, trading partners and creditors not to make the same mistake twice.

I haven't read any of this thread.

If there is a rival bid from people that have been involved with this club for the last 4 years and watched it crumble from the inside, I hope they take their money, feck off and rot in hell with it.

I Expect that (if their is any truth in it) they would only materialise if MM fails, i doubt it will be a 'rival' bid. I agree entirely though.

i would be more sceptical of their intentions than MM if this proves to be the case, given their past reluctance to invest.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

FT can you ask them why they would be good for the club this time seeing as they ****ed it up before.

Worded somewhat differently, but the question is on our list

 

[Feriol]

Worded somewhat differently, but the question is on our list

any ideas how long it will take for an offer to appear?

Will the club hold off MM to allow this to develop?

 

[Dour]

Worded somewhat differently, but the question is on our list

Good work. I know where my preference lies but push as hard as you can for an open answer.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

any ideas how long it will take for an offer to appear?

An alternative would have to be put forward this week, it's do or die time for any alternative

Will the club hold off MM to allow this to develop?

No

 

[Feriol]

An alternative would have to be out forward this week, it's do or die time for any alternative



No

good.

thanks FT

Could MM change his offer to counter a rival bid now?

 

[Dour]

good.

thanks FT

Nice work Feriol.

So there we have it. The two people in charge of our apparent decline - TNBD and McCahill - are the two most determined for the bumsrush with Mandaric.

 

[Feriol]

Nice work Feriol.

So there we have it. The two people in charge of our apparent decline - TNBD and McCahill - are the two most determined for the bumsrush with Mandaric.

sorry its late, i'm not sure what you mean there?

i think it is good because there will be minimum delay. the shareholders will still have to decide between the offers regardless of what is recommended.

 

[Foxes_Trust]

good.

thanks FT

Could MM change his offer to counter a rival bid now?

Don't think the timings would allow.

Most likely process would be if an alternative proposal is strong enough to get more than 25% of the shareholding backing it,then the MM deal would not reach the required 75% and presumably fail.

We await details of the alternative proposal, it needs to have shown significant movement this week to be anything close to the MM deal, but things can change quickly within 24 hours (as we have seen numerous times during this process).

 

[Feriol]

Don't think the timings would allow.

Most likely process would be if an alternative proposal is strong enough to get more than 25% of the shareholding backing it,then the MM deal would not reach the required 75% and presumably fail.

We await details of the alternative proposal, it needs to have shown significant movement this week to be anything close to the MM deal, but things can change quickly within 24 hours (as we have seen numerous times during this process).

do you mean in terms of admin, or in figures and details of the bid?

 

[Dour]

sorry its late, i'm not sure what you mean there?

i think it is good because there will be minimum delay. the shareholders will still have to decide between the offers regardless of what is recommended.

Just pointing out that TNBD and McCahill are the two most determined that the Mandaric deal goes through regardless. And those who are most critical of our current plight point fingers in their direction...