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God I'd hope it was someone a little more inspiring/ambitious than a fairly inexperienced non-league manager... Wouldn't give the best impression of the new boards ambitions. Personally I'd still go for Paul Ince.

No, but I tell you what - he didn't half look smart. Perhaps part of his new image as a "Football Club Owner"???

Yeah, but we're still the biggest club on the south coast - biggest ground, biggest catchment area, best infrastructure etc. etc. - so a bargain at the knock-down price they're asking.

Regardless of what people think of Cowen, I do credit him with some intelligence, which is all too often lacking in 19's posts!

Yes, the Echo hinted that the "potential mystery foreign bidder" might pool resources with Pinnacle. Who knows.

You can go and sit at another clubs ground, but you know it won't be the same, and your heart won't be there... Have a mate, a mad Stoke fan who "gave up on them", the year before their promotion to the Prem, and bought a Season Ticket for Arsenal instead. Hopefully it'll work out the same way here...!

perhaps my comment should have read I would HOPE that they will be!! Rather than formal talks, would hope the consortium would be discussing internally / getting their house in order ready to hit the ground running with Fry on Monday. Jeez - why is this always so seeming easy for other clubs, yet so difficult for us?!

I'm pretty sure they will be!

Agreed, at least it gives the chance for someone else to come in and buy us again when we're "back on our feet"...

And if this is the 'preferred bid' - what does it say about the others?! Worrying indeed, if they can't satisfactorily prove their financial guarantees for the club purchase, what does it say about their ability to invest in the future? I was really hoping this "mystery foreign bid" (as mentioned by Echo) might come to light, but it seems Pinnacle are still the #1 option at present.

Murty certainly, decent defender and leadership qualities that we lack.

TGIF... (sort of).

For a professional services firm that seems reasonable (I work for one who also deal in Administration and we'd be way higher than that). They are a business, not a charity. Now please move on...

Aah, but a good Captain would never absolve himself of his ultimate responsibility, or try to blame others. Perhaps then they're not so similar after all... =

Good analogy. In which case... =

Just shows Lowe in his true colours again - that toxic mix of ignorance and arrogance; unable to take any blame himself, and more than willing to assign blame to anyone and everyone else. Good riddance to him. He has overseen our darkest moments as a club, but hopefully now the only way is up...

Ignore him, he's just trying to agitate and bad mouth Pinnacle, or anyone else involved in the bidding process. Yawn. No doubt he's praying that his hero Rupert "2 relegations, 1 administration" Lowe will step in with a bid - of course, there will be nothing wrong with that one...

Oh lordy, how many times. It's A fact, without doubt, but not ALL of the facts. Unless you are friends with all interested parties, and have been told all of the salient information of each bid. Hypothetically speaking of course.

It isn't facts at all - just a theory based on the very limited information that is "out in the open" (if we can trust that, which I doubt) at the moment. The only person who knows all of the facts is Mr. Fry. Fact.

You said it!

They have the facts about their own bids, but only Fry & Co. have complete information...

I do, because no one bar Mr. Fry and his team have the FACTS. Unless you and Nickh do, in which case, care to share?

So, you have inside information about the negotiations do you? PS isn't it about time you changed your "location" (or at least changed 'except' to 'accept')?