InvictaSaint

Another non-story from the Echo. What they fail to realise is that Fry has already said that ANY bidder would come up against this same problem, irrespective of who they are. If it is not resolved then the sale of the club will not be completed - whether the buyer is the richest man in the world or Mark Jackson. Thus, whether MJ has £10 billion and Arsene Wenger lined up to manager us is of absolutely no significance whatsoever; if the problem cannot be resolved, the sale cannot happen.

Reading Halo's post in conjunction with Dubai Phil's "catch 22" post on another thread leads me to conclude that some very clever legal people on Pinnacle's side have thought this through long and hard and have realised that they can push this as far as is possible before forcing the deal through. IMO this is not a last minute hitch on Pinnacle's part, but rather a last minute realisation on the FL's part that they are on very dodgy ground legally speaking and may have to find a compromise to save themselves. We shall see. MLT's comments on SSN at 7.20 today were encouraging though....

Was thinking exactly the same thing when I read the quotation. It clearly had Frey down as saying "any" bidder - not the current one, but any bidder. Thus as you rightly say NickG it is in his interests to clear this up on Monday, one way or another, and then help Pinnacle go form there. To start from scratch, with another bidder, and risk losing the creditor's X amount in the pound alreadt agreed (far greater than anything they would receive if we went into liquidation) would be extreme folly. Whatever we may think of Fry, he cannot be that naive or stupid. A few more bumps as we descend through the cloud cover and then....smooth landing. Welcome to New SFC everybody, enjoy your stay....

Somehow managed to submit the same post twice, once with the spelling mistake..... and once without.....

I'm assuming this is all very much tongue in cheek...non?

I'm assumng this is all very much tongue in cheek...non?

I do find it ironic that there are people on here moaning about Tisdale when he has guided his team from non-league to the very same division into which all our other custodians - many of whom many of us were happy to see at SMS [Redknapp, Burley] - have collectively allowed us to sink....

I thought it was soul singer Errol Wetup

Spot on

Is the answer raspberry jam? Do I win?

For evil to prosper, it is sufficient for good men to do nothing.

Half a bee, philosophically Must - ipso facto - half not be But can a bee be said to be An entire bee, when half the bee Is not a bee, due to some ancient Injury? Singing: La dee dee, one two three Eric the Half a bee

Moi, je ne regrette rien. Non, je ne regrette rien.

True, OSM, but the same domestic "situation" clearly did not prevent McGoldrick from signing a new contract only last October.....

Although he can't spell for toffee. HTH.

The last post underneath the letter is from the Echo web editor who states that the paper has Tony Lynam's "express permission" to reproduce the open letter on their and other websites. Seems totally genuine as far as I can ascertain.

Am beginning to tire of the way it is all dragging on now; emotionally very draining all of this, and if games are being played by certain parties then shame on all of them. To everybody involved: cure the patient or turn off the life support machine. Stop ****ing about and make a decision. Then, if we have to mourn, at least we will be able to.

Good shout. Would be a good addition to their 'franchise'.

Good point! Must get my eyes tested!

I was interested in the capitalisation of Southampton Acquisition (SA - South Africa) and by the black and gold reference. The Springboks shirt is black and gold....so are we looking for a short, wealthy South African? The De Haans? Very big in the horse racing world (hence the Irish link?) and owners of SAGA the over 60s holiday company, based in the south-east. Could be wrong, but just trying to unravel the cryptic clues....

InvictaSaint (season ticket-holder) to SMS: 250 mile round trip InivctaSaint to Gillingham: 2.2 mile round trip :-)

I know it's a loose analogy, but if you ever saw the new Poet Laureate interviewed you would struggle to comprehend how she ever got the position. However, appearances and interviews are one thing; it's the quality of the work you do that marks you out. If the MJ bid is successful, what we are all going to do? Sit around bemoaning the fact that we have a club run by local businessmen rather than a Sultan or a Sheikh? Or perhaps we may have to be grateful that SOMEBODY put in the effort to save us and allow us to even have a club?

Since the purpose of the non-refundable deposit was to keep the club going (day-to-day costs), I can only assume that somebody (Leon?) has stumped up the cash to keep us going for a few more weeks whilst this interminable saga drags on.

Absolutely, 100% spot on. Seconded, with gusto.

Clutching at straws here Duncan (!), but it does appear to be a report rather than a direct quotation so I am slightly more optimistic. You can't help but love the Grauniad but liberal reporting has always been their forte. Still hopeful.....