Micky

I take it thats the consortium that MJ is putting togeather - if so, we should win the Champions League in 2 years time - we'll have a few bob thats for sure...!!

Ohhhhh shhhyyyyytttteeeeeee Eire Saint just turned up with his first post. (albeit a rather late one too). Welcome saviour, welcome....

So whose claiming that they actually know the name(s) of the latest Irish bid - who is going to be the first to post, come on all you ITK'ers, time to put money where your mouth is and give us the info.

You mean you don't know - and here was I thinking that you were the Top Man when it came to ITK'ers. Thats put a bit of a damper on it for me now.

Jeff Kenna... We might have started something here now....!

Too much information, we really do not need to know about your personal life...!

Ahhhh with you - Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn and all that.... Niall's leaving Sunderland and coming to save Saints (finally realised he was actually at the wrong team playing in red and white stripes...!), typical bloody Irish. Better late than never though.

What - keep up, this is a serious takeover we are trying to sort out here. The PC theory was discussed an hour and a half ago (post 121), since then Bob Carolgese and Bob the Builder look favourites to put in a bid though.

Ahhh just when I was going to pack up for the day as well. Here we go for yet another 10 page thread to try to get to the bottom of who really wants to buy us. So now we have MJ, an Irish Consortium and the Pinnacle lot still appear to be in there somewhere - might be time for a poll to see who we think are the TK's and whoose the Real Deal.

I've got a sneaking suspicion that Phil Collins might be coming up on the rails...!

You sure - I thought it was just a Jackson. Mannnn this is confusing now...!!!

It would be easier to pick holes in War & Peace than it would to trawl through the never ending sagas posted on here. Whilst I don't believe a word of whats posted, I could probably crawl up my own ass, trying to argue some of the drivel thats been posted. It just isn't worth the hassle. Anybody tells me that 'They told me so' - I believe you - the mess on here is just too much to face.

Ahhh that might explain a few of the never ending 48 hour deadlines that have been set then - a cunning money making idea by some club insider...!

What, sorry, now I'm bloody confused - where the hell did Phil Collins come into this - is he buying us too..??? A consortium of Rod and Phil - must have a few bob, surely. So is it Rod or Phil that is buying us - anybody know...???

I think that confidence comes with age and maturity though - I find, that as I get older, I too get more confident. Glad to see that I am not the only one...!

No way - I've just invested in my latest gadget "The all new automatic F5 tapper". £4.99 from 'Gadgets are Us' - a bargain...!!!

Aaaahhhhh so you think this rumour has some legs then.....??? !!!!!

WTF are you talking about - the title of the thread is Strachan -what relavance does that have to the support. He was good for us - he's gone (I think he was pretty good for you too), he's history. The fact that you are complaining about winning 3 titles in the last 4 years and we have won sh@g shyte for nigh on 35, but are still passionate about our team shows how much we support our team. You continue supporting and whinging about your lot in that totally boring '2 horse race' that you call football and we will continue to support our team in a competative league - through good times and bad. Now that we have got that straight - there probably is nothing else more to say really.

Thats good - once he has rushed that one through perhaps he could turn his attention to Saints.... oh....

Would you just GTFOOH, FFS. This is a Saints board. So Strachan only managed to get you 3 titles in the last 4 years - geeze, I'm gutted. Did some stuff in Europe too eh, ohh but failed to beat that other team up there - commiserations to you mate. Get real and FO for god sake. We are Saints fans - we haven't won naff all since 76, we ain't won 3 games in the last 4 seasons let alone 3 titles...!!! Europe - we go there for holidays...!! Now FO and cry somewhere else will ya - Saints are in f u c k i n crisis and all you can moan about is your 3 naff titles - dream on mate. dream on....

Nick there is absolutely no shame in backing MJ. Ok I don't rate him at all, many others on here have labelled him a 'Walter Mitty and chancer' (or worse). But at the end of the day - while we talked - he did something, beit constructive or damaging, I believe he has acted in good faith. Mr A N Other, may be there, who knows - but if he ain't, all of us MJ knockers will be changing our tune (and colours) pretty damn rapidly I would think.

I understand your point, especially the part about MJ's past history in such dealings. I too tend to be of the opinion that any respected business person would be reluctant (at best) to be seen to be doing business with MJ based on said history. That said, perhaps they are simply willing to give him just enough rope - and then as happened in the AFCB deal, either reel it in or cut it completley. Apart from facilitating and having some business contacts I really don't see what MJ brings to the table in terms of further involvement. So like you, I too (based on his history) do not see why people would wish to do business with him - but it appears they do. Better hope, in case there are no other deals, that he does his eh?

I'm not sure what you mean by this Stanley to be honest. Yes I can see that Nick has decided to pin his colours firmly to MJs mast (metaphorically speaking of course..!!), but I'm not sure that anybody has their hand up Nicks backside just yet. Nick appears desperate for the deal to be done and like many on here can only see MJ in the frame - let's be honest, either the NDA's are holding firm, or MJ is the only horse in the race. (As DP has alluded to as well - the cavalry do not appear to be charging over the hills just yet). So who else is out there - who is going to come in and do the deal - let's be honest it has all gone eerily silent, only MJ remains! I think there are others on here close to the MJ thing as well who, whilst distancing themselves in some respect, probably know more than they are willing (permitted) to tell. But one things for certain from where I am sitting - I do not see any Knights in Shining Armour about to come to our rescue - do you..?

Nick - I agree. But if they don't want people to know then keep sshhhhhhh...! If there is a name, or names, that they don't want to enter the public domain all they have to do is conduct business professionally. If information is being leaked, then 9 times out of 10 it has come from within. Put your own house in order before blaming others for leaks of business information. All of that said - your disassociation point / theory is interesting though - surely in a deal of this magnitude they would not be wishing to fail and therefore would have hired the best man to deliver. Disassociation surely only acts as a vote of no confidence and could be construed as being set up to fail. Not sure - but interesting point though.

Listen mate - if he was gonna write the cheque today I wouldn't mind if we played in f u c k i n ' Tartan...!!!