RoswellSaint

The journalists probably think you are the Middle East connection...

Don't we have a couple of Vegas residents on here? Why didn't you think of it before? We could pool the SOS money, put it all on black and...

Is this some private game or does one of you care to explain where the guy was wrong and where he was right? Or more likely, neither one of you has a clue like the rest of us.

Or, as i said earlier, Hawaiin

Relax, Friday still has a long way to go. It's only 10.30am in Hawaii.

Tomorrow never comes...

WS - I think the key is not to underestimate Mr Fry. He is experienced in this and, as someone else mentioned, it is a game of brinksmanship in which he will be well versed. He will know how to get the best deal for the creditors and that will involve squeezing a bidder as far as he can but not so far as to make them walk away. I think it was always going to be like this from the moment he walked in the door. We all hoped for a speedy resolution but that was never going to happen. I will really worry when Fry starts threatening, publicly, to shut it all down in the next 24 hours if a deal isn't done.

I am not complacent and assuming Saints will be saved but the fact that Fry is not making statements saying that time is running out makes me feel there are still realistic chances of a buyer. This things always go down to the wire but usually there are comments that only 48 hours left to save Club X. This is not the first administration role for Fry, he knows what he is doing - getting the most money for the creditors which goes against our wishes, of course.

That it is about to become the 51st state of the US?

Beat you to it!

There was me suggesting Dainty Dave might be St David - unless he fell out with MJ, that is unlikely from that post. Where is Trousers when you need him?

Dainty Dave?

Any heart attacks yet?

under what name?

Anyone know the score? Can't believe we put out such a young team and what's with the formation?

I think they are owned by the fans rather than the city but I could be wrong. Fan ownership - where has that been suggested recently?

I imagine it would be painful to watch which is why ESPN, Fox Soccer Channel, etc don't do it. They show the whole first half, cram in the ads, show the whole second half. Guess what - they don't go to ads in the middle of extra time and miss the only goal.

In case you missed it, I posted the reason for the press conference in that thread... It's to announce that the winners of the forum match will be the first team for next season, the losers....have to take on all SLH's debts. Clearly no one read the small print. Good luck to all! Still waiting for word on where commentary will be available...SaintsTV? Hopefully someone will provide the link before kick-off. Will we have pre-match, first half, etc discussion threads?

It's to announce that the winners of the forum match will be the first team for next season, the losers....have to take on all SLH's debts. Clearly no one read the small print.

Tim - Its already being talked about http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=12929 You late risers on the west coast!

Where's Lancelot? Didn't his "friend" have until this morning to get a bid in? Lancelot - have you called to ask if they submitted a bid?

Are you a lawyer? All these conditions. Accept the bet or don't.

Very true - except baseball is the least socialist of the big sports here. Hence the Yankees can spend over $200m a year in player salaries whereas some teams pay less than a quarter of that. The NFL is the best example where a team from Green Bay (pop. approx. 100,000) has a realistic chance of making the Super Bowl up against New York teams because most revenue is shared.

Maybe because with more than one bid, the winner ends up paying more than they want to leaving less money to rebuild the team with. I don't think he has links with any group looking to buy Saints.

But Nick, that offer can be withdrawn - see Darlington. It is an expensive game of bluff - Mark Fry trying to squeeze as much money as he can out of a buyer, the bpotential buyer(s) trying to keep the price down. Who will blink first? Will they walk away. It will go down to the wire.