Weston Saint

Agree plc is causing us a problem but just imagine if there was no accountability and Lowe and Wilde could do what they like.....Oh they are aren't they

Why are you so bloody rude all the time!

Whatever is put into SLH by way of a loan is risky. Crouch does not have the sort of money to gamble £6m but he is prepared to risk £2m. However, quite rightly he expects the other two to take a gamble as well and they, for whatever reason, are not prepared to. To suggest that if he puts the £6m in and they will stand down is a cheap shot. They know he cannot and even if he did they still have their shares. Crouch takes all the risks. If the club sinks, well it is close to that now anyway and may be a very good reason why Lowe and Wilde do not want to gamble further. If it floats and goes on to better things they gain in any share price recovery without the risks. Some may say they should sell their shares if Crouch comes up with the £6m but to who? No one wants them. Crouch cannot buy them as it will take him past the magical 30% and leave him with nothing further to invest. He wants ALL available money to pay off the bank and try to take this club forward. Crouch cannot win. Lowe and Wilde hold all the aces at present. 9 out of 10 for trying but ours and Crouch's frustration as supporters of SFC just rolls on helplessly. I am fed up with it all. The sad thing is it is even straining good friendships built up on this forum. Let's hope the team can give us some cheer tonight.

Must have missed that statement and nothing on the LSE site. Link?

They shared the Ex Directors box last season

I asked for confirmation because Rod Bransgrove shared the cost of the box, he told me. I just wondered why FOS1 would suggest Lowe did not. Surely that is being impartial? Just trying to correct facts. To much political smearing without evidence from both sides.

You say he did not pay for his Ex Directors box? Who says so? What evidence. And I thought Pat Trant and Leon Crouch paid £35,000 to "tommac" not the £50,000 you quote, or am I missing something? PM me if you prefer

I just have the feeling it was Crouch who told this story to the Echo.

We knew Wilde did not have £2m, we doubted Lowe had £2m, we now know Crouch is not rich enough to risk £6m. The problem is that any money would be in the form of a loan to get the banks off our backs. lt would only have shifted the debt, admittedly with little or no interest but the problems of finance would still be haunting the club. In the event that we went into Administration such loan would fall into the unsecure creditor group. For this reason I believe it is a non story but does show Lowe and Wildes position is weakening or they were calling Crouch's bluff knowing he had a weak hand. Time will tell.

Well done UmPahars in forcing a response from the club. The power of this forum is not as weak as some think.

There is no money....that is my point!

I could write pages and pages on here about Fulthorpe/Cousins, about their plans, the money route, the investment area, the promises, but it would end with....fantasists and dreamers so I won't waste your time.

Yep over sensitive. But Frank is a good friend of mine so I might be bias

The Ox - Patience and Assiduity

I think you are correct

I have a question. Was Mary Corbett on the board of SLH as a non executive director before Wilde pushed Lowe out? I thought not but could be wrong. I thought she was merely a shareholder who was invited on the board as part of the Wilde takeover team. Can anyone confirm I am correct and that Mary's only crime, that she has already admitted to, was that she did not carry out personal due diligence before supporting Wilde. Did not a number of other shareholders/saints fans including some posting on here do the same thing? Not supporting Mary Corbett, just want to see the correct facts published.

Thanks BS, showing my age

Just for Wade

With the comment from White that North will be used as an all rounder batting between Crawley and Lumb here is my suggested order for the start of the season Michael Carberry Jimmy Adams John Crawley Marcus North Michael Lumb Nick Pothas Sean Ervine Liam Dawson Dominic Cork Chris Tremlett James Tomlinson Hard luck on Chris Benham but Ervine is likely to take the "all rounder" spot until Dimi returns. If Benham bats well in the seconds he will come into contention for Ervines place when Dimi returns, in my opinion. We are unlikely to see Pietersen early on due to his probable IPL appearances and then straight into the England set up. Looks a strong side

That's sad, you might actually learn something. Frank is not pro Lowe or anti Crouch. He can see through all the crap being dished out and has some reasonable balanced views. Just a bit long winded at times as he acknowledges. Can't fault his passion for SFC though.

There is nothing wrong with Crouch having a new manager ready to come it. At least he can say to the board "JP is just not good enough. He has to go and I have an ideal replacement willing to come in" However JP went and to his disappointment MW was confirmed in that position.

Did she say the terms of the approaches.....I bet not.

Funny that, I will be at turnstile A on Saturday too. What a coincidence!

New one on me, I have not heard anything so far

I have refrained from posting until I knew more. Nothing has changed. Crouch is not coming back. There is no deal on the table. I am unaware there were any "investors" at the stadium on Friday. Take it or leave it! I have no more to say other than what a sorry state of affairs we continue to find ourselves.