NickG Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 tried 3 times to post this on takeover gossip and keeps freezing the thread so sod it will try on new one! Echo reporter was on talksport and was upbeat almost saying this was good news. He said that the Swiss were not keen to be seen to be taking on MLT as that would be so unpopular. Perhaps Pinnacle had unfair advantage - MLT being an icon, and perhaps (if rumours to be believed) Crouch paying their deposit, both making Fry think they were a better option than they were? Is this a step backwards to go forward? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Super Saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 This is Saints. Nothing is as it appears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
explorer saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 How would taking on MLT be deemed unpopular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTONS EAST SIDE Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 tried 3 times to post this on takeover gossip and keeps freezing the thread so sod it will try on new one! Echo reporter was on talksport and was upbeat almost saying this was good news. He said that the Swiss were not keen to be seen to be taking on MLT as that would be so unpopular. Perhaps Pinnacle had unfair advantage - MLT being an icon, and perhaps (if rumours to be believed) Crouch paying their deposit, both making Fry think they were a better option than they were? Is this a step backwards to go forward?Its down to the Swiss businessmen to get SFC for the price they want(Frys got very little room to manouver now), and then appoint who they want in various roles!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seany S Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Not sure what to make of this; can't see many on here would have found the Swiss unpopular if they had stepped in once Pinnacle exclusivity had run out, slammed the bid in took over under MLT's nose. In fact, although I would have liked to have seen Tiss come good, I would have welcomed the Swiss just to get the bloody thing over and done with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaintBobby Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 How would taking on MLT be deemed unpopular? I assume the OP meant "taking on" as in "challenging" not "taking on" as in "appointing" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamanga Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 that's how I read it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 can i just say as this is a good news thread that I have just had a cryptic message called into my office and passed to me. It is from a friend at the club saying 'Dont panic' something good may be here after all Yesssssss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 It would be great if they really were that well tuned in to our club, and even better if they were now to approach MLT and invite him to become part of their bid. Hopefully they're too smart to offer him the chairmanship. He'd be a wonderful asset in many areas but he doesn't need to be thrown into a pressure cooker role like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucks Saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Much as having MLT at the helm would have been a dream ticket for many, there are some advantages to him having nothing to do with the board. When things go badly - which inevitably they will - a bad run of results, promotion missed, good players sold, etc, who often gets the blame? The board of course. We have seen famous ex players come back to clubs as managers and then leave, reputation in tatters. Ok, so not many have done so as Chairman, but the same risk is there. If MLT is not to be involved, its not all bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFM Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 I assume the OP meant "taking on" as in "challenging" not "taking on" as in "appointing" According to Adam Leitch from the Echo on Talksport no other group would want to go "toe to toe" against an MLT backed bid as it would be very unpopular to challenge our hero. I understand what he means as I think we all initially thought of the MLT/"wealthy" Pinnacle consortium as the dream ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corporate Ho Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tac-tics Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? Oh **** off you dirty Skate, tooo far, there's a time and a place this is neither or nor! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bad Bob Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 can i just say as this is a good news thread that I have just had a cryptic message called into my office and passed to me. It is from a friend at the club saying 'Dont panic' something good may be here after all Yesssssss. Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galazy?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurosaint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 If the Swiss were ever concerned about upsetting the fanbase by challenging the MLT backed bid (which I seriously doubt) then now it is easy, no ? Just make him chairman and you achieve the 'double whammy', you own the club and you have the legend on board as well ! If the OP is right and that was their thought process then problem solved !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickG Posted 30 June, 2009 Author Share Posted 30 June, 2009 I assume the OP meant "taking on" as in "challenging" not "taking on" as in "appointing" yes, sorry, think phrase used was didn't want to be seen going toe to toe with MLT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krissyboy31 Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? There is an aptly named message board on the Saints Web for your kind. So kindly fnck off the main board you fish fiddling muppet!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 can i just say as this is a good news thread that I have just had a cryptic message called into my office and passed to me. It is from a friend at the club saying 'Dont panic' something good may be here after all Yesssssss. Oh heavens I hope so, I was trying to spot a silver lining myself and the best I had done was thinking there might be a way of reducing the materials part of the quote for getting my lawn relaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? So she's from the thick branch of the family, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weston Saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Come on People, this is the Echo's opinion on the Swiss. They do not even know who they are FFS. The Swiss may just be waiting for an oportunity like this to walk in, renegotiate the overpriced Pinnacle offer, and in their time and under their terms complete the sale of SFC. There thats my opinion. I do not know who they are either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Window Cleaner Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Its down to the Swiss businessmen to get SFC for the price they want(Frys got very little room to manouver now), and then appoint who they want in various roles!! So they want to pay say 10 million and the creditors want say 14, so we sell assets to make up the difference. Makes sense perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Red Bull saints anyone ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Red Bull saints anyone ? Ahh, you've seen that on southampton-mad too? Is it even worth posting a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingsland Red Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Probably not Katalinic only more straw clutching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaroid Saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Red Bull saints anyone ? But Red Bull ain't Swiss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katalinic Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 (edited) But Red Bull ain't Swiss... http://www.southampton-mad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=452149 The "story" came from here. More likely that we become Road-Sea Southampton than Red Bull Southampton. Edited 30 June, 2009 by Katalinic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaSaint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? Easy there, sailor. Given your finances I think you'll be in the Blue Sky before us. At least you have the stadium for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the colonel Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 So she's from the thick branch of the family, eh? No no no you got it wrong she's living there with her other brother. Since they married they had to do a runner from North London and find a save haven of incest and inbreeding, so the slum to the east side of Hampshire was the obvious place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millbrook Saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Red Bull saints anyone ? Red Bull is Austrian I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint doug Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? Sincerely hope you get your comeuppance in the not to distant future you moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonToo Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 I think this one will fly given Fry's OS statement today. No real extra evidence, just a feeling that the Swiss will employ a far more professional approach to bring this whole saga to an early and satisfactory conclusion whether it be with -10 or -25 or whatever. And under the circumstances I hope that Wotte is given due recognition for the part he has played in providing some welcome stability despite the flak directed at him by those who have now departed the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RinNY Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 I don't see how one can find good news here. There can be only one piece of good news: someone with the money to keep the club going has bought the club, the deal is done and dusted, the FL have accepted it, everything is final and irreversible. Anything less than that is just more empty rumour and speculation in my view: not good news but empty talk. Since Wilde first showed up, I have had enough empty talk about Saints to fill several lifetimes. Each time people who seem "well informed" tell us what we want hear, and each time they turn out to be fantasizing or misinformed or both. When even the likes of MLT and Crouch and Fry turn out not really to have a clue what is going on; when even they are led to believe that a bid has substance when it is in fact nothing but talk backed by more talk, then how can one possibly trust any other talk about good news?? I've seen more incompetence at SFC, more sheer irrationality, than I could ever have imagined. Only one person seems to come out of all this with any credit: the chap who uses the name Guided Missile on this forum. Someone should kick Fry out, tell Crouch to back the hell off, and put the businessman who calls himself GM in charge of finding a solution for SFC: he's the only one who seems to know what is real and what isn't! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 I don't see how one can find good news here. There can be only one piece of good news: someone with the money to keep the club going has bought the club, the deal is done and dusted, the FL have accepted it, everything is final and irreversible. Anything less than that is just more empty rumour and speculation in my view: not good news but empty talk. Since Wilde first showed up, I have had enough empty talk about Saints to fill several lifetimes. Each time people who seem "well informed" tell us what we want hear, and each time they turn out to be fantasizing or misinformed or both. When even the likes of MLT and Crouch and Fry turn out not really to have a clue what is going on; when even they are led to believe that a bid has substance when it is in fact nothing but talk backed by more talk, then how can one possibly trust any other talk about good news?? I've seen more incompetence at SFC, more sheer irrationality, than I could ever have imagined. Only one person seems to come out of all this with any credit: the chap who uses the name Guided Missile on this forum. Someone should kick Fry out, tell Crouch to back the hell off, and put the businessman who calls himself GM in charge of finding a solution for SFC: he's the only one who seems to know what is real and what isn't! You were doing fine until your last paragraph. GM is as capable if not more so of producing wind-ups and spouting bull**** as any of the protagonists who have been the bit players who have led us to this sorry state over the past few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedelldays Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 You were doing fine until your last paragraph. GM is as capable if not more so of producing wind-ups and spouting bull**** as any of the protagonists who have been the bit players who have led us to this sorry state over the past few weeks. to be fair to GM he unearthed stuff about wilde that no one wanted to hear and got slated (and banned on saintsforever) he unearthed stuff about pinnacle and guess what, got slated for it... so far, he has been far far more accurate on such matters than nearly all on this forum.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred kemp Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? i heard she had arranged a reverse circumsition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldo's a pansy Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? i heard she had arranged a reverse circumsition Next time you are at school and you get a break, pop into the library and see if there is a dictionary that you can take out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Block 5 Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Next time you are at school and you get a break' date=' pop into the library and see if there is a dictionary that you can take out.[/quote'] Schools? Libraries? Dictionaries? In p*mpey? Error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldNick Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 More good news. Micky Fialka's mum and dad are so angry with him about this that they've grounded him for a month and taken away his Nintendo DS Incidentally, not wishing to stir things but did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport and is a die hard Pompey fan? i heard she had arranged a reverse circumsition....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RinNY Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 You were doing fine until your last paragraph. GM is as capable if not more so of producing wind-ups and spouting bull**** as any of the protagonists who have been the bit players who have led us to this sorry state over the past few weeks. As Delldays has already said, most of us (myself included) were taken in by Wilde's "revolution"; GM saw it for what it was. Most of us (myself included) were ready to believe in Lynam's claims about a super rich backer and of minor technical hitches holding things up; GM saw Lynam for the chancer and fantasist he clearly is. He saw this even though folk like MLT, Fry, and Crouch were taken in. I think we must all be impressed by that. He may be abrasive and over sarcastic at times, but he does see things more clearly than most. His record speaks for itself in that regard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amesbury Saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 As Delldays has already said, most of us (myself included) were taken in by Wilde's "revolution"; GM saw it for what it was. Most of us (myself included) were ready to believe in Lynam's claims about a super rich backer and of minor technical hitches holding things up; GM saw Lynam for the chancer and fantasist he clearly is. He saw this even though folk like MLT, Fry, and Crouch were taken in. I think we must all be impressed by that. He may be abrasive and over sarcastic at times, but he does see things more clearly than most. His record speaks for itself in that regard agreed. I wish he was wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Tender Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 As Delldays has already said, most of us (myself included) were taken in by Wilde's "revolution"; GM saw it for what it was. Most of us (myself included) were ready to believe in Lynam's claims about a super rich backer and of minor technical hitches holding things up; GM saw Lynam for the chancer and fantasist he clearly is. He saw this even though folk like MLT, Fry, and Crouch were taken in. I think we must all be impressed by that. He may be abrasive and over sarcastic at times, but he does see things more clearly than most. His record speaks for itself in that regard I don't dispute any of that. What does have me laughing in the aisles is your assertion that one of the biggest wind-up merchants on here would make a suitable person to find somebody suitable to run this club. Or do you reckon that the poacher turned gamekeeper / employ a thief to catch a thief strategy has merit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chi saint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 As far as I can see whom ever now steps up to the plate, with whatever amount of funding has got to be on to a winner. In our desperate situation they will be seen as saviours and if we the fans are fair we'll allow them one hell of a honeymoon period, say 3 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitey Grandad Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 As far as I can see whom ever now steps up to the plate, with whatever amount of funding has got to be on to a winner. In our desperate situation they will be seen as saviours and if we the fans are fair we'll allow them one hell of a honeymoon period, say 3 years! 3 years! I've been married for almost 40, and some people have been wed to the club for longer than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RinNY Posted 1 July, 2009 Share Posted 1 July, 2009 I don't dispute any of that. What does have me laughing in the aisles is your assertion that one of the biggest wind-up merchants on here would make a suitable person to find somebody suitable to run this club. Or do you reckon that the poacher turned gamekeeper / employ a thief to catch a thief strategy has merit? Oh well, fair enough, that wasn't seriously meant. It was more my reflection on the staggering incompetence of those who have wasted so much of a once great club's time and substance on people with grandiose ambitions and neither the money nor the business acumen to see those ambitions through! Even though an abrasive and sarcastic internet fan forum poster could see through these people ... What is it about Saints? Why do we attract these figures of fun while other clubs get taken over by people with real money and real management skills every year?? It staggers me ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrent Of Abuse Posted 1 July, 2009 Share Posted 1 July, 2009 did you know that Micky's sister Ana lives and works in Gosport How could we possibly hold that against her? Where she un-hitches the caravan is her own business. Speaking of people who arrive without invitation, cause tensions and aggravation whilst they're there and who leave a load of rubbish behind before moving on... don't you have any other forums to post on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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