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Slightly off topic, Charlton who are £21million in debt, have just had their overdraft facility withdrawn. Administration looking closer for them maybe although their chairman (Murray)denies it.

 

why are they 21 million in debt? is it mortgage debt on their stadium or just good old-fashioned debt.How much was their overdraft ?

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why are they 21 million in debt? is it mortgage debt on their stadium or just good old-fashioned debt.How much was their overdraft ?

 

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4908161,00.html

 

£15m owed to the directors & £6m in 'other' debts.

 

Would imagine (but don't know) that most of the debt owed to the directors probably relates to ground improvements for moving back & upgrading the valley. If, out of the £6m, they don't owe the taxman anything then they are probably in no immediate threat of admin.

 

Directors putting in £15m?? Not at our club....

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http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_4908161,00.html

 

£15m owed to the directors & £6m in 'other' debts.

 

Would imagine (but don't know) that most of the debt owed to the directors probably relates to ground improvements for moving back & upgrading the valley. If, out of the £6m, they don't owe the taxman anything then they are probably in no immediate threat of admin.

 

Directors putting in £15m?? Not at our club....

 

Doubt if they've got 15 million to be honest.

5 between them perhaps,not in readies though.

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You are a secret sk8te aren't you?

 

Not really, just realistic.

 

There is not a hope in hell that.....

 

a) We will avoid relegation

 

and

 

b) We will avoid administration when we are relegated.

 

Be much better off to take it now, regroup and start things over on 0 points in League 1 next year rather than -10 or worse.

 

For the realist Saints fans, administration this season is much better option than next season.

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We have change of ownership and a new direction, we will be in League 1 anyway so might as well get it sorted now.

 

One thing, just to answer the inevitable comments........ there is not a hope in hells chance that administrators will sell the club to Lowe or Wilde.

 

Hypothetical but...........what if Lowes group of companies do lots of work for SFC/SLH so IF we enter into administration as creditors their voting percentage is higher, I know it would not outweigh Aviva or Barclays but as he has a relationship with them already they too may vote with him and HIS appointed administrator (if it were him that instructed the same)

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We have change of ownership and a new direction, we will be in League 1 anyway so might as well get it sorted now.

 

One thing, just to answer the inevitable comments........ there is not a hope in hells chance that administrators will sell the club to Lowe or Wilde.

 

Correct.

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We have change of ownership and a new direction, we will be in League 1 anyway so might as well get it sorted now.

 

One thing, just to answer the inevitable comments........ there is not a hope in hells chance that administrators will sell the club to Lowe or Wilde.

 

The administrators will sell to the highest bidders no matter who they are. They have one thing to do and that is to generate as much cash as possible to pay of as many creditors as they can. If Lowe or Wilde suddenly came up with a tidy sum the administrators wouldn't stop them.

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The administrators will sell to the highest bidders no matter who they are. They have one thing to do and that is to generate as much cash as possible to pay of as many creditors as they can. If Lowe or Wilde suddenly came up with a tidy sum the administrators wouldn't stop them.

 

Wilde is technically bust, doesn't have a penny to **** in and Lowe does not have the money, nor does he have the contacts to attract investment.

 

There is no chance in hell that an investor would team up with Lowe in a joint bid, it would be financial suicide as fans will not have it.

 

Administrators do not simply look for the highest bidder, they also look to protect the long term interests of the business and future creditors.

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The administrators will sell to the highest bidders no matter who they are. They have one thing to do and that is to generate as much cash as possible to pay of as many creditors as they can. If Lowe or Wilde suddenly came up with a tidy sum the administrators wouldn't stop them.

 

not necessarily -they compare business plans as well

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Wilde is technically bust, doesn't have a penny to **** in and Lowe does not have the money, nor does he have the contacts to attract investment.

 

There is no chance in hell that an investor would team up with Lowe in a joint bid, it would be financial suicide as fans will not have it.

 

Administrators do not simply look for the highest bidder, they also look to protect the long term interests of the business and future creditors.

 

not necessarily -they compare business plans as well

 

Don't disagree with either but the administrators job will be to secure the company without it folding, if it meant Lowe found an investor who had lots of dosh and a business plan then they would have to look at this seriously, to say "fans will not have it" would mean nothing to the administrators.

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Don't disagree with either but the administrators job will be to secure the company without it folding, if it meant Lowe found an investor who had lots of dosh and a business plan then they would have to look at this seriously, to say "fans will not have it" would mean nothing to the administrators.

 

Well done for pointing out the obvious.

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not necessarily -they compare business plans as well

 

It is true. The judge over seeing the case (not the admin team) will not just sell the company/club for the highest price. When the company is up for auction all the previous debts have been written off, it is a fresh start. The one thing the court will not want to see is the company coming straight back to them in a year or two. They will look at the bidders in terms of their ability to actually manage it's resources. Lowe and Wilde will not get the club simply because they have no money, if things go pear shaped again they have already proven they can do nothing to halt the slide. A good example of how it could go is Bates at Leeds. He was not the highest bidder but he won it because he has history of putting his own cash into his clubs. He has now done that at Leeds and they are on the up again, maybe even back into the CCC next year. Their days of sliding down are over for now.

 

With our club i think your be surprised how many people come out of the woodwork and show interest in buying the club when there are not lots of people to pay off for their shares.

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Did you point this out to the posters I referred to? Thought not. By the way I am still awaiting a reply from the very difficult two worded question I asked earlier, still working it out or is it that toooooo difficult for you to answer.

 

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Back to the OP and not wishing to teach any grandmothers to suck eggs.......

 

Administration on the LSE website simply means that any dealings are being 'written up', followed by EoA (end of administration) meaning that the administrative processes of the day are ended.

 

Far too sensible a post to be noticed it seems... ;)

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It is true. The judge over seeing the case (not the admin team) will not just sell the company/club for the highest price. When the company is up for auction all the previous debts have been written off, it is a fresh start. The one thing the court will not want to see is the company coming straight back to them in a year or two. They will look at the bidders in terms of their ability to actually manage it's resources. Lowe and Wilde will not get the club simply because they have no money, if things go pear shaped again they have already proven they can do nothing to halt the slide. A good example of how it could go is Bates at Leeds. He was not the highest bidder but he won it because he has history of putting his own cash into his clubs. He has now done that at Leeds and they are on the up again, maybe even back into the CCC next year. Their days of sliding down are over for now.

 

With our club i think your be surprised how many people come out of the woodwork and show interest in buying the club when there are not lots of people to pay off for their shares.

 

Exactly, administration will bring out all of the potential investors who have been hiding in the woodwork, let's get done now rather than wait and take the points deduction next season which would almost ensures 2 seasons of League 1 before the season even starts.

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Back to the OP and not wishing to teach any grandmothers to suck eggs.......

 

Administration on the LSE website simply means that any dealings are being 'written up', followed by EoA (end of administration) meaning that the administrative processes of the day are ended.

 

Same old Bridgie, alwayls letting the facts get in the way of a good story!

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Back to the OP and not wishing to teach any grandmothers to suck eggs.......

 

Administration on the LSE website simply means that any dealings are being 'written up', followed by EoA (end of administration) meaning that the administrative processes of the day are ended.

 

My understanding too.

 

This was picked up a lot by posters during the offer period...

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and Lowe does not have the money, nor does he have the contacts to attract investment.

 

There is no chance in hell that an investor would team up with Lowe in a joint bid, it would be financial suicide as fans will not have it.

 

I wouldn't be so sure about this.

 

IMHO, Lowe could call upon a number of associates who might be prepared to form a consortium post relegation.

 

I could easily imagine the Administrator just selling to the highest bidder who can quickly stump up the cash.

 

IMHO, Administration would not rule out the return of Lowe in some guise.

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I wouldn't be so sure about this.

 

IMHO, Lowe could call upon a number of associates who might be prepared to form a consortium post relegation.

 

I could easily imagine the Administrator just selling to the highest bidder who can quickly stump up the cash.

 

IMHO, Administration would not rule out the return of Lowe in some guise.

 

whilst it is possible i feel it is highly unlikely because as someone else pointed out the conflict between lowe and customers would still be there.

It would need very arrogant people to go for that.........

 

well maybe then it could happen

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whilst it is possible i feel it is highly unlikely because as someone else pointed out the conflict between lowe and customers would still be there.

It would need very arrogant people to go for that.........

 

well maybe then it could happen

 

He'd go for it, alright.

 

IMHO, Lowe's view is that all that it would require to win supporters over would be some short term success. I think he believes that we are a fickle bunch.

 

Although to some extent he is correct, I just think he would never be able to pull it off, because a) once again his poor judgement has been highlighted with regards the "Revolutionary Coaching Set Up", and b) there is too much history for him to overcome, even with a modicum of success.

 

But I don't believe that won't stop him wanting to get involved post administration, because not only might he consider there to be a potential bragain out there, but I think he would still be smarting from failure and don't think he would want to walk away being branded a failure (again).

 

I would not rule him out.

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He'd go for it, alright.

 

IMHO, Lowe's view is that all that it would require to win supporters over would be some short term success. I think he believes that we are a fickle bunch.

 

Although to some extent he is correct, I just think he would never be able to pull it off, because a) once again his poor judgement has been highlighted with regards the "Revolutionary Coaching Set Up", and b) there is too much history for him to overcome, even with a modicum of success.

 

But I don't believe that won't stop him wanting to get involved post administration, because not only might he consider there to be a potential bragain out there, but I think he would still be smarting from failure and don't think he would want to walk away being branded a failure (again).

 

I would not rule him out.

i agree and thats the danger i worry about.
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I wouldn't be so sure about this.

 

IMHO, Lowe could call upon a number of associates who might be prepared to form a consortium post relegation.

 

I could easily imagine the Administrator just selling to the highest bidder who can quickly stump up the cash.

 

IMHO, Administration would not rule out the return of Lowe in some guise.

 

Agreed! In fact I think the crafty blighter (notice how polite I'm being?) has a consortium lined up and waiting. I have been advocating this to all and sundry for about a year now.

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No consortium would buy into a business and intend to continue with Rupert involved as it is obvious now that he is a liability, unless they intend to drop him once they have used his contacts.

 

A new owner would be aware that Rupert holds back thousands of 'customers' from supporting any new venture.

So unless we now finish comfortable mid-table on an astonishing run that forces us all to apologise to him, :o

 

he is finished.

 

Even he must realise that there would be no point in trying to take control of a business that has lost confidence in you.

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