relámpago blanco Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Takeover close SSN Birmingham city Judging by SSN's accuracy they probably do mean us. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I think it'd be a good idea to sign pro-Ashley songs as the media would go mental. Problem is alot of the fans around whoever started probably don't understand this type of humour and would probably deck said person. I think cheer the lads before and during the game, then start the chants at full time. We should add some humour into our chants though to keep us entertained and show the world that whatever goes on we'll still be supporting the team. Chanting Sports Direct waving your trainers in the air, or we could twirl a pair of tracksuit bottoms instead of the free scarves............................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It would be quite amusing if we could co-ordinate to give everyone in the East Stand a piece of card. Just before the start when MA is taking his seat, everyone hold them up and it spelt "Fat Cockney b******" I honestly don't think he'll turn up, not this week anyway, unless it's accompanying the new owners. How about regaining some credibility by not labelling him as a cockney just this once? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Why don't we just sing I predict a riot by The Kaiser Chiefs, would scare the hell out of the stewards if say 10000 people sang it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pedro_de_geordieo Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Why don't we just sing I predict a riot by The Kaiser Chiefs, would scare the hell out of the stewards if say 10000 people sang it I like that one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Why don't we just sing I predict a riot by The Kaiser Chiefs, would scare the hell out of the stewards if say 10000 people sang it I like that one (black and) white riot by the clash is a bit angrier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 What is he waiting for then? If he isn't selling, then get on and appoint a manager and bring in some players. Surely it is that simple. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 What is he waiting for then? If he isn't selling, then get on and appoint a manager and bring in some players. Surely it is that simple. Isnt this where the Friday dealine nonsense comes in? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRon Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 What is he waiting for then? If he isn't selling, then get on and appoint a manager and bring in some players. Surely it is that simple. He's waiting for the transfer deadline to pass. Give it another couple of weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 What is he waiting for then? If he isn't selling, then get on and appoint a manager and bring in some players. Surely it is that simple. Isnt this where the Friday dealine nonsense comes in? Another friday deadline? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 IF its only £10 million difference between Ashley and Moat, surely there would be someone who could stump up that to have a say at boardroom level. Obviously nobody buying wants Ashley yo be taking the piss, but 10mil ffs! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 What is he waiting for then? If he isn't selling, then get on and appoint a manager and bring in some players. Surely it is that simple. Isnt this where the Friday dealine nonsense comes in? Another friday deadline? Yeah its on Page zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz of this thread Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 IF its only £10 million difference between Ashley and Moat, surely there would be someone who could stump up that to have a say at boardroom level. Obviously nobody buying wants Ashley yo be taking the piss, but 10mil ffs! It's Ashley putting more and more obstacles in the way, pretty sure he has no intention of selling and probably never has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Ashley could theoretically sell off all the top players: Martins 9mil Bassong 9mil Beye 3mil Barton 4mil Colo 4mil Smith 3mil Enrique 5mil Jonas 5mil Xisco 2mil Butt 1.5mil Nolan 3mil Pocket the 50mil and sell the club for 50mil with a very low wage bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Ashley could theoretically sell off all the top players: Martins 9mil Bassong 9mil Beye 3mil Barton 4mil Colo 4mil Smith 3mil Enrique 5mil Jonas 5mil Xisco 2mil Butt 1.5mil Nolan 3mil Pocket the 50mil and sell the club for 50mil with a very low wage bill unless those prices dropped further i think we'd be subsidisning their wages at their new clubs. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J7 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I agree SuperToon. I was speaking to someone yesterday and we were talking about Ashleys intentions. I'm coming round to the opinion that he never intended to sell and this has all been a smokescreen so he didn't have to spend any money. His value might have been deliberatly unrealistic to put off bidders. The only thing against this idea I can think of is that he's still been paying players and didn't sell players earlier in the window. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Ashley could theoretically sell off all the top players: Martins 9mil Bassong 9mil Beye 3mil Barton 4mil Colo 4mil Smith 3mil Enrique 5mil Jonas 5mil Xisco 2mil Butt 1.5mil Nolan 3mil Pocket the 50mil and sell the club for 50mil with a very low wage bill Who the hell is going to buy the club with 8 or 9 senoir players in it at this point of the season? Jesus thats logistically and realistically impossible to rebuild an entire squad in the next 19 days. And that assumes immediate sale. Worst. Theory. Ever! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest geordienorway Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I think Ashley is going to SJP on saturday with "Club sold" on the back of his shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JH Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As if Ashley can just take £50m out of the club man It's still a UK business. I'm no expert but surely HMRC would be on him like a shot if he tried something like that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As if Ashley can just take £50m out of the club man It's still a UK business. I'm no expert but surely HMRC would be on him like a shot if he tried something like that? I'm no expert but from what I gather that would be embezzlement and thus illegal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colos Short and Curlies Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As if Ashley can just take £50m out of the club man It's still a UK business. I'm no expert but surely HMRC would be on him like a shot if he tried something like that? 50% of £50m is better than 100% of nothing though... What he could do in theory is sell the players and repay some of the loan he has made to the club - unless he has given a written declaration that the loan would not be called in during a specified period (and of course we are still in that period). My guess would be that in order to get a clean audit opinion he would have had to provide such a guarantee. Losing the wages would make the club more attractive, but the transfer fees received should not change the value of the club unless (as has been pointed out somewhere in here before) we are selling at figures grossly over or under what the buyers of the club valued the players at. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As if Ashley can just take £50m out of the club man It's still a UK business. I'm no expert but surely HMRC would be on him like a shot if he tried something like that? 50% of £50m is better than 100% of nothing though... What he could do in theory is sell the players and repay some of the loan he has made to the club - unless he has given a written declaration that the loan would not be called in during a specified period (and of course we are still in that period). My guess would be that in order to get a clean audit opinion he would have had to provide such a guarantee. Losing the wages would make the club more attractive, but the transfer fees received should not change the value of the club unless (as has been pointed out somewhere in here before) we are selling at figures grossly over or under what the buyers of the club valued the players at. WHo would take it off him then? Come on man, only a fool would buy us even for £50m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sicko2ndbest Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As if Ashley can just take £50m out of the club man It's still a UK business. I'm no expert but surely HMRC would be on him like a shot if he tried something like that? 50% of £50m is better than 100% of nothing though... What he could do in theory is sell the players and repay some of the loan he has made to the club - unless he has given a written declaration that the loan would not be called in during a specified period (and of course we are still in that period). My guess would be that in order to get a clean audit opinion he would have had to provide such a guarantee. Losing the wages would make the club more attractive, but the transfer fees received should not change the value of the club unless (as has been pointed out somewhere in here before) we are selling at figures grossly over or under what the buyers of the club valued the players at. WHo would take it off him then? Come on man, only a fool would buy us even for £50m Thats where your logic fails. 50mil for a club with huge fanbase, top facilities, and LOW wage bill is far more tempting than 100mil for a club with huge fanbase, top facilities, overrated stars and HUGE wage bill! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pedro_de_geordieo Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I agree SuperToon. I was speaking to someone yesterday and we were talking about Ashleys intentions. I'm coming round to the opinion that he never intended to sell and this has all been a smokescreen so he didn't have to spend any money. His value might have been deliberatly unrealistic to put off bidders. The only thing against this idea I can think of is that he's still been paying players and didn't sell players earlier in the window. I've been saying this all along, I bet SP are a bit pissed at him though for being messed around and next season when he decides to sell again I bet they tell him to F*** off. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roger Kint Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 As if Ashley can just take £50m out of the club man It's still a UK business. I'm no expert but surely HMRC would be on him like a shot if he tried something like that? 50% of £50m is better than 100% of nothing though... What he could do in theory is sell the players and repay some of the loan he has made to the club - unless he has given a written declaration that the loan would not be called in during a specified period (and of course we are still in that period). My guess would be that in order to get a clean audit opinion he would have had to provide such a guarantee. Losing the wages would make the club more attractive, but the transfer fees received should not change the value of the club unless (as has been pointed out somewhere in here before) we are selling at figures grossly over or under what the buyers of the club valued the players at. WHo would take it off him then? Come on man, only a fool would buy us even for £50m Thats where your logic fails. 50mil for a club with huge fanbase, top facilities, and LOW wage bill is far more tempting than 100mil for a club with huge fanbase, top facilities, overrated stars and HUGE wage bill! Good one, pull me up for logic? Are you even aware theres now under 20 days til the transfer window? Are you even aware how long it would take to sell the players let alone then conclude the sale of the club then appoint a manager then buy an entire squad? So what if the club is bought for £50m. It would be a shell of a club without players and virtually zero chance of getting it near sorted by 31 August. This is the real world not Football Manager FFS Jesus H Christ you think MY logic fails? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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