BlueStar Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 At least we know what we're getting with Shepherd. The others are an unknown quantity and could end up being Mike Ashley: Championship Edition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomson Mouse Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can't believe how many people have voted for Shepherd Probably the most realistic, and a sense of absolute desperation. If he comes back I'll really have to question whether I could actively support NUFC any more. I'd want them to do well, but that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gggg Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can't believe how many people have voted for Shepherd Lesser of two evils + I don't think anyone else is serious about bidding. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is anyone else absolutely bricking it about this entire takeover business? I don't just mean with regards to our immediate need to get a manager in and prepare for the upcoming season etc, I mean in terms of being stung by Ashley. I was delighted when Shepherd left and welcomed Ashley with open arms, giving him the benefit of the doubt for far too long. Don't mind admitting I was totally wrong on that. This time around I'm far more cynical, and though it would be tough for anyone to do worse than Ashley has, I'm shitting myself we'll get someone shite. Obviously none of us have any say in who buys the club, but that still isn't stopping me changing my mind constantly about who I think would be a decent choice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazzle Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can't believe how many people have voted for Shepherd Probably the most realistic, and a sense of absolute desperation. If he comes back I'll really have to question whether I could actively support NUFC any more. I'd want them to do well, but that's about it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianovthetoon Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he fucks up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he fucks up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else Keep posting this kind of positive stuff. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasper Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he fucks up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else Lots of if's, but's and maybe's... The point is a lot of people dont want him anywhere near the club no matter what role he plays. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStar Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 I love the balls of calling your investment group "The Profitable Group" by the way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is anyone else absolutely bricking it about this entire takeover business? I don't just mean with regards to our immediate need to get a manager in and prepare for the upcoming season etc, I mean in terms of being stung by Ashley. I was delighted when Shepherd left and welcomed Ashley with open arms, giving him the benefit of the doubt for far too long. Don't mind admitting I was totally wrong on that. This time around I'm far more cynical, and though it would be tough for anyone to do worse than Ashley has, I'm shitting myself we'll get someone shite. Obviously none of us have any say in who buys the club, but that still isn't stopping me changing my mind constantly about who I think would be a decent choice. The options that have come forward all have their good and bad points. We need football type people in the club, that's a cert and what we've learned from Ashley, but we mustn't forget the lessons Shepherd taught us and that is he's a greedy cunt who cannot be trusted. With him a front runner and some mad possible foreign scam artists on the scene, our future looks bleak, but not as bleak as in its current state which is limbo. Limbo right now will kills us financially and commercially and in every other respect, and that's my main fear, and i guess why so many other are prepared to forgive Shepherd and willing to give him a second chance I'm sure they'd rather not but the alternatives are pretty fooking scary. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he fucks up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else He may be a figurehead, he maybe a big contributor to the consortium and with a potential 33% of ownership (his funds) looming you simply cannot say he's just another employee. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he fucks up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else Lots of if's, but's and maybe's... The point is a lot of people dont want him anywhere near the club no matter what role he plays. Yeah but his point is just about nobody would be willing to give Shepherd another chance if it was back to the old days of him in full control. However having him as an employee who would be accountable for people above him is a very different scenario, one which I would certainly be happy enough with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_69 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he f***s up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else He may be a figurehead, he maybe a big contributor to the consortium and with a potential 33% of ownership (his funds) looming you simply cannot say he's just another employee. To be quite honest I couldn't give a fuck if he owns us outright or just a little piece - I would rather have FF at the helm than Mike (i'm an enormous cunt) Ashley any day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As has been mentioned many times though, this is a consortium with Shepherd as the figurehead. He will be an employee like anyone else and his actions will have to be justified. If they appoint him as Chairman, they may even bring other directors on board who Shepherd is accountable to. Basically it's a group of people who see that he has contacts within the game, and they want to tap in to this and use his "knowledge" of running a football club. If he fucks up royally, he'll be as expendable as anyone else He may be a figurehead, he maybe a big contributor to the consortium and with a potential 33% of ownership (his funds) looming you simply cannot say he's just another employee. He doesn't have that kind of money though does he? He was worth about £40m and as far as I remember he's since invested almost all of it in other projects. I suppose we should find out soon enough. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chicago_shearer Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is anyone else absolutely bricking it about this entire takeover business? I don't just mean with regards to our immediate need to get a manager in and prepare for the upcoming season etc, I mean in terms of being stung by Ashley. I was delighted when Shepherd left and welcomed Ashley with open arms, giving him the benefit of the doubt for far too long. Don't mind admitting I was totally wrong on that. This time around I'm far more cynical, and though it would be tough for anyone to do worse than Ashley has, I'm shitting myself we'll get someone s****. Obviously none of us have any say in who buys the club, but that still isn't stopping me changing my mind constantly about who I think would be a decent choice. I see your point, but I'm more nervous about what will happen this summer when we are 3-? weeks behind everyone else, needing to at least halve our wage bill and also build a competitive squad for the Championship (which is more competitive than most seem to think). I just want this over. Everyone else seems to have Saudi/Kuwaiti billionaires interested, I don't see why we can't dig one up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NG32 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Can't believe how many people have voted for Shepherd People do silly things Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 id rather have Shepherd in than nothing happening until its far too late and we have no chance of being promoted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is anyone else absolutely bricking it about this entire takeover business? I don't just mean with regards to our immediate need to get a manager in and prepare for the upcoming season etc, I mean in terms of being stung by Ashley. I was delighted when Shepherd left and welcomed Ashley with open arms, giving him the benefit of the doubt for far too long. Don't mind admitting I was totally wrong on that. This time around I'm far more cynical, and though it would be tough for anyone to do worse than Ashley has, I'm shitting myself we'll get someone s****. Obviously none of us have any say in who buys the club, but that still isn't stopping me changing my mind constantly about who I think would be a decent choice. I see your point, but I'm more nervous about what will happen this summer when we are 3-? weeks behind everyone else, needing to at least halve our wage bill and also build a competitive squad for the Championship (which is more competitive than most seem to think). I just want this over. Everyone else seems to have Saudi/Kuwaiti billionaires interested, I don't see why we can't dig one up. We've already managed to lose at least two multi-multi billionaires due to Ashley's idiocy (Man City owners and the bloke taking over Portsmouth both wanted us). So god knows how many other middle eastern billionaires looking to throw endless supplies of money at a club he's burnt bridges with.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 If Freddy Shepherd comes back I think its a very fitting end to the pantomime that has been the last 2 years It wouldnt do for NUFC to get another person in charge. We HAVE to do the daft thing and get the previous guy in who helped put us in the mess that we are now. Its the way we do things You all know its going to happen. Its written in the stars. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdm Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 for all we know Freddie's consortium may well be saudi/kuwaiti billionaires with him as a figurehead. I doubt it but who knows. The point being we dont know anything about Shepherds consortium but everyone wants to run a mile coz he is involved where as it might just be what we want Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skirge Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 As long as the sale happens before Ashley can sell any of our players, and that any new owner does have transfer funds in place of a decent ammount for the next three seasons at least. Freddy or not its all good news, at least he knows the club and the football world. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cronky Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 There really isn't much more in that article than speculation. And I'm a bit surprised that anyone is still taking this so-called Profitable group seriously. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montey Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Let's sell the club to ManU.... I hear they have a spare 80mil lying around. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Whatever happens, surely the fact (if true of course!) that one or more interested parties are examining the books means they have already proved their funds and things are happening. Massive positive there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Let's sell the club to ManU.... I hear they have a spare 80mil lying around. Naa they need most of that for next years £50m interest payment. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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