M4 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Can’t remember what bloke said it on the chat there, but whoever made the point that this will be the final straw for the majority of fans is bang on. Even those who’ve continued to go under Bruce, I think they’d be finished with it all as well. This is such a huge event in the club’s history, after so many false dawns I think another would be the final nail in the clubs coffin. No chance, they'll keep coming no matter what imo. Exactly. We've had as many final straws as takeover attempts. Yes, maybe pockets of people do pack it in but overall give it a few weeks and rationalisation, justification or whatever you want to call it kicks in and we're back on track. As the original post mentions, Bruce is the perfect example. People have continued to go after we've actively replaced Benitez with Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAK Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Not sure about those in favour of the takeover attending these events. Just brings more attention on the dissenting voices by legitamising the event by having pro takeover voices present and making it a debate. Rather let them shout into the abyss on their own and not shine a light on it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Really enjoyed that. Good to see that, although largely 85% pro takeover, there was plenty of nuance in the conversation. 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The hour or so I heard was well balanced and pretty much as good as it gets from a fans perspective. Some great points for and against and some good points about excessive targeting of the club and fans in comparison to other clubs/sports. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Thought Marion Williams made some good points. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Penn Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Thought Marion Williams made some good points. Who's that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy2Sheds Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Thought Marion Williams made some good points. Who's that? Serena and Venus' mother. They reckon she's Staveley's best pal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 For what it’s worth, Caulkin has been replying to some fans after he’d spoken to his sources earlier today... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Caulkin is unraveling a bit, the more he tweets the more it seems like he’s trying to convince people now. His silence was golden before. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Unraveling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Those comments definitely don't seem as confident as the 'it will be done' from last week. 'issue that wasn't anticipated at the start of last week' is worrying to me. Sounds like a concern but not going to shit the bed, just have to wait and see how this plays out now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bimpy474 Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Leave knickers untwisted and stop over thinking fuck all, please. Or here we go again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 Nah it's all good, these things take time especially during the current situation I'd imagine. I'm a usual bed wetter when it comes to these things, but not now, I'm confident it's going to be done, sealed & delivered in the coming two weeks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 I'm having flash backs of the farce that was the Bin Zayed Group bid. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The deal is with the Premier League. Just relax Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The deal is with the Premier League. Just relax That bid was also supposedly with the Premier League Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlies Posted May 4, 2020 Share Posted May 4, 2020 The deal is with the Premier League. Just relax That bid was also supposedly with the Premier League It wasn't though, that's the point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_R Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Yeah, the Bin Zayed one never reached this stage. I'm still supremely confident this will fall flat on its face because we're not allowed nice things, but this is the furthest a bid has ever gotten. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest godzilla Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Those comments definitely don't seem as confident as the 'it will be done' from last week. 'issue that wasn't anticipated at the start of last week' is worrying to me. Sounds like a concern but not going to s*** the bed, just have to wait and see how this plays out now. Got to admit his comments certainly don't seem as confident as last week that's for sure. We will just have to wait and see as we can't control it either way. There are obviously some issues though that's for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 Many people were giving sticks to the Saudis last week regarding how they said it is a done deal. This week there were not that many done deal comments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameritoon Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I didn't hear anything from the Zoom meeting, but those tweets don't read less confident to me. As we know, it's already been reported that the beIN thing has delayed confirmation, but it's still expected to pass. It's not fun waiting, but nothing has changed since this story first broke a few weeks ago. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 The good news is that it is still on course etc. The shit news is it sounds like they are still waiting for the PL, which means another few days after they hear to transfer funds. Already looking like anther week of this hijinx and hysteria. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Carrick18 Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 I'm by no means an expert in business, but it seems a tad premature to be worrying. We're witnessing a £300million takeover involving three groups, each with multiple people involved. I would imagine vetting each individual takes time and that's before you factor in the discussion of their business plan and how they intend to carry the club forward. As if that wasn't time-consuming enough we're also running alongside COVID-19 and the plan to finish the current season. I understand that everyone wants it done, but a few extra weeks after 13 years doesn't seem bad to me. Everything I've seen from the Premier League indicates they want this done. If it was going to be a no it would have arrived quicker, in my opinion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooonDoom Posted May 5, 2020 Share Posted May 5, 2020 For what it’s worth, Caulkin has been replying to some fans after he’d spoken to his sources earlier today... The stories from last Thursday were that the piracy was the issue. So assuming that there are not new issues it will boil down to whether the premier league can prove that the owners were involved in this. Given a French court said they were not I guess that will be hard to prove. The takes as long as it takes line makes me far less confident we’ll hear anything this week. Hopefully this is not just delaying tactics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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