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by From Despair To Where?
13 Mar 2024 17:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2657
Views: 1804339

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

We're chicken feed in the grand scheme of things. Dai clearly doesn't give a toss and the embassy/Chinese government won't either, not when he's got bigger and more serious charges hanging over his head back in China. If they want to pressurise him, they'll pressurise him for that, not what he's don...
by From Despair To Where?
13 Mar 2024 13:22
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334320

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

This. I don't know who the alleged prospective buyer is, only Ian knows that sort of thing, but just because they're Saudis it doesn't automatically follow that they're part of the ruling journalist murdering family :roll: oxf*rd off Leon you dipshit. https://media.tenor.com/DqR6T0Yl8lYAAAAM/contem...
by From Despair To Where?
13 Mar 2024 10:50
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334320

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Chinese money, Saudi Money, US money (US corps are normally far right in political outlook/funding) It's all the same. Owning a club needs hundreds of millions/billions and as we all know, football has entirely lost it's soul to money and the really quite unpleasant people who pursue and amass it. ...
by From Despair To Where?
13 Mar 2024 07:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334320

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

The thing with Saudi money is that they're so desperate to sports wash effectively, they generally make half decent owners.

I'd rather not have Saudi owners but it's a difficult one.
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 15:52
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078402

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

We may be a very large fish but that's in a league we're attendances are counted in the hundreds. I'd look at the example of someone like FC United. They average about 1500. Aldershot average about 2,500 in the National league. The big issue would be finding a "home" which in all likelihoo...
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 15:45
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078402

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

Why not? Maidenhead, Slough, Basingstoke; all get far less than 4K. I'm pretty sure most of their regulars would rather have that than no club at all. I've been to all of those often and always enjoyed it. Because we're recently a Championship club with an average attendance of 12k, who in good tim...
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 13:26
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5336
Views: 1017707

Re: Weekend Football

It's so sad to see that Merson has fallen off the wagon.
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 12:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2657
Views: 1804339

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

I'd suggest Dai's business reputation is well and truly on its arse as it is with all the goings on at Dilli.

A football club who's revenues are dwarfed by the local branch of Tesco is of very little reputational concern. We're a crumb in his business empire.
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 10:02
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334320

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

As has been pointed out on a number of occasions by others, there is limited development potential at the training ground because of protection orders and listed status. Not sure you'd get anything near £30m for the ground either. As a functioning stadium maybe but I don't think the land is worth th...
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 09:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2657
Views: 1804339

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

Calling Lhasa_Royal to the thread.
by From Despair To Where?
12 Mar 2024 08:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334320

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Neither of which are worth anything like the same value without a functioning club.
by From Despair To Where?
11 Mar 2024 15:52
Forum: General Football
Topic: Champions League, Europa League & Europa Conference League 23/24
Replies: 199
Views: 36238

Re: Champions League, Europa League & Europa Conference League 23/24

Given that Brighton is the gay capital of England, queens giving blowjobs probably isn't quite the insult the Roma fans think it is.
by From Despair To Where?
11 Mar 2024 15:07
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2657
Views: 1804339

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

Next protest needs to be outside of Chinese embassy they can influence Dai and would not be happy at him embarrassing them They wouldn't give two shits. I'm inclined to agree with Ian on this one. Tomorrow's chip paper in China. It's hardly a tipping point considering the shit that's going on with ...
by From Despair To Where?
09 Mar 2024 23:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078402

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

I just don't think that, a business would throw another £200k at another failing business without some inkling that it's not going to be dead money. They're not that big a business to be able to just write those sorts of sums off. Even as a loan, they'd get fcuk all out of administration or liquida...
by From Despair To Where?
09 Mar 2024 19:32
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078402

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

I just don't think that, a business would throw another £200k at another failing business without some inkling that it's not going to be dead money. They're not that big a business to be able to just write those sorts of sums off. Even as a loan, they'd get fcuk all out of administration or liquidat...
by From Despair To Where?
09 Mar 2024 18:40
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8672
Views: 1216536

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

Winston Biscuit Warnock resigns at Aberdeen


The club's a mess but the general consensus of the fans is that he walked in there and thought he'd piss it without putting in any effort. That's a seriously underperforming squad they've got and 2pts in 6 league games tells it's own story.
by From Despair To Where?
09 Mar 2024 18:28
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078402

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

Seriously, if I was a local business owner who'd bailed the club out twice already at significant cost to my business, on top of the 10 year commitment I'd already made, I'm not sure I would a third time 6 months later, without some sort of nod that I wouldn't just be throwing money away. The owners...
by From Despair To Where?
09 Mar 2024 18:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2534
Views: 2078402

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

Snowflake Royal
Orion1871
Mid Sussex Royal
Those guys are absolute legends if true.


And let's face it, absolute mugs at the same time.

Yep, definitely both.



I'd like to think at this late stage that it's a promising sign that a sale is proceeding, otherwise why throw away more money on a dead duck.
by From Despair To Where?
08 Mar 2024 14:37
Forum: The Team
Topic: When and if the day comes...
Replies: 10
Views: 714

Re: When and if the day comes...

Keep calm and carry on either way.
by From Despair To Where?
08 Mar 2024 09:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3097
Views: 1334320

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

To be honest, there's been such a disconnect created over the past decade that I'm not sure I could be bothered with any other club. I've toyed with Marine but the ball ache of getting to the ground isn't adequately compensated for by any great enthusiasm for wanting to watch them. I'm quite content...
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