Thames Sports Investment

[Bandini]

Come back when you have made up your mind.. ?

I think that ambivalence might be the best you're going to get here, The Rouge.

[Red]

It is possible yes:

- he could be slightly overplaying the severity of the issue
- the severity of the issue could have been overplayed to him
- the issue could be quite severe
- the severity could have been underplayed and it could be terminal/extremely severe

All I am saying is that I believe there is an issue/s, which lets be honest would:

a) not be that rare in a contractual situation
b) perhaps be more likely given that it is now 27/03 and they hoped it could all be sorted by now

- There's an element of chinese whispers going on
- Someone is simply on a wind up

[Red]

Come on, don't be a Dick Chaney, I am not going to reveal a source.
My integrity as a Team Board poster (apart from obvious wind-ups) should stand me in good stead though.

I'm sure you'll understand me when I say it holds no favour at all in these quarters The Rouge, no offence.

[Ups and Downs]

Not making a judgment on the severity/forgiveableness (new word) of the situation, merely that I heard about it weeks before people were saying the same thing.

It was a bad example but let me break it down for you:

- I have heard about 10 things over the years from this source and they have either proven to be true, or in the minority of cases where proof is not possible, been in line with what has been subsequently said and done
- I heard this on Sat
- I hope it is not true
- The past record (and the fact that the guy is not prone to making things up) makes me believe that there is some substance in it
- I hope it is not too big a deal, can be amicably sorted and the takeover can proceed

It's strange that it should be coming from different places. The chap who told me has been a director for a number of years and told my dad and I exactly what I wrote in my post when we were his guests on Saturday. No point in trying to convince chaps on here because they'll just accuse you of bullshitting.

[The Rouge]

Come back when you have made up your mind.. ?

I think that ambivalence might be the best you're going to get here, The Rouge.

Ok, I'll take it.

[Chaney]

ok so if this all falls through lets just pull out of the promotion race because if we go up we know damn well JM won`t invest a dime in team building

[The Rouge]

I think you are letting emotion get in the way Chaney

[Chaney]

I think you are letting emotion get in the way Chaney

its called reality, don`t you remember the last time we went up?....it scared the guy half to death!!!

[Friday's Legacy]

I can only go by my source, and he told me Mullins and the young Arsenal player were coming before the news went public. In the past he has been spot on about Sidwell, Halford, N.Hunt and McAnuff coming here also. He has said that all the checks etc have gone well and the club are close to making an announcement. I asked today about these rumours and he told me it is all nonsense.

"John Madejski entered into a gentleman's agreement in January to sell 51% of his shares in the club. He knew at that time TSI would then invest upfront in the hope the club could make a late push for the Play-offs. The fact that Reading have managed to compete beyond that makes no difference to the fee agreed for these shares. John Madejski knew there was a chance promotion could be achieved and he took that into account when agreeing the deal. As far as I'm aware nothing has changed."

I will put my faith in him over anyone else as he is yet to let me down.

[CayeneMatt]

... and I'll go back to my original post, Samuelson was there about 40 yds above my head at the weekend, and he was all smiles.

He's seemed pretty genuine with everything so far, so it would seem odd if there was anything major about to go tits up. The only thing he's guilty of is maybe overplaying the '... hopefully sooner' comment when asked about the end of March deadline during BM's contract press conference. Its fair to say he was very confident.

[The Rouge]

Great stuff if true, your source has been very good recently FL.

[Barry the bird boggler]

Well we'll all soon know won't we. We were told the take over should be completed by end of March so if it rattles on into mid April or later then obviously something must be sticking somewhere in the discussions.

Oh and I don't think it's very clever/professional for any source close to the club to tell anyone unconnected with the take over bid anything about it so either they haven't really said anything very much and people are mis-interpreting it or someone has their own agenda....

[Chaney]

moe sauces than HP on here

[under the tin]

Seems to me that there are people out there who'd love to see the deal torpedoed, because of an inherrent mistrust of johnny foreigner.
In any event, if any of us were doing a multi million pound deal, then I'm sure that most would consider the important thing to be the deal being right, and the timeframe being of secondary importance.

[Extended-Phenotype]

It's the notion that neither JM nor any of his advisors did any research on the russians then, only months later decided to have a chat with the last high profile figure to have dealt with them.

Even Eastenders would steer away from that shitastically unlikely storyline.

"Phil, the guy you are about to go into business with - his last partner doesn't have any legs."
"Meh, I'm sure it's nothing."

- Months of paperwork, finance and checking pass -

"Well, nearly done here. Maybe I will have a chat with that last partner."
"Hello? Who, Chopper Jim? Yeah, he chopped my legs off."

Phil slaps his face into his hands

DOF DOF DOF DOFDODODODODOF "NYUR NYUR NYUR NYUR NYUR NYAAAA NYUURRR..

ETC.

[The Rouge]

Oh and I don't think it's very clever/professional for any source close to the club to tell anyone unconnected with the take over bid anything about it

I actually agree with that but it is an emotive sport and the whole game is rife with in-club sources.

[under the tin]

It's the notion that neither JM nor any of his advisors did any research on the russians then, only months later decided to have a chat with the last high profile figure to have dealt with them.

Even Eastenders would steer away from that shitastically unlikely storyline.

"Phil, the guy you are about to go into business with - his last partner doesn't have any legs."
"Meh, I'm sure it's nothing."

- Months of paperwork, finance and checking pass -

"Well, nearly done here. Maybe I will have a chat with that last partner."
"Hello? Chopper Jim? Yeah, he chopped my legs off."

Phil slaps his face into his hands

DOF DOF DOF DOFDODODODODOF "NYUR NYUR NYUR NYUR NYUR NYAAAA NYUURRR..

ETC.

Spot on, E-P.
Madejski is connected. You don't get to be the Queen's representative without getting to know a few people who can make discreet enquiries.

[Arch]

I can't believe this is rumbling on. Surely everyone knows "my source was a director at the club" is hobnob speak for "I'm on a massive wind-up"? Other than JM, there is only one other director and everyone knows who he is.

[Red]

[The Rouge]

It's the notion that neither JM nor any of his advisors did any research on the russians then, only months later decided to have a chat with the last high profile figure to have dealt with them.

Even Eastenders would steer away from that shitastically unlikely storyline.

"Phil, the guy you are about to go into business with - his last partner doesn't have any legs."
"Meh, I'm sure it's nothing."

- Months of paperwork, finance and checking pass -

"Well, nearly done here. Maybe I will have a chat with that last partner."
"Hello? Chopper Jim? Yeah, he chopped my legs off."

Phil slaps his face into his hands

DOF DOF DOF DOFDODODODODOF "NYUR NYUR NYUR NYUR NYUR NYAAAA NYUURRR..

ETC.

Spot on, E-P.
Madejski is connected. You don't get to be the Queen's representative without getting to know a few people who can make discreet enquiries.

^^^ I didn't think anyone was believing that though were they?