Fit and proper check

mib1975 · **Joined:** Sun Jun 28, 2009 7:02 pm **Posts:** 308

Have the owners failed fit and proper check ? Not a fact just a rumour !!

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

What would happen in that scenario? Return of IOR? Hodcroft to come back and spend freely and save us from the drop

unruly poolie · **Joined:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:12 pm **Posts:** 1015

Nothing happens you just find someone else to front it and it will go through

tREE_wiTH_hAMStER · **Joined:** Sat May 19, 2007 11:00 am **Posts:** 20758

I heard it hadn't been decided yet but it could explain why no money spent?

sam collin's ugly brother · **Joined:** Wed May 09, 2012 3:57 pm **Posts:** 734

Also heard that it is still to go through. Must be fine, take Leeds as an example but it could explain the lack of spending

Tex Ritter · **Joined:** Thu Jul 26, 2007 7:47 pm **Posts:** 943

Can't see any money being spent. Not on transfer fees anyway. What exactly are you expecting money to be spent on?

thetownendfaithful · **Posted:** Sun Jan 11, 2015 3:10 pm

Tex Ritter wrote:

Can't see any money being spent. Not on transfer fees anyway. What exactly are you expecting money to be spent on?

Teabags obviously

unruly poolie · **Joined:** Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:12 pm **Posts:** 1015

Harris was at cash converters last week trying to pawn in a golden steamroller must have been included in the deal. Maybe he trying to get the best price for it?

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Or they never intended to splash out any, at least on transfer fees.

born toulouse · **Posted:** Mon Jan 12, 2015 2:06 pm

Or they are prepared to back the manager if he can identify players that he wants who are available and don't get better offers. Not that straight forward given our position and it is starting to look like a couple of the loans might be good ones.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Don't get me wrong, the loanees look good, certainly an improvement. I personally think if we can get a few results together and improve our position slightly we'll also become that little bit more tempting to potential recruits.
I'm still open minded about the new owners and will remain so until at least the end of the transfer window but so far we've steadily improved the team using loan players and signs are certainly looking better.
Talking of potential signings, has Shola Ameobi been seen in any local hotels/bookies/supermarket salad bars yet?

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father · **Joined:** Wed May 11, 2011 4:25 pm **Posts:** 4198

Harris chose his words carefully in his programme notes. He said staying in League Two remained the priority but didn't suggest they'd be splashing the cash to achieve it.

That said, the result on Saturday might at least improve Moore's chances of landing a couple more of the right calibre of loan signings.

Chesssington · **Joined:** Fri Oct 31, 2014 6:36 pm **Posts:** 900

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

Harris chose his words carefully in his programme notes. He said staying in League Two remained the priority but didn't suggest they'd be splashing the cash to achieve it.

That said, the result on Saturday might at least improve Moore's chances of landing a couple more of the right calibre of loan signings.

I said the other day but I just don't get it, why would you take over a club and then accept that it will be relegated to the 5th tier for the first time in it's history confised

If we manage to get out this mess, it certainly won't be down to the new owners banghead

Kevin Dixon · **Joined:** Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:04 am **Posts:** 1432

Chesssington wrote:

Malcolm Dawes Knew My Father wrote:

Harris chose his words carefully in his programme notes. He said staying in League Two remained the priority but didn't suggest they'd be splashing the cash to achieve it.

That said, the result on Saturday might at least improve Moore's chances of landing a couple more of the right calibre of loan signings.

I said the other day but I just don't get it, why would you take over a club and then accept that it will be relegated to the 5th tier for the first time in it's history confised

If we manage to get out this mess, it certainly won't be down to the new owners banghead

People forget when they say first time in history, yes this is correct but if you count the 13 times we had to re-apply for realection we could have been down years ago if it was the same system it currently is now.

kevin pooles gloves · **Joined:** Tue Oct 07, 2014 2:28 pm **Posts:** 9873

If ronnie can work his magic and keep us up without any funds from the owners then im sure bigger clubs will be wanting his services.
Time for tmh to show a bit of ambition its easier to overturn a 7 point defecit than win the conference!

LoyalMonkey1908 · **Joined:** Wed Jul 31, 2013 7:41 pm **Posts:** 254

kevin pooles gloves wrote:

Time for tmh to show a bit of ambition its easier to overturn a 7 point defecit than win the conference!

Can't argue with that. The longer it goes on like this the more you wonder...

poolie · **Joined:** Thu Nov 13, 2014 4:31 pm **Posts:** 887

If i had bought pools and had money and ambition my gamble would be.........
Tell ronnie to get 6 decent players and offer them 25k each for 5 months work with a view to sign a contract at the end of the season if we remain in the football league.
What would the gamble pay think about it, if pools start going for it and start winning may be the crowds will increase and you would not lose the 750k for dropping out of the league.................

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Tue Jan 13, 2015 12:58 pm

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stevejones_number1 · **Joined:** Sat Oct 11, 2014 11:20 am **Posts:** 137

poolie wrote:

If i had bought pools and had money and ambition my gamble would be.........
Tell ronnie to get 6 decent players and offer them 25k each for 5 months work with a view to sign a contract at the end of the season if we remain in the football league.
What would the gamble pay think about it, if pools start going for it and start winning may be the crowds will increase and you would not lose the 750k for dropping out of the league.................

I don't think its just that simple to go out and find 6 decent players and get them to sign up for a relegation battle in our division. I think the owners want us to stay up without having to break the bank and risk being in a bad financial position for next season whatever league we're in

billythefisherman · **Joined:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:40 am **Posts:** 388

I have it from very good sources, the new owners have no money, all skirt no knickers so to speak

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Makes sense...getting involved with football if you have no money! Especially a league two team on the way down with no major assets that would make such a move profitable.
I say name your 'very good sources'

billythefisherman · **Joined:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:40 am **Posts:** 388

I won't name anyone, I'm not into name dropping.

pooliecrab · **Joined:** Tue Dec 16, 2014 9:31 pm **Posts:** 6028

Then no one will believe you

offshorepoolie · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:32 pm **Posts:** 6011

It'll be a taxi driver for sure..

Grayhoundend · **Joined:** Tue Aug 19, 2014 12:13 pm **Posts:** 7762

billythefisherman wrote:

I won't name anyone, I'm not into name dropping.

Put up OR Shut up

Splod · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2015 12:15 pm

There has been no formal notification to shareholders that the take over has happened. I would have thought that this would be a legal requirement. I seem to recall that when IOR took over they had to offer the same price to small shareholders as to the majority owner. It suggests to me that all the t's haven't been crossed and the i's dotted.

billythefisherman · **Joined:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:40 am **Posts:** 388

Surprised nobody has queried why Hodcroft was at the match Saturday. ...

Joe Mac · **Posted:** Wed Jan 14, 2015 3:36 pm

People have, as PJ said he probably lives in the North East and no harm going to watch a team he was affiliated with for the past 17 year.

GeoffcN · **Joined:** Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:10 pm **Posts:** 463

Splod wrote:

There has been no formal notification to shareholders that the take over has happened. I would have thought that this would be a legal requirement. I seem to recall that when IOR took over they had to offer the same price to small shareholders as to the majority owner. It suggests to me that all the t's haven't been crossed and the i's dotted.

I've heard nothing. A little windfall would be nice though. Could retire to the Bahamas perhaps.

PJPoolie · **Joined:** Wed Mar 06, 2013 6:28 pm **Posts:** 15342

Is their even any point of this fit and proper persons malarkey? It seems about as worthwhile as FFP.

I mean the rules can't be that stringent I heard last week that it was revealed in Birmingham City's AGM that the club was basically being ran from a prison cell in Hong Kong by Carson Yeung! Also the Leeds situation is a farce.

billythefisherman · **Joined:** Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:40 am **Posts:** 388

pooliecrab wrote:

Then no one will believe you

The sooner you get your head round it the better :angry-screaming:

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