What the actual fuck


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Luckily Ken found some other fraudsters to pass the club on to so we were alright in the end...

Well that's an eye opener isn't it.

So much for Hodcroft's statement that he pulled the plug.

The frightening thing was how relatively easy it was for them to get the gate receipts, plus bar payments.

Presumably getting caught with your fingers in the till means you fail due diligence.

So Harris was the nice guy used as the front for Murrall.

Sounds familiar.

And people are still not bothered about handing over the club to strangers with no fan involvement.

but it didnt happen did it?

What? We weren't taken over by con men from down south?

The mind boggles. I remember the TMH interview.. the sharp suit, the posh voice - everyone was taken in hook, line and sinker.

The list of excuses at the end was almost funny, if not tragic.

There are some seriously dense people out there and these people are there to take advantage.

"On December 17 a sales purchase agreement was signed with Hartlepool United’s CEO Russell Green for TMH to buy the club.
Certain conditions had to be met by 31 January 2015 before they could take over as owners – but Harris believed they should be entitled to the gate receipts straight away.
The Hartlepool finance officer was told that all future money from home matches, including gate receipts and the bar revenue should go into TMH’s bank account.”
A total of £42,453 from the next two home games was paid into the TMH account, but did not stay there, and the League made enquiries, wanting to know the two men were good for the money.
Murrell sent Mr Green an e-mail attachment purporting to be a bank statement showing assets of 1m euros, and other bogus documents followed to try to convince the club it had the money."

I don't know what I find harder to believe, that Russ Green would just go along with this or that Ken Hodcroft knew what was happening to IOR's gate receipts and bar revenue. It's a minor miracle that the dosh was returned and some other poor sap was suckered out of the money. Something about this stinks, and it's not just those two con artists.

Is this why Russ legged it?

I believe that the two groups - TMH and Coxberg are linked. I can't prove it 100%, just about 80% but lets just say that they both have companies listed at the same address. Coincidence?

Next time I'm passing through Warwickshire I may just pop into Sheep-wash-town and try a few tipples in the High Street hostelries while discreetly letting a few of the locals know what sort of w....ers they have for neighbours.

Thick as thieves..... allegedly, maybe, perhaps, it could be intimated but I wouldn't know.

lets just hope that one day they all get what they deserve......

Not sure there's room in Leeroys cell for all of them.

And a few stIll blame the detectives for spoiling things.

I feel sorry for that Rehbein fella but how thoroughly stupid must you be to shell out 500k and when it's time for repayment you get a load of excuses but then decide to loan the same muppets another 50k??!

Is Russ Green having to testify at all?

I'll get me popcorn in then.

An email of a bank statement... Jesus! Did we not have anyone legal looking over it? Would have been my first port of call.