On Radio Tees Sport now. It’s long (20 minutes!) repetitive and not particularly informative. Apparently Pools have had offers for players in this transfer window that Raj has turned down - don’t think we’ve heard that before. Otherwise, he wants to focus on the football side of things now. Fat chance of that happening.

Like Groundhog Day this isn’t sustainable

I wonder if we just got pipped to a 20 goal striker from a higher division for the 3rd season running

So he turn offers down.
Not the manager.
Rewind 12 months back.
Umerah wanted to leave. Dummy come out and basically went on strike.
Could of had a fee for him but will now leave on a free while.

If a player wants to leave we might as well let them go imo. We've seen recently enough what happens when they down tools, Umerah and Sylla.
I would think Mani D would be among those we've had offers for, can you imagine the uproar on here if we sold him no matter how much the fee?

Thing is now if you sell manni d could possibly be relegating yourself. You cant trust pools to bring another goalscoring forward in.

Apparently Manni D doesn’t have a problem here and has to stay to give us a chance of getting the team firing on all cylinders (well, most of them)

Good listen this.
Radio Borer for once trying I think to be unbiased and fair.
Seems clear the mystery HUST socially conscious international investment company made no proof of funds money deposits to solicitors, and Mr Singh had no idea that they were involved and who he was actually dealing with.
So much for being open and transparent.
Look... we act for people who want to buy the club but we won't tell you who they are?????
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0h389tn

Thanks for the update Poolie1. It only seems clear if you are wanting it to be so. We know you never want Raj to leave regardless of how low we drop as a club. To others it was the usual buzzword bingo.

I get the impression Raj doesn't want to sell. It was all an act. Messing people around for his own gain. He can now safely waffle on and some folk will buy it and the blame is all elsewhere and not on poor benevolent Raj. Now that fans have gotten used to how rubbish the club has become and the heat is off him, he'll continue to play with his toy football club, enjoying the power, prestige and from some seemingly unconditional adoration. Someone mentioned the name Harold Hornsey. Raj Singh is nothing like Harold Hornsey. When HH sold to IOR it was because he know it was best for HUFC, not his own ego. I would speculate the IOR wouldn't have been asked to perform such a dick dance either.

When we get our next one win in a row his deciples will be ecstatic again.

If NDA's were signed then Raj knew which individuals were involved and which companies. He can then find out who is behind any companies. He asked for
Proof of funds and got that. He asked for a three year business plan and was told why he wasn't getting it and he didn't like it. The consortiums business plan isn't a contractual commitment they could be held to following a sale. Raj would want to see how they intended to make the club profitable and when they would start making money. He doesn't necessarily need to know that. I don't think he wants to sell. If he sold the club nobody would want to interview him about his care homes. He wouldn't get invited to the Boro. He wouldn't be on the radio. He wouldn't get mentioned on social media. So when some supporters did the expected thing of taking relegation out on the owner, his emotions ran high and he put the club up for sale. That was his decision. He did that publicly. So because some of the fans upset him he has by his own admission damaged the football club by advertising it for sale. When the only credible party starts discussions he tells them he will pull the plug on funding in February. He is listening to rumours about the consortium and telling the media. He doesn't come across to well for me. I'm saying that the club is ticking over and he is supporting the new manager so that's good.

Some key bits being ‘we gave them basics’ so didn’t provide full accounts then goes on to say he didn’t because of NDA breaches which only happened last Saturday. Tried to use 2 members of the consortium dropping out as a means to beat the consortium with which were described by Ed Parkinson as why this happened. Even if you don’t believe his assessment of why that happened is losing 2 members likely to happen when trying to bring together a group of unrelated businesspeople? Yes probably. Also no mention on why he rejected the offers, if he thought the offers were negotiable but wanted to see the make up of the consortium then why not leave dialogue open…
‘If someone has 14 million give it to me’ says all you need to know.
He had no intention of selling, hasn’t told us what his plans are moving forwards - getting to the play offs isn’t a plan.

I don't think he thought the trust would come up with the investment needed. They have put the effort in and achieved that. It's just his time that's been wasted though obviously.

The Trust didn’t come up with the investment needed or any kind of credible plan to spend it. £600k in a solicitors account is a drop in the proverbial. And let’s be clear, there is no £14 million burning a HUFC-sized whole in the pocket of any potential investor.

It’s not going to happen - this season at any rate - but if it did the fanbase would get behind the team as always. Agree with you that he has no intention of selling (though he’s open to “investment” - in which case it’s his job to find a junior partner, not the Trust’s)

The plan is obviously to spend more on getting “the football side of things” right. Bit effing late most of us would say - 1 or 2 seasons late. Still, KP won’t be working for peanuts, and player signings are being made, so here’s hoping.

Raj blames all for draging their feet, Time wasting.

My take is simple:

Raj is fishing for investment, And he STAYS in control.

Forget all about the whys and where fores.

600k was what Raj Singh asked as proof of funds because this is needed to keep the club going for 1 year. This doesn’t mean this is all they had. Investment plan etc I agree with.

Agreed the fans always get behind the team. He’s been open to investment since he bought the club and no one has been forthcoming.
I think you could even say John Askey is probably sitting at home looking on wondering why Raj didn’t fund the 3 extra signings he wanted back in August. I think it’s a cyclical thing with Raj: fans on his back so I’ll make some signings and get a new manager - results start to dip so he doesn’t back the manager - results drop off manager gets sacked - fans on his back make some threats - repeat step 1. I’d much rather he came out and stated a multi year plan for the club which didn’t involve him talking about on pitch results. Such as talking about the academy, the stadium, the off pitch stuff etc and where he wants those to be.

Pretty bold statement for the trust to come out with (14 Mill), If not true.

If not true then that makes them out to be totally Untrustworthy.

Agree:

It doesn't matter, you just do what Raj does. Offset it as debt then pass it on to the next owner.

This is pure smoke screen BS from Raj. He has no right to see a business plan. Has HE even got one? He just makes it up according to who has pissed him off of late.

Agree:

R A J O U T.
Been painted on Clarence Rd wall.
It could be an eventful day.
For sure all will not be singing of the same hym sheet.

6000 k is what raj asked for and that is what was shown, unless he wanted a lorry turning up with 14 million in. How do you know their isnt 14 million? Who is in the consortium then? Do you know?

How much has raj got in his piggy bank?

The wrexham owners that were sniffing aound us and 6 or 7 other clubs probobly have 100 million plus burning a hole so im not sure why 14 million is so far fetched.

It'll be interesting to see what kind of steaming nonsense comes out in his program notes. The usual few will buy into it without question.

It’s never Singhs fault.

And no doubt you will criticise every word. It's getting boring now Mr Imp.
I would suggest this division between fans is getting us nowhere. It doesn't influence anything or get us anywhere. When impasses like we've got now reared up in the past the Mods used to close the threads down. I've never favoured that route but there is a point to it. What do you think. What do others think.

Fair enough. I mean it. Apoloies.

Who is advising that man and why on earth did he think that interview was a good idea. He's supposed to be a rather succesful businessman, and you would imagine, have a high level of intelligence. Yet he makes Donald Trump look like he's a well-rounded individual at times. At least his land purchase in Yorkshire went through on Thursday, in more important news

Keyboard warriors talking a load of rubbish again

Any super socially-conscious international investor thinking of investing £14m in Pools wouldn’t be able to get the deal through their lending committee. Where is the revenue stream(s) to enable the club to service the debt? It is fairytale stuff.

The HUST guy on the radio was pretty clear that there isn’t £14m coming in.

The Wrexham comparisons are getting pretty tedious now and have no relevance whatsoever to the current situation.

At the time of the Umerah offer we were still nurturing the idea of staving off relegation. There would have been all hell to pay if Umerah had been sold. Lets be honest.

Unless everyone knows the facts from both sides then I don’t see how anyone can comment

A short version of Reality

How ironic.
How stupid.
Local derby for us and we shoot ourselves in the foot..a nice confidence boost boot for York and their fans by showing some of our ‘fans’ are having a hissy fit.

That's not how SM works.
It can be good n bad but it's here to stay.

Could even be a pitch invasion.
Football n passion.
Well I never.

It’s like two bald men fighting over a wig.
It’s over…for now, get behind the team because that’s all there is left to do….if you don’t you’ll get what you deserve ……. all you can do is your bit.

Snowy that's the best pre match excuse for defeat I have ever heard.
You are a bunker legend.

At last some sense

From snowy not someone’s gloves

I’d be embarrassed to make that statement.
Football and passion my arse….

Raj: Right HUST, I've had enough, find me a decent buyer, if not I'll pull the plug.
HUST: OK Raj, found one, here you go.
Raj: nah don't like em, what if they pull the plug or summat?

Of course it is, because I actually thought about it and considered all the possibilities unlike some who appear to be getting a permanent erection at the prospect of something not related to activities on the pitch.
It’s embarassing…..didn’t think it could sink that low.

The Takeover War is over, but like those Japanese troops who carried on fighting after the War ended and refused to accept defeat, some on here are still up for another tedious Banzai charge….and we all know how they end.

We still have a football team . Get behind them and stop this stupid posting

2 years of abject shite , the club at lowest point in history playing wise, and people annoyed at a chairman who seems to be constantly moving the goalposts and not taking ownership are having a ‘hissy fit’
Ffs

If you have the money then put it into the club . Otherwise keep quiet

No !

Fans are entitled to voice their opinion on how their club is being run
To be clear that is not an ok for personal abuse or criminal damage/graffiti etc but ‘buy the club or have no opinion’ is a ridiculous argument

It’s like Boening telling everyone complaining about that door blowing off to build the plane themselves or be quiet !

I know.
The league table and team are very embarrassing.
We finally agree on something.

Of course you are right Snowy. Unnecessary distraction will not help.

Well there wasn't Mr KPG.
Disappointed?
BTW did you throw the tennis ball??
Or maybe you painted the wall?
Sounds like either would be your modus operandi ?