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Post by xplosivgas on Mar 17, 2016 21:39:16 GMT
They have already said on numerous occasions that the development of the new stadium was not dependent on this court case or on the sale of the Mem to Sainsbury's. I am not sure what else they can say. There is no way, in any world, the millions won or lost from this case is not significant. I just feel the result of the appeal could've been handled much better. The club knew losing was likely - and maybe even knew the result before today - so why wasn't there something more verbose prepared? To say nothing was not the right way to handle this, and it surprises me because the PR up until now has been excellent. Pretty much what I said in a different thread - totally agree, a proper statement should've been released same day. Not expecting constant reassurances every single day, but this wasn't just any normal day.. |
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Post by c4h10 on Mar 17, 2016 21:51:57 GMT
Maybe the new regime see it as the old regimes fight. They have already said plenty of times the new stadia is not dependant on today's result. I don't see the issue, oh look that last chapter just fecked off over the horizon, ta ta Thought we were just building the one. |
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Post by aghast on Mar 17, 2016 22:05:48 GMT
But the club did make a statement. In more ways than one. They wheeled out the last representative of the old Board to face the press and that's it. Draw a line under it and move on to the funding of the new stadium. I doubt if anyone in Jordan was reeling with shock from today's decision.
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Post by Okebournegas on Mar 17, 2016 22:12:39 GMT
Will someone sack the ruddy bloody board. Or something like that. Here , here sack the ruddy board , wicked , wicked junglest massive wicked , wicked ....,,,incredible ! |
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 17, 2016 22:19:37 GMT
Still can't understand why TW made an appearance today when we've seen virtually nothing from him since before the take over, it's almost like the clock was turned back a month! Virtually all of us had already accepted defeat so I can't understand why the club couldn't have prepared a statement already saying the outcome had no bearing on the stadium plans, rather than say a statement will be made in due course.
Hopefully Hamer & Wael are back tomorrow for Saturday's game and we get some kind of response from one of them.
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Post by 4evergas67 on Mar 17, 2016 22:27:08 GMT
They have already said on numerous occasions that the development of the new stadium was not dependent on this court case or on the sale of the Mem to Sainsbury's. I am not sure what else they can say. There is no way, in any world, the millions won or lost from this case is not significant. I just feel the result of the appeal could've been handled much better. The club knew losing was likely - and maybe even knew the result before today - so why wasn't there something more verbose prepared? To say nothing was not the right way to handle this, and it surprises me because the PR up until now has been excellent. What millions are that then? I thought the court case has cost us just over one million,we still actually own the Mem and UWE is getting built anyway.
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Post by Slide away on Mar 17, 2016 22:32:15 GMT
I really don't understand any of this 'concern'? The CEO has given an interview (not the most popular CEO i accept!), a guy that has been involved through the whole process and I would imagine has greater knowledge of the goings on over the last 3 years than the new regime and has likely made huge decisions regarding this whole fiasco. SH and WAQ have both stated that today's result will have no impact on anything.The king is dead, long live the king!
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Mar 17, 2016 22:39:30 GMT
I really don't understand any of this 'concern'? The CEO has given an interview (not the most popular CEO i accept!), a guy that has been involved through the whole process and I would imagine has greater knowledge of the goings on over the last 3 years than the new regime and has likely made huge decisions regarding this whole fiasco. SH and WAQ have both stated that today's result will have no impact on anything.The king is dead, long live the king! My Mrs has a greater understanding of what's gone on the last 3 years than twatola! She predicted our relegation a lot sooner the TW did and she doesn't even go to games! |
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Mar 17, 2016 23:02:42 GMT
Still can't understand why TW made an appearance today when we've seen virtually nothing from him since before the take over, it's almost like the clock was turned back a month! Virtually all of us had already accepted defeat so I can't understand why the club couldn't have prepared a statement already saying the outcome had no bearing on the stadium plans, rather than say a statement will be made in due course. Hopefully Hamer & Wael are back tomorrow for Saturday's game and we get some kind of response from one of them. To me it seemed quite deliberate. Send out someone from the old regime to distance themselves from the whole farcical episode. If we all knew we'd lose would the new regime honestly bother to go to court and do all the PR from this? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 18, 2016 0:45:46 GMT
I really don't understand any of this 'concern'? The CEO has given an interview (not the most popular CEO i accept!), a guy that has been involved through the whole process and I would imagine has greater knowledge of the goings on over the last 3 years than the new regime and has likely made huge decisions regarding this whole fiasco. SH and WAQ have both stated that today's result will have no impact on anything.The king is dead, long live the king! My Mrs has a greater understanding of what's gone on the last 3 years than twatola! She predicted our relegation a lot sooner the TW did and she doesn't even go to games! I bet she loves you understanding her twatola. |
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Post by You can call me Al. on Mar 18, 2016 6:53:58 GMT
.....and so it begins.
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Post by peterparker on Mar 18, 2016 7:01:37 GMT
Still can't understand why TW made an appearance today when we've seen virtually nothing from him since before the take over, it's almost like the clock was turned back a month! Virtually all of us had already accepted defeat so I can't understand why the club couldn't have prepared a statement already saying the outcome had no bearing on the stadium plans, rather than say a statement will be made in due course. Hopefully Hamer & Wael are back tomorrow for Saturday's game and we get some kind of response from one of them. To me it seemed quite deliberate. Send out someone from the old regime to distance themselves from the whole farcical episode. If we all knew we'd lose would the new regime honestly bother to go to court and do all the PR from this? I agree. A case of letting the old guard deal with the known outcomr. Hopefully it draws a line under everything and the newguys have a clear run at whatever they want. I wouldnt take much from Watola words. Just babbling on in thr usual BS and bluster style of the old board |
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Post by garystash on Mar 18, 2016 7:25:09 GMT
There is no way, in any world, the millions won or lost from this case is not significant. I just feel the result of the appeal could've been handled much better. The club knew losing was likely - and maybe even knew the result before today - so why wasn't there something more verbose prepared? To say nothing was not the right way to handle this, and it surprises me because the PR up until now has been excellent. What millions are that then? I thought the court case has cost us just over one million,we still actually own the Mem and UWE is getting built anyway.
I was referring to the £10M-£15M or so difference between what the mem is worth and what Sainsbury had agreed to pay for it. |
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Post by phillistine on Mar 18, 2016 7:32:54 GMT
The major loser in this would have been Nick Higgs as the purchase would have set a value on the club depending upon the outcome of this court case. Obviously the valuation would now be lower and so he will get less for his shares.Stage payments are part of a sale such as this and Nick.s next payment will have been badly affected
Why Tony making the statement? For the reason that a lot of people are saying- that he is part of the old regime - but also because it is part of his job. The new owners are ata different level to the previous ones and will get experts in and delegate work to them. They will not undermine the new employees by rushing back to make statements at every juncture but they wil refer to the court case at some stage maybe in a weekly press briefing. If the result was anticipated then the loss - no matter how large the amounts involved - will be dealt with as part of everyday life.
The true cost of this case to the new owners will probably never come out but they are not the wobbly fools that many on here seem to think and this is just another issue from the past that needs resolving .
Onwards and upwards - Don't panic Mr Mainwaring
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Post by garystash on Mar 18, 2016 7:33:00 GMT
In hindsight maybe I was wrong to start this thread. Reading the comments here it is as though the new guard have just distanced themselves from the situation.
Perhaps there is an announcement soon, but DC has asked for no more distracting announcements close to games - who knows?
Just to be clear, I'm not an intentional board basher. I fully support the new regime and belive they are exactly the right guys to take us forward.
UTG!
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Post by simon1883 on Mar 18, 2016 7:50:27 GMT
Sorry, just started reading this. Is this thread for real? Or have I woken up in some for of surreal parallel world?
We lost a case that we were almost certain to lose. SH and WAQ are were not available to comment due to other commitments, so they have sent the CEO to represent the club...
But apparently this is not good enough? crying out bloody loud get a frikken grip drink some coffee (or tea) and just wait and see...
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Post by countygroundhotel on Mar 18, 2016 7:51:38 GMT
Don't see what the problem is. The old owners told us UWE would be built but wouldn't explain the funding or new income streams. The new owners have said UWE will be built but haven't explained how it will be funded or what new income streams there will be . All change, nothing changes
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Post by gasandelectricity on Mar 18, 2016 8:23:23 GMT
Seems like they've kept him on to sort out the stadium case and other matters relating to the club under previous ownership which the new lot don't want to get their hands dirty with. If I were part of the new regime I wouldn't want to be associated with the mess that was the case. It's Watola's dishes to wash.
As others have said it leaves them free to go off and focus on more productive matters such as the new funding. The new ground has been promised regardless of what happened yesterday, and the way the new ownership is talking it sounds as if it may be a lot more ambitious anyway (beyond the freehold). Would much rather they focus on getting the ground underway than coming out with a press release telling us what we already know.
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 18, 2016 8:37:18 GMT
Seems like they've kept him on to sort out the stadium case and other matters relating to the club under previous ownership which the new lot don't want to get their hands dirty with. If I were part of the new regime I wouldn't want to be associated with the mess that was the case. It's Watola's dishes to wash. As others have said it leaves them free to go off and focus on more productive matters such as the new funding. The new ground has been promised regardless of what happened yesterday, and the way the new ownership is talking it sounds as if it may be a lot more ambitious anyway (beyond the freehold). Would much rather they focus on getting the ground underway than coming out with a press release telling us what we already know.Problem now is we have TW all over the press representing the club again wittering on about another seemingly pointless Appeal just when we seemed to have moved on from that nonsense. |
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Post by Henbury Gas on Mar 18, 2016 8:43:33 GMT
Seems like they've kept him on to sort out the stadium case and other matters relating to the club under previous ownership which the new lot don't want to get their hands dirty with. If I were part of the new regime I wouldn't want to be associated with the mess that was the case. It's Watola's dishes to wash. As others have said it leaves them free to go off and focus on more productive matters such as the new funding. The new ground has been promised regardless of what happened yesterday, and the way the new ownership is talking it sounds as if it may be a lot more ambitious anyway (beyond the freehold). Would much rather they focus on getting the ground underway than coming out with a press release telling us what we already know.Problem now is we have TW all over the press representing the club again wittering on about another seemingly pointless Appeal just when we seemed to have moved on from that nonsense. TW did say its up to the new owners to decide on the next step, so if they go forward with the appeal, do we tar them with the same brush as the previous mob ? |
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