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Post by Henbury Gas on Aug 3, 2017 13:15:42 GMT
My understanding is we agreed deal with UWE weeks ago, build costs have now risen to £64m (Brexit, exchange rates etc) and Waels big brother has pulled the plug All depends where the money (if there is any) was kept. If in Euros or Dollar then the build-costs not affected if in sterling then you have a point. At the end of the day it appears Big Brother Hani Abdulkadir Abdullah Al-Qadi controls the purse-strings and has final say. Would Hani risk a family breakup over a small amount of money ? Arabs are very big into families so i doubt he would risk it
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Post by dinsdale on Aug 3, 2017 13:17:41 GMT
The most worrying thing is the complete lack of information coming out of the club. With an announcenent as big as this you would expect much much more.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 13:18:34 GMT
All depends where the money (if there is any) was kept. If in Euros or Dollar then the build-costs not affected if in sterling then you have a point. At the end of the day it appears Big Brother Hani Abdulkadir Abdullah Al-Qadi controls the purse-strings and has final say. Would Hani risk a family breakup over a small amount of money ? Arabs are very big into families so i doubt he would risk it Yes, they are big into families, but after the Father, the oldest Brother is the boss.
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Post by LJG on Aug 3, 2017 13:19:21 GMT
Or perhaps more likely it's the old man and Hani is just his chief negotiator, perhaps that's the explanation Hani agreed a deal but the old man won't write the cheque when it came to the crunch, LJG had a pop at me when I suggested this could be a problem as if the likes of Pantsdown & Ambramovich want to spend money they can, Wael has to get the OK from his family. Problem now is what if the family think re-developing the Mem etc is also not feasible? No you stated as a fact (not suggested that it might be the case) that Wael "had to convince" his family to invest in Rovers. I've reposted the the post to you enough times. You must remember what you said by now.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 13:23:16 GMT
The most worrying thing is the complete lack of information coming out of the club. With an announcenent as big as this you would expect much much more. Normal service has been resumed.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Aug 3, 2017 13:28:56 GMT
I expect Mr. Hamer will explain it all on "Having a Gas" with Geoff Twentyman tonight. Or not, as the case may be. Anyone know who's supposed to be on Having a Breakdown, tonight?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 13:30:53 GMT
I expect Mr. Hamer will explain it all on "Having a Gas" with Geoff Twentyman tonight. Or not, as the case may be. Anyone know who's supposed to be on Having a Breakdown, tonight? There are feckin thousands of us having a breakdown today
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 13:40:06 GMT
Anyone know who's supposed to be on Having a Breakdown, tonight? There are feckin thousands of us having a breakdown today Not me, never trusted the new owners to deliver from the time "evolution not revolution" was being quoted. Seemed like an excuse not to put significant amounts of money into the club straight away. The only surprise for me would be if building actually started on any of these projects, and that goes for the Colony as well.
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Post by aghast on Aug 3, 2017 13:53:50 GMT
Who are these leaky moles who can't resist releasing secret information to forum members?
And why is that secret information usually complete b*llocks?
A bloke at the fruit and veg stall told me this morning that our owners look like a right bunch of nanas today.
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Post by bluebeard on Aug 3, 2017 13:59:12 GMT
There are feckin thousands of us having a breakdown today Not me, never trusted the new owners to deliver from the time "evolution not revolution" was being quoted. Seemed like an excuse not to put significant amounts of money into the club straight away. The only surprise for me would be if building actually started on any of these projects, and that goes for the Colony as well. Nice one. You must be feeling pretty smug about things today.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 14:07:47 GMT
Not me, never trusted the new owners to deliver from the time "evolution not revolution" was being quoted. Seemed like an excuse not to put significant amounts of money into the club straight away. The only surprise for me would be if building actually started on any of these projects, and that goes for the Colony as well. Nice one. You must be feeling pretty smug about things today. Not smug, just not surprised. The biggest surprise is that most on here are.
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Post by bluebeard on Aug 3, 2017 14:11:50 GMT
All depends where the money (if there is any) was kept. If in Euros or Dollar then the build-costs not affected if in sterling then you have a point. At the end of the day it appears Big Brother Hani Abdulkadir Abdullah Al-Qadi controls the purse-strings and has final say. Would Hani risk a family breakup over a small amount of money ? Arabs are very big into families so i doubt he would risk it I'd ditch my family in an instant for £64m. Seriously though, how unlucky can one little football club be? Funders pulling credit lines on student accommodation providers, supermarkets reviewing their growth strategy due to new consumer trends and now, adverse exchange rate movement making an unviable project even more unviable! FFS.
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Post by bluebeard on Aug 3, 2017 14:22:13 GMT
Nice one. You must be feeling pretty smug about things today. Not smug, just not surprised. The biggest surprise is that most on here are. Its always difficult to separate fact, rumour, fiction and speculation on social media but on balance I truly believe that a lot of money has been spent on preparation for UWE and that ultimately, a deal was agreed and HoTs raised. So, IMO, while the radio silence in recent weeks was always going to raise concerns, there was reasonably good cause for optimism. So yes, I'm surprised that this decision has been taken so late in the day.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 3, 2017 14:28:29 GMT
Not smug, just not surprised. The biggest surprise is that most on here are. Its always difficult to separate fact, rumour, fiction and speculation on social media but on balance I truly believe that a lot of money has been spent on preparation for UWE and that ultimately, a deal was agreed and HoTs raised. So, IMO, while the radio silence in recent weeks was always going to raise concerns, there was reasonably good cause for optimism. So yes, I'm surprised that this decision has been taken so late in the day. It doesnt matter how long it takes for a decision to be made, ultimately the results are always the same for gasheads....disappointment. Blind faith has long left the station for me, but whats the alternative for a fan? Without a new stadium generating income daily, what happens on the pitch is largely irrelevant to the long term goals.
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Post by Topper Gas on Aug 3, 2017 14:47:40 GMT
Or perhaps more likely it's the old man and Hani is just his chief negotiator, perhaps that's the explanation Hani agreed a deal but the old man won't write the cheque when it came to the crunch, LJG had a pop at me when I suggested this could be a problem as if the likes of Pantsdown & Ambramovich want to spend money they can, Wael has to get the OK from his family. Problem now is what if the family think re-developing the Mem etc is also not feasible? No you stated as a fact (not suggested that it might be the case) that Wael "had to convince" his family to invest in Rovers. I've reposted the the post to you enough times. You must remember what you said by now. Sadly for all us I got that "fact" correct then.
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Post by LJG on Aug 3, 2017 15:17:59 GMT
No you stated as a fact (not suggested that it might be the case) that Wael "had to convince" his family to invest in Rovers. I've reposted the the post to you enough times. You must remember what you said by now. Sadly for all us I got that "fact" correct then. Well a 'fact' must be based on some empirical evidence so all you've really done is convinced yourself that your baseless conjecture is right but it's all the same to you I suppose.
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Post by pucklegas on Aug 3, 2017 15:42:51 GMT
Anyone know who's supposed to be on Having a Breakdown, tonight? There are feckin thousands of us having a breakdown today How much work has been lost today FFS can't concentrate.
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Post by e4bandrobinstubbs on Aug 3, 2017 15:53:25 GMT
What's going to happen when we're poised to get a play-off place at the end of this 17/18 season ? Will "team orders" be issued ??
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