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Post by knowall on Apr 22, 2017 13:17:54 GMT
UWE came to Rovers, unsustainable plans, Al-Qadi came to us. Unfortunately the reason so many have nothing good to say about NH is because he is/was a megalomaniac - kept co-directors in the dark, refused to honour club agreements, refused to consider to hand the Club over to anyone who had a current or previous connection with the club - and took us virtually into bankruptsy Then again he appointed our best manager in living memory, assisted with two consecutive promotions, had the vision to come up with the UWE plans and somehow found Jordanian billionaire's willing to buy the club. I wonder how we'll eventually look back on NH's time as Chairman, a complete failure or the architecture behind our rise to the Premiership? No one is all bad and NH has his good points but if he had worked with others he might not have had to back out
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Post by bs11gas on Apr 22, 2017 13:26:42 GMT
The UWE site would make a great concert venue. Exactly what Pantsdown wanted on his dog walking Arena. I don't think he was bothered about building an arena at all. More of a ploy to try and gain extra support for their failing stadium plans. Bit like the "A City United" advertising that conveniently used a lot of blue text.
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Post by strung out on Apr 22, 2017 14:41:13 GMT
Which is what the last board did with The Mem before announcing UWE. I dont think we should be throwing our hands up and walking away whilst we stilk have time to do a deal unless absolutley it is dead. I would expect given all the noise made about the deal 'agreed' under NH not being that great that we will have been looking at plan b whilst still trying to do UWE We will know one way or another in a couple of months and i dont see why people are suddenly getting even more uptight about it. We know the deadline, that hasnt been hidden from us. What do people want SH or Wael to say? There are two answers, its dead, or we are still working to conclude a deal. Neither would make those wanting info happy will it? I'd like to know if it's dead. It's not dead - there was a meeting between UWE and Wael/Hamer yesterday.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 14:55:41 GMT
I'd like to know if it's dead. It's not dead - there was a meeting between UWE and Wael/Hamer yesterday. Source?
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Apr 22, 2017 16:16:12 GMT
I'd like to know if it's dead. It's not dead - there was a meeting between UWE and Wael/Hamer yesterday. I assume your username is in anticipation for what this thread will become after your post?
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Post by Feeling The Blues on Apr 22, 2017 17:11:41 GMT
Actions always speak louder than words and that action showed us quite some time ago that things were not as we were being told. Why people ignore such actions and carry on with happy clappy blind faith I don't know! Current actions like this little link up between City and UWE no matter how small it seems shows that from UWE's point of view they are not expecting to develop any further relationship with us. What actions? All we've been told is that talks are still progressing, until somebody tells us other wise then there's no reason to believe they aren't? I think you need to stop "feelingtheblues" and liven up a bit! You've been TOLD. Like I said Topper forget what you've been told open your eyes and look at what has actually happened. Guys appointed to deliver UWE left long ago and you were told it was nothing to worry about. Hamer told you the landing lights were on and you'd be soon hearing what you wanted to hear when it didn't happen you were told there was nothing to worry about. You are just the kind of happy clappy gullible fan that the board want because its people like you that with your blind faith would let them do as they please provided they TELL you everything is ok. Sleep tight.
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Post by casey12a on Apr 22, 2017 17:28:16 GMT
What actions? All we've been told is that talks are still progressing, until somebody tells us other wise then there's no reason to believe they aren't? I think you need to stop "feelingtheblues" and liven up a bit! You've been TOLD. Like I said Topper forget what you've been told open your eyes and look at what has actually happened. Guys appointed to deliver UWE left long ago and you were told it was nothing to worry about. Hamer told you the landing lights were on and you'd be soon hearing what you wanted to hear when it didn't happen you were told there was nothing to worry about. You are just the kind of happy clappy gullible fan that the board want because its people like you that with your blind faith would let them do as they please provided they TELL you everything is ok. Sleep tight. So moaning about how the club is run in a forum affects the club any more than a "happy clapper" how?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 17:34:36 GMT
What actions? All we've been told is that talks are still progressing, until somebody tells us other wise then there's no reason to believe they aren't? I think you need to stop "feelingtheblues" and liven up a bit! You've been TOLD. Like I said Topper forget what you've been told open your eyes and look at what has actually happened. Guys appointed to deliver UWE left long ago and you were told it was nothing to worry about. Hamer told you the landing lights were on and you'd be soon hearing what you wanted to hear when it didn't happen you were told there was nothing to worry about. You are just the kind of happy clappy gullible fan that the board want because its people like you that with your blind faith would let them do as they please provided they TELL you everything is ok. Sleep tight. When did Michael Cunnah leave out of interest?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 17:47:04 GMT
Someone now saying Hamer will be dealing with the stadium and a new chairman will be appointed. While initially being enthused by Hamer ( probably in comparison to what went before him) I am seriously disappointed with this guy now. Comes across quite pompous and not in touch with the fans . New chairman would be a welcome breath of fresh air.
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Post by BishopstonBRFC on Apr 22, 2017 17:54:21 GMT
Someone now saying Hamer will be dealing with the stadium and a new chairman will be appointed. While initially being enthused by Hamer ( probably in comparison to what went before him) I am seriously disappointed with this guy now. Comes across quite pompous and not in touch with the fans . New chairman would be a welcome breath of fresh air. The bloke clearly has his hands tied as he's just a mouthpiece, not a decision maker. What more can he really do?
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Apr 22, 2017 18:03:14 GMT
While initially being enthused by Hamer ( probably in comparison to what went before him) I am seriously disappointed with this guy now. Comes across quite pompous and not in touch with the fans . New chairman would be a welcome breath of fresh air. The bloke clearly has his hands tied as he's just a mouthpiece, not a decision maker. What more can he really do? A mouth piece who says nothing or talks bollox about landing lights? Weal comes across so well, but Mr Hamer does seem much more aloof.
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Post by strung out on Apr 22, 2017 18:26:35 GMT
It's not dead - there was a meeting between UWE and Wael/Hamer yesterday. Source? Me seeing them at UWE yesterday.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 18:28:25 GMT
Me seeing them at UWE yesterday. Fair enough then.
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Post by bstokegas on Apr 22, 2017 18:53:04 GMT
People should just sit back and wait until we hear something..
The only thing certain in all this is that we will hear something be it positive or negative. The endless hearsay and "someone I know said this or that" does no one any favours.
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Post by yategas78 on Apr 22, 2017 19:11:30 GMT
People should just sit back and wait until we hear something.. The only thing certain in all this is that we will hear something be it positive or negative. The endless hearsay and "someone I know said this or that" does no one any favours. I agree totally pressed dislike by mistake (sausage fingers)
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 23, 2017 7:44:34 GMT
The bloke clearly has his hands tied as he's just a mouthpiece, not a decision maker. What more can he really do? A mouth piece who says nothing or talks bollox about landing lights? Weal comes across so well, but Mr Hamer does seem much more aloof. Problem is if it wasn't for Hamer introducing Wael to the club we'd probably be still stuck in Div 2 and probably have gone into Admin by now. Regardless Hamer is just a spokesperson for Weal/ALQ's so replacing him for another spokesperson isn't suddenly going to make the UWE agree a deal.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Apr 23, 2017 8:06:13 GMT
A mouth piece who says nothing or talks bollox about landing lights? Weal comes across so well, but Mr Hamer does seem much more aloof. Problem is if it wasn't for Hamer introducing Wael to the club we'd probably be still stuck in Div 2 and probably have gone into Admin by now. Regardless Hamer is just a spokesperson for Weal/ALQ's so replacing him for another spokesperson isn't suddenly going to make the UWE agree a deal. Yep, completely agree with everything you say there Topper, I just can't seem to warm to the fella. I know I'm not alone in this, and I may well just be completely wrong.
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Post by Topper Gas on Apr 23, 2017 8:11:14 GMT
What actions? All we've been told is that talks are still progressing, until somebody tells us other wise then there's no reason to believe they aren't? I think you need to stop "feelingtheblues" and liven up a bit! You've been TOLD. Like I said Topper forget what you've been told open your eyes and look at what has actually happened. Guys appointed to deliver UWE left long ago and you were told it was nothing to worry about. Hamer told you the landing lights were on and you'd be soon hearing what you wanted to hear when it didn't happen you were told there was nothing to worry about. You are just the kind of happy clappy gullible fan that the board want because its people like you that with your blind faith would let them do as they please provided they TELL you everything is ok. Sleep tight. Currah was brought into as a consultant to work on the design of the stadium, why do we need to keep him on the payroll now that the feasibility report has been completed and the ALQ's are dealing directly with the UWE Governors regarding the contracts? Apart from confirming a deal has been agreed with the UWE the ALQ's have delivered everything they suggested they would re 'evolution not revolution', support for DC, improvements to the Mem, purchasing the training ground etc. Until there are clear signs something's amiss, such as DC leaving, no decent summer recruitment, I'll remain a 'happy clapper' as you put it, but that's a better option than being paranoid that we've now got a bunch of charlatans now running the club.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2017 12:29:52 GMT
The bloke clearly has his hands tied as he's just a mouthpiece, not a decision maker. What more can he really do? A mouth piece who says nothing or talks bollox about landing lights? Weal comes across so well, but Mr Hamer does seem much more aloof. Seems harsh and unjust to deliver a character assassination based on one comment. SH delivered a talk to 30 Gashead business owners a couple of months ago and captivated all of us in the room with his warmth, respect for all in the room, and fascinating life story and knowledge of the game. He is in my experience the clubs most respectful chairman since Ron Craig. I suspect those who slate the bloke have little foundation to do so based on experience, as he has an open door policy and is a class act compared to Higgs.
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Post by dave1883gas on Apr 23, 2017 14:11:37 GMT
I am new here but wanted to confirm that a friend of mine also confirmed that a meeting took place on Friday between several members of the Alqadi family, SH and UWE. Based on what I was told it was a very positive meeting. I cannot go into any more detail than that but I can assure you that I am not making this up. The chap who told me I have known for many years. I wouldn't write off a deal being done just yet. I have only created an account and posted this as I can see so many comments on here writing off the possibility of the new stadium at UWE. Obviously a meeting is only a meeting and not a guarantee that a stadium will follow but it is wrong to dismiss a positive outcome based on no word from the club. I can also confirm that the chap who mentioned a meeting took place on Fri is as I understand it correct and therefore if meetings are still happening it cannot be correct that the deal is dead. Unless of course the meeting was to conclude matters one way or the other! Keep the faith Gasheads and fingers crossed. I have been a visitor to the forum for years without actually ever posting but thought it was worth creating an account and commenting based on what I understand to be the situation.
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