Jacksonville Business Journal...Haskell to buy UK Soccer team (1 Viewer)

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Haskell IV looking to buy Coventry City, a UK soccer team


The son of a prominent Jacksonville family is in talks to buy a U.K. soccer team.
Preston Haskell IV is looking at buying the Coventry City Football Club, according to the Coventry Telegraph. The team’s owners, hedge fund SISU, is in a legal battle with the owners of its home arena over unpaid rent.
He is the son of Preston Haskell III, founder of The Haskell Co., a design-build firm headquartered in Jacksonville.
The hedge fund has several options to settle its debt, but a judge is set to look at the case Friday and determine whether the team is insolvent.
Haskell had looked into buying another team last year, according to the Telegraph.
He moved to Moscow in the early 1990s to start Haskell International Group, which he launched with help from his father but has since bought out his father’s interest, according to a 1997 story in the Business Journal.

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2013/03/haskell-iv-looking-to-buy-coventry.html

 

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[JimmyHillsbeard]

the Jacksonville business Journal search for Jacksonville on Newsnow and find an article in the CT lifted from the Daily Mail and augmented with sections lifted directly from Wikipedia.

 

[cloughie]

Haskell IV looking to buy Coventry City, a UK soccer team


The son of a prominent Jacksonville family is in talks to buy a U.K. soccer team.
Preston Haskell IV is looking at buying the Coventry City Football Club, according to the Coventry Telegraph. The team’s owners, hedge fund SISU, is in a legal battle with the owners of its home arena over unpaid rent.
He is the son of Preston Haskell III, founder of The Haskell Co., a design-build firm headquartered in Jacksonville.
The hedge fund has several options to settle its debt, but a judge is set to look at the case Friday and determine whether the team is insolvent.
Haskell had looked into buying another team last year, according to the Telegraph.
He moved to Moscow in the early 1990s to start Haskell International Group, which he launched with help from his father but has since bought out his father’s interest, according to a 1997 story in the Business Journal.

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/blog/2013/03/haskell-iv-looking-to-buy-coventry.html

yes all according to the cov telegraph

So means nothing

 

[Otis]

I'm not believing a single word of this kind of stuff until it becomes a reality.

Until then I take it all with a pinch of salt!

 

[ajsccfc]

This is just various media outlets rewriting the original story isn't it?

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

This is just various media outlets rewriting the original story isn't it?

looks like it

 

[CCFC_GT]

This is just various media outlets rewriting the original story isn't it?

That's exactly what it is

 

[Bluegloucester]

The more this is spouted in the press, the less chance of it coming off.

 

[Snozzer]

There's a journalist on twitter tonight totally discrediting Haskell and stating that he couldn't " buy a stamp, that he's not credible and that he'd bet the rent arrears on it going nowhere". @Canary_ED for anyone who wants to follow him. He also states that CCFC will definitely enter admin on Friday, no great revelation on that front admittedly.

 

[Grendel]

There's a journalist on twitter tonight totally discrediting Haskell and stating that he couldn't " buy a stamp, that he's not credible and that he'd bet the rent arrears on it going nowhere". @Canary_ED for anyone who wants to follow him. He also states that CCFC will definitely enter admin on Friday, no great revelation on that front admittedly.

Bound to be the bloke Elliot is in cohoots with. Sounds just the man for the job.

 

[Bluegloucester]

Bound to be the bloke Elliot is in cohoots with. Sounds just the man for the job.

I would never trust the word of a blog journalist, just trying to make a story.

 

[coundonskyblue]

There's a journalist on twitter tonight totally discrediting Haskell and stating that he couldn't " buy a stamp, that he's not credible and that he'd bet the rent arrears on it going nowhere". @Canary_ED for anyone who wants to follow him. He also states that CCFC will definitely enter admin on Friday, no great revelation on that front admittedly.

He might think that will happen, but that is still only an opinion. I hate it when people state their opinions as facts. Unless he is the judge then he has no idea what will happen.

 

[Snozzer]

Totally agree, just thought it was worth mentioning that somebody was making these claims about him

 

[kg82]

This is just various media outlets rewriting the original story isn't it?

That's what journalism is now, isn't it?!

 

[ajsccfc]

The worst part of modern journalism is how often we get to hear what Twitter has to say about things. Don't let Joe Knee-jerk invade actual news, BBC. I pay for you!

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

There's a journalist on twitter tonight totally discrediting Haskell and stating that he couldn't " buy a stamp, that he's not credible and that he'd bet the rent arrears on it going nowhere". @Canary_ED for anyone who wants to follow him. He also states that CCFC will definitely enter admin on Friday, no great revelation on that front admittedly.

Lol... The guy saying this is the shamed ex Cov evening tel editor who has had plenty abuse from CCFC fans and is now winding up fans.

He is a complete idiot.

 

[SkyblueBazza]

Amazing the different poles in terms of every topic - not just this one...& the reality often lies somewhere fairly close to the middle.
So, on the one hand we have a multi-millionaire that "couldn't buy a postage stamp" & a bit of speculative journalism in the local rag...to..."several interested parties" willing to invest on fans forum's.
make of that what you will!?

 

[AFCCOVENTRY]

Amazing the different poles in terms of every topic - not just this one...& the reality often lies somewhere fairly close to the middle.
So, on the one hand we have a multi-millionaire that "couldn't buy a postage stamp" & a bit of speculative journalism in the local rag...to..."several interested parties" willing to invest on fans forum's.
make of that what you will!?

http://m.thedrum.com/news/2012/07/19/editor-coventry-telegraph-leaves-his-job-following-suspension-over-twitter-use

 

[SkyblueBazza]

http://m.thedrum.com/news/2012/07/19/editor-coventry-telegraph-leaves-his-job-following-suspension-over-twitter-use

Sorry - link isn't doing anything - maybe explain your point?

 

[SkyBlueScottie]

The journo is also a Leeds fan.

 

[SkyBlueBen]

There's a journalist on twitter tonight totally discrediting Haskell and stating that he couldn't " buy a stamp, that he's not credible and that he'd bet the rent arrears on it going nowhere". @Canary_ED for anyone who wants to follow him. He also states that CCFC will definitely enter admin on Friday, no great revelation on that front admittedly.

He's the former Editor of the Cov Telegraph.

 

[Diehard Si]

I'm not believing a single word of this kind of stuff until it becomes a reality.

Until then I take it all with a pinch of salt!

I think their might be a grain of truth in it possibly, but the issue is it actually happening. So I'm kind of in the same boat as not getting my hopes up until it happens. Everyone is worryingly getting carried away. They don't seem to see the long drawn out saga and possibly still the threat of liquidation ahead. The

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

He's the former Editor of the Cov Telegraph.

The same one who resigned after insulting folk on Twitter?

 

[ajsccfc]

I thought the name Darren Parkin seemed familiar.

 

[Seyeclops666]

David Trussler‏@davidTrussler3h
Leeds up for sale again already - #skyblues fans keep an eye on it to see if #phiv is interested again! http://gu.com/p/3eht7/tw #pusb

 

[rupert_bear]

Qata, thats the name i have been told that are very interested

 

[Bluegloucester]

Qata, thats the name i have been told that are very interested

Qata or Qatar?

 

[SkyBlueBlood]

To be honest it sounds like a light at the end of the tunnel, but until I can see it all sorted I will just assume its just another express train about to inflict more misery.

That way if it does come off its a bonus.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

There's a journalist on twitter tonight totally discrediting Haskell and stating that he couldn't " buy a stamp, that he's not credible

He'll be our man then!

 

[you're an idiot]

On MovieMax (cheap ass free digital channel with 80's throw back movies) RIGHT NOW is COPS in Jacksonville ya'll yeeeehah

 

[you're an idiot]

It just kicked off in Jacksonville beach parking lot and a chap matching the description of Preston Haskell III (yes III not the IV) charging the front line with a blackpool stick of rock. Preston Haskell IV Junior was oblivious to it all, totally fixated on the product of his Mr Slurpy ice cream maker.