Went to last nights shareholders meeting and got to ask along with others Tim Fisher several questions, and even got to ask SP some questions too.
First as an overview,in my opinion on last nights evidence, there is virtually no chance and I mean no chance of us returning to the Ricoh this year. Only if the council surrender completely will we back. Think Arab /Israel dispute and multiply it by 1000, this seems personal on a huge scale, there is a deep searing hatred.
It went on for over 2 hours, so hard to remember everything, but a few of the things said.
1 There are 298 B shareholders although apparently 3 have recently passed on.
2 TF hopes to form a 300 club for ex shareholders, with rights and benefits, probably means we will get cheap s/t for Sixfields.
3 Holdings to be wound up and no separate a/c, but they will all be consolidated into Otium. Fans asked what value was placed on transfer of player contracts from Holdings to Otium, there was effectively none, as it was seen as an inter company transfer, and Holdings already owed Otium millions.
4 I asked why the club needed the freehold, and what about the ACL 40+ lease. Basically TF said once they owned the freehold, it was then upto the Council to I suppose to wind up ACL, but it wasn't the clubs problem. I think from what he said that they would possibly accept a 100+ lease with I presume peppercorn rent.
5 Cyrus has had 3 separate contract offers, none accepted, and if a 'big' offers comes in he will be sold in Jan, or he will be gone in the summer.That was from SP direct.
More later when time allows.
First as an overview,in my opinion on last nights evidence, there is virtually no chance and I mean no chance of us returning to the Ricoh this year. Only if the council surrender completely will we back. Think Arab /Israel dispute and multiply it by 1000, this seems personal on a huge scale, there is a deep searing hatred.
It went on for over 2 hours, so hard to remember everything, but a few of the things said.
1 There are 298 B shareholders although apparently 3 have recently passed on.
2 TF hopes to form a 300 club for ex shareholders, with rights and benefits, probably means we will get cheap s/t for Sixfields.
3 Holdings to be wound up and no separate a/c, but they will all be consolidated into Otium. Fans asked what value was placed on transfer of player contracts from Holdings to Otium, there was effectively none, as it was seen as an inter company transfer, and Holdings already owed Otium millions.
4 I asked why the club needed the freehold, and what about the ACL 40+ lease. Basically TF said once they owned the freehold, it was then upto the Council to I suppose to wind up ACL, but it wasn't the clubs problem. I think from what he said that they would possibly accept a 100+ lease with I presume peppercorn rent.
5 Cyrus has had 3 separate contract offers, none accepted, and if a 'big' offers comes in he will be sold in Jan, or he will be gone in the summer.That was from SP direct.
More later when time allows.