kingharvest
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Apologies if this has been posted but just read this on GMK. If true it's not totally surprising but still left me shocked at what they were prepared to do
Speaking to a colleague today who told me something interesting, if not suprising.
I work in Ipswich and when my colleague learned I was a Cov fan, said he has a client who used to play golf with Paul Clouting. My colleague, who it must be said has no affiliation and not much knowledge on Cov, said that Paul was courted by Cov for months to join the board, apparently they were desperate to get him in. During these discussions SISU asked him how they could get out recouping the £30,000,000 they invested (He used these actual figures and like I say, he knows nothing of Cov) They asked him if they could sell off players who may yield a fee and play the reserves and youth players until they find a buyer. To which Clouting advised them not to as they would be relegated and there asset would depreciate further. He said Paul could not believe some of the stuff they were asking and accepted the post only as they offered a rediculous package.
Not exactly earth shattering or even suprising information but considering the source and the fact he knows nothing about cov as an Ipswich fan, I believe this is probably how it went down. Now we know for definate that our club is run by a bunch of clowns - just in case we didn't now before."
Speaking to a colleague today who told me something interesting, if not suprising.
I work in Ipswich and when my colleague learned I was a Cov fan, said he has a client who used to play golf with Paul Clouting. My colleague, who it must be said has no affiliation and not much knowledge on Cov, said that Paul was courted by Cov for months to join the board, apparently they were desperate to get him in. During these discussions SISU asked him how they could get out recouping the £30,000,000 they invested (He used these actual figures and like I say, he knows nothing of Cov) They asked him if they could sell off players who may yield a fee and play the reserves and youth players until they find a buyer. To which Clouting advised them not to as they would be relegated and there asset would depreciate further. He said Paul could not believe some of the stuff they were asking and accepted the post only as they offered a rediculous package.
Not exactly earth shattering or even suprising information but considering the source and the fact he knows nothing about cov as an Ipswich fan, I believe this is probably how it went down. Now we know for definate that our club is run by a bunch of clowns - just in case we didn't now before."