Keys - this takeover will take a while (1 Viewer)

AFCCOVENTRY · Feb 13, 2012

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@TSKeysandGray did you hear what John Sillet on the radio? said if Hoffman had the money he'd be in now...im wishin hes so far off the mark
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@CCFC6 He's off the mark. I keep saying - talks are on going. Nothing has changed. This is going to take a while.
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rob9872 · Feb 13, 2012

Keys keep quiet you're annoying me now and Sillet stay out of it and stop being a SISU puppet

Nonleagueherewecome · Feb 13, 2012

What is Sillet's effing problem? Just how much is he in SISU's pocket?

CCFC123 · Feb 13, 2012

I'm afraid Snoz is disappointing me a little just lately. I dont want my respect for him to lower as it has for Kenny Dalglish this weekend.

Otis · Feb 13, 2012

Agree. Sillett has been disappointing. These things take time! We all know that. Very, very stupod thing to say that Hoffman would have been in by now.

dadgad · Feb 13, 2012

Yes, Snozzer has blotted his copybook. Shame.

EleanorRigby · Feb 13, 2012

Is John Sillett becoming a bit dillusional, does he think if the Hoff. hadn't the finance in place by someone somewhere and it won't be his money anyway he'd be even talking to sisu.

Starting to sound to me if Mr Sillett is not a Hoffman fan which is fair enough.

CCFC123 · Feb 13, 2012

since snoz had some position given to him a couple of years ago he appears to be a little creepy around the clubs owners.

Snoz- dont let yourself down like this..... please?

wingy · Feb 13, 2012

Agreed ,why is he sticking his head over the parapet,this is meant be behind closed doors ,but it is a question i'm frequently asking myself,he may be a hero ,but is lowering his stock getting involved ,taking on the orange ones mantle.

EleanorRigby · Feb 13, 2012

Perhaps he is miffed he is not privvy to certain info. It appears things are well under wraps, which i hope is a good sign.

CCFC123 · Feb 13, 2012

allways thought snoz was 'one of us'...... hope i'm not wrong.

ccfchandsy · Feb 13, 2012

I hate to admit it but I think he is right we have no chance getting took over its all just peeing me off now if his invester was a billionaire would he be that fussed about giving sisu a few million just to fuck off

mark82 · Feb 13, 2012

Any takeover takes time to negotiate. The seller (SISU) aren't desperate to sell so want the best (highest) price possible. The buyer obviously wants the lowest price possible. These things can take months to go through in any business.

Paxman II · Feb 14, 2012

Actually yes things can take time.....but how much time is reasonable? Frankly the Hoff has had an enormous amount of time on this and yet here we are still second guessing.
A statement should be released by both sides now to calm the fans, help in generating support that both sides must want? and ask for patience and at least show there is some goodwill and intent there. Without this I fear it will go on being chastised and ridiculed quite rightly.

@richh87 · Feb 14, 2012

I'd have thought that 'no news is good news'.

Huge deals like this take time.

EleanorRigby · Feb 14, 2012

Hoffman has enormous time on his hands ? The bloke has been setting up a new world bank ffs. Also the parties involved don't all live in Canley and Coundon you know they are from the otherside of the world with their businesses to run. Getting all these together must be a major headache and then there's the Higgs Charity and City Council to sort out too. No news is good news in my eyes

Otis · Feb 14, 2012

You have to remember, this doesn't go back to the first offer way back when, this only goes back to the offer of just a few weeks ago. These deals take months!

Mary_Mungo_Midge · Feb 14, 2012

Months indeed. Our best hope is that the take-over is completed on time to save a summer fire sale of our promising youngsters. Anything more than that is a touch niaive

saveitforthewombles · Feb 14, 2012

It's a complex deal - I'd imagine one potential issue (amongst many) is no-one knows which league we'll be in next year (although we have a good idea) - ie if we're relegated the assets anyone acquires (future revenue, player values, future ticket sales) are diminished/written down. If relegated the club will receive less money from Sky and will have a larger shortfall between revenue and costs. Sisu will need to account for this somehow in their valuation (wouldn't have been so much of an issue if Mad Ken had progressed conversations at the start of the season).

coundonskyblue · Feb 14, 2012

It took Sisu 3 months to takeover the club from a board that was desperate to sell. Buying the club from owners who are trying to get a return would take twice as long I would have thought.

torchomatic · Feb 14, 2012

FFS, leave Sillett alone. Rip SISU to shreds by all means... comparing him to Kenny Dalglish...I thought he was one of us...pathetic, the lot of ya. Its the usual you can't do anything about SISU so you will attack anything else.

I'mARealWizard · Feb 14, 2012

coundonskyblue said:
It took Sisu 3 months to takeover the club from a board that was desperate to sell. Buying the club from owners who are trying to get a return would take twice as long I would have thought.

Myth and legend tells you that it was 30 mins from admin

Otis · Feb 14, 2012

torchomatic said:
FFS, leave Sillett alone. Rip SISU to shreds by all means... comparing him to Kenny Dalglish...I thought he was one of us...pathetic, the lot of ya. Its the usual you can't do anything about SISU so you will attack anything else.

People not allowed to criticise Sillett then even if they don't agree with what he has said .... ever? :facepalm:

If someone comes out with inappropriate comments, no matter who that is, then we all reserve the right to comment upon it and indeed criticise it. What do you mean "leave him alone?" :facepalm: he said something which many of us think was way off the mark and inaccuarate. Are we supposed to just ignore it?

skybluelee · Feb 14, 2012

John Sillett, you are my biggest childhood hero. Please stop acting like a cock!

skybluealan · Feb 14, 2012

Completely agree, Sillett may be Hero of the past but he is losing his status fast. Stay out of thing you don't understand John

Jack Griffin · Feb 14, 2012

Expect news by Dec 23rd (year unspecified)

I'mARealWizard · Feb 14, 2012

Jack Griffin said:
Expect news by Thursday Dec 23rd (year unspecified)

Fixed your typo

Grendel · Feb 14, 2012

CCFC123 said:
I'm afraid Snoz is disappointing me a little just lately. I dont want my respect for him to lower as it has for Kenny Dalglish this weekend.

A somewhat unfair comparison I would suggest.

Grendel · Feb 14, 2012

@richh87 said:
I'd have thought that 'no news is good news'.

Huge deals like this take time.

In relative terms it is hardly huge. Tata buying JLR and Kratt buying Cadbury (and then wrecking it) are huge. Once a price is agreed both parties would normally go public and transfer of ownership would be fairly quick. One can only assume a price has not been agreed.

Delboycov · Feb 14, 2012

torchomatic said:
FFS, leave Sillett alone. Rip SISU to shreds by all means... comparing him to Kenny Dalglish...I thought he was one of us...pathetic, the lot of ya. Its the usual you can't do anything about SISU so you will attack anything else.

Not in the slightest. Sillett has chosen to come out and make some pretty inflamatory comments implying that GH is being dishonest about having the necessary financial backing to take the club forward. Why aren't we allowed to challenge that view? Because he has 'legend' status?

Just as with his comments about the protests he's coming across as a mouthpiece for SISU and I personally think he's being used by them because for many fans he's untouchable and they listen to him as he is 'one of us'. I don't think it's a coincidence that since he's had his new title bestowed on him by SISU he's made several statements effectively backing them. For me he will always be a legend but my respect for him is fading fast and he is not exempt from being challenged. If he is 'one of us' he'll be praying that GH can come up with the goods as without investment we are doomed...

Richard Keys is seen as GH's mouthpiece but I don't see you lambasting those who criticise him.

Godiva · Feb 14, 2012

I'mARealWizard said:
Myth and legend tells you that it was 30 mins from admin

It simply followed Parkinson's law: Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
Or in other words: Things takes the amount of time available.

Godiva · Feb 14, 2012

Paxman II said:
A statement should be released by both sides now to calm the fans, help in generating support that both sides must want? and ask for patience and at least show there is some goodwill and intent there. Without this I fear it will go on being chastised and ridiculed quite rightly.

They released enough statements last summer ... and that didn't help anybody.

Godiva · Feb 14, 2012

I think most now realize that the deal is not simply about buying the club. No investors in their right mind would even consider entering into that kind of adventure.
GH's investors does not seem to be doing this out of blind love to the club - if they are interested that is because they smell an opportunity to make money. And that is not likely if the deal is about the club and nothing else.

That is why it is so much more complicated than four years ago and why it takes so much longer.

Sisu may well hold a strong hand here and see an opportunity to regain their investment in full - either from a direct and immidiate buy-out or from benefitting from a complex setup where they keep ownership of the club while GH and his investors build and run the infrastructure around the club.

Brighton Sky Blue · Feb 14, 2012

Godiva said:
I think most now realize that the deal is not simply about buying the club. No investors in their right mind would even consider entering into that kind of adventure.
GH's investors does not seem to be doing this out of blind love to the club - if they are interested that is because they smell an opportunity to make money. And that is not likely if the deal is about the club and nothing else.

That is why it is so much more complicated than four years ago and why it takes so much longer.

Sisu may well hold a strong hand here and see an opportunity to regain their investment in full - either from a direct and immidiate buy-out or from benefitting from a complex setup where they keep ownership of the club while GH and his investors build and run the infrastructure around the club.

Seems more likely. Acquisition of the 50% stake in the Ricoh would go a long way to helping the club become more self sustainable-paying in excess of £1m versus no rent + half of stadium revenue is a no brainer for starters.

ohitsaidwalker king power · Feb 14, 2012

Keys - this takeover will take a while
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