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incapable hulk
Best served cold
Maybe they'll sort out finally being able to get a mobile internet signal in the stadium
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Daniel
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Captain Sinister
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Ah but you have 2 big assumptions at the heart of your argument:
1 That it is the family making the decisions - I wonder if that is true.
They have just lost their loved relative and are still in mourning, and also an Estate as sizable and complex as ND's would be probably beyond the grasp of ordinary people, so will be in the hands of hard-headed business people.
2 That the family share Nigel's passion for Forest... after all the vilification being the owner bought Nigel I am not sure they family will feel that sentimental about it.
I hope sincerely your assumptions are born out in the end - this is one time I want to be able to say " I was soooo wrong"
incapable hulk
Best served cold
Ah no, see thats why i said "for all we know"
Im not sure how much influence his family has (though i dont see why they wouldnt have most if not full control), nor do i know how much of his passion they shared for forest.
My point is, thats just as likely as your scenario that they just want shot of the club.
Theres no real evidence so far either way, so all we can do is speculate.
I just dont think people who loved doughty as much as his family did would choose to honour him, by screwing over something he obviously put so much into.
If that makes sense
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MansfieldRed
Grenville Morris
the mask of zorro
Geoff Thomas
3 That the family have any say at all in what happens to Forest. ND's estate will almost certainly involve business partners as well as his family.
Most of the big clubs are cheating FFP. It seems Man City for instance have got people to give them huge sums and put it down as income (stadium naming rights etc). UEFA are trying to close this loophole and if they do, it really should give all bigger clubs an opportunity to compete. It will come down to
1. increasing income through the turnstile (sorry lads - a new stadium is ESSENTIAL)
2. Getting into the Prem (to tap into the TV money).
As for what we owe Doughty's estate; truthfully we probably owe £40+ million PLUS interest. Anyone who has invested money over the last 5 years will know that real interest rates are rather low. It is likely that the 'estate' would waive this interest and would settle for a cut price amount on the actual money given. Perhaps they will nogotiate for just about 50% and will retain an interest (hoping to get their money back ............
1. increasing income through the turnstile (sorry lads - a new stadium is ESSENTIAL)
2. Getting into the Prem (to tap into the TV money).
As for what we owe Doughty's estate; truthfully we probably owe £40+ million PLUS interest. Anyone who has invested money over the last 5 years will know that real interest rates are rather low. It is likely that the 'estate' would waive this interest and would settle for a cut price amount on the actual money given. Perhaps they will nogotiate for just about 50% and will retain an interest (hoping to get their money back ............
eezzeetiger
Geoff Thomas
nice one alex
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Ah no, see thats why i said "for all we know"
Im not sure how much influence his family has (though i dont see why they wouldnt have most if not full control), nor do i know how much of his passion they shared for forest.
My point is, thats just as likely as your scenario that they just want shot of the club.
Theres no real evidence so far either way, so all we can do is speculate.
I just dont think people who loved doughty as much as his family did would choose to honour him, by screwing over something he obviously put so much into.
If that makes sense
Perfect sense - I would just like for all the uncertainty to be over... I've supported this Club, man and boy for over 50 years and I am simply gutted to see us a) struggling at the wrong end of Division 2 (sorry, I will never accept this Premiership/Championship as anything other than marketing hype!!) and b) in such dire straits financially..
The first I heard the debt had been wiped. Well that was my mate who assumed that was what was meant! Instead we've been given time to get a saviour!
I'm just intrigued to know who these "several interested parties" are that Arthur was telling us about. Why haven't we heard anything about them before? I mean surely you would've thought with several parties declaring an interest a rumour would've cropped up somewhere. On top of that how long have they been interested. I mean who's to say someone hasn't put in a formal offer and Doughtys refused it? And if that is the case will his estate representatives then do the same?
I'm glad in a way that the club have "agreed a deal" to give us till the start of next season to sort out a new owner, I am a bit concerned by the length of time it took to reach that agreement and the fact there is still no clarity on the "debt" situation. I am assuming the estate are wanting to reclaim that money because nobody has said otherwise, and the size on the debt on top of the running costs of the club it is going to require some serious investment from a new owner, and should we fail to get one then what happens?
I'm just intrigued to know who these "several interested parties" are that Arthur was telling us about. Why haven't we heard anything about them before? I mean surely you would've thought with several parties declaring an interest a rumour would've cropped up somewhere. On top of that how long have they been interested. I mean who's to say someone hasn't put in a formal offer and Doughtys refused it? And if that is the case will his estate representatives then do the same?
I'm glad in a way that the club have "agreed a deal" to give us till the start of next season to sort out a new owner, I am a bit concerned by the length of time it took to reach that agreement and the fact there is still no clarity on the "debt" situation. I am assuming the estate are wanting to reclaim that money because nobody has said otherwise, and the size on the debt on top of the running costs of the club it is going to require some serious investment from a new owner, and should we fail to get one then what happens?
I tend to think what this actually means is that the estate will make up the losses we make this season - much like Nigel did for the last few seasons.
After that, we are on our own, unless the club changes hands.
After that, we are on our own, unless the club changes hands.
Lee
Lurker of shadows
Speculating on the outcome of this is like trying to break a brick wall with your mind.
Give it up people.
Give it up people.
incapable hulk
Best served cold
Fully agree with that. I guess we wont know anything now, till probably the summer as the club has abit of time to speak to potential buyers and doesnt just have to rush it through
It would be great for it to be over, so the club can just move on.
MaxiRobriguez
Bob McKinlay
From Times of Nigeria sport page today:
ToN Sport | 12th March said:
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TheDude
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rioting friendly Millwall City
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
I only hope that if there is a friendly Nigerian General with 25 billion USD to get out of the country it is a genuine one and not a scammer
thehockleyhustler
Stuart Pearce
Sounds like one of those Nigerian scams. The takeover consortium is actually a 25 year old black man sat behind a computer in an Internet cafe
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Noooo pet; shay's bin queen for a long time now... not a new queen at all