davieG Posted 21 August 2006 Author Share Posted 21 August 2006 Christ!!!You lot are arguing and acting as though he has tabled an official bid! ITS THE NEWS OF THE WORLD!!!! PLUCKED FROM NOWHERE!!!!!! Get back to real discussions! Why's COG not even on the bench? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 Ultra, how do you know that Mandaric would take money out. What other motive would he have? Long-lost relatives in the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes_Trust Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 Why should the current owners sell for a penny? They've put in their money and they will want it back. For a start we own £151,000 worth of shares from the funds raised by 1,000's of fans, we aren't going to give that away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I've learned that there is going to be a transfer kitty of between 15 and 20 million pounds to be spent over the next 2 years! Milan is also believed to be keen on bringing in a director of football. I'll keep you updated as and when I get more info. Exciting times. These promises are as much worth as Mandaric's frequent promises to Pompey fans of a new stadium. And we all know (or should do) what happened to those! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxes_Trust Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I've learned that there is going to be a transfer kitty of between 15 and 20 million pounds to be spent over the next 2 years! Milan is also believed to be keen on bringing in a director of football. I'll keep you updated as and when I get more info. Exciting times. What is your source FNQ? If you want to keep details off the message boards then e-mail [email protected], we have a responsibility to be fully informed from whatever sources, so we are fully prepared for any eventuality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr The Singh Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 Why's COG not even on the bench? Cus Mandaric didn't want him on the bench????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hullfox Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 The administrator Nick Dargan vetted the new owners, so that would have been a thorough process I was referring to people on the boards FT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 They escape 30 million pounds in debt. We are a limited company, they personally don't have that debt. They do however have a football club, and if i was in their shoes I would certainly want my money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultra Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 What is your source FNQ? If you want to keep details off the message boards then e-mail [email protected], we have a responsibility to be fully informed from whatever sources, so we are fully prepared for any eventuality FNQ's post was a wind-up and should be treated as such. Any real would-be bidder would have to go through proper channels, and the club have advised they haven't done so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I've learned that there is going to be a transfer kitty of between 15 and 20 million pounds to be spent over the next 2 years! Milan is also believed to be keen on bringing in a director of football. I'll keep you updated as and when I get more info. Exciting times. I wonder how many of our young players will get chance to fulfill their promise on the back of that! So far I'm neither impressed nor convinced. There seems to be an obsession about Leicester City getting back into the Premiership by any means whether by selling our soul to a foreign speculator or grasping any other carrot that's dangled before our noses. Supposedly the reason for this would be ambition but all I imagine Mandaric or anyone similar would be interested in is money and football is just his vehicle. When City have climbed as high as he believes they can go (which won't be especially high by Premiership standards) he'll take his profit and run - probably to repeat the exercise somewhere else. If it doesn't work we'll owe him big time and if it does, he'll take his big pound of flesh amd wave goodbye. If he wants in now it's because he recognises that the club is poised for success. That it is it is developing players and it is ripe for realistic speculation. "We must have the Premiership," goes the cry but the value of the Premiership to City is a bit of a myth until we develop a side that can be built on. Trying to keep up with the footballing Joneses has already forced us into administration once. The truth is that Leicester City functions quite well and is well supported at the top end of the Championship (or Division Two as it was in the past). We win matches, there's lots of excitement and the ongoing prospect of promotion. When we've been in the Premiership we've struggled and ended up wallowing around the bottom end of the table playing desperate grab a goal and hang on football. So apart from the additional revenue that the TV rights etc bring to us, which we squandered anyway, it puts the club in a competitively hopeless situation. The only time I recall us doing well in the top flight was when we've built a side properly and right now we're in with a perfectly good chance of building another side that can at least do stage one which is getting us to the upper end of the Championship. That isn't caution. Its valueing my club as something more than a sporting whore, its valuing what I'd like us to stand for, it's valuing the players for whom we've taken responsibility, its valuing the way we do things, and its valueing our long term future far more than a quick dance with some foreign suitor who wants a one-night stand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newms Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I wonder how many of our young players will get chance to fulfill their promise on the back of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 We are a limited company, they personally don't have that debt. They do however have a football club, and if i was in their shoes I would certainly want my money back. Which is in 30 million pounds worth of debt, and doesn't even own its own stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 What is your source FNQ? If you want to keep details off the message boards then e-mail [email protected], we have a responsibility to be fully informed from whatever sources, so we are fully prepared for any eventuality AKA Grade A wind up merchant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 Which is in 30 million pounds worth of debt, and doesn't even own its own stadium. Is it though? Or do we just have a lease on a £30m stadium. There is a big difference. Can anyone clarify? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 Is it though? Or do we just have a lease on a £30m stadium. There is a big difference. Can anyone clarify? the FT should, shame their about as much use as a inflatabale dart board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 the FT should, shame their about as much use as a inflatabale dart board. But not as much fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I wonder how many of our young players will get chance to fulfill their promise on the back of that! Who cares? With £15m - £20m transfer budget we'll only keep the better ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sackmycook Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 woss goin' on? is Meelan buying the club or is some tossers idea of a joke? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FNQ Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 It's as near to a done deal as humanly possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thracian Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 Who cares? With £15m - £20m transfer budget we'll only keep the better ones. I care. I'd rather we built a team we can be proud of than buy one off the street. It would give me some satisfaction. It woud almost make all the work that's gone on developing our Academy worthwhile. You can stick your quick fixes for me. If I want to watch a circus I can go to Chipperfields, or watch Chelsea - and I don't. I wouldn't even turn the telly on to watch Chelsea, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 It's as near to a done deal as humanly possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 It's as near to a done deal as humanly possible. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holly Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 well being a club with lots of money to spend would be lovely gettin in top class players etc, but i would much rather be a club who doesnt buy success they earn it themselves Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Fox Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I care. I'd rather we built a team we can be proud of than buy one off the street. It would give me some satisfaction. It woud almost make all the work that's gone on developing our Academy worthwhile. You can stick your quick fixes for me. If I want to watch a circus I can go to Chipperfields, or watch Chelsea - and I don't. I wouldn't even turn the telly on to watch Chelsea, thanks. Thracian, your comment is absolute rubbish! Why on earth would you rather watch poor championship football with a bunch of average kids in the team when you could watch Leicester competing in the premiership playing quality football against some of the best in Europe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted 21 August 2006 Share Posted 21 August 2006 I care. I'd rather we built a team we can be proud of than buy one off the street. It would give me some satisfaction. It woud almost make all the work that's gone on developing our Academy worthwhile. You can stick your quick fixes for me. If I want to watch a circus I can go to Chipperfields, or watch Chelsea - and I don't. I wouldn't even turn the telly on to watch Chelsea, thanks. I agree, though it would be nice to be back in the Prem, I'd rather watch us build something for 3 years than buy up a squad now and go straight up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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