The People's Hero Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 You know what I could go for? A sausage and tomato toastie (tomatos pre-grilled of course, sausages fried) with a little brown sauce and plenty of black pepper. Oh and a BIG mug of tea. Mmmm!
uncle_connolly Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 can anyone here tell me whens the soonest we will know the verdict? or will we just know by the end of the week without an exact date??
Ric Flair Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 can anyone here tell me whens the soonest we will know the verdict? or will we just know by the end of the week without an exact date?? I suspect news will filter through over the weekend. Mandaric has been available for interviews almost everyday and i'm sure he'll be quick to inform the media whetehr his bid has been successful or not. It wouldn't surprise me if some fans claim to know the decision before the game on saturday.
lcfc_jme Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 I suspect news will filter through over the weekend. Mandaric has been available for interviews almost everyday and i'm sure he'll be quick to inform the media whetehr his bid has been successful or not. It wouldn't surprise me if some fans claim to know the decision before the game on saturday. Aren't Radio Leicester supposed to be broadcasting the outcome of the Shareholder's vote at 2PM on Saturday??
Louise Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 Barber was saying yesterday though that there might not be a decision on Saturday anyway, if the club manage to drag up another bid/option, the shareholders might stall things.
lcfc_jme Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 Barber was saying yesterday though that there might not be a decision on Saturday anyway, if the club manage to drag up another bid/option, the shareholders might stall things. Right then. I was just going by what I had heard on RL after the Plymouth game at the weekened. So we shouldn't be expecting to hear an outcome or announcement at 2PM on Saturday then, and negotiations could still be ongoing for a lot longer?? If so, when can we expect to hear something?
Milky Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 If so, when can we expect to hear something? how are we supposed to know. One things for sure, mandaric won't keep quiet for long.
lcfc_jme Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 how are we supposed to know. One things for sure, mandaric won't keep quiet for long. I was just asking for a rough estimate seeing as some people seem to have more knowledge on the subject than I do. Mandaric will not keep quiet for long, so we could probably hear something in one of the Sunday papers or another interview on RL on Monday if we hear nothing on Saturday.
Louise Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 I imagine we will hear something on Saturday, but it'll be along the lines of 'we have presented the various options to the shareholders and will provide the supporters with more details when possible'.
Phube Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 Come on.... Somebody do something!!!!! Pleeeeease!! Ican't wait any longer!!!
Fez of Mahrez Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 Come on.... Somebody do something!!!!! Pleeeeease!! Ican't wait any longer!!! Seconded.
Solihullfox Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 I imagine we will hear something on Saturday, but it'll be along the lines of 'we have presented the various options to the shareholders and will provide the supporters with more details when possible'. I think that something fairly concrete will come from the EGM. With the shareholders being presented with the Mandaric proposal it should mean that IF there are any real interested parties then they will have to show their hand or face the possibility that the vote could go in Mr. M's favour. In my opinion the board will have to announce to the shareholders whether they recommend (or not) to go with the bid or any other firm bid that comes in for the club. You may well be right about the possible statement on Saturday but something WILL be revealed by someone (leaked !) if no official announcement is made. I suspect we will have positive news whatever the outcome of Saturday...the futures bright...and blue.
lookwhaticando Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 Come on.... Somebody do something!!!!! Pleeeeease!! Ican't wait any longer!!! The Tigers hear your call and are hurriedly putting together an audacious bid of 50 quid to take control of the club. They will buy the stadium out immediately, the Tigers will use the Walkers as their home and City will use Welford road. Is that the kinda something you'd like?
step Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 RL have said that they plan to anounce the result of the ballot at 2.00 pm on saterday, so as long as the vote is conclusive we should all know before the match. PS: Mandric says he will not be going to the club on saterday
Phube Posted 14 November 2006 Posted 14 November 2006 The Tigers hear your call and are hurriedly putting together an audacious bid of 50 quid to take control of the club. They will buy the stadium out immediately, the Tigers will use the Walkers as their home and City will use Welford road. Is that the kinda something you'd like? TBH knowing some on here, they'd probably like that, you know. 17,000 capacity, standing, crappy stadium... just like the old days!!!
lookwhaticando Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 TBH knowing some on here, they'd probably like that, you know. 17,000 capacity, standing, crappy stadium... just like the old days!!! At least the club would remain firmly in local hands!
gatesheadfox Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 At least the club would remain firmly in local hands! egg fondling local hands great
Louise Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 The Merc is spinning in overdrive, at least 2 MM articles a day.
disheartened fan Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 By BILL ANDERSON A big step forward or just marking time - that is the stark choice when Leicester City hold their landmark shareholders' meeting on Saturday morning to make their decision on Milan Mandaric's £25million takeover bid. Talk all you want about "alternatives" which may or may not appear in the future. Consider perhaps that, in a few years, City may gain promotion anyway. But Mandaric is of the here and now. When the clock strikes 11am on Saturday morning, the most important episode in the club's history since those young lads got together on Fosse Road South 122 years ago to start it all, will be well and truly under way. City chairman Andrew Taylor and his board know that to be the case, and it is up to them to convey that accurately to the shareholders in the meeting. Frankly, by now, everyone should know enough. Mandaric's track record in the English game with Portsmouth is clear evidence that his money can make a difference by tipping the balance between success and stagnation. Pompey were going nowhere except out of existence. Where are they now? Where are City now? City boss Robert Kelly, and those with eyes to see, know full well that the squad are within a smidgeon of being capable of competing in the higher reaches of the Championship table. This division is a matter of fractions. If City had held out against Plymouth on Saturday, their injury-hit squad, even with its shaky start to the campaign, would have been only two points off the play-offs. Nothing is guaranteed. Mandaric himself is not pledging to deliver a Premiership return right now, only a far better chance of it than City have now. For those questioning his long-term commitment, there is a clear indication that he will stay for as long as it takes. As a person and a businessman, he looks only towards the top flight. With him on board, financing transfer-window signings in January, City can easily make up the slack and give it a go. Without him, Kelly will be left to not only scrape around the loan market but also be at the mercy of predators who are already eyeing up many of his best players. Kelly wants to be building up from the promising foundation he has now, not rebuilding again from another wreckage, and this is a great opportunity to give him the backing his efforts so far fully deserve, and which the current board, great as they were in saving the club, cannot provide. They, and many shareholders, continually talk about the decision having to be "in the best interests of the club", although when there was some haggling over the finer print, a few, probably unkindly, felt a more selfish motive was in play. Well, the best interests of the club are, frankly, the best interests of the team, which badly needs the cash injection which is sure to follow if Mandaric's offer finds approval. One board member very close to the deal told me: "It is not really about money but expertise in running a football club. Mr Mandaric has both." Good point. City may turn their back on that, of course. That is, as Mandaric insists, their prerogative, but to me it boils down to this - offers they can't refuse for players against an offer they can't refuse for the club.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 He might as well have wrote; Bill woz eya luvin Milan 4 eva n eva
Louise Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 It does really make me wonder whether the Merc know something we don't, they've gone for MM in such a big way that they will look like fools if it doesn't go through. I thought at the start they were just bigging him up as it was something to write about, but now it's become almost a campaign from them to get MM in and the fans on his side straight away. What will they do if someone else makes a bid? Give them as much coverage, backtrack?
Babylon Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 It does really make me wonder whether the Merc know something we don't, they've gone for MM in such a big way that they will look like fools if it doesn't go through. I thought at the start they were just bigging him up as it was something to write about, but now it's become almost a campaign from them to get MM in and the fans on his side straight away. What will they do if someone else makes a bid? Give them as much coverage, backtrack? Depends how much they would give in back handers I suppose.
Mort Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 It does really make me wonder whether the Merc know something we don't, they've gone for MM in such a big way that they will look like fools if it doesn't go through. I thought at the start they were just bigging him up as it was something to write about, but now it's become almost a campaign from them to get MM in and the fans on his side straight away. What will they do if someone else makes a bid? Give them as much coverage, backtrack? I've had the same thought... to be honest the tone from the Merc and from others around the club and the stark contrast between what MM is offering and what we'll have if things stay the same makes me think that there really is no way the offer could be rejected, I'm not counting on there not being an act of monumental stupidity from the board or shareholders - but i dont see how it could happen... whats more most of the comments bout the board being not very kean have come from folks on here reading alot into comments or inferances from what the likes of Taylor have been saying. I'm hopful... but to be honest I'm trying not to think about it too much
Manwell Pablo Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 It does really make me wonder whether the Merc know something we don't, they've gone for MM in such a big way that they will look like fools if it doesn't go through. I thought at the start they were just bigging him up as it was something to write about, but now it's become almost a campaign from them to get MM in and the fans on his side straight away. What will they do if someone else makes a bid? Give them as much coverage, backtrack? Well.....Anderson will look like a fool and seeing as that happens every Monday (and occasional Wednesday) any way I doubt they are too worried.
lookwhaticando Posted 15 November 2006 Posted 15 November 2006 It does really make me wonder whether the Merc know something we don't, they've gone for MM in such a big way that they will look like fools if it doesn't go through. I thought at the start they were just bigging him up as it was something to write about, but now it's become almost a campaign from them to get MM in and the fans on his side straight away. What will they do if someone else makes a bid? Give them as much coverage, backtrack? Someone at the Merc with knowledge? Can't be Blanderson, surely?
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