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Majority of people live pay cheque to pay cheque though. That's the sad reality of it. It's not like it was delayed by a day or two due to an error. He CHOSE to not pay them for however long it was (can't remember exactly, but think it was around 10 days). That isn't setting up direct debits to come out on payday. That's causing people to default on payments and potentially fucking them over for years due to waiting almost 2 weeks for their wage. The bottom line is that he caused an unnecessary amount of stress and problems for people because he didn't feel 'wanted'. He also probably knew all along that he'd take it as far as he could, past the court dates to try and get the best deal for himself, so there isn't really any excuse to delay paying his employees.

That's a fair point, but why the certainty of it being taken so late if there was no issues and things lined up? Just down to Ken wanting his price and not taking less?

To be fair, Howard posted an update a few minutes before Iles tweeted about it being done in next 48 hours. That's sort of why I questioned what he'd said in the past and if it differed from what anyone else was saying, because I haven't really been here long enough to judge. Again, not meant to be calling anyone out, just seems strange that the 'in the know' person in the thread, posts an update minutes before a journo gets information that a sale will be done within 48 hours. Seems like something you'd want to mention in an update.

Not my style. I only want what's best for the club, whether that means Anderson gets millions out of it or a tenner, I don't really care. Just seems way too similar to what happened last time, right on time for payday to be pushed back again.

I thought the same thing. Still no name of buyer but it's agreed. When it breaks down in 2 days and it isn't done, he has a reason to not have the wages ready. I hope I'm wrong, but the timing seems too convenient. The 48 hours takes us to Friday, which you'd imagine is payday considering 31st is a Sunday.

Couldn't give you a 100% positive answer, but I know the club released a statement confirming heads of terms were agreed with a buyer last time. And in court last week they also said they'd agreed something with the mystery buyer.

Source for anyone that cares:

His fee has always been the same but he's been trying to sell up for over a year and still no takers. Surely his fee is way too high then?

That was probably the one I saw when I was skimming through his replies. Still, doesn't make any sense. He says something to get people excited but offers no insight at all and doesn't want to reveal what he knows, but offers a DM to someone asking for clues. At least from what I've read in the last few days, Howard actually gives some information about what he knows/thinks, rather than just saying get excited but I'm not telling you anything.

Or loaded. Or bullshit. Look how much interaction he got because of that tweet. He then went on to basically say he won't give any details but also said he would DM someone about it cos they asked nicely. Doesn't make too much sense.

That's true, and as mentioned in my other post, it wasn't any attack on you. Was just interesting that your info seemed to be the same/similar but one person is lying and one isn't. At least how it seems from the outside. Obviously I'm new here so can't say I know the full story of what you've said will be happening in future, but I do try to go back and read through to see if I've missed anything when I have time. A question I do have that I keep seeing people using to defend Ken Anderson is - didn't ED have an admin fund and would have funded the club to go into admin, rather than liquidation?

Appreciate the response, and yeah, I figured a lot of it was missed reading back through. I really do hope that he's right and a last minute deal will be done, but again, I have to mention (only because it's how I've been keeping up with all this nonsense over the last few weeks) that Nixon also said he's sceptical to whether or not they could afford it if such things as paying the wages is a sticking point to make the deal not get done. In no way do I mean this to come across as an attack on Howard, I was just interested in the complete polar opposites of some people here. Someone saying the same things over the last week or two on Twitter is a liar due to maybe getting some stuff in the past wrong, but someone saying identical things on a Bolton board is completely accurate. Also has to be said, I do know that journos are often wide of the mark and are trying to fill their own pages. The latest things I've seen on Twitter are basically: Last minute deal before deadline, don't know/won't say who the mystery buyer is, don't think wages will be paid on time. From the reading I've done here, Howard seems to believe the same. Is this still the latest or have I missed something more? Thanks

I'm new here, but it is a valid point. I only heard of WanderersWays through someone mentioning Howard on Twitter, so came to have a look. Maybe I'm missing something, and I've only read through a couple of times so I could well be, but - From what I've seen so far, the majority seem to be behind 'Howard' and almost hanging on his every word. There's also been no proof provided or any new names mentioned that I've seen, yet everyone here hates the journos on Facebook or Twitter for doing the exact same thing. The only difference I can see from Howard and the journos or one of the other main Bolton accounts on social media is that he interacts more. I'm not doubting his understanding of the topics, but he's literally being praised and people believing him completely, while at the same time calling other 'in the know' accounts/journos for doing the same. Don't get me wrong, I'd love for it to be true and someone is in line to purchase by April 2nd and it all goes smoothly from there with a new mystery owner. I just can't get my head around someone like Nixon being ridiculed for his comments and speculation but this guy is getting a free pass because he's on a Bolton board. I'm not a Nixon/Iles/whichever Twitter account someone doesn't like apologist, but from someone who barely uses any social media at all it literally seems like the exact same thing. This is turning into a stupidly long post, but from what bits I've seen on Twitter and here over the last few days - Nixon has basically said he doesn't know who the mystery bidder is so won't give any names for no reason, he's also said he expects a deal to be done at the last minute if at all and he doesn't think anyone will be paying the wages if it's not sorted beforehand. Scrolling through a few pages here it seems Howard completely agrees, but one is being called for being wrong and the other apparently can't do any wrong. I know this reply isn't fully in response to the reply I quoted, but it's interesting for someone coming from outside who didn't even know this place existed to see how many people are coming to support someone they don't know, who hasn't really provided any major facts (again, I could be massively wrong on this, and if I am then any links to the posts I've missed would be appreciated).