Article in Sunday Express saying takeover imminent.....

I know it's fuck all to do with us, but they just said on SkySports that the CEO of Villa earns £1.2M per year 

Thers's been a few snippets on SSN which made me think they're the next Bolton. Sounds a right mess there.

Thers's been a few snippets on SSN which made me think they're the next Bolton. Sounds a right mess there.

I agree, if they don't get straight back up they'll be utterly fucked

I agree, if they don't get straight back up they'll be utterly fucked

 

Just the club for Wheater, then.

I agree, if they don't get straight back up they'll be utterly

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Edited March 12, 201610 yr by famouswanderer

Not liking what I'm hearing from some ex players.

Not liking what I'm hearing from some ex players.

Elaborate mounts...

Not liking what I'm hearing from some ex players.

What you hearing Mounts?

Not liking what I'm hearing from some ex players.

That's right up there with a FB "fumin!" post

 

Spit it out man

I'm still in the very very wary camp about Deano's mob.

 

Very wary

Not liking what I'm hearing from some ex players.

I spoke to a few ex players today and each had a different view of things, just like on here.

I'm still in the very very wary camp about Deano's mob.

 

Very wary

Where is this camp? Are there any spare pitches and do you have entertainment on an evening?

That's right up there with a FB "fumin!" post

 

Spit it out man

Haha exactly what i thought

I spoke to a few ex players today and each had a different view of things, just like on here.

And like us, how many are privy to the 'inner circle'?

Where is this camp? Are there any spare pitches and do you have entertainment on an evening?

Pitch forks and bed sheets a plenty, and the hot dogs have buttered rolls

That's right up there with a FB "fumin!" post

 

Spit it out man

I'm not sure how much the ex players know, however they say Anderson been inside, his business background and dealings very dodgy and basically they don't believe there's any decent money available, mind you one of the old pros said not been to the game for a long time because of ED and PG and I quote," that ED has lost 170 million is bollocks" and didn't like what was going on behind the scenes at the club under the old owner so stopped going to games. Also said GJ not long left cancer of the spine.????

Edited March 12, 201610 yr by Mounts Kipper

I'm not sure how much the ex players know, however they say Anderson been inside, his business background and dealings very dodgy and basically they don't believe there's any decent money available, mind you one of the old pros said not been to the game for a long time because of ED and PG and I quote," that ED has lost 170 million is bollocks" and didn't like what was going on behind the scenes at the club under the old owner so stopped going to games. Also said GJ not long left cancer of the spine.

Was Garry Jones the one in the wheelchair when the ex-players were on the pitch at half time?

Not liking what I'm hearing from some ex players.

U ok hun?

Obviously it means fuck all but I have had a look at our Saviours Lot and if tge Companies House figures are to be belied here is his list of Director ship and Companies a total of 7 and his Total at Bank .

 

Dont think we can afford Messi Yet.

 

But I dont know Fuck all same as the rest on here any way here is my findings

 

I know he has more but this is what Company house says about him ,

 

Any way im pissed and my curry is going cold and I need a pee, so adios amigos and ..

 

Bolton Wanderers F C By Far .....You all know how the rest goes........ ! ... B T I D .. C O Y F W M Etc and so on and so forth !

I'm not sure how much the ex players know, however they say Anderson been inside, his business background and dealings very dodgy and basically they don't believe there's any decent money available, mind you one of the old pros said not been to the game for a long time because of ED and PG and I quote," that ED has lost 170 million is bollocks" and didn't like what was going on behind the scenes at the club under the old owner so stopped going to games. Also said GJ not long left cancer of the spine.

 

Strange how every self-proclaimed insider you speak to confirms all your conspiracy theories, yet you can only ever quote a few words (which are remarkably similar to your own style of talking), and you are never able to name the 'source'.

Edited March 13, 201610 yr by Cheese

Strange how every self-proclaimed insider you speak to confirms all your conspiracy theories, yet you can only ever quote a few words (which are remarkably similar to your own style of talking), and you are never able to name the 'source'.

 

 

Carefull Cheesers have you seen how big Glenn is !

 

He might sauce out of you when he Crushes you like a Spoiled Rotten Tomato . SPOILED and ROTTEN being the operative word for you .

You Ickle W U M you ......

Strange how every self-proclaimed insider you speak to confirms all your conspiracy theories, yet you can only ever quote a few words (which are remarkably similar to your own style of talking), and you are never able to name the 'source'.

 

 

Carefull Cheesers have you seen how big Glenn is !

 

He might sauce out of you when he Crushes you like a Spoiled Rotten Tomato . SPOILED and ROTTEN being the operative word for you .

You Ickle W U M you ......

 

Right. So because he's a bruiser, he should never be questioned? I don't give a fuck how big he is, I'm not challenging him to a "Who's the Heaviest" contest. I'm also not a wind-up merchant, but seeing as your tongue is up Mounts's arse, I can see why you'd accuse me of that.

Edited March 13, 201610 yr by Cheese

Strange how every self-proclaimed insider you speak to confirms all your conspiracy theories, yet you can only ever quote a few words (which are remarkably similar to your own style of talking), and you are never able to name the 'source'.

The ex players ain't confirmed anything, Mounts message even starts with 'I don't know how much the ex players know' so it's really not reliable is it. I'm pretty sure some shit will pour out of some mouths at the ground so it looks like they're with the in crowd, pinch of salt.

Saw Big Sam passing through LOV yesterday.

 

He was in the chairmans suite with his good pal Anderson.

At the end of the day I don't really give a duck what some ex players think might be going on. They generally don't know anymore than anybody else, as has been proven time and time again.

 

Let's just get behind the new owners until they give us just cause to doubt them

OK. I believe we are in agreement that player contracts were the biggest problem but let me give you some stats:

 

Operating Losses

 

2004/05 to 2013/14                 Aggregate            £162m

Best year 2004/05                     Profit                     £1.9m

Worst year 2012/13                   Loss                     £50.7m

 

Directors’  Remuneration

 

2004/05 to 2013/14              Aggregate                       £9.2m

Lowest                                    2004/05                           £626,000

Highest                                     2011/12                           £1.4m    (includes Duckworth pay off)

 

We were relegated in 2011/12 and the loss in 2012/13 included the cost of writing off excessive player contract costs. (The amount for 2010/11 was £1.2m and did not include pay offs)

 

These figures tell us that directors’ remuneration was extremely generous despite continuously poor financial performance. There is no indication of anything being paid to Eddie Davies (quite the opposite) but why did he allow it to happen?

 

There appears to have been little effective questioning because control rested with one individual.

 

Fair enough Gudni, but you've fallen into the trap of arbitrary digs at the 'faceless suits' again. I heard that Duckworth was well respected, that considerable expense to pay him off was considerably less than say Tyrone Mears trousered from us for a kick off.

 

A pay off is always going to look a horror show in the accounts. Maybe if we kept hold of Duckworth we wouldn't be in this mess, who knows?

 

We probably needed more board level interference in transfers since we came down as the traditional model has not worked, which in fairness you acknowledge at the end of your post.

Edited March 13, 201610 yr by GudniB