Change Of Owner?

[Bigtoe]

*Doffs cap*

[victor meldrew]

My friend's dog's dogsitter's husband's cousin said "au contraire, Tamraz is apparently being holed up in Guantanamo for crimes against donkeys".

 

Santorini 

[Mounts Kipper]

Nixon saying the trust have disclosed who the backers are to ED and Birch, the time for the trust to name names publicly surely is nigh.

[Casino]

you're obsessed, pal

 

i think the trust are all piss n wind but i also respect their right and that of the backers to go about their business without having to keep us plebs fed with scraps at every turn

 

i understand they stood on an agenda of openness but i always thought it a little naive

 

id be quite happy to hear nowt until a deal ED is happy with is done

[HR]

Man in pub says deal was agreed last Friday due to go public soon.

 

Hold the Bells, nothing about 48 hours though.

[snowball]

The most succesful chairman this club has ever had,give him some dignity during these difficult times ffs

Pass the sick bag

[Cheese]

Pass the sick bag

 

I'll have it thanks. So I can be sick about the twisted cunts who think a football club is more important than a mans' life. Whatever you think of his reign as Chairman, he's a father, a grandfather, an uncle. And a Bolton Wanderers fan.

[Carlos]

Pass the sick bag

I don't think this website is for you.

[snowball]

I'll have it thanks. So I can be sick about the twisted cunts who think a football club is more important than a mans' life. Whatever you think of his reign as Chairman, he's a father, a grandfather, an uncle. And a Bolton Wanderers fan.

So was Gordon Hargreaves, didn't stop the WWays hypocrites wishing all sorts of vile things on him. Fair enough Gartside is seriously ill and deserves respect and consideration at this time but that doesn't change the state of the club and his part in it all.

[Cheese]

So was Gordon Hargreaves, didn't stop the WWays hypocrites wishing all sorts of vile things on him. Fair enough Gartside is seriously ill and deserves respect and consideration at this time but that doesn't change the state of the club and his part in it all.

 

Where is your "respect and consideration" then?

 

As for your "WWays hypocrites" comment, why the fuck are you still posting here if that's what you think of the place?

Edited February 9, 2016 by Cheese

[Salford Trotter]

So was Gordon Hargreaves, didn't stop the WWays hypocrites wishing all sorts of vile things on him. Fair enough Gartside is seriously ill and deserves respect and consideration at this time but that doesn't change the state of the club and his part in it all.

you need to thaw out mate

[snowball]

Where is your "respect and consideration" then?

 

As for your "WWays hypocrites" comment, why the fuck are you still posting here if that's what you think of the place?

I haven't doubted he is ill and speculated on anything that's where

Didn't mean everyone on here, there's loads that think you are the biggest whopper on here but doesn't stop you still posting.

[Cheese]

I haven't doubted he is ill and speculated on anything that's where

Didn't mean everyone on here, there's loads that think you are the biggest whopper on here but doesn't stop you still posting.

 

Who do you mean then?

 

I'm not arsed about being thought of as the biggest whopper on here. Doubt you're far behind me in the opinions of most. If you've nowt nice to say about Phil Gartside, and you acknowledge the need for "respect and consideration" at the moment, have you thought of just not posting about him?

[bolty58]

Astounding.

 

All I can say is, Cheese - well said.

[Traf]

You know somebody has stooped very low when Cheese is able to secure the moral high ground.

[Ani]

 

 

I haven't doubted he is ill and speculated on anything that's where
Didn't mean everyone on here, there's loads that think you are the biggest whopper on here but doesn't stop you still posting.

Just leave it. Edited February 10, 2016 by Carlos

[Rembrandt]

you're obsessed, pal

 

i think the trust are all piss n wind but i also respect their right and that of the backers to go about their business without having to keep us plebs fed with scraps at every turn

 

i understand they stood on an agenda of openness but i always thought it a little naive

 

id be quite happy to hear nowt until a deal ED is happy with is done

Erm ..... But then again, Cas, ED was happy with PG's chairmanship until good ship ' BWFC' hit the financial iceberg.

 

As regards PG's illness, some people like to keep their illness secret, some like to be more open. I'm still under NHS treatment after 15 months, and on borrowed time, so I can understand his dilemma. We have to respect a person's wishes.

Edited February 10, 2016 by Rembrandt

[Burndens Bogs]

Pass the sick bag

So whats the sick bag for smartarse? The bit where i said he was the most succesful chairman we've ever had, or the bit where i said he deserves a bit of dignity during his illness?

Both true imo.

[mickbrown]

So whats the sick bag for smartarse? The bit where i said he was the most succesful chairman we've ever had, or the bit where i said he deserves a bit of dignity during his illness?

Both true imo.

 

Dignity during his illness? - Course he deserves that. Any right minded person would agree with that

 

Most successful chairman? Nah

[Zico]

I signed up for the trust thing, just to see like

 

forgot

 

then remembered when they sent this update yesterday:

 

"Dear Zico,

 

We are progressing well with setting up the Trust and investigating how the Trust could take part in a community-led takeover of the club.

 

At our last Steering Group meeting we had an update on what is happening with the bank account. Frustratingly this isn’t simply a case of walking into a bank and

getting one. We’ve had to fill out forms, speak to bank managers and wait. Most of all wait.

 

We are actively engaged in opening a bank account for the Trust and have submitted 2 applications with 2 banks to open a Community Bank Account and whichever bank completes the paperwork first, we will be going with. Sadly the delay in setting up an account such as this is due to the checks which need to be undertaken by the banks themselves. We are currently calling both banks daily to check on the progress of our application and once we have the account set up we will be able to collect membership fees for the Trust.

 

We also discussed the elections to the board of the Trust. We have been advised by Supporters Direct that this could take 3 months from membership fees being collected. The Steering Group do not want this process to take that long. Consequently we are now setting up a dedicated working group to investigate how we can reduce this timescale and to ensure that the elections are fully democratic and accessible to all members.

 

We hope that whilst we are waiting for the bank account to be set up, we can make significant headway in preparing for the elections so that we can announce news of both in as quick succession as possible.

 

As with all elections there will be a timetable for nominations, sharing the details of the candidates and then the elections – so when we have those details we will share them.

 

In regards to the takeover of the club. We are still awaiting news on the preferred bid status from the club, but we are still in constant dialogue with them.

We have also continued speaking to a number of local institutions and businesses who have expressed an interest in our Community-led takeover offer. When speaking to all of these potential partners, we have made it abundantly clear that this is a scheme to bring BWFC back into the heart of the Bolton community. We will not be working with anyone who is not committed to this fundamental aim.

 

We appreciate that people will want to know who we are speaking to, but due to commercial sensitivities and confidentiality at this stage we are unable to list who they are. However, again we reiterate that we will not be working with anyone who does not support and is willing to sign up to the aims of the Trust.

 

The lack of a credible takeover from the numerous other parties who have expressed an interest in our club has driven us to prepare this offer, albeit far sooner than any of us had envisaged. We are deeply concerned that time is running out and we do not want to see our Club stripped of its prized assets, including the stadium and hotel, and our best young players if the worst were to happen if the winding up petition was to be enforced later this month.

 

We believe that we can offer an alternative for the Club which is focused on the community. Working together with like-minded institutions, business and individuals we can put our club back at the heart of our community.

 

Thank you again for your patience whilst we continue to get everything set up, and once we have any further news we will let you know."

[plodwhite]

I signed up for the trust thing, just to see like

 

forgot

 

then remembered when they sent this update yesterday:

 

"Dear Zico,

 

We are progressing well with setting up the Trust and investigating how the Trust could take part in a community-led takeover of the club.

 

At our last Steering Group meeting we had an update on what is happening with the bank account. Frustratingly this isn’t simply a case of walking into a bank and

getting one. We’ve had to fill out forms, speak to bank managers and wait. Most of all wait.

 

We are actively engaged in opening a bank account for the Trust and have submitted 2 applications with 2 banks to open a Community Bank Account and whichever bank completes the paperwork first, we will be going with. Sadly the delay in setting up an account such as this is due to the checks which need to be undertaken by the banks themselves. We are currently calling both banks daily to check on the progress of our application and once we have the account set up we will be able to collect membership fees for the Trust.

 

We also discussed the elections to the board of the Trust. We have been advised by Supporters Direct that this could take 3 months from membership fees being collected. The Steering Group do not want this process to take that long. Consequently we are now setting up a dedicated working group to investigate how we can reduce this timescale and to ensure that the elections are fully democratic and accessible to all members.

 

We hope that whilst we are waiting for the bank account to be set up, we can make significant headway in preparing for the elections so that we can announce news of both in as quick succession as possible.

 

As with all elections there will be a timetable for nominations, sharing the details of the candidates and then the elections – so when we have those details we will share them.

 

In regards to the takeover of the club. We are still awaiting news on the preferred bid status from the club, but we are still in constant dialogue with them.

We have also continued speaking to a number of local institutions and businesses who have expressed an interest in our Community-led takeover offer. When speaking to all of these potential partners, we have made it abundantly clear that this is a scheme to bring BWFC back into the heart of the Bolton community. We will not be working with anyone who is not committed to this fundamental aim.

 

We appreciate that people will want to know who we are speaking to, but due to commercial sensitivities and confidentiality at this stage we are unable to list who they are. However, again we reiterate that we will not be working with anyone who does not support and is willing to sign up to the aims of the Trust.

 

The lack of a credible takeover from the numerous other parties who have expressed an interest in our club has driven us to prepare this offer, albeit far sooner than any of us had envisaged. We are deeply concerned that time is running out and we do not want to see our Club stripped of its prized assets, including the stadium and hotel, and our best young players if the worst were to happen if the winding up petition was to be enforced later this month.

 

We believe that we can offer an alternative for the Club which is focused on the community. Working together with like-minded institutions, business and individuals we can put our club back at the heart of our community.

 

Thank you again for your patience whilst we continue to get everything set up, and once we have any further news we will let you know."

Yea I got it this morning as well

[Carlos]

Last I heard the University was involved. Fucking hell, their main mon is like a shadier version of Cliff Morris. There's no chance the steering group don't know what a dodgy fucker he is.

[Blondi]

"We also discussed the elections to the board of the Trust. We have been advised by Supporters Direct that this could take 3 months from membership fees being collected."

[gonzo]

 

 

Most successful chairman? Nah

Aye, I'd say those involved that took us from the brink of extinction to the premier league via a cup final in the matter of 8-9 years deserve that accolade.

[mickbrown]

Aye, I'd say those involved that took us from the brink of extinction to the premier league via a cup final in the matter of 8-9 years deserve that accolade.

 

And right back to the brink of extinction.