| Believe me or don't 15:28 - Jan 3 with 19213 views | COYBitfc |
But I have it on very good authority to ME is in discussions with 2 interested parties concerning potential take over. 1 has been a fairly long term discussion and the other relatively new in comparison.
I guess with it being no secret that he'd sell if the deal was right that it's expected that he'll be having such discussions.
Will they come to anything though? |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 19:09 - Jan 3 with 5603 views | MrTown |
| Believe me or don't on 15:37 - Jan 3 by SpruceMoose |
Doesn't that depend on who buys it? |
That’s what I was thinking. Everyone knows that I would like ME to either move on or step up.
But with that being said there are a lot worse owners in the football business. If the Oystons took over, would make Evans look like a Saint. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 08:36 - Jan 4 with 5432 views | BackToRussia |
| Believe me or don't on 15:55 - Jan 3 by J2BLUE |
The point is actually that you can't sell something without a buyer.
The OP making things up (again) doesn't prove there is a buyer. |
You're proving what I'm saying. You refuse to believe that even a potential buyer may exist! When Evans does sell the club you will no doubt remain absolutely incredulous until the new man is unveiled.
Let's put this another way around: if you are running a loss making business that is making your other businesses less profitable, and the loss making business had no real prospect of making money, would you not be SEEKING a buyer? Yes, it might be difficult, but you're a businessman and you surely don't just do nothing? |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 08:38 - Jan 4 with 5433 views | BullardsMagicMullet |
Why would you buy now?
Going to be a cheaper deal when we go down. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 08:47 - Jan 4 with 5413 views | Steve_M |
| Believe me or don't on 15:38 - Jan 3 by Illinoisblue |
he has the unenviable position of choosing between continuing to lose money over the long-term or taking a big hit in the short-term.
I'm not sure he's the ogre as many make out, but I don't have any sympathy for people like him who try and use football clubs to make money. |
He isn't an ogre, just rather crap at owning and running a football club and seemingly not interested in trying to improve that. And, as you allude to, he didn't buy us as an act of charity.
And re: the OP, I had heard that there were discussions at the start of the season but they were unlikely to proceed with the club in danger of relegation. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 08:49 - Jan 4 with 5410 views | dirtyboy |
This is how I look at it...
How many people are worth* more than Evans?
How many people worth more than Evans are interested in football?
How many people worth more than Evans are interested in football AND interested in owning a football club?
How many people worth more than Evans are interested in football AND interested in owning a football club potentially in the third tier?
(* by worth, I'm really meaning annual disposable income in excess of the average put in by Evans each year)
Careful what you wish for etc... lol! |  | | |
| Believe me or don't on 09:08 - Jan 4 with 5374 views | Radlett_blue |
| Believe me or don't on 08:47 - Jan 4 by Steve_M |
He isn't an ogre, just rather crap at owning and running a football club and seemingly not interested in trying to improve that. And, as you allude to, he didn't buy us as an act of charity.
And re: the OP, I had heard that there were discussions at the start of the season but they were unlikely to proceed with the club in danger of relegation. |
Exactly. I'm sure plenty of people are interested in buying a debt free ITFC & I think Evans is a seller at an acceptable price. Unfortunately, no-one has managed to meet that & with relegation staring us in the face, no-one is likely to meet his asking price now. So, back to minimising losses again & hoping something turns up, which has been Evans's strategy after Keane (& to a lesser extent Jewell) wasted his initial investment. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 09:14 - Jan 4 with 5365 views | IpswichKnight |
| Believe me or don't on 15:51 - Jan 3 by SpruceMoose |
Anyway, just because someone can afford to buy it, it doesn't mean they would plan on funding it to the level that some on here are expecting/dreaming of. |
Ah but they could with a loan from the Express Bank of Moose at 200000%apr |  | | |
| Believe me or don't on 09:31 - Jan 4 with 5318 views | Stewart27 |
| Believe me or don't on 15:35 - Jan 3 by NoBru |
F*** me I wish this was true, never wanted something so much in my life.
If someone bought the club from that man it would be up there with the best things that have ever happened to me. (see below)
1. England winning a penalty shootout in WC 2018
2. The birth of my daughter
3. Play off final win |
But you’re not allowed to be negative to the man that has killed our club though? He funds our hobby? | | | |
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| Believe me or don't on 09:40 - Jan 4 with 5303 views | Leaky |
| Believe me or don't on 16:31 - Jan 3 by SpruceMoose |
I found a polo covered in dog hair and crumbs. That's it. Sorry folks. |
If you could find two polo's that would probably be enough |  | | |
| Believe me or don't on 09:50 - Jan 4 with 5285 views | monty_radio |
| Believe me or don't on 16:04 - Jan 3 by agentp |
I can remember Exeter City being taken over by Uri Geller lol. Careful |
He'd probably have been just the one some seem to want for bending F.F.P. though. | |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:34 - Jan 4 with 5223 views | GodBlue |
| Believe me or don't on 08:38 - Jan 4 by BullardsMagicMullet |
Why would you buy now?
Going to be a cheaper deal when we go down. |
I guess it could go either way, if you're willing to gamble a bit.
ME could probably ask a bit more now than he could in 6 months, IF we were to go down, because there's still a chance that we won't.
So, it would seem to make sense for him to be testing the waters... not that I'm saying I think there's any definiteness of the OP's info. But he's a business man, who (as far as I know) bought us as a business, so why wouldn't he be willing/eager to sell before we potentially become a much bigger loss for him.
If you're in the market for a football club at this level, I can see how ME might think he could make us an attractive proposition to you. But he'd have to take a big hit on his investment. Though that looks likely either way, at the moment. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:45 - Jan 4 with 5198 views | BrixtonBlue |
| Believe me or don't on 15:32 - Jan 3 by BackToRussia |
From what I'm told by the board intelligentsia, there is no possible way to sell a football club, no one will ever be interested in buying ITFC even if it were, and Marcus Evans will, by necessity, have to own us in perpetuity. So I remain sceptical of this one. |
Literally no-one has ever said this. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:48 - Jan 4 with 5196 views | agentp |
| Believe me or don't on 08:36 - Jan 4 by BackToRussia |
You're proving what I'm saying. You refuse to believe that even a potential buyer may exist! When Evans does sell the club you will no doubt remain absolutely incredulous until the new man is unveiled.
Let's put this another way around: if you are running a loss making business that is making your other businesses less profitable, and the loss making business had no real prospect of making money, would you not be SEEKING a buyer? Yes, it might be difficult, but you're a businessman and you surely don't just do nothing? |
ME, is certainly not 'Just doing nothing.' naive to even consider so. | |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:59 - Jan 4 with 5166 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Believe me or don't on 10:45 - Jan 4 by BrixtonBlue |
Literally no-one has ever said this. |
No far off, as stupid as that sounds. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 11:35 - Jan 4 with 5135 views | Bent_double |
| Believe me or don't on 15:38 - Jan 3 by JammyDodgerrr |
This is the problem. I can't quite remember exactly but the losses can't exceed £39M over three years right?
We currently lose around £6-8m with only little investment in transfer fees. We really can't spend that much whilst our income is so low. |
The good thing about us sticking to FFP is that a new owner will be able to come in and splash the cash immediately and have 3 years to deal with it.
So in theory, we would 'do a Wolves', go and spend £30m on a couple of really good players and see what happens over the next couple of seasons.
All being well, we would be challenging for promotion, crowds would be up in the mid-high 20k's - so higher income/lower losses. If it didn't work out, then at least those players could be sold-on for roughly the same or even more, depending on how they were performing.
A very simplistic view, and I'm sure someone will say that's not possible/won't work, and of course it would depend on ME selling the club for a relatively small sum (<£10m?). |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 11:52 - Jan 4 with 5097 views | J2BLUE |
| Believe me or don't on 08:36 - Jan 4 by BackToRussia |
You're proving what I'm saying. You refuse to believe that even a potential buyer may exist! When Evans does sell the club you will no doubt remain absolutely incredulous until the new man is unveiled.
Let's put this another way around: if you are running a loss making business that is making your other businesses less profitable, and the loss making business had no real prospect of making money, would you not be SEEKING a buyer? Yes, it might be difficult, but you're a businessman and you surely don't just do nothing? |
Of course Evans is seeking a buyer. That seems to be common knowledge.
I'm not proving what you're saying at all. The OP has form for making things up. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 08:59 - Apr 1 with 4641 views | COYBitfc |
Would seem this is coming to fruition.... | |
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| Believe me or don't on 09:05 - Apr 1 with 4601 views | BloomBlue |
| Believe me or don't on 08:59 - Apr 1 by COYBitfc |
Would seem this is coming to fruition.... |
Until he sells Newcastle he cannot buy Town. |  | | |
| Believe me or don't on 09:08 - Apr 1 with 4590 views | ITFC_Forever |
| Believe me or don't on 08:59 - Apr 1 by COYBitfc |
Would seem this is coming to fruition.... |
On what basis?
Some completely baseless rumours on here from Saturday night and Lambert getting the hump with Brenner, but having the good grace to admit his results haven't been the best since he's been here? |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 09:24 - Apr 1 with 4549 views | itfcjoe |
Not happening.
I don't understand why, but at the moment Evans isn't interested in selling or entertaining anything. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:06 - Apr 1 with 4469 views | Coastalblue |
| Believe me or don't on 09:08 - Apr 1 by ITFC_Forever |
On what basis?
Some completely baseless rumours on here from Saturday night and Lambert getting the hump with Brenner, but having the good grace to admit his results haven't been the best since he's been here? |
On the basis it's April 1st |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:12 - Apr 1 with 4439 views | Superblue95 |
| Believe me or don't on 09:24 - Apr 1 by itfcjoe |
Not happening.
I don't understand why, but at the moment Evans isn't interested in selling or entertaining anything. |
Evans isn’t interested in entertaining?
Would explain the last few seasons I guess |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 10:46 - Apr 1 with 4360 views | GeoffSentence |
| Believe me or don't on 15:39 - Jan 3 by BloomBlue |
To be fair I did inform this site a few weeks ago that Mike Ashley wants to buy Ipswich after he sells Newcastle |
That's been knocked on the head. He's still interested in a Suffolk purchase, but Ipswich is too big, news is that he's buying Debenham instead. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 11:34 - Apr 1 with 4268 views | Ryorry |
Don't. |  |
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| Believe me or don't on 12:29 - Apr 1 with 4178 views | BiGDonnie |
| Believe me or don't on 15:39 - Jan 3 by davblue |
I genuinely can't wait.
Kevin Davies coming in also? |
What, to sit in front of the defence ;o) |  |
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