Phil is Evans selling or Not 19:28 - Mar 3 with 5830 views | cressi | After Evans latest blog are we on the point of selling or is this all poppycock ? |  | | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:29 - Mar 3 with 4906 views | TieDyedIn95 | I think the better question is IF the deal made 2 weeks ago wasn't the one reported then who was making the offer? and why did Evans refuse it? |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:39 - Mar 3 with 4728 views | BryanPlug |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:29 - Mar 3 by TieDyedIn95 | I think the better question is IF the deal made 2 weeks ago wasn't the one reported then who was making the offer? and why did Evans refuse it? |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:49 - Mar 3 with 4588 views | ArnieM |
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So Evans is playing them off against one another to get the best price. Fine for him if it works, but don’t then dress it up as looking after the Club’s interests, coz that is a load of crap. It’s ONLY about getting the most money for Mr Evans isn’t it. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:51 - Mar 3 with 4568 views | PhilTWTD | Certainly not all poppycock, the Land Registry stuff is on the public record, for starters. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:53 - Mar 3 with 4461 views | hype313 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:49 - Mar 3 by ArnieM | So Evans is playing them off against one another to get the best price. Fine for him if it works, but don’t then dress it up as looking after the Club’s interests, coz that is a load of crap. It’s ONLY about getting the most money for Mr Evans isn’t it. |
That's my take, sounds like he's flushing them all out to see who will pay top whack. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:57 - Mar 3 with 4341 views | BlueBorn86 | I thought it was being ratified by the EFL? Iv had my pants pulled down somewhere by someone! |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:02 - Mar 3 with 4247 views | Freddies_Ears |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:51 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | Certainly not all poppycock, the Land Registry stuff is on the public record, for starters. |
Could simply be a transaction to change ownership of Playford Road / Bent Lane, with the rent payment changing to a different owner and Evans developing the bit where permission for housing is available /anticipated.. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:03 - Mar 3 with 4199 views | TieDyedIn95 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:57 - Mar 3 by BlueBorn86 | I thought it was being ratified by the EFL? Iv had my pants pulled down somewhere by someone! |
That was doing the rounds yesterday. Was meant to be happening in Preston this week. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:04 - Mar 3 with 4188 views | Coastalblue | Phil had already reported that there was more than one interested party, two I believe though one exited quite quickly. I wouldn't pay too much notice to this statement at all, there's actual evidence that stuff is happening now and while it could fall down, there clearly have been very advanced talks. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:04 - Mar 3 with 4184 views | PhilTWTD |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:02 - Mar 3 by Freddies_Ears | Could simply be a transaction to change ownership of Playford Road / Bent Lane, with the rent payment changing to a different owner and Evans developing the bit where permission for housing is available /anticipated.. |
Why would the US consortium buy the training ground and rent it out to ME? |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:07 - Mar 3 with 4062 views | BlueBorn86 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:04 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | Why would the US consortium buy the training ground and rent it out to ME? |
Phil, what’s your take on this statement? Should it be read into or is the takeover still on track? I saw that Matt Slater thought Evans statement was due to an NDA being signed but I’m still not sure why bother saying anything, particularly after the LON presser. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:11 - Mar 3 with 3984 views | PhilTWTD |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:04 - Mar 3 by Coastalblue | Phil had already reported that there was more than one interested party, two I believe though one exited quite quickly. I wouldn't pay too much notice to this statement at all, there's actual evidence that stuff is happening now and while it could fall down, there clearly have been very advanced talks. |
There have been three or four, in addition to the Gamechanger lot, I think, things have emerged from conversations I've had over the last few days. I've learned of one group who were interested in September but turned their attention elsewhere, another I heard about at around that time but I'm pretty certain are different. I was told about another one around a month ago who a few weeks earlier were quoted a price which they felt was too high, and now the lot that ME has revealed approached him a fortnight ago. Could have been more, of course. I'm told there are plenty of groups looking at clubs at the moment and we're attractive given the size of the ground, the history and profile and the position in the league making the club cheap by comparison with similar sides in the Championship. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:12 - Mar 3 with 3905 views | PhilTWTD |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:07 - Mar 3 by BlueBorn86 | Phil, what’s your take on this statement? Should it be read into or is the takeover still on track? I saw that Matt Slater thought Evans statement was due to an NDA being signed but I’m still not sure why bother saying anything, particularly after the LON presser. |
Assume he's taking a business as usual type approach, not confirming anything until it's absolutely done and dusted. I stand by our stories! |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:15 - Mar 3 with 3810 views | BlueBorn86 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:12 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | Assume he's taking a business as usual type approach, not confirming anything until it's absolutely done and dusted. I stand by our stories! |
Iv not known you to be wrong Sir Ham! Let’s not hope that’s a jinx on you. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:18 - Mar 3 with 3751 views | PhilTWTD |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 19:53 - Mar 3 by hype313 | That's my take, sounds like he's flushing them all out to see who will pay top whack. |
I've thought the same, seeing what others might be willing to pay now the cat is out of the bag and the Gamechanger deal is a long way down the line. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:23 - Mar 3 with 3631 views | Freddies_Ears |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:04 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | Why would the US consortium buy the training ground and rent it out to ME? |
They'd buy it from ME and rent it out to ITFC. Could be structured as a part-equity stake. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:23 - Mar 3 with 3618 views | monty_radio | The latest statement contains one or two of the uses of English that Mr Evans seems to rest on such as: "media stories that have been SWIRLING AROUND" ; "nothing BRAND NEW in the last 12 months" "FOR NOW, the only focus I have is supporting our new manager" I.E. there's a lot of unsubstantiated rubbish about, (so don't concern yourselves or try to sift it), but nothing new (the same group has now returned with a better offer) and today I'm thinking about Paul Cook (tomorrow is another day that I'm not currently talking to you about) " He may not know much about those proverbial football "small margins", but he's right on it with regard to the small margins of language. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:24 - Mar 3 with 3583 views | BlueBorn86 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:15 - Mar 3 by BlueBorn86 | Iv not known you to be wrong Sir Ham! Let’s not hope that’s a jinx on you. |
Christ, mistype! Let’s hope thats not a jinx I was supposed to say. Apologies! |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:24 - Mar 3 with 3577 views | Coastalblue |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:23 - Mar 3 by monty_radio | The latest statement contains one or two of the uses of English that Mr Evans seems to rest on such as: "media stories that have been SWIRLING AROUND" ; "nothing BRAND NEW in the last 12 months" "FOR NOW, the only focus I have is supporting our new manager" I.E. there's a lot of unsubstantiated rubbish about, (so don't concern yourselves or try to sift it), but nothing new (the same group has now returned with a better offer) and today I'm thinking about Paul Cook (tomorrow is another day that I'm not currently talking to you about) " He may not know much about those proverbial football "small margins", but he's right on it with regard to the small margins of language. |
I felt much the same reading through it, deniability in every sentence. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:30 - Mar 3 with 3443 views | ScottCandage |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:18 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | I've thought the same, seeing what others might be willing to pay now the cat is out of the bag and the Gamechanger deal is a long way down the line. |
Agreed. Next will be a statement saying that the Gamechanger deal is close, which should be interpreted as, "It's time for final and best offers from anyone interested, or I'll take the deal with Gamechanger." The next announcement after that will announce the takeover. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:52 - Mar 3 with 3108 views | hype313 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:18 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | I've thought the same, seeing what others might be willing to pay now the cat is out of the bag and the Gamechanger deal is a long way down the line. |
I'd love to know who the others are in this bun fight, as much as I'd welcome and we need a takeover and fresh impetus, I'm not overly sold on this US offer. Sounds very much wham, bam, thank you ma'am kind of deal, would feel more comfortable with investors looking at a long term project. But then, beggars can't be choosers. |  |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 21:24 - Mar 3 with 2827 views | PhilTWTD |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:23 - Mar 3 by Freddies_Ears | They'd buy it from ME and rent it out to ITFC. Could be structured as a part-equity stake. |
Perhaps, but ME has always been against such arrangements and not what's happening from what I've been told about the deal. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 21:26 - Mar 3 with 2766 views | PhilTWTD |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:03 - Mar 3 by TieDyedIn95 | That was doing the rounds yesterday. Was meant to be happening in Preston this week. |
The deal is definitely with the EFL to do their rubberstamping. It really is a long way down the line. |  | |  |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 21:30 - Mar 3 with 2702 views | BryanPlug |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 20:52 - Mar 3 by hype313 | I'd love to know who the others are in this bun fight, as much as I'd welcome and we need a takeover and fresh impetus, I'm not overly sold on this US offer. Sounds very much wham, bam, thank you ma'am kind of deal, would feel more comfortable with investors looking at a long term project. But then, beggars can't be choosers. |
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Phil is Evans selling or Not on 21:32 - Mar 3 with 2657 views | BlueBorn86 |
Phil is Evans selling or Not on 21:26 - Mar 3 by PhilTWTD | The deal is definitely with the EFL to do their rubberstamping. It really is a long way down the line. |
Maybe he’s safeguarding against anything untoward coming back from that. If the EFL turns up something against the Americans then Marcus can just say “nothing to see here” and we all go back to living our lives. |  | |  |
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