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No disrespect intended towards Cox- the deal could well be on the cards, but looking at it logically- and from what I’ve heard- Swann is not willing to accept their bid.
Can Neil help orchestrate a consortium of folk to invest at least £6million to buy the full lot, and complete negotiations with an incompetent narcissist? – I remain highly doubtful.
The other, maybe more realistic scenario is the purchase of the club itself which surely can’t be worth more than £1million. We are then left as tenants – probably in the NLN- with dwindling crowds as the majority will still remain away whilst Swann has his paws on the assets. Will a consortium be willing to buy the club with no real tangible assets?
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Don’t know Mick.
I’ve heard of a few bids put together during the last months, everything seems to be collapsing though.
Realistically, who is going to pay 6million for the ground/land/club… that’s just for the takeover and then you’re going to need another million or so to invest in the team and keep the club running. Allegedly, despite what Swann has said about the club being sustainable now, we are losing money again. More money to keep us going.
In my opinion for what’s it’s worth:
I honestly can’t see a route out of this now other than liquidation. We will stagnate in the NLN next year and crowds will drop too well below 1500. At this point you will probably get a divide in supporters with some sticking by the original club, and others wanting to restart. I can’t imagine there will be enough organisation for a phoneix unless the trust/Elliot etc became involved.Allegedly we are losing money again now despite Swann stating we were sustainable previously. How long will he continue plugging the gap until he’s had enough?
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Dead in the water from what I’ve heard; that’s both bids.
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Wasn’t his finest post after such a poor defeat, but some of the abuse he is getting on Twitter is ridiculous.
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Well, that’s me done till Hill goes.
I know a new manager will change nothing but the bloke is a bell end.
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We did use to make excellent use of the loan market; Toney, Yates and Crooks were top class recruits. Thomas
And slater ended up in the championship for Hull and Coventry. Even the berated george miller is now a regular league 2 scorer.It’s obvious the problem lies within the club and not the loan system. Doesn’t help we can’t seem to construct a balanced team anymore and have 5/6 players competing for 2 positions when left short in others- as has happened for the last few seasons
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Turnbull releases a statement almost every week and Neil openly makes himself available for supporters to engage with at home games.
Picking on the wrong fellas I’m afraid.
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I think last week was worse mick, although we are comparing war wounds.
Not surprised in the slightest by today and things are only going to get worse. We are still a number of players down and if we can’t afford them then it’s tough tomatoes- we are going down.
Even though he’s just a symptom, Hill can go now for me, bored of listening to his Holloway esque bullshit
Glad to see a body through the door but confused to why it’s not another centre back.
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Why? Surely better to keep them away from yourself and others, not like you don’t see at nearly every ground in the country, we do appear to have some very sensitive souls on here Why not go the whole hog and close the east stand completely can’t be cost effective to keep it open plenty of space elsewhere.
Not got a problem with a lively a atmosphere. I was in there for the Rotherham play off game and it was excellent- had a good edge to it.
Not a fan of 60 youths opening gates, being a general pain in the arse and trying to intimidate women and kids.
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Also Neil getting stick for supposedly ‘hiding in the Directors box’ despite him also visiting several parts of the ground. Like yeah, what’s a Director doing in the Directors box ffs? Ridiculous hassle he’s getting.
As said previously, we have a vocal minority on Twitter that criticise and groan without having the minerals to get off their arses and do anything themselves.
We’ve had people crying for years about opening the corner, people crying about the stewards being over zealous; the club try to meet them half way and are rewarded with the appalling behaviour on Saturday.
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I thought the whole point of it was to have aggro with like-minded casuals, not harass the ‘scarfers’. If they must do this, why not save it for something away from the ground with Chesterfield, Oldham, Wrexham, Notts County or other clubs who have firms, not some club like Solihull, who I can’t imagine having a hooligan element?
They aren’t hooligans- most of them are covered in acne and couldn’t knock the skin off custard. Like you say They will go missing when the bigger teams show up.
Was embarrassing to watch on Saturday and they should shut the corner off immediately.
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Blimey WG, it’s not that long you were bigging up Hill even before he arrived, and were short with anyone who didn’t quite see it.
In fairness he was realistically the best we could get at the time and has a proven record in league 2.
How things have turned out shouldn’t be a surprise though, we are a poison chalice and seem to ruin everything we touch.
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In fairness, apart from
Failing to deal with long balls, Solihull looked a good side. Better than half the garbage in League 2their number 5, 7, 10 were impressive to watch and should be playing at a higher standard.
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But no one can influence the takeover so it’s a dead end until he sells up.
What other areas should he focus on? If he was sat in his arse taking a wage then there would be hell on. Good on them for having a go, Yeovil proved we can get it right.
By all means slate Hill, slate the players and slate the owner- but Not folk with the clubs best interests at heart with no justification.
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Another new Low.
Such a poor mental resilience that has been consistent for the past 4/5 years now.
We are in serious trouble unless we get 3/4 new players in.
Not sure even that would make much difference. Current crop are uninterested or unfit. Possibly both.
You’re probably right. There’s just such a losing mentality at the club that Hill has identified but clearly has made worse. We looked lethargic 3-0 up which is baffling.
I’m at at a loss after that today.
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Another new Low.
Such a poor mental resilience that has been consistent for the past 4/5 years now.
We are in serious trouble unless we get 3/4 new players in.
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Well NI there was a lot of positivity from certain fans after the first game of the season but like a lot of typical fans, two games later they are all blubbering away.
The issue is a vocal minority can’t seem to separate the good work being done by those running the club during the last few months and the legacy left behind by Swann and co- which is a poor footballing team after years of poor recruitment.
If we survive this year we have done well. Going to take a couple of transfer windows with Swann well out of the picture to rectify things on the field.
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I was a big advocate of Hill to be brought in back in November. Can’t believe things have transpired .
Still don’t believe sacking him will achieve anything though at this stage in fact it will probably have the opposite effect because the pot is empty.
6/8 more games for me. If he can’t get a tune out of ‘his’ team then time to go.
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I don’t think anyone was suggesting that cracks were being papered over, merely just showing appreciation for the massive culture change that has occurred during the last couple of months.
There is still work to do, but if we can’t actually enjoy it when the club get things right both on and off the pitch then what’s the point ? The Yeovil game just felt like a massive release of pressure and was one the most enjoyable afternoons following the club I can remember in a long time.
In terms of sponsorship- if the feel good factor continues and the club continue to work hard in the community, then naturally the money should follow.
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Didn’t Ogle give away possession which led to their goal?
He did, shame because it was otherwise an impressive debut.
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