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Title: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: DrillingCobbler on April 29, 2018, 10:13:33 am
Just gonna get my Cobblers frustrations off of my chest!  ;D

This season, frankly, can do one. I will be at my allotment next Saturday, if I had it my way our fan base would boycott next Saturdays game but it seems acceptable to most people that what we've witnessed this last 9 months 'is just football'.

I will start from the top, Kelvin Thomas. In short:

*Hes employed 3 managers, and spent to long sacking the first two. Our fans wanted to keep giving them time, thats the main reason we got relegated.
*He sanctioned the signings of 4 pro goalkeepers. Why does a league1 football club need 4 bloody goal keepers? Surely at the point in time when Coddington rocked up to sign his contract alarm bells would be ringing?
*He won't allow a rep on the board. I wonder why?
*He convinced most fans that the Chinese deal was centred around education. I mean, what bloody idiot would honestly buy into that?! Yet so many did!
*He spunked the Chinese money before it was banked. Now his mate has had to take his shares back and cover the wages bill. If any director of a normal business sanctioned the purchase of a load of new kit to service a contract before it was signed, then said business would probably go bust!
*The ground. 2 and a half years after his arrival, zero progress. Get it into your thick ears people (those who believe him) - nothing will happen to Sixfields under his/their watch. *I will cover this point by saying its my opinion but if anyone wants a wager on it, then PM me!
*Head of recruitment. How the hell has he not been fired? 2 years he's been buying dud's, he's the constant on the footballing side of things.
*We've now got a wage bill Id guess is double that it was 2 years ago. DOUBLE. Think about this. He could have refitted the East Stand with that money. And 85% of our fan base think he's doing a good bloody job!  ;D ;D *

*but 75% of them wouldn't believe that DC was a crook, god bless 'em!  ;D ;D (Even when the Trust organised the we want answers campaign)

Now onto the mangers:

*Who the hell would have played Cornell in goal, instead buying about 10 midfield players!
*Who the hell would have played DB as a wing back. Well both our permanent managers did!
*Who the hell would have played Revell on the bloody wing?
*Who the hell would have bought a left sided attacking player and hung him out to dry by playing him as a left back?
*Who the hell would have played Grimes in every single minute, never taking him off, getting him to take every single set play? Well all 3 of our managers have!
*Whats wrong with Regan Poole?
*Why didn't we play McWilliams for the vast majority of the season?
*Who would have taken off literally our best 2 players and replaced one of them with Kevin Bloody Van Veen in a game you've dominated and you just needed a single goal to win?

In 30 years, our football club has never been as badly run as it has been this season. Only a rich individual's cash is keeping us going…and that person doesn't even want to be involved having previously cashed in his shares to the Chinese.

Ill be back in August, always will follow NTFC. But things need to change across the whole football club. And it needs to start from the very top. I hope we are under new ownership as soon as possible, and those owners don't just want to make money from the land. KT helped the club provide us with that sooo memorable season, but has brought nothing positive to the party since. And we wouldn't have gone bust, there were other options at the time. Admittedly not as 'sound'. KT had 4 million to spend on the ground lets remember. The others didn't. Of course that never materialised. Time to move on.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Vintage Cobbler on April 29, 2018, 10:26:19 am
Well put, Drilling.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: paul thompson is on April 29, 2018, 10:57:27 am
Time to scrap the whole club and start again,
it is rotten to the core,

sh!te ground
sh!te atmosphere,
sh!te beer/food,
sh!te website,
sh!te half time nonsense,
sh!te match day ticket arrangement,

badly managed from the top to the bottom,


Apart from that,
everything else is ok



Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Vintage Cobbler on April 29, 2018, 11:25:28 am
A very accurate summary from James Heneghan of the Chronic:

"The fact is this relegation was eight months in the making and a consequence of poor decisions from top to bottom, inconsistent performances, muddled recruitment and a general lack of direction and forward-planning, both on and off the pitch."


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: bungle on April 29, 2018, 11:43:47 am
Recruitment is the key issue here. From Page, JED and JFH to Melville and expensively acquired flops like Van Veen, KT has overseen a period of spectacularly poor personnel appointments. One poor managerial choice is understandable; three starts to look like a systemic failure. However, if KT can learn from his mistakes, seek advice from the right people and change the appointment process then he could still recover his reputation as one of the better custodians of this club. The knee-jerkers need to acknowledge the following realities:

1. Unlike DC and many other chairmen, KT has backed every manager in the transfer market and this is probably the most expensively assembled squad in Cobblers history
2. Despite Drillings revisionism, it is arguable that the club wouldn't exist without him
3. There is no fantasy sugar daddy waiting in the wings. In fact, if he were to sell there is a considerable risk that we'd end up with the kind of unscrupulous cowboy that has seen many of our former rivals almost go to the wall


He needs to show that he's learnt from this debacle, no doubt. But let's not pretend that he's not still our best option for a stable future.

On the managerial front, personally I'm also in the 'not Austin' camp. Decent guy but let's remember that even JFH got a two-win new manager bounce.  His naive double substitution gifted Walsall the midfield when other options - putting Foley on for instance - would have made a lot more sense. Above all we need an intelligent and tactically astute manager who understands game management at this level.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest3063 on April 29, 2018, 11:44:34 am
Drilling - very interesting the most part and I agree with a lot of what you've said. Please don't ask me to boycott a game though, I will continue to support the club through good and BAD times, including Saturday against Oldham.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest2487 on April 29, 2018, 12:20:39 pm
Yeah we are nowhere near boycott stage.

Maybe if we ever get in a Blackpool situ.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Cobblersmad on April 29, 2018, 14:12:55 pm
The rot started the day Rob Page walked through the door. I have said this so many times, but we had just walked league two, and I'm sure there were a few decent managers interested in us. But KT appoints Page, a guy who had done nothing with Port Vale, who then proceeds to rip up a title championship squad. If it ain't broke...


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Dr Feelgood on April 29, 2018, 14:15:48 pm
I couldn't get my ironing finished yesterday..


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: everbrite on April 29, 2018, 14:22:41 pm
Just gonna get my Cobblers frustrations off of my chest!  ;D

This season, frankly, can do one. I will be at my allotment next Saturday, if I had it my way our fan base would boycott next Saturdays game but it seems acceptable to most people that what we've witnessed this last 9 months 'is just football'.

I will start from the top, Kelvin Thomas. In short:

*Hes employed 3 managers, and spent to long sacking the first two. Our fans wanted to keep giving them time, thats the main reason we got relegated.
*He sanctioned the signings of 4 pro goalkeepers. Why does a league1 football club need 4 bloody goal keepers? Surely at the point in time when Coddington rocked up to sign his contract alarm bells would be ringing?
*He won't allow a rep on the board. I wonder why?
*He convinced most fans that the Chinese deal was centred around education. I mean, what bloody idiot would honestly buy into that?! Yet so many did!
*He spunked the Chinese money before it was banked. Now his mate has had to take his shares back and cover the wages bill. If any director of a normal business sanctioned the purchase of a load of new kit to service a contract before it was signed, then said business would probably go bust!
*The ground. 2 and a half years after his arrival, zero progress. Get it into your thick ears people (those who believe him) - nothing will happen to Sixfields under his/their watch. *I will cover this point by saying its my opinion but if anyone wants a wager on it, then PM me!
*Head of recruitment. How the hell has he not been fired? 2 years he's been buying dud's, he's the constant on the footballing side of things.
*We've now got a wage bill Id guess is double that it was 2 years ago. DOUBLE. Think about this. He could have refitted the East Stand with that money. And 85% of our fan base think he's doing a good bloody job!  ;D ;D *

*but 75% of them wouldn't believe that DC was a crook, god bless 'em!  ;D ;D (Even when the Trust organised the we want answers campaign)

Now onto the mangers:

*Who the hell would have played Cornell in goal, instead buying about 10 midfield players!
*Who the hell would have played DB as a wing back. Well both our permanent managers did!
*Who the hell would have played Revell on the bloody wing?
*Who the hell would have bought a left sided attacking player and hung him out to dry by playing him as a left back?
*Who the hell would have played Grimes in every single minute, never taking him off, getting him to take every single set play? Well all 3 of our managers have!
*Whats wrong with Regan Poole?
*Why didn't we play McWilliams for the vast majority of the season?
*Who would have taken off literally our best 2 players and replaced one of them with Kevin Bloody Van Veen in a game you've dominated and you just needed a single goal to win?

In 30 years, our football club has never been as badly run as it has been this season. Only a rich individual's cash is keeping us going…and that person doesn't even want to be involved having previously cashed in his shares to the Chinese.

Ill be back in August, always will follow NTFC. But things need to change across the whole football club. And it needs to start from the very top. I hope we are under new ownership as soon as possible, and those owners don't just want to make money from the land. KT helped the club provide us with that sooo memorable season, but has brought nothing positive to the party since. And we wouldn't have gone bust, there were other options at the time. Admittedly not as 'sound'. KT had 4 million to spend on the ground lets remember. The others didn't. Of course that never materialised. Time to move on.


Very fine hindsight criticism and not much IQ input either.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Vintage Cobbler on April 29, 2018, 14:32:25 pm
Stop with the snide comments, Everbrite. They are not needed. If you have an opinion then let's hear it for once. I recall you were holding back until our fate was sealed. That has now happened and your public awaits you.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest3103 on April 29, 2018, 15:11:02 pm
Just gonna get my Cobblers frustrations off of my chest!  ;D

This season, frankly, can do one. I will be at my allotment next Saturday, if I had it my way our fan base would boycott next Saturdays game but it seems acceptable to most people that what we've witnessed this last 9 months 'is just football'.

I will start from the top, Kelvin Thomas. In short:

*Hes employed 3 managers, and spent to long sacking the first two. Our fans wanted to keep giving them time, thats the main reason we got relegated.
*He sanctioned the signings of 4 pro goalkeepers. Why does a league1 football club need 4 bloody goal keepers? Surely at the point in time when Coddington rocked up to sign his contract alarm bells would be ringing?
*He won't allow a rep on the board. I wonder why?
*He convinced most fans that the Chinese deal was centred around education. I mean, what bloody idiot would honestly buy into that?! Yet so many did!
*He spunked the Chinese money before it was banked. Now his mate has had to take his shares back and cover the wages bill. If any director of a normal business sanctioned the purchase of a load of new kit to service a contract before it was signed, then said business would probably go bust!
*The ground. 2 and a half years after his arrival, zero progress. Get it into your thick ears people (those who believe him) - nothing will happen to Sixfields under his/their watch. *I will cover this point by saying its my opinion but if anyone wants a wager on it, then PM me!
*Head of recruitment. How the hell has he not been fired? 2 years he's been buying dud's, he's the constant on the footballing side of things.
*We've now got a wage bill Id guess is double that it was 2 years ago. DOUBLE. Think about this. He could have refitted the East Stand with that money. And 85% of our fan base think he's doing a good bloody job!  ;D ;D *

*but 75% of them wouldn't believe that DC was a crook, god bless 'em!  ;D ;D (Even when the Trust organised the we want answers campaign)

Now onto the mangers:

*Who the hell would have played Cornell in goal, instead buying about 10 midfield players!
*Who the hell would have played DB as a wing back. Well both our permanent managers did!
*Who the hell would have played Revell on the bloody wing?
*Who the hell would have bought a left sided attacking player and hung him out to dry by playing him as a left back?
*Who the hell would have played Grimes in every single minute, never taking him off, getting him to take every single set play? Well all 3 of our managers have!
*Whats wrong with Regan Poole?
*Why didn't we play McWilliams for the vast majority of the season?
*Who would have taken off literally our best 2 players and replaced one of them with Kevin Bloody Van Veen in a game you've dominated and you just needed a single goal to win?

In 30 years, our football club has never been as badly run as it has been this season. Only a rich individual's cash is keeping us going…and that person doesn't even want to be involved having previously cashed in his shares to the Chinese.

Ill be back in August, always will follow NTFC. But things need to change across the whole football club. And it needs to start from the very top. I hope we are under new ownership as soon as possible, and those owners don't just want to make money from the land. KT helped the club provide us with that sooo memorable season, but has brought nothing positive to the party since. And we wouldn't have gone bust, there were other options at the time. Admittedly not as 'sound'. KT had 4 million to spend on the ground lets remember. The others didn't. Of course that never materialised. Time to move on.


I don't have the time or energy to expand on how this collective jumble of hearsay, abstract gibberish, compendium of fake news is the most ignorant post of the year. But congrats.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant threada
Post by: everbrite on April 29, 2018, 15:36:47 pm
Stop with the snide comments, Everbrite. They are not needed. If you have an opinion then let's hear it for once. I recall you were holding back until our fate was sealed. That has now happened and your public awaits you.

I joined the Trust and contributed too. Our fate was not sealed either; that was later!


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest2487 on April 29, 2018, 15:53:32 pm
Very fine hindsight criticism and not much IQ input either.

Evers you are are massive problem on here.

Drilling has put his views down and you choose to comment on his IQ.

Have a f***ing word with yourself and stop ruining every thread FFS.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest3103 on April 29, 2018, 16:01:53 pm
Evers you are are massive problem on here.

 stop ruining every thread FFS.

Truth.  ;D


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: meccanostand on April 29, 2018, 16:03:22 pm
Evers you are are massive problem on here.

Drilling has put his views down and you choose to comment on his IQ.

Have a **** word with yourself and stop ruining every thread FFS.

It's like the same person chirping up on question time. He'd be told to shut up.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: BackOfTheNet on April 29, 2018, 16:21:38 pm
Evers you are are massive problem on here.

Drilling has put his views down and you choose to comment on his IQ.

Have a **** word with yourself and stop ruining every thread FFS.

Yep.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Terryfenwickatemyhamster on April 29, 2018, 16:33:13 pm
I'll tell you straight Drilling me old mucker... If any owner can't make something off that land, you can forget it. Nobody is going to spend their own money on us... Nobody.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: DrillingCobbler on April 29, 2018, 17:46:12 pm
I'll tell you straight Drilling me old mucker... If any owner can't make something off that land, you can forget it. Nobody is going to spend their own money on us... Nobody.


No 'investor' would…

The word 'investor' always amuses me when used in football. Theres no such thing. UNLESS its for land.

To be honest mate I don't expect anyone to spend their cash on us. I never have. What frustrates me is that the current owners have doubled our cost base and I fully expect them to cash their chips at the earliest point in time now. Flog it for a quid, and leave some mug or mugs to pick up the pieces. Time will tell on that.

Id wager a large bet that in a few weeks time 85% will become about 15%. We shall see on that.

The likes of Everbright who was mugged off for years by Cardoza will no doubt claim all along that there was no evidence to suggest sinister motives. There isn't. Other than common bloody sense. And by sinister and Im not suggesting making a few bob. More a case of making a shed load and giving the East Stand the most basic of re-fits. Its pretty obvious that the reason why he hasn't shown any plans is because they won't go down very well!

Ive given him the benefit of the doubt and was supportive until the Chinese saga. But that more than tipped it for me. Total and utter negligence.

We need a local consortium or reasonably well off fans to bring the club closer to both the business community and local Northamptonians in general. A group of individuals who will command the respect of the council and work with them to finally sort out Sixfields.

Who those individuals are, god knows at this point. But Im with Beds now. Put the bloody club up for sale, advertise it properly and see who comes forward. Im grateful to KT for stepping in and effectively bailing us out when other options were limited (but we would not have gone under as you well know). But that goodwill is now over. We are a football team at the end of the day, and our team is considerably worse (and more expensive) than when he pitched up. Its time for him to move on.

I predict a large chunk of cyber Cobblers civil war fare in the next few weeks as various announcements are made. And that the 85% v 15% will turn on its head. We shall see Sir!


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Dan on April 29, 2018, 18:35:09 pm
As one of the 11 who did vote No- Resign and sell up, I agree with a lot of what you have posted Shane. It has been painfully obvious for months that KT is not interested in the football side of the club or he would have made a managerial change weeks ago.

The problem we have and will always have is that investing in a football club is the best way to lose money. It'll never be an attractive proposition.

I was so gutted when that goal went in because we had the chance to finally stabilise ourselves as a league one club after our amazing season, and within 2 years we've completely thrown that away.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Terryfenwickatemyhamster on April 29, 2018, 21:20:49 pm
No 'investor' would…

The word 'investor' always amuses me when used in football. Theres no such thing. UNLESS its for land.

To be honest mate I don't expect anyone to spend their cash on us. I never have. What frustrates me is that the current owners have doubled our cost base and I fully expect them to cash their chips at the earliest point in time now. Flog it for a quid, and leave some mug or mugs to pick up the pieces. Time will tell on that.

Id wager a large bet that in a few weeks time 85% will become about 15%. We shall see on that.

The likes of Everbright who was mugged off for years by Cardoza will no doubt claim all along that there was no evidence to suggest sinister motives. There isn't. Other than common bloody sense. And by sinister and Im not suggesting making a few bob. More a case of making a shed load and giving the East Stand the most basic of re-fits. Its pretty obvious that the reason why he hasn't shown any plans is because they won't go down very well!

Ive given him the benefit of the doubt and was supportive until the Chinese saga. But that more than tipped it for me. Total and utter negligence.

We need a local consortium or reasonably well off fans to bring the club closer to both the business community and local Northamptonians in general. A group of individuals who will command the respect of the council and work with them to finally sort out Sixfields.

Who those individuals are, god knows at this point. But Im with Beds now. Put the bloody club up for sale, advertise it properly and see who comes forward. Im grateful to KT for stepping in and effectively bailing us out when other options were limited (but we would not have gone under as you well know). But that goodwill is now over. We are a football team at the end of the day, and our team is considerably worse (and more expensive) than when he pitched up. Its time for him to move on.

I predict a large chunk of cyber Cobblers civil war fare in the next few weeks as various announcements are made. And that the 85% v 15% will turn on its head. We shall see Sir!

I have no idea what this "advertise it properly means". Every football club in this country is up for sale. There is no football club estate agents. Just an understanding as plain as the nose on your face, that they are all purchasable. Even Wembley is up for sale.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: everbrite on April 29, 2018, 21:27:55 pm
The rot started the day Rob Page walked through the door. I have said this so many times, but we had just walked league two, and I'm sure there were a few decent managers interested in us. But KT appoints Page, a guy who had done nothing with Port Vale, who then proceeds to rip up a title championship squad. If it ain't broke...

I thought that Rob Page did a reasonable job with PV got them out of the relegation mire and climbed the table. Also, I am not sure if he ripped up the side; he lost Ricky to Charlton and Adams wanted away.  If I have missed one or two please advise.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest2995 on April 29, 2018, 22:22:40 pm
Our failure this season is wholly down to Hasselbank and a selection of players that have just not performed .
It has since emerged that JFH completely confused the players and lacked from a coaching point of view .
His man management was very poor .
Those performances at home in the new year against Gillingham , Rochdale , oxford and Rotherham condemned us and the team / management deserved the booing they got . The performances were a disgrace .
KT has also been very quiet on the situation. I think like the rest of us , he is angry and lost interest .
Quite honestly I couldn’t really care who the next manager is . I am sick of the whole sorry situation .


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: BedsCobb on April 29, 2018, 22:28:10 pm
I'll tell you straight Drilling me old mucker... If any owner can't make something off that land, you can forget it. Nobody is going to spend their own money on us... Nobody.

you dont believe that do you..
There's 100s of organisations that need sporting clubs to work with for financial reasons..
Of which Thomas and co are probably not one of.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Gen.Disorda on April 29, 2018, 23:35:25 pm
I agree with a lot , but the signing of Van Veen came from a campaign of pressure on the club to sign a striker when there was no one we could afford that was worth signing.

He was signed to appease the fans and he made the team worse.

I think we would have been better signing no striker , He did nothing and Long went off the Boil as soon as he arrived. I useless use the word boil  ;D ;D lets say simmer...no wait I give up


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: rebelspawn on April 30, 2018, 08:09:47 am
I thought that Rob Page did a reasonable job with PV got them out of the relegation mire and climbed the table. Also, I am not sure if he ripped up the side; he lost Ricky to Charlton and Adams wanted away.  If I have missed one or two please advise.

Marquis wasn't signed - most fans and those within the club thought he was worth keeping
Who did Page replace Holmes and Adams with?

We are about to enter yet another transfer window needing 2 wingers and a striker. How have we still not replaced them?


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest3063 on April 30, 2018, 08:13:31 am
Marquis wasn't signed - most fans and those within the club thought he was worth keeping
Who did Page replace Holmes and Adams with?

We are about to enter yet another transfer window needing 2 wingers and a striker. How have we still not replaced them?

Come on. He did sign JJ Hooper and played him on the left wing  :)


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest2235 on April 30, 2018, 09:05:58 am
I thought that Rob Page did a reasonable job with PV got them out of the relegation mire and climbed the table. Also, I am not sure if he ripped up the side; he lost Ricky to Charlton and Adams wanted away.  If I have missed one or two please advise.
Look at the players he signed  ;D
Hanley
Cornell
Phillips
McCourt
JJ Hooper
Gorre
Revell (probably didn't need, we had Richards)
Beautyman
Matt Taylor (I give him that one)



Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Deepcut Cobbler on April 30, 2018, 10:58:08 am
How to become a millionaire; buy a football club (as long as you are already a billionaire).


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest2995 on April 30, 2018, 11:40:56 am
Look at the players he signed  ;D
Hanley
Cornell
Phillips
McCourt
JJ Hooper
Gorre
Revell (probably didn't need, we had Richards)
Beautyman
Matt Taylor (I give him that one)


I would argue Taylor wasn’t orchestrated by Page .
JEDs signings have been the most successful in recent times .


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Deepcut Cobbler on May 01, 2018, 14:12:46 pm
https://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/sport/football/comment-everybody-at-sixfields-has-to-take-responsibility-for-cobblers-needless-relegation-1-8480672

Decent and realistic assessment of our season by JC...


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest2995 on May 01, 2018, 21:33:02 pm
There is only one thing that I can think of that is positive about this season .
Shaun McWilliams . I think we have a home grown player to be really proud of .
I cannot think of anything else at all that was good about our club this season .


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Wolvo on May 02, 2018, 08:33:03 am
I would argue Taylor wasn’t orchestrated by Page .
JEDs signings have been the most successful in recent times .

The ones who relegated us?


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: guest1269 on May 02, 2018, 11:33:09 am
I have no idea what this "advertise it properly means". Every football club in this country is up for sale. There is no football club estate agents. Just an understanding as plain as the nose on your face, that they are all purchasable. Even Wembley is up for sale.


This is so to the point (that Beds fails to acknowledge) - if this lengthy list of potential local benefactors were to approach KT with a sensible offer then I am sure he would be gone overnight.

By sensible I mean one that recovers any investment he has made or profit he is likely to make (He is a businessman out for what he can get so you keep telling us).

Given the club has not changed hands whilst I was writing I can only conclude either KT still thinks NTFC is a viable investment or there is no one actually out there. 


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: DrillingCobbler on May 02, 2018, 12:54:34 pm
This is so to the point (that Beds fails to acknowledge) - if this lengthy list of potential local benefactors were to approach KT with a sensible offer then I am sure he would be gone overnight.

By sensible I mean one that recovers any investment he has made or profit he is likely to make (He is a businessman out for what he can get so you keep telling us).

Given the club has not changed hands whilst I was writing I can only conclude either KT still thinks NTFC is a viable investment or there is no one actually out there. 

If KT announced that the club was up for sale for £1, citing that they could not take the club any further forward, and invited offers…then there would be offers.

So many people are sucking up to him, like they did with DC. *Possibly sleep walking into another Summer of discontentment.

If people had woken up and smelt the coffee 3 months earlier than they did with KT (when there was ample evidence to suggest all was not well and far from it) then we may well have ended up with far more options than we did. KT took over because basically a deal had to be done pretty much there and then, and the local consortium plus Trust backed off as that was the best viable offer as far as I recall.4 Million pounds to invest and all that.

Im sorry but if the poo hits the fan in the coming weeks theres going to be a lot of people who will look rather silly. I of course hope that the likes of Manwork, Beds and myself amongst others are the ones that look like tools but what I will say is Id keep your powder dry for now.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Another Pedj on May 02, 2018, 13:51:08 pm
It might just be for sale for a pound but the overall cost will be significant higher, repayment of loans etc will push the cost northwards towards 3 million. Then there is the underwriting of running costs. 4 million should get you 2 seasons.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: CobblerForever on May 02, 2018, 16:45:36 pm
It might just be for sale for a pound but the overall cost will be significant higher, repayment of loans etc will push the cost northwards towards 3 million. Then there is the underwriting of running costs. 4 million should get you 2 seasons.

Any party interested in purchasing the club would want to address their wish to have a substantial proportion of those loans written off before buying the shares for £1.00.


Title: Re: End of Season Rant thread
Post by: Another Pedj on May 02, 2018, 19:11:24 pm
So in short then you want a gift of the club not a purchase. That is not going to happen.