Dr Feelgood
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« on: September 18, 2018, 17:49:11 pm » |
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Just saw this?
Rumours about of a John Stowbridge. Local businessman (Care Homes), talks having taken place and a deal being close. Unsure how true these rumours are.
Anyone else heard anything?
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For goodness sake Doc we are NOT going down you heard it here 1st (I damn well hope that does not come back to haunt me)
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Cobbler78
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« Reply #1 on: September 18, 2018, 17:53:35 pm » |
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Just saw this?
Rumours about of a John Stowbridge. Local businessman (Care Homes), talks having taken place and a deal being close. Unsure how true these rumours are.
Anyone else heard anything?
Out of interest, what benefits would there be to taking over NTFC? Paying yourself a six figure salary as Chairman for a few years. Or Moving up the leagues, developing the stadium and selling for a profit? Which do we think is more likely?
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Ron Obvious
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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2018, 17:55:08 pm » |
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Out of interest, what benefits would there be to taking over NTFC?
Paying yourself a six figure salary as Chairman for a few years. Or Moving up the leagues, developing the stadium and selling for a profit?
Which do we think is more likely?
Which one will be OK to give gnome funds to?
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Breathing will help you live.
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Shoemaker
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« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2018, 17:57:52 pm » |
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I can see why he would be interested He can easily convert the stadium to an old folks home The west stand is already complete!!
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guest3230
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« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2018, 17:58:20 pm » |
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Which one will be OK to give gnome funds to?
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Ron Obvious
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« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2018, 18:03:10 pm » |
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The west stand is already complete!!
Not without you
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Breathing will help you live.
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GrangeParkCobbler
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« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2018, 18:19:55 pm » |
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I’ll believe it’s a done deal if Horlicks is available in the kiosks on the concourse on Saturday....
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The Hotel End GTA Champion 2006/7, 2007/8, 2011/12, 2012/13 and 2018/19
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runningcobbler
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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2018, 18:54:50 pm » |
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Stowbridge owns the care home next to the Windhover pub. He regularly comes into my workplace near to where he lives and I know he's a rugby fan, never heard him even mention football but obviously that means nothing.
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Shoemaker
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« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2018, 18:59:56 pm » |
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Not without you Carehomes not hospitals
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ntfclad
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« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2018, 19:44:01 pm » |
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Could be best for all parties this, with Thomas seemingly losing a bit of interest
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Ron Obvious
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« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2018, 19:47:44 pm » |
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Carehomes not hospitals The latter has turned in to the former to a greater degree of late.
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Breathing will help you live.
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guest2995
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« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2018, 21:34:26 pm » |
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I wouldn’t say JS is impossible because he is connected to David Jackson but I very much doubt it . He is a rugby man through and through . The only reason that could be possible is if he sees a development opportunity in the Sixfields vicinity for one of his many care homes . He certainly has money but I would say no interest in us as a football club .
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guest1269
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« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2018, 04:58:28 am » |
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Pure speculation of course but using the associated sixfield land as a care village is a very logical concept - it is not fraught with all the issues of a retail or industrial development (competition with other retail sites, excess traffic etc) - if it is true what we have to hope is the owner has more than lip service interest in the football club - I’m slightly more optimistic as a care village is part of a wider community and even if there is only marginal interest positive PR would be gained from a community approach to the whole project. Also and again pure speculation there could be a connection with DJ as care villages usually have a model based on quite a lot of leasehold real estate buying and selling.
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guest49
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« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2018, 06:03:25 am » |
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If he builds a care home for the elderly, it mitigates the need to worry about all the contaminated land so much. Cardoza dealt in cemeteries didn’t he? Could be a match made in heaven.
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BedsCobb
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« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2018, 06:48:47 am » |
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Out of interest, what benefits would there be to taking over NTFC?
Paying yourself a six figure salary as Chairman for a few years. Or Moving up the leagues, developing the stadium and selling for a profit?
Which do we think is more likely?
We always buy and invest in our own minds eye from our own prospective, yes very few can afford to take over at a football club but many can and do so for a variety of reasons, some are fans and happy to throw some spare cash at their club in a hope to turn arounds its fortunes on and off tge pitch, others who dont want take a massed fortune to the grave, enjoy spending a little money speculating on building up a football club and some to just use the club to facilitate other opertunities from the land the ground stands on. We've just been unlucky these past 2 decades I guess😂
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Clint
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« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2018, 07:21:51 am » |
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If he builds a care home for the elderly, it mitigates the need to worry about all the contaminated land so much. Cardoza dealt in cemeteries didn’t he? Could be a match made in heaven.
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Wolvo
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« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2018, 08:44:21 am » |
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We always buy and invest in our own minds eye from our own prospective, yes very few can afford to take over at a football club but many can and do so for a variety of reasons, some are fans and happy to throw some spare cash at their club in a hope to turn arounds its fortunes on and off tge pitch, others who dont want take a massed fortune to the grave, enjoy spending a little money speculating on building up a football club and some to just use the club to facilitate other opertunities from the land the ground stands on.
We've just been unlucky these past 2 decades I guess😂
In the past 2 decades, I'd say we haven't been unlucky or lucky. We've just about remained the same.
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Pink Army!
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guest1269
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« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2018, 16:58:03 pm » |
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yes very few can afford to take over at a football club but many can and do so for a variety of reasons, some are fans and happy to throw some spare cash at their club in a hope to turn arounds its fortunes on and off tge pitch, others who dont want take a massed fortune to the grave, enjoy spending a little money speculating on building up a football club and some to just use the club to facilitate other opertunities from the land the ground stands on.
Very true and yours (and indeed mine) ideal owner is in very short supply so we have to deal with cards we are dealt. Still at least there is a possibility of something better but I suspect you and Random will only be giving any new guy limited time before the accusations start.
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Shoemaker
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« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2018, 17:16:27 pm » |
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I think that will always be the case while the land issue is still there. Club or land? What are they here for?
You can’t blame anyone for being pessimistic after our recent history.
If we hadn’t got the bloody land at least we’d know any perspective owners were here with the club at heart.
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