What confuses me about Parker....

What does he actually want ?

When asked about his long term commitment he makes no guarantees but expects Fenty to do so ?  

He says "I have no ambitions to run the football club" but is willing to go off and seek people who might do.
Now fair enough, I've no problem with that - maybe he is protecting his investment or protecting the club.

But was he sticking his money in out of the goodness of his heart before, but now he can't make up his mind ?

He talked about a "long term commitment" (with Fenty) 1 year before so is it now perhaps based on the Fenty factor ?

Is he only prepared to only financially support "long term" with Fenty out the way and that's why he's insisting Fenty makes his financial position "very very clear" ?

But how so when Parker says:
"I don't know how many more times I can make it clear that I have no intentions to cut across John's position in that club."

Or is it just more b0llocks ?
i.e I don't intend to but I won't say I won't !  

Parker hasn't got the pots of money fenty has got so perhaps he wants someone at the helm who knows what they are doing unlike fenty who clearly didn't. Is it a way of protecting and also getting the most of his investment in the club?

What annoys me is that did fenty really think he was doing a good job? Surely it would've been better for him to bring in or seek the advice of others about many a thing???

In all honesty it's all a bit childish and us, the real fan in reality know intercourse all and are in the dark about a relatively important thing about the club we love...

Financially Fenty has done a good job. He's aways found more money, made new signings above the budget on occasion. Yes he's wasted a lot of money paying dodgy managers off, but we've never been in a position where there is any risk of running out of cash. That has all changed now. The Fenty years could be golden compared to what is to follow. Speak to fans like  those of Chester and Rushden and they'd have snapped your hand off to have Fenty as chairman.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I think Parker is still a working man so can't commit the TIME needed to run the club, therefore has no ambition or desire to do so.

Quoted from GrimRob

Financially Fenty has done a good job. He's aways found more money, made new signings above the budget on occasion. Yes he's wasted a lot of money paying dodgy managers off, but we've never been in a position where there is any risk of running out of cash. That has all changed now. The Fenty years could be golden compared to what is to follow. Speak to fans like  those of Chester and Rushden and they'd have snapped your hand off to have Fenty as chairman.

Chucking your personal cash away does not make you a good businessman. At some point (like now) it will start to run out.

I speak with some authority on this, if GTFC were a normal business then the creditors would have pulled it by now and Fenty would be out of a job.

[quote=284]Parker hasn't got the pots of money fenty has got


really.....im told when youngs got bought out and parker was one of the five who shared 90 mill and im also told the split was far from even with three of them getting the lions share and him being one of the three

,could be bollox like

see chrisloz's posts - parker is prob 3-4 times wealtheir than fenty

It seems to me that Parker just doesn't want to be involved with Fenty,pure and simple.He will either pull out altogether or will assume more control,either personally,or with one of his men in charge,once Fenty is out of the way.I sincerely hope that whatever transpires,one or both of them will continue to run the club,even if it means trimming the budget and cutting our cloth more in line with our current standing.

Reading between the lines,i just feel that Parker thinks he hasn't got what he was promised and feels aggrieved in some way.

Worst case scenario is that both of them want out and we are left up excrement creek without a paddle,although i'm sure Fenty said he would never leave the club in a financial crisis.

My thoughts are,

Parker does not want Fenty to be involved as chairman,

SO,

He will get a man in to do the job until Fenty gets drunk off and leaves,

Parker then takes over himself,

Parker wants Fenty to buy more shares but if he did that Parker would then just buy more so he keeps overall control,

Fenty is aware of this plan so he says , I will not buy any more shares,

Meanwhile does Rome burn and die ????

The sooner this sorts itself out ( either way )  the better.

I say to you Fishy people,

DO NOT BELIEVE A WORD EITHER OF THEM ARE SAYING,

Lets just wait until it all unfolds and hope we come out the other end a stronger better club.

I could just be talking a lot of poo though.

what i dont understand is we are safe this season for funding as the pair of them are going toe to toe, but anyone with any sense knows you have to forward plan with any buisness, quite clearly mike parker has said he will not put any more funds into the his club next season, so is john fenty supposed to fund his buisness and keep bankrolling until we eventually get good fortunes for mike then to say thanks very mutch john ill run the job now.