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MuddyWaters
November 19, 2017, 9:25pm
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The board is made up of shareholders. The more shares you have the more say you get.  We don't have many people investing in the club so we are stuck with what we have. If a benefactor were to come along and buy up shares they would be voted on to the board. If they want to control the club they would have to buy a majority stake by buying up over 50% of the shares.

Fenty has often said that he would sell his shares to the right person, but,so far nobody with the money has come in with a bid.

I suppose that is Fentys fault as well.

If and when the new stadium becomes a reality, we might become more attractive to investors. Until then there is nothing any one can do but sit and wait.

All the bile that is on this board is because of the dross we have to watch every week. Fenty is a fan like the rest of us, and will be just as angry at Slade as we are. Sooner rather than later he will sack Slade, and the manager merry go round starts again.

If by chance we get a decent manager and our fortunes improve all the bile will disappear and we get back to talking about the game and not the boardroom.


It will be by chance. The last decent manager we had only became decent after his mate got fired so that was more by luck than judgement and the current manager departed under a cloud when his ideas were current, now they're old hat.
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Fenty is a fan like the rest of us, and will be just as angry at Slade as we are

You have no idea if that is true. You could find out of course as he's 'approachable' and his door always open, but where you to ask him he'd call your question 'dribble' and ask you not bother him ever again.

That isn't bile it's a summary of his recent actions. The first half of your post is just just a cut and paste of his well rehearsed explanation that no longer adds up.


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mimma
November 19, 2017, 9:28pm
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Appointing a manager that becomes successful IS by luck. You have no idea what they will do until they get the job.
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November 19, 2017, 9:34pm
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Quoted from mimma
Appointing a manager that becomes successful IS by luck. You have no idea what they will do until they get the job.


So why not pick any Tom, male private or Harriet off the street then?


Through the door there came familiar laughter,
I saw your face and heard you call my name.
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser,
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
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Quoted from mimma
Appointing a manager that becomes successful IS by luck. You have no idea what they will do until they get the job.


There is an element of luck but by doing proper research and deep examination you improve the chances of getting it right.

Much better than taking your mate out to dinnner!
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Two things.

What makes anyone on that board more qualified than 5 random fans out of the stands to pick a manager? None of them have any background in or knowledge of the game.

Secondly- why is it that the only two people in recent times to put in any proper money are no longer around and didn't last that long?
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November 19, 2017, 9:48pm
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Two things.

What makes anyone on that board more qualified than 5 random fans out of the stands to pick a manager? None of them have any background in or knowledge of the game.

Secondly- why is it that the only two people in recent times to put in any proper money are no longer around and didn't last that long?


I suspect you know the answers to both  
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Quoted from mimma
The board is made up of shareholders. The more shares you have the more say you get.  We don't have many people investing in the club so we are stuck with what we have. .


Not true doing a quick search and the following have more shares in GTFC than most of the current board but have no say.

Andrew Newman has £25,000 (1%) worth of shares. (dodgy ticket tout?)
The Mullens have £130,000 (6%) shares
The Trust has £320,550 (14%)
Mike Parker has £500,000 (22%)
John Elsom £75,500 (3%)
(Hopefully the above is correct as I had to search through a hundred odd pages of shares!)

For comparison, Fenty has 43%

The board is not made up of investors apart from Fenty and the Trust represented by Wood.
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November 19, 2017, 9:58pm

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Sack the board.
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Not true doing a quick search and the following have more shares in GTFC than most of the current board but have no say.

Andrew Newman has £25,000 (1%) worth of shares. (dodgy ticket tout?)
The Mullens have £130,000 (6%) shares
The Trust has £320,550 (14%)
Mike Parker has £500,000 (22%)
John Elsom £75,500 (3%)

For comparison Fenty has 43%

The board is not made up of investors apart from Fenty and the Trust represented by Wood.




It might be an unholy alliance but could anyone arrange to get all of the above in one room?
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