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139914
February 2, 2018, 8:48pm
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Tried. Just got an email back from someone called no Foo kin wa


Tremendous, if I’d posted that I’d have a torrent of red crosses and all sorts of racist accusations.  What’s the secret?
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Agree that it depends on the owner being subject to due diligence, would be worried about a leyton orient situation (altho I understand we are not that much better off with Fenty, who despite being a genuine fan is simply not competent at running a football club). Also would worry about them screwing us over and leaving us without a ground somehow in order to get their hands on property sales money.
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What we need is an Adam Pearson figure - not necessarily a person with the money but the person with knowledge of the game who knows how to get it.

The best period for the club financially was under the Ramsdens, not because they were putting millions in but because the employees at the club know about things like sponsorship and local fundraising. After that we started to rely on TV cash and spending before we got it.  Probably the one individual we have missed the most over the last generation is Alec King who set the club in the right direction financially and involved the grass roots community in supporting the club. The fact that he was headhunted away speaks volumes for his ability.

I’m not saying we go back to the days of the Mariners Lottery and all that, but we need help to raise investment from somebody with contacts who knows what he/she is doing. Graffiti writers won’t be much use at that.


“If all mankind minus one, were of one opinion, and only one person were of the contrary opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.”
― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty."
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February 3, 2018, 10:01pm

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Iv'e sent 34+ emails as of today. I will keep gathering investors credentials and obviously do some research on their business exploits.


I blocked seeing red ticks years ago so go ahead   If I don't reply to you then i didn't read your replies  
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Quoted from 139914
So here’s the thing.  We were all born in a sea port, very high likelihood of being a descendant of ‘foreigners’.  Irish in my case.  So why would we be averse to foreign investment?  Foreigners have been investing in Grimsby for years.  Now this may or may not be true, but I was very recently told that even the site owner started life as Grim Scrob.


How very dare you, never call our beloved Grim Rob a Scrob, ban him forthwith Rob, Grim the Viking demands it!


Supporting the Mighty Mariners for over 30 years, home town club is were the heart and soul is and it's great to be a part of it.

Jesus’ disciple Peter, picked up a fish to get the tribute money from it, Jesus left his thumb print on the fish, bless'ed is the Haddock.
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February 3, 2018, 10:08pm
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Iv'e sent 34+ emails as of today. I will keep gathering investors credentials and obviously do some research on their business exploits.


I'd be interested to see what your DD methodology is.


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What's his bra size got to do with it?
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What's his bra size got to do with it?


About the only success we're gonna get in the cups.


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About the only success we're gonna get in the cups.


Haha! Nice retort.
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