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I agree with you, It's so easy for people say he should walk away and leave the club but as you've stated above who in all honesty would walk away and write off that amount of money?
I would. He says he's written off the loans in his head, and i think he's said he wants out, so what's stopping him? If it were me, i would just think fook this and all the grief i get from all sides, life's too short and i still have more money than i could ever spend, so there you go, it's all yours, i'm off to travel the world while i'm still young enough. Hand everything to the Trust and sail off into the sunset. Then i'm not fussed about being wealthy, which is why i never will be. You can't take it with you can you? I think he likes being in charge of the club and doesn't want to let go, but neither does he want to chuck any more money at it, so it's as you were, unless someone comes along and meets all of his criteria, of which we in the dark. |
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In all honesty I would have invested into the club by buying shares and been accountabe for my performance in running the business by way of share value rather than having a free hit by loaning. I'm not assuming that JF should write off his shares and donate any shares to the Trust other than the ones they gave to him, but something has to give somewhere because the 925k shares that he owns plus the 1.8m loan he's owed added together fall way below the book value of the business in the accounts. We are going to be in a perpetual state of non-investment and stagnation at this rate.
And I think your questions should be addressed to JF rather than me as after 18 years he is the architect of the mess we are in off the pitch. I'm just a fan pisssed off with eternal stagnation, he's the one whose responsibility it is to get the club in a better financial state and secure a new stadium. He knew that when he signed up for the job and has delivered nothing in the advancement of the club and merely plugged up one black hole with his own while presiding over the worst spell on the pitch in the club's history. He's had 18 years to make the club more attractive to investors and failed and chased one or two away. He's had 18 years to get a new stadium sorted and even though the council are making the right noises, due to lack of cash and the downbeat message he gave, I feel we're just as far away as ever. Chances were missed in developing a collegiate atmosphere in the boardroom to build on and grow with MP but that went pear shaped and JF seems as difficult now as ever with his stubbornness re PP.
We're either going to have to wait for football fortune until JF gets his money back or we're going to have to keep putting the pressure on for something to happen and keep the debate open. Let's say it takes the club another ten years to pay off the benign loan. Would 28 years of stagnation at our beloved club justify one person having a free hit at living out his dream? Morally that doesn't stack up to me at all. The club has trundled along at its lowest ebb for far too long now and somehow fans who are cheesed off about it are the bad guys for asking questions and opening up the debate? If they had 15mill in the bank, I would like to think that most posters would throw a chunk into the GTFC pot without tying a noose around its neck for what's looking like its going to be at least a quarter of a century and live quite happily off the other 13mill..
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The guy should have kept out of the limelight. He does himself no favours. If he wanted to rebut the rumours about a takeover a simple statement would have done, setting out the facts. Less is more.
Instead, he sets up what appears to be a casual interview and uses it as a platform to get stuff off his chest. I suspect one of his motivations was to bask in the glow of the good feeling swirling around. The interview starts off with lots of talk about the feeling of positivity. Almost as if he is trying to attract some of the glory.
If it wasn't a cynical exercise in self-promotion and an opportunity to tell the world how JS Fenty sees things, he maybe ought to do what he urged us all to do in his fireside chat (the one with the nudey lady picture) and think three times before pressing send.
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The guy should have kept out of the limelight. He does himself no favours. If he wanted to rebut the rumours about a takeover a simple statement would have done, setting out the facts. Less is more.
Instead, he sets up what appears to be a casual interview and uses it as a platform to get stuff off his chest. I suspect one of his motivations was to bask in the glow of the good feeling swirling around. The interview starts off with lots of talk about the feeling of positivity. Almost as if he is trying to attract some of the glory.
If it wasn't a cynical exercise in self-promotion and an opportunity to tell the world how JS Fenty sees things, he maybe ought to do what he urged us all to do in his fireside chat (the one with the nudey lady picture) and think three times before pressing send.
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Can we give John Fenty a break, things are going pretty well at Town now , lets continue this positive flow and cut out the anti Fenty posts for now. John Fenty is a Town fan just like us. I await the red crosses but its my hopeful wish we can all pull together for the benefit of GTFC.
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Can we give John Fenty a break, things are going pretty well at Town now , lets continue this positive flow and cut out the anti Fenty posts for now. John Fenty is a Town fan just like us. I await the red crosses but its my hopeful wish we can all pull together for the benefit of GTFC.
It's just that some people think things could be going even better with a new owner, me included. |
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Quoted from 4055
Can we give John Fenty a break, things are going pretty well at Town now , lets continue this positive flow and cut out the anti Fenty posts for now. John Fenty is a Town fan just like us. I await the red crosses but its my hopeful wish we can all pull together for the benefit of GTFC.
So we’re all excused for whatever we do or say because we’re all Town. |
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Can we give John Fenty a break, things are going pretty well at Town now , lets continue this positive flow and cut out the anti Fenty posts for now. John Fenty is a Town fan just like us. I await the red crosses but its my hopeful wish we can all pull together for the benefit of GTFC.
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We were....he started it by making a largely unnecessary statement.
The takeover rumour got way out of hand as usual. Even the local media started asking the question. Major shareholder comes and puts the record straight. He also takes the opoortunity to thank the team for there heroic efforts at Palace. Was that largely uneccsssary? |
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We were....he started it by making a largely unnecessary statement.
He started it?? Grow up! |
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