Jason Stockwood on Radio Humberside Weds evening

Another example of transparency and another reason to join Twitter, to ask questions.  Or you could just phone Radio Humbs around 6pm tomorrow:

'Get your questions in for Chair  @jstockwood, who will be joining @HumbersideSport tomorrow evening.
#GTFC'

This is being promoted on twitter by the club and the radio station this afternoon.

Could be good.

The cynic in me feels we might get a bit of good news in the run up to it.

The future is getting clearer.

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Could be good.

The cynic in me feels we might get a bit of good news in the run up to it.

He might have John Akinde with him.  

Then again he might not!

Quoted from headingly_mariner

Could be good.

The cynic in me feels we might get a bit of good news in the run up to it.

That would be skillful and slick PR - a potential first for GTFC this century...

Do you suppose him and Hurst could be about to ‘ambush’ Matt Dean ? 😉

Quoted from Les Brechin

He might have John Akinde with him.  

Then again he might not!

Have just walked into Millfields carrying  my Maccies and asked at reception for Mr Akinde as I had a deliveroo order ......

No guests in that name.....

Quoted from moosey_club

Have just walked into Millfields carrying  my Maccies and asked at reception for Mr Akinde as I had a deliveroo order ......

No guests in that name.....

Great work Agent Moose

Quoted from moosey_club

Have just walked into Millfields carrying  my Maccies and asked at reception for Mr Akinde as I had a deliveroo order ......

No guests in that name.....

I hope Mr Akinde (Pen) got his McDonalds in the end.

My view on the phone in tonight.

1. Were lucky to have the new regime in.
2. Bogle and Akinde not on the radar so thank f**k that's put to bed.
3. Money from Gist/Dembele etc goes to pay off Fenty's loan as agreed
4.. Gwilym Lloyd should be put out to grass.

Quoted from chipsandgravy

My view on the phone in tonight.

1. Were lucky to have the new regime in.
2. Bogle and Akinde not on the radar so thank f**k that's put to bed.
3. Money from Gist/Dembele etc goes to pay off Fenty's loan as agreed
4.. Gwilym Lloyd should be put out to grass.

Can't disagree with those points.

So refreshing to have those who are responsible for the club is run give an open, friendly, chatty yet professional interview.

A recommended listen for those without or with twitter or facebook
  

Missed it...anyone got a link please?

Quoted from promotion plaice

Missed it...anyone got a link please?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09r63ym

Quoted from Sigone

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09r63ym

Thanks  

(starts around 6 minutes in)

Some of those questions were ridiculous, my two favourites: Why don't you get Giles Coke doing some admin in the office? Why doesn't PH use his relationship with Mark Robins at Coventry to get some players in?  

Quoted from Roast Em Bobby

Some of those questions were ridiculous, my two favourites: Why don't you get Giles Coke doing some admin in the office? Why doesn't PH use his relationship with Mark Robins at Coventry to get some players in?  

The question was actually "what do you think of Giles Cokes new admin duties?" A reference to him announcing Hunt the other week.

I think the question about lack of preparation was very harsh though.

Quoted from Roast Em Bobby

Some of those questions were ridiculous, my two favourites: Why don't you get Giles Coke doing some admin in the office? Why doesn't PH use his relationship with Mark Robins at Coventry to get some players in?  

The admin thing was quite clearly a joke re Coke unveiling Hunt from Sheff Weds on Twitter by accident…

I like that Jason won't be answering questions and having discussions with anonymous people. If Mr Noche, Penfras or Facts Right have any pressing questions for the board, they will be very disappointed.

£160,000 for Grist, that's not been a bad bit of business

Free scarves for the first fans entering the ground on Saturday  

Did I really hear a couple of thousand mentioned?

John Shelton Fenty, ladies and gents, the gift that keeps on giving. Every penny earned from transfers has to repay his loans before can be invested into the club?

Wouldn’t mind if his “benign” loans had gone toward paying for improvements or to progress the club, but they didn’t. They paid for his own fck ups!

One would have thought if he was the fan he said he was a three year payback plan would have been enough. The 200k from the trust shares not tide him over for long enough?

Quoted from Mikey_345

John Shelton Fenty, ladies and gents, the gift that keeps on giving. Every penny has to repay his loans before can be invested into the club?

Wouldn’t mind if his “benign” loans had gone toward paying for improvements or to progress the club, but they didn’t. They paid for his own fck ups!

One would have thought if he was the fan he said he was a three year payback plan would have been enough. The 200k from the trust shares not tide him over for long enough?

Clearly the guy’s a c
unt

Even with Fenty gone, we’ve still got the handbrake on. No wonder Jason had six weeks of sleepless nights.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

Clearly the guy’s a c
unt

And seemingly a very good negotiator if that was in his deal.


Hope we make loads of money as soon as possible if that is what it takes to rid him forever. Man Utd away in the fa cup anyone ?

Fenty still dragging the club down even though he's meant to have copulated off, brilliant, thanks for that John.

Quoted from Mikey_345

John Shelton Fenty, ladies and gents, the gift that keeps on giving. Every penny has to repay his loans before can be invested into the club?

Wouldn’t mind if his “benign” loans had gone toward paying for improvements or to progress the club, but they didn’t. They paid for his own fck ups!

One would have thought if he was the fan he said he was a three year payback plan would have been enough. The 200k from the trust shares not tide him over for long enough?

Is that every penny from transfer fees has to go to him instead of being reinvested? He really is a nob isn't he? Such a spiteful little man. So much for being a genuine fan like his supporters claimed.

John Fenty…Grimsby Town fan through and through…never a penny in, plenty out…

Blokes a flipping disgrace…

Quoted from mariner91

Is that every penny from transfer fees has to go to him instead of being reinvested? He really is a nob isn't he? Such a spiteful little man. So much for being a genuine fan like his supporters claimed.

Yep, according to JS earlier. Think he mentioned they tried to negotiate it but it was a red line for Fenty.

Even when he’s not here he has the ability to screw us over…

Quoted from Mikey_345

Yep, according to JS earlier. Think he mentioned they tried to negotiate it but it was a red line for Fenty.

Even when he’s not here he has the ability to screw us over…

Unbelievable. Imagine being so bad at being the club's custodian that you're still making things worse even when you've left.

Quoted from moosey_club

And seemingly a very good negotiator if that was in his deal.


Hope we make loads of money as soon as possible if that is what it takes to rid him forever. Man Utd away in the fa cup anyone ?

Good negotiation if all he’s interested in is his own pocket. Poor negotiating if he also wants to see Grimsby Town succeed and protect his own reputation.

It would have been possible to cover all bases if he had the right outlook. Agree to the repayment over a set number of years, that could have been accelerated if certain thresholds were reached in what Fenty liked to call ‘football fortune’. And if he didn’t want to grab as much money as possible as quickly as possible, there would have been more chance for ‘football fortune’. Result, everyone’s a winner, he gets his money over longer period, but he gets it, Town are given more chance to succeed, he comes out of it not smelling like a little sh it.

£250k for Pollock
£160k for Grist
Potentially £500k for Dembele.

£900k of transfer fees all going to you know who. Nothing to the transfer kitty.

Hope you and your wallet are very happy together Mr Fenty.

It would be an irony if an onanist stops us getting Jizz.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

£250k for Pollock
£160k for Grist
Potentially £500k for Dembele.

£900k of transfer fees all going to you know who. Nothing to the transfer kitty.

Hope you and your wallet are very happy together Mr Fenty.

I didn't listen to it all but I got that JS didn't think that paying the loan back was a problem and personally the sooner it is paid off the better for GTFC and JF will then be gone for good.

After the 5th May, I thought Fenty was in the past and we now find he still has his hand in the till.

I see a few red crossers are out for the anti Fenty posts. Care to offer an opinion? A debate? Reasoned argument perhaps?

My initial reaction to hearing where any potential profit was going was obviously anger and disappointment, but now I think I’m actually ok with it if it gets that ball and chain detached from the clubs ankle a bit quicker.

Whilst it’s obviously disgraceful that Fenty gets money out of this, we’re running over old ground and we knew this was happening beforehand.

Paying him off early means future playing budgets will benefit, we’re not going to just ‘not see’ the transfer fees, it just means we’ll see the benefit of them slightly later on and we’ll be rid of Fenty quicker.

Quoted from jimgtfc

I see a few red crossers are out for the anti Fenty posts. Care to offer an opinion? A debate? Reasoned argument perhaps?

My initial reaction to hearing where any potential profit was going was obviously anger and disappointment, but now I think I’m actually ok with it if it gets that ball and chain detached from the clubs ankle a bit quicker.

Those who are seemingly Pro Fenty or against change can never put an argument forward aside from merely an ooonion whereas the anti Fenty folk have a plethora of facts proving the bloke was a flipping girl private…

Fenty really is a financial vampire on the club isn't he. Anybody know the total amount of money we need to be rid of him?

Obviously we are £410k closer to that thanks to pollock and grist, although in pillocks case as its a transfer fee rather  than compensation won't the player be entitled to 5% of that (is that still how it works?)

Worth pointing out that most of it will actually go via Fenty to HMRC. Hence the urgency needed, from Fenty's point of view...

Quoted from EvilFish

Worth pointing out that most of it will actually go via Fenty to HMRC. Hence the urgency needed, from Fenty's point of view...

Hasn’t our beloved John got an ongoing issue with his chums the taxmen? Not so honest after all…

I personally think I’d rather the £££ went to him so that his ‘football legacy’ can be a thing of the past. We’ve all heard (rumours) about his dealings with players and fans alike so let’s just be glad and thankful that, although a league below, we are on a stronger footing than this time last year. I look forward to listening to the interview later and by the sounds of it, how transparent it is.

Now, can we go back to speculating about jizz or something!

I can’t believe Fenty is still able to live in this Town with the pain he has caused thousands.

Quoted from pontoonlew

Whilst it’s obviously disgraceful that Fenty gets money out of this, we’re running over old ground and we knew this was happening beforehand.

Paying him off early means future playing budgets will benefit, we’re not going to just ‘not see’ the transfer fees, it just means we’ll see the benefit of them slightly later on and we’ll be rid of Fenty quicker.

True but how often have we had 3 seperate transfers make an amount like this in such quick succession? Last one was Bogle I suppose but rare prior to that. He never has and never did love the club as much as he said.

Quoted from LH

True but how often have we had 3 seperate transfers make an amount like this in such quick succession? Last one was Bogle I suppose but rare prior to that. He never has and never did love the club as much as he said.

We all know where the Bogle money went too…

I get and understand the argument about getting him off our backs sooner rather than later. However the fact 100% of all our transfer revenue, be that new transfers or add ons being triggered, just doesn't sit right with me.

Would be totally fine with a percentage because, say what you like, he has "benign" money in the club which needs to be repaid which is fair enough. That would at least allow us to reinvest a proposition of our earnings back into the club, to improve things like the youth team, the facilities and playing squad - things which were neglected under JF. Which then allows us to better secure our sustainability in the medium to long term.

However, now its up to JS, AP & and ourselves (tickets etc) to pay for his mistakes. Over the years we have dipped in our pockets time and time again to support things like (but not exclusively) the youth team as funding was lost in non league and the non chairman wasn't able or willing to fully fund it. Two products of that youth team in Pollock and Grist get Premier League moves and who get's that cash....John Fenty.

Maybe we should have a countdown thread on here counting down every penny till he’s properly gone then have a fundraiser in celebration.

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Some people just love money above all else. Fills a void.

Like it or not, that's the deal that was agreed to wrest the club away from him and as painful as it is to see transfer fees going out of the club to pay off the previous custodian, it's all leading to the day when he no longer has any kind of hold on the club.

The sooner he is paid off the better, no matter how much it rankles. I hope he's happy counting his cash.

So did JS & AP just take the club off Fenty’s hands for no fee, with the agreement he would get his money back when we can pay him?

I obviously, incorrectly assumed they had a paid the debt off to him.

I’m still pleased he’s gone, but naively disappointed we’re still in debt, all be it with better owners

Quoted from NorthseaMariner

So did JS & AP just take the club off Fenty’s hands for no fee, with the agreement he would get his money back when we can pay him?

I obviously, incorrectly assumed they had a paid the debt off to him.

I’m still pleased he’s gone, but naively disappointed we’re still in debt, all be it with better owners

They bought his share capital which included the 200k worth of shares given by the trust. With an agreement to repay his loans within the club over a three year period i believe.

I get that people want to get him paid off and out of the picture quicker but he’s not involved in running the club any more and as I pointed out above, a win-win deal could have been done. This is causing real damage to our promotion challenge.

Fair play to Stockwood, he’s a much better man than I am as I don’t think I’d have been able to speak about Fenty in quite such gracious terms.

When having to fend off questions about being underprepared or not being able to being in a striker, he was well within his rights to say that at least £410,000 has been immediately siphoned from the budget to pay off that parasitic illegitimate for his failings. That’s nearly £8k a week for this year. Four £2k a week players, or 2 on double that.

We all know Fenty would have done so, the girl private was still blaming ITV Digital as he walked out of the boardroom for the final time in May.

The sale had to be approved by all shareholders who receive a circular setting out the deal and voted to approve it before it could go through.The circular stated Fenty’sloans would be paid in £500k annual instalments. The circular did not sale there was a contractual obligation to accelerate the loan payment if transfer fees were received. Surely that’s a material fact shareholders should have been made aware of when voting.
It wouldn’t have changed the result of the vote or my vote but as someone who has worked incorporate takeovers in my view that’s naughty. Transparency?

So that’s the next 4 years budgets fu.cked then potentially unless we have a big transfer income which is unlikely?

Thanks for the clarification guys.

I obviously had no idea how the deal worked.

Don’t know why you get red crossed for basically asking a question, but hey ho, we move on.

Quoted from ska face

Fair play to Stockwood, he’s a much better man than I am as I don’t think I’d have been able to speak about Fenty in quite such gracious terms.

When having to fend off questions about being underprepared or not being able to being in a striker, he was well within his rights to say that at least £410,000 has been immediately siphoned from the budget to pay off that parasitic illegitimate for his failings. That’s nearly £8k a week for this year. Four £2k a week players, or 2 on double that.

We all know Fenty would have done so, the girl private was still blaming ITV Digital as he walked out of the boardroom for the final time in May.

His reply basically says that they'll be doing the same, probably putting the money in as new shares, but expecting them to be paid back when they come to sell. If we hadn't sold those players, the loan still needed repaying and they'd have to have stumped up the money for it, no reason that can't still be the case if they're expecting success.

Clearly the culture has changed for the better and they're trying to make the popular moves, but in terms of playing budget we seem to be exactly where we have been for the last 20 years. Top 5-7 playing budget is underwhelming, although there are clearly some very big spenders this season.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

So that’s the next 4 years budgets fu.cked then potentially unless we have a big transfer income which is unlikely?

It seems that at the worst case Fenty is due to get his £1.5m loans back evenly over 3 years. With the Grist and Pollock money we are now on track to pay him off one year early.

It would be great to choose how we spend it rather than have a contractual obligation but it is what it is.

It would be great if Dembele went for £5m this month so we could be rid of him completely.

I used to think of Fenty as an absolutely abysmal football club chairman but at heart he was just a Town fan who wanted the best for the club and the town.

He's clearly just an absolutely abysmal football club chairman.

Quoted from louth_in_the_south

So that’s the next 4 years budgets fu.cked then potentially unless we have a big transfer income which is unlikely?

We’ll we’ve had a good year of sales this year which probably puts us 1-2 years ahead of that. This is the point we need to see, paying off Fenty had already been agreed and we can be as drunk off as we like but we cant do anything about it now.

We do need to remain positive about the transfer fees though, paying off Fenty was always budgeted for.

Quoted from pen penfras

His reply basically says that they'll be doing the same, probably putting the money in as new shares, but expecting them to be paid back when they come to sell

Absolutely correct.

I never really get why anyone criticised John Fenty for expecting his money back. Unless you are a mega rich club owned by a Sheik or an Oligarch, then no sane business person would prop up a football business and not expect to get their money back at some stage.

Whether that be via share purchase or by loans.

Quite clear from the interview, that the day Andrew and Jason leave, they will want their money back out in some manner.

What makes me laugh is that these guys are still in the honeymoon. I have to say that like most, I’m pleased with the fresh start and the change in culture. But we haven’t kicked a ball yet. Let’s see what happens if or when we have a rough patch on the field. Then let’s see how supportive one or two are of our new owners. I certainly will be.

Not so sure about this Debbie person as new CEO. I may be wrong, but she strikes me that she likes to hog the limelight a bit. So the jury is still out for me on her

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Not so sure about this Debbie person as new CEO. I may be wrong, but she strikes me that she likes to hog the limelight a bit. So the jury is still out for me on her

I know. I hope if we get promoted she won't be leaping around like a fool on the pitch in front of the TV cameras to the clear embarrassment of the players.......

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Absolutely correct.

I never really get why anyone criticised John Fenty for expecting his money back. Unless you are a mega rich club owned by a Sheik or an Oligarch, then no sane business person would prop up a football business and not expect to get their money back at some stage.

Whether that be via share purchase or by loans.

Quite clear from the interview, that the day Andrew and Jason leave, they will want their money back out in some manner.

What makes me laugh is that these guys are still in the honeymoon. I have to say that like most, I’m pleased with the fresh start and the change in culture. But we haven’t kicked a ball yet. Let’s see what happens if or when we have a rough patch on the field. Then let’s see how supportive one or two are of our new owners. I certainly will be.

Not so sure about this Debbie person as new CEO. I may be wrong, but she strikes me that she likes to hog the limelight a bit. So the jury is still out for me on her

Key point here is “at some point”. Don’t see anyone arguing that point, so keep laughing Phil.

What is a bone of contention is the requirements to receive all transfer revenue, which removes the chance for it to be reinvested within the club now, this season when we’ve just dropped out of the Football league… for the second time under his stewardship.

This even though he has a three year commitment to pay the loans back and have received 200k for shares he didn’t buy… Why the rush?

Nice to see others paying off his own failures…

As for your comments about Debbie, at least she isn’t issuing midnight statements after a few glasses of Merlot!

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Absolutely correct.

I never really get why anyone criticised John Fenty for expecting his money back. Unless you are a mega rich club owned by a Sheik or an Oligarch, then no sane business person would prop up a football business and not expect to get their money back at some stage.

Whether that be via share purchase or by loans.

Quite clear from the interview, that the day Andrew and Jason leave, they will want their money back out in some manner.

What makes me laugh is that these guys are still in the honeymoon. I have to say that like most, I’m pleased with the fresh start and the change in culture. But we haven’t kicked a ball yet. Let’s see what happens if or when we have a rough patch on the field. Then let’s see how supportive one or two are of our new owners. I certainly will be.

Not so sure about this Debbie person as new CEO. I may be wrong, but she strikes me that she likes to hog the limelight a bit. So the jury is still out for me on her

Unlike Honest John who sang songs on Wembley pitch, in the wrong tune, got carried around fans shoulders for keeping us 1 place above the relegation trapdoor, Put rambling statements out at ungodly hours, had water poured on him on the BP pitch, embarrassed himself in front of the Soccer AM cameras,

not used to someone hogging the limelight are we

Best question of that was the one about Giles Coke doing some admin stuff around the club. Hearing reports that he's just learnt how to use pivot tables in Excel and really wants to find some way of utilising this to help out in the ticket office.

Quoted from Hagrid

Unlike Honest John who sang songs on Wembley pitch, in the wrong tune, got carried around fans shoulders for keeping us 1 place above the relegation trapdoor, Put rambling statements out at ungodly hours, had water poured on him on the BP pitch, embarrassed himself in front of the Soccer AM cameras,

not used to someone hogging the limelight are we

You forgot to add “what about the orange”

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

Absolutely correct.

I never really get why anyone criticised John Fenty for expecting his money back. Unless you are a mega rich club owned by a Sheik or an Oligarch, then no sane business person would prop up a football business and not expect to get their money back at some stage.

Whether that be via share purchase or by loans.

Quite clear from the interview, that the day Andrew and Jason leave, they will want their money back out in some manner.

What makes me laugh is that these guys are still in the honeymoon. I have to say that like most, I’m pleased with the fresh start and the change in culture. But we haven’t kicked a ball yet. Let’s see what happens if or when we have a rough patch on the field. Then let’s see how supportive one or two are of our new owners. I certainly will be.

Not so sure about this Debbie person as new CEO. I may be wrong, but she strikes me that she likes to hog the limelight a bit. So the jury is still out for me on her

And what about the Trust getting its money back? He didn’t pay a penny for those shares.

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Quoted from Fillipe Noche

then no sane business person would prop up a football business

At least you admit that your esteemed comprade isn’t the full whack

So the quicker we rid the loan to a former shareholder, the better we will be?

Or do we pack the pack to do it quicker! That way, I do not think there would be much in the bucket that pays off the former shareholder!

Quoted from KingstonMariner

And what about the Trust getting its money back? He didn’t pay a penny for those shares.

And whose fault was that?

Quoted from arryarryarry

And whose fault was that?

So if a bully bullies someone it's the fault of the victim rather than the bully then?

Quoted from arryarryarry

And whose fault was that?

Well I blame (a) the leadership of the Trust at the time for putting it to the membership without recommending a rejection; (b) the members for giving in to blackmail; (c) the blackmailer.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

And what about the Trust getting its money back? He didn’t pay a penny for those shares.

That was a business decision made by the Trust, to part with those shares in return for JF increasing his support within the business

The Mariners Trust had absolutely no right at all to expect those shares to be returned to them at any stage in the future. If that was their expectations, then quite frankly they should have had that written into an agreement of some sort with JF.

I’ve been a long time member of the Trust. I was happy for the Trust to hand over the shares for the right reasons, and I never expected them back.

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

That was a business decision made by the Trust, to part with those shares in return for JF increasing his support within the business

The Mariners Trust had absolutely no right at all to expect those shares to be returned to them at any stage in the future. If that was their expectations, then quite frankly they should have had that written into an agreement of some sort with JF.

I’ve been a long time member of the Trust. I was happy for the Trust to hand over the shares for the right reasons, and I never expected them back.

Increase his support within the business… which is now been paid off by JS & AP.

So why does Fenty have the right to expect his money back but the trust don’t get their shares back. He is being paid all of his money he’s ever parted with back plus 200k for shares he didn’t buy….

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

That was a business decision made by the Trust, to part with those shares in return for JF increasing his support within the business

The Mariners Trust had absolutely no right at all to expect those shares to be returned to them at any stage in the future. If that was their expectations, then quite frankly they should have had that written into an agreement of some sort with JF.

I’ve been a long time member of the Trust. I was happy for the Trust to hand over the shares for the right reasons, and I never expected them back.

I don't know you personally but despite reading all the codalmighty articles about JF stewardship I'm sat here thinking how can you still defend him and his actions.

He is a complete clown and ultimate co(k womble.

35k in
2.5 mil out

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

That was a business decision made by the Trust, to part with those shares in return for JF increasing his support within the business

The Mariners Trust had absolutely no right at all to expect those shares to be returned to them at any stage in the future. If that was their expectations, then quite frankly they should have had that written into an agreement of some sort with JF.

I’ve been a long time member of the Trust. I was happy for the Trust to hand over the shares for the right reasons, and I never expected them back.

balderdash.  He scaremongered the Trust membership into handing over the shares with a threat that he would sell Liam Hearn.  It's that simple.

Quoted from Fillipe Noche

That was a business decision made by the Trust, to part with those shares in return for JF increasing his support within the business

The Mariners Trust had absolutely no right at all to expect those shares to be returned to them at any stage in the future. If that was their expectations, then quite frankly they should have had that written into an agreement of some sort with JF.

I’ve been a long time member of the Trust. I was happy for the Trust to hand over the shares for the right reasons, and I never expected them back.

The Trust were completely naive to cave in to his blackmail. Some of us said do at the time, and voted against it. History shows we were right.

I appreciate what you’re saying about the strict contractual situation. But I’m judging the guy on moral grounds. What he did then was wrong and what he insisted on in the sale to 1878 was wrong. If spent years claiming he was only in it to help GTFC. This was clearly not the case.

If he doesn’t like the criticism he should change his ways.

I saw the fallout of this on Twitter last night and my heart absolutely sank, then listening this morning it sank even more.  

I knew full well the club would have to make repayments for those benign loans, but in this manner feels like a real kick in the teeth.

Incredibly frustrating as I think most of us were hoping that the transfer income generated from Grist, Pollock and then the pending sell-on from Dembele would boost a) the squad and b) the infrastructure.  

That said, ultimately if this gets that stain removed from any loose association with the club earlier then it has to be a good thing.  Equally so, if rumours are to be believed, any money that makes it way to him would flush straight through to a particular Government agency anyway....perhaps 1878 are keen that we're distanced from that situation asap.

Come on fenty write it off as a compensation to the long tortured suffering real fans of this club and give us a break we never had under your dictatorship.!!

Quoted from Son of Cod

Best question of that was the one about Giles Coke doing some admin stuff around the club. Hearing reports that he's just learnt how to use pivot tables in Excel and really wants to find some way of utilising this to help out in the ticket office.

Maybe we could get Russell Slade back in to give Coke some vital Powerpoint presentation training then he'd be the whole package  

Cannot believe after years of leading this club to terminal decline there are still sycophants willing to defend J.S.F.However they do not have the courage to defend him on here ,come out of your ratholes and explain what exactly you see in him,facts speak for themselves.

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Equally so, if rumours are to be believed, any money that makes it way to him would flush straight through to a particular Government agency anyway....perhaps 1878 are keen that we're distanced from that situation asap.

Oh, it's not rumour. It's in the public domain if you know the right places to look...

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That said, ultimately if this gets that stain removed from any loose association with the club earlier then it has to be a good thing.  Equally so, if rumours are to be believed, any money that makes it way to him would flush straight through to a particular Government agency anyway....perhaps 1878 are keen that we're distanced from that situation asap.

More of a skidmark, TBF.

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I saw the fallout of this on Twitter last night and my heart absolutely sank, then listening this morning it sank even more.  

I knew full well the club would have to make repayments for those benign loans, but in this manner feels like a real kick in the teeth.

Incredibly frustrating as I think most of us were hoping that the transfer income generated from Grist, Pollock and then the pending sell-on from Dembele would boost a) the squad and b) the infrastructure.  

That said, ultimately if this gets that stain removed from any loose association with the club earlier then it has to be a good thing.  Equally so, if rumours are to be believed, any money that makes it way to him would flush straight through to a particular Government agency anyway....perhaps 1878 are keen that we're distanced from that situation asap.

I see what you mean in terms of funds for recruitment ridding ourselves of the liability that we have to the likes of Fenty feels like the right thing to do. Maybe we could have splashed the cash but you only get to spend it once and it's no guarantee of success.
The future needs to be based upon sustainable growth so being truly debt free is the best starting point.  

I thought the interview was really good, honest, open and clear. The only thing wrong with the whole future was that bell end Gwillam Lloyd.  

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The only thing wrong with the whole future was that bell end Gwillam Lloyd.  

Haha yep. It's like they've just found a guy in a pub in Hull who is vaguely aware of the fact that there is a football team over the river called Grimsby Town who play at Blundell Park and they've asked him to fill in for someone on the radio. He clearly does little to no prep and doesn't sound like he's listened to a single one of the new owners' interviews. How many times is JS gonna have to state that the stadium is not an immediate concern? Must be approaching double figures now going off things I've read/heard.

Confirmed by mr Stockwood that it was Ian Fleming's decision to leave and that he had approached them
I'm looking forward to a pen penfras retraction of his erroneous statement that Mr Fleming was 'forced out'
Perhaps at the same time he could provide some evidence for his belief that people aren't happy in the ticket office / club shop?
My info is that the vast majority are very happy now that they are not working under Fenty any more

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Haha yep. It's like they've just found a guy in a pub in Hull who is vaguely aware of the fact that there is a football team over the river called Grimsby Town who play at Blundell Park and they've asked him to fill in for someone on the radio. He clearly does little to no prep and doesn't sound like he's listened to a single one of the new owners' interviews. How many times is JS gonna have to state that the stadium is not an immediate concern? Must be approaching double figures now going off things I've read/heard.

Jason gives a couple of minute update about the fanzone and that it’ll be open Saturday and gives details.

Next question by Gwilliam is can he give an update on the fan Zone and when is it open……

Fenty was a disaster, he had 20 years at it left us in a right mess.
He left us in the excrement and still got all his money back.

These guys are taking over when the club is in a horrendous position in the hardest league to get out of. Had we stayed in the league the job would’ve been so much easier for them, but the damage had been done by the cretinous shits in charge.

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Confirmed by mr Stockwood that it was Ian Fleming's decision to leave and that he had approached them
I'm looking forward to a pen penfras retraction of his erroneous statement that Mr Fleming was 'forced out'
Perhaps at the same time he could provide some evidence for his belief that people aren't happy in the ticket office / club shop?
My info is that the vast majority are very happy now that they are not working under Fenty any more

Do you often have 3 senior people in an office of about 10 staff leave when people are happy?

Him asking to leave is exactly what would happen when you force somebody out.

Still waiting for your evidence of Fenty holding up the talks and changing the goal posts too. Apparently you can just make stuff up and post it but stuff that club staff tell me is wrong. Although doesn't look like there'll be any left in a few weeks. They're super happy though.

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Do you often have 3 senior people in an office of about 10 staff leave when people are happy?

Him asking to leave is exactly what would happen when you force somebody out.

Still waiting for your evidence of Fenty holding up the talks and changing the goal posts too. Apparently you can just make stuff up and post it but stuff that club staff tell me is wrong. Although doesn't look like there'll be any left in a few weeks. They're super happy though.

Don't know which staff are telling you stuff,.but the ones I speak to are usually singing along the lines of ding dong the witch is dead...

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Do you often have 3 senior people in an office of about 10 staff leave when people are happy?

Him asking to leave is exactly what would happen when you force somebody out.

Still waiting for your evidence of Fenty holding up the talks and changing the goal posts too. Apparently you can just make stuff up and post it but stuff that club staff tell me is wrong. Although doesn't look like there'll be any left in a few weeks. They're super happy though.

I suspect it's more likely that * some * of those who have left or are leaving don't like the fact things have changed, the old ways of working have gone and there will be some staff who will flourish and some who leave. Perfectly natural. And let's face it - the last 20 years have hardly been glorious have they? Very much time for a change and I am sure some of the staff who remain will embrace it and thrive and flourish working for a new team with a track record of success in business.