Confimred new owners of Raeding Footbal Club

[Extended-Phenotype]

What the actual F has JM done to us?

['lista]

oxf*rd us in the ass.

[SPARTA]

CS has no other affiliation to RFC, he's not a football man per se. He tried to cling onto his £20k a month "salary" - he is money motivated - I wouldn't think that was in question?

I'm sure his motivation is a lot more than 20k a month salary.

[The Rouge]

I don't want to fully disclose what I was told from a great source about the bids (inc previous Omani one) but my intel is that JM has been very obstructive to this club being taken over - perhaps due to some good reasons (benefit of doubt given) - but for vanity reasons (stadium name/life president/having an open top bus just for him if we go up etc). I also heard at the time that the Russians were being very reasonable re: selling their stake - again if being kind to JM and giving the benefit of the doubt, it is likely they may care a little less about the benefit of the football club.

[CholseyRoyal]

@charles_watts: Talks went very well with the Asian group who were shown round the Mad Stad yesterday #readingfc


Make of that what you will.

[CholseyRoyal]

If Vibrac have broken FL rules, who on earth is in a position to sell this club?

[kwik-silva]

I don't want to fully disclose what I was told from a great source about the bids (inc previous Omani one) but my intel is that JM has been very obstructive to this club being taken over - perhaps due to some good reasons (benefit of doubt given) - but for vanity reasons (stadium name/life president/having an open top bus just for him if we go up etc). I also heard at the time that the Russians were being very reasonable re: selling their stake - again if being kind to JM and giving the benefit of the doubt, it is likely they may care a little less about the benefit of the football club.

Yes yes, we've heard all that before and absolutely nobody has validated it.

[Yellowcoat]

The so called Omani bid looks as though it may actually have been by the chap who has dropped Salisbury City in it with the Conference. So perhaps there were good reasons why earlier bids were not accepted.

[multisync1830]

The so called Omani bid looks as though it may actually have been by the chap who has dropped Salisbury City in it with the Conference. So perhaps there were good reasons why earlier bids were not accepted.

Absolutely 100% definitely NOT

[Yellowcoat]

Photographic evidence shows him in the directors box at a game so at least we missed a problem there.

[Pseud O'Nym]

@charles_watts: Talks went very well with the Asian group who were shown round the Mad Stad yesterday #readingfc


Make of that what you will.

Quote Asians?

[ZacNaloen]

TomProspect on twitter who happened to be at the stadium for some reason described them as speaking american english, and having two americans with them.

off the back of that I'm going to assume they are american

[CholseyRoyal]

TomProspect on twitter who happened to be at the stadium for some reason described them as speaking american english, and having two americans with them.

off the back of that I'm going to assume they are american

Ah obviously the Phoenix lot then

[ZacNaloen]

That said, Charles and Fordham reckon they are Thai

[SPARTA]

TomProspect on twitter who happened to be at the stadium for some reason described them as speaking american english, and having two americans with them.

off the back of that I'm going to assume they are american

Ah obviously the Phoenix lot then

They're Thai according to CW, and he credited Tom for the spot yesterday. Also said talks continued today and sound positive.

[CholseyRoyal]

TomProspect on twitter who happened to be at the stadium for some reason described them as speaking american english, and having two americans with them.

off the back of that I'm going to assume they are american

Ah obviously the Phoenix lot then

They're Thai according to CW, and he credited Tom for the spot yesterday. Also said talks continued today and sound positive.

Yes I saw that, but are Vibrac and BTG doing the negotiating or is Samuelson still heavily involved?

[Royal Ginger]

CS may be totally evil, maybe, maybe not.

I've had my mind changed by someone who used to work at the club and now believe that he is indeed evil.

[Only one Trevor Morley]

CS may be totally evil, maybe, maybe not.

I've had my mind changed by someone who used to work at the club and now believe that he is indeed evil.

What changed your mind. I keep changing my opinion on him....

[SPARTA]

Yes I saw that, but are Vibrac and BTG doing the negotiating or is Samuelson still heavily involved?

Samuelson is only supposed to be involved with Phoenix. He shouldn't be involved with any other discussions.

[Sutekh]

And technically Vibrac should not be doing the negotiating either, perhaps advising via BGT but negotiations should be with the owners which is still JM and the board as far as I am aware.