ALK Capital or Farnell/Elkashashy takeover

[Cirrus_Minor]

Looking like this is now waiting until we are in the pantomime season.

[Burnley1989]

Listen mate .... I was really ill last year and it was touch and go, but I’m not dead yet.

I literally read that and thought, bloody hell I didn’t know he’d died I must have missed that, felt sad and I’ve never even met you

[icu81b4]

I’m looking forward to not feeling the need to peruse this thread every 2hours, - The end is nigh

[Sutton-Claret]

Can we have a sweep Sutton. I reckon deal will be done by page 93

Too optimistic...... are you a glass half full type of person ?

[Clarky]

Looking like this is now waiting until we are in the pantomime season.

Oh no it isn't!

[ClaretAL]

Page 92 I reckon

[gandhisflipflop]

page 90!!

[ClaretTony]

Listen mate .... I was really ill last year and it was touch and go, but I’m not dead yet.

Good to see you posting and more importantly so good to see the improvement in your health.

[FactualFrank]

Too optimistic...... are you a glass half full type of person ?

I don't care so long as it's refillable.

[ClaretTony]

Mr Garlick can make it as clear as he wants, but once they're in charge he has no say in who they may or may not buy

And what is the situation if the new owners retain Garlick as the executive chairman

[RMutt]

And what is the situation if the new owners retain Garlick as the executive chairman

Presumably his first job will be to make up with Sean Dyche.

[Steve-Harpers-perm]

And what is the situation if the new owners retain Garlick as the executive chairman

End of Dyche as our manager at a guess!

[Grumps]

And what is the situation if the new owners retain Garlick as the executive chairman

I doubt they will, but if they did, how much say would he have on transfers? I think they would have their own team for that

[ClaretTony]

End of Dyche as our manager at a guess!

All the strong suggestions is that they want to retain Sean Dyche - I would guess Garlick's position may rest on any negotiating he's done with the new owners. I still wonder about why he opted to stick the word executive in front of chairman in his title almost a year ago.

[AfloatinClaret]

And what is the situation if the new owners retain Garlick as the executive chairman

There's a lot of difference between being Chairman/CEO/MD as a result of your own shareholding to being in a salaried (albeit bonused) 'Executive' role; you might well still be the one making final decisions, but you have to do so based on a set of parameters that are now dictated by others sat behind your throne.
It's especially when any of those decision's are likely to prove unpopular with the workforce, and/or in this instance, with the club's supporters too, that you will discover just how far behind the throne that they're able to sit; given the crap that MG's already had thrown at him, I wouldn't touch that job with the proverbial barge-pole.

[Grumps]

All the strong suggestions is that they want to retain Sean Dyche - I would guess Garlick's position may rest on any negotiating he's done with the new owners. I still wonder about why he opted to stick the word executive in front of chairman in his title almost a year ago.

Pace moving here, for a hands on role, suggest Garlick will have little input

[ClaretTony]

Pace moving here, for a hands on role, suggest Garlick will have little input

I wouldn't expect Garlick to have much authority should he still be involved. It's been said that Pace would come in and have a leading role. But until something happens and we are told things, we won't know who is staying, coming, going, or what roles anyone will have.

[Spijed]

All the strong suggestions is that they want to retain Sean Dyche.

That should never be up for discussion anyway.

Rovers got rid of Big Sam....to appoint Steve Kean

[FactualFrank]

That should never be up for discussion anyway.

Rovers got rid of Big Sam....to appoint Steve Kean

Only because Big Sam refused to shave his hair off.

[Herts Clarets]

Hasn't someone further back in this thread suggested the return of a popular figure as Chairman under the new owners?

[ClaretTony]

Hasn't someone further back in this thread suggested the return of a popular figure as Chairman under the new owners?

Could only be a suggestion but in any case Bob Lord died 39 years ago next Tuesday. Bob Lord was a butcher, he wore a butcher's hat, and when he wore it back to front he looked a ..........................

[Quickenthetempo]

I wouldn't expect Garlick to have much authority should he still be involved. It's been said that Pace would come in and have a leading role. But until something happens and we are told things, we won't know who is staying, coming, going, or what roles anyone will have.

From a business point of view if, the directors/chairman work for free, it would be wise to keep them on board. Some of the pay packets for similar at different clubs is staggering.

[ClaretTony]

That should never be up for discussion anyway.

Rovers got rid of Big Sam....to appoint Steve Kean

I don't think their are any plans for us to be taken over by chicken farmers in India

[Papabendi]

All the strong suggestions is that they want to retain Sean Dyche - I would guess Garlick's position may rest on any negotiating he's done with the new owners. I still wonder about why he opted to stick the word executive in front of chairman in his title almost a year ago.

Gonna be a problem if he does still wield any genuine power.

[Aclaret]

Could only be a suggestion but in any case Bob Lord died 39 years ago next Tuesday. Bob Lord was a butcher, he wore a butcher's hat, and when he wore it back to front he looked a ..........................

" proper rat" ? Or something that rhymes with that ?

[ClaretTony]

Gonna be a problem if he does still wield any genuine power.

To be honest I can't see it.

Do you remember when Frank Teasdale said he was open to investment but only as long as he could remain chairman. That's why he went with the joke Shackleton bid. Eventually two other directors went behind his back to get Barry Kilby in. Teasdale remained on the board for a limited period after that, attending league meetings etc. while Kilby got up to speed with them.

[ClaretTony]

" proper rat" ? Or something that rhymes with that ?

Or something that rhymes with that? - used to be two words with the letters FT and not Frank Teasdale.

[Paul Waine]

From a business point of view if, the directors/chairman work for free, it would be wise to keep them on board. Some of the pay packets for similar at different clubs is staggering.

Directors work for free when they own the club. I can't see any new owner asking any existing directors to work for free after they've bought the club - except where the final price for their shares is determined by where the club finishes the season, or other measure of success.

UTC

[The Enclosure]

Isnt it getting exciting ?..I get a real feeling that CT may be composing an article as we speak.
He has a direct line you know.

[ClaretTony]

Isnt it getting exciting ?..I get a real feeling that CT may be composing an article as we speak.
He has a direct line you know.

I used to have Direct Line for my insurance but no longer

[FactualFrank]

Isnt it getting exciting ?..I get a real feeling that CT may be composing an article as we speak.
He has a direct line you know.

Articles published keep saying, "in the coming weeks" and attempting to get it done before Christmas, which sounds like within the next 2-3 weeks before something is confirmed.

150 pages are till doable

[Zlatan]

That should never be up for discussion anyway.

Rovers got rid of Big Sam....to appoint Steve Kean

and oh how we laughed...

[Herts Clarets]

Could only be a suggestion but in any case Bob Lord died 39 years ago next Tuesday. Bob Lord was a butcher, he wore a butcher's hat, and when he wore it back to front he looked a ..........................

Did we play a home game the day Lord died? Evening match possibly. I seem to recall standing on the Bee Hole end and learning that Bob Lord had died. I would have been 13 at the time.

[Wile E Coyote]

So crates, hope you're feeling better.

[The Enclosure]

Did we play a home game the day Lord died? Evening match possibly. I seem to recall standing on the Bee Hole end and learning that Bob Lord had died. I would have been 13 at the time.

No...we played Oxford United on the 5th December on the Turf.Lord died 3 days later on the 8th.
we were in division 3 and won the game 2- 1

[Herts Clarets]

No...we played Oxford United on the 5th December on the Turf.Lord died 3 days later on the 8th.
we were in division 3 and won the game 2- 1

Just checked back and we played Watford at home on 8/12/81 in the Football League Group Cup so my memory is correct.

[Cirrus_Minor]

Could only be a suggestion but in any case Bob Lord died 39 years ago next Tuesday. Bob Lord was a butcher, he wore a butcher's hat, and when he wore it back to front he looked a ..........................

All of this may be true but Bob Lord new my father and father new Bob Lord.

[The Enclosure]

I do apologise Herts...the record i looked at didnt show us playing again until the 9th January away at Plymouth.Must have been a bad winter.
You are perfectly correct It must have just been the league matches i was looking at.

[claretblue]

All of this may be true but Bob Lord new my father and father new Bob Lord.

this is not knew!

[Cirrus_Minor]

this is not knew!

Haha, I will give you that.

[FactualFrank]

Page 91 isn't far off.

[gawthorpe_view]

Page 91 isn't far off.

I know, exciting innit.

[ClaretTony]

Did we play a home game the day Lord died? Evening match possibly. I seem to recall standing on the Bee Hole end and learning that Bob Lord had died. I would have been 13 at the time.

No...we played Oxford United on the 5th December on the Turf.Lord died 3 days later on the 8th.
we were in division 3 and won the game 2- 1

We did - played Watford in the Football League Group Cup and it was bitterly cold that night. We went to Blackpool on the following night for the FA Youth Cup tie, I think that's the only time I've ever known Blackpool to be sub zero.

[Goddy]

We did - played Watford in the Football League Group Cup and it was bitterly cold that night. We went to Blackpool on the following night for the FA Youth Cup tie, I think that's the only time I've ever known Blackpool to be sub zero.

How do you know this stuff, CT????? I can barely remember what I had for my tea yesterday!

[ClaretTony]

How do you know this stuff, CT????? I can barely remember what I had for my tea yesterday!

My mind works like that, I can link events quite easily. As soon as I saw the post I knew which match it was.

[Aclaret]

I seem to remember something of a party atmosphere that night, is my memory playing tricks yet again ?

[Firthy]

Isnt it getting exciting ?..I get a real feeling that CT may be composing an article as we speak.
He has a direct line you know.

No chance of an article, Tony's still pondering over which TV to buy

[RT88]

I think that's the only time I've ever known Blackpool to be sub zero.

Certainly felt sub zero when we went there in March 2009!

[ClaretTony]

Certainly felt sub zero when we went there in March 2009!

That was a wild night - I was up at the back of the old Gene Kelly and it felt like you were on the Big One you were getting thrown that much. Aboslute farce of a game but when Christian Kalvenes scored it justified Lee Mason's decision not to abandon it.

[ClaretTony]

No chance of an article, Tony's still pondering over which TV to buy

I struggle with pondering