So what do we know of this guy ?
The name Slater is making me nervy as i can't think of much decent carrying that name.
Roy Slater the Slag - Fools and Horses Grass
Kat Slater - Mouthy East end trollop
As far i can tell he is a lawyer. The other guy Jiminez is fixer who dabbled a bit in property development. Neither seem likely to have enough clout to take on any responsibility if the next two years don't go exactly to plan, and neither seem in a position to put any real funds in.
So is there more to this guy than i'm not seeing ? Or are they just simply fronting someone else ?
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I think it's being fronted by those two via Switzerland for someone else
a little bit slippery ;-)
Think this confirms it for me.
We need to be paitent though these debts can not be settled overnight once these new owners have just completed the paperwork.
As I mentioned on the takeover thread - I think via a friend that there's Dubai money in the background, it could be money lent to them on a commercial basis, or they could be fronting an investor, or that third party might be funding a business for a couple of friends.
I doubt that Slater would go from being a solicitor sitting on a few boards and advising people to suddently being able to participate in a reasonably large financial transaction. Similarly, what has Jimenez done in his business career that suggests he has enough money to invest in a football club as well as his on-going businesses? We aren't talking about the investment of a small amount of money here but a sizeable slab of money.
Could there be any more eastenders links!?
Agree. Peter Varney felt he was good enough to run CAFC and for now that is good enough for me.
His stated approach on SSN seems down to earth and realistic without being unambitious. Having said that I'd still like to know more about him but all in good time.
On the OS it mentions he heads up two investment groups, Rose Trust and Blue Star, so they or members of those group may be the money behind him, if that is indeed the case. There was speculation on here a few weeks ago that we might not know the names of the owners even after the deal was completed and that might be the case.
Glad its gone through but now its the hard work for them to fulfill expectations and get promotion - its going to be an interesting few months, they are not the messiahs but hopefully they will fulfill a few dreams
Pay a small amount for the club, I was user the impression most of our debt did not need paying till were in the prem, with interest due in the champ? Why would they want to pay this back early!?
Unless some journalistic strikes gold through digging, i doubt we will ever know now. Good luck on finding out any information on those to companies, think it will prove a mission.
He said the club had significant debts, but i thought the moves in the summer (administration in all but name) wiped out virtually all of those debts.
The former director debt is still there just deferred until we are back in the PL (capital repayment) and Championship (interest repayment). Plus the debt on the North Stand.
http://www.huyplc.com/
"Michael Slater, Non Executive Director, Aged 41
Since qualification Michael has worked as a commercial lawyer in both private practice as a solicitor, partner and now non-practicing consultant to Butcher Burns solicitors and as an in-house lawyer and consultant to a number of companies. He acts as the in-house legal consultant and financial controller of the Rose Trust and also works with clients in the property, construction, vehicle rental, security and fire protection sectors.
Michael was awarded an Honours Degree in Law in 1987 and passed the Solicitors Final Examination in 1988.
He is group company secretary and was appointed to the board as a non-executive director on 24th November 2006. He sits on the both the Audit and Remuneration Committees."
edit: Huy Plc was a new name for Blue Star Mobil Group, seems to have been a shell company that sold the Blue Start "trading subsidiaries" in 2008 and folded soon after. Chairman was David Cromwell.
He DOES look like Stop Shouting !!