Yes I looked up the survey after I posted my question. Very useful. If I were the Aussies I might offer a discount for a couple of weeks after any takeover, although would anyone who had paid the higher price want a rebate?
That site is really cool, thanks for sharing (the slaves thing is a bit grim though!).
Yeah, it's good isn't it? But I think I might have been a bit misleading on the "worth" thing. Not sure but I suspect that's what the gaff would have brought in to the Son of Oger per annum. (I guess that the place itself was worth nothing because William The Bastard could have just taken it back on a whim and granted it to someone else?)
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
Thanks to @CrabApples for putting this on the bite sized thread.
The delay would square with what has trickled out from two or three people. It's frustrating, it feels like a lot of valuable time potentially lost for something that seems, from the outside looking in, like it would be avoidable.
Assuming this is correct and everything falls into place bang on the 28th, then they would have one week to do business with lower league teams before the transfer window closes (I think it's the end of the month for loans if I'm not mistaken, don't know about overseas transfers). And again, that's best case scenario.
All we can do now is hope this time through the EFL goes smoothly, that the Aussies are willing to put some expenditure into the club up front (both in terms of players and in terms of the huge number of "office staff" vacancies). And hope that Gallen and Bowyer have a list of players in the event some money came in.
A lot of hoping, but we've made it this far on hope.
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
Thanks to @CrabApples for putting this on the bite sized thread.
The delay would square with what has trickled out from two or three people. It's frustrating, it feels like a lot of valuable time potentially lost for something that seems, from the outside looking in, like it would be avoidable.
Assuming this is correct and everything falls into place bang on the 28th, then they would have one week to do business with lower league teams before the transfer window closes (I think it's the end of the month for loans if I'm not mistaken, don't know about overseas transfers). And again, that's best case scenario.
All we can do now is hope this time through the EFL goes smoothly, that the Aussies are willing to put some expenditure into the club up front (both in terms of players and in terms of the huge number of "office staff" vacancies). And hope that Gallen and Bowyer have a list of players in the event some money came in.
A lot of hoping, but we've made it this far on hope.
Assuming everything else that the EFL have is ok & all they will be looking at is 1 new investor then I'd have hoped that it shouldn't take that long.
However. how & why someone would say it would be announced after the Norwich game is a bit bizarre...........what say the EFL agreed everything by this weekend, are the Aussies just going to sit there & do nothing for a week ??. I also don't think it really matters now though as if it did happen next Saturday it will be a bit late for the this season.
I'm not going to believe it as my hopes will only be dashed & I'm going away that day so don't want to ruin my holiday.
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
Thanks to @CrabApples for putting this on the bite sized thread.
The delay would square with what has trickled out from two or three people. It's frustrating, it feels like a lot of valuable time potentially lost for something that seems, from the outside looking in, like it would be avoidable.
Assuming this is correct and everything falls into place bang on the 28th, then they would have one week to do business with lower league teams before the transfer window closes (I think it's the end of the month for loans if I'm not mistaken, don't know about overseas transfers). And again, that's best case scenario.
All we can do now is hope this time through the EFL goes smoothly, that the Aussies are willing to put some expenditure into the club up front (both in terms of players and in terms of the huge number of "office staff" vacancies). And hope that Gallen and Bowyer have a list of players in the event some money came in.
A lot of hoping, but we've made it this far on hope.
Assuming everything else that the EFL have is ok & all they will be looking at is 1 new investor then I'd have hoped that it shouldn't take that long.
However. how & why someone would say it would be announced after the Norwich game is a bit bizarre...........what say the EFL agreed everything by this weekend, are the Aussies just going to sit there & do nothing for a week ??. I also don't think it really matters now though as if it did happen next Saturday it will be a bit late for the this season.
I'm not going to believe it as my hopes will only be dashed & I'm going away that day so don't want to ruin my holiday.
They say *not before* the Norwich game, which means they think that it will take at least a week from now, if not longer. Assuming this is true, I don't think 1-2 weeks for the FPP process in unreasonable.
Again, I can't speak to the accuracy of this, but I do think it's reasonable to assume there is a lag between submitting the final (hopefully) paperwork to the EFL and the deal being signed off on by them.
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
1 day after the Norwich game or 2 years afterwards?
Does it really make any difference? It’s a five year plan after all.
Of course it matters. And that plan might well go out of the window dependant on circumstances.
All well and good saying they are in it for the long haul but we are in a pretty shite position now.
Sorry I was kidding. Should have used the winky thing.
But you have to look at it from their point of view. It’s not their fault we’re in a shite position, but the present and previous regimes’.
And at which stage of the negotiations would you have cut corners to speed things up? Because how else could you speed up what is effectively a legal process.
If they’ve made a mistake on the way that’s slowed things up, then fair enough, but even that wouldn’t have been deliberate.
I know it’s frustrating as hell though, for everybody.
Yes I looked up the survey after I posted my question. Very useful. If I were the Aussies I might offer a discount for a couple of weeks after any takeover, although would anyone who had paid the higher price want a rebate?
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
1 day after the Norwich game or 2 years afterwards?
Does it really make any difference? It’s a five year plan after all.
Yes I looked up the survey after I posted my question. Very useful. If I were the Aussies I might offer a discount for a couple of weeks after any takeover, although would anyone who had paid the higher price want a rebate?
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
1 day after the Norwich game or 2 years afterwards?
Does it really make any difference? It’s a five year plan after all.
Delay in takeover caused by one of Andrew Muirs investors not passing fit & proper test due to connections with a former club. Newcastle or Everton apparently.
Deal is now complete and is awaiting approval from the FA.
Won't be announced until after Norwich game.
1 day after the Norwich game or 2 years afterwards?
Does it really make any difference? It’s a five year plan after all.
Of course it matters. And that plan might well go out of the window dependant on circumstances.
All well and good saying they are in it for the long haul but we are in a pretty shite position now.
Sorry I was kidding. Should have used the winky thing.
But you have to look at it from their point of view. It’s not their fault we’re in a shite position, but the present and previous regimes’.
And at which stage of the negotiations would you have cut corners to speed things up? Because how else could you speed up what is effectively a legal process.
If they’ve made a mistake on the way that’s slowed things up, then fair enough, but even that wouldn’t have been deliberate.
I know it’s frustrating as hell though, for everybody.
To be honest I don't think any of us really know what the issues have been. No doubt a lot of it is to do with Roland and the previous regime. The Aussies cannot be blamed for this nor can they be blamed that we are currently a League 1 side with a squad that looks incapable of changing that for the better this coming season.
It is frustrating, and although not their fault, doesn't mean we should be content its a 5 year plan. Every week with Roland makes that plan more difficult IMO.
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The delay would square with what has trickled out from two or three people. It's frustrating, it feels like a lot of valuable time potentially lost for something that seems, from the outside looking in, like it would be avoidable.
Assuming this is correct and everything falls into place bang on the 28th, then they would have one week to do business with lower league teams before the transfer window closes (I think it's the end of the month for loans if I'm not mistaken, don't know about overseas transfers). And again, that's best case scenario.
All we can do now is hope this time through the EFL goes smoothly, that the Aussies are willing to put some expenditure into the club up front (both in terms of players and in terms of the huge number of "office staff" vacancies). And hope that Gallen and Bowyer have a list of players in the event some money came in.
A lot of hoping, but we've made it this far on hope.
Thanks for the info @agim
Between Roly and the Aussies at least...
Merde.
However. how & why someone would say it would be announced after the Norwich game is a bit bizarre...........what say the EFL agreed everything by this weekend, are the Aussies just going to sit there & do nothing for a week ??. I also don't think it really matters now though as if it did happen next Saturday it will be a bit late for the this season.
I'm not going to believe it as my hopes will only be dashed & I'm going away that day so don't want to ruin my holiday.
THE DEAL IS DONE
Between Roly and the Aussies at least...
We now have a 6 month FA approval waiting time...
Again, I can't speak to the accuracy of this, but I do think it's reasonable to assume there is a lag between submitting the final (hopefully) paperwork to the EFL and the deal being signed off on by them.
But you have to look at it from their point of view. It’s not their fault we’re in a shite position, but the present and previous regimes’.
And at which stage of the negotiations would you have cut corners to speed things up? Because how else could you speed up what is effectively a legal process.
If they’ve made a mistake on the way that’s slowed things up, then fair enough, but even that wouldn’t have been deliberate.
I know it’s frustrating as hell though, for everybody.
It is frustrating, and although not their fault, doesn't mean we should be content its a 5 year plan. Every week with Roland makes that plan more difficult IMO.