How can a deal be 'done' if there is still some fine tuning to do? Surely that means a deal hasn't been agreed.
Too many false dawns for me to excited by this, and I don't have time to keep reading this thread all day as I'm busy checking PrincessFiona's to see if she has shit herself yet.
I’ve seen the DM messages from BDL to the kid who posted them on Twitter and he claimed that two bids have been accepted from the Aussies and the Scots.
This can’t be true as since then we’ve seen McCleish come out and say they are no longer interested as RD wanted too much.
How can a deal be 'done' if there is still some fine tuning to do? Surely that means a deal hasn't been agreed.
Too many false dawns for me to excited by this, and I don't have time to keep reading this thread all day as I'm busy checking PrincessFiona's to see if she has shit herself yet.
I would think that a price been agreed by both parties and hence a deal struck. The finer detail is probably in the payment structure, i.e. how much up front and how much spread over how long, conditions for additional payments (e.g. promotion), player add-ons outstanding (e.g. Gomez), Director loans, sponsor deals, etc..etc.. its this stuff that I would guess will take some sorting out!
And was the person who told him, told it in confidence?
All I can ascertain is that BDL was told some complete bullshit in confidence which he passed on. Said person (Rick??) then blabbed it to the world?
Something tells me that those supposedly in the know regarding this are having their chain pulled somewhat?
Roland's revenge?
That sounds like a classic ploy to source a leak; give everyone a slightly different story and see which appears on Twitter or CharltonLife.
In which case, it underlines the need for the type of confidentiality that the likes of Rick are striving for: providing enough info that we get the gist, but too small enough for any sources to be identified. (I'm thinking of the Aussie coffeeshop bloke now, who was apparently displeased when things came out on here.)
It's mentioned above that someone had actually seen the "compromising" messages from BDL, and that they listed two parties. No idea why anyone would share screenshots, but nevermind...
On the other hand, if I recall correctly Rick made his tweet, and then BDL replied to confirm it. There may have been an implication that they had the same info, but from different sources... Suggesting it was valid at the time, but has either dragged on or been derailed?
All I can say with any certainty is that Chinese whispers is f*cking confusing in 2018.
How can a deal be 'done' if there is still some fine tuning to do? Surely that means a deal hasn't been agreed.
Too many false dawns for me to excited by this, and I don't have time to keep reading this thread all day as I'm busy checking PrincessFiona's to see if she has shit herself yet.
I would think that a price been agreed by both parties and hence a deal struck. The finer detail is probably in the payment structure, i.e. how much up front and how much spread over how long, conditions for additional payments (e.g. promotion), player add-ons outstanding (e.g. Gomez), Director loans, sponsor deals, etc..etc.. its this stuff that I would guess will take some sorting out!
Yes, the sale of a business where many of the major assets are intangible will take time to get over the line, especially with the mess of all the deals done between us and the rest of Roland's empire...
And was the person who told him, told it in confidence?
All I can ascertain is that BDL was told some complete bullshit in confidence which he passed on. Said person (Rick??) then blabbed it to the world?
Something tells me that those supposedly in the know regarding this are having their chain pulled somewhat?
Roland's revenge?
I can assure you I haven’t spoken to or received any relevant info from or via Dave, as I’m sure he’ll confirm. Further there are at least two completely unconnected sources for the same information, which came out through at least three different people.
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And was the person who told him, told it in confidence?
Too many false dawns for me to excited by this, and I don't have time to keep reading this thread all day as I'm busy checking PrincessFiona's to see if she has shit herself yet.
This can’t be true as since then we’ve seen McCleish come out and say they are no longer interested as RD wanted too much.
So basically, nobody knows anything still.
Something tells me that those supposedly in the know regarding this are having their chain pulled somewhat?
Roland's revenge?
In which case, it underlines the need for the type of confidentiality that the likes of Rick are striving for: providing enough info that we get the gist, but too small enough for any sources to be identified. (I'm thinking of the Aussie coffeeshop bloke now, who was apparently displeased when things came out on here.)
It's mentioned above that someone had actually seen the "compromising" messages from BDL, and that they listed two parties. No idea why anyone would share screenshots, but nevermind...
On the other hand, if I recall correctly Rick made his tweet, and then BDL replied to confirm it. There may have been an implication that they had the same info, but from different sources... Suggesting it was valid at the time, but has either dragged on or been derailed?
All I can say with any certainty is that Chinese whispers is f*cking confusing in 2018.
Who's your money on?
This is getting really depressing now