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Post by foley on May 10, 2017 7:51:57 GMT
DE has said clearly a number of times that he needs additional funding to attempt to get the the Championship.
The ground is still incomplete after more the 15 years. To me this is a huge issue for the future of the club and one that DE has not been able to resolve and is seemingly frustrated about.
IF a new owner can resolve those 2 issues then it could be a really good thing. Plus the links to Monaco and the way that DE/ IL have grown the Youth Development suggest that there just could be a similarity in what we are trying to achieve (bringing on high quality young players).
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Post by Pete Burrett on May 10, 2017 7:52:35 GMT
Injection of cash has to be a good thing surely? I'd have thought so. On balance, I'd rather have a Chair with a serious amount of money to invest and a firm plan for spending it than a pre-match pint and ever-changing, rather vague talk about new players for next season. And yes, most definitely Mr Eales has been a massive positive for OUFC, but time marches on.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 10, 2017 7:54:39 GMT
Not forgetting many didn't want Darryl here when he was announced ! Asset stripping devil Birmingham fan who wouldn't be at games . Maybe wait and see and judge the guy on his actual actions. I'm not sure that 'many' is fair. I think most of us were sceptical (and based on some football club owners/chairmen that is a perfectly healthy position to take!) but hopeful. I'm not sure ANYONE foresaw just how decent DE would turn out to be, both personally and for the club. If Sartori ends up owning us, who knows what the situation would be with DE, with the ground etc. Again personally, I'd be both sceptical and hopeful again! Exactly, hopeful . Chance is always a worry but so is stalling or going backwards. We lost momentum when we went up from the conference and ended up stalling. Be a shame for that to happen again as it would mean we lose our top players and manager. The mass overreaction and comparison to all nightmare foreign owners is crazy. Like I said Juan was approached by oufc fans.
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Post by bashamwonderland on May 10, 2017 7:54:50 GMT
When has darryl directly said he can no longer afford to stay? I assume we won't be seeing sartori at most of the games, celebrating in the terraces with the fans, regularly buying us food and drink at the grounds, spending the time to chat with us, holding Facebook and radio chats alongside the manager to answer our questions. I'd love to be proven wrong on that one, but what I'd love even more is another crack at League One with the current regime in charge. Not forgetting many didn't want Darryl here when he was announced ! Asset stripping devil Birmingham fan who wouldn't be at games . Maybe wait and see and judge the guy on his actual actions. And yes de personally has says he needs and was looking for a backer m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38719775The 'wait and see' approach didn't work out too well for Orient. some people want to watch berahino in a mid table premier league team, spending 600 per year on season tickets. Some people put the long term stability of the club above short term success. I guess depending on fate, neither of those realities is worse than the other. Takes all different types of fan to make a club.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 10, 2017 7:57:06 GMT
Not forgetting many didn't want Darryl here when he was announced ! Asset stripping devil Birmingham fan who wouldn't be at games . Maybe wait and see and judge the guy on his actual actions. And yes de personally has says he needs and was looking for a backer m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38719775The 'wait and see' approach didn't work out too well for Orient. some people want to watch berahino in a mid table premier league team, spending 600 per year on season tickets. Some people put the long term stability of the club above short term success. I guess depending on fate, neither of those realities is worse than the other. Takes all different types of fan to make a club. Some of us already pay £600+ to watch ruffles in a mid table l1 side 😉
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Sartori
May 10, 2017 8:02:10 GMT
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Post by manorlounger on May 10, 2017 8:02:10 GMT
Left for work an hour ago and arrive to see this! Should be a great move for us and the club. The opportunity to create a real championship club. (Even push for the Premiership)
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Post by saddletramp on May 10, 2017 8:13:55 GMT
Hopefully Kassam protects the club and refuses to sell the stadium. Bechetti, sisu, duchatelet, venkys... Sartori? Merry, Kassam, not all bad owners are foreign ? The point being Darryl doesn't have to sell if he doesn't want/need to. Would u rather be in a position where there is an owner willing to buy club and ground, or no one ? Who would be a good person ? Kassam ? I forgot "local boy " Kassam once owned OUFC
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Post by Gary Baldi on May 10, 2017 8:14:21 GMT
Get the popcorn ready and see where this all lands. There was a club staff meeting this week, so the timing is not a surprise. Especially with the management and players not around for some of the last week. Let's see what happens, but I would think some sort of deal, club wise, has been done.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 10, 2017 8:16:51 GMT
Definitely, you wouldn't move onto speaking to Kassam if u didn't know u already had the club agreed
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Post by saddletramp on May 10, 2017 8:20:43 GMT
I was excited about the prospect of getting our pre match coffee back in the lounges but all this talk of steaks has me giddy. Who cares if they are good owners or not..........steaks !! Fray Bentos ?
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Post by McVicar on May 10, 2017 8:23:29 GMT
Definitely, you wouldn't move onto speaking to Kassam if u didn't know u already had the club agreed Although equally I am slightly surprised it's gone to press before speaking to Kassam.
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Post by bigronaldo on May 10, 2017 8:24:32 GMT
I swear that I saw mr Sartori in front of me in blackbird leys chippy the other week. Don't let this become common knowledge, but I leant over to him quietly like and whispered...
The fish cakes are quite nice in here!
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Post by The Fence End on May 10, 2017 8:24:37 GMT
I don't want Darryl to go, we've had some awful chairmen over the years and Darryl had proved to be be a competent chairman who has improved the club.
What does this new guy want?
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Post by unification on May 10, 2017 8:24:55 GMT
Well, we could go the way of Bournemouth or we could go the way of Leyton Orient – who knows?
Assuming the fairly low standard of checks and balances are met by the EFL and Sartori ends up chairman, I think we’d all favour a chairman who is willing to keep the fairly good status quo in place whilst we’re on the up. There’s no need to be changing the manager or the set up right now and I hope for our sake we don’t go for the ‘showbiz’ manager and a load of old pros to keep ourselves in the limelight. Birmingham sacked the workmanlike and less fashionable Gary Rowett in favour of Gianfranco Zola and it did them no good whatsoever. Losing MApp and the setup he and DE have built here would be a major disappointment.
Let’s face it, none of us know a great deal about Juan Sartori or what sort of owner we are getting. This could go anywhere and I’d prefer DE to hang around a little longer to show JS the ropes.
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Post by londonroader on May 10, 2017 8:26:28 GMT
But again if Darryl can no longer afford to stay, what's the option? It would be worse if all the good he has done was wasted as we don't have the finance to push forward ? We can't even raise the budget by 4 places with out a 15% rise in ticket prices to fund it. I hope Darryl stays in some format, but seeing it was him that did all this good, do u not trust him when he said himself that he needs and is looking for help to fund us. Or if not to sell to a suitable person ? When has darryl directly said he can no longer afford to stay? I assume we won't be seeing sartori at most of the games, celebrating in the terraces with the fans, regularly buying us food and drink at the grounds, spending the time to chat with us, holding Facebook and radio chats alongside the manager to answer our questions. I'd love to be proven wrong on that one, but what I'd love even more is another crack at League One with the current regime in charge. De has done a good job connecting the club and the fans, but what about the behind the scenes fiasco, the merry go round of staff? its all right being the "big boy" with a beer in your hand but get the foundation and stability behind the scenes to help take the club forward, DE has not covered himself in glory there.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 10, 2017 8:31:30 GMT
I don't want Darryl to go, we've had some awful chairmen over the years and Darryl had proved to be be a competent chairman who has improved the club. What does this new guy want? He doesn't have to sell. If he wants to stay he will
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Sartori
May 10, 2017 8:41:40 GMT
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Post by manorlounger on May 10, 2017 8:41:40 GMT
Sounds like a done deal. Unless, and this is pure speculation, someone has spoken out of turn or has another agenda?
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Post by gottagetbetta on May 10, 2017 8:43:31 GMT
If you are a "glass half full" sort of person you will be thinking Chelsea, Leicester, Brighton and Bournemouth. Those who are of a "half empty" persuasion will be thinking Blackburn, Orient, Birmingham. I suspect Kassam will be a tougher nut to crack he see's the stadium as part of his "legacy" while DE has been telling us he needs a partner with funding for some time. We live in interesting times.
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Post by Pete Burrett on May 10, 2017 8:46:12 GMT
Sounds like a done deal. Unless, and this is pure speculation, someone has spoken out of turn or has another agenda? Or Sartori's lawyers have found something they don't like the look of? Maybe monies owed to a previous owner if OUFC are promoted? Again, pure speculation but possibly a long way from a negotiated deal just yet.
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Post by Gary Baldi on May 10, 2017 8:49:20 GMT
Sartori is meeting FK in Monaco to talk about the stadium as well.
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Post by Sith Lord on May 10, 2017 8:53:51 GMT
Some big fish in Monaco and Kassam is a tiddler, would not be surprised to see Kassam renege on the community bit for little Kudos within the elite. It's all about inner circles, he could be hob nobbing with the billionaires!
Do not get me wrong he will still want something out of it but he may soften with his approach. IMHO..
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Post by RCYellowRC on May 10, 2017 8:56:29 GMT
This inevitably will go one of two ways,we'll either be the next Bournemouth or Southampton or we'll end up being the next in a long list of Blackpool, Orient and Blackburn. I'm hoping for the first as is everybody else, However i wouldn't judge whether this is a good step for the club until it is complete. The only thing i know i don't want from this is 11 foreigners whose names you can't even pronounce running around in Yellow and blue.
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Post by Pete Burrett on May 10, 2017 8:57:06 GMT
Sartori is meeting FK in Monaco to talk about the stadium as well. Suggests he wants both club and stadium. I wonder, if he can't get both, whether he'll drop out of buying the club?
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Post by ryaniobirdio on May 10, 2017 8:59:22 GMT
Sartori is meeting FK in Monaco to talk about the stadium as well. Suggests he wants both club and stadium. I wonder, if he can't get both, whether he'll drop out of buying the club? And also, if he DOES get both, whether he wants to actually keep the club there long term or sell the land to fund a new, proper ground somewhere else. Somewhere with training facilities built in nearby.
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Post by sihath on May 10, 2017 9:00:03 GMT
This inevitably will go one of two ways,we'll either be the next Bournemouth or Southampton or we'll end up being the next in a long list of Blackpool, Orient and Blackburn. I'm hoping for the first as is everybody else, However i wouldn't judge whether this is a good step for the club until it is complete. The only thing i know i don't want from this is 11 foreigners whose names you can't even pronounce running around in Yellow and blue. Nick Harris struggles with most of them already!
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Post by Denissmithswig on May 10, 2017 9:05:01 GMT
Sartori woooaaahhh, sartori woooaaahhh, he's from Monaco, we've now got galatico's
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Post by headingtonutd on May 10, 2017 9:05:59 GMT
I was excited about the prospect of getting our pre match coffee back in the lounges but all this talk of steaks has me giddy. Who cares if they are good owners or not..........steaks !! Fray Bentos ? Is Fray Bentos taking over from G.B.T? Makes sense they'd want to bring their own guys in.
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Post by oufcyellows on May 10, 2017 9:15:50 GMT
Sartori woooaaahhh, sartori woooaaahhh, he's from Monaco, we've now got galatico's Na - what's the story Juan satori yeahhhh
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Post by Gary Baldi on May 10, 2017 9:18:03 GMT
Sartori is meeting FK in Monaco to talk about the stadium as well. Suggests he wants both club and stadium. I wonder, if he can't get both, whether he'll drop out of buying the club? He sees the bleedin obvious to anyone but Nick Merry. The club and stadium need to be as one to help the the club grow. FK, club wise has been used to dealing with people less money than him. Not the case with Sartori. I'd love to be a fly on the wall in that meeting
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Post by oufcyellows on May 10, 2017 9:21:59 GMT
How much would u like for the stadium mr Kassam
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