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For those of you that are interested, I've just got in from tonights fans forum with PA. It's all going from memory off the top of my head so apologies if a little vague in places but here goes....

 

When talking about Mammadov. PA said that at the time, he'd shown proof of funds, he was a very wealthy man, he had a proven track record at other football clubs, he was on the Azerbaijani FA and everything seemed ok. He commented something along the lines of in a lot of these countries in Eastern Europe, the former USSR, that the government giveth and the government taketh away (or something along those lines) with regard to wealth. When asked what safe guards were in place to ensure that we didn't get sold to the wrong type of person such as Mammadov he said it was very difficult to look to years down the line at what may happen. He said Milan's legacy was however very important to him and he would only sell to who he felt were people to take the club forward.

 

He said that one of the first things Mammadov was going to do was sort the scoreboard out, he also said that one of the first questions he asked was how much investment was needed to get us into the Premier League.

 

With regard to the shirt sponsor he said that he was confident that we would get the money and in the mean-time Milan had made up the short fall (or at least that's how I remember it). He also said that there were constantly people who were getting in touch with the club over the last year alone with regards to takeover/investment, some had the money to back it up and some didn't. The only reason the Mammadov announcement was made was because of the story and details being leaked in France and the club were then in a position of either announcing it or lying to the fans.

 

He also said that at present the club were not paying anybody to go out and find a new owner. He said that 95% of takeover deals were handled by the same small group of poeple and if somebody wanted to buy a club, they would go to these people and they would know who was available.

 

PA said that the shirt launch was the worst he'd ever been involved in, He said that Sondico had been let down by a factory in Poland and then they tried to rush the shirts through which lead to mistakes being made n the shirts. The deal with Sondico is for 3 years and PA was ready to pull the plug but assurances have been made to ensure this doesn't happen again and the club were compensated. He said he's confident it won't happen again but if it does, it won't happen a third tim. He said the deal was financially and commercially the best for he club. The great thing about this deal is we can design our own shirt where as if you go with a bigger brand, you're very limited to what you can have.

 

He said that there were already plans being made to mark the clubs 150th anniversary. He said he thought it deserved a really big celebration.

 

When asked if we'd ever sign a convicted rapist he worded his answer very carefully. He knows Ched Evans as he did he deal to sell him to United and he said you could argue the case either way but looking at it purely from a commercial aspect and what it would do to he brand (taking aside all other arguments such as morals etc) he said he didn't think it would be a good idea given that we are a family club (or something along those lines).

 

A lot spoken about ticket prices and offers, PA stressed that whenever these offers are made, they ensure that season tickets are still the best value option for fans. We have another kids for  £1 offer to do and it will be on Boxing day.

 

A lot spoken about catering, can't remember it all but PA did say that Linleys weren't making any money on the deal.

 

Sam Hutchinson is due to go for his operation in the morning.

 

We'd been watching Stevie May for some time but were only able to do the deal once Antonio had been sold. May went to see Rotherham first then us, Rotherham however had already agreed a price so that didn;t help our negotiatons with St Johnstone. He said people forget May is just 21 and it's a huge step up for him inthe Championship. He says fans need to be realistic with their expectations but the coaching staff are convinced he will score goals for us.

 

Madine has gone out purely to get game time. GTF really pushed through his loan move to us, Leicester took some convincing as they thought he'd be a usefuul player to have in their squad this season but GTF wanted game time.

 

Paul Corry could have gone out on loan last season, a deal was in place but he was advised (badly) not to go.

 

PA wouldn't reveal the identity of the player Milan Mandaric claimed we had a multi-million pound bid for in August and he also said that he didn't believe the hillsborough disaster was putting off any potential buyers.

 

That's as much as I can rmember at the moment, it may not be 100% accurate as it's purely from memory but i'll post some more as I remmeber it.

 

Cheers.

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Just another quick point, predictably the scoreboard was mentioned. PA said we had planning permission and he'd priced it up. He joked every time he gets a quote it goes down. He said that we'd possibly look to generate income by having a double sided screen and advertising on the reverse. I get the feeling our priorities lie elsewhere.

When asked whether we would get anyone in for the weekend. It "might" happen.

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His agent, whose his Dad apparently.

There were rumours in the summer he'd turned down a loan move to Bury last season.

his dad is doing his best to mess up his career with the sounds of it.

how is playing development team football benefiting him at his age?

not sure how he needs advising lol

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Corrys most pressing need for advice comes in the form of needing a better taste in music (more guitar bands and proper music and less techno nonsense) and about car parking in the right place and not right in front of my front door when he has a parking space at the side of the house

 


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The deal with Sondico is for 3 years and PA was ready to pull the plug but assurances have been made to ensure this doesn't happen again and the club were compensated.

It's the kids who are, and were, desperate for a shirt at the launch and for a long time after who should see that compensation by means of a significant reduction in junior shirt prices.

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It's a good to get in a room with such a small number, but I do wish certain attendees wouldn't take over whining on about PL ticket prices and Sky ruining football. If you're reading this you self-righteous *** - don't bother next time. Bore off.

Can't add much to what Trev has said. He did confirm that there are 3 charges against the Stadium still outstanding. He muttered things about liquidity etc but did say he didn't think we would see one appear this season.

He felt we are competitive in the loan market, but we would never get near a Tom Ince. He made a common-sense argument for the signing of GTF, which made more sense than any of the rubbish Gray has come out about GTF being a goalscorer. Sees players like GTF getting the best out of May.

The 150 year anniversary stuff right at the end woke it all up a bit. He seemed receptive to a suggestion that we revert to "The Wednesday"for season. Though he did tamper it by saying there may be things we aren't allowed to do.

The 1867 lounge has been invested in, to the tune of 6 figures. The new commercial guy is frustrated that the best lounge is basically given away. Plan is to refurbish other lounges in stages.

Haven't given up on the Community building. But finding private funding is difficult at current interest rates.

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