Ryan Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I really don't want to leave BP, I'll be gutted in fact. However, if the plan is for a new ground like the Madejski, why not just remain as a tenant for the first few years and bypass Mr Blitz altogether? When does the protection (I forget the technical term) for BP to remain as a footballing venue expire? Maybe the opportunity for further developments on the land could be lucrative enough to justify the outright purchase, but I'm clueless about such matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximus1267 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Hope he is as good as his word because he has said more in that podcast than any present or previous owner ever has. Sceptical, yes absolutey. Hopeful, after that interview, no not really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyyou Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 With real estate (time share?), the motor trade and cryptocurrency on the CV, forgive me if I remain somewhat sceptical. Maybe I am cynical in my old age, but there were repeated references to b.s. (bull shit) which may, or may not, be appropriate. Hope I am wrong, but we shall see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Enrique Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Don't get me wrong, I want to believe. But all that stuff about politics. Jeez. Whatever your political persuasion, that was embarrassing. Elected as a Lib Dem and then defected to UKIP? Laughs about playing the game, it was just a bit of fun, pissing a lot of people off, being a disruptor. These are not the signs of a serious, stable individual in it for the long haul. Or one who cares much about how the average man or woman on the street feels. At other times I was swept along with it tbh and I can only assume he's done lots of things right along the way too. Honestly hard to know what to think. If I didn't know better I'd think everyone involved in this was on a wind up and having a big old laugh at our expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, kowenicki said: We can’t afford that. We need to be scrutinising any potential owner. Scrutinise all you like - if he comes up with the money & passes the checks he'll own us, if he doesn't he won't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBosch Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, Boyyou said: With real estate (time share?), the motor trade and cryptocurrency on the CV, forgive me if I remain somewhat sceptical. Maybe I am cynical in my old age, but there were repeated references to b.s. (bull shit) which may, or may not, be appropriate. Hope I am wrong, but we shall see. Where have you got Time Share from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Bosnian Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 My god I can't take this guy seriously, seems like a real Walter Mitty character and I don't believe a word he says! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy b Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 20 minutes ago, HarryBosch said: Scrutinise all you like - if he comes up with the money & passes the checks he'll own us, if he doesn't he won't. We are not passive bystanders. Whilst perhaps unable to influence the sale, it is important that fans (esp the foundation) have a position on any owner (present or future) as this informs its activities and how it engages. the trust never did their homework on AL and it took the best part of three years for the board to agree he was bad for the club and to look to raise its concerns forewarned is forearmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boyyou Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Harry, maybe talk of being an agent and rented property had me adding 2 and 2 for 5. May do him a disservice. Agree with you though. Abdallah, Brassbank and the EFL, for all their faults, will want to see proof of the folding stuff rather than rhetoric about a new world order for politics or finance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Boyyou said: Harry, maybe talk of being an agent and rented property had me adding 2 and 2 for 5. May do him a disservice. Agree with you though. Abdallah, Brassbank and the EFL, for all their faults, will want to see proof of the folding stuff rather than rhetoric about a new world order for politics or finance. The EFL will do that...won't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, Barry Bosnian said: My god I can't take this guy seriously, seems like a real Walter Mitty character and I don't believe a word he says! He said he's not doing this on his own, it's a group venture. If anything AL was more Walter Mitty with his fanciful dreams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankly Mr Shankly Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 hours ago, kowenicki said: Sounds to me like he thinks politicians are self serving chancers and that ‘big government’ is bad. To be fair, many entrepreneurial types have that view. I agree with him. It's Dominic Cummings then, yes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercater Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 5 minutes ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: It's Dominic Cummings then, yes? No, because I heard he made a bid for Barnard Castle AFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddyexile84 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 I’m reserving judgment - he sounds a bit of a nob is my initial thoughts but someone said elsewhere you don’t succeed to that level without being one usually lets see how things progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick26 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 hour ago, Chaddyexile84 said: I’m reserving judgment - he sounds a bit of a nob is my initial thoughts but someone said elsewhere you don’t succeed to that level without being one usually lets see how things progress I'm a bit more hopeful as he's from Oldham and a Latics fan but he reminded me of Steve Dale when he took Bury on and said "the architects are in on Monday". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddyexile84 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, mick26 said: I'm a bit more hopeful as he's from Oldham and a Latics fan but he reminded me of Steve Dale when he took Bury on and said "the architects are in on Monday". Yeah I don’t know I read the Oldham Times article and thought brilliant! Then listened to him and he came across very Uncle nob head - very defensive of bit coin and then just rambled on with stories Also I’m very suspicious of anyone who feels the need to say “I’ve nothing to hide” as many times as he did I don’t know, very much in the wait and see camp here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperKeeper Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Is this the same Chris Lees from Oldham in the book "Costa del Crime"? Was smuggling tobacco and ended up getting thrown into jail in Fuengirola before getting into limousine hire? The story seems to chime a bit with the other link and age seems about right... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddyexile84 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, SweeperKeeper said: Is this the same Chris Lees from Oldham in the book "Costa del Crime"? Was smuggling tobacco and ended up getting thrown into jail in Fuengirola before getting into limousine hire? The story seems to chime a bit with the other link and age seems about right... “nothing to hide” he speaks of it on the podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, SweeperKeeper said: Is this the same Chris Lees from Oldham in the book "Costa del Crime"? Was smuggling tobacco and ended up getting thrown into jail in Fuengirola before getting into limousine hire? The story seems to chime a bit with the other link and age seems about right... Don't worry, if there is anything decidedly dodgy about him, the EFL will be all over it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midsblue Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 6 hours ago, League one forever said: . . I know. I was just replying to mids who thought BPAS have bought straight into it. I think they’re a lot wiser than that. Cautious optimism is what’s needed. I didn’t say that BPAS have bought straight onto it. I said that my reservation (to my earlier comments in my post) that they seem to be slightly won over. That’s not a negative by the way - they know more than we having spoken to the guy longer than the 80 minutes for the podcast - and I meant this as a potential positive. Just want to clarify too that my post wasn’t a criticism of Chris Lees. Just that we’ve heard the same comments three times before and each time we’ve been royally shafted. I’m not saying Chris is the same and hopefully he can bring success back to the club. I don’t have a clue about bitcoin and perhaps this is the innovation we need to regenerate the club, the surrounding area and showcase the club wider afield and gain attention and a new fanbase. EDIT - also being a disrupter, pissing people off & approaching stuff as a laugh; I know three very wealthy people (they won’t buy us I’m afraid as all supporters of other clubs) and they’re all the same. I guess when you amass a certain amount of wealth then the shackles come off and without the risk of failure, they’re more carefree & disruptive. Confident from their success, amassing great wealth through succeeding in something they know and then more driven to take a gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick26 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 17 minutes ago, SweeperKeeper said: Is this the same Chris Lees from Oldham in the book "Costa del Crime"? Was smuggling tobacco and ended up getting thrown into jail in Fuengirola before getting into limousine hire? The story seems to chime a bit with the other link and age seems about right... Just googled that and a chapter of the book about "Rubio Chris" came up!!! Didn't quite read the same as Chris talked about in his interview with @BPAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweeperKeeper Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 7 hours ago, kowenicki said: Sounds to me like he thinks politicians are self serving chancers and that ‘big government’ is bad. To be fair, many entrepreneurial types have that view. I agree with him. The EU is no help to the likes of him, it is the opposite… and given his experience in Spain can anyone blame him for his view. 4 hours ago, Frankly Mr Shankly said: It's Dominic Cummings then, yes? If this is his Twitter account (which has just been deleted) it goes way beyond a bit of Dominic Cummings and wanting small government: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BrtrQUuo0s0J:https://twitter.com/yo2kris+&cd=1&hl=en Claiming the war in Ukraine is part of a New World Order conspiracy theory, retweeting posts supporting Putin, vaccine conspiracies... If this is right, the media attention this brings to the club could make the Ched Evans saga look like a walk in the park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaddyexile84 Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 16 minutes ago, SweeperKeeper said: If this is his Twitter account (which has just been deleted) it goes way beyond a bit of Dominic Cummings and wanting small government: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BrtrQUuo0s0J:https://twitter.com/yo2kris+&cd=1&hl=en Claiming the war in Ukraine is part of a New World Order conspiracy theory, retweeting posts supporting Putin, vaccine conspiracies... If this is right, the media attention this brings to the club could make the Ched Evans saga look like a walk in the park The more I see and hear the more worried I am - I could write a catchy plan to the Oldham Times it doesn’t for one minute mean I’m the guy to save us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercater Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 21 minutes ago, SweeperKeeper said: If this is his Twitter account (which has just been deleted) it goes way beyond a bit of Dominic Cummings and wanting small government: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:BrtrQUuo0s0J:https://twitter.com/yo2kris+&cd=1&hl=en Claiming the war in Ukraine is part of a New World Order conspiracy theory, retweeting posts supporting Putin, vaccine conspiracies... If this is right, the media attention this brings to the club could make the Ched Evans saga look like a walk in the park What has this link got to with anything, or is my computer being rerouted to a load of shite? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 1 minute ago, Mercater said: What has this link got to with anything, or is my computer being rerouted to a load of shite? That's modern technology for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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