Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:32 am
Sven Ghali wrote:I worry about the mentality of some of the people on here sometimes. Daft comments from daft people, I'm afraid
Whatever else people feel about Ridsdale (and I'm no fan if the £750k story above is true) some of these coments and/or accusations are at best ill-thought out and potentially libelous
Let he without sin cast the first stone....
Hmmmm, there ain't too many like that down the City....are there???? :evil:
Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:36 am
davids wrote:How is he owed £750,000?
Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:02 am
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:52 am
bluebird58 wrote:If he has a contract saying the club owes him £750,000 then the club owes him that - get over it!
I, too, am dismayed by some of the mindless abuse on this forum about Mr Ridsdale - surely the moderators should be looking at these posts to avoid any legal complications.
Although it all ended it tears and the season ticket fiasco was a mess, don't forget that at one time we accepted him with open arms. He gave the club financial credibility which sam Hammam didn't (ironic though that may be), and he delivered the new stadium without which the club would soon die.
Also, he persuaded the Malysians to come on board - the same people putting money into the club now to give us our best chance of promotion for years.
Yes - the time had come for him to go, but he is no more money grabbing than any other businessman running a £40million business
Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:58 am
Sven Ghali wrote:I worry about the mentality of some of the people on here sometimes. Daft comments from daft people, I'm afraid
Whatever else people feel about Ridsdale (and I'm no fan if the £750k story above is true) some of these coments and/or accusations are at best ill-thought out and potentially libelous
Let he without sin cast the first stone....
Hmmmm, there ain't too many like that down the City....are there????
Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:05 am
Vintage 63 wrote:if the current board dont pay him then will he start whistle blowing and open his gob to ALL the dodgy dealings that went on at CCFC when he was in charge ?
Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:05 am
Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:27 am
stickywicket wrote:One case I'd love to see in court.
if anybody ought to be exposed its him.
Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:34 am
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:57 am
taffyapple wrote:I doubt City will take it to the High Court. Everything that happened with Peter
Ridsdale involved PMG and other board members signing off on his scams. There
is no friggin way he took this club to the cleaners without them knowing.
Alternatively, wouldnt it be good if there was a massive scandal forcing PMG to
stand down too.
Ridsdale will be all over the papers now saying how 'Cardiff owe him not only £750,
but a debt of gratitude for building the stadium'
c**t of a man
Whos got the shagging tapes... put them on You Tube!!!
Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:08 pm
Nottage Blue wrote:stickywicket wrote:One case I'd love to see in court.
if anybody ought to be exposed its him.
I wouldn't. He'd win. He's a leech and a c**t but if he's negotiated those wages, then we owe him. He should never have been allowed to pay himself what he did
Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:11 pm
blueheaven wrote:This Guy really as got a bare faced cheek as others have suggested i would say 'see you in court' then prepare a detailed dossier of his alleged dodgy dealings which i would present to the court, HMRC and the media or we could just send a couple of boys around
Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:14 pm
bluebird58 wrote:If he has a contract saying the club owes him £750,000 then the club owes him that - get over it!
I, too, am dismayed by some of the mindless abuse on this forum about Mr Ridsdale - surely the moderators should be looking at these posts to avoid any legal complications.
Although it all ended it tears and the season ticket fiasco was a mess, don't forget that at one time we accepted him with open arms. He gave the club financial credibility which sam Hammam didn't (ironic though that may be), and he delivered the new stadium without which the club would soon die.
Also, he persuaded the Malysians to come on board - the same people putting money into the club now to give us our best chance of promotion for years.
Yes - the time had come for him to go, but he is no more money grabbing than any other businessman running a £40million business
Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:22 pm
bluebird58 wrote:If he has a contract saying the club owes him £750,000 then the club owes him that - get over it!
I, too, am dismayed by some of the mindless abuse on this forum about Mr Ridsdale - surely the moderators should be looking at these posts to avoid any legal complications.
Although it all ended it tears and the season ticket fiasco was a mess, don't forget that at one time we accepted him with open arms. He gave the club financial credibility which sam Hammam didn't (ironic though that may be), and he delivered the new stadium without which the club would soon die.
Also, he persuaded the Malysians to come on board - the same people putting money into the club now to give us our best chance of promotion for years.
Yes - the time had come for him to go, but he is no more money grabbing than any other businessman running a £40million business
Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:19 pm
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:44 pm
TH63 wrote:If he's owed the money, then City must give it to him.
In pennies, to be presented to him in the car park by City fans.
After dark.
Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:10 pm
Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:13 pm
Zabier wrote:What surprises me is those of you who are surprised! This guy is a laughing stock across the football board and he's not helping himself. I think he knows his name is a sinking ship and he's getting every penny he can because he knows it'll be a while before he gets a decent job in football again.
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Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:59 pm
bluebird58 wrote:Some very eloquent comments following my comments on this post! Nice to get you all interested!
1. We have to pay him the money. We have spent enough time in the High Court without attracting more attention to ourselves.
2. Existing board members knew of the arrangements and agreed with them - so some blame and criticism should be directed in their direction (not mindless abuse please).
3. This club would have been dead in 10 years without the stadium - he might be a dodgy dealer, but was a dodgy dealer for our benefit as far as the stadium is concerned.
4. I may be wrong about his dealings with the Malaysians, but without the stadium they wouldn't have given us a second glance.
5. Without conning us to pay the season ticket money up front, the club may have folded. As a businessman, his job is to get results, not make friends. The club is still here thanks to this piece of deceit. any successful businessman can lie straight to your face and not bat an eyelid - this is how business works the world over.
6. The Ridsdale era is now over - so pay him his £750,000 and lets move on.
We are all entitled to our opinion on this board, and if more of use reasoned argument (however wrong we may be!) rather than threats and bad language then the board will be better for it.
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