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A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:55 pm

When I first heard of Steve Borley changing tact regarding demonstrations and him taking leave to Spain I will be honest here I was fuming, ask Annis I was bouncing to say the least. My initial thoughts were Steve Borley had fed us bullshit and now was leaving a sinking ship and there was no investment.

But given time to calm down and think logically I am now thinking differently and this is my view now.

I believe that Steve Borley and Paul Guy want Peter Ridsdale out.

I was told back in the first week of January that the only way to get rid of PR would be us the fans, and more so the shareholders too.

I was told in that same week that there would be no new signings in January.

I was also told that the tax bill would not be paid before the end of January too.

I was told that the tax bill would be sorted before Feb 10th and that the House of Sport land would be used to finance the deal.

ALL THIS WAS SAID IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.

A week ago I was told that Paul Guy would become a board director and going on reports tonight it seems that this could be announced soon.

With the EGM that has been announced and one that Steve Borley told fans that we would get I now believe that Guy and Borley are getting on with what they want. PR OUT.

I THINK THAT FEB 24TH WILL SEE PAUL GUY AND STEVE BORLEY JOIN WITH OTHER DISGRUNTLED SHAREHOLDERS.

The Masterplan maybe ?

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:07 pm

But is all this financial crisis down to one man?

:? :? :? :?

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 9:36 pm

cardiff city stadium wrote:But is all this financial crisis down to one man?

:? :? :? :?


In a word YES

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:18 pm

cardiff city stadium wrote:But is all this financial crisis down to one man?

:? :? :? :?



Do you think Borley (1.5m loans, £1m shares, +stadium debts) and more particularly PMG (£10m loans, £2m shares) would have taken the risks PR has.

No chance.

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:21 pm

Lawnmower wrote:
cardiff city stadium wrote:But is all this financial crisis down to one man?

:? :? :? :?



Do you think Borley (1.5m loans, £1m shares, +stadium debts) and more particularly PMG (£10m loans, £2m shares) would have taken the risks PR has.

No chance.

Exactly Tim, People seem to be oblivious to the fact that PR has put NOTHING in YET takes out every month and has Bonus' to boot.

He has had a free reign on this club and I believe that he welcomed Flitcroft and Harris onto the board and he wrote their contracts and in turn they then wrote his. :evil:

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:42 pm

Look, I'm as anti Ridders as the next person, but where were the rest of them when these massive contracts were being doled out and we were living beyond our means?

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:44 pm

cardiff city stadium wrote:Look, I'm as anti Ridders as the next person, but where were the rest of them when these massive contracts were being doled out and we were living beyond our means?

not actively part of awarding these contracts.

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:50 pm

carlccfc wrote:
cardiff city stadium wrote:Look, I'm as anti Ridders as the next person, but where were the rest of them when these massive contracts were being doled out and we were living beyond our means?

not actively part of awarding these contracts.


The whole board have to be responsible though, there's no way none of the other board members couldn't see this coming.
What about our so called finance director?

edit: not that it has much to do with awarding contracts though :lol:

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:08 pm

carlccfc wrote:When I first heard of Steve Borley changing tact regarding demonstrations and him taking leave to Spain I will be honest here I was fuming, ask Annis I was bouncing to say the least. My initial thoughts were Steve Borley had fed us bullshit and now was leaving a sinking ship and there was no investment.

But given time to calm down and think logically I am now thinking differently and this is my view now.

I believe that Steve Borley and Paul Guy want Peter Ridsdale out.

I was told back in the first week of January that the only way to get rid of PR would be us the fans, and more so the shareholders too.

I was told in that same week that there would be no new signings in January.

I was also told that the tax bill would not be paid before the end of January too.

I was told that the tax bill would be sorted before Feb 10th and that the House of Sport land would be used to finance the deal.

ALL THIS WAS SAID IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.

A week ago I was told that Paul Guy would become a board director and going on reports tonight it seems that this could be announced soon.

With the EGM that has been announced and one that Steve Borley told fans that we would get I now believe that Guy and Borley are getting on with what they want. PR OUT.

I THINK THAT FEB 24TH WILL SEE PAUL GUY AND STEVE BORLEY JOIN WITH OTHER DISGRUNTLED SHAREHOLDERS.

The Masterplan maybe ?



The rest of the board can get rid of Ridsdale whenever they want - they just have to pay him off the rest of his contract. Whether 'fan power' or boardroon decision, he has to be paid either way.

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:18 pm

We can't afford to pay him off so PG and SB are happy to let the pressure build up on him to such a stage that he will resign. Probably why there is the continued delayin the "investment". He must be close to it now as he is becoming more and more isolated and it is only a matter of time.

Re: A lot has happened in a week

Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:21 pm

A Quiet Monkfish wrote:
carlccfc wrote:When I first heard of Steve Borley changing tact regarding demonstrations and him taking leave to Spain I will be honest here I was fuming, ask Annis I was bouncing to say the least. My initial thoughts were Steve Borley had fed us bullshit and now was leaving a sinking ship and there was no investment.

But given time to calm down and think logically I am now thinking differently and this is my view now.

I believe that Steve Borley and Paul Guy want Peter Ridsdale out.

I was told back in the first week of January that the only way to get rid of PR would be us the fans, and more so the shareholders too.

I was told in that same week that there would be no new signings in January.

I was also told that the tax bill would not be paid before the end of January too.

I was told that the tax bill would be sorted before Feb 10th and that the House of Sport land would be used to finance the deal.

ALL THIS WAS SAID IN THE FIRST WEEK OF JANUARY.

A week ago I was told that Paul Guy would become a board director and going on reports tonight it seems that this could be announced soon.

With the EGM that has been announced and one that Steve Borley told fans that we would get I now believe that Guy and Borley are getting on with what they want. PR OUT.

I THINK THAT FEB 24TH WILL SEE PAUL GUY AND STEVE BORLEY JOIN WITH OTHER DISGRUNTLED SHAREHOLDERS.

The Masterplan maybe ?



The rest of the board can get rid of Ridsdale whenever they want - they just have to pay him off the rest of his contract. Whether 'fan power' or boardroon decision, he has to be paid either way.


Unless he quits, when no payment will be due.
Unless admin is allowed to occur, giving him no option other than to resign.
Unless revelations come out in the national press again making his position untenable.