The breaking News thread...

[Worthy4England]

Tin Foil hat theory...he had to come back whilst the car park sold, so he could afford another two weeks.

Man take holiday scandal...

[BWFC_Insane]

According to Iles, ED is sunning himself in Barbados.

Must be hard work, killing off a football club.

oh ffs! one minute you piss and whine about him even BEING involved - the next minute you piss and whine about him (allegedly) not being around to BE involved.

You know full well what I mean.

He has to be involved as owner. But I'd suggest his location (and it isn't a once a year holiday we're talking here) speaks volumes about his determination to get a deal done.

On Monday the Bolton Wanderers board made a recommendation for the sale of the club. Two days later we hear the owner of the club is in Barbados. Every day counts. If a deal could be put in place it could avoid the sale of players, ensure we get better value for assets, let Ameobi stay for free if the embargo can be lifted with the release of accounts etc etc....

[Dave Sutton's barnet]

Someone oughta lay a telephone cable to that island.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

According to Iles, ED is sunning himself in Barbados.

Must be hard work, killing off a football club.

oh ffs! one minute you piss and whine about him even BEING involved - the next minute you piss and whine about him (allegedly) not being around to BE involved.

You know full well what I mean.

He has to be involved as owner. But I'd suggest his location (and it isn't a once a year holiday we're talking here) speaks volumes about his determination to get a deal done.

On Monday the Bolton Wanderers board made a recommendation for the sale of the club. Two days later we hear the owner of the club is in Barbados. Every day counts. If a deal could be put in place it could avoid the sale of players, ensure we get better value for assets, let Ameobi stay for free if the embargo can be lifted with the release of accounts etc etc....

I thought this conversation had been had. It's not like the EA situation and the floods where a physical presence is required as a formality to show respect to victims, nor like a coronation or a marriage where a body needs to be present. This is the modern age, he is quite capable of doing what is needed using modern media from a distance.
EDIT: I see DSB got there more succinctly before me.

[thebish]

According to Iles, ED is sunning himself in Barbados.

Must be hard work, killing off a football club.

oh ffs! one minute you piss and whine about him even BEING involved - the next minute you piss and whine about him (allegedly) not being around to BE involved.

You know full well what I mean.

He has to be involved as owner. But I'd suggest his location (and it isn't a once a year holiday we're talking here) speaks volumes about his determination to get a deal done.

the other day you were saying he should simply make his desires known to his personal employee, Birch and the board and then stop interfering...

presumably that's exactly what he's doing - and for the moments he is needed - he's still wealthy enough to own some kind of fancy mobile internet device and a phone is he not?

[Worthy4England]

According to Iles, ED is sunning himself in Barbados.

Must be hard work, killing off a football club.

oh ffs! one minute you piss and whine about him even BEING involved - the next minute you piss and whine about him (allegedly) not being around to BE involved.

You know full well what I mean.

He has to be involved as owner. But I'd suggest his location (and it isn't a once a year holiday we're talking here) speaks volumes about his determination to get a deal done.

On Monday the Bolton Wanderers board made a recommendation for the sale of the club. Two days later we hear the owner of the club is in Barbados. Every day counts. If a deal could be put in place it could avoid the sale of players, ensure we get better value for assets, let Ameobi stay for free if the embargo can be lifted with the release of accounts etc etc....

Yes, full well what you mean appears to be you're going to carry on posting cobblers until the sale goes through.

You've pointed out the he's personally employed someone to work on the deal - ostensibly all he needs to do is sign on the dotted line when it's the right shape. I think over 20 years of putting together large deals (not football related, but significantly larger than the BWFC deal), I've been in the same location as the person that needed to sign the thing off, once. In the whole process, I need them only for that single event and generally to present them a summary prior to that event - usually on a dial in teleconference - to report to them as to whether we've hit the deal performance indicators they were expecting.

[twilight]

27 pages of non breaking breaking news....It's just a slow painful death!!

[thebish]

27 pages of non breaking breaking news....It's just a slow painful death!!a great thread and it'll be reet! my personal thanks to thebish! #trustinint'rev

fixed that for you...

[twilight]

^^I like my version thanks all the same

[Lost Leopard Spot]

27 pages of non breaking breaking news....It's just a slow painful death!!a great thread and it'll be reet! my personal thanks to thebish! #trustinint'rev

fixed that for you...

Was that age, or wisdom, that alerted you to that fix?

[thebish]

27 pages of non breaking breaking news....It's just a slow painful death!!a great thread and it'll be reet! my personal thanks to thebish! #trustinint'rev

fixed that for you...

Was that age, or wisdom, that alerted you to that fix?

I bumped into eddie D on a beach this morning - he suggested it...

[twilight]

27 pages of non breaking breaking news....It's just a slow painful death!!a great thread and it'll be reet! my personal thanks to thebish! #trustinint'rev

fixed that for you...

Was that age, or wisdom, that alerted you to that fix?

I bumped into eddie D on a beach this morning - he suggested it...

You in Barbados too?????

[thebish]

aye - isn't it AMAZING how I can still write on the internet - what with me being on a beach in a foreign country!

[Worthy4England]

aye - isn't it AMAZING how I can still write on the internet - what with me being on a beach in a foreign country!

Yer missing the point. How many Football Clubs have you sold today???!!! NONE. I rest my case, you just doing give a fcuk.

[TKIZ!]

Marc Iles ‏@MarcIles 2h2 hours ago
Sports Shield very much in the mix on takeover and trust making phenomenal progress. Just need Eddie Davies to make up his mind. #bwfc

@Radixlecti1 Just a reminder. If Sports Shield change mind and battle on, it's down to them.

Even more confused, Sports Shield not 'walking away'?

[Lost Leopard Spot]

aye - isn't it AMAZING how I can still write on the internet - what with me being on a beach in a foreign country!

Yer missing the point. How many Football Clubs have you sold today???!!! NONE. I rest my case, you just doing give a fcuk.

That ^ wouldabin a Top Post. If only doing was don't. I need a shake head emoji here.

[thebish]

Marc Iles ‏@MarcIles 2h2 hours ago
Sports Shield very much in the mix on takeover and trust making phenomenal progress. Just need Eddie Davies to make up his mind. #bwfc

@Radixlecti1 Just a reminder. If Sports Shield change mind and battle on, it's down to them.

Even more confused, Sports Shield not 'walking away'?

they were never walking away! they just told Iles they possibly might have thought about it, honest, as a brinkmanship tactic...

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Marc Iles ‏@MarcIles 2h2 hours ago
Sports Shield very much in the mix on takeover and trust making phenomenal progress. Just need Eddie Davies to make up his mind. #bwfc

@Radixlecti1 Just a reminder. If Sports Shield change mind and battle on, it's down to them.

Even more confused, Sports Shield not 'walking away'?

Start of the 48 hour period ten! *slap*

[plymouth wanderer]

Something tells me that we'll know within 48hrs

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Run that by me again... Trust making phenomenal progress...
Right.