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Discussion in 'City Talk' started by Birky Bantam, Mar 12, 2022.

  1. Bronco

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    Not sure we'll have any other option than an extension, would a reduction in rent be allowed, weren't the rules with regarding pension funds tightend up because of the Maxwell fiasco ?.
     
  2. Faithful Bantam

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    And not just that, whoever manages the pension trust fund has a fiduciary responsibility by law.
     
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  3. TallinnBantam

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    His business interests might have suffered during the last few years though. Perhaps he could do with a lump sum to bolster his accounts. Would be great if Rupp could negotiate the purchase of half the ground (which half I hear you ask?) and then commit to buy it all by a certain year.
     
  4. NorthernMonkey

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    Then may I introduce @Park bantam@Park bantam, @Keefly Bantam@Keefly Bantam and @banbrotam@banbrotam.

    You're welcome.
     
  5. Silverbantam

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    Getting boring now
     
  6. Silverbantam

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    That’s the sort of deal Julian Rhodes turned down.
     
  7. Silverbantam

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    Great article. Interesting facts including 4,000 season ticket holders missing from matches at the end of Adams tenure. Also mention of a loan of more than £1m given to the club by Stefan which he gets little credit for.
     
  8. Rogered Tart

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    Lending yourself a million quid is hardly credit worthy
     
  9. Park bantam

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  10. WilsdenBantam

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    Credit for what? It’s a business not a charity. If you can afford to inject a sixth of the investment you made to stop completely losing your investment of course you’ll do it. It’s a sensible business decision by a businessman not some charitable donation.
     
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  11. Rogered Tart

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    Imagine owning a business that's failing so you have to pump a million in. Rather than credit the owner for pumping the money in, why not ask the owner why its failing in the first place?
     
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    It is business he knows very little about?
     
  13. Allotment Bantam

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    As others have said it is completely separate from Gibb's business success or otherwise. It is down to the pension trustees to manage the investment in the best interests of the pension scheme.
     
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  14. Bronco

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    Even after 6 years of ownership that's sad but onfortunatly true, people like Rupp have little idea of what it means to a fan to support their team, it's not like the local bakery changes hands and you don't like their pies/bread any more so you go to the bakers 4 doors down.
     
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    I will only praise him if we get into the championship, anything else is just returning us to where we were before he bought us and is the bare fecking minimum I expect
     
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    I suppose when you're leaving the players alone, ie. Songo and moving on to fans who simply have a more grounded reality, then the you've clearly lost all the arguments.

    Remind us about how crap, that twice L2 promotion winner Songo is, again
     
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  18. Ulysses S Grant

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    You mean the one who scored tonight? That Songo'o ?
     
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  19. NorthernMonkey

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    Oh right.

    So scoring in a meaningless Tuesday night game after an horrendous 3/4s of a season justifies everything that's gone before?

    What a very narrow mindset.
     
  20. andyc

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    Can you not just enjoy the win, back to back wins, two clean sheets and four goals scored by four different players including two defenders tonight.
     
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