7pm tonight

[Taunton Blue Genie]

First day of the season, kick off at 12:30. Major, overdue update for supporters beforehand… and I’m supposed to be going to a chicken festival on Saturday evening!! Chaos!!

Thanks Keith.

A case of fowl play, perhaps.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

There definitely is a meeting called for Saturday morning. Initial invites were sent out to the Chairs of CCSC,CCST,DSA and the FAB with a request to bring just one colleague from each along with them. I believe the club Chair, CEO and Steve Borley will be in attendance ( possibly with others from the club). There may also be a meeting with media representatives to follow.
Haven`t seen an agenda yet and there may not even be one sent out in advance but it should be (and definitely needs to be ) a full and frank update from the club on the current position re takeover interest and any other major developments in the pipeline.
The meeting is not in place of a periodic FAB meeting with the club. Mehmet Dalman isn`t the club`s appointed board representative at those meetings anyway, it is Steve Borley.
I can`t speak for the other elected fans groups but the Trust board has asked our membership secretary to notify all our members of the meeting and that should go out today if it hasn`t already.

Not sure what the club can say to dispel rumours. They can't deny they're happening, they can't deny offers have been made because they have, but I doubt Garry Otto etc. would welcome Dalman publicly admitting negotiations are ongoing. And I doubt Tan would want public confirmation with the Sala case coming up in September - I think that's a definite.

[splott parker]

Not sure what the club can say to dispel rumours. They can't deny they're happening, they can't deny offers have been made because they have, but I doubt Garry Otto etc. would welcome Dalman publicly admitting negotiations are ongoing. And I doubt Tan would want public confirmation with the Sala case coming up in September - I think that's a definite.

Hasn’t the Sala case been sold on? Perhaps, now out of the club’s hands.

[WJ99mobile]

Is it 7pm tonight he means?

[ToTaL ITK]

ok enuff of the BS

[NinianKnight]

All good Nat. What's said has been said. People are wiser now and can make their own minds up.

My point is that nothing good comes from anonymously taking personal pops at people whether on here or on other boards. If posters want to have personal digs at people then do it under your own name on a platform where you take responsibility for your own decisions.

Personally I couldn't care less about being personally insulted, some things that are said are quite funny. However, I find the constant digs about being a 'multi' a bit boring and desperate. So what if someone has more than on online persona? Debate should be about what is said and not about who said it.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

Hasn’t the Sala case been sold on? Perhaps, now out of the club’s hands.

Maybe, but the case comes up in September and I suppose anything that suggests the club's ownership has changed might influence any judgement, and interested parties may prefer that to be the case.

[MacAdder]

I'm not accusing anyone of lying. I just prefer to wait and see what things add up from different sources and all parties involved are partly dependent on what they are informed about by others and it's also understandable that some things are deliberately kept under wraps where business is concerned.

Yes I get that and I feel the same way.
My reply was a (poor) attempt at humour 🙄

[insider]

Maybe, but the case comes up in September and I suppose anything that suggests the club's ownership has changed might influence any judgement, and interested parties may prefer that to be the case.

My recollection of it was a part of the outcome has been sold on but I can't remember why I went out the kitchen most days.

[jeepster]

My recollection of it was a part of the outcome has been sold on but I can't remember why I went out the kitchen most days.

Me too

[Steve the Tea]

There definitely is a meeting called for Saturday morning. Initial invites were sent out to the Chairs of CCSC,CCST,DSA and the FAB with a request to bring just one colleague from each along with them. I believe the club Chair, CEO and Steve Borley will be in attendance ( possibly with others from the club). There may also be a meeting with media representatives to follow.
Haven`t seen an agenda yet and there may not even be one sent out in advance but it should be (and definitely needs to be ) a full and frank update from the club on the current position re takeover interest and any other major developments in the pipeline.
The meeting is not in place of a periodic FAB meeting with the club. Mehmet Dalman isn`t the club`s appointed board representative at those meetings anyway, it is Steve Borley.
I can`t speak for the other elected fans groups but the Trust board has asked our membership secretary to notify all our members of the meeting and that should go out today if it hasn`t already.

Why are the Shareholders of the Club continually kept out of the loop of these meetings? Perhaps that could be brought up. I believe that the last meeting that Shareholders had with the Club was the last AGM of Shareholders that TG attended.

StT.
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[Carl Dale's Mole]

My gut feeling is that they’re going to come out and say Tan was mulling over the offers and has rejected them, confirming his commitment to getting us back into the Championship and Premier League. And something about there being many offers in the past but not seeing the need to update the fans on every single one. And how this particular offer was a little more nefarious because things were being leaked.

[fred keenor]

Why are the Shareholders of the Club continually kept out of the loop of these meetings? Perhaps that could be brought up. I believe that the last meeting that Shareholders had with the Club was the last AGM of Shareholders that TG attended.

StT.
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Absolutely spot on, cannot remember the last time we were invited to an AGM or to one of these meetings.

[North Cardiff Blue]

My gut feeling is that they’re going to come out and say Tan was mulling over the offers and has rejected them, confirming his commitment to getting us back into the Championship and Premier League. And something about there being many offers in the past but not seeing the need to update the fans on every single one. And how this particular offer was a little more nefarious because things were being leaked.

I get the feeling he will say there are multiple offers, but buying a football club is very complex, so they are still in the negotiating stage and taking legal advice. We'll let you know if anything progresses. Vincent and the board are still committed to winning promotion and running the business for the time being. In other words, we know where we are, and all he can do is confirm we have had multiple offers and are considering them. They are only making a statement because the trust and other fans are asking for one.

[Hilts]

Why are the Shareholders of the Club continually kept out of the loop of these meetings? Perhaps that could be brought up. I believe that the last meeting that Shareholders had with the Club was the last AGM of Shareholders that TG attended.

StT.
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What percentage of shares are held by fans? I thought Tan had over 90% of shares.

I've got shares in a company. I wouldn't expect to be called to meetings.

[the other bob wilson]

I get the feeling he will say there are multiple offers, but buying a football club is very complex, so they are still in the negotiating stage and taking legal advice. We'll let you know if anything progresses. Vincent and the board are still committed to winning promotion and running the business for the time being. In other words, we know where we are, and all he can do is confirm we have had multiple offers and are considering them. They are only making a statement because the trust and other fans are asking for one.

"Still committed to winning promotion"? With four days to go before the league season starts, I see very little sign of that at the moment. All of this takeover talk has been a godsend for Tan ans co because it's taken attention off how little they're doing to give BBM, his tiny coaching team and a squad significntly down in numbers the best opportunity to get us back into the Championship.
As I've said before, without an influx of players who are natural leaders and/or defenders, we're relying on BBM being a genius and the kids who step into the team being good enough to bring about a significant improvement in standards while the club operates on what is heavily rumoured to be a much reduced budget. Tan may be "committed" to winning promotion, but, so far, that's just words from a club where all of the glaring structural faults that were being pointed out at the back end of last season remain in place.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

"Still committed to winning promotion"? With four days to go before the league season starts, I see very little sign of that at the moment. All of this takeover talk has been a godsend for Tan ans co because it's taken attention off how little they're doing to give BBM, his tiny coaching team and a squad significntly down in numbers the best opportunity to get us back into the Championship.
As I've said before, without an influx of players who are natural leaders and/or defenders, we're relying on BBM being a genius and the kids who step into the team being good enough to bring about a significant improvement in standards while the club operates on what is heavily rumoured to be a much reduced budget. Tan may be "committed" to winning promotion, but, so far, that's just words from a club where all of the glaring structural faults that were being pointed out at the back end of last season remain in place.

Paradoxically, the lack of the usual uninspiring signings to lower expectations has only led to a seriously mis-placed feeling of optimism among some of our supporters. Tan must be well pleased.

[Steve the Tea]

What percentage of shares are held by fans? I thought Tan had over 90% of shares.

I've got shares in a company. I wouldn't expect to be called to meetings.

He does. My point is that Shareholders aren't invited but those with no shares are.

StT.
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[Steve the Tea]

Absolutely spot on, cannot remember the last time we were invited to an AGM or to one of these meetings.

The answer, Fred, is that we Shareholders have never been invited to one of these fans' meetings.

StT.
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