The Takeover Thread - Recon Group - NOW WITH NEW POLL

[Toronto Villa]

I suppose Randy wasn't selling his property last year. That's different. And the only people telling us a deal was imminent was God (aka Admin) on TBAR. There seems to be a bit more to the reports this year while granted nothing absolutely concrete.

[ciggiesnbeer]

I come back to just asking the question. Who gains from leaking a deal in the middle of due diligence? Neither side. Let alone the legalities of breaking the NDA's and no compete/lock out clauses that are often put in during this phase of a sale. So it does not get leaked.

I reckon if and when we get sold it will come out of the blue to the press and fans, just like most club sales do.

[mr underhill]

I'm sure it was reported somewhere last summer that Lerner had put his BH house up for sale ?

[villasjf]

I doubt he knows how to get there.

[Dave]

What you reckon then ?  All nonsense?  Just feels different to me this time for some reason.

I reckon that the sports section of a newspaper still needs something writing in it, even during a two week break in what they like to write about.

[passport1]

I come back to just asking the question. Who gains from leaking a deal in the middle of due diligence? Neither side. Let alone the legalities of breaking the NDA's and no compete/lock out clauses that are often put in during this phase of a sale. So it does not get leaked.

I reckon if and when we get sold it will come out of the blue to the press and fans, just like most club sales do.

That may be true of billion pound multinational transactions,but this is the sale of a football club.

[olaftab]

I think this one has got legs. Too many outlets reporting it now.

I hope so. We need some impetus come next season.

[Chris Jameson]

Have we not got anybody working tirelessly on our behalf to establish what's going on?

[itbrvilla]

Whats the latest from TBAR? I wont believe anything until we have the latest from God.

[exigo]

I come back to just asking the question. Who gains from leaking a deal in the middle of due diligence? Neither side. Let alone the legalities of breaking the NDA's and no compete/lock out clauses that are often put in during this phase of a sale. So it does not get leaked.

I reckon if and when we get sold it will come out of the blue to the press and fans, just like most club sales do.

In the same way that an agent benefits from leaking a possible transfer to drive up price (and therefore commission) from new suitors, it would suit Bank of America very nicely if this flushed out a bored, multi-gazzilionaire looking for a new hobby.

[frankmosswasmyuncle]

Randy's house isn't on Right Move yet. 

If it's in Hurley I'm not surprised!

[Jon Crofts]

We have a data room.  Awesome.

[pauliewalnuts]

We have a data room.  Awesome.

Damn straight.

In it sits a lonely Commodore PET, 5.25 inch disks scattered all over the floor. A full ashtray un-emptied since 1983.

[PeterWithesShin]

We have a data room.  Awesome.

[not3bad]

We have a data room.  Awesome.

Damn straight.

In it sits a lonely Commodore PET, 5.25 inch disks scattered all over the floor. A full ashtray un-emptied since 1983.

And the goth guy from the IT Crowd.