IJN":2os06zdt said:
All this, from a post started by someone with an axe to grind.
IJN - first of all, can I thank you for all your fund raising efforts. I don't post often and haven't registered my appreciation before. The thrust of this post certainly isn't aimed at you, just a post I picked up on.
However, unless I've missed previous exchanges between you and the OP, on what basis is this statement made?
I personally have no enthusiasm for the Heaney bid, but there seems to be an increasing propensity to dismiss anybody supporting 'plan a' by name calling of various degrees.
A lot of 'new' users have appeared whose sole remit on the site appears to be to try and discredit the attempts at Plan B. It is getting quite tiresome. There are problems with Plan B, inevitable because of the timescale in which it is being created and the additional financial problems with taking over the club that have been evoked by the extended period that the Heaney takeover seems to be taking (latest 'completion date' appears to be 5th of August). I think people (myself included) are getting tired of the sniping at the 'plan b crew' who appear to be mainly made up of hardcore fans who are giving up their own time to construct a bid which may not be needed if the Plan A goes through, but is nevertheless necessary because of the many uncertainties with Plan A.
There have been numerous posts asking for some bones on plan b. The general response seems to be the need for secrecy, which I accept, or that the basics of Brent's plans were laid out in March. Unless I'm mistaken hasn't Mr Brent himself stated that things have changed since then? Isn't it there for reasonable for people to ask what Mr Brent's current proposal is in just a little more detail?
This may be a fair question, from what I understand Brent and the are trust are trying to cobble together a bid at short notice, without help/input from the administrator who wont contact them because of the exclusivity clause. I would like to know as much as possible about the Plan B but details are going to be scarce given the timescales involved. I think the basic idea is to sell the ground back to the council for around £2m to cover the cost of admin / debts, and then for PAFC to be run with basically Brent, or his nominated deputy, in charge. The basic point to make is that we need a Plan B, however imperfect it is, because with Plan A looking shaky, without a plan B we could be facing liquidation. A number of people, including Brent and some of PCC, are sacrificing their own time to try a make a viable alternative bid available.
Apologies if this rambles, but drunk and jet-lagged. Again,IJN, this isn't meant as a dig at you or anyone championing plan b.
Sorry if my reply is incoherent. Have been in Shef sampling some of Thornbridge Brewery's finest creations and my ability to think clearly has suffered as a result!!!.
