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Title: Chairman out
Post by: coventryrover on January 22, 2023, 12:55:00 pm
Gets dodgy managers, players from Sunday league sides  absolutely no investment, crap kits, no investment in stadium- indeed try to burn it down.


Richardson out?     

Oh, that was in the past.     Swear it feels like that now. https://twitter.com/robertmdaws/status/1616880823252258817?t=9vsPcygUOxOL-j2JxmisBw&s=08


Crap ground, no investment in youth or locals, no investment facilities, nothing put in during covid time.


A tad perspective is needed from some
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 01:12:17 pm
You just want to see a club going forwards in a positive manner , cost cutting is understandable in todays climate but when it effects the ability on the pitch which ultimately is you’re biggest asset then fans have a right to air their opinion. Sometimes it goes over the top but most fans expectation was to see rovers landing a playoff spot at worst , we are within touching distance and yet again we are doing it on the cheap in this window when a few able bodies or some money spent could turn into a shrewd investment , instead we sell probably our best player and looking at a striker from scunny that sums it up for me.

I dread to think what else will be cut back next year or what budget schofield will have to work with.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: selby on January 22, 2023, 01:40:01 pm
  So its the player comes from that bothers you and immediately you think he is no good, and I bet you have seen him play a hundred times.
  It's a good job Brian Clough and Taylor didn't think like that with two players from Hartlepool and one from Long Eaton, two washed up injured central defenders from Liverpool and Birmingham City, and a fat Scots lad when he won the European cup.
  Never thought I would think of a so called Rovers fan as a snob, especially when we have been left behind by clubs like Accrington, Morecambe and others who sign a fair share of cast offs and non league players no one has heard of while we have nose dived  with signings from West Brom, Spurs, Manchester United and City, most of who we have either had all on to get them to play a handful of games or have been very poor.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 01:43:16 pm
I’ve seen him 99 times , nothing to do with being a snob at all Alfie may etc were decent for us and we had a better squads what didn’t need much improvement which this one cries out for !!!
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Armthorpe mickler on January 22, 2023, 02:14:05 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: DonnyBazR0ver on January 22, 2023, 03:29:44 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Campsall rover on January 22, 2023, 03:59:09 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .
Uncle Terry who isn’t a big football fan has put in over 20 million ( so I understand ) of his own money into DRFC. Money he will never get back unless we get to the Premier league.
He didn’t have to join the board. Buy a majority share holding in the club did he. But he did.
Where would we be now if he hadn’t done above?

Just be very very careful for what you wish for. The alternative could be what Scunthorpe United are currently. Penniless and bottom of the National league.

Yes we all would wish we had another John Ryan. One worth at least 500 million who was a fanatical supporter of the club who would invest heavily without seeking any return.
But we don’t and I don’t see a queue at the door from someone genuine who would have the best interests of the club.
Do You Armthorpe mickler?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 04:24:38 pm
We will be taken over in the next couple of years i guarantee it , then you might see a few changes what we have been crying out for and well overdue changes and at board level as well
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: IDM on January 22, 2023, 04:48:04 pm
Guarantee it?

b*llocks.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 04:51:02 pm
I notice he hasn't guaranteed any success, just changes.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Campsall rover on January 22, 2023, 05:16:57 pm
We will be taken over in the next couple of years i guarantee it , then you might see a few changes what we have been crying out for and well overdue changes and at board level as well
Enlighten us then.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 05:28:49 pm
A perspective buyer is waiting in the wings can’t say who it is but it’s being looked at with due diligence
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 05:30:37 pm
Some of the mafia on here need to chill out a bit more, stick to burning you’re Yorkshire puds
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 05:34:16 pm
A perspective buyer is waiting in the wings can’t say who it is but it’s being looked at with due diligence

Lets hope a prospective buyer certainly has perspective. Who's doing the due diligence?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Chris Black come back on January 22, 2023, 05:34:33 pm
We don’t need a new owner. What we need is better recruitment using our existing budget and some managerial stability.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Lincoln Rover on January 22, 2023, 05:37:42 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Filo on January 22, 2023, 05:39:24 pm
A perspective buyer is waiting in the wings can’t say who it is but it’s being looked at with due diligence

Whats preventing you from naming them?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 05:40:46 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: no eyed deer on January 22, 2023, 05:45:58 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 05:53:16 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: no eyed deer on January 22, 2023, 06:00:48 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?

An owner who doesn't  invest in his club, is a club that goes backwards
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 06:12:52 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.

If you so say - believe what you want to believe then buy me a pint when I’m right
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: wilts rover on January 22, 2023, 06:15:32 pm
A perspective buyer is waiting in the wings can’t say who it is but it’s being looked at with due diligence

April Fool!
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: wilts rover on January 22, 2023, 06:16:52 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?

An owner who doesn't  invest in his club, is a club that goes backwards

£20 million that he will never get back 'not investment'?

How much should he spend to buy us out of this league btw?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: vaya on January 22, 2023, 06:23:37 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.

If you so say - believe what you want to believe then buy me a pint when I’m right

Do you have a timescale for this - few weeks/couple of months?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: no eyed deer on January 22, 2023, 06:25:10 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?

An owner who doesn't  invest in his club, is a club that goes backwards

£20 million that he will never get back 'not investment'?

How much should he spend to buy us out of this league btw?



Who is banding this 20 million  anyway, the same person  who said 4.5m a year
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: vaya on January 22, 2023, 06:27:19 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?

An owner who doesn't  invest in his club, is a club that goes backwards

£20 million that he will never get back 'not investment'?

How much should he spend to buy us out of this league btw?



Who is banding this 20 million  anyway, the same person  who said 4.5m a year

Who's said 4.5m a year?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Filo on January 22, 2023, 06:29:41 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.

If you so say - believe what you want to believe then buy me a pint when I’m right

Do you have a timescale for this - few weeks/couple of months?

His first statement was next 2 years, not sure it takes two years to do due diligence on a L2 football club like
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 06:37:05 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?

An owner who doesn't  invest in his club, is a club that goes backwards

Again, what's TB said? Or can't you answer that?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 06:38:52 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.

If you so say - believe what you want to believe then buy me a pint when I’m right


Tell me who is doing the due diligence that you claim is happening and I might believe you. If you can't answer I'll know what to believe.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: silent majority on January 22, 2023, 06:39:53 pm
Even the BBCman on Football Heaven said its about time Uncle Terry put up or shut up. The man from Scunny might do us a job but a decent manager and a few quid last season and we'd still be in League One .

If a radio reporter has said that, then he should be sacked!

Can you point me towards the article please.

Sacked ??

He speaks the true a man who is worth 1/2 billion and no ambition.

TB should put up or shut up? What's TB said for this bloke's to say that if he's speaking the truth?

An owner who doesn't  invest in his club, is a club that goes backwards

£20 million that he will never get back 'not investment'?

How much should he spend to buy us out of this league btw?



Who is banding this 20 million  anyway, the same person  who said 4.5m a year

It’s in the accounts, black and white, lodged with Companies House.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: silent majority on January 22, 2023, 06:45:48 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.

If you so say - believe what you want to believe then buy me a pint when I’m right


Tell me who is doing the due diligence that you claim is happening and I might believe you. If you can't answer I'll know what to believe.

There’s no due diligence being carried out Glyn, I think you know who to believe.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 06:48:26 pm
I can assure you there is NO prospective buyer in the pipeline, with due diligence being conducted ….FACT.

It's OK, I could smell the BS from here.

If you so say - believe what you want to believe then buy me a pint when I’m right


Tell me who is doing the due diligence that you claim is happening and I might believe you. If you can't answer I'll know what to believe.

There’s no due diligence being carried out Glyn, I think you know who to believe.

I always did. I was just trying to see what further BS he'd come out with if he dared. Purely for entertainment purposes only!
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 07:14:27 pm
Dared what are we , next you’ll be accusing me of egging windows
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 07:24:24 pm
No, I'm accusing you of not being able to answer a simple question.

I'm going to predict you still won't answer it in your next post. Or any posts after it.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 07:26:51 pm
I’m going on what I’ve been told by a close source not my business to prove them wrong
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 07:27:33 pm
I’m going on what I’ve been told by a close source not my business to prove them wrong

I can still smell it.

I'm not asking you to prove them wrong, but prove them right. Or name them so we can ask the organgrinder directly.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 07:33:53 pm
I’ve told you what I know and nothing more or nothing less , get dynorod in if the smell doesn’t improve
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: normal rules on January 22, 2023, 07:42:29 pm
We will be taken over in the next couple of years i guarantee it , then you might see a few changes what we have been crying out for and well overdue changes and at board level as well

Or you might see the club run down like bury, or scunny.
Title: Re: Chairman outs
Post by: Campsall rover on January 22, 2023, 07:43:18 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 07:47:51 pm
I’ve told you what I know and nothing more or nothing less , get dynorod in if the smell doesn’t improve

So, to sum things up...despite you giving us your personal guarantee about this, you actually know nothing about anything yourself.

Is that wrong?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 22, 2023, 07:50:30 pm
It’s like internet dating you believe the profile or you chose to swipe and ignore
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: no eyed deer on January 22, 2023, 07:51:51 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 07:55:41 pm
It’s like internet dating you believe the profile or you chose to swipe and ignore

You made that choice but didn't want to give others the same choice. You didn't say it just a rumour you heard, you presented it as fact, with a personal guarantee. How much is that personal guarantee worth now, eh? And in the future?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Campsall rover on January 22, 2023, 07:57:32 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it
Is that a serious question?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Glyn_Wigley on January 22, 2023, 08:05:37 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it
Is that a serious question?


And people wonder why we keep going round in circles about this!
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: DearneValleyRover on January 22, 2023, 08:12:59 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it

Simple answer, no
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Campsall rover on January 22, 2023, 08:30:13 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it

Simple answer, no
Thanks DVR. I couldn’t bring myself to answer that with a simple NO because it was such a stupid question.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: no eyed deer on January 22, 2023, 08:57:23 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it

Simple answer, no
Thanks DVR. I couldn’t bring myself to answer that with a simple NO because it was such a stupid question.

So what does he want from the club ??
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: monkeytennis on January 22, 2023, 09:04:07 pm
Maybe the Arabs are buying it once the ink is dry on the airport deal
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: IDM on January 22, 2023, 09:46:35 pm
I’m going on what I’ve been told by a close source not my business to prove them wrong

So why post on here, knowing damned well you would be challenged for more details that you claim you can’t provide?

So what’s the point in the first place..
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: roversdude on January 22, 2023, 09:54:26 pm
Let’s face it - you’ve made a proper tit of yourself with this
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Janso on January 22, 2023, 09:58:41 pm
I’m going on what I’ve been told by a close source not my business to prove them wrong

So why post on here, knowing damned well you would be challenged for more details that you claim you can’t provide?

So what’s the point in the first place..

Source - "trust me bro".
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Danmckay456 on January 23, 2023, 07:25:58 am
Let’s face it - you’ve made a proper tit of yourself with this

Not really , in good company with the tits on here
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Campsall rover on January 23, 2023, 08:08:31 am
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it

Simple answer, no
Thanks DVR. I couldn’t bring myself to answer that with a simple NO because it was such a stupid question.

So what does he want from the club ??
He is from Doncaster. He is a philanthropist.
He wants to give something back to the City.
DRFC is one of the many things he has invested in.  He gives millions to various worthwhile projects, charitable organisations etc etc from what i can gather.
He isn’t looking for any return on that capital.   

Does that clear this up once and for all?

Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: roversdude on January 23, 2023, 08:21:45 am
Let’s face it - you’ve made a proper tit of yourself with this

Not really , in good company with the tits on here
:) :)


Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: no eyed deer on January 23, 2023, 05:48:22 pm
You can believe what you’ve been told fine.
The fact is though without any evidence to substantiate it makes it nothing more than gossip.
Let’s live in the real world not some fantasy one which a few of our Viking forum posters seem to live in.

If 20 million isn’t an investment in the club by the way what is it. Well actually it’s a gift.
No interest. No repayment due.
I think I would call that an investment.

I'm not saying he never invested anything, but what does he want for the future.

Is he after a return on it

Simple answer, no
Thanks DVR. I couldn’t bring myself to answer that with a simple NO because it was such a stupid question.

So what does he want from the club ??
He is from Doncaster. He is a philanthropist.
He wants to give something back to the City.
DRFC is one of the many things he has invested in.  He gives millions to various worthwhile projects, charitable organisations etc etc from what i can gather.
He isn’t looking for any return on that capital.   

Does that clear this up once and for all?



Let's see how much of the Whiteman fee get reinvested, like last time !!
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Campsall rover on January 23, 2023, 06:15:45 pm
He hasn’t gone anywhere yet. So totally irrelevant until it happens.
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: PDX_Rover on January 25, 2023, 01:05:29 am
A faxed photocopy of a bank statement, anyone?
Title: Re: Chairman out
Post by: Sammy Chung was King on January 25, 2023, 03:51:32 am
The money put into the budget has been cut back over the years, but it is to be expected to a degree. We have dropped divisions. We should have started the sustainability once we had a strong squad in place. As it is the money put in hasn’t been used well. I’m hoping Schofield does a better job of it.