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Official TOMA (Take Over My Arse) thread
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:36 pm
by Crude
Well seems the internets rumors are bubbling up on high tonight. MLSE are rumored to have bought the club for £38 million. MLSE=Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, owner of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, among other entities. Could be bollox, with just hearsay so far. Not sure if this is what some others on here have alluded too?
Bates Out!?!?!
Take Over My Arse?
edit: fixed subject title for easier thread identification
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:40 pm
by HarryofOz
Haven't they been on the verge of taking us over before?
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:44 pm
by Crude
HarryofOz wrote:Haven't they been on the verge of taking us over before?
We'll they been in other takeover rumors, so who knows if this is legit or not. Not holding my breath, but this seems a bit more realistic than sheikhs and limos driving around ER.
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:46 pm
by HarryofOz
Crude United wrote:
We'll they been in other takeover rumors, so who knows if this is legit or not. Not holding my breath, but this seems a bit more realistic than sheikhs and limos driving around ER.
There'll be plenty of Sheikhs and Limos when Bates knocks ER down and turns it into a luxury hotel
:mrgreen:
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Fri May 25, 2012 9:49 pm
by Twiggster
HarryofOz wrote:Haven't they been on the verge of taking us over before?
Kicked back by Ken last summer I've heard H.
However
something IS bubbling under at our club...either an aggressive take over bid, or serious investment. And no - that is not "info" from wacko or twitter.
Don't hold your breath tho. Bates will screw it up.
Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:46 am
by Armleywhite
Twiggster wrote:
Kicked back by Ken last summer I've heard H.
However something IS bubbling under at our club...either an aggressive take over bid, or serious investment. And no - that is not "info" from wacko or twitter.
Don't hold your breath tho. Bates will screw it up.
source??
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 9:42 am
by 1964white
I did warn you all we were skint back in January, there is no money in the coffers for us to invest into the squad unless we sell our better players & clear all the deadwood first !
The East Stand build went way over-budget
Season Tickets/Membership sales are well down. Expect attendances of 20k or under & possibly as low as 15k for evening games next season especially if we start sluggishly & under-perform during the first few months of the new season
Maybe the reasons why Ken could be willing to sell to a potential buyer
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 11:38 am
by Gino 1959
1964white wrote:Maybe the reasons why Ken could be willing to sell to a potential buyer
Cutting his/our losses in the process?
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:27 pm
by white.riot
1964white wrote:I did warn you all we were skint back in January, there is no money in the coffers for us to invest into the squad unless we sell our better players & clear all the deadwood first !
The East Stand build went way over-budget
Season Tickets/Membership sales are well down. Expect attendances of 20k or under & possibly as low as 15k for evening games next season especially if we start sluggishly & under-perform during the first few months of the new season
Maybe the reasons why Ken could be willing to sell to a potential buyer
Just out of interest, how could this possibly happen given your Colin is God and will really deliver in his first full season manifesto ? At what points total will we liquidate in 12/13?
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:37 pm
by The Subhuman
I thought Frusciante was god.
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:42 pm
by white.riot
faaip wrote:I thought Frusciante was god.
Frusciante was list god
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:47 pm
by The Subhuman
white.riot wrote:
Frusciante was list god
ah of course...actually the Music Forum is quite vibrant now just as ours appears to be stagnating a bit.
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:47 pm
by white.riot
faaip wrote:
ah of course...actually the Music Forum is quite vibrant now just as ours appears to be stagnating a bit.
Variety ?
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:50 pm
by The Subhuman
white.riot wrote:
Variety ?
yep
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:51 pm
by Armleywhite
Armleywhite wrote:
source??
Well??
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 6:53 pm
by The Subhuman
Armleywhite wrote:
Well??
not waccoe....apparently
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:52 pm
by 1964white
white.riot wrote:
Just out of interest, how could this possibly happen given your Colin is God and will really deliver in his first full season manifesto ? At what points total will we liquidate in 12/13?
Never said Colin was God, if you can find a post where i said those words i will personally buy you a crate of beers
Btw i was told liquidation was a possibility as we were skint
the skint bit certainly rings true !
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:53 pm
by 1964white
white.riot wrote:
Frusciante was list god
I taught him
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 7:55 pm
by 1964white
faaip wrote:
ah of course...actually the Music Forum is quite vibrant now just as ours appears to be stagnating a bit.
Just as waccoe is the best footy forum
Shame the majority on here don't make an effort & give up far too easily
Re: Official TOMA thread
Posted: Sat May 26, 2012 8:08 pm
by Armleywhite
1964white wrote:
Just as waccoe is the best footy forum
Shame the majority on here don't make an effort & give up far too easily
Some of us are all just "efforted out"