Les Tonks Sidestep
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Just now, dboy said:
For how much though?
And where does that money go - to the Fultons'?
He's bought somewhere between 25 and (less than) 50% of the shares. The Fultons own(ed), by far, the majority of the shares....so yes they will have gained
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On 29/11/2023 at 09:27, Damien said:
Maybe the RFL wants this arrangement for the immediate upfront money for something they were getting no/less value from?
I see this as selling the rights to something for 3 years, just the same as we do with SL title rights. If the RFL were not bringing in this amount, which they obviously weren't because they wouldn't sell them for less than they were getting, then it's a guaranteed result for the RFL. If IMG don't deliver then the RFL have got more upfront than they would otherwise with any share deal. If IMG do increase the value then the rights are worth more in 3 years and again the RFL are in a better position.
If selling these right to someone who's supposedly employed to raise your profile and income doesn't raise a red flag nothing will.
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13 minutes ago, dboy said:
He might not have invested a penny in order to take a directorship.
Let's not get carried away with what this means in the grand scheme of things,
It certainly feels a positive step though.
He's bought some shares (almost certainly) from the Foultons. So far they are the only beneficiaries and (likely) still remain the majority shareholding ......
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4 years ago today a man in Wuhan starts feeling ill, becoming the first confirmed case of COVID-19. At least 7 million people have since died, with estimates as high as 27 million.....
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Actor Dean Sullivan known for Jimmy Corkhill in Brookside
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Doctors in Missouri recently made a startling discovery. A 63-year-old patient who went for a routine colon screening was found to have an intact fly in his colon. The doctors had no idea how the fly survived the perilous journey through the patient’s digestive enzymes and stomach acid.
As a professor of anatomy, I come across many such stories of strange things found inside people – foreign bodies, we call them. Here is a roundup of some of them.
https://theconversation.com/weird-and-wonderful-things-lost-then-found-inside-the-human-body-217338
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21 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said:
On the opposite wing Gaz Gale has had a hold on the Number 5 jersey for a while. Who else have we had back to 2009?
I reckon there's a few names in there that won't be easily recalled by many
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Just seen that Riley Dean has signed for the Mackay Cutters
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1 hour ago, marklaspalmas said:
Regardless it seems a big wedge to create a pecking order we all knew and a few logical suggestions which have been disregarded.
Consultants gotta......
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Joss Auckland, aged 95
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One of my favourite Shoot stories
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25 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said:
My favourite 'Shoot' feature was You Are The Ref, which examined typical everyday incidents a ref might have to deal with.
"The away team is attacking when an alien spaceship appears above the stadium and uses laser guns to shoot the ball. How should you resume play?"
Yeah, but without telling you if the ball burst surely that's unanswerable?
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On 17/11/2023 at 22:09, Indigogo said:
Keighley started the 2019 season with -12 after being placed in special measures.
As did Bradford in 2017 following their financial woes at the end of the 2016 season.
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19 minutes ago, DemonUK said:
Are these the season tickets at £100 with 2 free child tickets? So is that 5000 attendance garaunteed for next season or 1000 tickets sold plus the free child places requested by the purchasers?
No, season ticket holders have to actually turn up (in theory at least) to be counted for IMG purposes
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7 hours ago, Barley Mow said:
Possibly.
There will be one 1895 Cup group that has two L1 clubs, the rest will all have two Championship clubs - On the basis that it is made as local as possible my guess is:
Group 1 - Barrow, Whitehaven, Workington
Group 2 - Widnes, Swinton, N Wales
Group 3 - Sheffield, Doncaster, Midlands
Group 4 - Wakefield, Dewsbury, Hunslet
Group 5 - Bradford, Batley, Keighley
Group 6 - Halifax, Oldham, Rochdale
Group 7 - Featherstone, York, Newcastle
Groups are supposedly going to be both regionalised AND seeded so some interesting groupings there.
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47 minutes ago, gazza77 said:
I'd agree. The purpose of this loan is probably less clear however, as iirc the one you reference was intended to support progressing ground development, specifically the use of the land to become revenue generating.
The one I referenced was to pay wages back in 2016. CC was charged with getting change of land designation into the local plan in 2018
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Just now, Monkeymagic22 said:
Given this blokes previous interest in RL, being a joint owner of Wakefield, and showing an interest in taking over Bradford, I wonder if he’s taking on any kind of role, or it’s just a loan?.
The last bloke to lend the club money became, and is still listed as an active, director
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20 minutes ago, gazza77 said:
I can't say for sure, but unusual to agree to a charge against an asset without some benefit in return, usually financial.
I'd imagine it's a similar arrangement as with the loan from Colm Corran several years ago ie repaid with interest
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21 minutes ago, sentoffagain2 said:
If lending Fev money some type of security would be wise.
It's secured against...
Land and buildings on the north side of post office road and land to the north east of post office road, Featherstone
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On 11/11/2023 at 10:43, Griff said:
Bradford's improved?
How bad was it?
You didn't have the pleasure of visiting Odsal in the '70s?
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19 minutes ago, Dave T said:
As per my response to EW, they absolutely could do the ranking part, they did it 15 years ago, they found the admin a bit hard so gave up.
That's because to do it properly/correctly is hard...and the IMG scheme doesn't tackle that fact.
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58 minutes ago, sam4731 said:
They are also told that if they do play in it they have to pay 500k for the privilege.
They're 'invited' to play in the CC in the same way that I'm 'invited' to holiday in the Maldives every year.
Good grief, this was sorted several years ago
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On 08/11/2023 at 08:37, The Hallucinating Goose said:
I was in Cleethorpes. I think that could be the earliest I've ever seen one up. You seen one yet?
One neighbour has had theirs up since at least 31st October (when I first spotted it, they usually wait till 1st Nov). Another out Thurs up on the 5th.
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1 hour ago, Toby Chopra said:
What Cas bodge? They're doing the work to meet the criteria, that's the idea.
Have you actually looked at their proposals? If they undertake the work it'll worsen the experience of the average fan and really is just a box tick exercise.
Earlier today a friend and I were discussing the changes we've seen to clubs' stadiums/grounds between our first and last visits spanning the last 50 years+ and agreed that there's been essentially no change to those of Cas, Keighley, Wakefield* and Workington. Almost every other club has improved their ground beyond recognition through development or moving, with Sheffield being a possible exception.
*this will certainly change in the next year
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Chris Brereton
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He's not bought shares, he's loaned the Club money.