Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:16 pm  

shagnasty wrote:

Ben jefferies might no sammutt

[Kosh]

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:20 pm  

east hull FC fan wrote:

I hope not, it'll be some far fetched plan to buy the stadium aswell and unite. When was the last time that happened!!!!!???!!!!
Then when the council won't sell we'll be cast aside like a used condom. Say what you want about Kath and Co. I'm happy in the knowledge that there'll be an Hull FC long after I've gone for my grandkids and their grandkids to support.
Better the devil you know.

What he said.

There are two inconsistencies with this rumour anyway:

1. Buying out Kath wouldn't give them control of the club, so why would they bother?
2. The figure being touted (£3m) is too much for just Kath's shares and short of figures already declined for purchase of the entire club.

Overall it seems like nonsense. Guess we'll find out in fairly short order.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:20 pm  

shagnasty wrote:

Ben jefferies might no sammutt

What happened to Oliver Wilkes?

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:23 pm  

Kosh wrote:

What he said.

There are two inconsistencies with this rumour anyway:

1. Buying out Kath wouldn't give them control of the club, so why would they bother?
2. The figure being touted (£3m) is too much for just Kath's shares and short of figures already declined for purchase of the entire club.

Overall it seems like nonsense. Guess we'll find out in fairly short order.

Exactly, don't the Weatherill's hold more shares than Hetherington?

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:23 pm  

VerbalKint wrote:

Dont really see or hear any 'euphoria' tbh

It was the sign of somebody earlier in the thread praying that the Allams would take over. Clearly that really was someone praying they don't and I was badly mistaken.

But could be a good thing for us.
Surely to bring real sucsess to the rugby club would take a tiny fraction of the investment allready thrown at City. Could have signed an entire squad for what he has just spent on 2 strikers.
Warrington have had their big money backer, why not us ?

The arguments you describe here are amazingly similar to those put up in the halcyon days of David Lloyd's tenure. Still that was a long time ago and we should forget how critically close we were to having no club. After all the club is being run so badly now we've barely got 2 halfpennies to rub together.

[Chris71]

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:23 pm  

east hull FC fan wrote:

me 'n' our kid wrote:

I was told yesterday by a Vice President that the Allums have bought out Kath, anybody else hear this?

I hope not, it'll be some far fetched plan to buy the stadium aswell and unite. When was the last time that happened!!!!!???!!!!
Then when the council won't sell we'll be cast aside like a used condom. Say what you want about Kath and Co. I'm happy in the knowledge that there'll be an Hull FC long after I've gone for my grandkids and their grandkids to support.
Better the devil you know.

Knowing Ehab, he would only entertain the possibility of buying Hull FC if he thought they could run it as successfully as current owners and ultimately achieve success with it. As for the talk of buying the stadium, if they bought it (which not sure they would to be honest) they would be quite happy with Hull FC continuing to share even if they do not own the club, as its an important part of the revenue stream for the Stadium.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:25 pm  

Staffs FC wrote:

After all the club is being run so badly now we've barely got 2 halfpennies to rub together.

I thought you had written halfbacks for a minute!!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:26 pm  

Kosh wrote:

What he said.

There are two inconsistencies with this rumour anyway:

1. Buying out Kath wouldn't give them control of the club, so why would they bother?
2. The figure being touted (£3m) is too much for just Kath's shares and short of figures already declined for purchase of the entire club.

Overall it seems like nonsense. Guess we'll find out in fairly short order.

Rumour was they had bought the club (not Kath's shares) for £3m and that they were providing transfer funds to sign a couple of players immediately.

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:30 pm  

Smiggs wrote:

I thought you had written halfbacks for a minute!!

Re: Did someone hear a rumour? : Mon Jan 17, 2011 1:52 pm  

berrigans bitch wrote:

This years rumours deserve an award, they have been legend, some right crackers

You're not kidding!