RS Investment Poll
RS Investment Poll
I understand RS has not had chance to explain himself at the Netcafe, but based on current opinion, should the investment be accepted?
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At the moment NO until there is further details on what he really wants to do, even then could we really believe him. He has shafted us once already so then do we give him the chance to have another try, this is going to split supporters opinions and could do more harm then good to the fundraising.
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not a chance and as a share holder will be voting against
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He used to own the club. And left it for dead.
Now I own this club. My dad owns this club. Most of you own this club. We've worked too hard to give it up for a paltry amount. We've raised probably close to £1M to rectify the mess he dumped us in.
Sustainability over boom and bust. I don't trust him. And we can never trust him.
Look at what we've achieved in such a short time. Doing the right thing
Now I own this club. My dad owns this club. Most of you own this club. We've worked too hard to give it up for a paltry amount. We've raised probably close to £1M to rectify the mess he dumped us in.
Sustainability over boom and bust. I don't trust him. And we can never trust him.
Look at what we've achieved in such a short time. Doing the right thing
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This. Just this.dickdarlington wrote:He used to own the club. And left it for dead.
Now I own this club. My dad owns this club. Most of you own this club. We've worked too hard to give it up for a paltry amount. We've raised probably close to £1M to rectify the mess he dumped us in.
Sustainability over boom and bust. I don't trust him. And we can never trust him.
Look at what we've achieved in such a short time. Doing the right thing
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The current proposal gives the budget a decent boost with no real risk to the club.
This seems pretty straightforward to me - he's just buying shares (albeit a big lump) like anyone else can do.
It's an easy decision to accept this - however - morally not an easy decision.
The biggest and hardest decision would be whether we allowed further investments, and it is not set in stone that if we accept this, that we have to agree to further proposals.
This seems pretty straightforward to me - he's just buying shares (albeit a big lump) like anyone else can do.
It's an easy decision to accept this - however - morally not an easy decision.
The biggest and hardest decision would be whether we allowed further investments, and it is not set in stone that if we accept this, that we have to agree to further proposals.
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Quakerz wrote:The current proposal gives the budget a decent boost with no real risk to the club.
This seems pretty straightforward to me - he's just buying shares (albeit a big lump) like anyone else can do.
It's an easy decision to accept this - however - morally not an easy decision.
The biggest and hardest decision would be whether we allowed further investments, and it is not set in stone that if we accept this, that we have to agree to further proposals.
I agree this option is a no brainer, its what investment he wants to do after that which will be the interesting one.
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Yes if more investors come onboard and DFCSG are on the board and protection is in place:
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Next investment will carefully be planned when the club look like not raising money or when it seems hard, so that it's accepted.
It's all been strategic and will continue to be.
When we are at our weakest/lowest we will be offered more money for more shareholding.
It's all been strategic and will continue to be.
When we are at our weakest/lowest we will be offered more money for more shareholding.
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Then we can block the further investment if we don't like it.
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Remember if your not a shareholder or member of DFCSG you don't get a vote so now is the time the time to join the DFCSG if you want your vote.
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Well that much is obvious if he's wanting control, but we don't have to say yes to it.super_les_mcjannet wrote:Next investment will carefully be planned when the club look like not raising money or when it seems hard, so that it's accepted.
It's all been strategic and will continue to be.
When we are at our weakest/lowest we will be offered more money for more shareholding.
I want to know WHY he wants the club back because it just doesn't make any sense to me.
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If he is getting involved for the wrong reasons what could he asset strip the club dont even own the ground.
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We won't though.Vodka_Vic wrote:Then we can block the further investment if we don't like it.
If Raj says he will turn us fulltime to go for promotion but he needs control the club, then people will go for it at that time.
If people want to vote for it then it's up to them but the end game is Raj owning the club.
Supporter finance will run lower once Raj owns some part of the club and that will support his opportunity.
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What were his reasons for investing last time? When you have that answer you will know exactly why he is investing this time.
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No from me,cant believe anyone would vote differently after 2012.
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Well. This is certainly an unenviable position we find ourselves in. Clarity, honesty and transparency required immediately or a NO from me.
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Although I wouldn't want Raj Singh anywhere near the controls of the football club, the initial 40K is really just to buy time to set out the investment in full. It's going to take months to consider any proper takeover, and we haven't got that long to make decisions about next season's squad, therefore the 40K allows us time to assess the investment in full. Makes sense and seems like a no-brainer for now.
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Read this for a little insight into what he was after last time.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/l ... quit_club/
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/l ... quit_club/
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Not necessarily Les. There is a big difference between what he wants now and him stating further down the line that he wants control. There is enough feeling against him now. At the end of the day if he wants control he has to be allowed.super_les_mcjannet wrote:We won't though.Vodka_Vic wrote:Then we can block the further investment if we don't like it.
If Raj says he will turn us fulltime to go for promotion but he needs control the club, then people will go for it at that time.
If people want to vote for it then it's up to them but the end game is Raj owning the club.
Supporter finance will run lower once Raj owns some part of the club and that will support his opportunity.
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Can't believe I actually agree with you, if nothing moves forward then Raj has a small % of the club that's all.Yarblockos wrote:Although I wouldn't want Raj Singh anywhere near the controls of the football club, the initial 40K is really just to buy time to set out the investment in full. It's going to take months to consider any proper takeover, and we haven't got that long to make decisions about next season's squad, therefore the 40K allows us time to assess the investment in full. Makes sense and seems like a no-brainer for now.
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Magical Quakers wrote:Read this for a little insight into what he was after last time.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/l ... quit_club/
I like this comment right at the bottom...
Let the club go bust so nobody gets anything. If S&S sell to Tesco's, the town should boycott the store and make a point of going to Morrison's, Sainsbury's etc.,
Get as many people in the town to invest in a share in a new club, say, "Darlington Town Football Club".
Let Darlington FC supporters trust run the new club.
Put it in writing that NEVER should outside investors be allowed in.
Lets start from scratch.
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You genuinely think people will turn down Raj after say 3 ok years and he promises to finance us into full time football and then the football league.Vodka_Vic wrote:Not necessarily Les. There is a big difference between what he wants now and him stating further down the line that he wants control. There is enough feeling against him now. At the end of the day if he wants control he has to be allowed.super_les_mcjannet wrote:We won't though.Vodka_Vic wrote:Then we can block the further investment if we don't like it.
If Raj says he will turn us fulltime to go for promotion but he needs control the club, then people will go for it at that time.
If people want to vote for it then it's up to them but the end game is Raj owning the club.
Supporter finance will run lower once Raj owns some part of the club and that will support his opportunity.
After 5 years ago people are willing to listen to him now because we need money, in a few years and we need money again, I am fully confident he would get the vote again (if he gets it this time).
Once he is in that will be it, if people are comfortable with it then that's up to them.
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*places tinfoil hat on head*
This is the way I see it;
Raj Singh only has interest in the Neasham Road stadium for cheap land development. Last time he tried to renegotiate the 75% payment of sale profits for non sporting use to the council. This shows that he intended to redevelop the ground, or parts of it for non footballing use. Would he have put the proceeds of those none sporting use profits into the football club? I would say not. He failed in negotiating this and then walked away, leaving us in the mess we ended up in.
Have mowden park managed to renegotiate this deal? If so is that why he is now interested?
Is his plan to take over the club now, wait until mowden are in trouble (surely sooner rather than later if we couldn't manage the stadium with much larger crowds and football league money), offer to buy the stadium with any, more beneficial to a developer, new clauses for non sporting profit and throw us right back into the s***?
His 40k to go into the playing fund only scares me. If he was genuinely interested he would look to developer Blackwell meadows before the squad.
This is the way I see it;
Raj Singh only has interest in the Neasham Road stadium for cheap land development. Last time he tried to renegotiate the 75% payment of sale profits for non sporting use to the council. This shows that he intended to redevelop the ground, or parts of it for non footballing use. Would he have put the proceeds of those none sporting use profits into the football club? I would say not. He failed in negotiating this and then walked away, leaving us in the mess we ended up in.
Have mowden park managed to renegotiate this deal? If so is that why he is now interested?
Is his plan to take over the club now, wait until mowden are in trouble (surely sooner rather than later if we couldn't manage the stadium with much larger crowds and football league money), offer to buy the stadium with any, more beneficial to a developer, new clauses for non sporting profit and throw us right back into the s***?
His 40k to go into the playing fund only scares me. If he was genuinely interested he would look to developer Blackwell meadows before the squad.
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Les, he dosen't want to sit on 15% of shares and lurk in the background. This 40K is not part of the takeover. It just buys us time to consider the takeover bid when it is presented. There is a takeover bid to be made, this is not going to happen by stealth, he doesn't want 15% of shares in order to sneakily takeover in 3 years time. Singh and the consortium will present their takoever bid over the next few months.super_les_mcjannet wrote:You genuinely think people will turn down Raj after say 3 ok years and he promises to finance us into full time football and then the football league.Vodka_Vic wrote:Not necessarily Les. There is a big difference between what he wants now and him stating further down the line that he wants control. There is enough feeling against him now. At the end of the day if he wants control he has to be allowed.super_les_mcjannet wrote:We won't though.Vodka_Vic wrote:Then we can block the further investment if we don't like it.
If Raj says he will turn us fulltime to go for promotion but he needs control the club, then people will go for it at that time.
If people want to vote for it then it's up to them but the end game is Raj owning the club.
Supporter finance will run lower once Raj owns some part of the club and that will support his opportunity.
After 5 years ago people are willing to listen to him now because we need money, in a few years and we need money again, I am fully confident he would get the vote again (if he gets it this time).
Once he is in that will be it, if people are comfortable with it then that's up to them.
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To be fair he put 10K into the BM pitch fund as well.DFC98765 wrote:*places tinfoil hat on head*
This is the way I see it;
Raj Singh only has interest in the Neasham Road stadium for cheap land development. Last time he tried to renegotiate the 75% payment of sale profits for non sporting use to the council. This shows that he intended to redevelop the ground, or parts of it for non footballing use. Would he have put the proceeds of those none sporting use profits into the football club? I would say not. He failed in negotiating this and then walked away, leaving us in the mess we ended up in.
Have mowden park managed to renegotiate this deal? If so is that why he is now interested?
Is his plan to take over the club now, wait until mowden are in trouble (surely sooner rather than later if we couldn't manage the stadium with much larger crowds and football league money), offer to buy the stadium with any, more beneficial to a developer, new clauses for non sporting profit and throw us right back into the s***?
His 40k to go into the playing fund only scares me. If he was genuinely interested he would look to developer Blackwell meadows before the squad.
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No, we can't plan for next season unless we know what our budget is. MG needs to know what he has to work with now.DFC98765 wrote:*places tinfoil hat on head*
This is the way I see it;
Raj Singh only has interest in the Neasham Road stadium for cheap land development. Last time he tried to renegotiate the 75% payment of sale profits for non sporting use to the council. This shows that he intended to redevelop the ground, or parts of it for non footballing use. Would he have put the proceeds of those none sporting use profits into the football club? I would say not. He failed in negotiating this and then walked away, leaving us in the mess we ended up in.
Have mowden park managed to renegotiate this deal? If so is that why he is now interested?
Is his plan to take over the club now, wait until mowden are in trouble (surely sooner rather than later if we couldn't manage the stadium with much larger crowds and football league money), offer to buy the stadium with any, more beneficial to a developer, new clauses for non sporting profit and throw us right back into the s***?
His 40k to go into the playing fund only scares me. If he was genuinely interested he would look to developer Blackwell meadows before the squad.
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You really need to change the title of the poll, no wonder people are voting no.
The 40K is not the investment proposal. The investment proposal is to come.
The 40K is not the investment proposal. The investment proposal is to come.
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Yes that was a nice little sweetener to get people onside.Quakerz wrote:To be fair he put 10K into the BM pitch fund as well.DFC98765 wrote:*places tinfoil hat on head*
This is the way I see it;
Raj Singh only has interest in the Neasham Road stadium for cheap land development. Last time he tried to renegotiate the 75% payment of sale profits for non sporting use to the council. This shows that he intended to redevelop the ground, or parts of it for non footballing use. Would he have put the proceeds of those none sporting use profits into the football club? I would say not. He failed in negotiating this and then walked away, leaving us in the mess we ended up in.
Have mowden park managed to renegotiate this deal? If so is that why he is now interested?
Is his plan to take over the club now, wait until mowden are in trouble (surely sooner rather than later if we couldn't manage the stadium with much larger crowds and football league money), offer to buy the stadium with any, more beneficial to a developer, new clauses for non sporting profit and throw us right back into the s***?
His 40k to go into the playing fund only scares me. If he was genuinely interested he would look to developer Blackwell meadows before the squad.
I cannot understand his reason for returning for any football or community reasons. He is not a football fan, he is not a darlo fan. I would get it if he was a life long fan who could finally help out his club, like Dave Whelan or Steve Gibson, but he isn't and never will be. There is another motive. Why come back now, why not 2 years ago? Something has changed and I am convinced it had to do with the land on Neasham road