One of the quietest and frustrating pre seasons

[StuartR]

Can't help feeling before long a club will die because the regulator has too many hurdles. Ultimately any owner is better than no club.

With it being 'Civil Service' it was never going to be particularly responsive, and, of course, the whole point it's been created is to protect clubs, but as with everything to do with the Government and 'Whitehall' what's involved and the staffing required has been wholly under-estimated. Especially with the new licencing requirements and owners and executives checks being applied to all clubs not just new deals. There is a built in time limit on the owners checks, 90 days, but that would only start from the point they actually decide they need to run the checks which, I understand, they haven't, but haven't yet either 'rubber stamped' the EFL's approval.

 

[O4anotherplayoff]

An update from the gaffer today

 

[Ian]

Feels like two and a half years!

 

[ADD]

Interestingly mentions changes to medical team right off the bat!
Going to go 442 wanting wingers and pace.

 

[bigmart]

Interestingly mentions changes to medical team right off the bat!
Going to go 442 wanting wingers and pace.

A good interview and it's no surprise he's making changes to the medical team after the last few seasons

 

[drwhoman]

I may be overreacting but potential owners seemingly having issues in raising funds does not excite me. We can moan about regulators but would the likes of Bury had survived if there had been more oversight?

 

[bigmart]

I may be overreacting but potential owners seemingly having issues in raising funds does not excite me. We can moan about regulators but would the likes of Bury had survived if there had been more oversight?

There is no evidence that the potential new owners are having issues raising funds.

 

[frenchrover]

But StuartR said earlier "The delay in the takeover is nothing to do with either Palios or the Club. Ascent Failed to gather the funds in time to complete the sale before the new Regulator took responsibility for the approval process. They have form for this, with the purchase of a German TV station falling through last year because they didn't transfer the funds. Delays now are solely due to the Regulator deciding what they need to do or not."

If that IS the case then I won't touch them with a barge pole. Far, far too easy, and more than a little convenient, to blame the new Regulator