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I am getting little bits from people around the club and this is the thing, but like everything else we have to take with a pinch of salt
 
Mark has always said he wants people with hard cash to prove their commitments, which is laudable but makes selling harder. Clearly he needs millions more now to clear his investment and recent new debts.
The equation has only got worse through the delays.
On the upside it is clear PP could never be seen as a viable investment, so the ground move and mooted £100 million project means our current finances will be dwarfed by the project. That makes it all viable if it ever happens.
I would like to see developments asap but my digital season ticket will be honoured regardless.
Enjoy summer
 
The work to rebuild the squad should already have started, but I don't suppose it will happen until we know who the owners will be, the quicker the sale if there is one is done the better. We have players who proved this season that they are not good enough to pull on a Tranmere . We do not even know who the manager will be, the quicker everything is sorted, the quicker the rebuilding can get started.
 
Alun said:
The work to rebuild the squad should already have started, but I don't suppose it will happen until we know who the owners will be, the quicker the sale if there is one is done the better. We have players who proved this season that they are not good enough to pull on a Tranmere . We do not even know who the manager will be, the quicker everything is sorted, the quicker the rebuilding can get started.
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It needs resolving very quickly and he needs to leave the club, we need the new owners in now so they can bring in their own manager and start to build a competitive squad for next season or we will be in the same position again
 
Rockford's Love Child said:
There is absolutely no evidence of this. Peter Johnson would not have liquidated the club if he had not gifted it to Palios.
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The evidence is very clear in the accounts since MP took over. Millions have been poured in, at a higher rate than PJ put in even after repeatedly saying never again. In his fading days and certainly after his passing, the millions put in since certainly wouldn't have arrived.
PJ put in, in real terms, circa £20 million. MP has raised a further £10 million through various means. PJs final public statement before selling up promised we would always be a club but not necessarily at our level ie think Chester
 
Alun said:
The work to rebuild the squad should already have started, but I don't suppose it will happen until we know who the owners will be, the quicker the sale if there is one is done the better. We have players who proved this season that they are not good enough to pull on a Tranmere . We do not even know who the manager will be, the quicker everything is sorted, the quicker the rebuilding can get started.
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The initial issue is who out of contract do you wish to keep in the mix. I doubt that is a large number but you don't want them speaking elsewhere.
Given we maybe chasing promotion, some sort of stabilisation or even downsizing, this reeks of uncertainty
 
if you look at the players under contract for next season it doesn,t fill me with confidence, whatever happens we need to reduce our reliance on the number of loan signings
 
easthamwhite@1949 said:
if you look at the players under contract for next season it doesn,t fill me with confidence, whatever happens we need to reduce our reliance on the number of loan signings
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Yes, not a great position for incoming management. The club decides to start offering longer contracts at the same time as it appears to make quality control redundant. Even with new owners, it could take 2 seasons to unravel this mess.
 
ONIGP said:
Yes, not a great position for incoming management. The club decides to start offering longer contracts at the same time as it appears to make quality control redundant. Even with new owners, it could take 2 seasons to unravel this mess.
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Or just pay them off
 
bigmart said:
According to Palios he is still in talks with 3 parties although 1 of them has passed the efl tests. He thinks it should be done fairly quickly.

If 1 party has passed the tests then the deal has to go through in a matter of days and there's no point talking to the other parties
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A lot of interesting info in that interview, a few key points, as I surmised (because the investment potential doesn't depend on it) if we'd gone down it wouldn't have done anything other than effect the price paid, the absolutely key point is that we now have confirmation that Ascent/DAV have passed the EFL Tests. He stated clearly that there is a desire from the club, and that there should be from the new owners, to complete as soon as possible (Imminently) to enable the new owners to have a say in manager, player registrations and building the squad in the off season, so it needs to complete within a week or two. The 'noise' on other interested parties is there to help 'clarify' the thinking of the current bidders, saying, well if you don't hurry up we have other options, but realistically, with any new bid being subject to the untested and far stricter Independent Regulator owners and executives tests, the Club and Palios will absolutely want the current bid to complete. It is also clear though that the timescales for completion are entirely down to the bidders, though you'd hope that Blackbridge (almost certainly handling the sale) would advise Ascent/DAV now of the need for some haste. So, actually, incredibly positive and very, very encouraging. The ball is in Ascent/DAV's court, lets see if they are more than talk.
 
easthamwhite@1949 said:
if you look at the players under contract for next season it doesn,t fill me with confidence,
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Not yet convinced about Plant, Warrington or Kenneh but I think the other contracted players - if properly coached, managed and kept fit, and with a few quality signings (leaders/big hearts) for them to fit around - can do a job at the right end of this league.

Smallwood seems to be a good example of a quality player who we couldn’t get a tune out of, but who both his previous and subsequent managers certainly have. I think the same applies to many of the players still under contract here for next season.
 
O4anotherplayoff said:
Not yet convinced about Plant, Warrington or Kenneh but I think the other contracted players - if properly coached, managed and kept fit, and with a few quality signings (leaders/big hearts) for them to fit around - can do a job at the right end of this league.

Smallwood seems to be a good example of a quality player who we couldn’t get a tune out of, but who both his previous and subsequent managers certainly have. I think the same applies to many of the players still under contract here for next season.
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I am convinced about kenneh. Also think Turnbull is past it always felt he was behind Davies.
Smallwood is a sitting midfielder, doubt anyone else ever asked him to play left side of it before. He'll stay with Evans if he plays on,might move into coaching they have history.
All academic until we get terms of reference and and new coaching team.
 
for what it,s worth i would keep cameron norman and play him purely as a full back and not a wing back where he was isolated, i also think he was 1 of only a few who gave a toss about the club.
 
easthamwhite@1949 said:
for what it,s worth i would keep cameron norman and play him purely as a full back and not a wing back where he was isolated, i also think he was 1 of only a few who gave a toss about the club.
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Actually think fullback is as his worst position and McGowan is far more accomplished there.
All academic until we have a budget/owner
 
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