There is no evidence that 'we blew it' and it is quite possible he has withdrawn for his own reasons that have no link to people questioning the source of his wealth e.g. the AI stock tumbling. If he withdrew because Nial Couper was getting journalists to investigate him or because he couldn't handle the scrutiny, even if it was hostile at times, then the likelihood is that he has something to hide about the source of his wealth anyway

Oxford Don - you sum my feelings up completely

We have no idea why he pulled out. Maybe he sensed he wouldn't make it through the Regulator's due diligence. Maybe he lost a lot of money this week. We will probably never know, but I wouldn't assume it's due to fan scrutiny.

Anyway, another update on SW19 - [Link]

I agree OI. Some advantages to multiple investors as spreads the risk rather than being reliant on one person who can hold you to ransom or pull out. But they may well want more influence than Mir and are almost guaranteed to have made some money/have investments that some of our more ideological fans will disapprove of. Never has the phrase "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth" seemed so apt. We had a deal other fans were astonished we'd been offered and we blew it.

Oh bugger.

SoW 1 - 0 SSC

I think they specifically said that they had a number of potential investors but Mir wanted to be the sole one. Finding another set of investors with them looks the only route now.

Am really cross about this. I got to watch Wimbledon win the Cup and in the Premier League. Some of our purist fans seem to want to deprive my kids of having the chance to do the same on the altar of their questionable ideology. Yes, Mir should have expected scrutiny but it went way too far. We had a deal beyond what any of us could have dreamed of, with training ground, stadium and academy upgrades as well as player budget. We had an investor who wasn't bothered about football so wouldn't have meddled, but was concerned to help out of philanthropy and promised money upfront. I don't think him pulling out shows he was the wrong man. I don't blame him given the ridiculous stuff on social media and briefing to journalists when people could have asked questions politely via the proper channels. These people are mad. They now risk something far worse - administration and being bought entirely by someone who won't give fans 50.01% control. Honestly, this deal was amazing and a few idiots have blown it for the rest of us and future generations, unless Rosen and co can pull a rabbit out of the hat and find alternative investment quickly. But who will want to invest now after seeing the way some 'fans' smeared Omar Mir? These people need to be held to account by other fans. I feel for Graeme Price and co.

1. He couldn't handle the keyboard warriors 2. He was expecting to have more money available than he ended up having 3. Insert your own random reason. Whatever the reason he is clearly not reliable and would have ended up doing this sooner or later, possibly leaving us with a massive wage bill to cover. Obviously this is gutting. Fuck knows what will happen now and whether we can move relatively quickly with another group or whether SSF have already got some mitigation in place for this eventuality and can go to others who they had as back up.

After all, a beer with their mates is just as easily had in the Ryman Prem as it is in the EFL

Suspect this is less about Mir and more about the few who think they are the "guardians" of their club

Well this is just great isn’t it. Didn’t he insist on being the sole investor as well?

There’s quite a lot of arguing going on on social media - but nobody knows what has caused Mir to walk away. So we now have quite an unedifying spectacle. I guess that’s the world we now live in. A post-literate one tbh where no-one can discern truth from fiction, rumour from fact, but there’s always got to be somebody to be angry at.

The “SSF has told us it intends to seek fresh investment and to return with a proposal on the same terms” bit can be taken two ways as I see it- 1. Great, maybe they’ll find someone better who has even more money, or 2. Can they actually be trusted to find an alternative, given that they chose someone clearly flakey and ultimately unreliable…?

What a colossal waste of time.

So our options are…. Take out a massive commercial loan to keep the wolf from the door that we can’t afford to pay back. Or Go into administration in. Few months.

a4e - It’s probably the feeling of many fans.

Wow Stafford are 8th tier and 2-0 up vs Grimsby - and that long thrower is fantastic!!

Would now be a good time to say I just wanna watch some football…? (hides behind sofa quickly…)

What a load of old shit 🤦🏻‍♂️

Just the sort of attention I doubt Mir would relish - [Link]

I suspect that MIr had the money on paper - but last week's AI meltdown caused him to rethink in a negative mood. I know that I'm far more positive and confident when markets are booming. It's human psychology.

So the pro Dons trust brigade and pro ownership brigade have gone out on their own and done what suited them. They say trust the board and then don’t trust the board. They haven’t engaged with the board. Gone to journalists and didn’t have facts about someone but stated them as facts.

Well done all involved.