Ah and Carrick has gone.

*now not no

I kinda liked that that's what they wanted because football performance should be the focus of any club ownership (see the Glazers' recent statement at an event that Utd would still be financially profitable for them regardless of their on-pitch results - kinda nice to know from a sustainability perspective but suggests they're not really fussed about winning football matches). But we are no beggars not choosers so you would hope at least one of the other proposals is worth pursuing.

There was an interesting answer from Graeme Price in the second meeting when someone asked a Q about why we would turn control of football over. Paraphrased, he said different potential offers wanted different areas of control (commercials, stadium etc) and football was deemed the least damaging option.

I'm sure there were at least 19 other contacts. Most of them would either have been demanding control or have clearly not had the funding. I'd be astonished if there were more than 3 or 4 which weren't fantasy.

Hash - indeed…. Also, I do wonder whether there really are/were 19 others… If there were other very keen potential investors, Mir disappearing would give them the chance to jump in and say “me next please…” - let’s see if that was all just bluster…

Hash,I agree. Regardless of outcome, this situation was a massive event in the club's history and does, in my view,need to be addressed. If nothing else but to stop disinformation and the speculation that we have seen recently.

Can we please have an update from the club? What is happening? Have we sent the broker to find more potential investors? Have we gone back to any of the other 19 we had already been speaking to? Are we still exclusive with SSF? What is going to happen in 4-6 months? If/when we get another investor, whether through SSF or another route, how are we going to make sure they are not complete timewasters like Omar Mir?

TWIO(F) looks like the postcode for Richmond. 😉😁

TS - it's the name of the company that owns the stadium. TWIOF stands for The Wider Interests Of Football, which was the name Erik came up with as a rebellious nod to that 3 man commission report.

What is TWIOF?

The picture in today's OTD was used as the cover photograph for Ian Cooke's testimonial matchday programme against Crystal Palace on 6 September 1977, except it was in black and white (as was the whole programme that cost 10p). I've still got it amongst my collection. Here is a link to it too [Link]

Trigger - isn’t TWIOF a subsidiary of AFCW PLC at present and therefore its assets would come into play if AFCW PLC went into administration? Under the new model it would be lifted from there and sit under HoldCo so only an administration event at HoldCo would affect it, but if AFCW PLC went into administration under HoldCo then the stadium is separate.

Trigger, the great thing about the Traf welcoming away fans on matchday, is that the only exclusion is fans of a team from Buckinghamshire.

Thanks DO!

That is heartwarming nick and an indication that people do appreciate a proper pub still serving its purpose as a community hub. Probably lucky in its location in Wimbledon. Put the same place up in Rochdale and I imagine the amount raised might not have reached the same heady amount. Nothing against Rochdale. There used to be a pub between Bolton station and their ground which oozed character and had a barmaid that knew how to barmaid and a historic location but it had become surrounded by “progress” and on a Saturday lunchtime was dead. I think it’s marked as “temporarily closed” at the moment [Link]

Yes Paddington incredible that a Tiny backstreet boozer that is packed when 50 people turn up at the same time, doesn’t serve food or have a tv or gambling machines but has a record player for music entertainment can raise half a million pounds from it’s faithful. You do get a load of our supporters in there on matchdays along with some away support as it has become the go to pub for people who want the best beer in the borough. I hope they can retain the magic that the place has once they look to make improvements after purchasing the freehold, the Traf toilets are a thing of legends and I think are probably irreplaceable 😂😂

Probably, otherwise, I don’t have a clue.

That was longer ago wasn’t it? I think it might be how they show depreciation. Just interested to know whether anyone on TWIOF draws a salary.

Trigger, could it be because of pitch flooding ?

TWIOF accounts show “administration expenses” of £1.83m last year. Anyone know what constitutes that amount?

Another (serious) presumed earthquake experience was when I was welding inside a huge new oil storage tank, when all hell broke loose. Pitch black, whole thing shaking, and there's me stuck halfway up, on a wahwah board (same as a scaffold board, but thinner, hence the name) hanging on for all I was worth. Turns out we were being buzzed by the Cameroon air force as part of the Bakassi border dispute. So, no earthquake, but feckin scary all the same.

(As in I think that’s the reason we were told a pitch ownership scheme wasn’t feasible, rather than me saying “it’s ok we don’t need one you don’t need to worry…”

Been doing a little rabbit holing about administration and it’s concerning. A feasible scenario is that any bidder looking to buy the club out of admin would still have to deal with TWIOF just to be able to access the stadium because buying the club doesn’t include buying the freehold.

That's excellent news, nick.