GB going down for a few minutes - need to restart the host server

RIP John Leeson

I thought Forest Green were trying a managerless model after Savage left them?

I think they were minions?

Oktoberfest?

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the group of our fans dressed as oompa loompas at Stockport yesterday. What was all that about?

I’d forgotten she’s still on the board!

I have asked Hannah not to stand again on my behalf. She has been excellent as a source of information previously and we’ve had some good and honest conversations but I think those days are over now. I appreciate her support.

The original video of our proposed new owner cuts the shot many times. Nothing wrong with that you have the money to produce your content why wouldn’t you care about what actually goes across to the fans of whose club you will be taking control of.

DD - thanks for sharing that. So my alternative ways of coming up with how they could equity invest without gaining more control were not needed as having another class of (non-voting) shares is the mechanism of how it will work. Issuing more non-voting shares each time they invest would give them a bigger percentage of overall ownership (which may be an issue for some, especially if they still think the DT will own 50.1%), although by having no more than 34.7% of voting shares they could not do terminal damage. I'm not sure if it matters the percentage these non-voting shares are capped at and who will have the other 10%. I really wish they would just spell this all out to save us guessing.

DD- one way that you could do it would be that the non-voting shares bought by SSC entitle them to a set (and increasing over time) proportion of the returns of the company- no idea how that would be worded - that’s one for the lawyers

Not sure if everyone is aware (apols if repeat posting) but… Details for Legend, Mikey T’s send off have been confirmed. It will be held at 11.30 on November 25 at the Sacred Heart Church in Wimbledon, Edge Hill. Burial will be at 1pm at the Wandsworth cemetery on Magdalen Road. The wake will be held afterwards at AFC Wimbledon’s stadium, Plough lane. All friends of Mikey T welcome. As mentioned, there’s a page where you can contribute to the send off. [Link]

“Graeme said” posts are like the BBC saying “Trump says”.

Fundraising for Mikey is almost at the 50% mark is anyone would Like to donate and help it get there.

6MDM: Graeme said the deal structure is based on what Hearts did. I just googled that. Tony Bloom acquired non-voting ordinary shares (I think he also had some voting shares). So I think we'll find the uplift from 34% to 90% is via non-voting ordinary shares. I don't get how the ongoing contributions beyond 90% are structured, however, I.e. how you can acquire shares with neither votes nor economic rights, but I wouldn't be surprised if the financial alchemy behind that is deemed commercially sensitive.

Wonder if Bobby's told his son " Beware of the flowers(cos im sure they're going to get you yeah!)

I’ve always said JJ should be on Alan Titchmarsh

They just have an interview with Forest Green Rovers manager Jonathan Gould BBC Countryfile.

Yes, the Rising Sun was by the bridge. Jim Pike played there sometimes. The D of B doesn't ring a bell, so none the wiser, but thanks for the info. Now I feel even older. Better go lie down.

The Bun Shop is now the Brave New World and has been up for sale for a year if anyone wants a pub. The one by the roundabout is The Duke of Buckingham. Was the Rising Sun the one by the railway at the corner of King Charles Road? If so, went for housing many years ago.

OI - What was the name of the pub on the corner there? A lifetime since I lived in Cranes Pk and I've forgotten. I drank in the Bun shop mostly, occasionally the Rising Sun, but don't recall ever using that one on the corner of Lingfield. The name's completely gone, just like the pubs.

It's unhelpful them using terms like economic value and capital injections when they probably mean something else. It would not be much effort for them to clarify this but I suspect nobody on our side really understands the proper terminology and the issues they are causing by using them incorrectly. A capital injection is buying shares. I don't think now that is what SSC plan to do now, which was my initial fear but I still want to know what legal mechanisms are in place to safeguard ownership and voting rights. Erik's question about who will own and control the golden share (our right to play in the EFL, of which each of the 72 members holds one each). Franchise stole theirs.

I'm fairly sure that would be the roundabout at the junction of Villers Avenue and Lingfield Avenue

According to the person who posted it, this dalek's location is somewhere in Surbiton [Link]

Didn't Reading Town have the lion mascot?