Something For The Weekend?

let's get that player shopping list sorted then...

Ha Ha!!

This was posted by EireOwl but it makes perfect sense to me. Don't get too excited, its just a theory a friend of mine has. She's not a Wednesday supporter, but she does know an awful lot about this sort of thing. She says that its to do with news cycles and financial year. I can't explain the financial year bit cos I really don't understand it, but the news cycle thing is interesting. Had the deal gone through during the summer or prior to deadline day, its big news. It remains big news because everybody presumes that we will spend big. That drives prices up, thats not what we want. So, you play the "long game", protract the deal. It gives the impression of negotiation, rather than coming in all guns blazing and money no object. If handled right, it barely makes an impression on the news cycles, especially the national media. Next window is January, news cycle has moved on, people forget. The only thing that is fresh in the mind about Wednesday is that they made a couple of loan dealings. The impression is that we are still scrimping around for cash. Prices stay down, expectations drop and you build. When the blocks are in place, you hit the market hard, make surprise signings that no-one believes we were capable of and you get a running jump. These guys are remaining in the background for a reason, which is they don't want to draw the attention. They are fronted by a guy who is obviously shrewd, but doesn't appear to be a massive money man. She gave me several examples of this method being used in big business and politics, and some of the examples would surprise you (classified fellas). These guys are business men, its about degrees of risk and decreasing that risk. Do you see how everyone has become bored with the whole saga? It doesn't make the national media news cycles anymore, its only reported locally . Even we aren't sure what amount of money will be available over the next few months. Be under no illusion people, you do not take on a business concern that is twenty million in debt unless you have the means and smarts to turn it around. My friend doesn't even follow football, but she spotted this pattern almost immediately just by watching the developments.

BREAKING NEWS!!!!! Today at 0930 GMT Mr Geoff Sheard announced that he had found a family of legendary 'Big Foot' living on parsons cross with their pet horse Shergar. It is hoped that they will be unveiled to the Worlds' media at a press conferance to be held in 'The Ball' car park at some stage in the next few days.

Be gone you non believer.

I agree, let's hope that this works out at last. However, I don't necesarily think that this will automatically lead to huge money being made available. It will definately lead to greater stability and a group of investors with a genuine interest and ambition for the future. I am quite sure that this can only be positive, as the current directors do not have enough money to move us forward and their investment must be like a millstone around their collective necks. I know that Man City fans ar eeuphoric right now, but I do think that Wednesday is a club with a soul and I really hope that we hang on to this. Football is all about money right now, but it in my opinion, it is not sustainable and I would hate us to fall in to the trap that City could have faced, had they not found an arab in shining armour.

The thing is you cant even compare the takeover at Man City to ours !

I'm not comparing the two takovers, simply trying to illustrate a point. This takeover could be great news for us and lead to everything that we all hope for. I am sure that I am not alone in hoping that this is the case. However, we do not really know who is behind this. When Sinawatra bought City, he seemed liek the answer to everyon'e prayers and it oculd have all goen very wrong. There is no doubt that this has been a protrated matter and the prospective investors have been very secretive. This is probaly sensible on their part, as they want to keep their cards close to their chest. but i really hope that they are 100% kosher businessmen!

I really hope you are right. Always good to see your positive slant things on here

It is as simple as what you have put Rob. Wednesday's shares are spread out and Man City's new buyers have had to deal with one person. Look at it this way, it would only take one of the parties that are involved at S6 to bugger it up .

that was parties by the way

A completely different story here... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sheff_wed/7593519.stm

stay calm it might be as long as he said last time, days he said 185 days later it was still days at burnley match and now its days again

sorry skegvegas but i was one of those jumping and cheering the last time he said it. if you get burnt once thats a accident but get burnt again the same way then your a fool

the ones without due dilligence

We can only hope

the stars a united bias paper you can tell that by their reluctance to print this story even though it made bbc and sky, then a day later sticking some 'exclusive' one line quote at the end of wade small article because its negative. If you look at the stars headlines throughout all this theyve been printing vote no to sell by joe ashton and anyone else when the same day other papers print addy and hulley accept offer.

Don,t agree wesp the star reports facts not headline grabbing rumours...

what are printing 'joe ashton urges members to vote no' on the same day as every other paper was printing 'hulley and addy accept in offers' and 'phil buckle backs up ashtons call' are they facts?

maltby_owl - we don't speak chav - it takes about 10 minutes to read your comment, please use proper English.

"Up Da Owls"...

On a serious note, I'm of the belief that if this doesn't happen for whatever reason, we're in big trouble. I can't see anybody else going through 8 months of negotiations to obtain a club with so many complexities, one of which happens to be £25-£30 million of debt. The fact Sheard has persisted this long is a testament to him and can only mean that his tenure will be as focussed and as driven as his attitude is right now. With that in mind I can't believe some idiot 'fans' had the nerve to give the man hassle when he sat in the stands against Wolves. For now I've got everything crossed.

i will personally send a princess to wake you when its done in 100years or is that part of a fairytale

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Maybe they now accept the takeover is close and we'll then resume our role as top team in Sheffield, their finances have meant they've had the advantage over us over recent years but that advantage may soon be gone!

its tuesday now and still no princess!!!