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Marc Jackson's consortium no longer after Southampton FC

Jackson consortium pulls out of Saints race Jackson consortium pulls out of Saints race

A CONSORTIUM fronted by Marc Jackson has pulled out of the race to buy Saints.

The Dorset businessman informed administrator Mark Fry this morning that his financial backers, who were based in Israel, had withdrawn.

Mr Jackson told the Echo: "My group have pulled out and I have told Mark Fry.

"The reason is because they are not comfortable with the time-scale they were given to meet and they were not comfortable with the level of price.

"With speed comes risk and they see it as too risky at this speed."

Mr Jackson was forced to find new backers after his original consortium fell apart when the Pinnacle Group was awarded exclusivity.

He added: "I am now looking at other options as we speak. I do not want to let the club down. Again, I hope Pinnacle can complete."

Comments(104)

tamara1983 says...
11:58am Tue 30 Jun 09

oh well one gone 3 to go marc jackson wasnt my perference but at this late stage and diminishing days to save our club id rather see people entering the race the only thing i can say is mark fry at the start was too quick in rejecting the cash offer from quinton and the other guy they are the only ones that have ever said that they would do a deal but where have they gone
all pinicle have done is go round and round then looks like there will be no pinicle takeover

Alicesdad says...
11:59am Tue 30 Jun 09

GOOD !!

Saint Rob says...
12:00pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Is this a sign of Pinnacle completing takeover today then?

SaintsNo1Quim says...
12:00pm Tue 30 Jun 09

never saw that one comming did we boys... The guy is a joke.

Alicesdad says...
12:01pm Tue 30 Jun 09

As I said all along. The sharks are circling looking for the cheapest price.

Ken Hutchinson says...
12:02pm Tue 30 Jun 09

This guy is a self-publicising fantasist - he was never in the race in the first place. Concentrate on your day job you plank!

Barry the Tash says...
12:02pm Tue 30 Jun 09

How many groups has he been involved in? Good, i'm glad he's out of the picture. Could'nt buy Bournmouth, could'nt buy Saints, he might have better luck with the scates.

adam1981 says...
12:03pm Tue 30 Jun 09

echo,why do you take my comment out for swearing and then i see others do exactly the same thing? political correctness gone mad - i am an adult and i cannot even swear! like being at school!

Dan the Dean says...
12:03pm Tue 30 Jun 09


Farewell Marc Jackson

Please don't come back son

Your Consortium

Was always rum

Credibility? You lacked some


Tirau Dan (NZL) says...
12:04pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Good on you for trying. We all hope Pinnacle finish this asap too.

Thanks Marc

hasnain11 says...
12:05pm Tue 30 Jun 09

one down 3 to go...! I knew everything was going to fall apart :@:@ Pinnacle will not sign today, because Micheal Fialka is still moaning about the ten points, even though MLT is prepared to accept the points deduction. Micheal Fialka says he will not back southampton financially unless he gets the right to appeal.

R.I.P my beloved saints

Once a saint, Always a saint :(

adam1981 says...
12:05pm Tue 30 Jun 09

my comment again without the swearing

thats one dropping out,how long before the others do the same? only the saints can **** things up like this!

season ticket holder says...
12:10pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Come on Mark Fry. Lets have a statement. Are we being taken over today or not.
SW deep-****
COYR

weh8pompey says...
12:10pm Tue 30 Jun 09

another dead jackson then

TGRWorzel says...
12:12pm Tue 30 Jun 09

If players are being sold and contracts are running out so that others can leave on a "free", it's hardly surprising that backers are pulling out.

kinkyboots70 says...
12:16pm Tue 30 Jun 09

why is fialka moaning still.thought he had lots of dosh.he could get players in to help eat up -10pts.i still think pinnicle havnt got a pot to p1ss in.the hole things a complete and utter balls up our only hope is the swiss and knowing our luck it will turn out to be heidi

Patrick80's says...
12:21pm Tue 30 Jun 09

kinkyboots70 wrote:
why is fialka moaning still.thought he had lots of dosh.he could get players in to help eat up -10pts.i still think pinnicle havnt got a pot to p1ss in.the hole things a complete and utter balls up our only hope is the swiss and knowing our luck it will turn out to be heidi
Just been announced that PG are in talks today with Mr Fry after having lengthy talks with the FL yesterday. Could Be good news. never seen MLT look so confident. COYR
SW:many-some

Patrick80's says...
12:22pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Sorry meant to say on Radio Solent !

saints:) says...
12:23pm Tue 30 Jun 09

i just want this all sorted now. Just want some kind of justified information about it all. Not hearsay.

kinkyboots70 says...
12:23pm Tue 30 Jun 09

patrick80 where did you hear this

weh8pompey says...
12:25pm Tue 30 Jun 09

BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!PINNACLE ARE SET TO WALK OUT ON DEAL!!!!!!CHECK OUT RADIO 5 OR SSNEWS

Patrick80's says...
12:25pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Today about 30 minutes ago on Radio Solent.

Frome Saint says...
12:29pm Tue 30 Jun 09

"A CONSORTIUM fronted by Marc Jackson has pulled out of the race to buy Saints."

I thought a race was between those who want to cross the line first - there seems no race going on to purchase Saints - the contest seems to be who will pull out last of all - I would think it's too late to re-start the club somewhere in the non-league this season if the worst come to the worst so we must hope that a deal will be sorted soon

weh8pompey says...
12:30pm Tue 30 Jun 09

talk sport say micky fialka will not back down to the f.a and will not invest unless things change

Patrick80's says...
12:32pm Tue 30 Jun 09

weh8pompey wrote:
talk sport say micky fialka will not back down to the f.a and will not invest unless things change
No No No No NO No No No No Not true PG will complete today !

Huffybear says...
12:35pm Tue 30 Jun 09

SaintsNo1Quim wrote:
never saw that one comming did we boys... The guy is a joke.
He did the same to Bournemouth didn't he, some sort of illness mean't he had to pull out. Didn't think he'd last long. Just need Pinnacle to clinch this FAST now.

weh8pompey says...
12:35pm Tue 30 Jun 09

lets hope not.hes a lying mug who dosnt have hundreds of millions.come on swiss group.you can do this

jimhsaints says...
12:35pm Tue 30 Jun 09

just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again

Badja says...
12:35pm Tue 30 Jun 09

I wish i shared your confidence!!

Cheapshot says...
12:37pm Tue 30 Jun 09

weh8pompey wrote:
talk sport say micky fialka will not back down to the f.a and will not invest unless things change
I can't see what he hopes to get from all of this as he knows the FL will never back down. That would be his ego getting in the way and i can't believe he would be that stupid! He knows what will happen if he keeps fighting it....RIP Saints! So what’s the point!!!

I'm not having a go at u tho....just the situation! It’s painful beyond belief

threetimes says...
12:37pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Peter Reid denies he's not coming back to manage the club and Jackson pulls out on the same day. Perhaps they know the deal is done with PG.....

ColinW says...
12:41pm Tue 30 Jun 09

If MF had the money they would go through with it, its his get out clause!! I agree with previous comment if the team is good enough we can eat up the 10 points.
Hope and Pray!!

jhp767903 says...
12:43pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Surely we have reached the point where we do not need anymore wind ups!
Not sure if Patrick is an example, but MLT looking confident on Radio Solent - that is stretching even the most optimistic imagination !!

TGRWorzel says...
12:48pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Even if Pinnacle did complete, confidence in the new owners is damaged at the outset. We've seen some serious mismanagement before they even get control of the club !

Measaint says...
12:49pm Tue 30 Jun 09

weh8pompey wrote:
another dead jackson then
OUCH!!!

navac says...
12:49pm Tue 30 Jun 09

You guys seem to forget, if you come out of admin, without the cva...you will be getting a minimum -15 points as well has the -10.=25

Tirau Dan (NZL) says...
12:51pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Radio solent on now... Pinnacle lawyers are in with Fry. Solent said things weren't good with FL yesterday but Lynan remains eternal optimist. No one talking.
It does sound like they are in there dealing.

Badja says...
12:52pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Please, please, please, can we have some good news this afternoon. The southampton branch of the samaritans phone exchange has overheated and the e-mail has crashed. Even their staff are committing suicide due to the pressure! Seriously cant take anymore of this! (f5 is now ****!)

s/w = drug-user! they must be psychic!

MrMarc says...
12:55pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Does anyone know what happens come friday? Does Mr Fry say one more week so keep calm and carry on? Or does he email the FL with the old sorry chaps cant make the Millwall game?

jono1974 says...
12:58pm Tue 30 Jun 09

I would like the p/g
to get their arses in gear and buy the club, i am getting fed up with the echo pulling random sensational storys out of the air while us fans know nothing more than what we did two weeks ago, for ****
sake buy the club &/or put us out of are misery.

JimmyLondon says...
12:59pm Tue 30 Jun 09

i am losing confidence and fast!
sw - burn-some !

Nothing to say says...
1:00pm Tue 30 Jun 09

What I can't believe the most, is that any Saints fan, with a long history of being lied to by everyone involved in the club... still take all this cráp at face value.

We really do have some mugs as fans.

You'd think it would have sunk into people's heads by now that everyone involved in football is a liar and a bit mentally deranged (especially to own a club).

Players and managers give us bullshít every single day and leave clubs when it suits their wallets.

The media is just as full of shít as well.

I suggest fans believe NOTHING these con-artists tell us anymore.

As "The Stranglers" once said... NO MORE HEROES ANYMORE.

pawnsacrifice says...
1:00pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Huffybear wrote:
SaintsNo1Quim wrote: never saw that one comming did we boys... The guy is a joke.
He did the same to Bournemouth didn't he, some sort of illness mean't he had to pull out. Didn't think he'd last long. Just need Pinnacle to clinch this FAST now.
mental illness I'd imagine

batterb says...
1:01pm Tue 30 Jun 09

and the next group to enter the fray will be Foggy, Compo & Clegg combining their pensions to buy, it is now that comical what is going on, Dads Army, The Vicar of Dibley are all learning new lines from this take-over fiasco

kinkyboots70 says...
1:02pm Tue 30 Jun 09

im getting the feeling that pinnicle will announce they have to pull out due to circumstances beyond their control...at least mr fialka had his 15mins of fame

chip eater says...
1:03pm Tue 30 Jun 09


result. you've antagonised everybody linked to pinnacle bid sensationalising and conjecturing with very few facts. those that you do get seem to be leaks from Fry so he can use the Echo to bully interested parties. You're most likely backing the wrong horse again, despite all the delays I, and the feeling I get from most posts, support Matt and to a lesser degree Crouch. They have flaws and have made mistakes, but we KNOW they have the club's interest at heart.

pawnsacrifice says...
1:04pm Tue 30 Jun 09

TGRWorzel wrote:
Even if Pinnacle did complete, confidence in the new owners is damaged at the outset. We've seen some serious mismanagement before they even get control of the club !
totally agree. Incompetent.

GARY1976 says...
1:06pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Its obvious what pinnacle are doing, now that they have not got there own way with the FL there are trying to get the club on the cheap.Fry has a lot to answer for.

UTS says...
1:07pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Now the Echo and in particular Peter Law can get out of this clowns backside.

Walter mitty in yer face.

Tirau Dan (NZL) says...
1:09pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Radio report at the hour just says Pinnacle are in with the administrators dealing. They said the talks with FL didn't go well yesterday but Lynan is "the eternal optimist".. I'm not liking this guy but at least we know they are in there right now deciding the fate or this bid.
sw gain-will haha yeah right

threetimes says...
1:10pm Tue 30 Jun 09

there's no talk of MF pulling out on talksport or skysports. Some Saints fans are never happy unless they've got something to moan about. If/when Pinnacle Group complete they'll have my full support and I won't have a lack of confidence in them. No doubt we'll lose against Millwall on the opening day and there'll be loads of fools chanting MLT OUT!! He was on Skysports yday asking for a little bit more patience, so lets give him that and have some faith!

MrMarc says...
1:10pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Nothing to say wrote:
What I can't believe the most, is that any Saints fan, with a long history of being lied to by everyone involved in the club... still take all this cráp at face value. We really do have some mugs as fans. You'd think it would have sunk into people's heads by now that everyone involved in football is a liar and a bit mentally deranged (especially to own a club). Players and managers give us bullshít every single day and leave clubs when it suits their wallets. The media is just as full of shít as well. I suggest fans believe NOTHING these con-artists tell us anymore. As "The Stranglers" once said... NO MORE HEROES ANYMORE.
Not mugs we just want hope, and like the Boss said at Glasto on Sat night... END UP LIKE A DOG THATS BEEN BEAT TO MUCH

wraggster says...
1:12pm Tue 30 Jun 09

TGRWorzel wrote:
Even if Pinnacle did complete, confidence in the new owners is damaged at the outset. We've seen some serious mismanagement before they even get control of the club !
Well said Worzel.
And as far as I can see there are only 2 consortium's now in the running PG and the swiss, Fry has not confirmed the other bidders from abroad has he? PG don't appear to have the money they reckon suprise suprise. Said last night I reckoned Crouch and maybe MLT bankrolled the exclusivity period this whole thing stinks like a rotten skate.

saintsfan25 says...
1:12pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Could this be an omen ... SW pain-past???

I hope so, my heart can't take more of this

Patrick80's says...
1:12pm Tue 30 Jun 09

GARY1976 wrote:
Its obvious what pinnacle are doing, now that they have not got there own way with the FL there are trying to get the club on the cheap.Fry has a lot to answer for.
Gary you are absolutely right, Mr Fry should have appealed within 7 days, they are the rules laid down by the FL. Mr Fry has Messed this up. PG are right to haggle this right to the line and pay the lowest amount possible, so the maximum goes into the club when they take over, all the key players are being sold from under are noses by Mr Fry. COYR

Tirau Dan (NZL) says...
1:15pm Tue 30 Jun 09

GARY1976 wrote:
Its obvious what pinnacle are doing, now that they have not got there own way with the FL there are trying to get the club on the cheap.Fry has a lot to answer for.
I actually hope that is the case at this stage.. the cheaper they get it the more gets spent of rebuilding. I'm streaming radio solent .. after midnight here in nz and no way I'm sleeping til they get out of that meeting. Torture!

surferdave says...
1:18pm Tue 30 Jun 09

jimhsaints wrote:
just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again
According To 606 Sport Theres A Press Conference At 2PM This Afternoon . Lets Hope Its Good News At Last.

GARY1976 says...
1:19pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Fry and his company come away with at least a £1 million for there so called work and we will end up with out a club

kinkyboots70 says...
1:19pm Tue 30 Jun 09

surferdave wrote:
jimhsaints wrote: just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again
According To 606 Sport Theres A Press Conference At 2PM This Afternoon . Lets Hope Its Good News At Last.
what time was that announced .ive got it on didnt hear that

saintsfan25 says...
1:23pm Tue 30 Jun 09

kinkyboots70 wrote:
surferdave wrote:
jimhsaints wrote: just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again
According To 606 Sport Theres A Press Conference At 2PM This Afternoon . Lets Hope Its Good News At Last.
what time was that announced .ive got it on didnt hear that
I see the same thing on 606, there are two different stories and one post... Maybe, but I a not holding my breath until I actually har it!

buffalosoldier says...
1:23pm Tue 30 Jun 09

one down two more to go!!

as i commented at the weekend: i offered anyone 10-1 that pinnacle would NOT!!! close a deal by 23.59 this evening. they are a shambles and have dragged this club to the brink of extinction.

as i also commented the time-frame would force any serious bidders to think again! nobody in their right mind is gonna sign up and invest in a business thats already gone t*ts up without a complete period of due dilligence.
Fry, MLT, leon all got into to bed with pinnacle and they will rue the day that they chose to align themselves with this group of chancers

wraggster says...
1:25pm Tue 30 Jun 09

kinkyboots70 wrote:
surferdave wrote:
jimhsaints wrote: just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again
According To 606 Sport Theres A Press Conference At 2PM This Afternoon . Lets Hope Its Good News At Last.
what time was that announced .ive got it on didnt hear that
Nothing on skysports news either about this only said MLT said SHOULD complete today and peter ried
story

NewForestStu says...
1:27pm Tue 30 Jun 09

The Daily Echo can exclusively reveal that Mr Jackson has pulled out of the sack race due to the weather currently being damp and no-one else attending however in a late twist the Echo can confirm that the 'real deadline' for any deal to be done is now Feb 2020

saintsfan25 says...
1:27pm Tue 30 Jun 09

SW file-sale... more like fire-sale if this deal doesn't go through by the end of the day

Fides says...
1:27pm Tue 30 Jun 09

GARY1976 wrote:
Its obvious what pinnacle are doing, now that they have not got there own way with the FL there are trying to get the club on the cheap.Fry has a lot to answer for.
Let me think - do we want whoever buys the club to pay the most money to the administrator (with less money left over to invest in the club) or the least. Of course we want them to buy it on the cheap (subject to paying enough to get a CVA).

Another reason why fans should stay away from the business of football clubs.

Trust the rumour of a 2pm press conference is A. true and B. a predictor of good things to be announced.

Jason D says...
1:28pm Tue 30 Jun 09

pawnsacrifice wrote:
TGRWorzel wrote:
Even if Pinnacle did complete, confidence in the new owners is damaged at the outset. We've seen some serious mismanagement before they even get control of the club !
totally agree. Incompetent.
Not sure how you guys see this as mismanagement.

From all I've seen Pinnacle have at least tried to keep people informed on a reasonably regular basis and have largely tried to keep things close to their chest, even if the Keegan pictures were unfortunate, not least in suddenly raising some ridiculously high expectations in what is effectively a deal to save our club first and foremost rather than think of an immediate return to the top flight.

In this financial climate I think it's only a good sign that the buyers want to know where they are before they make a purchase.

The 10 point deduction is an important factor in attracting the right manager and players, so they are right to get it sorted.

Now they need to either close the deal or walk away.

Let's face it, if they buy the club we owe them a huge amount of faith and patience.

This is about survival, let's worry about the long-term future when we know we have one.

stoney79 says...
1:32pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Right, I'm confused. Can somebody explain this to me. The holding company, SLH went into administration, the football team did not, so Mr Fry is only in charge of the holding company - trying to sell the football team (SFC) as a going concern.
This is the basis of all the cr@p that has been chatted about how cruel the FL are, no?
So we are all aware of this split, yes?
So why do we think that Mr Fry has anything to do with selling the players?
He can't make that decision, the team isn't in administration - it's just the evil FL trying to prove a point???
Or there truly is little to separate the Plc & the Ltd, Begbies are in charge of both, the 10 points should stand, all the cr@p chatted about the evil FA etc was just wrong and Pinnacle are just coming up with excuses.
‘Fans’ are just chatting sh1t again and staring trouble , like they did with Ian Branfoot, David Merrington, Stuart Gray, Paul Sturrock, Lowe, Wilde, etc etc etc.
Look at Arsenal, Man U, even bloody Everton for fcuks sake – a football club needs consistency. It needs a long run under the same manager/board, but as soon as somebody has a poor start or a bit of a dip in form Saints fans turn against him and make their position untenable - so they quit and somebody else comes in and no consistency.
It’s the fans blowing the in wind and not thinking about the future that **** Saints, not Lowe, not even Wilde, not anybody to blame but the fans demanding managers quit, the board quit, boycotting the SMS etc.
Should have just stuck to shouting from the terraces, if you could do better you’d be running a football club, not just supporting one, and Saints would prob still be in the prem today…..
I hope you are all happy boo boys, now we may have nothing next year. Pause, give yourselves all a big pat on the back and start having a go at Ian Birde for not achieving promotion with Eastleigh.
Bunch of know nothing arrogant **** who think they know best, think for one second, if you really did have a clue you’d be busy running a football club instead of commenting on Echo stories wouldn’t you?!?


Parksey says...
1:33pm Tue 30 Jun 09

weh8pompey wrote:
another dead jackson then
Classic!

People on 606 are suggesting there'll be a news conference at 2pm. I reckon if Jackson has pulled out then he may know its now a done deal with Pinnacle.

End of the day, it doesn't matter how much Pinnacle pay to buy SLH from the administrators, that's only of concern to their creditors.

Its also not a matter for the administrators to have appealed the points deduction. Their obligation is only to realise the assets of SLH for the benefit of the creditors, I suspect there's negligible difference in the value of the actual club whether its subject to the points deduction or not.

Major Sir Jerry Pending says...
1:35pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Has any Echo reporter bothered to try and speak to MLT today to ask him whether he still thinks Pinnacle will sign?

wraggster says...
1:37pm Tue 30 Jun 09

big news on sky sports coming up

SFC Scott says...
1:38pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Annnouncement to be broadcast on Sky Sports News in just a moment.

jezza says...
1:38pm Tue 30 Jun 09

jimhsaints wrote:
just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again
Probably gone in to graffitti the train picture!

SFC Scott says...
1:39pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Pinnacle have pulled out of buying Southampton FC.

SSN

wraggster says...
1:39pm Tue 30 Jun 09

pinnacle withdraw theres a suprise

sw high risk that they were f**king wasters

Saintan says...
1:40pm Tue 30 Jun 09

surferdave wrote:
jimhsaints wrote:
just been past sms leons car is in the carpark hope hes in the to bang some heads together more likely to hand over more cash to pay for the wages again
According To 606 Sport Theres A Press Conference At 2PM This Afternoon . Lets Hope Its Good News At Last.
606 is a s**t web forum where F**Kwit saints fans and Skates spread lies and have cyber B*M Sex

ignore it

no press conferance today - just a lot of t**ts winding serious fans

ignore 606, echo, newsnow, southampton fans online and pretty much all other tabloid net "sites"

they're all spreading sh*te

look at bbc and ssn

nothing else

surferdave says...
1:41pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Pinnacle have withdrawn their bid breaking news now on sky sports.

kinkyboots70 says...
1:41pm Tue 30 Jun 09

wraggster wrote:
pinnacle withdraw theres a suprise sw high risk that they were f**king wasters
i said this earlier

SFC Scott says...
1:41pm Tue 30 Jun 09

RIP SFC

GARY1976 says...
1:42pm Tue 30 Jun 09

oh what a surprise

GARY1976 says...
1:42pm Tue 30 Jun 09

oh what a surprise

Gingothesaint says...
1:44pm Tue 30 Jun 09

gutted :(

buffalosoldier says...
1:44pm Tue 30 Jun 09

surferdave wrote:
Pinnacle have withdrawn their bid breaking news now on sky sports.
as i commented all along a bunch of sheisters.

pity no one took me up on 10-1 though.

but the club will now go the process of being wound up, much like Pinnacle and MLT have been doing to saints fans for over a month now.

"oh the -10 points isnt a deal breaker...yeah thanks for finishing the club off"

kinkyboots70 says...
1:44pm Tue 30 Jun 09

fry is the only one to get something out of this...think thats it for saints game ovr

wraggster says...
1:45pm Tue 30 Jun 09

1885-2009
SOUTHAMPTON FC
R.I.P

seany1966 says...
1:45pm Tue 30 Jun 09

sky sports TV are saying Pinnacle have pulled out !!!!!

dannyfloyd says...
1:46pm Tue 30 Jun 09

talksport is saying pinacle have pulled out. as always the local paper seems to be the last to say. perhaps they have other info and are trying to clarify. not a wind up though. i have talk sport on in the office.

jono1974 says...
1:50pm Tue 30 Jun 09

What can you say, i was praying the pinnicle group would honor their word obviously they are full of ****, mlt said the other day he was confident a deal would be completed. so now what, just let it all go down the pan??
im gutted.

chapellady says...
1:51pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Well - there we are then! Just heard Lawrie Mac on SSN. Pinnacle have jumped ship and we are all but done for. Sad sad day.

seany1966 says...
1:51pm Tue 30 Jun 09

sad but true

sw-user-club

NewForestStu says...
1:52pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Priceless.

Many years ago Saints plyed their trade at a great little ground called the Dell. Word on the street from the boys in the know, was that we could not compete with the other boys in the 'Premier League'. We needed a new stadium to improve our chances of survival in the top flight.

Once built, these people in the know managed to spend next to bugxer all on decent players and so a few years later we got our just desserts of relegation. Now, not sure if i misunderstood or not, but the stadium was supposed to reduce the chances of us getting relegated? Following relegation, the one thing that was meant to help us move always move forward (St. Mary's) has been our overall reason for the demise. The top boys had peanuts and took from the club and put everything against the mortgage. Thanks Lowe, Wilde, Cowan, Richards and the rest of you incompetent fools....you really have wrecked something that had operated well within its means since 1885.

LOL (Lowe) if we get relegated we will have player wages cut as per these wonderful clauses in their contracts they signed.....blah blah, Lowe i despise you. Wilde, never come close to the New Forest you were the worst of the wosrt.

What chancers will we get now?

owen_thesaints says...
1:54pm Tue 30 Jun 09

buffalosoldier wrote:
surferdave wrote:
Pinnacle have withdrawn their bid breaking news now on sky sports.
as i commented all along a bunch of sheisters.

pity no one took me up on 10-1 though.

but the club will now go the process of being wound up, much like Pinnacle and MLT have been doing to saints fans for over a month now.

"oh the -10 points isnt a deal breaker...yeah thanks for finishing the club off"
so what it a hunch, oe do you have more information you could share now?

kinkyboots70 says...
1:56pm Tue 30 Jun 09

jono1974 wrote:
What can you say, i was praying the pinnicle group would honor their word obviously they are full of ****, mlt said the other day he was confident a deal would be completed. so now what, just let it all go down the pan?? im gutted.
we all must have realised that something was all horribly wrong with this deal.eg if they had the money they claimed why didnt they go ahead .the season is 46 games we would have p1ssed that league but the fact is pinnicle more than likely didnt have a pot to p1ss in.they will blame it on the league .matty you silly man what are you feeling now

stormus troupias the 2nd says...
1:56pm Tue 30 Jun 09

just hope the swiss can do somethink got to be quick though

sisaydo says...
1:58pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Parksey wrote:
weh8pompey wrote: another dead jackson then
Classic! People on 606 are suggesting there'll be a news conference at 2pm. I reckon if Jackson has pulled out then he may know its now a done deal with Pinnacle. End of the day, it doesn't matter how much Pinnacle pay to buy SLH from the administrators, that's only of concern to their creditors. Its also not a matter for the administrators to have appealed the points deduction. Their obligation is only to realise the assets of SLH for the benefit of the creditors, I suspect there's negligible difference in the value of the actual club whether its subject to the points deduction or not.
There is no truth in this it was an article written by an anybody.

montecristosaint says...
1:59pm Tue 30 Jun 09

threetimes wrote:
there's no talk of MF pulling out on talksport or skysports. Some Saints fans are never happy unless they've got something to moan about. If/when Pinnacle Group complete they'll have my full support and I won't have a lack of confidence in them. No doubt we'll lose against Millwall on the opening day and there'll be loads of fools chanting MLT OUT!! He was on Skysports yday asking for a little bit more patience, so lets give him that and have some faith!
PINNACLE HAVE PULLED OUT.
Now do you believe me. Fialka never had the money in the first place and when pressed would not provide information as to who the backers were.
In my professional experience the administration of Southampton FC has been a complete and total fiasco and questions have to be asked of Fry and his company who clearly have been negligent in that they failed to properly ascertain whether Pinnacle or their clients ever had the money to complete such a deal.
I am of the opinion that Fry should be sacked by the club and better connected administrators appointed who know what they are doing and have football connections which clearly Fry and his provincial firm do not.
I implore all of you fans to email the club and Fry's firm to demand Fry's removal and the appointment of a London firm of receivers who will have the connections in the city and elsewhere to move the club on.
Commiserations.

SaintsFC-George says...
2:02pm Tue 30 Jun 09

weh8pompey wrote:
another dead jackson then
harsh but funny

hampshirehawk says...
2:19pm Tue 30 Jun 09

threetimes wrote:
there's no talk of MF pulling out on talksport or skysports. Some Saints fans are never happy unless they've got something to moan about. If/when Pinnacle Group complete they'll have my full support and I won't have a lack of confidence in them. No doubt we'll lose against Millwall on the opening day and there'll be loads of fools chanting MLT OUT!! He was on Skysports yday asking for a little bit more patience, so lets give him that and have some faith!
Hows your faith and patience now then?

lionheart says...
2:27pm Tue 30 Jun 09

Given the scale of fees, Begbies Traynor have done very well out of this debacle. At AFCBournemouth they left us with a couple of jokers buying the club and the sale of our rising star Sam Vokes for a knock down £300k to pay for the Administration in the absence of any hard cash.

ben dover says...
3:23pm Tue 30 Jun 09

like him or loath him rups has been round the block a few times has connections and is streetwise just what is needed now or we go under for good.also you all forget he got us out of that cowshed and into a world class stadium,the fact its not been paid for is irrelevant the rest of these guys are jokers..

weh8pompey says...
4:17pm Tue 30 Jun 09

hampshirehawk wrote:
threetimes wrote: there's no talk of MF pulling out on talksport or skysports. Some Saints fans are never happy unless they've got something to moan about. If/when Pinnacle Group complete they'll have my full support and I won't have a lack of confidence in them. No doubt we'll lose against Millwall on the opening day and there'll be loads of fools chanting MLT OUT!! He was on Skysports yday asking for a little bit more patience, so lets give him that and have some faith!
Hows your faith and patience now then?
hahahahahhahahahahha
ha what a mug!!!!!

saintsfan222 says...
5:18pm Tue 30 Jun 09

This whole thing has nothing to do with football and more to do with trying to get lots of land on the cheap!

The Grey Mystery says...
6:57pm Tue 30 Jun 09

ben dover wrote:
like him or loath him rups has been round the block a few times has connections and is streetwise just what is needed now or we go under for good.also you all forget he got us out of that cowshed and into a world class stadium,the fact its not been paid for is irrelevant the rest of these guys are jokers..
he took us from dell to debt ,introduced a rugby failure,introduced a dutch masterclass in relegation and playing boys against men,and we still dont know where all the transfer money went,i hope he dies painfully,i hate him more than maggie thatcher

ben dover says...
7:58pm Tue 30 Jun 09

The Grey Mystery wrote:
ben dover wrote:
like him or loath him rups has been round the block a few times has connections and is streetwise just what is needed now or we go under for good.also you all forget he got us out of that cowshed and into a world class stadium,the fact its not been paid for is irrelevant the rest of these guys are jokers..
he took us from dell to debt ,introduced a rugby failure,introduced a dutch masterclass in relegation and playing boys against men,and we still dont know where all the transfer money went,i hope he dies painfully,i hate him more than maggie thatcher
what did maggie ever do to you,

bisadave says...
1:01pm Wed 1 Jul 09

Fry's company also mishandled the admninistration of The Cherries with some rather 'maverick' procedures and questionable due dilligence.

Seems like they haven't learned anything from that experience

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