Secret Site Agent Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Hmmm. Does anyone keep having Swiss Tony flashbacks? I can see me in a big gray bouffant standing in the Northam surrounded by hundread of other fans going, 'You know, winning in League 1 is like making love to a beautiful woman.' Spooky.
SFC Forever Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Does sound promising but how many times have we been here in the last few weeks.
sussexsaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Not this close. He has never been so definite on his statements
NickG Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Only just logged on after being away from internet this afternoon. I have heard that Gillico have made the £12.5m bid, but Fry is saying he can see any of three completing - but in order of most likely 1) overseas investment group I mentioned before, base in Monacco 2) Swiss 3) Gillico But all positive and professional so could go for any and would be happy (Fry) with any.
Leightonbuzzardsaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Any one else heard that he is head of swiss consortium?
Channon's Sideburns Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Any one else heard that he is head of swiss consortium? Hmmm..has 23% stake in Cement Company....could be interested in the site across from SMS then..
bridge too far Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Any one else heard that he is head of swiss consortium? This guy? http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/C5XJ.html
Channon's Sideburns Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 This guy? http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/10/C5XJ.html Billionaire too... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Schmidheiny
maxi_sopez Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 please give me good news about saints today, gutted about murray want some good sporting news
ladysaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Any one else heard that he is head of swiss consortium? Now dont go getting me excited he is well loaded.
SaintDonkey Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Billionaire too... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Schmidheiny Hmmm big in the cement business. Maybe he's just after Saint Mary's so he can expand the cement works?
Leightonbuzzardsaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Thats the fella heard a strong rumour about him and saints this afternoon.
WestSaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Hmmm big in the cement business. Maybe he's just after Saint Mary's so he can expand the cement works? Lets hope his proposals for the future are concrete.............. Sorry!!
Delmary Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Thats the fella heard a strong rumour about him and saints this afternoon.His brother Stephan Schmidheiny is also a billionaire.
PaulSaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Lets hope his proposals for the future are concrete.............. Sorry!! Were you stoned when you wrote that?
MongoNeil Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 well as he seems to now be working for Begbie Taylor our administrator and a fellow partner of Mark Fry I doubt it. Page 88 and beat Mongo to the top shame. lol All day I waited for my moment of glory and you came in and ****ed all over my bonfire :-D
Gingeletiss Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Hmmm big in the cement business. Maybe he's just after Saint Mary's so he can expand the cement works? There's one across the road from St Mary's.....you may be onto something;)
bridge too far Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Lets hope his proposals for the future are concrete.............. Sorry!! Do you think Mr Fry will be looking at the aggregate of all bids? Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
buctootim Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 (edited) His brother Stephan Schmidheiny is also a billionaire. He gives a lot of money to one of the charities I work for. Nice bloke - very philanthropic. Cant see him being interested in Saints though. No idea about what his brother and sister might be interested in. Edited 3 July, 2009 by buctootim
thorpie the sinner Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Do we have to wait til Monday at earliest or could an interested party sign on the dotted line at the weekend!!!??? Hope this is the case, unless Fry is off playing golf!
EastleighSoulBoy Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Hmmm..has 23% stake in Cement Company....could be interested in the site across from SMS then.. I wonder if he'd measure up a certain ex chairman for a pair of boots? Oh! that was just tongue in cheek and I couldn't resist it!
mcjwills Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Which, in plain English is my way of saying - I'm very confident that today will also be a good day for MB to watch the bikinis and the rest of us to watch Andy Murray do a Henman and let us down again (Oh and it should be a Pimms day today Thorpie, not a Guinness!) Didn't need to be a genius to work that one out eh Phil
Channon's Sideburns Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Do we have to wait til Monday at earliest or could an interested party sign on the dotted line at the weekend!!!??? Hope this is the case, unless Fry is off playing golf! My golf went well today..lots of thrashing about as normal..however managed to seek out all of my Pinnacle balls...and hit the foooookkkers as far as I could.... (Best hope they don't go ahead now eh....haha)
Justin C Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 What agreat toy a football club would be if you really are that rich. I would want to play at least once a month if it was me!
Ronaldo's a pansy Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 I've got it on very good authority that the family invoved are a Mr Robinson,his wife,and their three children.
slickmick Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 My golf went well today..lots of thrashing about as normal..however managed to seek out all of my Pinnacle balls...and hit the foooookkkers as far as I could.... (Best hope they don't go ahead now eh....haha) I did the same. Pinnacle balls started off well and gave me great hope, but then started veering off course until eventually they all disappeared into the rough.
Window Cleaner Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 I did the same. Pinnacle balls started off well and gave me great hope, but then started veering off course until eventually they all disappeared into the rough. Same old ,always missing the green
Tim Southampton Rover Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Takeover complete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....is what I was hoping the site would have said by now. Still...hopefully soon we'll hear some positive news.
ericofarabia Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 NickG, you are right from what I've been told -a consortium were hours away from exclusivity themselves and didn't think that Pinnacle had the finances in place to make a bid (correct!), which is why they were caught on the hop. Apparently been looking at us for 2 years. Whether they are the consortium that Fry is now closing in on a deal with is the same, I don't know - person who gave me the original info a couple of months ago has stayed sober during recent contact and frustratingly revealed nothing. Have you tried revealing something to him That might help ... a bit of tit for tat so to say
dubai_phil Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Didn't need to be a genius to work that one out eh Phil Shame we're not allowed to gamble down here, it was always a dead cert, just like waiting for some good news from Saints or watching England in a World Cup. Still the GOOD news was that because it was obvious what would happen in the tennis I managed to finish watching Series 1 of Fringe on download. Tough call in the freaky chick detective stakes - Anna Trov or Gillian Anderson.... Eric must get a yellow card - not having been on all day until late, especially seeing as it was Friday - so just for him - I had a proper DRAUGHT pint of Old Speckled Hen last week - Oh you have NO idea how good it tasted mate
thorpie the sinner Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Can anything be signed tonight or tomorrow!?
Saint Billy Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Shame we're not allowed to gamble down here, it was always a dead cert, just like waiting for some good news from Saints or watching England in a World Cup. Still the GOOD news was that because it was obvious what would happen in the tennis I managed to finish watching Series 1 of Fringe on download. Tough call in the freaky chick detective stakes - Anna Trov or Gillian Anderson.... Eric must get a yellow card - not having been on all day until late, especially seeing as it was Friday - so just for him - I had a proper DRAUGHT pint of Old Speckled Hen last week - Oh you have NO idea how good it tasted mate As you know DP, cryptanalysis is not one of my strengths but give me a few minutes of staring at the screen.
SW11_Saint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Takeover complete!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ....is what I was hoping the site would have said by now. Still...hopefully soon we'll hear some positive news. Believe the aim in to complete tonight, not sure if they'll announce tomorrow though or Monday.
dubai_phil Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 As you know DP, cryptanalysis is not one of my strengths but give me a few minutes of staring at the screen. lol No hints in that just 3 hours of me staring at the screen with Anna Trov and that bloke who looks like a young JR Ewing on it! Still cannot work out if she is as hot as heck or actually a *****r - strange and I was berating EoA for his non-appearance today - maybe he was busy buying the club Meanwhile - hmmm Monaco Holy Cr*p! GM's email ploy about that Pirate and the stolen Silver WORKED Maybe
Leightonbuzzardsaint Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Thomas Shmidheiny will be the next owner of southampton football club.
Saint Charlie Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Thomas Shmidheiny will be the next owner of southampton football club. How do you know?
kenneth_kenobi Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Thomas Schmidheiny From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Thomas Schmidheiny (born December 17th 1945) is a billionaire as a result of inheritance and entrepreneurship. Net Worth: $4.4 billion as of 2006. Country of citizenship: Switzerland Residence: Balgach, Switzerland Industry: Engineering/Construction Marital Status: married , 4 children Education: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Bachelor of Arts / Science; Tufts University, Doctorate Schmidheiny is a member of the fourth generation of a Swiss-German industrial fortune. He holds 23.6% stake in cementmaker Holcim and has a seat on the board. Holcim is aggressively expanding, adding to its holdings in Mexico, the UK and India. He also manages his personal wine holdings, including the Cuvaison and Chapel Hill labels and the revamped Weingut Schmidheiny, a vineyard in Balgach, Switzerland, where he was born. Schmidheiny sits on the Board of Overseers at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
Viking Warrior Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Isnt there a cement mixing plant opposite SMS? I have had a good evening playing golf came 3rd in the Highland Park 3 person team competition and won a bottle of 18year old Highland Park.
St_Tel49 Posted 3 July, 2009 Posted 3 July, 2009 Isnt there a cement mixing plant opposite SMS? I have had a good evening playing golf came 3rd in the Highland Park 3 person team competition and won a bottle of 18year old Highland Park. A whole bottle sounds too much for one person - do you need some assistance in drinking it? ;-)
Nineteen Canteen Posted 4 July, 2009 Posted 4 July, 2009 Isnt there a cement mixing plant opposite SMS? I have had a good evening playing golf came 3rd in the Highland Park 3 person team competition and won a bottle of 18year old Highland Park. Not bad considering there is probably only 6 golfers on Orkney.
Nineteen Canteen Posted 4 July, 2009 Posted 4 July, 2009 So has this Schmidheiny fella got his own house? If I read something funnier on this forum before the end of the year I will need to have stopped laughing at this to appreciate it. Absolutely priceless, contact Mike Osman IMO he could use some new material.
thorpie the sinner Posted 4 July, 2009 Posted 4 July, 2009 Right time for an update methinks!! 1) Monaco lot 2) Swiss Lot 3) Batchelors 4 4) Salz 5) Pinnacle anyone I am missing?
sussexsaint Posted 4 July, 2009 Posted 4 July, 2009 Thorpie are you still sure the Monoco lot are ahead of the Swiss??
Master Bates Posted 4 July, 2009 Posted 4 July, 2009 Big piece on Gillico in the Echo with quotes from Batchelor. Batchelor refused to say if any former Saints directors were involved though. One or two potential managers identified. Group consists of a guy in property, a guy in engineering, a guy in sport and a guy in development. All 4 will be on the board of directors if successful. Richard Williams non executive chairman. Batchelor will only be involved in commercial matters.
SaintRichmond Posted 4 July, 2009 Posted 4 July, 2009 Big piece on Gillico in the Echo with quotes from Batchelor. Batchelor refused to say if any former Saints directors were involved though. One or two potential managers identified. Group consists of a guy in property, a guy in engineering, a guy in sport and a guy in development. All 4 will be on the board of directors if successful. Richard Williams non executive chairman. Batchelor will only be involved in commercial matters. ie ... Changing name of Team, changing Team Colors etc ...... so no probs
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