Bad Wolf Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died. Remember when he was going to buy us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trousers Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-1609480/Microsoft-man-to-bid-for-Southampton-FC.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpine_saint Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 R.I.P. Whether he was really interested in buying us or not (and I still think there is no smoke without a fire, even if he only looked at us briefly), he still had a major impact on our lives through IT innovation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Someone better tell the guy strapped to the buoy doing the Solent yacht watch that it’s all over. R.I.P fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 He's finally hit the Start button. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladysaint Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Was he the one who we thought posted under the pseudonym of Tommac or Help me Rhonda. RIP Mr Allen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjii Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Was he the one who we thought posted under the pseudonym of Tommac or Help me Rhonda. RIP Mr Allen. No. Tommac was one of the numpty middlemen in the fictitious deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusic Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Was he the one who we thought posted under the pseudonym of Tommac or Help me Rhonda. RIP Mr Allen.All IMHO of course, Morph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSAINT Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Was he the one who we thought posted under the pseudonym of Tommac or Help me Rhonda. RIP Mr Allen. - Tommac was Tom McLoughlin. - Help me Rhonda worked for some American bloke (Dan Williams?) who wanted to buy us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heisenberg Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 R.I.P. Whether he was really interested in buying us or not (and I still think there is no smoke without a fire, even if he only looked at us briefly), he still had a major impact on our lives through IT innovation. True that! RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbage_Face Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 RIP Sweet Prince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 So this means we’re stuck with Gao forever then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warsash saint Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 Golden days of this forum ... back when it was an interesting place to be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hypochondriac Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 I miss Saint David. I spoke to him once on the phone. He was slightly insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint lard Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 RIP Mr Allen The good old days of the forum. Barry the briefcase. and getting up extra early to listen to a radio talk show in the states discussing Mr Allens’ alleged involvement in a takeover at SFC. The conspiracy theories were rife. Some really intriguing ITKs.......and many pretending to be. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Verbal Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-1609480/Microsoft-man-to-bid-for-Southampton-FC.html You know as well as I do who the 'source' close to Allen was. Funny that Alpine still believes a single shred of it was ever true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 But, but - he saw the value in taking our unique 'family club' brand global! Who will do it now?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simo Posted 16 October, 2018 Share Posted 16 October, 2018 I guess he's not buying Chelsea either then !? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonb Posted 17 October, 2018 Share Posted 17 October, 2018 Halcyon days of the forum as has been said already. Was his yacht ever moored up in Southampton?? I have a vague memory of a photo of it. Haha, the hours we've all invested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billy Posted 17 October, 2018 Share Posted 17 October, 2018 I’m sure I remember back in the good old days that Paul Allen stated that he was never interested in purchasing Saints. I'm sure Franks Cousin will verify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamplemousse Posted 17 October, 2018 Share Posted 17 October, 2018 But, but - he saw the value in taking our unique 'family club' brand global! Who will do it now?? Apparently he's giving most of his fortune to 'charitable causes' so you never know, we might get lucky after all. Or maybe he's put in a good word for us and Bill Gates will come calling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 17 October, 2018 Author Share Posted 17 October, 2018 I guess he's not buying Chelsea either then !? Wasn't he also to want to buy Sheff Wed too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micky Posted 17 October, 2018 Share Posted 17 October, 2018 The whole thing was myth. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verlaine1979 Posted 17 October, 2018 Share Posted 17 October, 2018 The whole thing was myth. Sent from my SM-T580 using Tapatalk I don't even think it was a myth. I think it was a very successful wind-up playing on the vanity of some of our fanbase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percy windham Posted 18 October, 2018 Share Posted 18 October, 2018 Had the pleasure of meeting Paul Allen at a charity do once. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eelpie Posted 19 October, 2018 Share Posted 19 October, 2018 Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has died. Remember when he was going to buy us? RIP Paul Allen Sorry we missed your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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