Seaside Nipper Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 For doing what they are obliged to do? Do you reserve special thanks for the waiter in a restaurant each time he serves you soup that doesn't have a bawhair in it? A green hill baw hair, oh aye. They'll be as turgid as yon greens Quote
Stu Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 I believe they have internet in South Africa and if you type the name "Thavar Mohammed" into Google, his fraud case is at the top of the list. Indeed. Would be interesting to know how recently they became aware he was involved. If it was only yesterday then fair enough but if they've known for a few weeks then it shouldn't have got this far. They found out in time though so fair play to them for that - although the screenshot from Twitter suggests it may not be dead yet. Quote
billyg Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Indeed. Would be interesting to know how recently they became aware he was involved. If it was only yesterday then fair enough but if they've known for a few weeks then it shouldn't have got this far. They found out in time though so fair play to them for that - although the screenshot from Twitter suggests it may not be dead yet. Hasn't stopped that prick Lex from having ago at David Thompson on twitter. What a wanker ! Quote
TopCat Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/friend-helped-blaydon-hotel-boss-4439370 Here's the link. Bullet well and truly dodged, good. Quote
gazmc83 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Those checks should have been carried out at initial stages.Doubt it would have been SG as he is in South Africa apparently.Now can The Board get on with things like appointing a permanent Manager who hopefully can guide us out the mess we are in Absolutely ! I've just googled the guys name and found this why could the board have done this ...... http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/friend-helped-blaydon-hotel-boss-4439370 Quote
gazmc83 Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) http://www.thejournal.co.uk/news/north-east-news/friend-helped-blaydon-hotel-boss-4439370 Here's the link. Bullet well and truly dodged, good. I agree but why did the BOD not put this to be bed weeks ago all you have to do is Google the guys name like we just did Edited January 8, 2015 by gazmc83 Quote
saintnextlifetime Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 If the Club had been sold Hasn't stopped that prick Lex from having ago at David Thompson on twitter. What a wanker ! Aye , some people would have had a field day on here if the Board had let this one slip through. . Quote
Dibbles old paperboy Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Did we drop the asking price to £1.4m? "A FRAUDSTER boasting Caribbean connections posed as a £1m buyer to help a Tyneside hotel boss keep his creditors at bay. Thavar Mohammed said he was purchasing the Hotel Michelangelo in Blaydon, where owner Paolo Pieri was fighting bankruptcy and debt. Sharp-suited Mohammed claimed he was representing a firm with the funds to seal the £1.4m deal. Contracts were drawn up after he produced documents showing another of his alleged companies – Private Capital Bank – had the money to pay the £600,000 deposit from its base in the Dominican Republic. But Mohammed was running an intricate fraud to help his friend Mr Pieri stay afloat, Newcastle Crown Court heard." Quote
Mid Calder Saint Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Seemingly the guy who is named as the fraudster is not actually part of the consortium , but was trying to broker the deal between the two parties ! Quote
davidg Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Don't think the deal is dead? David Thompson says this guy isn't part of the either consortium, he was being used to broker the deal. Possibly moving forward without the broker? Who knows. Quote
Drew Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Seemingly the guy who is named as the fraudster is not actually part of the consortium , but was trying to broker the deal between the two parties ! That's potentially even more dodgy Quote
Stu Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 That's potentially even more dodgy Indeed - a certain director got voted off the board because he was using a guy involved with Craig Whyte! Quote
Bud the Baker Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 So despite it being "business as normal" we're 8 days into the transfer window without a permanent manager, still have no adequate replacement for Thommo (terrible news BTW) or a new CH. Quote
DLBud Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 For doing what they are obliged to do? Do you reserve special thanks for the waiter in a restaurant each time he serves you soup that doesn't have a bawhair in it? Div, I require the functionality to "like" posts multiple times. Thank you. That made me laugh at the end of a spectacularly shit day. Thanks Drew. Quote
blcknwhte_lj Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 To be completely honest, I doubt we will ever find the fabled Saints fans takeover group. It's a fantasy. Fair play to the board, doing their homework first on the potential new owners. However if the deal is off they can get the finger out and sort out the manager and squad issues at hand. Quote
GlenburnSaint Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 http://asia.eurosport.com/football/st-mirren-takeover-talks-cancelled_sto4539165/story.shtml f**k Sakes! Anyone who thinks the current board don't care about our club need to read this. If it's true, a few posters on here need to shut their mouths and trust the board. Stewart Gilmour could easily have ignored this and we'd have potentially been in the shit. I wouldnt like to see our club in the hands of a muslim. Not a racist by any means but my personal opinion is they have a different set of morals and would put themselves before the club. Assuming that is his religion of course. When the crisps and biscuits go out of date in the shop they put a discount sticker on them covering the date. So they would probably issue thommo with a fake birth certificate and sell him for 19p before the window shuts. We should be owned by our own. Quote
Drew Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 I wouldnt like to see our club in the hands of a muslim. Not a racist by any means but my personal opinion is they have a different set of morals and would put themselves before the club. Assuming that is his religion of course. When the crisps and biscuits go out of date in the shop they put a discount sticker on them covering the date. So they would probably issue thommo with a fake birth certificate and sell him for 19p before the window shuts. We should be owned by our own. Wind-up, right? Quote
GlenburnSaint Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Wind-up, right?[/quote Lol Edited January 8, 2015 by GlenburnSaint Quote
bluto Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Did we drop the asking price to £1.4m? "Sharp-suited Mohammed claimed he was representing a firm with the funds to seal the £1.4m deal." That figure was for the hotel deal. Quote
Dibbles old paperboy Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) That figure was for the hotel deal. Yes, I can read! Was just hoping there were no further parallels between the two bids than the similar asking price... Edited January 8, 2015 by Dibbles old paperboy Quote
mjb Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Why would the "English consortium" require a broker? Why would they pick a broker with such an easily exposed nefarious past? Why would they pick as their manager someone with, seemingly, no coaching experience at any level? Quote
Charlotte Saint Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 Why would the "English consortium" require a broker? Why would they pick a broker with such an easily exposed nefarious past? Why would they pick as their manager someone with, seemingly, no coaching experience at any level? dunno, why? Quote
Leicester Saint Posted January 8, 2015 Report Posted January 8, 2015 I believe they have internet in South Africa and if you type the name "Thavar Mohammed" into Google, his fraud case is at the top of the list.So, not too difficult to find out then, and could've/should've been done really easily at an early stage?FFS, maybe they'll start checking the Facebook profiles of any potential buyers!! Quote
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