Of course you make some valid points but once again you are lumping everyone who isn't part of your in the know 'the rest of us' into some sort of naive fool category.
I don't know RM personally and frankly couldn't care less whether he makes a load of money out of the deal or not. What I do care about is whether we have a viable football club or not so I don't know why you are so keen to make it a binary choice between Ron lovers and Ron haters.
It may well be that it's Ron's way or no way but you will understand that even the most charitable summary of the way our Chairman has gone about his business would cast some doubt on the eventual outcome. Nevertheless, there are plenty 'of us' who know a bit about the game (not in your superior league of course) and have spent countless hours watching and equally countless amounts of hard earned supporting our club. I sincerely hope you are right that it's now so close, but forgive me for telling the truth when I say it's been a hell of a time coming and some of us will still believe it when we see it.
Surprise, surprise we care about the same thing.
There is no such thing as a Ron lover. I invented that term to cover anyone who tries to use reason but is singled out for personal attacks.....Even those that voted one way on that poll had plenty of snidey remarks.
At the extreme end you have those that want people to go round his house....Actually they normally call for others to do it, which says a lot. They would rather see the end of SUFC....You cannot debate or reason with these people. They are the KKK at a lynching....At best turn a blind eye and ignore them or you will be next.
Then there is a group who don't want to beat Ron up but want to stay at RH with a new owner
Then the vast majority are somewhere in the middle. You know that if one of his companies fails he wont lose his land etc. He may well be able to slide under a snakes belly whilst wearing a top hat. But when it comes to survival, especially at others expense.....Put your money on Ron.
The stadium has been a very long wait. We were stitched up by Sainsbury's. In the end when they finally fessed up we had another delay for housing at RH instead of a supermarket.
BL wanted far to much. Then the feet dragging council decided to rush through their own Sea Way car park scheme in record time....So a further delay whilst FF went from commercial to housing to suit the council....As predicted earlier on here by me, with the usual accusations.
So now everyone is rightly sceptical of any dates about stadiums.....Who on here would put the pension on the stadium starting next spring?
At the other end there are people who may not like Ron but see the quickest path out of the mess is stick with Ron. Its clear he wont sell until the stadium is either under way or finished. The fact that the training ground is nearly completed and Ron gains the most from the housing means what motive does Ron have not to continue?.
I was one step on from that. As posted on here some time ago i would rather see us on the Queensway site and Extra housing at FF......Much better for the club, hotel potential, more commercial options and outstandingly better for the town and us fans.
However just like Ron out, I'm 5 years to late and any delay could be fatal.
So if anyone has other ideas or believes their is a quicker option i'm all for debate. This is a forum after all.
