Hartlepool Utd

Open now for discussion of all things Darlo!

Moderators: mikkyx, uncovered

TFDM
Posts: 2123
Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:32 am
Team Supported: Darlington
Contact:

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by TFDM » Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:16 pm

That article has to be nonsense surely.... I thought they were well run?

Maurice_Peddelty
Posts: 956
Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:40 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Maurice_Peddelty » Mon Dec 15, 2014 7:47 pm

I had to laugh when listening to the BBC Tees commentary on Saturday's match - Ivan Ash referred to Hartlefool's centre-backs Bates and Austin as the "Blancmange brothers" such was their ineptitude!

Darlo_Pete
Posts: 14080
Joined: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:13 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Darlo_Pete » Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:13 pm

I remember Ivan Ash, when he commentated on Darlo away matches, especially midweek one's. He'd spend most of the game talking about things not connected with football in general or specifically about Darlo, although very entertaining.

spen666
Posts: 2296
Joined: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:12 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by spen666 » Mon Dec 15, 2014 9:32 pm

Darlo_Pete wrote:I remember Ivan Ash, when he commentated on Darlo away matches, especially midweek one's. He'd spend most of the game talking about things not connected with football in general or specifically about Darlo, although very entertaining.

He was obviously auditioning for Test Match Special

love it!
Posts: 946
Joined: Sat Feb 12, 2011 11:06 am
Team Supported: Darlington 1883

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by love it! » Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:49 am

Northern Echo article just published indicating they are subject to a takeover approach

BaronsCourtQuaker
Posts: 767
Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:52 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by BaronsCourtQuaker » Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:52 am

love it! wrote:Northern Echo article just published indicating they are subject to a takeover approach
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/ ... _takeover/

User avatar
RUMPLESTILTSKIN
Posts: 1688
Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 1:57 pm
Team Supported: Darlington
Location: In my own little world

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by RUMPLESTILTSKIN » Tue Dec 16, 2014 10:58 am

BaronsCourtQuaker wrote:
love it! wrote:Northern Echo article just published indicating they are subject to a takeover approach
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/ ... _takeover/

I really hope the new owner is called George. ;) :lol:
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is King

Twintowers
Posts: 428
Joined: Sat Sep 29, 2012 12:15 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Twintowers » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:07 am

South Yorkshire?.Reckon Chris Turner could be involved there,Sheffield lad isn't he?

Alfie
Posts: 420
Joined: Tue May 22, 2012 8:33 am
Team Supported: Darlington
Location: Eye, Suffolk

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Alfie » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:28 am

Jammy buggers....just when they were going down the plug hole looks they have found a group daft enough to buy the club and very likely put money in to strengthen the squad.

Distinct danger they might now avoid the drop.

lo36789
Posts: 10927
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:58 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by lo36789 » Tue Dec 16, 2014 11:33 am

Ah man I was enjoying goings on before. I even saw talk of them rattling buckets to create a fans fund.

If this happens and they can get a couple of million out of the consortium they will survive. It only takes a few wins to get out of the relegation zone as everyone else will almost certainly be losing.

It will only take a little bit of money to get the players in who can get them a couple of wins as well, and if Turner is there with his contacts it should attract more experienced quality than what the Boro academy have given them.

There is a huge hole in the article, to the sum of £14million. Are IOR just going to take the losses or hold out for getting it back? They will need to decided whether they will get more from the consortium, or from cutting costs even further and pocketing the football league parachute payments.

User avatar
Mr_Tibbs
Posts: 3293
Joined: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:55 pm
Team Supported: The Almighty Darlo
Location: Gruzia
Contact:

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Mr_Tibbs » Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:01 pm

IOR have just put Pools into administration with debts of £14 million.

It's got a nice ring to it, even if it's not true.
Join - Shop - Collect

Collect free donations for your club every time you shop the easyfundraising way:

Image

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/dfcsg

BaronsCourtQuaker
Posts: 767
Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 12:52 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by BaronsCourtQuaker » Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:25 pm

Just a further update. And no im no pools fan, just bored at work and watching the news

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... epool.html

A quick look on the number and they are all jumping for joy, i understand why, but football fans will never learn, they have no clue as to this guys motives but welcome them with open arms. Seems Ronnie Moore is lined up to be the new boss, they could do worse in there current situation.

al_quaker
Posts: 5942
Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 2:51 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by al_quaker » Tue Dec 16, 2014 12:36 pm

New owners could be good, but they could be worse. Remember when Singh seemed like a good chairman?

Also, what happens to the ~£14m?

However, they've probably dropped lucky, will avoid relegation, and have another 10 years of being financed to a position well above their natural place!

TFDM
Posts: 2123
Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 11:32 am
Team Supported: Darlington
Contact:

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by TFDM » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:08 pm

As Quakerz said earlier the jammy gits will get out of their mess somehow won't they. :crazy:

User avatar
Spyman
Posts: 12643
Joined: Thu Jul 09, 2009 10:04 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Spyman » Tue Dec 16, 2014 1:56 pm

Are boxing promoters ever interested in anything other than a quick buck?

Alarm bells would be ringing if I were inclined towards stamping on kittens.
On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.

We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.

Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.

DC

User avatar
Mr_Tibbs
Posts: 3293
Joined: Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:55 pm
Team Supported: The Almighty Darlo
Location: Gruzia
Contact:

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Mr_Tibbs » Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:24 pm

He was very briefly involved at Scunnie but promises (to him, presumably) weren't kept and off he went again. Wonder what went on there?
Join - Shop - Collect

Collect free donations for your club every time you shop the easyfundraising way:

Image

www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/dfcsg

Bogratsteve
Posts: 4025
Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2012 8:57 am
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Bogratsteve » Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:24 pm

Look on the bright side, they will think they have been saved by the new messiah only to be dropped further in the shite when he gets bored and pulls all his cash out, where as IOR have been dropping them gently, we can then have a jolly good chortle - toot toot enjoy the ride.
Last edited by Bogratsteve on Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:12 pm, edited 1 time in total.

m62exile
Posts: 2242
Joined: Sun Jul 12, 2009 2:11 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by m62exile » Tue Dec 16, 2014 2:57 pm

Interesting parallels with Raj Singh's takeover in the sense that bought a club when the odds were against staying up. Consequently got relegated which bollocksed up all the planning and more importantly the level of interest. Will be interesting to see what IOR ask for the club...

User avatar
TSQuaker
Posts: 214
Joined: Tue Jan 28, 2014 3:56 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by TSQuaker » Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:27 pm

Spyman wrote:Are boxing promoters ever interested in anything other than a quick buck?

Alarm bells would be ringing if I were inclined towards stamping on kittens.
Imagine Mayweather and Pacquaio in the biggest fight of recent memory at Victoria Park :lol:
Northern League Champions 2013

Henley
Posts: 572
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:49 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Henley » Tue Dec 16, 2014 3:43 pm

BaronsCourtQuaker wrote:
love it! wrote:Northern Echo article just published indicating they are subject to a takeover approach
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/ ... _takeover/
I knew my return would phuqing jinx it.

Very sorry, everyone.

T'was fun whilst it lasted, I suppose.

Darlogramps
Posts: 6025
Joined: Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:47 am
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Darlogramps » Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:24 pm

New owners TMH. Stands for The Monkey Hangers?
If ever you're bored or miserable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlZohZoadGY

User avatar
divas
Posts: 13213
Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 1:38 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by divas » Tue Dec 16, 2014 4:55 pm

m62exile wrote:Interesting parallels with Raj Singh's takeover in the sense that bought a club when the odds were against staying up. Consequently got relegated which bollocksed up all the planning and more importantly the level of interest. Will be interesting to see what IOR ask for the club...
Indeed, you'd think they'd have learned something from a club just up the road. Smacks to me of the Houghton takeover.

IOR have been very good custodians and I think the Poolie types will soon be recounting that old mantra of: you don't know what you've got til it's gone...

User avatar
Robbie Painter
Posts: 2289
Joined: Fri Jul 10, 2009 8:37 am
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Robbie Painter » Tue Dec 16, 2014 5:47 pm

divas wrote:
m62exile wrote:Interesting parallels with Raj Singh's takeover in the sense that bought a club when the odds were against staying up. Consequently got relegated which bollocksed up all the planning and more importantly the level of interest. Will be interesting to see what IOR ask for the club...
Indeed, you'd think they'd have learned something from a club just up the road. Smacks to me of the Houghton takeover.

IOR have been very good custodians and I think the Poolie types will soon be recounting that old mantra of: you don't know what you've got til it's gone...
Don't imagine IOR have sold up out of sheer goodwill!

New chairman, Peter Harris, seems to be based in Warwickshire and is a director of a nightclub. He appears to work for a company Phoebus Funding Solutions whose CEO is Steven Murrall. Steven Murrall was part of the Seebeck 87 consortium that briefly owned Swindon Town last year and ended up in court in a dispute over ownership of Swindon (they lost).

It'll be interesting to watch how events unfold over the coming months/years. I very much doubt that these owners will provide the financial stability that IOR did.

footifan
Posts: 792
Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2009 3:34 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by footifan » Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:14 pm

I always find it odd (would be worried if I was a choker ) when a consortium of buyers come in from outside the area with no link to the club.... especially if they have a track record of buying or trying to buy other clubs in the past. It is not as though they are fans made good putting their money into a club they love.
Although in the chokers case there seems to be no benefit of a ground to sell as it is council owned or obvious assets to strip.
You can understand trying to buy Wednesday or even Swindon as least they have some potential for growth, advancement & have had some past success to build on.

Night Club owners & boxing promoters makes you wonder ? Perhaps with the price of precious metals they are after the contents of their" Trophy Cabinet " or just want to be associated with their gloried past...

Alfie
Posts: 420
Joined: Tue May 22, 2012 8:33 am
Team Supported: Darlington
Location: Eye, Suffolk

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Alfie » Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:39 pm

Robbie Painter wrote:
divas wrote:
m62exile wrote:Interesting parallels with Raj Singh's takeover in the sense that bought a club when the odds were against staying up. Consequently got relegated which bollocksed up all the planning and more importantly the level of interest. Will be interesting to see what IOR ask for the club...
Indeed, you'd think they'd have learned something from a club just up the road. Smacks to me of the Houghton takeover.

IOR have been very good custodians and I think the Poolie types will soon be recounting that old mantra of: you don't know what you've got til it's gone...
Don't imagine IOR have sold up out of sheer goodwill!

New chairman, Peter Harris, seems to be based in Warwickshire and is a director of a nightclub. He appears to work for a company Phoebus Funding Solutions whose CEO is Steven Murrall. Steven Murrall was part of the Seebeck 87 consortium that briefly owned Swindon Town last year and ended up in court in a dispute over ownership of Swindon (they lost).

It'll be interesting to watch how events unfold over the coming months/years. I very much doubt that these owners will provide the financial stability that IOR did.
Phoebus Funding Solutions - sounds like an upmarket payday loan company.

Henley
Posts: 572
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:49 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Henley » Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:44 pm

They don't sound the most secure of owners do they?

I see that the Takeawayers have gotten very excited about the change in owner. I can only assume that's because they thought they were definitely down and this gives them some hope of avoiding the trapdoor.

Dany Krap
Posts: 41
Joined: Sun Nov 10, 2013 9:05 pm

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Dany Krap » Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:48 pm

Bogratsteve wrote:Look on the bright side, they will think they have been saved by the new messiah only to be dropped further in the shite when he gets bored and pulls all his cash out, where as IOR have been dropping them gently, we can then have a jolly good chortle - toot toot enjoy the ride.
Very sad. IOR have pissed on your chips and all you can do look forward to a fantasy :roll:

Henley
Posts: 572
Joined: Sun Jun 29, 2014 9:49 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by Henley » Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:59 pm

TAKEAWAY!

joejaques
Posts: 3057
Joined: Fri Apr 16, 2010 10:36 am
Team Supported: Darlington
Location: Milford Haven

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by joejaques » Tue Dec 16, 2014 7:20 pm

divas wrote:
m62exile wrote:Interesting parallels with Raj Singh's takeover in the sense that bought a club when the odds were against staying up. Consequently got relegated which bollocksed up all the planning and more importantly the level of interest. Will be interesting to see what IOR ask for the club...
Indeed, you'd think they'd have learned something from a club just up the road. Smacks to me of the Houghton takeover.

IOR have been very good custodians and I think the Poolie types will soon be recounting that old mantra of: you don't know what you've got til it's gone...
Or "Be careful what you wish for"? :roll:
Image

lo36789
Posts: 10927
Joined: Wed Apr 27, 2011 10:58 pm
Team Supported: Darlington

Re: Hartlepool Utd

Post by lo36789 » Tue Dec 16, 2014 8:02 pm

That happened quick. Has anything actually been said about the £14million? The posters on the bunker seem to think it has been written off but I can't see evidence of that - all I can see is that the shareholding has been sold? Theoretically the debt could still be there, but maybe that is wishful thinking!

Either way I can't see them going down anymore, League Two is pretty easy to survive with a bit of money. They will survive this season and I wouldn't rule them out to be challenging for promotion next season either. Another period of bankrolling is here I think.

Post Reply