Shrimpsvoices

Another day, another twist, another interview.

https://audioboom.com/posts/5567428-morecambe-director-rod-taylor-on-the-latest-legal-developments-responding-to-joseph-cala-s-criticism?t=0

So the ownership situation is an ongoing legal issue which Rod appears to be as unclear as anyone.

Rod confirms that the only individual who is in any way in a position of control is Burnard, who as far as we can tell is merely an agent of Abdul and his family.

Rod is the only one who I believe that tells us the truth in all this.

Thank you Rod. So much.

IF (and it's a big IF) my understanding of the current position is correct Burnard is now looking to sell the ownership of the club to another investor who can prove evidence of the required finance.

It would be interest to know exactly what the actual sale price required is.....

I'm still clinging onto the hope that a local consortium will come forward and agree a deal that would see Rod Taylor become the clubs Chairman. For me nobody else deserves it more than Rod who has put his head above the parapet and tried to explain as he understands it this on going saga.

I just hope G50 do want to sell to someone else, I still worry they will sell to Cala.

but does Rod want to be chairman and be that involved he has just bought another pub to refurb as well as his other businesses to run.

So are they suggesting Rod is lying? Perhaps not the best way to get fans to warm to you.

I know who I believe.

[quote="Christies Child"]IF (and it's a big IF) my understanding of the current position is correct Burnard is now looking to sell the ownership of the club to another investor who can prove evidence of the required finance.

It would be interest to know exactly what the actual sale price required is.....

I'm still clinging onto the hope that a local consortium will come forward and agree a deal that would see Rod Taylor become the clubs Chairman. For me nobody else deserves it more than Rod who has put his head above the parapet and tried to explain as he understands it this on going saga.[/quote


Sadly CC I don't think this area is overly blessed with business men who have enough spare cash even as a consortium to throw at a football club that can't even break even financially. I have half an idea of who you may be eluding to but don't you think they would have come forward by now . However I do agree with you about Rod Taylor he has been an unsung hero in this ongoing mess !

It's probably more about where the money is distributed to

If all this exposes one thing it is that the structure of the finances at the club are a disaster and need a complete overhaul and simplifying, from PMG Leisure to the hospitality, then the football club. Whoever takes this on will still need to do a thorough investigation into all the different aspects.

At one point Cala was on the right track with the we should franchise the hospitality out but then he went to far like normal and next started saying it would be eliminated.

bill ding wrote:

Christies Child wrote:IF (and it's a big IF) my understanding of the current position is correct Burnard is now looking to sell the ownership of the club to another investor who can prove evidence of the required finance.

It would be interest to know exactly what the actual sale price required is.....

I'm still clinging onto the hope that a local consortium will come forward and agree a deal that would see Rod Taylor become the clubs Chairman. For me nobody else deserves it more than Rod who has put his head above the parapet and tried to explain as he understands it this on going saga.[/quote


Sadly CC I don't think this area is overly blessed with business men who have enough spare cash even as a consortium to throw at a football club that can't even break even financially. I have half an idea of who you may be eluding to but don't you think they would have come forward by now . However I do agree with you about Rod Taylor he has been an unsung hero in this ongoing mess !

Maybe the goal posts have changed as a result of this saga and that the asking price is now within the ball park that would be of interest to that particular body or bodies.....

The asking price is only the start - it's the massive annual losses that are the issue, and the seemingly huge amount of cash needed immediately to stop the club going into administration.

bill ding wrote:

Christies Child wrote:IF (and it's a big IF) my understanding of the current position is correct Burnard is now looking to sell the ownership of the club to another investor who can prove evidence of the required finance.

It would be interest to know exactly what the actual sale price required is.....

I'm still clinging onto the hope that a local consortium will come forward and agree a deal that would see Rod Taylor become the clubs Chairman. For me nobody else deserves it more than Rod who has put his head above the parapet and tried to explain as he understands it this on going saga.[/quote


Sadly CC I don't think this area is overly blessed with business men who have enough spare cash even as a consortium to throw at a football club that can't even break even financially. I have half an idea of who you may be eluding to but don't you think they would have come forward by now . However I do agree with you about Rod Taylor he has been an unsung hero in this ongoing mess !

That is not my reading - nobody can sell anything until the court decides who is the
legal owner of G50. Given Diego has said he did not authorise a share transfer or
his resignation as a G50 director, the court would need to see black/white evidence
from Burnard that the above actually happened. All of the content therein is an
opinion based on the information made available. Cala appears irrelevant as it stands.

Seems as though everyone believes what Rod says so can someone ask him what happened to the Christie Trust when we moved to Westgate?

Why don't you yourself go and speak to Rod, then you will get it first hand.

I think this is right.

When the sale of Christie Park and the move to Westgate was going through JB Christie's trustees applied to the High Court to have the conditions of the deeds of gift (I think that's what it was called) transferred to the new site.

I've seen 'Christie's Trust' mentioned a lot recently - including from people thinking that it somehow received money when Sainsbury's bought the land. I'm not sure where that idea comes from but I don't think it's right. I believe the Christie trustees are merely people who look after the 'wishes' of Mr Christie in relation to the land he gave to the club.

As far as I understand it, the terms of the deed of gift are merely an expression of Mr Christie's wish when he gave the land to the football club. They include the phrase that people often repeat about the land reverting to public use for leisure purposes. That was (again as I understand it) ONLY in the event that the football club 'ceases to exist'.

The terms of the deed of gift (I believe, not even legally binding - I could be wrong) were successfully transferred to the current site.

halfwayprawn wrote:Why don't you yourself go and speak to Rod, then you will get it first hand.

I could but thought that someone who knows him well would be more likely to get a straight answer.

shrimper wrote:[list=][/list]The terms of the deed of gift (I believe, not even legally binding - I could be wrong) were successfully transferred to the current site.

The point people want to know is what is the extent of the "protected" land?

Is it just the pitch? I.e. could the stadium, car park, roads etc be demolished and turned into housing around a "green"? Could the car park be sold off for housing?

Or, is it the entire curtilage of the site, i.e. is the car park, roads, stadium buildings, etc., that are all protected.

Or indeed, is anything at all protected?

Good post Ken H

KenH wrote:

shrimper wrote:[list=][/list]The terms of the deed of gift (I believe, not even legally binding - I could be wrong) were successfully transferred to the current site.

The point people want to know is what is the extent of the "protected" land?

Is it just the pitch? I.e. could the stadium, car park, roads etc be demolished and turned into housing around a "green"? Could the car park be sold off for housing?

Or, is it the entire curtilage of the site, i.e. is the car park, roads, stadium buildings, etc., that are all protected.

Or indeed, is anything at all protected?

...and could it be retained for a swiftly reformed football club, should that happen?

Apologies, I only saw the question in this thread from J.S.

I wasn't very clear was I but KenH and JohnL have just about covered it. I have asked for information from the city council but it could take 3weeks to get a reply. As mentioned in other threads the trust (and how much of the Globe site it covers) might be vital for the club's survival.

Great interview with Rod on the Bay this evening. He deserves a medal.

Rods interview on the bay explains a lot esp why he seemed to have faith in Diego to begin with. Prob the most answers we have had so far. Excellent from rod as always if we come out the other side and all this is over tge fans should do something for him.

So my only question is who at g50 decided to sell to cala and then who has decided not to sell to him. I thoughy Diego didn't want to sell to anyone so is it Abdul and Burnard who made an agreement and are now back tracking.

The banter from the club's twitter post