OOOHHHH, you little tease!
"
It has to be done [sold] within a six month period"
What does
THAT mean? Not "
I'd hope it is done..." or "
we want it to be done..." or "
I expect it to be done..." but "
it has to be done..."
Is that because Derek knows how much investment he wants, in order to move the club forwards, as per his plan, and the time he wants before next season starts? Or, because he's out of contract at the end of the season, and if there isn't movement forwards, he may start to consider alternative options? Or, is that something that the current owners have indicated?
I'm enjoying the positive interviews, but there is still so much uncertainty.
As for the 'from afar' investors, I wonder if, having an excellent board, for the day-to-day running of the club, may actually make us more attractive to an overseas investor? They'd know they can be relatively hands-off from a distance, making the larger, strategic decisions, while leaving the board & management, to continue what they are doing so well? I also wonder if a prospective buyer has come in and said to Derek, "
if I was to invest £X in the club, over the next five years, how would you see it going?" which is why Derek has his plan, 'written down'? Perhaps the overseas investor has given Bond Group six months to negotiate a sale, and that's another option as to why there is a time scale?