Tony Bloom

[melias shoes]

Tony. I've heard a rumour recently that once planning permission is granted for the hotel you're looking to sell your interest in the club to an Australian consortium. Is there any truth in this?

Well,....Is there?

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Do you think it's a bit crap that the people who have organised this Q&A have had to ask suggestions for questions on NSC?

Dull

 

[Vegas Seagull]

What was his highest ever Betfair balance?

Can he get his old mate Victor C to open an office in one of the ludicrously underused Ladies toilets in WSL?

when one of his horses is 'off' can he, just once, tell everyone on NSC so we can all lump on?

When did he last post on NSC?

Can he multiply 376 x 947 in his head?

Who would he rather have dinner with Gus or Charlie?

When are all clients of Premierbet who were/are also ST holders (total 1 - me?) going to be lavishly 'comped' at The Amex!?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Well,....Is there?

That's what I want to know. I personally can't see the logic in what I was told, but the person who told me does have many connections

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

Interesting evening

Our club is in safe hands.

 

[albion534]

Interesting evening

Our club is in safe hands.

Elaborate you cheeky monkey

 

[The Birdman]

Yes but is going to sell the club to an Australian consortium !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Willy Dangle]

Can't believe how open and honest he was about the Gus situation that no longer exists. I thought we would never know the truth.

Tight lipped on Charlie though.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

So what of interest did Tony say ?

 

[Rugrat]

So what of interest did Tony say ?

I guess nobody will want to be misquoted but basically reaffirming he got the call from Gus a week before the Palace league game in March saying he didn't want to be here any more, promoted or not.

I guess that puts club in diff position, he said if it had been a less important admin sort then no worry but as Manager it put the club in difficult position etc. Also said was unsettling for (some) players and just needed to be acted on

If you piece it all together it's pretty obvious what happened and why.

Good evening, great respect for him giving time to a random bunch of regular fans

 

[Creaky]

I guess nobody will want to be misquoted but basically reaffirming he got the call from Gus a week before the Palace league game in March saying he didn't want to be here any more, promoted or not.

I guess that puts club in diff position, he said if it had been a less important admin sort then no worry but as Manager it put the club in difficult position etc. Also said was unsettling for (some) players and just needed to be acted on

If you piece it all together it's pretty obvious what happened and why.

Good evening, great respect for him giving time to a random bunch of regular fans

I don't understand this - was he suggesting that the club deliberately 'engineered' the end of season situation that saw GP sacked?

 

[Paskman]

I don't understand this - was he suggesting that the club deliberately 'engineered' the end of season situation that saw GP sacked?

Eh?

 

[KZNSeagull]

I don't understand this - was he suggesting that the club deliberately 'engineered' the end of season situation that saw GP sacked?

That's a bit of a leap isn't it?

I read that as: The manager was unsettling some of the players, so it needed to be sorted out.

 

[Rugrat]

I don't understand this - was he suggesting that the club deliberately 'engineered' the end of season situation that saw GP sacked?

Not at all. TB said that the club took legal advice and also validated that advice through a second opinion. He didn't detail much more but it's common knowledge that Gus refused to deal with the retained list so it's fair to assume that there were other examples in the lead up to end of season. Not engineered at all, just the necessary action when confronted with the situation.

 

[Creaky]

That's a bit of a leap isn't it?

I read that as: The manager was unsettling some of the players, so it needed to be sorted out.

That's how I read it as well!

What I was asking - was it sorted out by 'engineering' a situation where they could sack GP because that was the end result.

 

[Uncle C]

Can't believe how open and honest he was about the Gus situation that no longer exists.

So is Gus not going to court?

 

[KZNSeagull]

That's how I read it as well!

What I was asking - was it sorted out by 'engineering' a situation where they could sack GP because that was the end result.

He is hardly likely to say that is he. An equally viable solution to that problem would have meant Gus staying, but sadly that obviously never came to fruition.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

*waits for a libellous statement to cause another NSC shutdown*

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

Good evening, great respect for him giving time to a random bunch of regular fans

Regrettably, couldn't make it over to Horsham last night as I had to attend a Parish Council Meeting.

I'm surprised that more fans don't post their experiences of talking with TB as he is very approachable and open. Our son and I sat with him on a train to Sheffield a couple of seasons back and learnt more about the club (and running a business in general tbh) in that 90 minutes than I have in 50 years+. From memory I'm due to buy the Cadbury's fingers next time and take him along to SxCCC where he used to score the games as a youngster (and yes, he still has the scorebooks).

 

[chaileyjem]

Here's all the tweets / Q&A from last night. Bloom , as others have said is pretty frank on FPP, Oscar, the club "its in my blood", his target "play-offs", . Even goal line technology.
Worth a look; http://storify.com/jemstone/tony-bloom-q-and-a