Alastair Borthwick?

Any confirmation or update on this?

a little bit more info on b&t's thread...

http://tekelterrors.boardhost.com/viewtopic.php?pid=87881#p87881

Chairman was showing the Americans round St.Andrews today.

Not really in the know about this but what's the feeling on this? Good? Bad? Indifferent? The Americans at Dens don't seem to be doing anything of note other than run them into the championship.

I was told we’d paid back Borthwick. Was also told we’d ‘bought out Cath’ but I didn’t know she had many shares for that to be significant.

Of course any major changes comes with risk. Let’s hope it’s another step towards the regeneration of a club that looked on its arse.

bowers wrote:

With any takeover its a risk.
If so hopefully they will give buy back gussie park and give Robbie funds to strenthen in january to see us win the league.

 
Hopefully give enough funds to get Safranko if he wants to stay. I'd also like to see MM kept at the helm as I think he has steadied the ship since being appointed chairman.

PatReilly wrote:

Got to be honest and say I'm not too excited by this, but will give any new owners respect and a chance to win me over.

It's down to bigotry on my part, as I distrust Americans, but to an extent it would be the same if Russians or Chinese were interested. I'd wonder 'why'? What is in it for foreign investors? They have no emotional attachment to United, and would be unlikely to make money. So what is the purpose of getting involved in the risky and probably bent sport of Scottish football?

Added to a portfolio of clubs owned allegedly.
 

PatReilly wrote:

Got to be honest and say I'm not too excited by this, but will give any new owners respect and a chance to win me over.

Agree with your sentiments here Pat, maybe a tie up with US sports teams and obviously naming/advert rights and merch rights, not that this would make them a fortune but would get their brand (if they have one) noticed, as a lot of owners cover their grounds in their own brand exclusively.


I'm just praying it's got fuck all to do with chancer's over the road.
 

blackandtangerine wrote:

kdyteejay wrote:

bowers wrote:

With any takeover its a risk.
If so hopefully they will give buy back gussie park and give Robbie funds to strenthen in january to see us win the league.

 
Hopefully give enough funds to get Safranko if he wants to stay. I'd also like to see MM kept at the helm as I think he has steadied the ship since being appointed chairman.

Sooner martins gone the better.
 

I'm not disagreeing with you, but why?  I get the impression that you are quite closely connected to the club so maybe you have an idea why this would be a bad thing.  I'm only asking out of curiosity.

My impression is that he has definitely steadied the ship and has made a few good decisions - it did take too long to punt Laszlo, but I understood his reasons he had for giving CL time.  I get the impression that a lot of folk are anti-Martin due to his association with Tamsin, but I understand that their relationship wasn't as buddy-buddy as we have been led to believe.

Macho Man wrote:

blackandtangerine wrote:

kdyteejay wrote:

 
Hopefully give enough funds to get Safranko if he wants to stay. I'd also like to see MM kept at the helm as I think he has steadied the ship since being appointed chairman.

Sooner martins gone the better.
 

I'm not disagreeing with you, but why?  I get the impression that you are quite closely connected to the club so maybe you have an idea why this would be a bad thing.  I'm only asking out of curiosity.

My impression is that he has definitely steadied the ship and has made a few good decisions - it did take too long to punt Laszlo, but I understood his reasons he had for giving CL time.  I get the impression that a lot of folk are anti-Martin due to his association with Tamsin, but I understand that their relationship wasn't as buddy-buddy as we have been led to believe.

I just don't like him. Whatever anyone says he was part of this Aussie thing and imo thompson and him took their eyes off the ball. They saw a chance to make money for themselves(theyre businessmen so entitled to) but it led to our downfall. I also think martins only interested in making money out of united. Not my cup of tea and I'm sure I'm not his either .
 

Speaking of relationships, Martin & Thomson, & how close or not they were.
Laurie Ellis has been in three relationships, McKinnon, Lazslo & Neilson and one wonders his feelings. Must have been devastated when McKinnon went, open-minded when Lazslo arrived but soon to be distraught once surveyed his workings, ecstatic when Lazslo departed & now must be turning cartwheels on his way into work each day.
Bit of turmoil for him being the common denominator there in our last 30 months but must praise his resilience & perhaps his good fortune at always being kept on.