I voted NO!
I am out of the closet. Mart, please dont slap me too hard.
Unless it's across my bare buttocks. I like that
Ade, in your dreams pal.
Divinewind, you know I have always respected your views, as I hope you have mine. We certainly have had no axe to grind between eachother over the years, I am sure you will agree. Alas, I do think you need to take a step back a little and open your mind a wee bit. Not having a go, just simply one bloke to another.
Like you, I will not lie, I do have skeptical views about all of this, which I will not go into, as no doubt the mods will delete it as usual. Even so, I can see where you are coming from, to a certain degree.
Some people seem to think I have some sort of affinity with the club, or JP, where I will back them to the hilt. Perhaps it comes across that way, I don't know. However I will certainly say, that's not the case. The club, contrary to the relationship I had with them only 2 years ago, have bog all to do with me now, given the actions of a certain tosspot, but that's another story. I have made it clear a great number of times that I have met JP personally. Not in a general "hand shake" way either. He purposely set up a meeting with me, twice, and made the effort to get my views, opinions and what have you on certain matters. That said, I don't like him. Never have done. He was very courteous, very well mannered, and certainly did nothing to annoy me. I just don't particularly like or love the bloke.
However, what he does for this club is quite astounding. Naturally, yes, he annoys a great number of fans, and there will always be question marks over where X Million goes, and his motives as to raising a loan against the club for his own personal gain, blah blah blah. Alas, if you open your mind somewhat and realise this happens in thousands of businesses worldwide, then it is not out of the ordinary. Naturally, a lot of fans feel aggrieved by it given it's the club they love.
Anyway, sod all that bhollux, I think the club made their move with PO. They wanted to make risk a minimum. PO and agent wanted to make their risk a minimum. Conflict of opinions. But it's all been resolved.
No grudges should be held, IMO. PO did NOT say he wanted to leave, and he certainly was not trying to rip the club off. Many of us suspected it, but we were proven wrong. I do still think there were a couple of sinister/somewhat suspect motives on PO's agent's side, but you know what? F*** it. It doesn't matter now.
Pete, as I said weeks ago, ISN'T GOING ANYWHERE! Posters like Baggie_Artist will still try and troll by saying big clubs can still come in for him, but we all know he's looking for a rise.
I am neither a pessimist, or a happy clapper. I have always been a realist. Pete will be here to help us kick on this season. Come January, let's see where we stand.
EmmJee, out.