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expatriate · 28-02-2010, 18:21

cashman, i am sorry i took so long to reply. the post torquay blues took a day to lift - and even now i feel awful.

ON your message I just want to say that i did not say (and would not say) that the embargo is not serious. in fact its a negative that cannot be apologised away. However I really do think that there is a degree of over-reaction here. However, i think we are all singing from the same hymn sheet, and we (that is the club) have a long way to go before we start getting back to the sort of consistent standards of achievement off the field that our fans and stake holder base should come to expect.

Also, can i just say how interesting i find the whole conversation about equity ownership. I have no fixed opinions on this, except that I truly believe that in time ASFC can be a vibrant, well run and solvent organisation. However the capital and invstment needed to get there (in fact the capital needed just to clear the decks) could not have been a commercial decision. Squaring this circle is very difficult, and whilst its easy to sit on the sidelines and theorise, I can tell you that the reasons behind my decision bear little relationship to much of what I find being written here on this board. Its not that i agree or disagree, I just think that in circumstances such as this, words are cheap, and I dont recall anyone else turning up to the party. At the end of the day therefore i had to make a quick decision, and one which I DO NOT regret at all. My objectives have become somewhat different, and at some point I will expand more on this. I find myself picking up great pointers each time i speak to people, and some of the ideas generated on this board are informing and influencing my thoughts. No question about it. So once again, whilst its been tough, I DO NOT regret at all putting up the cash, and helping out, and hoping now to build the platform that can see us really stabilise.

Cashy, sorry to use my reply to your post to write this, but I just wanted to get something off before the weekend is over.

Ilyas

28-02-2010, 18:21	#53
expatriate Full Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 213 Liked: 31 times Rep Power: 311	Re: Get O'Neill Out - NOW cashman, i am sorry i took so long to reply. the post torquay blues took a day to lift - and even now i feel awful. ON your message I just want to say that i did not say (and would not say) that the embargo is not serious. in fact its a negative that cannot be apologised away. However I really do think that there is a degree of over-reaction here. However, i think we are all singing from the same hymn sheet, and we (that is the club) have a long way to go before we start getting back to the sort of consistent standards of achievement off the field that our fans and stake holder base should come to expect. Also, can i just say how interesting i find the whole conversation about equity ownership. I have no fixed opinions on this, except that I truly believe that in time ASFC can be a vibrant, well run and solvent organisation. However the capital and invstment needed to get there (in fact the capital needed just to clear the decks) could not have been a commercial decision. Squaring this circle is very difficult, and whilst its easy to sit on the sidelines and theorise, I can tell you that the reasons behind my decision bear little relationship to much of what I find being written here on this board. Its not that i agree or disagree, I just think that in circumstances such as this, words are cheap, and I dont recall anyone else turning up to the party. At the end of the day therefore i had to make a quick decision, and one which I DO NOT regret at all. My objectives have become somewhat different, and at some point I will expand more on this. I find myself picking up great pointers each time i speak to people, and some of the ideas generated on this board are informing and influencing my thoughts. No question about it. So once again, whilst its been tough, I DO NOT regret at all putting up the cash, and helping out, and hoping now to build the platform that can see us really stabilise. Cashy, sorry to use my reply to your post to write this, but I just wanted to get something off before the weekend is over. Ilyas