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[RAM1971]

I don't think we really know what Thompson's true position on the matter is?

At our current level (Championship), our value is considerably less than if we were our normal Top 6 Premiership side. Therefore it must be highly desirous for us to return to our former status before Thompson will sell? He will not be offered anything like what he wants until we are back where we once were. Of course, returning to that position has to be done as cheaply as possible.

Does ST really want to sell? In our current mess it is not a good sign for what Daddy left us. What would be next for ST? Where would he get his 150 grand or whatever per year, to keep him in the lifestyle he is accustomed to? The current rumours about his personal life, if true, and let's be very guarded about that, could siphon away a lot of his 'wealth' and assets?

Overall I have my doubts that ST really wants to sell, or at least not in the foreseeable future. Dundee United just might be his cash cow and he needs to have his hands on the udders meantime?

Again, a fair amount of speculation on my part, but either we have someone who doesn't really want to sell (at least as yet), or there genuinely isn't anyone prepared to take us on as we are?

[PortugueseFrank]

All points of merit, Ram.

Put yourself in the position for a moment.

We’d all prefer to sell our assets, whatever they may be for as high a price as possible. So Prem status os highly desirable.

It is also desirable for the increased income which could service debt and help keep asking price high.

And with no other business interests to speak of, I can understand why he wouldn’t be in a hurry to walk away from his only income. Who would?

Nobody is stepping forward to buy now. So it will be either through success or further failure that a buyer becomes interested imo.

Fan pressure has so far failed to increase the likelihood of an exit for ST and a new regime.

So I can’t see much movement in the ownership front for 3 years at least.

[LSArab]

It needs someone with enough money to buy Thompson out though?

The point is this and ST himself are the stumbling block.

Dundee United run within its means will be better than any championship side. They get a couple of thousand supporters at most. We get 6k+ even when we are doing as badly as now

Asking for lots of money when the club has been brought to its knees is what is potentially putting off interested parties.

There are plenty of united supporters who would be capable of coming in and running the club - as happens with most other clubs in Scottish football.

If you went in to the exec boxes on a Saturday and asked around I suspect you'd immediately find a few individuals more than capable of putting together a better business plan for the club than ST.

[LSArab]

I don't know if anyone has an inside line on here. I don't know if ST has genuinely looked for any offers or what ball park figure he is looking at????

[arab_plumber]

Ram has got it right ST won't sell until we're back up in the SPL for obvious financial reasons, he's already knocked back what I'd describe as very generous offers already but he'll never admit that as it suits his game plan to play the nobody wants the club card.

Every month that goes by the further the club falls from where it should be

[shedboy71]

Ram has got it right ST won't sell until we're back up in the SPL for obvious financial reasons, he's already knocked back what I'd describe as very generous offers already but he'll never admit that as it suits his game plan to play the nobody wants the club card.

Every month that goes by the further the club falls from where it should be

Interesting that AP - wonder if he regrets that now?

[PortugueseFrank]

Interesting that AP - wonder if he regrets that now?

Surely depends on what AP considers “very generous offers”.

[Charlie arab]

What were the offers ?Who made them?

[RAM1971]

In all my many years of football interest I have never known a situation where a professional football club in Scotland could be offered for sale for such a long time without there being any (supposedly) genuine interested parties. Something is not right?

[PortugueseFrank]

What were the offers ?Who made them?

Michael W. Gregory, MD met with ST in London but it never led to much more.

That’s the only enquiry/tentative bid I’m aware of.

Of course if there are others I’m sure people in the know will divulge.

They’ve no reason not to after all.