
Originally Posted by
iamITK
Are you being intentionally negative?
The deal of £6m is agreed to buy the club, on the proviso that all debts are revealed and then signed over to Hardys responsibility, putting Notts back to £0 on the books. Any further debt discovered after the sale is also on Hardy if he ran it up. Thats the deal. What Hardy does with his £6m is up to him, you'd assume he pays off all those debts or puts his own businesses in admin/bankruptcy, which will hurt Hardy and not the football club. The club would be the healthiest it has been for years, on the books anyway.
The deal will also see the SA get the lease, that's been done, and redevelopment ML, Cattlemarket (needs it) London Road, etc etc. No doubt that's their real intention. They will most likely move Notts to a new stadium (Riverside the suggested location as they may be looking to redevelop that area too.)
Ask yourself, is £6m to get rid of all the debt and responsibility of those debts, a lot to pay out for the gain in the long run....no.
Hardy holds all the debt repayment responsibility, they get a blank balance sheet, a prime bit of land or two, and will make a killing.
Can Hardy afford to turn down £6m....no.
The deal IS AGREED, the final bit from Hardy to deliver the full list of debt disclosure was done last Friday, that has all be made legal and papers prepared for the debt to transfer to him after the takeover.
The group are in UK tomorrow to try to get it all signed and done. Its all agreed, the final deliverables, i understand, have since been completed.
The May revelations proves how dodgy Hardy may be. If he didnt know, thats a mess, but if he did its ten times worse. Either way, the club cannot continue to deal with that group, certainly whilst he is involved. Thats not an issue though as they were very much second choice. Maybe someone in the SA group has dropped the bomb intentionally to push it over the line this week. Timing is spot on.
Simple equation now. Hardy needs to sign over to the SA group and move a long way away from Meadow Lane