It’s a good interview and sounds we are alll over the IMG process and long term aim of a grade A. Yes it sad we’re looking like getting relegated but not end of the world especially if take over goes through. If all goes to plan we are/will be in a better position than a few clubs already in SL.

Up the Trin

I read that, made me realise we’re not that bad after all.

Up the Trin

You do know it was not a statement, but a series of journalist-edited responses to questions posed to him in interview?

It's getting tiresome explaining all this.

1) he and Carter have said on numerous occasions that they are looking to transfer ownership to Ellis.
2) he has a role of CEO in addition to shareholder.
It is up to Ellis not Minards who should be CEO in new setup. He can't block, hold on, remain or whatever the current word is unless he's asked to stay.
3) at the shareholders meeting someone asked if he would stay. He said he hadn't intended to but if asked he would help the club any way he could. It was then suggested by a member not him that he'd be useful to see the stadium projects through to the end.

Perhaps he’d like to say that but can’t because something - not necessarily somebody- is holding up the deal.
Silly comments made about either MC or JM holding up the deal
Are easy to make without a shred of evidence to support them.
JM has said all he can say- all of it seems to be for the benefit of the club!
Am I missing something or is there an obvious reason I cannot detect why either one would want to hold up the deal?

There is now an extended Q&A with jm on the yorkshire post (id had a link if i could)theres more in about the take over (if there is one)amongst other things worth a read you will agree and like some stuff and probally disagree with others.

Ellis will be waiting until relegation is confirmed before signing off (assuming that a deal is that close).
Ditto the club.
Can you imagine if the takeover was done and then a miracle happened in the last two rounds.
Unless all parties are willing to shake hands on the lower value of being a Championship club, and deal has to wait until our fate is sealed.
I know that the "fat lady" has been doing her warming up excercises but....

What an uninspiring load of tosh. Its no surprise that we are going backwards since this guy became involved. To paraphrase, " we are not fussed about this season because we think we might be ok on IMG ratings". Basically he an Carter have overseen a managed decline of the the onfield side of the club because they think we will be ok under IMG. What a defeatist attitude, the sooner we are rid of this fool the better and anybody lapping it up are part of the problem by enabling him.

Having read your statement Mr minnards, what are your plans to cover the 600 grand loss from this year with a big loss still to come, your plans to service the covid loan, your plans to service the stadium debt, buy a competitive team and also pay the bills. We've also had nearly 50 grand injected off the fans and carter's dad putting 300 grand in. What is going on at our club. Yes our club not yours. Just go now for the sake of the club.

Well at least he has come out and confirmed he wants to stay - what we all knew - the JM advocates on here swore blind that nobody was blocking the deal and scalded the naughty boys in the corner. But by saying "I want to stay for another 2 years" is just like saying "I'm not leaving" in some ways?. JM is playing a dangerous game both with the IMG points (it's a good year to get relegated, we should be right in 2025), and by trying to negotiate remaining in a Matt Ellis owned club. Notice JM guiding the narrative by saying that Ellis would have a role as CEO and be responsible for ......etc (inference being he would be responsible to possibly a JM led board). The language is a little arrogant for me, and clearly JM wrote both questions and answers. Has anyone heard of "Walter Mitty" on here?

Here we go again 2 plus 2 =5. - surely depends what capacity he wants to stay on in?
Just about everything you’ve posted there is your interpretation and could be well off the mark!

We have one season to get back into SL because for everyone after that the existing grade B clubs will have the additional revenue to develop their grounds and infrastructure to meet the IMG ratings.