Belle Vue has already been sold for a housing development.

With a consortium where no names are mentioned it causes concern.

The press conference was postponed until further notice

I think we're probably all suspicious as to why a big business might want to get involved with the Rovers and the Dons.

We fear they have ulterior motives that might be in their long-term interests and not necessarily in Doncaster's best interests.

The risk is that if someone invests money and then pulls out, we could be in an unstable position. The reward could be that investment could take us to the next level and bring advantages that would otherwise have been beyond our reach.

I'm going to trust the Dons on this one. They know the full facts and I'm prepared to back them to make the right decisions for the club and the fans.

One thing I am sure off is the fact that the current regime Carl John and Steve would not do anything that would put the club at risk and ruin all of the hard work that has been done since they took over the club. I am however concerned that a potential take over by the rovers could lead to the DONS losing our identity meaning a name change and a change of colours which is the ONE thing i do not want to happen. I am going to wait until the full facts are published before I comment further

I have queiries about why any business wants to be involved with ANY sports club. There must only be about 3 football teams in the world who can survive without regular injections of cash and make a profit

In his post-Barnsley match interview he said that he took the deal to the board who wanted improvements to it which he sought from Sequentia. He added that once he had done this the remaining board members went to Sequentia behind his back and as such he felt he had no alternative but to resign.

This was posted on Twitter and various other places yesterday.. Its an interesting look at the way in which John Ryan operates popularstand.wordpress.com/2013/ ... pping-down

This was posted on Twitter and various other places yesterday.. Its an interesting look at the way in which John Ryan operates popularstand.wordpress.com/2013/ ... pping-down

John Ryan must be the bitterest man on earth. From the Yorkshire Post today“If you are not going forward, you are going back. I feel sorry for Paul Dickov now because he is not going to get any money. Spending the money on the rugby (Rovers have purchased Doncaster RLFC) is a waste of time.”'"

Rovers fan in peace. It is a shame that the Dons are caught up in the politics of the Sequentia takeover. I think the two clubs (Rovers and Dons) could work quite well together, though I think that partnership will only happen if the Sequentia deal is killed off. My view is that ultimately the takeover will go through- John Ryan's resignation was an attempt to bring matters to a head because he knows that Terry Bramall doesn't want to take on a hands-on role at DRFC.

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John Ryan resigned as a Rovers Director on 22 November. He has stated to the press he has sold his 24.25% share to Sequentia Capital. In October last year Sequentia bought the 0.72% share of Trevor Milton, and the 0.65% share of Michael Garrity. Subject to this going through, Sequentia Capital will own 25.62% of Patienceform (The Rovers), our new owners.

Terry Bramall owns 24.27% and Dick Watson 24.27%. The purchases would make Sequentia the biggest single shareholder, although collectively Terry Bramall, Dick Watson and David Blunt (9.16%) own the majority of the club (57.7%). All are connected through Keepmoat.

I would encourage anyone in support of the Sequentia deal to read this article.

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The current directors of Halifax RLFC bought the club out of receivership. The club was previously registered as Halifax Sports and Leisure Trust. Of the Directors was a Kevin Phelan. This is the same Kevin Phelan fronting the Sequentia bid.

After reading the above and the Halifax information, I can totally understand the stance that Messers Bramall, Watson and Blunt are taking.

Thanks for that originaldragon a very interesting read.

I posted details of that article on this thread on Sunday the 10th of November

I know that Geoff , but I try to ignore your posts . They usually have a dig at anything Dons in the current era or the future.
Sorry but that is how I feel .

That's fair enough Paul you are entitled to your opinions keep smiling.