I was in LA for the Fukushima tsunami after it had travelled across the Pacific Ocean. They had helicopters flying up and down Santa Monica beach with loudspeakers yelling at everyone to get off the beach. In the end the tide came in a few metres for a few minutes and that was it.

Was in LA for my honeymoon in 1989 and there was a 4.5 earthquake. Seemed pretty minor to me, but locals were running around like headless chickens!

Yeah they must have felt pretty dynamic. Mine was much more gentle at 4.2 but I was on a high floor of a Tokyo skyscraper and it was fun.

TF - Earthquakes - I experienced 4 in under 2 weeks in 2025 in the Philippines - two in one day. No.1 = 6.9 (I was on Bohol), No.2 = 7.4 (Mindanao) No.3 = 6.6 (Mindanao) - they were 13 hours apart - and No.4 = 5.7 (Negros).

RiP Danny Kelly.

RIP Danny Kelly

Surely an easier route to protect the ground now is for TWIOF to place a restrictive covenant with agreement from Merton council. While it can always be rescinded, anything that makes it harder for an undesirable would be beneficial.

I had totally forgotten about that shower of shite reatricted action change. Probably up there among the most nonsensical things we could have done and should have been laughed at and flushed when it was first suggested never to be spoken of again

Yes that was it OI there was no need for it and to me feels strangely at odds with where we've ended up with a fractious relationship between those who would love those restricted actions and the board. Always thought they were thick as thieves.

Ah. Was trying to remember why I didn't remember voting.

Of course if we had voted in favour we'd also have got that ridiculous proposal of far tighter restricted actions, which passed the first vote easily but was quietly de-emphasised before the second, so a lucky escape.

Trig- no we didn't feel an earthquake. Actually that's the first we'd heard of it.

Morning all. Wonder who that REMBE consortium was? If it ever existed.

I wouldn’t see any harm in someone saying publicly that they are an interested party. May even help pave the way for a successful vote from members in future.

Russ - yes that's fair, you are probably right - let's hope that is what is happening

I'd imagine if any of the other 19 parties were discussing things with the DT in any depth they would have an NDA to prevent them discussing it publically.

Thanks Trigs and yes abysmal if the board could only convince 71% of voters to vote in favour.

Trigger - that's the way that I suspect it will go (of course that 4-6 months was a month ago, so we only have 3-5 months now - 90 to 150 days...). If I was looking to buy the club I would prefer just to buy it like a normal business (albeit in a regulated industry) with no need to mess about with complex structures and a lack of full control. I think that we had one shot at a good "keep control" deal and that has gone (whether because of our saboteur tendency or just that Dr Mir was the wrong investor all along). The silence from the club is understandable but certainly suggests that they didn't have a "Plan B" ready to go.

Pitch ownership scheme is only relevant if we go full sale and that can’t happen under the new constitution. 50+1 investment it shouldn’t be needed as it can be built into the deal. Administration would negate any such scheme anyway (I think).

It only got 71% yes votes Hash. Needed 75%. It was badly put together and rushed as usual which put enough people off.

Surely if you have the sort of money we’re looking for you’d wait for administration and bag the lot at a bargain price. Yes potentially you’d be bidding against other would-be buyers but winner takes all no need to mess around with “economic rights” or dealing with trust-placed board members eating all the board meeting biscuits and getting things wrong.

Forgive my ignorance, but why is it too late to launch a pitch owners' scheme?

Trigs, do you remember why it failed? I can't remember whether it was turnout or because it didn't get enough votes in favour?

RK - ... and what that next offer looks like, any investor now knows that we are desperate and in no position to negotiate good terms

Yeah but that didn’t pass because it was an onnishambles from those who brought the vote to us (the DTB.)