Carl Sagan Posted July 17, 2016 Share Posted July 17, 2016 9 hours ago, McRamFan said: I think Andy Reid is finding new hiding places for his pie stash.... Reidy needs to be careful. Apparently a referee's bakery was blown up when he didn't let Olympiakos win! Definitely no more pies for the lads... http://refereeingworld.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/konstantineas-my-bakery-was-bombed.html?m=1 David Conn who wrote the Guardian piece is quite tenacious so I imagine this isn't going to disappear. For any gumps who want this guy to take over from Fridgey, they should be careful. It's out of the frying pan and into the fire. And we all remember how hard it was to get rid of criminal owners, who sound like minor players compared with this bloke. The Football League should have an absolute power of veto built into their regulations so it doesn't come down to who has the best lawyer. While in some ways it would be funny for them to be run by an alleged gangster, it's something that English football doesn't need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Sagan Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 More on match-fixing & bombing a referee's bakery in the Mirror: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/revealed-would-nottingham-forest-owner-8451522 An extract from the article: ******************* But Konstantineas – who also worked as a baker – refused to follow the match-fixers’ orders. He said: “After the game when I went to the hotel I was threatened, ‘You’re finished, you’re this, you’re that, that’s the end of you’. “A bomb was placed in my bakery and it exploded in the middle of the night. My business was destroyed instantly – 10 cars were damaged outside. It was nightmarish. “This had never happened in my town before. Even the police inspector was shocked. The bomb exploded at 1.20am, and I had planned to go to work at 3am, which is typical for a baker. It was only sheer luck that no one was injured.” Marinakis is on police bail, accused of having ordered that bombing as a ringleader of The System. He rejects the allegations. Konstantineas got out of football and became an MP for Syriza, the ruling party in Greece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 All gone a bit quiet hasn't it? Is this happening or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 It'll be rubber stamped as soon as the new management structure organogram is put forward with all the roles subject to scrutiny occupied by people who are "fit and proper" whilst the big scary man with lots of money has some sort of "totally not running things, just fluffs sponsors in the directors box" position. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uttoxram75 Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 3 hours ago, needles said: All gone a bit quiet hasn't it? Is this happening or not? Hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posh Ram Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36844310 "I look, and Messi and Neymar are not ready to come to Nottingham. "It is a joke, we of course have targets." Don't be so modest Philippe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 35 minutes ago, Posh Ram said: "It is a joke, we of course have targets." We keep pinning them on the back of Fawaz's Jacket, but when he sees it he just laughs and says "you guys" before our sniper gets a clean shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 In news tonight forest have got pereira from benfica on a season loan 1) obviously a signing for the derby ' must have been delirious to get a player from a side that just ran rings round us. 2) benfica play in red so he can bring his own shirt and save fawaz a few bob. More extortion money in the kitty for Mr opodopolous..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 Geezer on ltlf (no idea how itk) says Nick the bubble has pulled out. For what that's worth. Today's signings would have me very concerned if we'd brought them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 2 minutes ago, needles said: Geezer on ltlf (no idea how itk) says Nick the bubble has pulled out. For what that's worth. Today's signings would have me very concerned if we'd brought them in. Average goalkeeper and two absolute nobodies. How do you go about loaning an u20 from a b team? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam the Ram Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 To be fair to them, the lad from Benfica has been getting a lot of good reviews from their fans. It's just about whether or not he can adapt to the Championship. Mendes also came over with good reviews and ended up being a bit hit and miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needles Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Young player highly rated by the fans from Portugal, coming into a Championship side. Candida Costa anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Congrats to Forest in beating their closest rivals today, more of a match for them now us and Leicester have become out of reach in terms of size and ability Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srg Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 3 hours ago, philmycock said: Congrats to Forest in beating their closest rivals today, more of a match for them now us and Leicester have become out of reach in terms of size and ability Won 2-1 via 2 huge deflected goals from range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Srg said: Won 2-1 via 2 huge deflected goals from range. Still they all count, you don't get 2 stars above your badge through flukes, big up the Reds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inverurie Ram Posted July 24, 2016 Share Posted July 24, 2016 Yep and Forrest missed a penalty to lose the International Cup against Leicester City yesterday, missed out on another star to put on their bras there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LesterRam Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36320422 oh my god its going to get a whole lot worse, fawaz is a saint Owner Fawaz Al Hasawi has told the BBC he hopes the takeover of Nottingham Forest will happen in the next month. The BBC also understands that Greek shipping magnate Evangelos Marinakis, who is accused of match-fixing and directing a criminal organisation in Greece, is the potential buyer. Marinakis, who owns Olympiakos, denies the allegations as prosecutors decide whether he will face trial in Greece. Al Hasawi says he is awaiting Football League clearance for the deal. Forest have said they will not go into detail about potential investors. It is understood that Kuwati businessman Al Hasawi, who purchased the Championship club in 2012, will remain as chairman and still own 20%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerTedd Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 Wonder if this guy's been a forest fan for life too (like Fawaz apparently was), or if he sees this investment as an opportunity for some shady business that will eventually see Forest struck off and out of the record books like they never existed (like Chris Benoit or Hulk Hogan in WWE). That would be a real shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ewe Ram Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 That fit and proper persons test is a farce 'have you been involved in anything dodgy at all?' 'Nope' 'are you sure?' 'i am' 'OK off you go, launder your money and rip off as many people as you like through the EFL' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davenportram Posted July 25, 2016 Share Posted July 25, 2016 the initial reports ages ago said Fawaz would remain chairman and keep a stake. Nothings changed, the delay is the Football League checking and rechecking if they can veto the deal. They don't want another Leeds style fiasco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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