Hawk89 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 What's for you won't go by you. LC deserves credit where credit is due, as Ayrmad has said he's holding out for what he thinks is the right deal rather than running away with the first wheelbarrow of cash that stops at his feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 If Pie and Bovril had a Facebook style 'Like' function, I'd 'Like' this post. Surely that's what the wee green up arrow is for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Has anyone even had their roof restored by this guy? I know someone who owns a UK wide commercial roofing company, who has large 6-7 figure contracts on the go and has been running it for almost 20 years and he in no way could afford to run a professional full time football team. From what I can see,Restoraroof were mainly domestic repairs, I'm not doubting the guy has disposable cash and I have no clue about his background, but the guy says hes been a local all his days and an Ayr fan but hes not had anyone back him in the press or any of the message boards.....and if hes local someone must know him personally....it just doesn't sit right. I know people who know Jim Kirkwood and they all say hes a good Ayr man, No one, other than the man himself, have said that about Hugh Clark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I know someone who owns a UK wide commercial roofing company, who has large 6-7 figure contracts on the go and has been running it for almost 20 years and he in no way could afford to run a professional full time football team. From what I can see,Restoraroof were mainly domestic repairs, I'm not doubting the guy has disposable cash and I have no clue about his background, but the guy says hes been a local all his days and an Ayr fan but hes not had anyone back him in the press or any of the message boards.....and if hes local someone must know him personally....it just doesn't sit right. I know people who know Jim Kirkwood and they all say hes a good Ayr man, No one, other than the man himself, have said that about Hugh Clark Hugh Clark comes from the brown flats opposite Lidl, I can't vouch for his character now but he was ok when I did know him, I also don't remember seeing him at Somerset on a regular basis over the years, doesn't mean he's not been there but I can't recall seeing him. Tryfield probably knows more about him in recent times as he was a regular in a pub that shug managed/owned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidkennedyshand Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 There was something just wrong with the whole situation. Someone with a cavalier approach would have been the polar opposite to what we have now, but having already been through an unsuccessful spell with an owner heavy spending, added to the fact the guy seemed to appear from the shadows to make a bid made me suspicious. For me none of the sums added up from the start.Most folk know how much has to be paid off in soft loans to the directors before there is a takeover.Then there would be upgrade costs for Somerset and the playing squad.Like you said if you're not running a huge company where is the money gonna come from? Says in the express that he offered to lump in 20 grand a month to the playing budget. Is this common knowledge? I don't remember this being mentioned. Think the guy us making it up as he goes along! It says the same in the Record.Nobody i know has heard of this offer either.However i'd be interested to see if his claim about Lachlan not answering him are true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 This 'offer' makes no sense at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyrshiresFinest Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Are we honestly expected to believe that he was going to put in 20 grand per month to the playing budget? It just doesn't make sense ... for starters the window is shut so short of signing whoever is currently sitting on their couch and giving the existing squad massive pay increases what would be the point? Lets say it was a genuine offer then and in january Kenny Shiels was to bring in a load of players based on this 20K per month addition to the budget. They would sign contracts and what happens when the money inevitably runs out? we become another club added to the list of administration/liquidation victims. I don't even know why I'm debating this because the whole thing doesn't even come close to adding up or making any sense at all. If Hugh Clarke is the Ayr fan he proclaims to be then why has no one on here (including myself 35 years of going to somerset) ever seen him or if he is the roofing magnate that the paper claims then why have we not seen adverts at somerset before now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidkennedyshand Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I don't even know why I'm debating this because the whole thing doesn't even come close to adding up or making any sense at all. I don't think anyone is actually debating it.The whole thing has been bizarre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecocme Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Another crazy statement on restorearoof Facebook about lachan's lies on west sound and that he's willing to post emails to and from Lachlan on the internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
callum-ayr Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Guys living in a fantasy world, the less association this guy has with Ayr the better, also there are some idiots on his Facebook page acting like groupies because of his 'intentions' oohhh please don't leave is Hugh! Blah blah blah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPrice Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 is it safe to call it a meltdown yet? Out of interest what did Lachlan say on West Sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingaNinja Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Definitely dogged a bullet with this guy. Wanting to air private emails is just plain pathetic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parsforlife Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 is it safe to call it a meltdown yet? Out of interest what did Lachlan say on West Sound? I think he was already well into meltdown mode when he posted the true Ayr fans rant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk89 Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Meltdown begin first email posted on their facebook page! Lachlan's comments to West FM earlier http://www.westfm.co.uk/news/local/ayr-united-chairman-dismisses-claims-club-not-for-sale/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy_AUFC Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 For those of you without Faceache here is shug not being bothered about rejection... Edit. Order of photos is messed up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegomarahenry Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 From what the email says, Cameron asks him to make an offer.......there is no put up or shut up. I don't see what Cameron has done wrong unless there are more emails to come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheldonCooper Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Lachlan has done nothing wrong. Clarke is now throwing his toys out of the pram because he didn't get his way. To air all all this on his company's Facebook page just show the class the guy has. It is one way to lose business. If he feels it necessary to air everything in the public domain then so be it, but it has backfired. It will be interesting to see if he removes all his DestroyaRoof stuff from round Somerset this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st jude Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 :lol: This is an epic meltdown. Using Facebook (which in itself is tragic) to print private emails between two businessmen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SheldonCooper Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 :lol: This is an epic meltdown. Using Facebook (which in itself is tragic) to print private emails between two businessmen. I wouldn't be surprised if Lachlan goes for defamation or slander case here. It's an uber meltdown and getting pretty embarrassing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingaNinja Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 I just don't see what this clown hopes to gain by doing this. Another thing, it was posted last week that he has stepped away from Restoration but still posting sh#te on their Facebook page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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