Bassini interested in taking over Portsmouth (From Watford Observer)

I expect he was attracted by their business model !

No doubt all their financial worries can be solved by re-opening a pub just round the corner.

Better hide the keys to the safe.

I am sure it won't go through though a he wants to spend more time with his daughter.

LMFAO !!!! Ha ha ha ha ha ...

Is it April the 1st?

Only 2 Ross Jenkins wrote:
I am sure it won't go through though a he wants to spend more time with his daughter.

Ha, ha...Maybe, she lives in Portsmonth?..

To all Pompey fans

You've had many years of pain due to mismanagement of your club. Whilst fans of other clubs may have little sympathy with your plight, your trauma's played out publicly are replicated at many clubs behind closed doors.

For just over a year this man caused havoc at our Club and you will not find any WFC supporter who is not relieved that he is gone.

All you need to hear from a prospective owner is that he is trustworthy. Well, if you dig out newspaper reports from Watford in June you will read about members of staff preventing him from accessing the safe, contradictory statements about him not selling to then selling two hours later and then the very sad story that despite wanting to 'donate' millions to redevelop our stadium as promised at the time of the takeover he was selling up because his daughter hates football. That in itself would appear to be a lie if he now wants to buy Portsmouth so what respect can be held for a man who publicly puts his daughter in the negotiation?

Some WFC fans will point to the fact that he did up a pub for our benefit. Strange how when he sold up he kept the pub as part of the deal. If you pop in there now you won't find more than a handful of drinkers on a match day despite Bassini's efforts last week of putting a sign outside that it was under new ownership (not true by the way!).

It looks bleak for you. Football fans have their differences but we should stand together against any person who may want to take control of our Clubs for their own personal gain.

One simple question to ask Bassini regarding his potential takeover at Pompey - WHY? He may answer that he is a supporter as he did with us. I thought Arsenal fans wanted Champions League, not Championship or League 1 football.

Good luck guys - hope the Trust bid gets the nod.

or Friday the 13th if you are a Pompey fan!

Ilive very close to pompey and have been on the news website to let them know all about this clown.I don't think they will warm to the idea if aa has anything to do with it.We may have our differences on here but think we are all agreed how lucky we are to be shot of this chancer.

OMG so funny and scary at the same time! That man should be banned from ever running (maybe not the right word to use) a company again, #PFCfansbeaware

what a marrige made in heaven!!!!!!!!!!!
HA HA HA

Once upon a time..........Bassin
i get real you sad loser and for the sake of all genuine football supporters, please buy into Luton!

hahahahahaahahahahaa
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aahahahahaha (breathes)

ahahahhhaahahahahaha
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hahahahaaa

contrary to most people above, I really hope this happens. Portsmouth is the Luton of the south coast. Horrible place, horrible ground, horrible fans, horrible accent. And don't get me started on that fat carnt with the badges, tats & bell.

Once I stopped laughing it occurred to me that Baz must have made more £ out of his Watford adventure/gamble than I realised.

LE PARK wrote:
Ilive very close to pompey and have been on the news website to let them know all about this clown.I don't think they will warm to the idea if aa has anything to do with it.We may have our differences on here but think we are all agreed how lucky we are to be shot of this chancer.

Surely not Leigh Park! You poor soul!!

don't let him near your club you Pomperdoodlys. he is about as trustworthy as a fox in a chicken coop.

the tragic thing is, I genuinely don't think Baz thinks he's a wakner - I think he feels genuinely misrepresented.

Hampshire hornet i hate pompey for your exact comment and if i had my way would blow the bridge up.As for you mullet i hope your not a scummer!!!!!!!.I still wouldn't wish baz on anybody apart from luton.

I am sure he would put his case forward very well at the first fan's forum.

Just seen a comment from our absent friend ilovbas aka bouncing tool, on a Pompey fan forum. He's quoting text from the new testament about the second coming!
Mein Gott, wouldn't wish this on a club already shafted by the great 'Arry and his greedy recruits, but I really do agree it would be nice to see him buy Luton. Perfect fit, he could also head up the Edl parades in Bury Park. He'd need his hard hat then!

Pretty sure Andrew Andronikou would put two and two together...

"Pay up Bankrupt
Bankrupt pay up"

To the tune of Pompey Chimes!
Sorry couldn't resist.

For goodness sake, this cannot happen after all the 'justifiable' comments made by contributors to the WO, coupled with the 'embargo'. The football league would never sanction it....unless of course there was a load of sh*t talked by the many and baz was totally misrepresented!!

Expect the talks to be abandoned within a day following the administrators doing their due diligence or there might be a load of humble pie being forced down.

LOL I could enjoy this story, still think we need proof and we have not had any despite the so called factual claims.

"Bassini interested in taking over Portsmouth". Ha.

I'm interested in retiring and spending the rest of my life playing golf.

That's not going to happen either!

Thats them finished then.

Chris the Vic wrote:
For goodness sake, this cannot happen after all the 'justifiable' comments made by contributors to the WO, coupled with the 'embargo'. The football league would never sanction it....unless of course there was a load of sh*t talked by the many and baz was totally misrepresented!!

Expect the talks to be abandoned within a day following the administrators doing their due diligence or there might be a load of humble pie being forced down.

LOL I could enjoy this story, still think we need proof and we have not had any despite the so called factual claims.

You don't hedge your bets much do you?!

BAS certainly "made" a shed load of cash out of WFC alrite. Would hate to see him take control and ruin another club.
We are the lucky ones and recieved a get out of jail free card. I doubt pompey would be so lucky!!

Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO.

You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

D.unstable wrote:
Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO.

You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Would just like to add that the muppet with the bell and tattoos westwood is hated as much by his fellow fans as much as us. He dresses like a clown and is very much thought as one

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

At least their ground will always be worse than ours.... I was born in Pompey... Family from Watford... Simple choice.

At least their ground will always be worse than ours.... I was born in Pompey... Family from Watford... Simple choice.

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

Or the village idiot people starring Bas, the Pompey Badge man and the fat Geordie Newky fan who likes to show off his seven bells!
Yuk

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

Or the village idiot people starring Bas, the Pompey Badge man and the fat Geordie Newky fan who likes to show off his seven bells!
Yuk

Should have said Bellys! Where's Moany Evans when you need a spell corrector

i think bas will do a good job there

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

Or the village idiot people starring Bas, the Pompey Badge man and the fat Geordie Newky fan who likes to show off his seven bells! Yuk

Should have said Bellys! Where's Moany Evans when you need a spell corrector

Pompey, there's no need to feel down
I said Pompey, you will sure lose your ground.
I said Pompey, 'cause your in a 5hit town
There's no need to be unhappy

Bassini, there's a place you can go
I said Bassini, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
They have everything for me to sell
You can hang out with the weird bell man

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
You can get yourself clean you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel as long as your daughter allows you

Bassini, are you listening to me
I said Bassini, what do you wanna be
I said Bazzini, you can make real your dreams
But you've got to know this one thing

Good luck from all true Watford fans and I must have too much time on my hands....

Portsmouth really have the Midas touch in reverse. Even if this is a cruel joke for PFC it is like opening the bag of coffin nails and reaching for the hammer.

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

Or the village idiot people starring Bas, the Pompey Badge man and the fat Geordie Newky fan who likes to show off his seven bells! Yuk

Should have said Bellys! Where's Moany Evans when you need a spell corrector

Pompey, there's no need to feel down
I said Pompey, you will sure lose your ground.
I said Pompey, 'cause your in a 5hit town
There's no need to be unhappy

Bassini, there's a place you can go
I said Bassini, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
They have everything for me to sell
You can hang out with the weird bell man

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
You can get yourself clean you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel as long as your daughter allows you

Bassini, are you listening to me
I said Bassini, what do you wanna be
I said Bazzini, you can make real your dreams
But you've got to know this one thing

Good luck from all true Watford fans and I must have too much time on my hands....

Love it

Just read in Jokers weekly, he has changed his name to Basin...you just watch Pompey go down the plug hole if this numpty takes over.

Perhaps Bassini thinks he can specialise in selling on failing/failed clubs. If Pompey could be taken over like we were it wouldn't be such a bad thing.

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

Or the village idiot people starring Bas, the Pompey Badge man and the fat Geordie Newky fan who likes to show off his seven bells! Yuk

Should have said Bellys! Where's Moany Evans when you need a spell corrector

Pompey, there's no need to feel down
I said Pompey, you will sure lose your ground.
I said Pompey, 'cause your in a 5hit town
There's no need to be unhappy

Bassini, there's a place you can go
I said Bassini, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
They have everything for me to sell
You can hang out with the weird bell man

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
You can get yourself clean you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel as long as your daughter allows you

Bassini, are you listening to me
I said Bassini, what do you wanna be
I said Bazzini, you can make real your dreams
But you've got to know this one thing

Good luck from all true Watford fans and I must have too much time on my hands....

Bravo Sir
I salute you!

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote:

lutondown wrote:

D.unstable wrote: Couldn't happen to a nicer club, other than scum town and to be honest I don't think that even Bas could make things any worse there LMFAO. You can just see him with a hard hat, bell and badges.

Lol a swarthy pirate comes to mind! He now needs a Blackbeard! It'll be a fiddler on the roof meets the Pompey chimes man!

Could be the start of a new boy band, a good name would be something like Village People.

Or the village idiot people starring Bas, the Pompey Badge man and the fat Geordie Newky fan who likes to show off his seven bells! Yuk

Should have said Bellys! Where's Moany Evans when you need a spell corrector

Pompey, there's no need to feel down
I said Pompey, you will sure lose your ground.
I said Pompey, 'cause your in a 5hit town
There's no need to be unhappy

Bassini, there's a place you can go
I said Bassini, when you're short on your dough
You can stay there and I'm sure you will find
Many ways to have a good time

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
They have everything for me to sell
You can hang out with the weird bell man

It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
It's fun to stay at the Pompey FC
You can get yourself clean you can have a good meal
You can do whatever you feel as long as your daughter allows you

Bassini, are you listening to me
I said Bassini, what do you wanna be
I said Bazzini, you can make real your dreams
But you've got to know this one thing

Good luck from all true Watford fans and I must have too much time on my hands....

Love it Mr Downs!

jasonwatford wrote:
i think bas will do a good job there

Ah Mr 360 degrees himself!
You must be bored counting all them penny's you'll never spend!
This boys is forever turning! ( Sorry Mrs T!)

"I have always loved Portsmouth, ever since I went on a lovely trip to the South Coast, eating 99's with my beautiful daughter, we fell in love for the place. My daughter said to me, Dad, please can we come to Portsmouth again, i love the seaside. Not being in London, I really want to see some lovely football too!"

"I have always had a soft spot for Pompey, ever since I saw them Hammered by that small club Watford 3-0".

"I knew this was the place to be! I believe I can take Pompey back to the Premiership, Viva la Baz."


....That will be the statement I believe he'll release ;-)

I've been havng a rubbish week but that's cheered me up no end! Hilarious!!! He does realise Portsmouth playon Saturday's too, doesn't he?!! If he thinks he got a rough ride from Watford fans then he's in for a rude awakening on the South Coast.

We are not interested in this nonsense! This article on Bassini is completely irrelevant, mere tittle tattle. Watford Observer take note.

Unless something directly or could be directly concerning our club's future we are not interested.

Nobody can rewrite history, but we can write the future.

It's time for Watford fc the Observer and the fans to move on to adopt a more mature position.

What I would like to know is why did GF Zola's team thrash Barnet and Gillingham with their fans enthralled by our performances, then we struggle against Wycombe. What did Zola do right? What did he do wrong?

Surely we want to keep doing the right things ie don't change whats going right and only concentrating on the weak links, to improve or eliminate.

Simples!


The future is bright the future is Yellow!

rogeruk wrote:
We are not interested in this nonsense! This article on Bassini is completely irrelevant, mere tittle tattle. Watford Observer take note.

Unless something directly or could be directly concerning our club's future we are not interested.

Nobody can rewrite history, but we can write the future.

It's time for Watford fc the Observer and the fans to move on to adopt a more mature position.

What I would like to know is why did GF Zola's team thrash Barnet and Gillingham with their fans enthralled by our performances, then we struggle against Wycombe. What did Zola do right? What did he do wrong?

Surely we want to keep doing the right things ie don't change whats going right and only concentrating on the weak links, to improve or eliminate.

Simples!


The future is bright the future is Yellow!

The fact that the comments have now reached 50 would suggest otherwise...and it seems to have made many fans' week !!

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

rogeruk wrote: We are not interested in this nonsense! This article on Bassini is completely irrelevant, mere tittle tattle. Watford Observer take note. Unless something directly or could be directly concerning our club's future we are not interested. Nobody can rewrite history, but we can write the future. It's time for Watford fc the Observer and the fans to move on to adopt a more mature position. What I would like to know is why did GF Zola's team thrash Barnet and Gillingham with their fans enthralled by our performances, then we struggle against Wycombe. What did Zola do right? What did he do wrong? Surely we want to keep doing the right things ie don't change whats going right and only concentrating on the weak links, to improve or eliminate. Simples! The future is bright the future is Yellow!

The fact that the comments have now reached 50 would suggest otherwise...and it seems to have made many fans' week !!

Week at the knees!!!

rogeruk wrote:
We are not interested in this nonsense! This article on Bassini is completely irrelevant, mere tittle tattle. Watford Observer take note.

Unless something directly or could be directly concerning our club's future we are not interested.

Nobody can rewrite history, but we can write the future.

It's time for Watford fc the Observer and the fans to move on to adopt a more mature position.

What I would like to know is why did GF Zola's team thrash Barnet and Gillingham with their fans enthralled by our performances, then we struggle against Wycombe. What did Zola do right? What did he do wrong?

Surely we want to keep doing the right things ie don't change whats going right and only concentrating on the weak links, to improve or eliminate.

Simples!


The future is bright the future is Yellow!

Yeah, yeah, yeah but wadja fink of Bas and Pompey, then?

Do not like Pompey just because of SOME of their fans. Yet LB did not do everything bad. He was just not the right person for us but he could have done lots better. In my view, LB has been much made up as the bad guy but he did do a little bit of good. As I have said before, it was the guys before him that should be given the red cardand LB a yelow card. Now then, it is up to the football auhorties to decide if LB is a fit and proper person and not just the administrators deaing with bankruptcy. Tell me if I am wrong in your minds!!

Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

andyhooked wrote:
Do not like Pompey just because of SOME of their fans. Yet LB did not do everything bad. He was just not the right person for us but he could have done lots better. In my view, LB has been much made up as the bad guy but he did do a little bit of good. As I have said before, it was the guys before him that should be given the red cardand LB a yelow card. Now then, it is up to the football auhorties to decide if LB is a fit and proper person and not just the administrators deaing with bankruptcy. Tell me if I am wrong in your minds!!

Yeah your as wrong as your spelling!

andyhooked wrote:
Do not like Pompey just because of SOME of their fans. Yet LB did not do everything bad. He was just not the right person for us but he could have done lots better. In my view, LB has been much made up as the bad guy but he did do a little bit of good. As I have said before, it was the guys before him that should be given the red cardand LB a yelow card. Now then, it is up to the football auhorties to decide if LB is a fit and proper person and not just the administrators deaing with bankruptcy. Tell me if I am wrong in your minds!!

Lawrence, your teas ready....get off of that computer and come down stairs

corbindallas wrote:
Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

The "Blue & white Lion" you mean ?

Lame keyboard that misses some key strokes and not bad spelling. I am an author an it not a question of dyslexia that rules KO opps OK

Lets hope some of the numb nuts on here follow him there? That big tattooed idiot will be his right hand man! Bassini to change his name again! Spassini looking good.

buckler wrote:
Lets hope some of the numb nuts on here follow him there? That big tattooed idiot will be his right hand man! Bassini to change his name again! Spassini looking good.

No need to have a dig at me Buck, the tattoos were a mistake of a misspent youth!

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

corbindallas wrote:
Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

The "Blue & white Lion" you mean ?

Ah, the love birds! Lol

Desperate times call for desperate measures. To be fair Watford were about to go out business when Bassini came in. However much of his subsequent dealings remained a mystery. At least there was always something to comment on in the 'obo.
I hope it works out at Portsmouth as it is always an easy trip down there If they ever join us in the prem') yellow army etc

andyhooked wrote:
Do not like Pompey just because of SOME of their fans. Yet LB did not do everything bad. He was just not the right person for us but he could have done lots better. In my view, LB has been much made up as the bad guy but he did do a little bit of good. As I have said before, it was the guys before him that should be given the red cardand LB a yelow card. Now then, it is up to the football auhorties to decide if LB is a fit and proper person and not just the administrators deaing with bankruptcy. Tell me if I am wrong in your minds!!

Wrong, wrong, wrong as could possibly be.

lutondown wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

corbindallas wrote:
Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

The "Blue & white Lion" you mean ?

Ah, the love birds! Lol

That's very sweet of you LD but no love can rival that of yours and Bucks ! ....or do I detect a hint of jealousy ??

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

corbindallas wrote:
Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

The "Blue & white Lion" you mean ?

Ah, the love birds! Lol

That's very sweet of you LD but no love can rival that of yours and Bucks ! ....or do I detect a hint of jealousy ??

No jealousy Quinny I don't do threesomes and besides your too fat with a scouse accent!

Just one cassette, give him to me?

Just what Portsmouth need another unreliable owner! Bassini is a dreamer and he nearly broke Watford! Don't do it Portsmouth!

Mr Hillcroft... to share your opinion all I ask for is proof...the sale went through and still no proof emerges. It may be a strange notion to you...but innocent till proven guilty.

But the truth is the casualty as ever with WFC.

Why did Homer go with no explanation.
Why did Ashcroft allow Rossis to take over (perhaps to protect Homer) and then he later sacked the Rossis.

He then sells to Bas after due diligence and GT stays and then eventually goes with not a word about Bas and cash shortages. Is this the behaviour of a man we can trust. Or was the club well run but the loan repayments to Ashcroft proved too much.On the other hand GT was too quick to speak out about Bas for non appearances at forums when he was ill.

All the time from the start there were rumours of Bas fronting Italian money...was it the Pozzos? who knows but until we do know I find it difficult to badmouth a man.

You and many others do not seem so hung up on this.

I do however suspect all the abovementioned have not behaved with the interests of WFC to the forefront of their mind.

Chris the Vic wrote:
Mr Hillcroft... to share your opinion all I ask for is proof...the sale went through and still no proof emerges. It may be a strange notion to you...but innocent till proven guilty. But the truth is the casualty as ever with WFC. Why did Homer go with no explanation. Why did Ashcroft allow Rossis to take over (perhaps to protect Homer) and then he later sacked the Rossis. He then sells to Bas after due diligence and GT stays and then eventually goes with not a word about Bas and cash shortages. Is this the behaviour of a man we can trust. Or was the club well run but the loan repayments to Ashcroft proved too much.On the other hand GT was too quick to speak out about Bas for non appearances at forums when he was ill. All the time from the start there were rumours of Bas fronting Italian money...was it the Pozzos? who knows but until we do know I find it difficult to badmouth a man. You and many others do not seem so hung up on this. I do however suspect all the abovementioned have not behaved with the interests of WFC to the forefront of their mind.

Chris, we may not find out for a while what really happened and I agree in principle that someone is innocent until proven otherwise. You have a point that all of the names mentioned possibly didn't have WFC at the forefront of their minds. However, there would appear to be a number of (good) reasons why Mr Bassini is ridiculed/disliked/n
ot trusted by many.
Off the top of my head, he missed the fan's forum using illness as an excuse. GT was not aware of any illness (IIRC). I think he threatened to hold back a bond payment (I may have remembered incorrectly). He seemed to delay the SW corner development for no apparent reason (I remember work was due to start around October last year?). It seems the sale of the club was due to him wanting to see more of his daughter (amongst other things of course). The sale was on, then it was off then it was on again (it was like a soap opera). It seems that there was a transfer embargo placed on us due to unpaid bilIs. The staff were paid late in May (I think it was May) and then very late in June.
It seems that the contractor for the revamp of the Red Lion has not been paid (unproven at this stage I admit). Not to mention the episode with the safe and his "unconvincing" past. He has however provided a new pitch and improved the tannoy I think (although this is debatable!!).
All I am saying is that on the surface, there does appear to be much that was "not right", and as a result, it is inevitable people will judge accordingly. My opinion is that he is a chancer, and always looked at WFC as a short term project where he could make a few quid.
I do hope that the Watford Observer could summarize what he did actually achieve and what mistakes were made, if they indeed are allowed to. A fair and unbiased statement of the facts would certainly be of interest to me, at least.

Apparently he can't decide between Portsmouth or Luton to takeover. With his record I suggest Luton and refurbish a corner shop near the ground

Only 2 Ross Jenkins wrote:

Chris the Vic wrote:
Mr Hillcroft... to share your opinion all I ask for is proof...the sale went through and still no proof emerges. It may be a strange notion to you...but innocent till proven guilty. But the truth is the casualty as ever with WFC. Why did Homer go with no explanation. Why did Ashcroft allow Rossis to take over (perhaps to protect Homer) and then he later sacked the Rossis. He then sells to Bas after due diligence and GT stays and then eventually goes with not a word about Bas and cash shortages. Is this the behaviour of a man we can trust. Or was the club well run but the loan repayments to Ashcroft proved too much.On the other hand GT was too quick to speak out about Bas for non appearances at forums when he was ill. All the time from the start there were rumours of Bas fronting Italian money...was it the Pozzos? who knows but until we do know I find it difficult to badmouth a man. You and many others do not seem so hung up on this. I do however suspect all the abovementioned have not behaved with the interests of WFC to the forefront of their mind.

Chris, we may not find out for a while what really happened and I agree in principle that someone is innocent until proven otherwise. You have a point that all of the names mentioned possibly didn't have WFC at the forefront of their minds. However, there would appear to be a number of (good) reasons why Mr Bassini is ridiculed/disliked/n

ot trusted by many.
Off the top of my head, he missed the fan's forum using illness as an excuse. GT was not aware of any illness (IIRC). I think he threatened to hold back a bond payment (I may have remembered incorrectly). He seemed to delay the SW corner development for no apparent reason (I remember work was due to start around October last year?). It seems the sale of the club was due to him wanting to see more of his daughter (amongst other things of course). The sale was on, then it was off then it was on again (it was like a soap opera). It seems that there was a transfer embargo placed on us due to unpaid bilIs. The staff were paid late in May (I think it was May) and then very late in June.
It seems that the contractor for the revamp of the Red Lion has not been paid (unproven at this stage I admit). Not to mention the episode with the safe and his "unconvincing" past. He has however provided a new pitch and improved the tannoy I think (although this is debatable!!).
All I am saying is that on the surface, there does appear to be much that was "not right", and as a result, it is inevitable people will judge accordingly. My opinion is that he is a chancer, and always looked at WFC as a short term project where he could make a few quid.
I do hope that the Watford Observer could summarize what he did actually achieve and what mistakes were made, if they indeed are allowed to. A fair and unbiased statement of the facts would certainly be of interest to me, at least.

...and don't forget the statement he made during the sale that The Pozzo's didn't have the money to proceed so he was pulling out. What a total w*anker than man was.

lutondown wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

corbindallas wrote:
Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

The "Blue & white Lion" you mean ?

Ah, the love birds! Lol

That's very sweet of you LD but no love can rival that of yours and Bucks ! ....or do I detect a hint of jealousy ??

No jealousy Quinny I don't do threesomes and besides your too fat with a scouse accent!

Totally out of order, LD....I'm fat !

SAHornet wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

lutondown wrote:

Mickey Quinn, not so thin wrote:

corbindallas wrote:
Oh no what will happen to the Red & Yellow Lion now!

The "Blue & white Lion" you mean ?

Ah, the love birds! Lol

That's very sweet of you LD but no love can rival that of yours and Bucks ! ....or do I detect a hint of jealousy ??

No jealousy Quinny I don't do threesomes and besides your too fat with a scouse accent!

Totally out of order, LD....I'm fat !

You should be ok though if you haven't got a scouse accent!!!

Don`t worry Pompey - You will get a new pitch from B&Q, a club pub and then he will quit as he`s missing his Pets! oh and he will not feed you any Bull at the fans forum as he`s shy and will not show up!