I'm in the exec box tomorrow, showdown with Shepherd...................

a few incisive questions, if no adequate answers are forthcoming, I shall tell him in no uncertain terms that I will never go to Oakwell for free ever again.

 

Thee tell him.

 

Ask him at what point he actually thinks about closing the stable door. When he sees the horse on ebay?

 

Tell him that your not suppin his 'free' ale either ever again if he dunt ger is hand in is pocket for some players.

 

Do you mean the 'Director's Box' or a box within the Executive Area in the East Stand?

 

I shall post a full report on here tomorrow evening.

 

In the East stand, but GS does the rounds, usually stops for an informal chinwag with us, the great unwashed, small talk, nothing thought provoking, but, tomorrow if I get the chance, I will ask a few pertinent questions, unless it's late in the day, then of course, I'll just tell him I love him and puke over his expensive brogues.

 

of course...

... and how will you be able to see the keyboard? I've been to corporate hostility dos and I've always come back... er... how can I put it? Relaxed...... er... relaxed out of my face !!!

 

I will not abuse the situation, decorum and restraint is the order of the day.

 

You do that!

It's a bugger cleaning dried puke out of those little holes in brogues!

 

aye, alreight Russ !!!

 

Free ale?

I bet I know who's not paying for it.

 

You will be eating out of his hand by halftime.
Don't know about fulltime though

 

RE: Free ale?

Yes, and a damn fine rinse it is too.

 

Met him on quite a few occassions, very pleasant, as you would expect, but tomorrow he'll think he's been cross examined by Jeremy Paxo.

 

Im at a wedding, showdown with er indoors, well pissed off</p>

 

Im at a wedding, showdown with er indoors, well pissed off</p>

 

if you really want to put him on the spot ask him how Oakwell Community Assets propose to repay the £750K loans owed to PC and the council which are now due to be repaid. This assumes that they haven't already been repaid (highly unlikely)

 

I suspect the coming together to go something like this.......

Me: Hello Mr Shepherd, I'm Rufus, could you spare me a few minutes.

GS: Ah, hello, please call me Gordon, what can I do for you, I must say I like your suit.

Me: Never mind the suit, (pause) really? Top Man, £99.99, shirt and tie thrown in.

GS: Sounds like a deal to me, new shoes as well?

Me: Look Gord, forget how incredibly smart I look, for very little money, whats happening at this club, are we as broke as we keep hearing, are players coming in soon or what?

GS: Well Rupert

Me: Rufus

GS: Sorry, Rufus, well there is a bit of money, the amount I can't divulge, but if Andy feel's the player is the right man for this club, then fine, we'll back him, but you know, there's lots to consider, wages, agents fees and bungs, sorry did I say bungs? scratch that, you don't work for the Chronicle do you?, that little ***** Lodge is always trying to trip me up, so as you can see we're right on top of it here.

Me: So, no loanees in the offing?

GS: Good god no!, thats a bit of a wheeze me and Andy concocted, (GS tapping side of nose) to keep those arsehole's on that bloody bulletin board happy, oh yes I've read it, miscreants one and all, (a look of scrutiny shadows GS's face) your name, familiar to me now, where have I............ SECURITY, SECURITY.