Sheffield United Share Discussion Threads

[outsourcer] 21/5/2008 11:49

It has prompted me to take a punt and get back in, just bought 50,000 shares.

[s66blade] 21/5/2008 11:47

JohnE


Reports suggest that he is doing it in order to be able to bring in outside investment more easily (i.e. USA) as currently there are so many stock exchange hoops to jump through that attracting a buyer who is prepared to agree to provide x amount of funds to the manager for a minimum period would, I assume be easier to do if privately owned. Although there could be a sticking point should a group of Blades shareholders get together and use their joint voting power - seen this with S6 lot and it's getting them nowhere. Talk at the end of the season was all confidence about the new buyer(s) but as soulsauce mentions nothing has been sorted at all for them.

Nice to hear from you, as well as soulsauce and outsourcer.

[outsourcer] 21/5/2008 11:20

and where is he getting his shares @ 10p a piece, when my broker is quoting 12.25p !

[johne1] 21/5/2008 10:12

Eyup S66Blade and Soulsauce.

How are you doing?

S66Blade, I am still around but I don't have the time available for posting frequently.

I am more than satisfied with the club at present. The last match at Southampton was great. End to end stuff and I was pleased, in a way, to see the southerners let out all of their anxiety with a pitch invasion. We ended the match clapping each other. Apart from the odd usual idiot, the atmosphere was good inside and outside the stadium.

Enough of that. What do you think Kevin McCabe has up his sleeve? Like you say, there has to be something behind it all. The confusion for me is Mr McCabes recent statements that he is winding down with his involvement with Sheffield United. Increasing his stake in the company doesn't coincide with that really. So, do you think he sees possible outside bidders for the club? If he owns the majority, surely, he could get the lions share of that?

Anyway, that's a bit beyond me and whilst we have him at the helm, it suits me.

Keep popping in and I will when time permits.

JohnE

[soulsauce] 21/5/2008 09:37

Not sure S66 but I am not sure it would be a good idea would it?

Mind you, you can always get another raffle going for the fans to stump up for another player.
Just joking m8, I wish we had the money you have at Hillsbro as it doesn't look like we are going to get bought out so more of the same for us next year :-((

[s66blade] 21/5/2008 09:28

Talking to myself I realise but doesn't McCabe need just 75% to take the club off the stock market?

[s66blade] 20/5/2008 12:58

Published Date:
20 May 2008
By James Shield
KEVIN McCabe has increased his stake in Sheffield United.
McCabe, the club's plc chairman, bought just over 18 million shares priced at 10 pence apiece earlier this week to lift his family's overall holding to 74.7 per cent.

The news, confirmed in a message to the London Stock Exchange, coincided with a decision by fellow director Mick Dudley to sell his entire collection of 14m shares at the same valuation.

McCabe, who is understood to have told manager Kevin Blackwell that he will be provided with the financial assistance to try to keep former England striker James Beattie at Bramall Lane, is also known to be investigating ways of protecting United against the adverse effects of the global credit crunch.

Blackwell is busy putting the finishing touches to his wanted list as he prepares to re-shape his squad for the new Championship season.

[tricky1992000] 13/5/2008 15:45

not a holder anymore as of last year.....

But don´t you think sut should have put out an rns announcement about the earthquake in china, considering that they have interests in the affected region.

[johne1] 22/4/2008 01:05

No wonder this thread is all but dead. Anyone would think the club has disintegrated. We're the best supported club in the Championship division, (attendances that would be the envy of many a premier league club), and the crowds are most satisfied under the new management. The players seem much happier and are working well together. I'm enjoying every match - home and away, (I've only missed three away matches due to holidays). Blackwell is now doing what Robson should have done - getting his hands dirty and managing the team at all levels.

I suppose some appear here because they have had a bad day. Look back to the past and dig up problems. Meanwhile, some of us know how to enjoy life and look to the good things right now. Warnock was great and he received a deserved ovation in front of Robson at 'The Lane', when he brought Palace to us. However, Kevin Blackwell is replicating Warnock in a lot of ways and appears to know how to lead, motivate and instill confidence in the players. So, hats off to both managers.

With regard to The Chengdu Blades, Ferencvaros and all the property and leisure side to the business, that was being built up before promotion and is part of Sheffield United PLC. As a supporter and occasional investor, from where I stand, I have seen a success story, led by a very astute entrepreneur. I have respect for McCabe and I am thankful that we have such a director at the head of the board. I think he hung onto Robson for too long, but that's water under the bridge now.

I now look forward to the final home match and then a weekend away in the new forest including the last away match at St Mary's. New season tickets paid for the next episode and I must say that Kevin Blackwell has made being a Blade as good as it gets.

By the way, did SUFC sack Neil Warnock?

Up The Blades!!!!!

By the way, if you're around any time, how are you doing S66Blade? - what are your thoughts?

[mryesyes] 21/4/2008 12:37

Then you'll come up against Neil Warnock in the playoffs. Well its the one thing he failed to achieve for 5 years for you until eventually he got a team of championship players into the Premiership, into perhaps the toughest ever Premiership, and all but survived in there ending up arguing the toss with West Ham!!!.....who had had the slight advantage all season of having a par for the course team.
Meanwhile in the Premiership SUT set off with a mad rush of blood to the head; property deals (ouch) expansion into China! making a global brand; seeming to forget that the only reason they were in the Premiership and doing well was Warnock. But SUT behaved as if they had just won the Champions League 3 years running which I suppose is Sheffield Utd's equivalent to just being in the top flight
The new manager has a better squad now slightly and they are on a run but don't we know it will all come to nothing what we need is Warnock back and given the money for PLAYERS.
SUT deserve nothing for blaming their relegation first on Tevez, the FA & West Ham and them most shamefully and mistakenly and with this inflated ego : BUT THEY BLAMED NEIL & SACKED HIM.
For that I felt they ought to have been relegated to L1 or at least finished belows Wednesday

[laugher] 15/3/2008 17:35

We must be top of the recent form table now. What chances a stab at promotion via the play-offs now or do you think we are just a little too late to mount a serious attack on sixth place?! Most remaining matches against teams below us with the Hull match being a potential biggy. Or am I being a tad optomistic??

[mick33] 15/2/2008 11:39

Victory for mob rule,in the short term the appointment of blackwell will work well for the club,he will be taking over a very good squad at this level that has clearly been under performing for whatever reason..
For the remaining matches of the season i can picture the club going on a very good run(there is usually a pick-up in form when a new manager comes in )and i think they will not be far away from the play-off places,also i think a good victory in the forthcoming derby match..
So if the anticipated pick-up in form lasts till the end of the season,i feel the club will then offer blackwell a longer term contract..
OH-DEAR this will then set the club back another season,the guy is simply NOT the man to get this club to the premiership and keep them there,he is clueless in the transfer market and has a penchant for slow ageing players.
I think one of the best things mcCabe could do now is barricade the car park off so the brain dead merchants cannot get in...

[s66blade] 15/2/2008 11:05

Blackwell in my view is an appointment aimed at steadying the ship.

His managerial record is actually better than Robson's %-wise although he's obviously had less time in management.

McCabe has been astute in ringing Blackwell as soon as Robson decided to leave.
Blackwell knows many of the players, knows the board, knows the club and is known by the fans. He was here with Warnock when we got to 2 Cup semi's and a play-off final. Many believed he was the man making the team decisions and coaching the team in preparation for the next match.

What we will see (IMO) is a return to the team of Chris MORGAN every week. Blackwell will put the battlers in the team to get the spirits lifted of both team and crowd. It's not going to be pretty and in the long run I don't think McCabe believes Blackwell is the man to bring the type of football he wants to see at BDTBL. I doubt he will be kept on after the end of the season UNLESS he performs miracles and makes it hard for him to get rid - the incentives are all there for Blackwell.

Let's hope now that the fans can back the board who either honestly expected Robson to agree to their offer of being some kind of "ambassador" for Utd or they knew that he would refuse and therefore reduce any severance pay they had agreed upon.

It's going to be a bumpy ride, but then again when is it not at BDTBL?

Up the Blades.

[mick33] 14/2/2008 14:57

What the hell has nigel pearson ever done ?,because of where he used to work if he had 3 consecutive defeats the car-park dim-wits would be back out in force

[s66blade] 14/2/2008 14:17

according to daily mail Robson says "It's news to me".

[outsourcer] 14/2/2008 13:48

acccording to BBC Robson relieved of duties

[s66blade] 14/2/2008 11:08

soulsauce - agree with you re Pearson, I really don't think he'd want to work anywhere else in sheffield apart from at Sheffield 6.

[soulsauce] 14/2/2008 11:05

No disrespect S66 but I hope Nigel Pearson would not entertain you. He was a big fave at Sheffield 6 and I think he still loves the club not it's biggest rival.

I hope you keep Robson he's doing a great job hehe!! Ok we are below you but we haven't got half the money or calibre of players that you have been able to fund.

Hopefully things might change if we can get this Chinese money involved.

[s66blade] 14/2/2008 10:58

Janes Bond

only rumour and conjecture on BBC 606 discussion boards about McClaren and a few others - Nigel Pearson for one although am not sure he would want a job at SUFC considering he's a popular ex-Wendy player.

nothing concrete about any names although it does appear that an announcement will be made prior to the weekend - suggesting that SUFC are speaking to people right now about taking over from Robson as manager.

I have no preference, I believe that the managers currently available are there for a reason - they were unable to remain in position at their last club due to their inability to find winning ways. Poaching a current manager may ruffle a few feathers but if it requires someone who is able to show current ability - not resting on past victories then we should try and get them.

[janes bond] 14/2/2008 09:27

s66blade - 14 Feb'08 - 08:42 - 2542 of 2542

Have you read or heard anything about McClaren being spotted, S66Blade?
It may be just unsubstantiated rumours or a misinterpretation.
There are also rumours about Robson being shipped abroad to help with the Hungarian developments.
If he's going to cost money then he may as well be used.