Watford Leisure Share Discussion Threads

[pjb_1972] 02/11/2008 15:30

Rubbish. The players we have are well good enough. We are scoring goals, we just need someone to take responsibility in defence and we'll be fine.

[fullupfool] 01/11/2008 18:21

sadly not good enough for this league

[grahamite2] 13/10/2008 14:58

ADVFN have obviously re-enabled charts like this, good.

[grahamite2] 10/10/2008 05:54

Many thanks spob. You have helped me make my Wachovia thread properly functional. May as well have a ringside view of the unfolding disaster.

I'm a buyer of WFC, maybe as early as next week but certainly not today with the long weekend coming up.

[spob] 09/10/2008 16:41

try AAPL that works too

[grahamite2] 09/10/2008 15:54

Congratulations on a nice thread. First time I've ever seen a US chart that actually works on ADVFN.

[spob] 09/10/2008 15:50

Buffett Has Big Stake in Wells Fargo Deal
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Wells Fargo's move to buy Wachovia on Monday - which bumped aside a previous deal with Citigroup - blindsided most of Wall Street on Monday. But it was probably no surprise to Warren Buffett.

Mr. Buffett is Wells Fargo's largest shareholder, holding a 9.4 percent stake in the San Francisco-based lender through his control of Berkshire Hathaway, regulatory filings show. And while his name didn't come up in any of Friday's official announcements, it would be highly unusual for Wells Fargo to forge ahead with this $15.1 billion transaction without first consulting its biggest stakeholder - and especially a stakeholder with the clout that Mr. Buffett carries as the nation's most famous investor.

On the surface, Wells Fargo and Wachovia would seem to be a good fit, but the merger could also raise some concerns among Wells Fargo's shareholders.

The acquisition will greatly increase Wells Fargo's exposure to the most exotic kinds of home loans, such as option adjustable-rate mortgages, which it largely avoided in recent years.

But Mr. Buffett has shown an increased appetite for risk in recent weeks, even as many others have pulled in their horns. He agreed to invest $5 billion in Goldman Sachs, which may be the healthiest of the major Wall Street firms but is still hurting from the credit crisis, and to invest $3 billion in General Electric, which is working hard to preserve its triple-A rating with credit rating agencies.

Asked about Mr. Buffett's opinion of the deal in a conference call Friday morning, a Wells Fargo executive said that "Warren can speak on his own interests."

This much was already clear: Mr. Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway just got a little bit richer.

With Wells Fargo's share price up $2.74 in early trading, their roughly 311 million shares gained about $834 million in value.

[fullupfool] 16/9/2008 20:45

Division one here we come

[pjb_1972] 01/9/2008 18:34

You're being very generous to him in saying he's not to blame for blowing such a huge sum of money! He's a manager, not a coach.

[pjb_1972] 01/9/2008 18:12

Why does everyone blame the board? They backed the manager and he blew a huge amount of money! I know who I consider responsible for our financial situation.

Isn't the loan effectively covered by the sale of Henderson or is that an additional cost?

[alexacj] 01/9/2008 12:44

They have certainly started better than I would have ever hoped. If they keep this form up I'll be extremely happy . The only worry on the horizon is the loan that needs repaying in January . The quicker the club can get rid of Simpson and the current board the better. What a disaster they have turned out to be!

[pjb_1972] 25/8/2008 10:50

Actually the whole team seem to be doing ok apart from a dodgy defensive performace yesterday. Might not be the disasterous season I was expecting.

I hope Hoskins gets a run as I really think he could be a revelation.

[fullupfool] 23/8/2008 21:46

Tommy smith is performing well......

[fullupfool] 02/8/2008 00:50

Watford 1 - 1 Brentford
Watford 1 - 2 Milton Keynes Dons

Hmm - we will survive in div 1.

[alexacj] 11/7/2008 13:37

Watford Observer.If you go to the BBC 606 site you can read the article on the Watford board!

[monis] 11/7/2008 13:35

where did you read this?

[alexacj] 11/7/2008 13:32

Just read that the Russos are officially interested in buying the club.Should be good news for Watford!!