woody 0 Posted July 9, 2008 But that report does more than anything to demonstrate (a) just why the world and his wife now assume that the Canaries have got Cullum''s millions stuffed underneath the mattress already and why they will be asked Cullum-esque prices from now on and (b) why silence might be golden.You throw out all these numbers in public - be it the £20 million for players from one side and the £56 million cost on the other - and in the great media, mixing bowl out there on the world-wide web, you end up with the sort of numbers and the kind of impression that all those London commuters will be digesting on their way home this evening.Not to mention the chairman of Queen''s Park Rangers, the chief executive of Charlton and Mr Gow''s ''Mr Ten Per Cent''.What is really fascinating is what Cullum and his bank of PR people will make of it all. Because if last October''s corporate raid - for all his undoubted love of the Canaries - was, if only in part, seeing if he could bag a £20 million steal with Norfolk''s finest five points adrift at the foot of the Championship, suddenly courtesy of his many new friends in the Norfolk media Mr Cullum has all sorts of big new numbers coming back his way.He''s only ever mentioned three - £5 million last October; £15 million in the summer. But only if that £5 million had secured Norwich''s place in the Championship again. Only then would he dip into his pockets again for the extra £15 million. Together you get that third and final number - £20 million. For which he''s now also assumed complete control of the club via ownership of two-thirds of the shares.For a man of Cullum''s extraordinary means, finding the extra £55 million that The Standard is now suggesting is clearly not a problem. He cashed in £60 million-odd worth of shares to an American hedge fund as recently as this April. Money''s not the problem.Having the appetite to do a deal at those sorts of levels is. The more this spins out the way that the Evening Standard thinks it is, the more the men from Towergate are going to be thinking: ''Whoa... Whoa... Whoa... We never said £55 million and £20 million for Glenn... Where did you get those numbers from?''Er, you... I mean you did say £20 million was for Glenn; it was there in those very first headlines... that''s what you promised; that''s what we expect.But this is what happens when you toy with people''s emotions with big, front page headlines; you end up appearing to make promises that - in their eyes - you are then beholden to keep.Like putting a supporter on the board. That, too, is now deemed a given; part of the Cullum ''deal''. That will be fascinating to watch happen. There''s a second hostage to fortune that the last ten days have delivered. In reality, whack a load of cash Roeder''s way, get the Canaries up among the big boys again and Cullum can invite the ghost of Billy Bluelight on the board and no-one will give a monkeys. He did what he said he''d do on the side of the tin - he kissed good-bye to staid old Ms Prudence and welcomed big, brassy Miss Ambition into the ring.But until such a point arrives, the Canaries are sailing into some pretty choppy waters - with some big, sharp rocks ahead and the fog of war all around.As for The Standard''s report tonight ''utter garbage'' was one verdict. Trouble is, some of that garbage sticks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr.Carrow 394 Posted July 9, 2008 Hmmmm, "But only if that £5m had secured Norwich`s place in the Championship again.....". Evidence please? Ok, my turn to state something i can`t prove. All this could have been done and dusted behind closed doors in October if Delia was as welcoming of new investment as her populist platitudes indicated at the AGM (not to mention at the showground). One persons brash, thoughtless comments has lead to all this being played out in public, and it wasn`t Cullums`.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hog 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Woody are you Mr Waghorn? Because there was me getting a distinct feeling of deja vu whillst reading your elegant piece. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canary cherub 1 Posted July 9, 2008 woody . . . the Evening Standard is "now saying it''s £55 million" because it''s at least a week out of date. PC & D&M haven''t even had a meeting yet. They''ve rehashed the original story and couldn''t even get the figure right. 0/10Expect you''ve read PC''s interview in today''s EEN which clarifies things a bit. But remember it''s only a newspaper not the holy bible. Tomorrow''s fish and chip wrappings. It has its uses but don''t set too much store by it is my advice. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canary cherub 1 Posted July 9, 2008 [quote user="Fat Prophet"]woody . . . the Evening Standard is "now saying it''s £55 million" because it''s at least a week out of date. PC & D&M haven''t even had a meeting yet. They''ve rehashed the original story and couldn''t even get the figure right. 0/10Expect you''ve read PC''s interview in today''s EEN which clarifies things a bit. But remember it''s only a newspaper not the holy bible. Tomorrow''s fish and chip wrappings. It has its uses but don''t set too much store by it is my advice.[/quote]Just to add: PC''s possible takeover may be potentially the most important event at Carrow Road in well over a decade, but apart from the local press the media really aren''t very interested at the moment. It''s strictly a space filler. I guarantee that the "Breaking News!!!" of Wayne Rooney''s new tattoo will fill far more column inches in the next day or two. And then on to the next passing sensation. The media have a shorter attention span than a gerbil on speed . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted July 10, 2008 [quote user="Salahuddin"]Woody are you Mr Waghorn? Because there was me getting a distinct feeling of deja vu whillst reading your elegant piece.[/quote]Sorry - obviously should have put the source, but in a rush as on nights! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
canary cherub 1 Posted July 10, 2008 [quote user="woody"][quote user="Salahuddin"]Woody are you Mr Waghorn? Because there was me getting a distinct feeling of deja vu whillst reading your elegant piece.[/quote]Sorry - obviously should have put the source, but in a rush as on nights![/quote]LOL! Mr Waghorn, my advice still stands . . . it''s just a newspaper not the holy bible! [:)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
woody 0 Posted July 10, 2008 [quote user="Fat Prophet"][quote user="woody"][quote user="Salahuddin"]Woody are you Mr Waghorn? Because there was me getting a distinct feeling of deja vu whillst reading your elegant piece.[/quote]Sorry - obviously should have put the source, but in a rush as on nights![/quote]LOL! Mr Waghorn, my advice still stands . . . it''s just a newspaper not the holy bible! [:)] [/quote]Don''t take the bible seriously either! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
