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Meeting TH

Meeting TH

ushtey

ushtey

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Last night I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting TH at a charity dinner, together with Gary Mabbutt. Now, I know plenty will flame TH, and that's your opinion. But I've appreciated TH's investment in the club and the stability it's provided, so meeting him in person was a real pleasure for me.

Even better, he was happy to chat for quite some time about PNE. I won't reveal what he said in a private conversation, but I will say that his love for the club shone through. The look of happiness on his face when he talked about some of the success we've enjoyed was obviously genuine.

After today's display, I'm certain he'll have a very broad smile on his face.
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Thanks for sharing. Have never spoken to TH personally, but have seen him at Deepdale quite a few times and he clearly cares about the club.
 
rorschach;n3401517 said:
Did you ask about why he was not re-investing the £10+ million? A huge question IMO
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Could have asked him whether he thought AN had lost the dressing room as someone suggested last Saturday
 
rorschach;n3401517 said:
Did you ask about why he was not re-investing the £10+ million? A huge question IMO
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All Hemmings' business - even his horses - are cash generating, except PNE into which he dumps huge amounts of cash every year.

You need to look at the overall balance of cash over the long term, not a single year. Just like any business.

Also, we have a balanced squad with no big money stars. Big money purchases with big salary demands would be disruptive.
 
sardine;n3401525 said:
Could have asked him whether he thought AN had lost the dressing room as someone suggested last Saturday
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I think the investment question is much more important. AN has probably not lost the dr.
 
ushtey;n3401501 said:
Last night I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting TH at a charity dinner, together with Gary Mabbutt. Now, I know plenty will flame TH, and that's your opinion. But I've appreciated TH's investment in the club and the stability it's provided, so meeting him in person was a real pleasure for me.

Even better, he was happy to chat for quite some time about PNE. I won't reveal what he said in a private conversation, but I will say that his love for the club shone through. The look of happiness on his face when he talked about some of the success we've enjoyed was obviously genuine.

After today's display, I'm certain he'll have a very broad smile on his face.

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'Private' conversation? At a dinner event? Come off it, why don't you just tell us what you asked and what he said? He's hardly going to send a couple of thugs round to duff you up, is he?
 
We talked about the club in general, shared some of our favourite PNE memories (mine being in the stands when Graham Alexander scored in his last match) and a few other topics. It was fascinating hearing things from his side of things. He seemed like a friendly, knowledgeable fan, but we also talked about his horses and living on the Island in general. Gary Mabbutt was giving a talk at the dinner and joined in on the conversation about football in general.
 
Dirty Harry;n3401536 said:
'Private' conversation? At a dinner event? Come off it, why don't you just tell us what you asked and what he said? He's hardly going to send a couple of thugs round to duff you up, is he?
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Because it was a private conversation and and I respect that. Nothing do to with intimidation, just good manners. It was towards the end of the evening and we were in a private part of the venue for photographs.Lasted about 15 minutes and people respected our privacy, given that they were both the guests of honour at the event.
 
Dirty Harry;n3401536 said:
'Private' conversation? At a dinner event? Come off it, why don't you just tell us what you asked and what he said? He's hardly going to send a couple of thugs round to duff you up, is he?
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Remind me never to have a private conversation with you!
 
ushtey;n3401551 said:
Because it was a private conversation and and I respect that. Nothing do to with intimidation, just good manners. It was towards the end of the evening and we were in a private part of the venue for photographs.Lasted about 15 minutes and people respected our privacy, given that they were both the guests of honour at the event.
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Just wanted to tell you about the conversation we had...proper interesting...won't be disclosing any specific details...but well done me huh?
 
What I know about the owner is he is stubborn, deluded and doesn't know much about football.

Glad to hear he was very friendly and that you had a good chat. Hope you had a good evening.
 
ushtey;n3401501 said:
Last night I had the unexpected pleasure of meeting TH at a charity dinner, together with Gary Mabbutt. Now, I know plenty will flame TH, and that's your opinion. But I've appreciated TH's investment in the club and the stability it's provided, so meeting him in person was a real pleasure for me.

Even better, he was happy to chat for quite some time about PNE. I won't reveal what he said in a private conversation, but I will say that his love for the club shone through. The look of happiness on his face when he talked about some of the success we've enjoyed was obviously genuine.

After today's display, I'm certain he'll have a very broad smile on his face.
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Caption competition, anyone?
 
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