Potential new owners?

And if we default to GI ownership?

Nearly answered my query, but I'll take that as you wouldn't be keen on rallying around GI ownership. I had been wondering if there was one, but good to see you can also be ruled out. Possibly.

As for the rest of your post, I can't be convinced with a GI Board in situ and only one other alternative in TUST that you'd be anything but a remainiac yourself though, alpine.

I heard what the Board said. Although their preferred bidder did of course drop out the other day.

There has been nothing more from Dave Phillips other than "wait a couple of weeks" at the forum, confusion as to whether anyone had indeed made a bid after a statement he issued the following week, followed by this week's instalment of "wait a couple of weeks" in the local press. We then get confirmation one other bid is certainly in, and he wants it all done by the end of November.

The long period of exclusivity previously does make you wander if these 'in a couple of weeks" things tend to happen. Reading elsewhere about what the Board actually value TUFC at to their preferred bidder is also a concern. These 'couple of weeks' things haven't happened so far and the only thing that makes me write about the GI loan is the very real fear this might end up being our epitaph.

I would get behind a Board that was keen on progressing our Club, did something about it and engaged with fans, like any of us on here, TUST member or otherwise. The outcome of 'negotiations' with GI were the last straw for me with this Board, though. They don't build and shut things down. Any mug now seems to accept that. Possibly.

Fair comment. Maybe only a postponement but at least it gave the club 6 months to search for alternative investment although we are now well over half way through this period.

Rumour and supposition but quite likely to be the only feasible option given the circumstances the club, board and chairman now find themselves in. I haave no doubt that Dave Phillips will do what he believs to be the right thing for the sake of the football club after all it was his and his consortiums money that saved the club last time and without there intervention it could well have gone down the pan long before now.
TUST's motives are nobel ones but in my opinion impractcle in the long term. Simply put there is no motivation for the ordinary poorly paid local population to get involved and if it were actualy possible to raise enough to make a practicle bid and pay off all the debts it wouldnt just stop there. The club in its current form, a business that loses money hand over fist every week is not an attractive one for anyone with any money sense. Look around the terraces when you visit Plainmoor a few kids only outnumbered by pensioners or those approaching pension age. Not many there who could afford to waste there humble rescources on an ailing football club.
We can shout and scream about conspiracy theories with Phillip Masters until were blue in the face and historically GI do not appear to be ideal bed partners but with the club fast approaching a crossroads and failing misserably in every department both on and off the pitch there is simply no choice at all.
This club needs a total rethink in terms of how its run as it is its heading for the scrap heap anyway so maybe GI, if they actually do get hold of it may have some fresh ideas on how to salvage something from the debris of recent seasons and give back the club some sort of future - in whatever guise that may be.

Lets hope there are other options Simon but we have little power over what you/ we want and what we actually get.
I want a club and a team to be proud of but sadly haven't felt at all "proud" for quite some time.

This could be a huge week for the club. Fingers crossed that we get good news. Personally, hope Norman Smurthwaite is involved. Some speculation about this on the other site........