snorbens_caleyman

Well, it says at least twice that he is waiting to hear from the club. So, mate, don't hold your breath! (Is the article author the bloke who also works for the club?)

That was always the most likely explanation. Gardiner would have been stupid to try anything. And the one good - indeed, remarkable - thing that can be said about Makwanda is that he seems to have kept his nose clean, despite all his BS, and hasn't fallen foul of regulators, authorities or the law.

I would have made it a more positive message, welcoming Savage back to the club as the headline statement. I don't see what need there was to spell out some of the things that you think that Gardiner was responsible for, especially since the Board, who remain, were complicit in all of it. And as for the fireworks.... All a bit too much "Ding-Dong! The Witch is Dead!". No mention of Seventy7 either?

That would be a difficult case to win, given that he had already resigned! All that will have happened is that he will have been paid for the rest of his notice period and escorted off the premises.

I suspect that it simply means that they have informed Makwana that they are putting the deal "on hold" for now, pending the review by Alan Savage. So not cutting him off completely - never say "never" - but realistically the chances of Seventy7 returning must be pretty near zero.

I am sure that they don't know. The agreement is probably that Savage will help out until the club is on a firmer footing, with 3 to 6 months being the estimate for this. I agree, but it looks to me as though they are staying on. The statement "Working alongside the Club’s Board of Directors, Savage has taken the initiative ..." is poorly written. Yes, it's in the past tense, so could very well refer to whatever has happened over the past few days, resulting in Savage's appointment. However, it might be a badly written statement trying to say that Savage will work alongside the Board over the next few months. I suspect that getting rid of the Board will not be his highest priority - although I don't know the man or his usual way of working. But I also remember that Panos is "Interim Chairman". The fat lady is not nearly ready to sing yet!

You are following this correctly. But I am also sure that Mr Savage is realistic enough to realise that first priority will be an injection of cash to ward off "insolvency events".

That's all that anyone can ask for

Yes, of course there is still a mountain to climb for the club and team. But with a local, genuine businessman in charge, who has always cared for the club, things are infinitely better than having an absentee fantasist whose interests were solely in making money. I look forward to the statement from the Supporters' Trust And I, for one, welcome our new winter constellation overlords

Looks as though the Board is staying. But does saying that Savage has been appointed "to take charge of" the club mean that he's Chairman?

More from the Sun: "A club statement read: "After months of uncertainty surrounding the future of Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, the board of directors have appointed local businessman Alan Savage to take charge of the struggling Highland club to put the team in a firm financial position. Working alongside the directors, Savage has taken the initiative to oversee the organisational restructure of the club as they seek to remedy their financial issues, with chief executive officer Scot Gardiner leaving his role with immediate effect. The club have also suspended negotiations with Seventy7 Ventures, who had been seeking to acquire a majority shareholding, with Savage beginning immediate work carrying out an internal forensic review of the club's financial position to establish plans for the club's future and setting the team into a viable position for new ownership. Savage and the board are now looking to rejuvenate the connection between Inverness Caley Thistle and the community which will be integral to the long-term future of the club and are seeking support from local businesses to address the immediate financial shortfall until further long-term investment can be secured. The club are now working with Scottish sports marketing agency GRM Marketing to engage with a number of investment leads and commercially drive the club forward. Inverness Caley Thistle is hopeful that the community will once again rally around the team and come together to support the new foundations being established."

The Sun article has been updated. "It's understood Savage has already been contacted by potential investors from Europe and further afield to help with his plan. Windsor-based businessman Makwana only assumed control of the League One club in the close-season. Chief executive Gardiner had indicated in June that he was ready to resign - but would stay on to assist with new investment. But now both men have left the club with details of the fresh takeover set to be confirmed in the next 24 hours. It's understood Savage has already spoken to manager Duncan Ferguson, club directors and staff at the Caley Stadium to inform them of his plans."

If Makwana really is on his way back from Dubai, as his earlier post suggested, then perhaps they are doing him the courtesy of waiting to inform him first when he touches down. Though I'd have thought he would be travelling in ultra-exclusive-platinum class, with the best immersive digital experience - internet to you and me - on the planet.

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/13339396/scot-gardiner-leave-inverness-caledonian-thistle-consortium-bids/ If true, then surely the Board has to resign en masse, to take responsibility for the recent fiascos and in particular for accepting the "offer" from the Windsor Walter Mitty.

"Help me, Muirfield Mills! You're my only hope.". "Muirfield Mills? Now that's a name I haven't heard in a long time. A long time!"

Well, four hours ago Makwana was in Dubai or just leaving it. "As I head back home from my business trip to Dubai… all I can think of is seeing my family and making up for lost time with my best friend Simba " https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ketanmakwana_things-i-have-learned-about-slowing-down-activity-7229000460706217988-3M2w?trk=public_profile

After the concert fiasco, I am sure that a lot of local businesses won't go anywhere near ICT. Now, after defaulting on loan payments, I am sure that a lot of SPFL clubs won't go anywhere near us either. And, in our hour of need, I wouldn't now expect any favours from the Council. Fouling one's own nest.

How many fans of any sort? The BBC is repoting the attendance as 386

Still conceding goals immediately after the restart. A constant in a changing world...

Possibly to discuss share issue or transfer topics? If Makwana has promised Gardiner that he will keep him on, then he (Gardiner) may now be perceived as having at least a substantial monetary and personal stake in this, and very possibly a conflict of interest.

And the Club has a watertight legally-binding agreement with them which will enforce this? Not getting at you personally, of course. It's just that right now sceptism is the only response that I can muster to anything that the club does or says.

Whenever we see an Anglia - like the one above or the one at Harpenden - my wife says "We had one when I was a kid. And I was always sick in the back of it!". (We have an emoji for that, but I'll spare you.) She was clearly not a fan of the reverse rake rear window

Come to think of it, Ferguson might be just the man to get some straight answers out of Makwana

It's been changed back to Seventy7. The person who made the edit says that "The club have confirmed the change of majority shareholder." Did I miss that confirmation?

Three planes - how many people? Coming over for the Glorious Twelfth? While you're here, would you like to buy a football club?