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Ha, indeed. At some point I'll relay more details.

I did. Makwana wouldn't have it though. He actually got quite confrontational with me towards the end. I've asked him what went wrong, but not holding my breath for a reply.

The club officials would have had to have been idiots to have been convinced by Makwana which makes me wonder if they are indeed idiots or if they were just playing for time. My money is on the latter.

I've literally been away from things for A DAY and missed the club's announcement yesterday. Very intriguing. Also, I mentioned Mr Makwana in the latest Substack post which you can head here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-147667411?source=queue

Out of interest, how many Caley fans went to this one? I can imagine it was an early start...and a late return.

That's because every time anyone asks him a difficult question he runs away. Trust me, I've tried.

To quite Kevin Maguire, one of - if not the - most respected football finance experts in the UK: "This deal has more red flags than when Ferrari win an F1 race."

Whenever I get him talking, he shuts down the conversation as soon as it gets on to any remotely pressing question.

You misunderstood me. I meant that I had asked Makwana if he planned to show up today and he said no. So, when the previous poster asked if he was going to show up, that's what my post was in reference to, not myself.

Not on Saturday, that’s for sure

A good post. What I notice is that, for about three months, he was claiming *to be* the owner of Hayes and Yeading, not that it was somehow a potential. His posts strongly allude to him deciding to sack the manager and replace him, and to bring about huge improvements to the ground - and then suddenly nothing happens. The obvious parallel is that he's claiming to be the owner of ICT now with no actual evidence of it - and that also could last for months unless the club is crystal clear on what the situation is. To make things even more opaque, he told me yesterday he is "currently working with the club to get this takeover completed" while sharing news links that say he is already the 'new owner'. It can't be both.

Hi all, I run a twice-weekly newsletter focusing on off-field issues affecting Scottish fans. You can find it here: Scottish Football: For The Fans | Dale Haslam | Substack It's been interesting researching the 'new investors' in recent days and it's nice to see many on this forum have done similar research. I've asked Makwana for an interview and will be posting a few updates about the club in the next week or so. I truly hope things work out and the future is bright for the club. Healthy scepticism is vital.