Views from the Sieve

Due diligence
That would be a first, as said by DTD I'm thinking this is just another smokescreen to Pacify the undercurrent of supporters anxiety regarding the club’s future, as I’ve said before I hope to be proven wrong but this whole situation stinks

This is the result of a lot of hard work by many people and will provide real impetus going forward. Nothing is ever guaranteed in football but I believe all those involved- and more details of investors will be forthcoming over the next couple of weeks- have the club close to their hearts, most with local connections, and have worked with Anwar to achieve this. There is no reason to pour cold water on this development and we should support it to the hilt.

Pablo wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:33 pm This is the result of a lot of hard work by many people and will provide real impetus going forward. Nothing is ever guaranteed in football but I believe all those involved- and more details of investors will be forthcoming over the next couple of weeks- have the club close to their hearts, most with local connections, and have worked with Anwar to achieve this. There is no reason to pour cold water on this development and we should support it to the hilt.

Totally agree.

Pablo wrote: Tue Feb 17, 2026 5:33 pm This is the result of a lot of hard work by many people and will provide real impetus going forward. Nothing is ever guaranteed in football but I believe all those involved- and more details of investors will be forthcoming over the next couple of weeks- have the club close to their hearts, most with local connections, and have worked with Anwar to achieve this. There is no reason to pour cold water on this development and we should support it to the hilt.

I am glad to see some positive thoughts. I have not been a fan long enough to have all the history of having things not work out. But it seems some people are in place that have a history with the club and have moved the needle in the right direction while with the club.

My initial thought of this person being well financed may or may not be true and what really matters is if he has money left over to sign the right players to move us up. But I am just glad something is settled and at least some of the fans are staying positive until there is a reason to NOT be positive.

So good to read positive comments
for once, well done Pablo / Len

My comments may not be positive and with good reason, the last two owners have been established sports owners with many years of experience running football and other professional sports and they couldn’t run the club properly, we have just seen a completely new company formed with very little information on who they are other than a commercial director named as the only member of the board and zero information about “happy fan” as a company. Following the last two owners I’m not going to get all excited about this until everything is clear and investors named, so that’s why I’m not feeling positive, and don’t forget that Mr Grabovski was Allegedly the member of club underdog who stood on the pitch facing the sieve with serrys mates saying don’t worry about these people when the shit hit the fan about the online abuse of Israel, so I think I have good reason to be sceptical.

My view is that the first positive thing is that we have now got rid of Club Underdog and been taken over by a new consortium as everyone has been demanding for months.
It is a fact the club have been in limbo and completely rudderless all season. The previous owners it is true, had experience of running football and sporting clubs but not in this country, whereas we have Anwar as Chairman who has lots of experience of football at this level and particularly fond of this club.
We do not know yet who else is involved in the Consortium but hope that they have the financial clout and ambition and drive to move the club forward.
It is also true that unless you get the ridiculously huge financial backing of Wrexham there is no guarantee in football that whoever takes over our club that it will be a success.
What I do know however, is that I feel a lot more confident now than I did 48 hours ago.

Obviously there is more to find out and it is to be expected that after the experience of the past few years some skepticism is not unjustified . However I agree with with Pablo and Len that it should be seen as positive though not necessarily a guarantee of success on the pitch. Cautious optimism.

1. John grabowski now holding 18% shares of the club.

2. Tony fernandes is now following Dagenham on Instagram

Harrym4737 wrote: Fri Feb 27, 2026 8:10 pm 1. John grabowski now holding 18% shares of the club.

2. Tony fernandes is now following Dagenham on Instagram

This is all speculation at the moment but somebody such as Tony Fernandes with his business acumen and involvement in the past with QPR sounds very promising.

All wishful thinking in my opinion,
Why would Mr Fernandez give us more than a passing thought?
An astute businessman like him would normally assess the club and its assets and then walk away, but while there is a straw to clutch we can only hope.

Anyone interested in looking to invest in football clubs are certainly not doing it to make money and even more so in our case as we don't own the ground.
Looking forward to finding out more in the coming weeks.

len wrote: Sat Feb 28, 2026 11:22 am Anyone interested in looking to invest in football clubs are certainly not doing it to make money and even more so in our case as we don't own the ground.
Looking forward to finding out more in the coming weeks.

Then “investing” isn’t the correct term is it? It’s more of purchasing an expensive hobby

BB-Dagger wrote: Sat Feb 28, 2026 10:46 am All wishful thinking in my opinion,
Why would Mr Fernandez give us more than a passing thought?
An astute businessman like him would normally assess the club and its assets and then walk away, but while there is a straw to clutch we can only hope.

If Underdog sold shares cheap enough it could be a good deal. seems Underdog is based in US i thought. i am clearly no international tax expert but Underdog can write this loss off on taxes in US to lower tax liability.

Andy Carroll officially owns a part of the club.

https://daggers.co.uk/dagenham-redbridg ... areholder/