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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 16:18 9 May 2025
I am in discussions to assist with a 60 or 90 minute television true crime documentary. That is effectively 45 or 67 minutes of actual screen time when the overloaded advertisement slots are taken into account.
I'm not sure how many people would have noticed how the advertising time slots have increased over the years and then there is the sponsored intro's that can eat further into the time of transmission.
When the commercials come on most people will be scrolling through their phones ( and possibly throughout the entire programme ). Some people will take a crap which will be quite easy as soon as the advertising trash hits the screen.
I would like to see some of the casting sheets for commercials over the past couple of years. [Post edited 9 May 16:19]
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Reply | Advanced Talks with US Consortium
at 09:51 9 May 2025
I agree re. the website ...however, this looks like a brand new entity / start up company with possibly another party / parties other than those named financing project Colchester United.
There were times when Robbie Cowling and l had a difference of opinion but there is no denying that he has kept Colchester United going virtually ( financially speaking ) single handed.
I would also like to thank him for some incredible work away from football ( on a bicycle no less ) and his stance on Ukraine ( Forest Green Rovers match ).
He has had a multitude of challenges and it must have taken quite a toll on him - especially over the past seven years.
We were fairly close to finding a buyer for Southend United a couple of years ago....ran it between Ron Martin, the sales agents and an extremely wealthy musician.
I'm glad it didn't go any further than initial discussions....running a modern day football club is too much to fall on the shoulders of one person no matter how much help he or she gets.
One of my 'associates' just came out with it one night during a phone conversation from the other side of the world....said - 'I wanna buy a football club, go find me one in Div 1 or Div 2'.
I knew Southend was up for sale and had a fair idea Colchester United might be too...never mentioned Colchester to him but he liked the sound of Southend.
His budget was around £15 million but l did warn him that it would likely lose around £2 million a year.
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 22:36 8 May 2025
Having a long exchange with Den Wilcock ex Iron Maiden tonight!
Some great memories from what was virtually another world almost 50 years ago.
We are discussing how Kurt Cobain was playing the debut album and singing words from it that were written in 1976.
It's always a wonder how music travels the surface of the earth!
We are also speaking of the multi talented artist Reg Suffolk who was involved in the earliest Maiden posters and graphics.
I am eternally grateful to all the multi talented musicians and artists l have been fortunate enough to cross paths with over the years....and there is the possibility of a writing collaboration with one who ( like myself these days ) has the responsibility of looking after dogs ( and taking them on tour ).
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Reply | Advanced Talks with US Consortium
at 18:47 8 May 2025
Thanks for putting this up. It's very nicely considered and shot. So whoever was on camera, very well done. And well edited too!
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Reply | Advanced Talks with US Consortium
at 16:26 7 May 2025
Under LLC it's possible he was a sole trader.
Has he just formed a new company as a start up with some big hitters on board????
It's all a bit of a mystery.
Anyway, we have sent Tim Foley an email and if he replies l will post it on here.
Text from our email -
Hello,
I was once an Associate Director and major sponsor of the club - wishing you well and looking forward to a new dawn.
Ray Hollingsworth
Sparkfilms TV [Post edited 7 May 16:32]
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 20:26 6 May 2025
Seems as though negotiations were simultaneously being discussed for the sale of Maldon & Tiptree and Colchester United....this all began quite a while ago....possibly the sale of Southend United was a prompt?
Florence Park?
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 12:38 6 May 2025
It's long overdue l posted something that relates to football in some way.
I don't think today's news that Colchester United may be sold to a USA based consortium will come as a surprise to anyone .....it's something of a surprise to me that it has taken this long.
The accounts for Colchester United make for alarming scrutiny.
It's about 35 years since l ( Graphic Warehouse ) made a financial contribution to the club.....it was fun back then but so much has changed on and off the pitch over the years.
Suffice to say that my interest in football has diminished with the passage of time but l hope Colchester United flourishes again in the future. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 13:19 5 May 2025
There is a television documentary in the production stage that should be screened end of '25 or beginning of '26.
It's core subject is the extent of money laundering in the UK through such outlets as barber shops, nail salons, candy stores, vape shops and a string of fake retail outlets.
We have seen some of the data and the scale is beyond belief.
It appears to us that the damage has been done and is beyond repair.
The programme features interviews with retail experts, HMRC representatives, landlords, NCA and a further selection of individuals with unique takes on 'The State of The Nation' ( not the programme title ).
From what we have learned it would appear that the problem is way beyond any political party and that even includes Reform UK.
In fact, the proposed documentary even goes as far to suggest that the amount of income the government collects from the money laundering activities of organised crime is vital in going somewhere towards reducing a year on year deficit. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 11:01 4 May 2025
We have assembled a team to work on a side project that has been triggered by research for a crime documentary.
I approached a big hitter with this and wasn't sure l would get a response ....but that response appeared in my inbox overnight and we will share information that might enlighten folk on how organisations in the UK hide behind an iron curtain.
A few of us, who were unconnected in 2006 should be able assemble a document / report of some kind.
The objective is to get this into the public domain.
The story is way more important than any of us having our form of branding stamped on it.
There may be a few people swanning around on a golf course this morning who have good reason be concerned that information that has been hidden away for 19 years might suddenly see the light of day.
All this in the same week that the political landscape in the UK is in meltdown....and about xxxxxxx time! |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 22:48 2 May 2025
So a few cats are out of the bag....they took some finding but it was well worth it.
And even if certain witness statements were conveniently misplaced or even shredded we have access to their content.
I recall how the media once wire tapped a Police HQ...placed listening devices under the cafeteria tables...senior officers were xxxxxxx livid....they had been caught at their own game....
There have been a number of senior crime journalists at the broadsheets and red tops who have had their home landlines ( as they once were ) tapped by various police forces and law enforcement entities in recent years.
And it doesn't stop there. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 18:12 2 May 2025
Piece by piece....we are putting a jigsaw together....and when the pieces begin to fit we can see what a xxxxxx up country we are living in that is full of lies and deception....reputations being protected at the expense of the truth...nothing really new here....some refer to it as 'The British Establishment'...l have folk helping me out on this....we have found information in unexpected places....the kind of places that are safe from those who have an agenda to keep their 'secrets' out of the public domain.... |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 13:52 2 May 2025
Quite a few developments over the past 24 hours ...during an extended phone call Ronnie O'Sullivan was getting blasted off the table in Sheffield with my television on mute.
It's strange where paths lead when looking for information! Next stop - OK Magazine ( an unlikely stop off ).
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 18:25 1 May 2025
About 15 years ago l found myself in Belmarsh Prison.
It's quite something.
l caught up with the inmate l was visiting back then again today.
I'm glad we stayed in touch.
His insight into the British legal system is an education and will assist in the research required that will be of interest to the public should we manage to get the parts of a jigsaw that are required to tell a story that has never been told. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 19:56 30 Apr 2025
This has moved on quite a bit today.
I have managed to find some key people who have background knowledge on the 1999 murder who lived nearby.
There will be quite an exchange of information between us tonight and in the coming days.
There is a murder trial scheduled for The Old Bailey in February 2026 which sounds a way off but is fast approaching.
And while l think about, thanks to those of you who have viewed 'Tigers' and taken it over the 100,000 mark.
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 17:07 29 Apr 2025
Both the production company and Channel 4 have responded to my 1999 themed pitch ...that was in just a few minutes of sending it off.
We will have a 'meet up' next week and see if this can be taken forward.
The docu is just waiting to be made and there is an amazing team in place should the touch paper be lit.
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 14:33 29 Apr 2025
Although we are currently working with the makers of Essex Millionaire Murders pre production / planning on a case from Suffolk in 2001 l have introduced another murder that also occured in Suffolk two years before.
This particular case will have an active audience as it will go on trial ( the second! ) later this year or the beginning of next.
I was approached by the production company to assist with the 2001 case and have done quite a bit of background on it - in the process of doing this l am now pitching a different case that will be in the national and international news and will be 'Hot to Go'. It might be more commercially viable to Channel 4 or ITV.
Tonight's second part of Essex Millionaires Murders will showcase exceptional work by Essex Police - the 1999 case l refer to will not reflect well on Suffolk Police and l wonder if it might run into a political wall as l am anticipating shockwaves running through the public domain post trial. |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 08:28 29 Apr 2025
For LE....apparition or angel?
Perhaps both.
I filed you under 'GC' |
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Reply | Tigers at Layer Road
at 23:27 28 Apr 2025
May l recommend Part 2 of The Essex Millionaire Murders that will be screened at 9pm on Tuesday night on ITV 1 - it will feature one of the most complex forensic data investigations ever taken on by a British Police Force.... [Post edited 29 Apr 7:53]
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