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RIP Dan McCauley
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Pogleswoody":12sob4mu said:
I was at a beach bar in Thailand and some bloke was talking about his lifestyle and thought he had had too many cocktails. We shared a few rounds then googled him back in the room and he was worth 900m USD and had been considerably more before a divorce!!
RIP to Dan and condolences to his family.
A Chairman who took us from Div 2 to Div 4 and nearly out of the football league and presided over 8 managers. The bad times certainly outweighed the good. When he left we all breathed a sigh of relief.
A Chairman who took us from Div 2 to Div 4 and nearly out of the football league and presided over 8 managers. The bad times certainly outweighed the good. When he left we all breathed a sigh of relief.
Did it his way, for sure, RIP Dan.
And no way he’d have let our club go out of the 92. Despite some reckless rhetoric he seemed to care way too much for that.
And no way he’d have let our club go out of the 92. Despite some reckless rhetoric he seemed to care way too much for that.
I’m with Rich on this. Yes Dan gave us three quarters of a new ground, which of course was important, and the chance to see Peter Shilton turn out for us, but that’s about all. Still, sad to see any Argyle supporter pass.
Kentishgreen":njukhnql said:
Had Kemp had some financial backing we may have stayed up instead of appointing Shilton who in effect relegated Argyle twice.
Never easy supporting Argyle, whether you're a millionaire Chairman or just a lowly supporter.
He was certainly an enigmatic character. He was good for journalism because of the amount of editorial written by them about both Argyle's on-field and off-field happenings. He had his principles and stood by them. R I P Dan Mc.
RIP Dan
Met him with my dad and a couple of school mates outside The City Ground before the FA cup game in 95. Seemed a nice bloke and spoke quite openly with us about the club. Then Stan Collymore shot round the corner in a red sports car and nearly wiped out all 5 of us :doh:
Met him with my dad and a couple of school mates outside The City Ground before the FA cup game in 95. Seemed a nice bloke and spoke quite openly with us about the club. Then Stan Collymore shot round the corner in a red sports car and nearly wiped out all 5 of us :doh:
RiP lead Pilgrim.
The horse shoe would not have been built if it was not for Mr McCauley and he did put his own money into the club. The fact he stopped shilts and Warnock spending on huge wages is a business decision which in hind sight was the correct thing to do when you see what happened under Staplewallets.
Thoughts with the whole family at this difficult time for more than one reason.
Thank you Dan I am a grateful fan rest easy :scarf:
The horse shoe would not have been built if it was not for Mr McCauley and he did put his own money into the club. The fact he stopped shilts and Warnock spending on huge wages is a business decision which in hind sight was the correct thing to do when you see what happened under Staplewallets.
Thoughts with the whole family at this difficult time for more than one reason.
Thank you Dan I am a grateful fan rest easy :scarf:
I recall a season when he threatened to close the club down midseason. Not sure which season.
I remember not renewing my season ticket in the following season.
However, subsequently, he instigated the building of the horseshoe for which I am grateful.
RIP.
I remember not renewing my season ticket in the following season.
However, subsequently, he instigated the building of the horseshoe for which I am grateful.
RIP.
I was fortunate enough to spend some time with him in the Torquay United boardroom after and Argyle v. TU match in the late 1990's. I asked himhow he had made his fortune. He said "Once you get some momentum, it takes care of itself. You need to get started". When I asked how, he said "I went once went into an engineering firm. I told them that everything they make of plastic should be made with steel and everything they make with steel should be made of plastic". Made a fortune.