Tim Keyes and Bill Colvin met in London and a response to the Dundee FC Supporters’ Society is now winging its way back north.
The consortium backing the proposed investment in Dundee FC from Texas-based Keyes Capital met in Colvin’s office to formulate a reply to the conditions of acceptance or “heads of terms” given to them by lawyers representing DFCSS over the weekend.
The ball has now been hit back into the society’s court and the Surrey-based business man and Keyes, as well as Colvin’s fellow former Dens directors Steve Martin and Ian Crighton, now await developments.
Colvin said: “The meeting with Tim went fine. We went through all the points and have responded to them. Now we will wait and see where this goes from here.”
An online petition comprising approximately 600 names demanding a special general meeting of DFCSS has been delivered to the society’s registered office in the city, as well as to director Dave Forbes.
Meanwhile, Dundee chief executive Scot Gardiner had a rather different take on Hearts’ administration than manager John Brown.
Brown labelled the situation as “scandalous” and accused the Jam Tarts of purposely delaying the inevitable until now so they avoided relegation.
Had Hearts entered admin earlier the Dark Blues would have stayed in the SPL instead of them but Gardiner had sympathy for those at Tynecastle who will be affected by the inevitable cuts.
Gardiner said: “It’s been the worst kept secret in Scottish football. It was just a matter of time when it happened.
“But, in saying that, there’s still going to be an enormous amount of pain for those associated with the club which is never nice.
“I have a friend who is a director of the Foundation of Hearts and they held a meeting last Friday when they broke the news to some of the staff.
“He told me it was terrible because some of the young girls in the office were in tears at the prospect of losing their jobs. That’s when reality hits home.
“It has happened to Dundee in the past so as a club we know how it feels. It is awful for the manager, players and fans who have to watch it all happen.”
As for what might have been for Dark Blues had the timetable been different, Gardiner added: “It’s all in the past as far as we’re concerned. There’s nothing we can do now but go and try to win the First Division next season and get back up to the SPL.
“We have to draw a line under it now and get on with the business of attempting to win promotion.”