Yeah I was told there were four contracts drafted and ready for signing on deadline day.
In my newbie ignorance, I read too much into this and assumed it meant there were imminent signings. In reality, they were drafted in case discussions accelerated and a deal needed to be done quickly. It seems it’s quite common on deadline day that clubs have contracts ready. My contact is very factual in the messages I get, and I got carried away on this occasion
By the way, I am told that restructured contract for Hamer did get finalised
I also know something about how close the takeover was to completion, which I may share down the line. Nothing groundbreaking, but it was so close that there were actual staff changes internally.