Why will they not sell up

[covboy1987]

We have been experiencing the worst period in our history over several years and it now is going to get potentially worse
Playing before 4000- 5000 fans
The playing budget will no doubt be reduced
The manager and some of the players like the fans deciding at some point soon enough is enough
Why will these people not sell up? they can still continue there legals - why are they making the fans suffer more and more - It will get to the point that any sale will be worthless

 

[MusicDating]

We have been experiencing the worst period in our history over several years and it now is going to get potentially worse
Playing before 4000- 5000 fans
The playing budget will no doubt be reduced
The manager and some of the players like the fans deciding at some point soon enough is enough
Why will these people not sell up? they can still continue there legals - why are they making the fans suffer more and more - It will get to the point that any sale will be worthless

Indeed, but who's going to buy an ailing rugby club?...

 

[Nick]

Sell up to who? We need a consortium or something.

 

[eastwoodsdustman]

We have been experiencing the worst period in our history over several years and it now is going to get potentially worse
Playing before 4000- 5000 fans
The playing budget will no doubt be reduced
The manager and some of the players like the fans deciding at some point soon enough is enough
Why will these people not sell up? they can still continue there legals - why are they making the fans suffer more and more - It will get to the point that any sale will be worthless

The council want them to sell to a more compliant owner who will let the club be milked and manipulated. Once the new owners realise what’s happened the cycle will start again. Until the club are in a position where the council have no influence over us things won’t ever change.

 

[chiefdave]

Why will these people not sell up?

Because nobody has made them an offer they deem acceptable.

 

[Exit Stage Left]

We have been experiencing the worst period in our history over several years and it now is going to get potentially worse
Playing before 4000- 5000 fans
The playing budget will no doubt be reduced
The manager and some of the players like the fans deciding at some point soon enough is enough
Why will these people not sell up? they can still continue there legals - why are they making the fans suffer more and more - It will get to the point that any sale will be worthless

Unless there are potential buyers willing to purchase us, what is the point of SISU putting the club up for sale? Who do you think will make an offer?

 

[ccfcway]

what is the point of SISU putting the club up for sale? Who do you think will make an offer?

A) what’s the point - because they don’t care about the club
B) I suspect there would be plenty of suitors.

Sadly B doesn’t matter as no offer would be what SISU would want for the club, which is considerably more than what it’s worth

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Plenty of Suitors? We have no stadium... what you actually want is Hoffman to come in and allow us to get shafted by Wasps

Ideally a mad man comes in with billions and builds us our own stadium

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

A) what’s the point - because they don’t care about the club
B) I suspect there would be plenty of suitors.

Sadly B doesn’t matter as no offer would be what SISU would want for the club, which is considerably more than what it’s worth

The club is worth what SISU are willing to accept.

 

[robbiekeane]

Not many people will like this but actually, unless there is someone who is going to step in with millions and millions to throw at the club and take us back to the top of the championship or premier league, I am not sure I really would like new owners?

In the last couple of months my opinions have really changed. I actually never really had a problem with the break even strategy because what's the point in getting into crazy amounts of debt? If a club can be ran sustainably and still compete then that's a good thing. With the recent revelations about what actually went on and what the Council and London Wasps need to answer for, then SISUs biggest fault is having a shit relationship with the fans, and not having a clue about how to run a football club. The former seems to be less of an issue as they are doing a better PR job and have released information which if they released years ago would have probably stopped some of the froth, and the latter...well they've started to employ people who do know and giving them autonomy to run the club.

So what's the problem? They don't love the club but they want to make it successful for financial reasons? Fine by me. They won't throw millions at the club? This is the case for 95% of the football league.

Better the devil you know i'd say

 

[Exit Stage Left]

A) what’s the point - because they don’t care about the club
B) I suspect there would be plenty of suitors.

Sadly B doesn’t matter as no offer would be what SISU would want for the club, which is considerably more than what it’s worth

With respect ccfcway, why do you believe there would be "plenty of suitors" willing to buy us? We don't own or even have a ground anymore and we only have a big fanbase when we get to Wembley or draw Chelsea at home in the FA Cup. The whole reason Man City's fortunes changed is because they acquired that brand new stadium after the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It made the football club a viable commodity, which we just aren't.

 

[MalcSB]

We have been experiencing the worst period in our history over several years and it now is going to get potentially worse
Playing before 4000- 5000 fans
The playing budget will no doubt be reduced
The manager and some of the players like the fans deciding at some point soon enough is enough
Why will these people not sell up? they can still continue there legals - why are they making the fans suffer more and more - It will get to the point that any sale will be worthless

Because there is nothing of any value to sell - thanks to the council and wasps connivances.

 

[Exit Stage Left]

Because there is nothing of any value to sell - thanks to the council and wasps connivances.

EXACTLY!!!!!

 

[Sick Boy]

Yeah there are going to be loads of interested parties looking to buy a football club renting a ground from a London rugby club and whose own council fucked it over.

 

[chiefdave]

I suspect there would be plenty of suitors.

Unless you are a fan we are literally the last club in the country anyone would buy.

 

[Irish Sky Blue]

With respect ccfcway, why do you believe there would be "plenty of suitors" willing to buy us? We don't own or even have a ground anymore and we only have a big fanbase when we get to Wembley or draw Chelsea at home in the FA Cup. The whole reason Man City's fortunes changed is because they acquired that brand new stadium after the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It made the football club a viable commodity, which we just aren't.

Why not put the club up for sale and put it to the test?
Over a number of threads now, there has been a “sanitising” of Sisu and the things that they have done. They are without doubt the worst owners that this club has ever had and by some distance too. They continue to hold onto the club and use it as a pawn in their power battles with the council and with Wasps. Because of them and the huge part that they have played in this fiasco, yes, along with Wasps and CCC, the life is being squeezed out of our club.
The problem isn’t their policy of self-sustainability. It is their total lack of regard for this club, for the community it serves and for the fans. This is bourne out by their actions which have in the past and which continue to cause serious damage to our club.

 

[Sick Boy]

Why not put the club up for sale and put it to the test?
Over a number of threads now, there has been a “sanitising” of Sisu and the things that they have done. They are without doubt the worst owners that this club has ever had and by some distance too. They continue to hold onto the club and use it as a pawn in their power battles with the council and with Wasps. Because of them and the huge part that they have played in this fiasco, yes, along with Wasps and CCC, the life is being squeezed out of our club.
The problem isn’t their policy of self-sustainability. It is their total lack of regard for this club, for the community it serves and for the fans. This is bourne out by their actions which have in the past and which continue to cause serious damage to our club.

And the way forward is to bend over backwards to get a deal with a London rugby club with even less regard for its fan base?

IMO SISU are actually sticking up for the club here,I’d be more worried about those looking to do a deal with Wasps regardless.

 

[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Why not put the club up for sale and put it to the test?
Over a number of threads now, there has been a “sanitising” of Sisu and the things that they have done. They are without doubt the worst owners that this club has ever had and by some distance too. They continue to hold onto the club and use it as a pawn in their power battles with the council and with Wasps. Because of them and the huge part that they have played in this fiasco, yes, along with Wasps and CCC, the life is being squeezed out of our club.
The problem isn’t their policy of self-sustainability. It is their total lack of regard for this club, for the community it serves and for the fans. This is bourne out by their actions which have in the past and which continue to cause serious damage to our club.

Point is whatever sisu have done is reversible, what the council and wasps have done isn’t.

I’d also suggest that Brian Richardson, Robinson et al are much worse owners as they were big causes of the initial situation we were in

 

[Esoterica]

Why not put the club up for sale and put it to the test?
Over a number of threads now, there has been a “sanitising” of Sisu and the things that they have done. They are without doubt the worst owners that this club has ever had and by some distance too. They continue to hold onto the club and use it as a pawn in their power battles with the council and with Wasps. Because of them and the huge part that they have played in this fiasco, yes, along with Wasps and CCC, the life is being squeezed out of our club.
The problem isn’t their policy of self-sustainability. It is their total lack of regard for this club, for the community it serves and for the fans. This is bourne out by their actions which have in the past and which continue to cause serious damage to our club.

The club doesn’t need to be up for sale for someone to put a worthy offer in. And as for the total lack of regard for this club, community and fans well, the council has done all those things tenfold and irreversibly.

 

[robbiekeane]

Over a number of threads now, there has been a “sanitising” of Sisu and the things that they have done. They are without doubt the worst owners that this club has ever had and by some distance too.

Can you genuinely please bullet point the things they have done that you’re talking about that make them the worst? Honestly interested

 

[MalcSB]

Why not put the club up for sale and put it to the test?
Over a number of threads now, there has been a “sanitising” of Sisu and the things that they have done. They are without doubt the worst owners that this club has ever had and by some distance too. They continue to hold onto the club and use it as a pawn in their power battles with the council and with Wasps. Because of them and the huge part that they have played in this fiasco, yes, along with Wasps and CCC, the life is being squeezed out of our club.
The problem isn’t their policy of self-sustainability. It is their total lack of regard for this club, for the community it serves and for the fans. This is bourne out by their actions which have in the past and which continue to cause serious damage to our club.

Haven’t the council and wasps shown at least the same disregard for the club, the community it serves and the fans?

 

[Nick]

Haven’t the council and wasps shown at least the same disregard for the club, the community it serves and the fans?

Wasps you could say don't need to, the council however is a different story.

When you look at the effort Duggins was putting into an Aldi closing compared to CCFC staying in the city.

 

[covboy1987]

Because there is nothing of any value to sell - thanks to the council and wasps connivances.

There was a Hoffman deal on the table recently reported at an offer of up to 20 million which was turned down - nothing has changed in terms of what we own

 

[MalcSB]

Wasps you could say don't need to, the council however is a different story.

When you look at the effort Duggins was putting into an Aldi closing compared to CCFC staying in the city.

Wasps should show some regard for the community, but I take your point.

 

[MalcSB]

There was a Hoffman deal on the table recently reported at an offer of up to 20 million which was turned down - nothing has changed in terms of what we own

The offer was probably contingent on Julian Gray remaining at the club.

 

[Nick]

There was a Hoffman deal on the table recently reported at an offer of up to 20 million which was turned down - nothing has changed in terms of what we own

Was there? The Hoffman who was recently reported to be backed by a wealthy rugby club owner?

 

[Otis]

Plenty of Suitors? We have no stadium... what you actually want is Hoffman to come in and allow us to get shafted by Wasps

Ideally a mad man comes in with billions and builds us our own stadium

No. Ideally A mad man comes in with billions and buys the Ricoh and kicks Wasps out.

 

[covboy1987]

Was there? The Hoffman who was recently reported to be backed by a wealthy rugby club owner?

Yes that's the one the same one that lives and breaths Cov City and is probably one of our only genuine hopes to get out of this mess eventually - Even top businessmen like him cannot negotiate a deal if the other party will not even speak

 

[Paxman II]

The football club is very salable. That golden share is worth money. New owners would almost certainly be back at the Ricoh. New owners with a little extra cash (unlike Hofman's consortium) would be able to offer WASP a tempting offer for some ownership or an owner with say 60 to 70m could probably buy up WASP, CCFC and the 250 year stadium lease all in one tbf. There ought to be plenty of suitors with that kind of money to get the full job done surely? CCFC is a club capable of sustaining itself in the premier league. SISU and WASP tinker on the edge of debt which means someone with some cash can get a super deal if they really think about it. In football club terms these days it's less than buying a wing back at Newcastle. Look at Leicester, from administration to premier league winners and a number of players alone worth more than 5 or 10 times what it would take to buy up this sorry sad lot. Why is there no such person or consortium with that line of thinking? There's consent for another hotel, there's a casino, hotel, events halls. Potentially a bloody goldmine in the right hands.

 

[Nick]

Yes that's the one the same one that lives and breaths Cov City and is probably one of our only genuine hopes to get out of this mess eventually - Even top businessmen like him cannot negotiate a deal if the other party will not even speak

Why can't he negotiate a deal?

 

[ccfcway]

With respect ccfcway, why do you believe there would be "plenty of suitors" willing to buy us? We don't own or even have a ground anymore and we only have a big fanbase when we get to Wembley or draw Chelsea at home in the FA Cup. The whole reason Man City's fortunes changed is because they acquired that brand new stadium after the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It made the football club a viable commodity, which we just aren't.

In its current state, what’s it actually worth ?. Buttons. If it was up for sale for buttons, I might be wrong, but there would be suitors who think they could come in, run the club at break even and start to turn the tide.

Would new owners mean we could talk to the butts. . Would new owners mean we would be back at Ricoh ?, etc etc.

As many have pointed out, it doesn’t matter. Sisu would want a Ferrari price to walk away and they own a 20 year old fiesta

 

[Otis]

Why can't he negotiate a deal?

Well we do all know the amount Sisu apparently want for the club is ridiculously and unrealistically high.

 

[Nick]

Is it just me who thinks it's strange Hoffman has apparently teamed up with a Rugby club owner, was pictured with the Wasps people last time during them fucking about with negotiations?

It must be if people still seem to think he is the saviour.

 

[Nick]

Well we do all know the amount Sisu apparently want for the club is ridiculously and unrealistically high.

We also knew Dale Evans was full of shit when he said about 5 words, Hoffman didn't.

 

[ccfcway]

what you actually want is Hoffman to come in and allow us to get shafted by Wasps

No I don’t, I would prefer a clean slate without any of the baggage that anyone associated with the club since leaving Highfield Road brings to this mess