Always quite liked Crewe as it goes, though I'm always at a loss as to why John Sillett watched them and ended up buying Peter Billing when David Platt was in the same bloody team! :)
Hoffman's got connections through his years in banking apparently. I guess like JE he's pretty well of, but I don't think he's in the really big leagues financially so this would be about getting the right people or organisations to invest I think.
It's an interesting point - not unfair except that as with all other businesses you can't solely focus on cutting costs, you've also got to measure how well the product is doing. I think for a football club that has to at least in part relate to league position, because that's ultimately going...
Erm... technically the bond price has been sliding in the wrong direction for a while now.
WASPS 22 retail bondtechnical analysis (WAS1) - London Stock Exchange
Obviously you've got a personal interest in them doing well, but I wouldn't be quoting the bond price as evidence, personally because...
Ah, I'm not that good looking, nowhere near in fact - but I did have some sunglasses a bit like that! And I have at least played at Highfield Road (once, and I had to pay for the privilege). :)
<==== That's a picture of Jarni over there, btw. I still miss him, never put a foot wrong for us and we made almost £1m in profit. How many players can you say that about... ;)
Yeah - you still got more value out of them than my '98 Jarni shirt though, eh, and the less said about my Mick Harford one the better though I believe he still leads the goals/minute ratio at the club. :)