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No, sisu should have acquired the Higgs shares at takeover. But Ransons plan was: 1. Stabilize the club (he meant financially), 2. Win promotion to PL and 3. Buy the stadium. So they weren't thinking about becoming owners until we were in PL and had money to buy ACL in full - maybe even the...

Dulieu was director of Otium when it was set up. I doubt very much he still is. But yes, he was replaced with Fisher. Igwe was (I think) a sisu employee and was sacked around the same time Dulieu left.

What - are you agreeing with me? At least give me the credit then.

Yes - bang on the money!

1.: I've been having these illusions ever since they got rid of Ranson/Hoffman/Elliott - with a major setback while KD was here. I'm incurable. 2.: I do believe JS said in her interview with Les Reid that the club should own the stadium. 3.: I agree. It's so sad and extremely frustrating. The...

Probably someone signed up by sisu (I assume you mean if sisu buy the freehold) - someone with expertise. A hotel chain? A housing developper?

Of course I am ridiculous, but at least I have been consistently ridiculous since I signed up here - and before that on GMK. I am insane to think the first and most important strategic issue is for the club to become financial viable long term. I am insane to believe we need to own the stadium...

For starters I believe one mistake was to accept being tenants. They are on the path to rectify that. As it turned out, Ranson/Hoffman/Elliott were also a mistake - one that cost them - and us - dearly. They're gone so sisu have rectified that. They did a mistake of appointing Ken Dulieu, but...

Hurray! You are no 4 to give that response and have won third prize which is the right to read the whole thead.

They are here - they don't seem likely to go away anytime soon, so I actually hope they will get it right. Some people do learn from past mistakes - but those who do not learn from their mistakes tend to believe others can't (learn). I believe sisu have learnt from their mistakes.

What happens if they get it right? Unite club and stadium, boost FFP, get promoted back to the Championship and become competetive there?

You're the third to make that very observant response. We were bought by a hedge fund, because they specialize in financial basket cases like us. Do you really want our next owners to be another hedge fund?

Yes it can.

Yes, and what happened?

Not really - the CEO is still Fisher.

Who would buy a football club without a stadium? What would sisu do with a stadium without a football club? Why would sisu retain the stadium if all they want is make a quick buck?

What's the worst that can happen if Otium unite club and stadium? If they can't make it profitable, they will sell. If they do make it profitable they will sell. I think to many the worse that can happen is sisu make it work, sell up and leave with a return on their investment. Even if this...

Of course. And also the plans for the other businesses. It's a synergy where each add much more value to the complex than they would hold on their own.

I think about 10 different posters have said the only sensible solution would be to have stadium and club under the same umbrella - in the same group. You might even have noticed that Les Reid said it in his response to skyblusquirrels blog change. So if Otium is 'the club' and Holdings own the...

Say just for the argument that Otium bought a large chunk of land and only used 1/3 for the actual stadium. Would it be unthinkable that someone would buy a long lease from Otium to set up a business? And would it be unthinkable they would pay a lot more than Otium paid for that piece of land?