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You shouldn't underestimate sisu's abillity to raise new funds, especially as the financial climate is warming up (slowly). However it would be good news if Hoffman/Elliott and sisu have put aside their differencies. It would unite the fans and the club as well as the club and the community.

It may be we think we 'deserve' to know who the investors are, but why should it be more inappropriate in football as to other businesses. Did you know that many unions place money within the 5% rule in companies like BAE or Lockheed Martin who manufacture landmines? They do so to maximize the...

This pops up every now and again. I think investors not holding more than 5% shares in any company have a right to stay annonymous, and I believe the rules comes from the financial world and has been adopted by the football world. To change this you would need to change the financial...

Shouldn't the question be: Why did the chinese consortium story pop up just as the club was entering negotiations with the Higgs and the council?

Taking over the shares from the trust isn't alone enough to secure financial profit to start paying back the loans. But it's a step in the right direction as it will see sisu and the city council partner up on developing the surrounding area. That is where the major future profit is. I hope...

I can think of one more: Are we still not paying interests on the loans? If so, how long will that continue? If not, how much is being paid? (Or simply: What are the terms of all the loans given to the club). I can actually think of another one: How much are the club paying the board and the...

Maybe I give myself too much credit ... or maybe I simply accept I carry some of the responsibility while I accept there were many other factors.

You're employed by a company that is in conflict with it's customers. Some customers are protesting with banners and chants right outside your window. You read their complaints on facebook, twitter and in the local paper. The conflict even get a bit of airtime on national TV. Don't you think you...

This is what I wrote on the 13th of August last year when the sisu out protests started on this board:

PWKH, Thank you for your comprehensive explanation to how the negotiation is structured and what it involves. Have sisu stated any intention to acquire the whole stadium or are they content with the 50% of the shares in ACL and a joint venture with the council? Also, you do not mention...

I agree on a few points - a rent reduction won't be enough. Access to revenue streams are vital. But I think with the current situation everything will be considered at the negotiation tables and all contracts and agreements may become subjects for renegotiation. So it could well be that the...

Sure - that's the popular belief and how I think it was meant by OSB. That's why I offered an alternative option.

I have no stake at the ACL so I have no feelings invested. And as the cynical sod I am, I actually see this as promising signs of negotiations moving the way they should -> the club owning part of the stadium and gaining access to new revenue streams. Mr Mutton may in the past have said the...

I think I have already said my piece, but maybe we should make a FAQ-4 given the new situation and life in league 1. But it will have to await the outcome of the ongoing negotiations as the result will direct the future of the club.

Especially if they used the kits for beach volley. And it should be mandatory they exchange tops after the match.

Thanks for clearing the depreciation factor for me. I am not an expert into football accounts (as I have showed on many occasions) but I thought Bell's and Bakers new 4 year deals would need to be depreciated. Whatever - in my mind the non-cashflow items were around a mil per year, which in...

Now on page 9 or 10 in this thread and noone has offered any real positive words, so I know I am a gate crasher to this bashing party. Yet, in safe distance and using my monitor as a shield, I think I will offer an alternative view. I read the interview before coming on this forum, so I really...

Wow, I know many think they are bad ... but THAT bad?

Apology accepted

Wow - why hasn't anyone noticed that? :thinking about: