Choose Your Own Owner (1 Viewer)

[shmmeee]

Been thinking today about my anti-Sisu thoughts and how I see that as the most important thing after a return to Cov. Lots on here quite rightly warn about going out of the frying pan into the fire with Haskell or Byng, others worry about the involvement of the likes of Elliot or other ghosts from our past.

So: what do you want/expect from an owner (could be new or a reformed Sisu or even Sisu as they are right now)

For me:

Expect:
- some level of official fan involvement at board level
- ability and will to buy back the clubs share in ACL from Higgs
- clear long term plan communicated clearly with fans

Want
- no board members from previous board
- ability/will to develop whole Ricoh site
- ability/will to clear all previous debt
- some element of fan ownership

 

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[Deleted member 5849]

Expect:

A long term plan, shunning the quest for big name signings and 'giving it a go' in favour of building up the infrastructure of the club, stabilising it with solid foundations;
More focus on club as club rather than club as business, recognition that it is there not as a financial asset, but a cultural asset;
More focus on heritage, tradition of club, and recognition of its position within the city, and its intertwining dependence on the city and surrounding areas, as it and they depend on the club itself.

Want:

No previous board members;
Focus on the club itself, recognition it's there as a football team and forgetting grand plans of diversification;
Recognition from owners they are custodians and curators;
No more focus on immediate league position at the expense of the potential for future league position.
Something similar to the old Arsenal model, where no one shareholder could own above a certain percentage.

 

[SkyBlueBlood]

At the level we have sunk to, there is no need to throw huge sums around for transfers, but by returning to Coventry immediately we would add around £4 million in gate receipts, with a new owner probably attract sponsors in the region of £1 million and there would be a percentage of the stadium / F&B wild guess £500k plus we would lose the SISU maladministration fee of almost £2.5million. So a conservative £8million extra turnover.

We could put together a sustainable and effective squad at this level with around 6 new players on an average of £4k per week costing £1.2 million extra which would leave us well within FFP.

Managed correctly the club would see a surge of support not just from the fans but from the City of Coventry and the business community as it would be good publicity to be involved with the new Sky Blue revolution.

The new strengthened squad if challenging for promotion would increase crowds even further and that could be used in the summer to make us strong enough to get established in the Championship. The next step is huge but achievable.

I am available at 3 months notice period

Stumbling block = Hedge Fund just using CCFC as a channel to push its debts through.

 

[skybluebeduff]

Just give me the Man City owners and tell them they need to go to specsavers, they chose the wrong skyblue!

 

[M&B Stand]

At the level we have sunk to, there is no need to throw huge sums around for transfers, but by returning to Coventry immediately we would add around £4 million in gate receipts, with a new owner probably attract sponsors in the region of £1 million and there would be a percentage of the stadium / F&B wild guess £500k plus we would lose the SISU maladministration fee of almost £2.5million. So a conservative £8million extra turnover.

We could put together a sustainable and effective squad at this level with around 6 new players on an average of £4k per week costing £1.2 million extra which would leave us well within FFP.

Managed correctly the club would see a surge of support not just from the fans but from the City of Coventry and the business community as it would be good publicity to be involved with the new Sky Blue revolution.

The new strengthened squad if challenging for promotion would increase crowds even further and that could be used in the summer to make us strong enough to get established in the Championship. The next step is huge but achievable.

I am available at 3 months notice period

Stumbling block = Hedge Fund just using CCFC as a channel to push its debts through.

Do you not see ACL as a potential stumbling block?

 

[letsallsingtogether]

Why?

Do you not see ACL as a potential stumbling block?

 

[stupot07]

At the level we have sunk to, there is no need to throw huge sums around for transfers, but by returning to Coventry immediately we would add around £4 million in gate receipts, with a new owner probably attract sponsors in the region of £1 million and there would be a percentage of the stadium / F&B wild guess £500k plus we would lose the SISU maladministration fee of almost £2.5million. So a conservative £8million extra turnover.

We could put together a sustainable and effective squad at this level with around 6 new players on an average of £4k per week costing £1.2 million extra which would leave us well within FFP.

Managed correctly the club would see a surge of support not just from the fans but from the City of Coventry and the business community as it would be good publicity to be involved with the new Sky Blue revolution.

The new strengthened squad if challenging for promotion would increase crowds even further and that could be used in the summer to make us strong enough to get established in the Championship. The next step is huge but achievable.

I am available at 3 months notice period

Stumbling block = Hedge Fund just using CCFC as a channel to push its debts through.

I think you're grossly over estimating turnover.

 

[Jack Griffin]

Turnover in Northampton = £2M or less (based on 3K crowds)
Turnover in Coventry = £7M or more.. (based on 11K crowds)

The finances are well explained here...
http://aprisonofmeasuredtime.wordpr...n-the-almost-certain-demise-of-the-sky-blues/

 

[stupot07]

Turnover in Northampton = £2M or less (based on 3K crowds)
Turnover in Coventry = £7M or more.. (based on 11K crowds)

The finances are well explained here...
http://aprisonofmeasuredtime.wordpr...n-the-almost-certain-demise-of-the-sky-blues/

That includes the TV and league payments which are substantially higher in the championship. For example championship clubs get a payment of £2.3m from the premier league, league one clubs get £360k.

Ticket prices have also been generally cheaper in league one.

 

[Jack Griffin]

That includes the TV and league payments which are substantially higher in the championship. For example championship clubs get a payment of £2.3m from the premier league, league one clubs get £360k.

Ticket prices have also been generally cheaper in league one.

Agreed, the article covers TV but it doesn't account for the reduction in ticket prices Otium have this season at announced at Northampton versus last season at the Ricoh... so in fact the Northampton turnover should be even less than £2M..

 

[stupot07]

Agreed, the article covers TV but it doesn't account for the reduction in ticket prices Otium have this season at announced at Northampton versus last season at the Ricoh... so in fact the Northampton turnover should be even less than £2M..

I have no doubt it will be that low, but I don't believe our revenue would be £7m+ at the Ricoh, more like £5.5-6m. Yes significantly better than at Northampton, I'm not arguing against that.

 

[BrisbaneBronco]

I want no involvement from SISU/ACL/CCC.
I want CCFC to own their ground 100%
I want CCFC to receive 100% of match day revenue.
I want CCFC to play in the City of Coventry
Anyone who can deliver this would get my support.
If it means setting up a Phoenix Club, I would accept this but not starting any lower than league 2