Pubic equity? Investing in the worlds oldest profession perhaps? :thinking about:
I bet SOC are mightily relieved to hear that. You don't do their cause any favours with your attitude.
Nonsense. Now is the time to let the money men deal with it behind closed doors without any distraction.
Now is the time to support the team and help us get out of the relegation zone, that is the most important thing.
Ah but you can support the team AND pile the pressure on. I'll be at Reading but if any pre or post game protests are scheduled i'll be there too.
We need to back the boys AND nudge SISU in the right direction; the two aren't mutually exclusive.
Hopefully there'll be no need and things will conclude favourably. I would say though that I doubt SISU would be as keen to talk if fans hadn't made their feelings clear and hurt SISU in the media. SISU have a reputation to uphold - like any company, and the people running it are only human.
It's extremely naive to think that SOC and supporters such as Brinner have had no impact.
Case in point being in the summer when deluded Ken said "it's hard persuading SISU to continue with funding when they say: BUT THE FANS HATE US".
All I say is that if sisu do sell then we should get as many fans into the Ricoh as possible completely sell it out on the first game of the new investors and show them what can be achieved at our club
Once again you ask you a leap of blind faith. How is Hoffman "a nudge in the right direction"? Please tell me about this bid, the financial credibility, the business plan, the personnel involved - enlighten me - you must know what you are talking about to confidently post Hoffman is "the right direction" - and I do not buy the Hoffman could not do any worse than SISU line. Facts please and then I shall evaluate and make my mind up, as you cannot expect me (and the many many like me) to make a sound judgement call.
So over to you :thinking about:
All I say is that if sisu do sell then we should get as many fans into the Ricoh as possible completely sell it out on the first game of the new investors and show them what can be achieved at our club
Once again you ask you a leap of blind faith. How is Hoffman "a nudge in the right direction"? Please tell me about this bid, the financial credibility, the business plan, the personnel involved - enlighten me - you must know what you are talking about to confidently post Hoffman is "the right direction" - and I do not buy the Hoffman could not do any worse than SISU line. Facts please and then I shall evaluate and make my mind up, as you cannot expect me (and the many many like me) to make a sound judgement call.
So over to you :thinking about:
You're right, let's stick with SISU who are cost cutting their way to non-league football - rather than put faith in an EXTREMELY well connected and respectable man who loves this club like the rest of us.
Bravo.
Gary Hoffman is the City supporter, not his investors, the just want to make money. They put their faith in him to make that money, so its not quite as rosy as it seems. I really want Hoffman to succeed here, I just hope we aren't going from the frying pan into the fire.
Gary Hoffman is the City supporter, not his investors, the just want to make money. They put their faith in him to make that money, so its not quite as rosy as it seems. I really want Hoffman to succeed here, I just hope we aren't going from the frying pan into the fire.
How can anyone be worse than SISU?. They are killing the club.
Portsmouth?
The events at Portsmouth over the last few years make SISU look like astute investors.
Its a fair point, he is just the front man of a team of investors.....and they are investing
Portsmouth facing a winding up order due to outstanding amount of 1.6m to tax office.
How much money do we owe the tax office? How can we be sure that our debt is 100% due to SISU. Somehow I doubt it. Just because we have not faced a winding up order, does not mean we are in a better position than
Portsmouth. Didnt our last set of accounts contain a statement along the lines of the Football club no longer being viable?
Portsmouth facing a winding up order due to outstanding amount of 1.6m to tax office.
How much money do we owe the tax office? How can we be sure that our debt is 100% due to SISU. Somehow I doubt it. Just because we have not faced a winding up order, does not mean we are in a better position than Portsmouth. Didnt our last set of accounts contain a statement along the lines of the Football club no longer being viable?
If Hoffman's lot can buy the Ricoh it gives us a much better chance for the future IMO.
I'm surprised noone else has touched on this. Our future depends on this and SISU appear to have failed in their attempts to purchase a half share. If Hoffman's consortium can do that initially - as planned - then our future would be far more secure under their tenure.
Nobody should be able to buy the Ricoh unless they are buying the club. I don't care who they are and these things need to be linked...period. I hope you mean this also!
Nobody should be able to buy the Ricoh unless they are buying the club. I don't care who they are and these things need to be linked...period. I hope you mean this also!
Owning the ground would be a big help, but it would need to be done without a loan, otherwise the extra income would mainly be swallowed up with the repayments. A winning team with cup runs is our best way of going forward otherwise. A winning team has higher gates. Higher gates mean higher income.
In your post just before the one I quote you refer to the FFP regulation.
With that in mind owning the income stream from the stadium is a massive advantage - even if there is no profit (cost equals income) - as the stadium revenue will count towards allowed spending on wages.
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