Non AMP
Sky Blues Talk
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Coventry City General Chat
This is a mobile optimized page that loads fast, if you want to load the real page, click this text.

It’s time to go. (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter Ccfcisparks
  • Start date Jan 22, 2022
Forums New posts
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Next
First Prev 6 of 8 Next Last
T

Truth Hurts

Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #176
Ccfcisparks said:
Utter rubbish, giving us an extra couple of million a season isn’t going to be causing us any trouble.
Click to expand...

You are one stupid little man
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #177
Truth Hurts said:
You are one stupid little man
Click to expand...

first post. Bat phone ringing Dave?
 
Reactions: Ccfcisparks and clint van damme
T

Truth Hurts

Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #178
Grendel said:
first post. Bat phone ringing Dave?
Click to expand...

And you, you're a miserable old fucker aren't you? Spend your whole day on here moaning just because your kids don't visit you anymore. Sad really
 
Reactions: eastwoodsdustman, Deleted member 5849 and CCFC54321

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #179
Truth Hurts said:
And you, you're a miserable old fucker aren't you? Spend your whole day on here moaning just because your kids don't visit you anymore. Sad really
Click to expand...

Aren’t you supposed to be down at the Sisu temple this morning?
 

oldskyblue58

CCFC Finance Director
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #180
I don't think it will happen but a modest inflow of funds from the owners would be welcome of course.

But eyes wide open
That equals more debt
That equals bigger interest charges not just this year
That equals more spent on wages not just this year but 2 to 3 years
Doesn't guarantee anything in terms of performance or league position. Could even result in lower position
There will be the same pressure from fans next year except they will add" well you did it last year "
If by some miracle we got promoted then who finances the front end loaded costs
It is assumed sisu would sell on promotion, would they ? Seems to me they could still restrict the funds and pay down their loans interest etc by retained ownership. Also take a bigger slice of investment fees because of not just repayment but increased investment value.
Fans want it to happen, but what is the compelling certain financial reason for sisu to do it and why would they change the way they operate which has been successful recently on and off the pitch.

I don't see them putting millions even "just" to buy a couple of players.
 
Reactions: stay_up_skyblues, mark82, chiefdave and 2 others
T

Truth Hurts

Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #181
Grendel said:
Aren’t you supposed to be down at the Sisu temple this morning?
Click to expand...

Truth hurts mongdel. Have a lovely Sunday spending it on here while dribbling on keyboard
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #182
oldskyblue58 said:
I don't think it will happen but a modest inflow of funds from the owners would be welcome of course.

But eyes wide open
That equals more debt
That equals bigger interest charges not just this year
That equals more spent on wages not just this year but 2 to 3 years
Doesn't guarantee anything in terms of performance or league position. Could even result in lower position
There will be the same pressure from fans next year except they will add" well you did it last year "
If by some miracle we got promoted then who finances the front end loaded costs
It is assumed sisu would sell on promotion, would they ? Seems to me they could still restrict the funds and pay down their loans interest etc by retained ownership. Also take a bigger slice of investment fees because of not just repayment but increased investment value.
Fans want it to happen, but what is the compelling certain financial reason for sisu to do it and why would they change the way they operate which has been successful recently on and off the pitch.

I don't see them putting millions even "just" to buy a couple of players.
Click to expand...

I certainly don’t see any reason to sell if they fluked promotion.

It would be payback time and solidify their finances for years to come

as you say the only thing that motivates them is financial payback and securing returns
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #183
Truth Hurts said:
Truth hurts mongdel. Have a lovely Sunday spending it on here while dribbling on keyboard
Click to expand...

Mongdel

Nice
 
B

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #184
oldskyblue58 said:
I don't think it will happen but a modest inflow of funds from the owners would be welcome of course.

But eyes wide open
That equals more debt
That equals bigger interest charges not just this year
That equals more spent on wages not just this year but 2 to 3 years
Doesn't guarantee anything in terms of performance or league position. Could even result in lower position
There will be the same pressure from fans next year except they will add" well you did it last year "
If by some miracle we got promoted then who finances the front end loaded costs
It is assumed sisu would sell on promotion, would they ? Seems to me they could still restrict the funds and pay down their loans interest etc by retained ownership. Also take a bigger slice of investment fees because of not just repayment but increased investment value.
Fans want it to happen, but what is the compelling certain financial reason for sisu to do it and why would they change the way they operate which has been successful recently on and off the pitch.

I don't see them putting millions even "just" to buy a couple of players.
Click to expand...

Perhaps being naive here OSB but whether £2 million is charged in interest, or an extra £2 million is provided at 0% interest, is the accumulated debt not the same?

Unless the real answer is, they can’t attract any investment in which case, why keep going? Where I presume the answer is to milk the club at whatever rate is possible. Which leads me to think they’re not fit for purpose
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #185
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Perhaps being naive here OSB but whether £2 million is charged in interest, or an extra £2 million is provided at 0% interest, is the accumulated debt not the same?

Unless the real answer is, they can’t attract any investment in which case, why keep going? Where I presume the answer is to milk the club at whatever rate is possible. Which leads me to think they’re not fit for purpose
Click to expand...

The debts obviously higher with interest that gets deferred and accumulated
 

Fergusons_Beard

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #186
We can say ‘Time to go SISU’ until we’re blue in the face but unless theres a multi-millionaire on the horizon then they’re here to stay.

Tbh I’d rather we didn’t spend crazy money the likes of Derby, Reading and Brizzle have.

Don’t want us to go down the Bury route.

Derby won’t be the last.

(Just to clarify this post in no way supports the owners-just points out lack of someone else coming in!)


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
 
Reactions: eastwoodsdustman

Ccfcisparks

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #187
Grendel said:
Mongdel

Nice
Click to expand...
Almost 100% a drunk Dave alt account
 

Seymour_East

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #188
Sick Boy said:
Stop charging the interest to start with.
Click to expand...
Is it not accrued? In the books on the off chance if a potential buyer comes along SiSu dont miss out?
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #189
Seymour_East said:
Is it not accrued? In the books on the off chance if a potential buyer comes along SiSu dont miss out?
Click to expand...

It strengthens their ability to continue to own the club
 

The Philosopher

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #190
oldskyblue58 said:
Their choice isn't it
Click to expand...
That’s the point.

I’m sure somewhere you had calculated what their “real” investment was and from that we can deduce an “out” figure.

For the layperson, SISU putting in £20m, the squad and assets being worth £20m,
the titular of this thread “is it time for SISU to get out” seems straightforward.

However, if the club is now making profits which represent a RoCE at say LIBOR plus 5 and the investment value is increasing then why sell at £20m?

I remember Fisher banging on about “not selling at the bottom of the business cycle”. I could see his point; it would have crystallised the SISU losses.

“is it time (for SISU) to go?”

It’s their choice.

Wouldn’t countenance chucking millions more in unless for very sensible investment signings. We’ll only see CCFC suffer long term to cover wasted costs.
 
Reactions: Fergusons_Beard and Sky Blue Pete

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #191
The Philosopher said:
Do you think signing Waghorn was sensible?

I’m not on about hindsight.

Is signing 31 year olds in long contracts for big money sensible?

Would any sane owner think that this shows shrewd money management?
Click to expand...

His not on big money at this level.

There's clubs in this division with 10 players on more than he is.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #192
Grendel said:
This is going round in circles but one thing based on previous evidence is that we are not spending the same as we are getting g in - the loan document further evidences this

Cash flow clearly also is very tight and it’s pretty obvious to other bring one player in another had to go off the payroll

Loans are created with deferred high interest Elements to strangle the club

our debts are largely internal but we can’t lay it back. In reality we are no better off than any clubs that get mentioned.
we have zero assets and a short term lease

If we are building a new stadium what’s that funded on - marshmallows and Swiss cheese
Click to expand...
It is going round in circles because there’s no alternative scenario in your opinions to sisu are evil and the club are screwed which is absolutely fine for you to hold that opinion. It’s a little bit daft to put that on boddy and robins, especially robins as I’m not sure what he’s done that deserves that level of cynicism.
Anyway I think we all agree the model is pretty impossible but we’re left with the questions I asked bsb.
 

The Philosopher

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #193
oldskyblue58 said:
The club operates to highlight and increase value of a number of players not all players. Otherwise players like mcfadzean, Kelly etc do not get a contract. Think you will find Brentford will be doing exactly the same, but operate with no graded academy

As for Brentford Peterborough Blackpool operating within means or profitably suggest people look at their figures, they don't and they have millions deficit on their balance sheet up to 2020 at least
Click to expand...
Kelly was a free in his 20’s on low wages after having a bad rep for pushing a ball boy.

Fadz spent years non-league. I’ve waffled before that non-league graduates seem to carry on playing later since they haven’t worn out their joints so much in their late teens by training / playing whilst still developing. Not sure if there are stats / facts to price this - certainly some perception.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #194
Brighton Sky Blue said:
So if we received a magical offer of £10 million for O’Hare, you know where most of it’s going.
Click to expand...
Wow really? And ok
 

oldskyblue58

CCFC Finance Director
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #195
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Perhaps being naive here OSB but whether £2 million is charged in interest, or an extra £2 million is provided at 0% interest, is the accumulated debt not the same?

Unless the real answer is, they can’t attract any investment in which case, why keep going? Where I presume the answer is to milk the club at whatever rate is possible. Which leads me to think they’re not fit for purpose
Click to expand...

If they put 2m in then history says it would be loan debt. That's 2m increase

They could put in at 0% interest but again history says they wouldn't. That's at least 200k pa interest adding to debt first year and compounded up from there. Interest charge increases losses and debt.

As for fit for purpose, depends if you are an investor or a fan.

Fans expect owners to keep dipping in to their own wealth to support football "passion". Whilst the ability of owners to own is a problem so too is the fans expectation for just a few million more to buy a player. Easy to spend someone else's money.

Apart from the odd result like yesterday, where we should have won easily but lost we are doing brilliantly. We couldn't change the owners minds in the dark days why does anyone think they will change in the better days.

Am just going to enjoy what we have on the pitch now
 
Reactions: Fergusons_Beard and Godiva
O

oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #196
Brighton Sky Blue said:
'Unforeseen costs', sorry, surely these were clear when the deal was signed? Not to be having a go at you personally, but the accounts are pretty clear in our owners helping themselves in a way pretty atypical to most others
Click to expand...

Not £30000 a game policing following the Derby shambles
 
Reactions: Sky Blue Pete

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #197
Brighton Sky Blue said:
Perhaps being naive here OSB but whether £2 million is charged in interest, or an extra £2 million is provided at 0% interest, is the accumulated debt not the same?

Unless the real answer is, they can’t attract any investment in which case, why keep going? Where I presume the answer is to milk the club at whatever rate is possible. Which leads me to think they’re not fit for purpose
Click to expand...
I think that’s the nub and most opinions on here are not based on fact and evidence but prejudice. Both ends of course. I think the answer is no difference but more owed to sisu or associated companies maximises the chance of selling high
 
O

oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #198
Sick Boy said:
Stop charging the interest to start with.
Click to expand...

Exactly what difference will that make to cash flow?
 
Reactions: Sick Boy
O

oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #199
Ccfcisparks said:
How come Hull have just bid £2.5m for a striker then?
Click to expand...


Hull City LIVE - Slater closing in on Tigers move

What a night it was at the MKM Stadium as City launched a new era with a major victory
www.hulldailymail.co.uk
 
Reactions: Sky Blue Pete
B

Brighton Sky Blue

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #200
Fergusons_Beard said:
We can say ‘Time to go SISU’ until we’re blue in the face but unless theres a multi-millionaire on the horizon then they’re here to stay.

Tbh I’d rather we didn’t spend crazy money the likes of Derby, Reading and Brizzle have.

Don’t want us to go down the Bury route.

Derby won’t be the last.

(Just to clarify this post in no way supports the owners-just points out lack of someone else coming in!)


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro
Click to expand...

How many times do people have to say there is somewhere in between taking a pound of flesh off the club and Derby levels of overspending? Nobody else is trying to break even and that puts us at a competitive disadvantage.

As and when Robins goes or messes up and we go down, maybe we’ll wish we’d thought a bit bigger
oldskyblue58 said:
If they put 2m in then history says it would be loan debt. That's 2m increase

They could put in at 0% interest but again history says they wouldn't. That's at least 200k pa interest adding to debt first year and compounded up from there. Interest charge increases losses and debt.

As for fit for purpose, depends if you are an investor or a fan.

Fans expect owners to keep dipping in to their own wealth to support football "passion". Whilst the ability of owners to own is a problem so too is the fans expectation for just a few million more to buy a player. Easy to spend someone else's money.

Apart from the odd result like yesterday, where we should have won easily but lost we are doing brilliantly. We couldn't change the owners minds in the dark days why does anyone think they will change in the better days.

Am just going to enjoy what we have on the pitch now
Click to expand...

For most clubs that’s actually what happens with 0% loans or written off as an equity conversion. We’re fairly unique here
 
O

oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #201
Grendel said:
I certainly don’t see any reason to sell if they fluked promotion.

It would be payback time and solidify their finances for years to come

as you say the only thing that motivates them is financial payback and securing returns
Click to expand...

What's the motivation to running your business?
 

shmmeee

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #202
Fact is the owners say they have Premier League ambitions, and Robins won’t stick around forever and neither will key players in this squad. We’ve got a once in a lifetime chance to get big reward for a little more investment. Not even average Championship level investment. It’s incredibly frustrating that we make our best setup in twenty years or more play with one hand tied behind their back.
 
Reactions: Moff, no_loyalty, Sky Blue Pete and 2 others

David O'Day

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #203
cc84cov said:
Is that the only banter you’ve got ?
Click to expand...
you can fuck off as well

you horrible weirdo
 
O

oldfiver

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #204
shmmeee said:
Fact is the owners say they have Premier League ambitions, and Robins won’t stick around forever and neither will key players in this squad. We’ve got a once in a lifetime chance to get big reward for a little more investment. Not even average Championship level investment. It’s incredibly frustrating that we make our best setup in twenty years or more play with one hand tied behind their back.
Click to expand...

So who should they gamble and invest in?

Bear in mind the bigger richer clubs are doing the same

If you work on say 3 of the top six are settled already we are working on getting in to the next 3. If you get into play offs work out the chances of winning the final

Would you gamble on that or build a squad for a proper push next year? Also we hopefully will not be distracted by covid
 
Reactions: Sky Blue Pete

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #205
oldfiver said:
What's the motivation to running your business?
Click to expand...

The business strategy I believe was to initially sell in 5 years with the club in a better place than it was

The total spent was what £32 million?

Since then we’ve seen two ground moves, failed attempts at the ownership of the stadium, asset depletion, a reliance on significant transfer profits to keep the club going (mainly through academy products who now look thin on the ground) and I’m the end from a playing perspective almost exactly where we started but in a more competitive environment now

Of course they will carry on but what have they actually achieved in terms of business objectives? Sports club owners also do prioritise differently normally - they do - and these are unique in that their only concern is investment return
 
C

CCFC54321

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #206
Truth Hurts said:
Truth hurts mongdel. Have a lovely Sunday spending it on here while dribbling on keyboard
Click to expand...
Problem is Grendel hasn’t the social skills to debate or educate. He winds himself up so much he breaks into a sweat when he isn’t in agreement with anyone. He goes through 5 pairs of underpants and puts his fist through all the doors that they don’t get replaced anymore as wood is so expensive.
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #207
shmmeee said:
Fact is the owners say they have Premier League ambitions, and Robins won’t stick around forever and neither will key players in this squad. We’ve got a once in a lifetime chance to get big reward for a little more investment. Not even average Championship level investment. It’s incredibly frustrating that we make our best setup in twenty years or more play with one hand tied behind their back.
Click to expand...
Do you think boddy is lying when he says in the programme that the budget has significantly increased? I do agree with you but can see issues with a little bit becoming a little bit more becoming a lot more. No brainer for me getting a fast young loan attacking player this week
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #208
CCFC54321 said:
Problem is Grendel hasn’t the social skills to debate or educate. He winds himself up so much he breaks into a sweat when he isn’t in agreement with anyone. He goes through 5 pairs of underpants and puts his fist through all the doors that they don’t get replaced anymore as wood is so expensive.
Click to expand...

Didn’t you say in 2017 wasps would be bust in 2 years? How’s that going?
 

Sky Blue Pete

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #209
Grendel said:
The business strategy I believe was to initially sell in 5 years with the club in a better place than it was

The total spent was what £32 million?

Since then we’ve seen two ground moves, failed attempts at the ownership of the stadium, asset depletion, a reliance on significant transfer profits to keep the club going (mainly through academy products who now look thin on the ground) and I’m the end from a playing perspective almost exactly where we started but in a more competitive environment now

Of course they will carry on but what have they actually achieved in terms of business objectives? Sports club owners also do prioritise differently normally - they do - and these are unique in that their only concern is investment return
Click to expand...
What’s yours??? To make money?
 
C

CCFC54321

Well-Known Member
  • Jan 23, 2022
  • #210
oldfiver said:
So who should they gamble and invest in?

Bear in mind the bigger richer clubs are doing the same

If you work on say 3 of the top six are settled already we are working on getting in to the next 3. If you get into play offs work out the chances of winning the final

Would you gamble on that or build a squad for a proper push next year? Also we hopefully will not be distracted by covid
Click to expand...
If we keep the majority of this squad together and have a little bit of investment and cash in on hamer or o’hare and reinvest that I think we could be in the top six but we need goals all over the park and that sadly costs money we don’t have unless we get a large fee for one of the two mentioned.
 
Prev
  • 1
  • …
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
Next
First Prev 6 of 8 Next Last
You must log in or register to reply here.

Users who are viewing this thread

Total: 2 (members: 0, guests: 2)
Share:
Facebook Twitter Reddit Pinterest Tumblr WhatsApp Email
  • Home
  • Forums
  • Coventry City Football Club
  • Coventry City General Chat
  • Default Style
  • Contact us
  • Terms and rules
  • Privacy policy
  • Help
  • Home
Community platform by XenForo® © 2010-2021 XenForo Ltd.
Menu
Log in

Register

  • Home
  • Forums
    • New posts
    • Search forums
  • What's new
    • New posts
    • Latest activity
  • Members
    • Current visitors
  • Donate to the Season Ticket Fund
X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?

X

Privacy & Transparency

We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:

  • Personalized ads and content
  • Content measurement and audience insights

Do you accept cookies and these technologies?