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pusbccfc

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #1
At the game yesterday.


Great result to see..
 

SmithyCCFC

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #2
Wow that’s great to see, the relationship with the board and the fans is better than ever largely thanks to Boddy I would suggest. Long may it continue
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #3
 
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clint van damme

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #4
Who's Harry Lakhani?
 
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Skyblueweeman

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #5
clint van damme said:
Who's Harry Lakhani?
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At a guess, I'd say not Grendel.
 
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pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #6
clint van damme said:
Who's Harry Lakhani?
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Invited in to their box it seems.
 

CDK

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #7
Good to see after all the lack of sightings over the early years that they are making great efforts to build bridges.
 

Grendel

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #8
clint van damme said:
Who's Harry Lakhani?
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Some oddball
 
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Skyblueweeman

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #9
Grendel said:
Some oddball
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How do you know him? Does he have any connection to the club - other than being a fan?
 

SlowerThanPlatt

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #10
CDK said:
Good to see after all the lack of sightings over the early years that they are making great efforts to build bridges.
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Some might point out that coincides with something…
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #11
Really don't get why posters think it's so positive that she attends games. In the grand scheme of things it's utterly meaningless and pretty disingenuous.
 
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Nick

Administrator
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #12
Did he have 14 pints in 3 hours?
 
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Tommo1993

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #13
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Really don't get why posters think it's so positive that she attends games. In the grand scheme of things it's utterly meaningless and pretty disingenuous.
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Owner attends odd game! Read all about it!
 
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pusbccfc

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #14
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Really don't get why posters think it's so positive that she attends games. In the grand scheme of things it's utterly meaningless and pretty disingenuous.
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Probably because at one stage she had only been to one game in about 6 years. In that time the club was falling apart.
 
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SBT

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #15
Nick said:
Did he have 14 pints in 3 hours?
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14 pints, 14 pints, Grendel's loco...
 
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KenilworthSkyBlue

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #16
pusbccfc said:
Probably because at one stage she had only been to one game in about 6 years. In that time the club was falling apart.
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Exactly, she only attends games when things are going well, which is disingenuous and a completely pointless exercise.
 
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Grendel

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #17
Skyblueweeman said:
How do you know him? Does he have any connection to the club - other than being a fan?
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he has some pictures with Bros and seems to have an interest in Rik Astley
 

pusbccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #18
KenilworthSkyBlue said:
Exactly, she only attends games when things are going well, which is disingenuous and a completely pointless exercise.
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Not necessarily. She started to get back into it after the Checkatrade once she realised the potential. She saw the money signs that day.
 
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rob9872

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #19
Tbf, whilst I agree it's meaningless, as owner and not a fan, you can't blame her for not attending in the dark days to have 10,000 screaming obscenity at you whilst the team gets spanked by Yeovil!
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #20
pusbccfc said:

Invited in to their box it seems.
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You’re
 
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HuckerbyDublinWhelan

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  • Apr 19, 2022
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rob9872 said:
Tbf, whilst I agree it's meaningless, as owner and not a fan, you can't blame her for not attending in the dark days to have 10,000 screaming obscenity at you whilst the team gets spanked by Yeovil!
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So she’s a glory supporter? Dom Hyam took the obscenities that day like a champ
 
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oldskyblue58

CCFC Finance Director
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #22
I think when it got really bad she was probably advised not to attend to be fair to her

To think this builds bridges to the majority of supporters is tenuous at best.

Would have more sympathy if it was a very regular event but I don't believe it is. She is identified as the owner, she should be interested in the club and its fans ...... and display that often if it truly is building these mythical bridges.

People too easily equate a good bit of PR with something more meaningful
 
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  • Apr 19, 2022
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oldskyblue58 said:
Would have more sympathy if it was a very regular event but I don't believe it is.
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Club owner goes to gameof club they own really shouldn't be news!
 
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Sky Blue Pete

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #24
oldskyblue58 said:
I think when it got really bad she was probably advised not to attend to be fair to her

To think this builds bridges to the majority of supporters is tenuous at best.

Would have more sympathy if it was a very regular event but I don't believe it is. She is identified as the owner, she should be interested in the club and its fans ...... and display that often if it truly is building these mythical bridges.

People too easily equate a good but of PR with something more meaningful
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She’s done a few games this year
 

SlowerThanPlatt

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #25
I can hardly contain my excitement for the future now
 
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Gint11

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #26
I sat next to Harry on legends day, nice bloke!
 
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baldy

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #27
pusbccfc said:

Invited in to their box it seems.
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Invited into Joys box? That really is building bridges…blimey
 
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Adge

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #28
rob9872 said:
Tbf, whilst I agree it's meaningless, as owner and not a fan, you can't blame her for not attending in the dark days to have 10,000 screaming obscenity at you whilst the team gets spanked by Yeovil!
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Well Fisher always did to be fair to him.
 

pusbccfc

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #29
Adge said:
Well Fisher always did to be fair to him.
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He got horrific abuse some weeks.
 

David O'Day

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #30
Sky Blue Pete said:
You’re
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They could of got suits that fitted as well
 
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jimmyhillsfanclub

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  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #31
I missed this lot on the open terrace at accy Stanley....or slip-sliding through the lager showers at Rochdale....

....fuck off you twitter twats
 

DannyThomas_1981

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 19, 2022
  • #32
I met Joy last month through a shared connection. In a non-football setting and nobody else there knew she even had a CCFC connection - so there was no way I could go into full interrogation mode. But of course we talked about the Club after I mentioned being a fan - and it was appropriate to do so in that setting.

My impressions for what they are worth. She seems like a seriously nice person, very friendly and thoughtful. I certainly didn't get the impression it was all for show - honestly not something I expected.

I also think she's invested with the people around the club - for example she spoke very fondly about relationships with our sponsors, directors and even about having friendships with the partners of our longer term players. And there's lots of contact with Robins and that relationship is very positive. She speaks for example with Robins after every game. Clearly there's a huge amount of trust in Robins.

I'm not saying at all that Joy is about to recommend to her shareholders that they put in a few billions for 'instant success' but I certainly feel she's invested on some level. And it's not just financial. Again no idea what that means for SISU's financial commitment to us (probably nothing at all) but I was pleasantly surprised by her overall engagement and how genuine she was to everyone.
 
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pipkin73

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  • Apr 21, 2022
  • #33
DannyThomas_1981 said:
I met Joy last month through a shared connection. In a non-football setting and nobody else there knew she even had a CCFC connection - so there was no way I could go into full interrogation mode. But of course we talked about the Club after I mentioned being a fan - and it was appropriate to do so in that setting.

My impressions for what they are worth. She seems like a seriously nice person, very friendly and thoughtful. I certainly didn't get the impression it was all for show - honestly not something I expected.

I also think she's invested with the people around the club - for example she spoke very fondly about relationships with our sponsors, directors and even about having friendships with the partners of our longer term players. And there's lots of contact with Robins and that relationship is very positive. She speaks for example with Robins after every game. Clearly there's a huge amount of trust in Robins.

I'm not saying at all that Joy is about to recommend to her shareholders that they put in a few billions for 'instant success' but I certainly feel she's invested on some level. And it's not just financial. Again no idea what that means for SISU's financial commitment to us (probably nothing at all) but I was pleasantly surprised by her overall engagement and how genuine she was to everyone.
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Lots of people have now said very similar to this, I won't say that she does not care for the club as i have never met her.

I have a member of my family who works for the club and all they really say is everyone is always paid on time (even in our darkest league 2 season).

The thing is i love the club but could never afford to pay the bills, showing you love and care for the club does not mean she will help take us to the next level and what the club needs is someone who will.

If that is her, great. I just don't see it.

We need someone who not only cares for the club but is willing to take us to the next level without loading us with debt and charging stupid levels of interest on that debt.

As the owner of a hedge fund, i don't see how she can ever do that.

Every penny she lends the club has to see a return for her investors or her own business will suffer.
Nothing she can do about that other than use her own money to subsidize the club separately from SISU Capitals money and that will never happen.

So as nice as she may or may not be, i don't see the equity available to the club rising any time soon unless she sells up or takes on non profit partners.

As before, we sell tickets and merchandise.
We now get more Sky and foreign broadcasters money and the more we are on TV the more money the club gets to spend.
Apart from that we sell players and as much as she cares for us a good percentage will go towards paying shareholders and interest on debts before we even lower what we owe.
That is just business, nothing against her.

What we need is someone who is in it for the love of the club and has a stupid bank account, prepared to keep writing of money like Stokes for example .

I don't see one coming soon with the money SISU would want to sell up, so basically either we all put the money in every week or we rely on MR to continue to perform miracles.

Let's hope he has a few more miracles up his sleeve.
 
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rob9872

Well-Known Member
  • Apr 21, 2022
  • #34
Everyone likes to be liked and it must be hard not to get involved emotionally especially with a vested interest after the success of recent years. I think they'd pretty much written us off and were just burying debts, Robins was one last throw of the dice and as long as it remained self sufficient they'll continue with it. Now we're close I imagine they can see as business people hiw lucrative one more promotion would be whatever their end game and in her shoes I'd be making out I was the clubs number one fan right now.
 
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pipkin73

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  • Apr 21, 2022
  • #35
rob9872 said:
Now we're close I imagine they can see as business people hiw lucrative one more promotion would be whatever their end game and in her shoes I'd be making out I was the clubs number one fan right now.
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Problem is to get that one more promotion will take a lot off luck or more likely a lot of money.
 
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