New Trust Statement (2 Viewers)

[dongonzalos]

Never get behind a takeover from a business prepared to up and move a club for money.

It would upset quite a few people so for the two reasons stated above. If that's what it's all about we will be the last to hear about it.

 

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[NorthernWisdom]

You really are an idealist Northern I admire it. But let's face it anybody with shed loads of money unless a lottery winner has only got it because they're evil bastards

Probably true, alas.

Even nutters have soft spots though. It's where football's broken though, in that in the old days it was local businessman made good and, OK, they were probably an evil bastard, but they wanted an ego trip and their business, their work was still around the people whose club they owned... so even if they fucked up, they felt *some* kind of responsibility to do right by the club by how they got rid of it.

Don't get even that nowadays!

 

[MusicDating]

I can't see how anyone but Wasps would want to buy us.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

I can't see how anyone but Wasps would want to buy us.

There's always some nutter who thinks they can have a go.

Problem is... those nutters will be just that, complete basket cases, fruit loops, mentalists!

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Whatever happened to Mr. Byng?

 

[Nick]

Whatever happened to Mr. Byng?

He discovered the internet, probably realised there's lots of porn and gone awol

 

[Bruce the Boot]

He discovered the internet, probably realised there's lots of porn and gone awol

You speaking from experience ?

 

[MusicDating]

There's always some nutter who thinks they can have a go.

Problem is... those nutters will be just that, complete basket cases, fruit loops, mentalists!

It'd have to be a ruthless group who think they can make a quick buck by a promotion, maybe fronted by an ex-pro who's sold the deal to them. Oh, wait.

 

[Nick]

You speaking from experience ?

No I can multi task

 

[Bruce the Boot]

Im sure you can bud left or right handed

 

[dongonzalos]

I guess been owned by Wasps would be nearly as bad as SISU.
Only slightly better as they have the ground and seem a bit slicker with their business actions .
Morals no different I would say.
Also would shaft us if they needed to.
Never less we would still be better off than we are now.
OSB has said financially they wouldn't do it though

 

[NorthernWisdom]

I guess been owned by Wasps would be nearly as bad as SISU.
Only slightly better as they have the ground and seem a bit slicker with their business actions .
Morals no different I would say.
Also would shaft us if they needed to.

You get a rough deal on this board

 

[Bruce the Boot]

You get a rough deal on this board

PMSL !

 

[georgehudson]

problem CCFC
cause - effect - solution
effect - the disappearance of a proud football club
cause - megalomania by all parties
solution - remove the facet of greed

 

[Brylowes]

I'm not happy with SISU. If we are to have new owners great.... I don't want them to be Wasps. Would you??

I would welcome just about anyone, with the setup and current ownership I honestly
Can't see anything other than our demise.

 

[Limey]

The club needs to be reunited with the Ricoh plus all associated revenue. Appears this will only happen under wasps owners.

Fan ownership whilst a nice thought is no good under current rental set up. We'd be resigned to league one (or two) as with sisu.

Wasps are never going to move out (unfortunately) and laughable thought they would ever try to relocate ccfc.
Maybe wasps ownership is best shot we have of ever rising up the league's again.

I would still never set foot in Ricoh to watch wasps though.

Why would wasps owners want us? Safety net in case the wasps project fails or to cement local bond/support for wasps too? No idea really.

 

[rupert_bear]

No reason why any well heeled smart owner of ccfc couldn't negotiate a bloody good deal re the Ricoh, could buy shares even. The club have never owned the Ricoh, only ever paid rent.

 

[Brylowes]

The club needs to be reunited with the Ricoh plus all associated revenue. Appears this will only happen under wasps owners.

Fan ownership whilst a nice thought is no good under current rental set up. We'd be resigned to league one (or two) as with sisu.

Wasps are never going to move out (unfortunately) and laughable thought they would ever try to relocate ccfc.
Maybe wasps ownership is best shot we have of ever rising up the league's again.

I would still never set foot in Ricoh to watch wasps though.

Why would wasps owners want us? Safety net in case the wasps project fails or to cement local bond/support for wasps too? No idea really.

Or because there's far more money to be made from football than there will
Ever be from rugby.
Think it was Otis bought this up a while back, what if Wasps bought the stadium
Under the guise of rugby but always looking at CCFC as the main event.
Stranger things have happened.

 

[Nick]

Or because there's far more money to be made from football than there will
Ever be from rugby.
Think it was Otis bought this up a while back, what if Wasps bought the stadium
Under the guise of rugby but always looking at CCFC as the main event.
Stranger things have happened.

They went a bit extreme as a back story then

 

[Limey]

Rugby plus football maximises the yearly use of the Ricoh which is desirable of course for any owner.

 

[stupot07]

It's not an issue for me if someone is out to buy us then I don't think it would be wasps anyway.

I agree. They don't have tbr money, football clubs are money pits and the risk will impact on the bonds, it also goes against their aim of being the biggest and most successful rugby club in Europe. It ain't happening.

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[NorthernWisdom]

No reason why any well heeled smart owner of ccfc couldn't negotiate a bloody good deal re the Ricoh, could buy shares even. The club have never owned the Ricoh, only ever paid rent.

Why would Wasps sell shares in their ground?

Why would Wasps do a deal that didn't maximise *their* profit?

 

[stupot07]

No reason why any well heeled smart owner of ccfc couldn't negotiate a bloody good deal re the Ricoh, could buy shares even. The club have never owned the Ricoh, only ever paid rent......

.....and only ever struggled in it under the matchday only rental no access to additional matchday and other income...

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[stupot07]

Why would Wasps sell shares in their ground?

Why would Wasps do a deal that didn't maximise *their* profit?

They also can't because the bond holders own the ground.

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[rupert_bear]

Why would Wasps sell shares in their ground?

Why would Wasps do a deal that didn't maximise *their* profit?

That's down to negotiation isn't it, money talks. These statements constantly put about on here that we, ccfc, aren't an attractive bet because "we" don't own a ground I think frankly is rubbish, a decent proper owner could easily get a deal.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

That's down to negotiation isn't it, money talks. These statements constantly put about on here that we, ccfc, aren't an attractive bet because "we" don't own a ground I think frankly is rubbish, a decent proper owner could easily get a deal.

Why would Wasps sell shares in their ground?

Why would Wasps do a deal that didn't maximise *their* profit?

 

[stupot07]

That's down to negotiation isn't it, money talks. These statements constantly put about on here that we, ccfc, aren't an attractive bet because "we" don't own a ground I think frankly is rubbish, a decent proper owner could easily get a deal.

I'm sure they could easily get a deal if they are prepared to pay what wasps want us to pay. Wasps need the money to pay the interest and bonds, they don't make much from the f&b and car parking from our games, so the only way to make money from us is much higher rent.

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[Moff]

It will be done by stealth. It will be Sisu's fault and it will be worth nothing when it's handed over.

Hardly stealth if they told you...

Our club is being distressed then, and the trust are on board????

So lets get this straight Italia not only are our shite owners distressing us, but we are also being distressed by Wasps so they can get their grubby little hands on the club, as in your words its all about the money.

It really shows how shallow you are that you would support someone as bad as our current owners to be our new owners, and what a hypocrite you are that you bad mouth SISU and yet positively fawn over Wasps. They are both evils, in respect of ownership.

 

[Brylowes]

That's down to negotiation isn't it, money talks. These statements constantly put about on here that we, ccfc, aren't an attractive bet because "we" don't own a ground I think frankly is rubbish, a decent proper owner could easily get a deal.

And of course if Wasps took us on, we would then own our own ground.

 

[Brylowes]

They went a bit extreme as a back story then

Standard business practice

 

[singers_pore]

They also can't because the bond holders own the ground.

The bondholders do not own the ground. The lease was simply used as collateral. And the lease was valued at 45m IIRC, which is utterly laughable.

 

[rupert_bear]

And of course if Wasps took us on, we would then own our own ground.

We, the football club, have never owned our ground, the Ricoh that is, just owning 10% would be an improvement

 

[Covstu]

For me it makes no logical sense for this to happen, you would understand if acquiring ccfc meant the stadium and the academy grounds but they have already taken both of them from us without a fight so what is the true value of ccfc to them from a commercial sense? They would absorb a debt ridden club in the third tier of English football with a fractured fan base and little assets on the pitch. Where would revenue go, they would have an uncomfortable split between rugby and football which defies logic.

If their plan was to distress the club to the stage of nothingness to acquire us then they are as bad if not worse than our current owners and the club will be selling its soul to the devil. Still we would have sets of fans coming back as wasps will our saviours and people will be sucking up the media spin on this.

 

[albatross]

The Trust want the club to negotiate with parties to secure future of academy and stadium - sensible suggestion. But in the same breath they won't align themselves with the club which surely is the most obvious of things to do. It comes across as contradictory.

So are you saying that CCFC and SISU are the same entity, Back one , back the other?

 

[Nick]

For me it makes no logical sense for this to happen, you would understand if acquiring ccfc meant the stadium and the academy grounds but they have already taken both of them from us without a fight so what is the true value of ccfc to them from a commercial sense? They would absorb a debt ridden club in the third tier of English football with a fractured fan base and little assets on the pitch. Where would revenue go, they would have an uncomfortable split between rugby and football which defies logic.

If their plan was to distress the club to the stage of nothingness to acquire us then they are as bad if not worse than our current owners and the club will be selling its soul to the devil. Still we would have sets of fans coming back as wasps will our saviours and people will be sucking up the media spin on this.

Pretty much, it seems ok for wasps to do this to ccfc