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Grendel

Grendel

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SHUNT31 said:
Whilst I agree it’s too early to tell it’s not an exaggeration to say he’s done more in the short term.

- Sorted out the shambles of a pitch at Ryton
- Secured arguably our best ever manager and coaching team on long term contracts (previously was a rolling contract)
- Ensured we got top money for our assets
- Record signing since PL days (with add ons could be record ever)
- A deal at the CBS which may be more expensive but allows us to have exclusivity of the bowl and the potential to do what we please (safe standing)
- Ensured the best pitch will be installed at the CBS

Yes it is early days but what else can we expect to happen in 6 months of ownership?
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Sisu invested £20 million plus when they took over and the Acadamy was a success under them

you can’t really credit him for getting Gyokeres to a position of sale

Robins wanted a rolling contract
 
mmttww

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SBT said:
Love the suggestion that other clubs will be looking at Doug King’s quotes to gauge how much money we have, as opposed to the Sporting Lisbon press release that says they’re giving us €17 million.
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He can't control what SL write, or what people think, but like others said, he can control what he says himself. He's said a chunk of that money goes on other things besides transfers.

True or not, feel like it makes sense to say it. Hopefully it's to stop people wasting time asking for daft fees, and not him covering for recouping his outlay so far. Time will tell.
 
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SBT

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mmttww said:
He can't control what SL write, or what people think, but like others said, he can control what he says himself. He's said a chunk of that money goes on other things besides transfers.

True or not, feel like it makes sense to say it. Hopefully it's to stop people wasting time asking for daft fees, and not him covering for recouping his outlay so far. Time will tell.
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It won’t affect transfer negotiations one bit - unless we’re dealing with a particularly gullible/naive club.

It’s only been included in the club statement at all to manage fan expectations really.
 
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Happy_Martian

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usskyblue said:
Last year, fucked pitch ~ Fucking angry

This year, brand new pitch ~ Yeah but who fucking paid for it?

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From an interview DK did on 19 June in the CovTel.

"Put to him that there’s a What’sApp group of 28 existing box holders and none of them intend renewing, he said: “Of course that’s disappointing if that’s the case. This whole plan for Coventry City and what we’re trying to achieve requires everyone to get on board. It requires me to get on board and finance the operating losses at the club, which are significant.

“It needs me to get on board and do the infrastructure at the club, the pitches, the training ground and ultimately the Academy. I have said I am going to do that out of my own pocket because it’s clearly not going to come from any revenues or profitability of the club. The club should have the facilities that it needs."

Link to full interview: Coventry City owner Doug King defends price hike amid Premier League ambition

So for those asking, as of 3 1/2 weeks ago, it very much looks like DK was saying he was funding the relaying of the pitches and the improvements to Ryton. Not the club and not the unhappy corporate box holders. I point out the the date of this interview as this was well within the period of the Gyokeres transfer saga so it is presumed that he had dismissed those funds from his intentions.


I will add that I'm surprised we get to see a players contract so soon after signing. Well I am in that most clubs tend to hide that information from audiences and prospective transfer dealings. But I'm not in that Sporting have done practically everything else in this transfer through the press or social media (how much could they have got for the social media rights to his medical ?😂). This almost has the feel of them shouting from the highest hotel in Lisbon "Hey, look at us. We bought an expensive player. Look at us rich buggers ;) " to boost their own ego.

Well, he's gone now. Good luck and he leaves us with some amazing memories (the Wigan goal will always be remembered) and a purse that hopefully MR can use wisely to help keep us at the top end of the Championship until we can regain our foothold in the top flight of English football.


Page 127 and this will still rumble on for another 30 pages or so, won't it ? :cool:
 
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SBAndy

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Saddlebrains said:
TBF

same people were saying 'its only June'

We kick off 3 weeks Sunday and currently still have 1 CB

The signings have been great don't get me wrong but still a LOT to do and less time to do it in
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Annoyed we didn’t make more signings before the pre-season trip but wasn’t expecting anything whilst we were away. Gotta make up for lost time starting tomorrow.
 
the rumpo kid

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Just been looking through one of the Sporting Lisbon fan sites, it seems (at least to them ) the thing that took so long was city's insistence sporting paid the 10% sell on fee to Brighton ( the training club) and they are moaning like fuck about it. 2m (€) 10% to training club €22m + €4m . They are happy with singing Vik but fuck me they think Doug's had there pants down. Good on you Doug! 😁
 
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Ccfcisparks

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the rumpo kid said:
Just been looking through one of the Sporting Lisbon fan sites, it seems (at least to them ) the thing that took so long was city's insistence sporting paid the 10% sell on fee to Brighton ( the training club) and they are moaning like fuck about it. 2m (€) 10% to training club €22m + €4m . They are happy with singing Vik but fuck me they think Doug's had there pants down. Good on you Doug! 😁
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Thats funny if true.
 
Saddlebrains

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Happy_Martian said:
From an interview DK did on 19 June in the CovTel.

"Put to him that there’s a What’sApp group of 28 existing box holders and none of them intend renewing, he said: “Of course that’s disappointing if that’s the case. This whole plan for Coventry City and what we’re trying to achieve requires everyone to get on board. It requires me to get on board and finance the operating losses at the club, which are significant.

“It needs me to get on board and do the infrastructure at the club, the pitches, the training ground and ultimately the Academy. I have said I am going to do that out of my own pocket because it’s clearly not going to come from any revenues or profitability of the club. The club should have the facilities that it needs."

Link to full interview: Coventry City owner Doug King defends price hike amid Premier League ambition

So for those asking, as of 3 1/2 weeks ago, it very much looks like DK was saying he was funding the relaying of the pitches and the improvements to Ryton. Not the club and not the unhappy corporate box holders. I point out the the date of this interview as this was well within the period of the Gyokeres transfer saga so it is presumed that he had dismissed those funds from his intentions.
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Used this on twitter as it hammers home the point I've been trying to make all afternoon
 
Grendel

Grendel

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the rumpo kid said:
Just been looking through one of the Sporting Lisbon fan sites, it seems (at least to them ) the thing that took so long was city's insistence sporting paid the 10% sell on fee to Brighton ( the training club) and they are moaning like fuck about it. 2m (€) 10% to training club €22m + €4m . They are happy with singing Vik but fuck me they think Doug's had there pants down. Good on you Doug! 😁
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It’s probably the Portuguese version of GIMOC
 
Martin180

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Happy_Martian said:
From an interview DK did on 19 June in the CovTel.

"Put to him that there’s a What’sApp group of 28 existing box holders and none of them intend renewing, he said: “Of course that’s disappointing if that’s the case. This whole plan for Coventry City and what we’re trying to achieve requires everyone to get on board. It requires me to get on board and finance the operating losses at the club, which are significant.

“It needs me to get on board and do the infrastructure at the club, the pitches, the training ground and ultimately the Academy. I have said I am going to do that out of my own pocket because it’s clearly not going to come from any revenues or profitability of the club. The club should have the facilities that it needs."

Link to full interview: Coventry City owner Doug King defends price hike amid Premier League ambition

So for those asking, as of 3 1/2 weeks ago, it very much looks like DK was saying he was funding the relaying of the pitches and the improvements to Ryton. Not the club and not the unhappy corporate box holders. I point out the the date of this interview as this was well within the period of the Gyokeres transfer saga so it is presumed that he had dismissed those funds from his intentions.
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Surely the sales and related money is his , so he is funding the infrastructure?
 
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Happy_Martian

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Martin180 said:
Surely the sales and related money is his , so he is funding the infrastructure?
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I don't know how the monies in is attributed according to whether its team, board room alcohol or infrastructure. And to be frank, I don't really care (the point about the box holder costs was rhetorical as it was current discussion) :) Unless it comes out that DK was lying and he used 90% of the Vik transfer money on improving the board room tea trolley, if we have a better team and club at the end of the season because of this windfall, who loses ? Why are we spending so much time arguing about something that we won't have the full picture about until the accounts are released ?


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Martin180

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Happy_Martian said:
I don't know how the monies in is attributed according to whether its team, board room alcohol or infrastructure. And to be frank, I don't really care (the point about the box holder costs was rhetorical as it was current discussion) :) Unless it comes out that DK was lying and he used 90% of the Vik transfer money on improving the board room tea trolley, if we have a better team and club at the end of the season because of this windfall, who loses ? Why are we spending so much time arguing about something that we won't have the full picture about until the accounts are released ?


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Totally agree 👍
 
Astute

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Speedie's Head said:
He's clearly telling the fans not to expect too much in the way of signings from the proceeds.
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We have in the last week about equalled our highest transfer fee paid this century. We also trebled it with another signing with add ons on top. We have weeks of the transfer window left. Not to expect too much?

So would spending most of it on two players have been wise? Should we rush into signings?

Some need to mellow out. Every side needs to sign players. Nothing special about us.
 
Gint11

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All this bickering. In the words of John Bercow

ORRRDDDEEERRRRRRRRRR
 
Grendel

Grendel

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Happy_Martian said:
I don't know how the monies in is attributed according to whether its team, board room alcohol or infrastructure. And to be frank, I don't really care (the point about the box holder costs was rhetorical as it was current discussion) :) Unless it comes out that DK was lying and he used 90% of the Vik transfer money on improving the board room tea trolley, if we have a better team and club at the end of the season because of this windfall, who loses ? Why are we spending so much time arguing about something that we won't have the full picture about until the accounts are released ?


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I would think who has a charge over Ryton would have some interest to supporters
 
Grendel

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Astute said:
We have in the last week about equalled our highest transfer fee paid this century. We also trebled it with another signing with add ons on top. We have weeks of the transfer window left. Not to expect too much?

So would spending most of it on two players have been wise? Should we rush into signings?

Some need to mellow out. Every side needs to sign players. Nothing special about us.
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I thought we paid nearly £7 million for Bellamy
 
the rumpo kid

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Sporting fans also not happy with 15% sell on clause as well as having to pay the 10% owed to Brighton. Personally I think Doug's done a good job there , fair play fella.
 
Grendel

Grendel

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the rumpo kid said:
Sporting fans also not happy with 15% sell on clause as well as having to pay the 10% owed to Brighton. Personally I think Doug's done a good job there , fair play fella.
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So king lied in his comments then?
 
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procdoc

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Christ some of you don’t half talk shite. No one knows how much of the funds will go on transfers, it’s obvious a large chunk of it wouldn’t be reinvested in players. That’s how business works.

Martin Johansen
 
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