Takeover... (4 Viewers)

[Diehard Si]

Don't believe a word of it.

It's from a site which posts more lies than The Sun newspaper, only it's slightly less useful as you can't wrap fish and chips in it.

 

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[mark82]

Don't believe a word of it.

It's from a site which posts more lies than The Sun newspaper, only it's slightly less useful as you can't wrap fish and chips in it.

I can't even find it on that site.

 

[mark82]

Although if there was ever a good time to show off what this club could be though its now. Selling out for a game against Crewe.

 

[RichieGunns]

I can't even find it on that site.

Type in to google 'Coventry City FC Rumours' and then click on the link.

That will take you to the cov page rumour site.

It should be the 3rd one down you see because I've just seen lol

 

[SkyBlueUkeman]

Why are we even talking about it. It's obviously bullshit.

 

[Sub]

Why are we even talking about it. It's obviously bullshit.

thats why we are talking about it we do not deal with truth and facts here!!

 

[hopesprings]

Someone posted on that rumour site in responce to this takeover rumour.

"Why would we want some Saudi Arabian people owning us"

Why indeed? Well here's some good reasons (assuming its true, which i sadly doubt it is):

* They are reported to be worth something like $4 billion (which in pounds is £2,545,824,000).
* This would mean they have a fair amount of money to back them up in whatever they decide to do with our club and the surrounding area.
* Not only would they be able to buy the whole stadium meaning no more rent problems and a lot less media attention!
* They could give Robins a good amount of money to buy high profile player targets etc. Money and wages wouldn't be an issue anymore.
* We could (in a way) expect promotion back to the premiership within 2 seasons if the money was used responsibly (which assuming robins was kept in charge, I know it would!) to bring in the right players for the job!
* The deal would stipulate that they develop the land around the ricoh. This would mean the area as a whole would benefit as more businesses would be created, more housing, therefore more money as a whole coming to the city!

With all these in mind, that's exactly why we'd want some Saudi Arabian company buying us. This is of course as long as they don't feth around like SISU did. I for one think they wouldn't because they don't hide who they are (unlike SISU who hide behind their 10%). We'd know who owned us and hopefully they'd be fully open with what they planned for our club! I just think some fans believe they can say who does and doesn't own our club. In the end its the money that says who does and doesn't own our club just like money is the reason we can only get certain players and lose other players like McGoldrick and also why we don't own our stadium at the moment!

Just also realise that if this were to happen a possible scenario would be: In the premiership minimum price of tickets £50...lots of our core supporters might have an affordability issue!

 

[skybluenewman]

What an absolute joke this is!!! Surely a family of that sort of wealth would buy out a club such as liverpool, they clearly has a much bigger fan base worldwide than coventry city. Therefore will have better returns on their investment...... I personally get angry when seeing such bullshit on the forum.

 

[ajsccfc]

Anyone can submit anything they want to that site and their strict checking policy appears to be 'is it words? post it up'

 

[kg82]

Why do people get worked up about rumours? Everyone know's they're rubbish, that's why they're rumours! Doesn't mean you can't enjoy a good old chinwag about it!

I also don't understand what this has got to do with sweet and sour pork balls?

 

[sky_blue_up_north]

I like rumours always adds some controversy to the forum, even though 99% is total rubbish

 

[donald_trumps]

What an absolute joke this is!!! Surely a family of that sort of wealth would buy out a club such as liverpool, they clearly has a much bigger fan base worldwide than coventry city. Therefore will have better returns on their investment...... I personally get angry when seeing such bullshit on the forum.

They would invest because we have the potential to make bigger gains than Liverpool. If you pay very little for a small struggling club with potential and develop them to a top half team in the premiership then you stand to make more from your investment when you sell.

Investing in a small business with bags of potential growth is par for the course in the stock market. Surely the same logic can apply to football.

 

[RichieGunns]

Just also realise that if this were to happen a possible scenario would be: In the premiership minimum price of tickets £50...lots of our core supporters might have an affordability issue!

Yes but thats always going to happen.

We'd never go back to the Premiership if we always thought like that!

They would invest because we have the potential to make bigger gains than Liverpool. If you pay very little for a small struggling club with potential and develop them to a top half team in the premiership then you stand to make more from your investment when you sell.

Investing in a small business with bags of potential growth is par for the course in the stock market. Surely the same logic can apply to football.

And I agree whole heartedly with D_T here!

You don't buy something that's already successful as you stand to lose some of your investment if it doesn't go the way you thought it would.

But you can guarentee success if you invest in an up and coming business that has the potential to go places as long as you put your money into it!

 

[lordsummerisle]

Yes but thats always going to happen.

We'd never go back to the Premiership if we always thought like that!



And I agree whole heartedly with D_T here!

You don't buy something that's already successful as you stand to lose some of your investment if it doesn't go the way you thought it would.

But you can guarentee success if you invest in an up and coming business that has the potential to go places as long as you put your money into it!

Nobody can guarantee success no matter how much you put into a club.

 

[RichieGunns]

Nobody can guarantee success no matter how much you put into a club.

Very true that!

But you have to admit a lot of our problems have been caused due to a lack of available funds?

For instance we don't own our own stadium and we can't buy or keep good players because we don't have the funds to compete with other clubs e.g. transfer money & wage demands.

 

[donald_trumps]

Nobody can guarantee success no matter how much you put into a club.

Same as any business, if you plough your money into the wrong areas and assets then you won't be successful. It's as simple as that.

 

[jabharty]

Wouldn't mind being owned by someone who is worth $12,000,000,000! Look at all those 0s!
We all live in hope, but 99% says we will still be owned by these narrow minded idiots for many seasons to come... :facepalm:

 

[donald_trumps]

Consider this:

How much would you have to invest to get liverpool to be a consistent top two team? What would the % increase in sell on value be for the club?

How much would you have to invest to make City a Premiership team? What would the % increase in sell on value be?

I would invest in City every time, especially if I had the resources that the Saudis have. I personally would keep Robins, Waggott and Fisher if possible at least until we are secure in the championship.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Same as any business, if you plough your money into the wrong areas and assets then you won't be successful. It's as simple as that.

With football you can't predict how any money spent will deliver.

Can spend millions and millions on players and managers, but if not the right ones then can still end up nowhere.

Can spend very little on players and managers but if the right ones can have great success.

Can often be just luck and all the stars aligning in the right way, but money alone won't do it, though obviously will help.

 

[donald_trumps]

Absolutely LS, as with all investments it is a gamble with risks. It is making sure you do your calculations as to the risks you take.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Consider this:

How much would you have to invest to get liverpool to be a consistent top two team? What would the % increase in sell on value be for the club?

How much would you have to invest to make City a Premiership team? What would the % increase in sell on value be?

I would invest in City every time, especially if I had the resources that the Saudis have. I personally would keep Robins, Waggott and Fisher if possible at least until we are secure in the championship.

How big a name in football globally are Coventry City? Not that big a name in Coventry most weeks, let alone in the rest of the nation/World.

That's what big investors are looking for, a team that can give a global presence, Liverpool could give them that.

Don't know why the fuck people would chuck loads at teams like Leicester and Cardiff though.

 

[RichieGunns]

How big a name in football globally are Coventry City? Not that big a name in Coventry most weeks, let alone in the rest of the nation/World.

That's what big investors are looking for, a team that can give a global presence, Liverpool could give them that.

Don't know why the fuck people would chuck loads at teams like Leicester and Cardiff though.

You make a company a global name by putting money into them.

Liverpool is only a global name because someone sore fit to put money into them when they were a smaller club.

If they had your attitude that because Coventry City isn't such a big global name right now and therefore not a good thing to put money into, then City would never grow to the heights that liverpool have.

You have to invest to make success!

 

[donald_trumps]

Who would have thought that Swansea would have been as successful as they have. Success and consistency breed and build a reputation that attracts people of calibre of Laudrup.

 

[WillieStanley]

How big a name in football globally are Coventry City? Not that big a name in Coventry most weeks, let alone in the rest of the nation/World.

That's what big investors are looking for, a team that can give a global presence, Liverpool could give them that.

Don't know why the fuck people would chuck loads at teams like Leicester and Cardiff though.

I disagree with you there, my friend. Coventry City has had one of the best ever runs in the top flight of English Football. As the Premier League began to grow, so did Coventry City, peaking (in my lifetime) at the era we had Hadji, Chippo, McAllister, Keane et al.

Now, for recent times, the aquisitions of Hadji and Chippo were important ones. Hadji had just had a blinding World Cup and was a national hero. As with Magnus Hedman who was famously branded "Swedens Answer To Beckham"... he was idolised. In Morrocco, we sold more shirts during that time than we sold Fez's here... the same with Sweden. People don't forget that. Coventry City was the team their national hero played for in The Premier League. I know that at that time, the Premier League was being broardcast all over the world and we were shown an unbelievable amount of times. So, when you're picking your new Premier League team, not knowing much about the Premier League, you go for the most exciting. The brand of football we were playing then was just that. "Look at the way they play, didn't he play in the World Cup?"

I've spoken to foriegners who have gone through that same process and whilst some have since moved on to Man U, Arsenal and even Spurs, others have stuck with the Sky Blues, like that guy in China (?).

It's probably even easier to support us if you don't have to watch.

But yes, I do think we have a global presence, not as strong as the big 6, but it is definately there. It is also something we have over a lot of other teams.