magic82ball
New Member
Hear me out. We can all agree that our stature as a club has diminished somewhat since they arrived but how much of it was avoidable? And what have the positives been in their tenure so far?
For a long time now I have been as anti SISU as they come but because all this hatred is bloody tiring, I have started to look at things a little differently. When they took over there was a general consensus that a hedge fund are only in it for the money and that the only way they could crystalize their investment was to sell the club for a greater profit than which they bought it, plus debts accrued whilst in control. I don't believe this has changed. What has been in question is the way they have achieved this. But they are a hedge fund, its in their DNA to distress, lie and cheat their way to get what they want.
Fisher said once that we should build a statue of Joy, and although the mere suggestion on the face of it is insulting at best, I think I understand what he might be trying so tactlessly to say. In 10 years time where will this club be? If all goes the way SISU hope, we will be OWNERS of a modern multi purpose Stadium gleaning revenues from football related activity to Take That concerts.
On the pitch their can be little argument that they are doing the right thing after a period of mis-management from people they entrusted to take care of the football side of things. Had Pressley OR Robbins been in control from the start, we could be in a completely different position to one we find ourselves in today. And selling best players is a football reality for ANY club at our level.
Assuming the club take control of the Ricoh we may all be looking back in ten years time as SISU being the pill this club needed to swallow to make it well again. It was not exactly in fine fettle before they arrived and to continue to do nothing would mean the club continue to do nothing, possibly delaying the inevitable even longer.
This club could emerge from this dark period as a club back on its feet, good income streams and a top to bottom approach on the football side of things - something most contributors agree Presley and Waggot are doing well to achieve.
So, will we look back in 10 years and be grateful for putting this club back on its feet again after years of neglect and mismanagement? We will likely have forgotten the extremities of what we are going through currently? And I suppose the biggest question is is it all worth the heartbreak, the lost generation of supporters, the reputation of the club being dragged through the mud, on a whim that they will get the desired result at the end of it?
Please don't turn this into another pro v anti SISU thread, more interested to hear if people think that what they are doing could be good for the club in the long run...
PUSB
For a long time now I have been as anti SISU as they come but because all this hatred is bloody tiring, I have started to look at things a little differently. When they took over there was a general consensus that a hedge fund are only in it for the money and that the only way they could crystalize their investment was to sell the club for a greater profit than which they bought it, plus debts accrued whilst in control. I don't believe this has changed. What has been in question is the way they have achieved this. But they are a hedge fund, its in their DNA to distress, lie and cheat their way to get what they want.
Fisher said once that we should build a statue of Joy, and although the mere suggestion on the face of it is insulting at best, I think I understand what he might be trying so tactlessly to say. In 10 years time where will this club be? If all goes the way SISU hope, we will be OWNERS of a modern multi purpose Stadium gleaning revenues from football related activity to Take That concerts.
On the pitch their can be little argument that they are doing the right thing after a period of mis-management from people they entrusted to take care of the football side of things. Had Pressley OR Robbins been in control from the start, we could be in a completely different position to one we find ourselves in today. And selling best players is a football reality for ANY club at our level.
Assuming the club take control of the Ricoh we may all be looking back in ten years time as SISU being the pill this club needed to swallow to make it well again. It was not exactly in fine fettle before they arrived and to continue to do nothing would mean the club continue to do nothing, possibly delaying the inevitable even longer.
This club could emerge from this dark period as a club back on its feet, good income streams and a top to bottom approach on the football side of things - something most contributors agree Presley and Waggot are doing well to achieve.
So, will we look back in 10 years and be grateful for putting this club back on its feet again after years of neglect and mismanagement? We will likely have forgotten the extremities of what we are going through currently? And I suppose the biggest question is is it all worth the heartbreak, the lost generation of supporters, the reputation of the club being dragged through the mud, on a whim that they will get the desired result at the end of it?
Please don't turn this into another pro v anti SISU thread, more interested to hear if people think that what they are doing could be good for the club in the long run...
PUSB
