ashbyjan
Well-Known Member
Prefer the example of the Green Bay Packers - most successful team in Gridiron and owned by the supporters - I did used to work in Milwaukee so no Trust bias obviously
Now the Dallas Cowboys owner is a different story, throws money at the team, although they've still not won the Superbowl since late 90's, he won three though. Just built a $1billion stadium. If only........
Please please let him wear a cowboy hat
Well he does come from Texas!
I wonder if he will ignore the brilliant SBT that was once talking of 10k members only pledging 1k each, yet right now the average pledge (through their alleged 1200 members is 17K.
This works out to just under £12 each! (cannot even raise the price of a ticket each)!
Perhaps they will finally realise they will not be taken seriously and revert to just being a supporters' club (which is what the 1200 have joined already think it is) rather than a credible alternative - which I have said from DAY ONE it just isn't!
The savage way they tried to suppress any popping of their absolutely unrealistic plans was sisuesque in its viciousness. Seems when I said they could never get anywhere near the level of funding they would need was ultimately sage.
I just wish the local media would stop using these clowns as the go-to option for a fans' perspective, AS IT IS ONLY EVER THE VIEWS OF ONE PERSON.
why do you keep knocking the trust its a group of fans who want to see the best for ccfc they might not be the brightest people in the world but at least they show they care grow up and pick on something else.Well he does come from Texas!
I wonder if he will ignore the brilliant SBT that was once talking of 10k members only pledging 1k each, yet right now the average pledge (through their alleged 1200 members is 17K.
This works out to just under £12 each! (cannot even raise the price of a ticket each)!
Perhaps they will finally realise they will not be taken seriously and revert to just being a supporters' club (which is what the 1200 have joined already think it is) rather than a credible alternative - which I have said from DAY ONE it just isn't!
The savage way they tried to suppress any popping of their absolutely unrealistic plans was sisuesque in its viciousness. Seems when I said they could never get anywhere near the level of funding they would need was ultimately sage.
I just wish the local media would stop using these clowns as the go-to option for a fans' perspective, AS IT IS ONLY EVER THE VIEWS OF ONE PERSON.
i did'nt know he lost his money but i bet hes got bernies no. :claping hands::claping hands:I'm assuming you're talking about Eddie Jordan? Didn't he lose a load of money a few years ago? I seem to remember reading something about that.
As soon as you hit the phrase 'property developer' huge alarm bells go off for me. People slate SISU saying they're only interested in the stadium, would a property developer have different interests?
Would be very intested to hear what he has to say but it takes more than a name of a potential investor being planted in the press to get me excited about the future. We've been here too many times before.
Please please let him wear a cowboy hat
why do you keep knocking the trust its a group of fans who want to see the best for ccfc they might not be the brightest people in the world but at least they show they care grow up and pick on something else.
Just found out the source is the Daily Mail.A shining beacon of responsible journalism that normally reports nothing other than immigration scare stories and worries its half dead readership with headlines about peados on every steet corner.
Lets wait and see.
They claim he has a personal fortune of £157m but how much of that is tied up in property? Its quite possible that any deal ACL wise will be like the Man Und deal where a loan is taken out. I don't mind that particulalry as long as he is able to commit to funding the playing side of the club for the next 5 -7 years.
I'm surprised no one has commented on this
Talking to The Sunday Times about a possible Leeds takeover, in which he promised £10m to invest in players, Haskell IV said: "As a businessman I see a club that has an incredible brand and that offers a great entrepreneurial opportunity to take it back to the level which it saw in its glory days.
"It’s a very strategic investment. I love English football, the Premier League is where everyone aspires to be, and Leeds has an incredible support base, the pedigree, and a global reach, including South Africa, Australia, Ireland, and Norway. In short, it has a global following.
"It is one of the absolute blue-chip teams."
Would anyone describe CCFC as a blue chip team?
Read More http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/co...s-coventry-city-92746-33017986/#ixzz2NzbQbfTj
American property tycoon Preston Haskell IV is waiting to swoop for Coventry City should the club be placed in administration this week.
The Texan multi-millionaire wants to buy the League One club after the Ricoh Arena landlords applied to put the club into administration. Haskell, who looked to buy Leeds last year, is awaiting the outcome of the court case before making a move.
Bargain? Coventry could yet be a good buy for the right owner
The club’s owners, hedge fund SISU, are embroiled in a row with Arena Coventry Ltd over unpaid rent of £1.3m. If a High Court application is uncontested, Coventry will be placed in administration on Friday, suffering a 10-point deduction from the Football League in the process.
In todays Daily Mail
FFP rules mean nobody can just walk in & spend, spend spend...that's part of the problem. SISU's argument for rent reductions, & buy-in to the stadium is to increase revenues so they have more to invest on the playing side. The greater the revenue the greater the sum you can invest in te playing side. Whether or how much of it would go into the playing side is another issue mind you.
What happens if, for example, he decided to purchase a car parking space from CCFC for £1m a game or sponsor the team for £100m? I'm sure there will be a loophole somewhere and as soon as it's found the whole thing becomes pointless.
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