Club has to do what it needs to do to survive
Which is not the sort of message that has been otherwise implied, and means that any more than a season at St Andrews will be disastrous.
the voice of reason - will people like Fernando P and Fergusson's Beard please read and digestYou would hope so. but it is really just stirring the same pot around to cover player purchases and wages. The most he can spend is 60%. But that is restricted to the timing of funds actually received and the SCMP is reviewed every 3 months ( is my understanding). I think a lot of fans will think the club has £3m to spend now (Bayliss & Chaplin) and there isn't.
There is also the thought that having paid out fees already that these new player sale fees in part are needed simply to balance out the SCMP budget not just provide new funds going forward. If Bayilss has been hawked around as some suggest then that could be a reason.
It isnt about the profit at end of the season it is about the cash flow
The 2018 figures showed a cash flow surplus of £384k only after player sales of £980k and loans from owners £500k. So "normal" trading would seem to indicate an operational cash flow deficit of £1.1m. If we assume that match income will close to halve thats another £1m+ to find but there will be a drop in commercial income too say £500k (possibly more). Then of course there are, i assume, increased costs of operating from St Andrews (increased rent? coach subsidies, set up costs etc) . Could easily be a cash flow shortage of £3m to find. Doesnt leave a lot in the pot for players. Any more than that and that means further loans from the owners it would seem
Not to mention the fact that the reduced match day income and commercial income directly affects what can be spent on players to meet the SCMP in the first place
The finances at CCFC i would think are very very tight
I know its the eve of a new season and rightly everyone should be excited and optimistic, but i i think a lot more fans need to open their eyes and take in that thought fp
Have said before it isn't just CCFC cutting their cloth accordingly and there is a danger that there is no way back to Coventry in a year or mores time.
Assuming a return is in the planning of course. I would take some convincing that our owners have not planned their strategy long term in all this. But so will other parties
What? No chance, hes been banging them in this pre seasonWord up here is we enquired yesterday about Adam Armstrong, Rovers want £3m though so don't think it will come to anything.
the voice of reason - will people like Fernando P and Fergusson's Beard please read and digest
Being realistic what are you expecting them to say?agreed. There is yet to be a single word from our owners on the plan to get back to Coventry. I get some things could be happening behind the scenes (but surely it would make sense to keep communicating with fans to get them onside and turn up in the hope this is a short term measure
I agree he has, rovers are skint though ,just passing on what guys down ewood social said last night, more chance of knitting fog than getting him
Must have been planned then as Shipley has been chosen over him all pre seasonDisappointed if we wanted to sell it should have been done earlier, I also think we are struggling for quality in the middle of midfield and this won’t help anybody who thinks Shipley can replace him have a good look at yourself
Must have been planned then as Shipley has been chosen over him all pre season
Must have been planned then as Shipley has been chosen over him all pre season
Being realistic what are you expecting them to say?
Wasps are making unreasonable demands so the route back to the Ricoh is blocked by them - nothing the club can do about that.
As for a new ground, if you believe there is any chance of that ever materialising, we were told they'd made enquires about a site owned by the council but were struggling to get a response.
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Must have been planned then as Shipley has been chosen over him all pre season
Word up here is we enquired yesterday about Adam Armstrong, Rovers want £3m though so don't think it will come to anything.
Dare I say it, but that'd need some activity...I could very easily draft a letter updating on Ricoh, Woodlands site and CCC responses to the clubs request for them to identify potential sites for review within the city boundary. A monthly update on this, showing fans all activity they are doing to try and get back would get fans on side and built up a "us v them" mentality.
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Dare I say it, but that'd need some activity...
Must have been planned then as Shipley has been chosen over him all pre season
But it doesn't create an us vs them mentality. If it did you'd have the trust, telegraph and CWR hammering Wasps and the council. In reality they all appear terrified of upsetting them. All that would happen is the club would report nothing has changed and there would be hundreds of abusive comments for the social media admin to deal with.I could very easily draft a letter updating on Ricoh, Woodlands site and CCC responses to the clubs request for them to identify potential sites for review within the city boundary. A monthly update on this, showing fans all activity they are doing to try and get back would get fans on side and built up a "us v them" mentality.
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Yeah seen this. Is it credible though? If true that should have been the feeBayliss’ release clause was £3m...
I'd take the gamble of less up front for guarantee of a sell-on clause and the hope it actually pays off.Yeah seen this. Is it credible though? If true that should have been the fee
But it doesn't create an us vs them mentality. If it did you'd have the trust, telegraph and CWR hammering Wasps and the council. In reality they all appear terrified of upsetting them. All that would happen is the club would report nothing has changed and there would be hundreds of abusive comments for the social media admin to deal with.
You say all activity but as I asked before what are you realistically expecting them to do? I'm not seeing a whole lot of short term options past a return to the Ricoh and that is not currently an option for the club.
We still have to meet FFP criteria though.
Maybe we have sent Westbrooke up there in the hope they don't recognise!
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