I was referring to CCFC. I know it's complicated but do try to keep up,
Yeah but Hull didn't mean to do that did they. The council were supposed to get a share of the profits from the stadium management company only it hasn't made enough to give them any real money. Doncaster stadium wasn't making any money and was actually costing the council almost £300k a year despite having multiple tenants because these tenants weren't paying market rates. Haven't looked at Swansea yet.
Thanks that's very concise and better than I could have put it, and I had missed the fact that they would be funding £600k if they couldn't lower the losses.James, you are quite right about Doncaster council losing over £300k per year on the Keepmoat stadium and this was despite a contribution of £281k per year from Rovers and all income from naming rights, catering, advertising etc. So without the contribution from Rovers, the losses would have been about £600k per year.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Rovers have to fund these losses and pay £100k per year rent. The council are paying the club £90k per year that was paid to the council for naming rights, but this figure was already included as income so it doesn't do anything to offset the £600k loss.
The club obviously has a great incentive to reduce these costs, but they must do so while providing the community facilities that the council demand.
To sum up, if Rovers can halve the losses that the stadium has been incurring, playing there will cost them £300k per year to fund the loss plus £100k per year rent - i.e. £400k per year for a 15,000 seat stadium.
Gossip, I'll admit, which is why I said "it's said...", but that is as reliable as many of the posts I've seen that claim to be "facts". It would be interesting to test a denial of that against the charity's next published accounts.
Hot air and nonsense. Higgs has no right to call the shots over who owns a privately owned company. As for the Ricoh, I wonder why it missed out on the Rugby World Cup to Villa Park.
Poor confused Mr Smith and others will be pleased to know that my boyfriend has just said "enough is enough" on here for tonight.
Match Of The Day has nearly finished and we have other things to occupy our time apart from me arguing with men with closed minds and, quite probably, other little problems.
Goodnight all.
Hot air and nonsense. Higgs has no right to call the shots over who owns a privately owned company. As for the Ricoh, I wonder why it missed out on the Rugby World Cup to Villa Park.
James, you are quite right about Doncaster council losing over £300k per year on the Keepmoat stadium and this was despite a contribution of £281k per year from Rovers and all income from naming rights, catering, advertising etc. So without the contribution from Rovers, the losses would have been about £600k per year.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Rovers have to fund these losses and pay £100k per year rent. The council are paying the club £90k per year that was paid to the council for naming rights, but this figure was already included as income so it doesn't do anything to offset the £600k loss.
The club obviously has a great incentive to reduce these costs, but they must do so while providing the community facilities that the council demand.
To sum up, if Rovers can halve the losses that the stadium has been incurring, playing there will cost them £300k per year to fund the loss plus £100k per year rent - i.e. £400k per year for a 15,000 seat stadium.
So what is your connection to all this? Proclaiming yourself to have the 'inside track' and then within a couple of days of signing up you're getting exclusive sensitive information from a "journalist friend" which they seem happy for you to leak on a supporters messageboard. Why would you be getting so wound up by things when all you claim to have heard is "gossip"? Were you as wound up when we plummeted to our lowest league position in generations? When Richardson sold Highfield Road? When Eric Black was replaced by Peter Reid? I personally strongly believe...and I'm entitled to my opinion...that you have an agenda here as of course does PKWH but at least we know what his angle is as he's not hiding behind some ridiculous 'insider' mask.
Poor confused Mr Smith and others will be pleased to know that my boyfriend has just said "enough is enough" on here for tonight.
Match Of The Day has nearly finished and we have other things to occupy our time apart from me arguing with men with closed minds and, quite probably, other little problems.
Goodnight all.
Perhaps she is a fan and wants the best possible deal for the club? A curious notion on here I accept but there are a couple of us who want that you know.
Perhaps she is a fan and wants the best possible deal for the club? A curious notion on here I accept but there are a couple of us who want that you know.
James, you are quite right about Doncaster council losing over £300k per year on the Keepmoat stadium and this was despite a contribution of £281k per year from Rovers and all income from naming rights, catering, advertising etc. So without the contribution from Rovers, the losses would have been about £600k per year.
Under the terms of the new agreement, Rovers have to fund these losses and pay £100k per year rent. The council are paying the club £90k per year that was paid to the council for naming rights, but this figure was already included as income so it doesn't do anything to offset the £600k loss.
The club obviously has a great incentive to reduce these costs, but they must do so while providing the community facilities that the council demand.
To sum up, if Rovers can halve the losses that the stadium has been incurring, playing there will cost them £300k per year to fund the loss plus £100k per year rent - i.e. £400k per year for a 15,000 seat stadium.
wasnt going to comment but ......
PWKH is clerk to the Trustees of the Charity so to rely on gossip instead and dismiss his comment as hot air and nonsense I find strange.
The arrangement for ownership of ACL works both ways, the charity can block a sale by the Council just as much as the Council can block a sale by the charity. That is the shareholders agreement they have. The Charity is closely involved in the ACL operation so you would expect them to be closely involved in any decisions and yes that may well relate to decisions involving CCFC. Why would anyone expect under the current set up otherwise?
No the 2012 accounts have not been filed by the Charity. Hardly alone in that are they (CCFC Ltd CCFCH Otium SBS&L etc for example). Within the Charity accounts are details of an 6.5m investment in ACL which the Charity Trustees have to assess for value and its auditors sign off which because of what is going on is difficult. I also think you will find that SISU are challenging the value of 6.5m (TF has challenged the investment in the past). Those two issues alone could form much of the reason the accounts are not filed.
As for running short of cash well 05/04/11 the charity had over £1m in the bank. That will have been affected by what has gone. In particular by CCFCH, SISU ARVO and SBS&L joining the Charity into the judicial review action. To say that CCFC has not affected the charity is wide of the mark. However it is up to the Charity Trustees to manage their cash flow and there is no evidence they are short of funds ...... only gossip...... where would that gossip originate i wonder...... and for what purpose :thinking about:
Entitled to your own opinion inside track which should be respected...... you weaken if you get involved in the name calling etc of some.
However there are a number of areas you need to revisit to get the facts not gossip
Perhaps she is a fan and wants the best possible deal for the club? A curious notion on here I accept but there are a couple of us who want that you know.
I have already detailed all of the Doncaster rental arrangements. What about the £500,000 cheque they received?
A curious post really. Consider that we have been charged £1.3 million per season with no access to match day revenues. The only way this was lowered was a rent strike. So what is the point you are making?
I assume you along with all fans of the club want the lowest rent and maximum benefit possible? Agreed?
wasnt going to comment but ......
PWKH is clerk to the Trustees of the Charity so to rely on gossip instead and dismiss his comment as hot air and nonsense I find strange.
The arrangement for ownership of ACL works both ways, the charity can block a sale by the Council just as much as the Council can block a sale by the charity. That is the shareholders agreement they have. The Charity is closely involved in the ACL operation so you would expect them to be closely involved in any decisions and yes that may well relate to decisions involving CCFC. Why would anyone expect under the current set up otherwise?
No the 2012 accounts have not been filed by the Charity. Hardly alone in that are they (CCFC Ltd CCFCH Otium SBS&L etc for example). Within the Charity accounts are details of an 6.5m investment in ACL which the Charity Trustees have to assess for value and its auditors sign off which because of what is going on is difficult. I also think you will find that SISU are challenging the value of 6.5m (TF has challenged the investment in the past). Those two issues alone could form much of the reason the accounts are not filed.
As for running short of cash well 05/04/11 the charity had over £1m in the bank. That will have been affected by what has gone. In particular by CCFCH, SISU ARVO and SBS&L joining the Charity into the judicial review action. To say that CCFC has not affected the charity is wide of the mark. However it is up to the Charity Trustees to manage their cash flow and there is no evidence they are short of funds ...... only gossip...... where would that gossip originate i wonder...... and for what purpose :thinking about:
Entitled to your own opinion inside track which should be respected...... you weaken if you get involved in the name calling etc of some.
However there are a number of areas you need to revisit to get the facts not gossip
Some on here keep going on about being ripped off by ACL yet are quite happy to be scewed for millions on management fees and high interest on loans that are charged by their beloved sisu
Really this is playground stuff. The arguments are separate. Why is it not possible to raise issues and concerns on both sides?
Sisu one would have hoped would have bought some professionalism, budgetary controls and discipline in place. In truth they have been just as poor and profligate as their hapless predecessors.
Why therefore raising concerns about the rental arrangements and how this is punitive and unfair makes one a sisu lover, rent boy etc. is beyond me.
It is a very juvenile and ultimately illogical argument. Every time legitimate concerns are raised about the landlord and their arrangements and the competitive restrictions it places on the club whoever owns it the same claptrap emerges.
It's becoming tiresome.
Some on here keep going on about being ripped off by ACL yet are quite happy to be scewed for millions on management fees and high interest on loans that are charged by their beloved sisu
It doesn't have to be an either/or.
correct but with some its non stop ACL bashing
Really this is playground stuff. The arguments are separate. Why is it not possible to raise issues and concerns on both sides?
Sisu one would have hoped would have bought some professionalism, budgetary controls and discipline in place. In truth they have been just as poor and profligate as their hapless predecessors.
Why therefore raising concerns about the rental arrangements and how this is punitive and unfair makes one a sisu lover, rent boy etc. is beyond me.
It is a very juvenile and ultimately illogical argument. Every time legitimate concerns are raised about the landlord and their arrangements and the competitive restrictions it places on the club whoever owns it the same claptrap emerges.
It's becoming tiresome.
I cannot recall one negative comment from you regarding ACL or the council, not one.
Please stop bringing facts into Grendels arguments.Well I think yuou need only look in the llast week to see your recollection is selective
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Nobody can deny that there has been fault on both...
Nobody can deny that there has been fault on both sides yet I think more so from sisu
Well I think yuou need only look in the llast week to see your recollection is selective
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Nobody can deny that there has been fault on both...
Nobody can deny that there has been fault on both sides yet I think more so from sisu
Wow how many hours did it take to find that killer? I'd imagine they are battering down the hatches as we speak.
Wow how many hours did it take to find that killer? I'd imagine they are battering down the hatches as we speak.
Found one though didn't he.
yep and only last week it took all of 30 seconds
but grenduffy has never been one to let facts get in the way of his tirade of rubbish, he's now altering time (30 seconds becomes hours)
I hope this is sarcasm.
There were 7 hours between your two posts. Never mind I am compiling a list of some of your other quotes about ACL and the Council to really llustrate your balanced view.
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