How much would you want Sisu? (3 Viewers)
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ccfc_Tom
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preston
shmmeee
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Could ask that question of any new owner to be fair.
At least Sisu have cut most bills, you'd assume a return to the Ricoh on preferable terms with fans at the helm and Sisu having softened up the council and hopefully an increased gate.
I reckon if the debt was cleared we'd be OK. Problem is we could never raise the cash to clear the debt.
Samo
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and run the club!
ohitsaidwalker king power
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As opposed to who has paid the price?
TrueSkyBlueLiam
Member
This would be a good idea, but what we need to remember is this ent gonna happen over night. We could buy the club if we find the funds, but this could take months to prepare. There are a number of things that we need to do in order to even think about something like this
jesus-wept
New Member
Perhaps the Trust should be out and about looking for a rich Arab or two, plenty out there. Isn't Mr Keys currently working for the arabs on that Al Jazera station. ?
But putting that aside there will be an acceptable price, money talks
But putting that aside there will be an acceptable price, money talks
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diggerdaley
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With crowds of 20,000 at a rent free Ricoh, I think we would survive till a buyer could be found .
Nick
Administrator
We could charge those unicorns rent and they could live there with the T rex and flying pigs.
grego_gee
New Member
I've been saying this for years!
All you can ask any new owner to do is pay the 'F'in bills!
In regards to running it, with all due respects to Jan, I have more confidence in Joy, Tim and Elvis!
Of course any new regime would hope to cling on to Elvis! but wouldn't that be just a bit hypocritical?
And just what would the prospective new regime have proposed for ridding us of the £1.3m rent bill?
I suppose they'd want to cling on to that slight improvement too?
chiefdave
Well-Known Member
There must be clubs that aren't running at a loss, why is there an assumption that we couldn't be self sustaining. Especially at Championship / L1 level.
I doubt if there was a fan takeover Jan would be chairman and running the show. Far more likely that a chief exec would be employed who had experience of running this type of business.
I doubt if there was a fan takeover Jan would be chairman and running the show. Far more likely that a chief exec would be employed who had experience of running this type of business.
Specs WT-R75
Well-Known Member
maybe the council should buy the club too as they like to spend more than things are worth to protect the city's assets ... [tongue in cheek]
Johnnythespider
Well-Known Member
What about Mark, you forgot to mention him. Any reason ?
grego_gee
New Member
No reason at all, seems like a nice non-exec boy!
ccfcway
Well-Known Member
like the rent :thinking about:
grego_gee
New Member
like the Ricoh!
dongonzalos
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dongonzalos
Well-Known Member
Not the SBT
However I guess a new owner would agree a sliding scale rent tied into profits and attendances. Over a long term rent deal. Purchase the Higgs share
Turn the business into a profit making business.
Houchens Head
Fairly well known member from Malvern
Can't see T Rex reforming without Marc Bolan. :thinking about:
I suspect that SISU want to acquire the Ricoh (and possibly surrounding land) for a song not because they want to run a football club but because they want to sell it and raise the money to repay their investors. Nobody has ever got a sniff of who their investors are, makes you wonder, doesn't it ?
But they are likely to be the type of people who would not take kindly to Joy telling them that their money is down the kermit. I think the recent insistence that they must own the Ricoh, freehold and all results from pressure from SISU's investors.
The danger is that SISU would sell to the first person who offers an acceptable amount. (I don't believe SISU will accept a deal for the Ricoh with any restrictions or covenants attached). If that first person is a football club owner then good news, providing they sell the club with it, but if it's a developer, things might get mega difficult.
But they are likely to be the type of people who would not take kindly to Joy telling them that their money is down the kermit. I think the recent insistence that they must own the Ricoh, freehold and all results from pressure from SISU's investors.
The danger is that SISU would sell to the first person who offers an acceptable amount. (I don't believe SISU will accept a deal for the Ricoh with any restrictions or covenants attached). If that first person is a football club owner then good news, providing they sell the club with it, but if it's a developer, things might get mega difficult.