The club has certainly hit a ceiling now, under the current regime. 4 years ago I’d have said you were mad if you thought City would be in the championship by now. ALL down to MR and AV.
We go no further than this though. By ‘this’ I mean bottom half championship club.
I'm pretty neutral at the moment as I think they have brought the club to stability no longer in financial turmoil compared to other clubs in our league.
But they have played a couple of blinders!
1) Appointing MR. And backing him sensibly.
2) Not owning a stadium during Covid.
Maybe they got lucky with both.
But I tell you something there isn't much between any of the teams top 4 down.
It's a level playing field.
You can all laugh and snigger but I think there's a genuine possibility we can challenge play offs under this regime if they continue to back Robins.
Importantly whilst the fans back the team.
The positivity is well and truly back.
The toxic atmosphere hasn't been heard in years.
But they have played a couple of blinders!
1) Appointing MR. And backing him sensibly.
2) Not owning a stadium during Covid.
Sorry i just have to reply to that. Just a few facts
MR appointed March 2017, as i understand it that was largely due to the Fisher connection that the appointment was made. Cannot argue that the appointment has not been brilliant for the club
Since MR became manager SISU have, according to the financials we have access to, put £2.135m in to the club but extracted in the same period £2.109m. No great financial backing of MR that i can see coming directly from the owners.
During that same period MR & AV have helped develop players including some they inherited & already here. They have achieved in that time period Player sales income of £9.659m and paid out £2.267m to purchase new players. Other than letting MR get on with the job what was this great backing that SISU have provided?
The Club has been kept going by player sales that MR/AV achieved which allowed SISU not to make any net financial input while still growing the net debt.
Not having a stadium during Covid 15 months, not having a stadium to maximise income and support the team decades and still not solved.
the club is stable but not profitable or even paying its way without substantial player sales. The owners have pretty much just said "you are not getting any more money, except in dire emergency, so make it work"
Sorry but i dont see any of that as blinding ownership in any sense.
Sorry i just have to reply to that. Just a few facts
MR appointed March 2017, as i understand it that was largely due to the Fisher connection that the appointment was made. Cannot argue that the appointment has not been brilliant for the club
Since MR became manager SISU have, according to the financials we have access to, put £2.135m in to the club but extracted in the same period £2.109m. No great financial backing of MR that i can see coming directly from the owners.
During that same period MR & AV have helped develop players including some they inherited & already here. They have achieved in that time period Player sales income of £9.659m and paid out £2.267m to purchase new players. Other than letting MR get on with the job what was this great backing that SISU have provided?
The Club has been kept going by player sales that MR/AV achieved which allowed SISU not to make any net financial input while still growing the net debt.
Not having a stadium during Covid 15 months, not having a stadium to maximise income and support the team decades and still not solved.
the club is stable but not profitable or even paying its way without substantial player sales. The owners have pretty much just said "you are not getting any more money, except in dire emergency, so make it work"
Sorry but i dont see any of that as blinding ownership in any sense.
I can't really argue with that at all.
But isnt that this the same business model as 90% of the club's in the EFL. Player sales is always going to be more >than money spent.
It must be very good PR then as it tangibly seems they have backed Robins , Robins has always seemed very gratefull indeed. Examples being the wages of Ohare /Waghorn etc. Which I didn't think would be within our means.
Lets face it. In league 2 No one ever thought under them we would be in Championship within 3 years. Wouldn't say we are established yet...but confident we are will be.
I can't really argue with that at all.
But isnt that this the same business model as 90% of the club's in the EFL. Player sales is always going to be more >than money spent.
It must be very good PR then as it tangibly seems they have backed Robins , Robins has always seemed very gratefull indeed. Examples being the wages of Ohare /Waghorn etc. Which I didn't think would be within our means.
Sisu after Covid could have hidden behind Covid and insisted on player sales to create money to pay the bills.
Most clubs in our division have signed fewer players than us and made key player sales.
We have signed about 8 players and sold no one we wanted to keep,
Maybe we have not had the budget to sign what we wanted, but no manager ever will (he will always want another player).
We still have the money for 1 more player (but MR keeps finances close to his chest so could be 2 more).
As far as this season goes i think the club have done well transfer wise, if we sell Key players before the window closes then fair enough but if we don't i class it as a good window.
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