ccfc1234
Well-Known Member
I know its a controversial point to ever espouse any slight positives about SISU and I for one frankly don't have many. However I feel after decades of decline that pre dated SISU there must be more to CCFC's demise than one self centered hedge fund. Yes its abundantly clear SISU wanted land and the asset of the RICOH more than a successful football team and used the fans as collateral to cut off revenue streams and distress ACL.
It worked, maybe even too well as the asset became so cheap that an opportunist rival business in the form of a soulless sporting franchise saw an opportunity and took it.
As part of the waiting game strategy employed by SISU they had to cut costs and ensure we did not continue to be a loss making business. For me this is perfectly rational and I am sure most of us if we ran a business would want it to be self sufficient also. This is where for me it all went wrong and our fortunes have contrasted with those enjoyed in Wales by Swansea.
Hew Jenkins has always run a tight ship and the Swans are a profit making football club. So whats the difference between CCFC and Swansea?
For me its the Fans.........while we have spent less and less on players, fewer fans have attended so in turn we have a smaller budget and results have been poor. Swansea on the other had have grown their fanbase organically and as such have been able to expand their playing staff to include some household names, all the while we feed off transfer market scraps.
I am not trying to point the finger at CCFC fans, but I would hope you can see the correlation between a loyal fanbase and an improved squad. Of course their are other factors like inappropriate player identification and poor managers that have contributed to our demise but the fans are not blameless and had we had more loyal fans the dross we buy on free's could have been significantly upgraded.
I do think SISU want us to be successful but at ther same time are not prepared to put in their own money to achieve this aim. Manchester Utd have generated the Glazers over 400m of profit in a decade but on mass no one really questions this as the product is good (or was under Sir Alex).
I hope CCFC fans can see the direct link between revenues and players and to this end I would urge you all to get a season ticket this year early and put the funds in place so SISU and TM (when he signs) can give this club the best chance of getting the players that will make us a table topping team.
If you wait for success it might never arrive, so I would urge you like me to buy your ST and be part of the solution and not the problem as given the right following and manager (TM) those extra funds could once again make us a strong force in English football and give us fans days that put smiles on the faces of young and old alike and make the weekends football a pleasure and not a chore.
For me when TM signs its over to us the fans to back him, not passively but actively and if enough of us do I sincerely believe we could emulate Swansea and replicate their journey to the top table of English football where I truly believe we belong.
It worked, maybe even too well as the asset became so cheap that an opportunist rival business in the form of a soulless sporting franchise saw an opportunity and took it.
As part of the waiting game strategy employed by SISU they had to cut costs and ensure we did not continue to be a loss making business. For me this is perfectly rational and I am sure most of us if we ran a business would want it to be self sufficient also. This is where for me it all went wrong and our fortunes have contrasted with those enjoyed in Wales by Swansea.
Hew Jenkins has always run a tight ship and the Swans are a profit making football club. So whats the difference between CCFC and Swansea?
For me its the Fans.........while we have spent less and less on players, fewer fans have attended so in turn we have a smaller budget and results have been poor. Swansea on the other had have grown their fanbase organically and as such have been able to expand their playing staff to include some household names, all the while we feed off transfer market scraps.
I am not trying to point the finger at CCFC fans, but I would hope you can see the correlation between a loyal fanbase and an improved squad. Of course their are other factors like inappropriate player identification and poor managers that have contributed to our demise but the fans are not blameless and had we had more loyal fans the dross we buy on free's could have been significantly upgraded.
I do think SISU want us to be successful but at ther same time are not prepared to put in their own money to achieve this aim. Manchester Utd have generated the Glazers over 400m of profit in a decade but on mass no one really questions this as the product is good (or was under Sir Alex).
I hope CCFC fans can see the direct link between revenues and players and to this end I would urge you all to get a season ticket this year early and put the funds in place so SISU and TM (when he signs) can give this club the best chance of getting the players that will make us a table topping team.
If you wait for success it might never arrive, so I would urge you like me to buy your ST and be part of the solution and not the problem as given the right following and manager (TM) those extra funds could once again make us a strong force in English football and give us fans days that put smiles on the faces of young and old alike and make the weekends football a pleasure and not a chore.
For me when TM signs its over to us the fans to back him, not passively but actively and if enough of us do I sincerely believe we could emulate Swansea and replicate their journey to the top table of English football where I truly believe we belong.
