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[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=39787.msg1087692#msg1087692 date=1271241411]
Making money from the club would not be dependent on us winning the Premiership, Champions League or whatever else. Increasing turnover, be it through a bigger stadium, better marketing or whatever is the prize. Winning a trophy would be the bonus that brings in extra profits.
Maybe I have become too cynical of these potential investor's motives but to those who just want rid of Hicks and Gilett, (and I do too) without giving thought to their successors I say again, "be careful what you wish for, it may come true"
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I think it would count, success breeds success, if we were not doing well on the pitch I can guarantee we would not be filling a new stadium or selling shirts. In football the adage that you have to speculate to accumulate has never been more true.
regards
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I dunno Vlad. I fear that a business man's interpretation of success on the pitch may vary somewhat from ours.
Ticking along, as we have done under Rafa by and large up till this season, consistently qualifying for and having a good run in the Champions league would probably qualify as a business success. This would generate enough revenue to turn a tidy profit and probably increase the overall value of the club.
To increase the chances of actually winning the Premiership, an increase of spending, and thereby a decrease in short term profits, on players/manager would likely be required, without any guaranteed success or return on that investment.
A safer option might be just to have us ticking along as a team with their version of success.
I really hope you are right Vlad. Once bitten, twice shy and all that jazz.
I suppose what we need is a shrewd businessman, who is also a fan, and whose ambitions are not solely to line his own pockets. Surely there have to be a few of those around.
[quote author=Vlads Quiff link=topic=39787.msg1087692#msg1087692 date=1271241411]
Making money from the club would not be dependent on us winning the Premiership, Champions League or whatever else. Increasing turnover, be it through a bigger stadium, better marketing or whatever is the prize. Winning a trophy would be the bonus that brings in extra profits.
Maybe I have become too cynical of these potential investor's motives but to those who just want rid of Hicks and Gilett, (and I do too) without giving thought to their successors I say again, "be careful what you wish for, it may come true"
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I think it would count, success breeds success, if we were not doing well on the pitch I can guarantee we would not be filling a new stadium or selling shirts. In football the adage that you have to speculate to accumulate has never been more true.
regards
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I dunno Vlad. I fear that a business man's interpretation of success on the pitch may vary somewhat from ours.
Ticking along, as we have done under Rafa by and large up till this season, consistently qualifying for and having a good run in the Champions league would probably qualify as a business success. This would generate enough revenue to turn a tidy profit and probably increase the overall value of the club.
To increase the chances of actually winning the Premiership, an increase of spending, and thereby a decrease in short term profits, on players/manager would likely be required, without any guaranteed success or return on that investment.
A safer option might be just to have us ticking along as a team with their version of success.
I really hope you are right Vlad. Once bitten, twice shy and all that jazz.
I suppose what we need is a shrewd businessman, who is also a fan, and whose ambitions are not solely to line his own pockets. Surely there have to be a few of those around.
