If they’re greedy why would they accept a lower bid?
Brighton are doing things the right way, with a miniscule budget, in comparison to ours. We can 100% operate as a top club by being a well run and successful business. I don't like the Glazers at all, but having an unlimited budget due to being owned by a mega rich country is a load of shite, I have zero interest in it.
You are only looking at the here and now. Our budget isn't gonna be amongst the top budgets in the country in the next 5-6 years because organic growth is going to be supplanted by owner investment. Ironically we probably will end up like Brighton then. Finishing 6-7th every year with no prospects of realistically growing beyond that.
Brighton do great for a club of their size. Will they ever win anything? Probably not. Will they expect to? Probably not. We are a global club. The expectations of this club are on a different scale. The whole club needs upgrading to that status. Is there a billionaire out there who isn't a scumbag on some scale? No. The big problem is someone who is just happy to lumber us with debt and make sure they take their cut which hampers the club. It is a quandry all round. If it ends up SJR then I will expect him to be at every home and away game, home and abroad and show his face on the tour as well, which will be something he hasn't done in years. Other clubs have owners or board member who are not popular but they still turn up to games. Ours have been cowards.
Brighton got to where they are today by outspending their opposition and for most of the time not spending it well.
How will we be winning only because of the owners when there are already 2-3 equally rich owners with probably more to follow?
There are 20 clubs in the PL, not 3.
You are right about the academy, but in this day and age you need to provide the best facilities, a lot of clubs have upgraded their training facilities. You need a great scouting network, which does actually cost money and you need to sign the best of the bunch, which also cost money, either legitimately or not. You also need the best coaching staff out there for these kids. The best kids have a lot of choices nowadays on where they can chose to play with a lot of outside influences.
I know right!
If you think the number of state owned clubs are not going to increase in the next few years then I don't know what to tell you.
Yeah the club can be self sustaining, it is the debt that is holding us back and wasted money from past employees of the club. We need someone coming in whos want the most success but through sensible sources, who will not baulk at getting rid of players. We don't want ditherers.
Don't think they exist. Billionaires seldom get into a business like this for their love and sentimental appreciation of the game. Football isn't the necessarily the best investment for the ultra-rich, at least not for a club like ours.
I've been informed that despite our success off the field, we would be unable to keep the squad competitive while rebuilding/renovating the stadium. So we need significant investment, even with zero debt. We could, of course, have the debt repaid and take on new debt, but what's the point in that?
Finally confirmed that £5-5.1bn bid is for the total sale of the club makes total sense market cap is currently $3.27bn with $20.05 per share and falling. For the record 69% of this is $4.4bn twice the market value for their controlling shares. More than a fair price for six entitled goblins who inherited Daddy’s leveraged. Buy out of the world’s most famous football club, oops I meant soccer club. If this goes through it will be reported at £5.75bn because of £635m debt which will also be paid as part of the transaction. That is a world record $7.3bn, The Raine group should be telling them if the club had zero debt, they may well of got £6bn but this is a fair price in the current market.
Absolutely none, unless the owner can repay it without impacting the running of the club, which isn't happening atm. The infrastructure definitely needs sorting, the more clubs who upgrade their stadiums and training facilities it will eventually become a selling point to prospective signings. Winning and a great manager also helps.
If you removed the Glazers entirely & the debt then yes the club is ‘able’ to run itself but that ship has sailed somewhat.
Exactly. My sources about us being unable to finance all that is needed is based on responses in this thread by knowledgeable posters, not clueless buddies like @Plant0x84. I love that guy, but I wouldn't bank his opinion under the neurological pathway that leads to "knowledgeable".
Yes, its just their competitiveness, not a foreign policy tool of soft power and sportswashing. Let's be realistic here, otherwise we just let them succeed in that.
Wasn’t the last offer 5 and this offer is just over (I’ve seen 5.2 suggested)
With no disrespect to Brighton there are always some Clubs who do well for period of time relative to their resources and get lauded for their structure and how well they are being run but it can all unravel pretty quickly as well
....& they have bought A LOT of duds too.
Weird to bring a team currently sitting 8th on the table as an example here.
