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MP, given that you are clearly very knowledgeable in these matters: 1 Why are they (the Raos, one or all) still here (presuming the club is theirs to sell) given that they appear to have no interest. 2 Under what circumstances would the Raos sell? Do you have any potential figures here? 3 Do you believe that the continued ownership by the Raos is a help or a hindrance to the progress of Blackburn Rovers? This is presuming that they are in control and not some puppet of other agencies.

It’s always been a confusing thing for me I think the reality is that we are just another part of a much larger portfolio to them. They don’t know anything about football. It is a hobby turned liability. A liability that they are happy to keep Whilst they won’t necessarily offset tax what they do is loan. Those loans then sit as an asset on the Venkys book. So all £150m they have here is book value for VH Group. They can write off those loans whenever they wish. The existence of the loans is what will drive buyers away as any sensible purchase price requires Venkys to either waive the loans or turn to equity - the buyer will never, ever want the equity option. Nor will they want to pay Venkys 150m. Nor will Venkys want an instant -150m hit on their balance sheet It is all accounting. Owning rovers doesn’t make the Venkys richer. In their group accounts, the loans are wiped out - as a group company cannot own a debt to themselves. One day the Venkys will have to waive the loans and that loss will then materialise on a group level. If you start to see Venkys wind the debt down, that is a sure fire way to know they are approaching time to leave. I don’t believe there is an appetite for them to waive the book value of the loans because they would have done it by now to improve Rovers position. The higher the loan debt, the worst our net asset position is This is why folk who keep saying Venkys pay the bills just aren’t understanding accounting. Those losses will forever remain. The only way they’d be paying it is if they actually donated the cash. By subsidising the club with loans they are basically delaying having to admit they have lost money Sounds quite apt considering this is Venkys. Proactivity is not their mantra

I'd say if there are any loopholes these lot will be in them and through them in a jiffy via their whizzkid accountants. I don't want to be stereotyping but ducking and diving and knowing every avenue where money is concerned is in the very DNA of Indian business culture. Also there does remain the real possibility they have that much annual disposable income that they just aren't that bothered but have simply fallen out of love with their English baby. And it's family...... us !

Has nobody questioned why our academy players(in particularly) suffer so many bad career spoiling injuries over the last 5-10 years

I think I’m just going to hang out here for now: Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours)

His legs have gone. One game this week he got beat by a striker after having a 20 yard head start on the lad. Him being awful is partly why they signed Hyam

If that's correct and If they're not getting any form of tax relief whatsoever elsewhere from their ownership of the Club, that makes their continued presence even more inexplicable doesn't it?

Masher is right on this one chaps. Remember going down this rabbit hole myself one night

Hayden Carter will be like a new signing. Be grateful.

Have we signed anyone.

Is he? Haven't seen him play for a while but always thought he was a very solid defender.

He’s awful. Actually think that would make them weaker.

That would leave 18 year old Michalski as the number 1 keeper with Pears injured.

Connor Coady rumoured to be going to Charlton on loan. That's a big signing for them, if true. The sort of leader we have sorely missed here since Batth and Hyam both departed. We have no leaders at the back now. McLaughlin has been a big disappointment. Miller has been OK.

Donated. Good luck to him. Hope you're okay pal

It only goes in the expenses column if the investment is written down. But 2 points : 1. That assumes the writedown is an allowable deduction for Indian tax purposes. I don't know. 2. Last time I looked at the VLL accounts there was a statement along the lines that the directors of that company believed the investment in the football club -equity and debt - was worth what VLL had put in. In that case I don't see how the Indian holding company could claim a writedown.

They count if an Indian resident is trading in the UK its own right, usually through a branch. But that is not happening with us.

Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours

So that's 3 conditions. There may well be people out their with the will (so one condition perhaps satisfied) but once the Raos slap a huge (unreasonable) figure on the asking price and do not want to sell then seems we are stuck with them.

Again....VH group funds VLL loses so that on the company accounts will go in the expenses column and be draining some operating profit/income in India. Ergo overall it's keeping the tax bill down a bit for the parent company.

If it doesn’t count, how do UK earnings ever count as a loss for an Indian resident?

It's 26 till it's 27

Yep its been the jewel in the crown and the only success of the Venky reign and i'm sure at times some people have wanted rid of it but wouldn't dare. I think it fits their ethos though as breeding and growing things is in their nature of the core business, as is young cheap staff ! Financially its more than washed its face but not sure in football terms they've made best use of a lot of the assets its produced.

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Ours was set up nearly 30 years ago on cheaply bought land owned by the owner so i'd think buying land and setting up facilities now without Prem income will be eye watering. Before running costs are factored in.