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Similar yes…an extract from “Let’s Parlez Franglais Avec Rudy et Valerien” 😁

On average…at some points during the year presumably we were >+45 👀

Number of employees…

I’ve reserved the right to ask for a Porsche for Christmas 😉

I couldn’t find a disclosure in the VLL accounts but the club banks with State Bank of India so I think we can assume it’s the same entity. An important point on administration - the VLL accounts specifically say that there is NO DEBENTURE securing the overdraft. The bank therefore cannot call in an administrator, as it does not have the legal right so to do. For Rovers to go into administration they would have be placed there voluntarily by the directors. (See Sheffield Weds). This means the club would have to be trading insolvently (which opens up the directors to personal legal action) & so the directors protect themselves by calling in an admin. I suspect we were getting pretty close to that point until Adam was sold. That relieved the pressure. That’s why Waggott kept trumpeting the fact that the bills being paid on time was a cause for celebration. The increase in O/D is interesting - because from my days in corporate lending, an unsecured loan of £12m would usually require at the very least some form of inter-company guarantee or personal guarantees from the directors to “focus the minds” of the owners. If this O/D is truly, completely unsecured then SBI must really value the group relationship & be making plenty of money out of the arrangement fees.

Buy it & frame it 😉

Did you read my piece in the last 4000 Holes fanzine? 😆

The clearest sign yet that he’s sack-proof…

I’ve done a spot of stock taking - we have ONE SHIRT left - the ideal Christmas present for someone…👀⚪️🔵 It’s a MEDIUM - 38” chest (please note that the material has some give so probably 38”-40”). Just £63 inc P&P PM me on here for a payment link & make sure it’s in someone’s Christmas stocking 🎄

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Always nice to get an endorsement…

Not me - I’m merely RT’ing the excellent BRFC Archive account. Those who have listened to the latest podcast will now know Scott Mason who is behind the terrific resource 👍

You should give this a listen - still to this day one of our most popular episodes…

Derby did a good job on him…

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Hiya - there is a dedicated section HERE that you can use 👍

For some reason we thought it might be interesting to produce a high-quality cotton, long-sleeve, three button shirt…we then wondered if we should pay homage to the fine Mediterranean island of Malta. Apparently. It’s 211 years since Malta became a British Crown colony so wholly appropriate that we call out the anniversary, I’m sure you agree. We are therefore offering one of these as a competition prize across the forum and our social media channels. If you want to be in the draw to have a chance to win, simply quote this message or reply in the thread below with the phrase that pays “Yes please” by midday on Sunday 14th December. BTW - we are in two minds as to whether to put these on sale, but if anyone would really like to buy one they would retail at £25. If at least 5 people say they’d buy one then we will put them into the shop. The cotton is lovely, very soft feel - they could be worn as underwear, a tee shirt, a nightshirt &/or to any celebrations of Maltese heritage of course…or the St John’s Ambulance…👀

I’m not advocating it…merely trying to explain my interpretation. It’s a classic marketing ploy using your current customers to bring new ones in…

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When they’ve done reduced price tickets previously, they’ve copped some flak for undermining the value of a season ticket. I suspect what they are doing here is trying to compensate for that by saying the offer is only open to s/t holders so it’s a benefit to them alone & they can bring someone of their choosing. If it was £10 ticket to anyone, then the s/t offer is undermined more than it is by doing it this way. It’s a bit like having a finite number of guest passes to the gym for your mates. The hope is that you bring your mate, they like it & sign up. You’re happy because your mate now goes to the same gym, they’re happy because they got a free visit or two & the gym is happy because they’ve acquired a new customer. It’s that principle.

I imagine it’s so it can be sold as a benefit to season ticket holders to try & prevent accusations of undermining the value of buying a season ticket.

& created fresh ones about his diagnosis…