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ROVERS V COVENTRY 27/2/2021
Herbie6590 replied to Hoochie Bloochie Mama's topic in Blackburn Rovers Fans Messageboard
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Precisely....I’ve worked on a number of sale & leaseback transactions in my career - businesses that need to unlock capital from their fixed assets in order to carry on trading. If the funds raised are then used to generate additional income then absolutely it could turn that business around. Essentially therefore, we are being asked to buy in to the premise that a smaller site, with fewer facilities (though possibly improved) will be better at producing young footballers - to save paying transfer fees & to sell on to generate income. I’m sceptical...
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They might choose to walk away with a £200m loss; simply because this is as good as it is likely to get. Pumping in c.£17m p.a. to keep the business ticking over is throwing even more money into a black hole. The only positive way out for them is promotion & a sustained spell in the PL. No other scenario gives them their money back.
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OK...with you; the story is that it is a cock up basically - but it is being addressed and I’m sure that @J*B will formally advise of the consultation process to channel questions & feedback for future meetings. Once again, we all do this for free, in amongst our personal, busy lives and occasionally, things get overlooked. It has been addressed.
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Just watched this...my takeaways FWW TL:DR We need money, this raises money....dear residents...please don’t object, we need the money 1. Integration...integration...integration - a good thing ? Yes, can see that in an ideal world & all that ✅ 2. Applications “to establish the principle...” 🤔 3. “Came out earlier than I thought...” I’ll bet...🤨 4. Consultation with residents 11/3-19/3 - seem paranoid about resident objections....fans perspective/concerns not mentioned 😳website being set up...better late than never ✅ 5. “When the club isn’t using it...” suggests that the facilities would be available for use by local residents...it’s being used by the academy & first team...so one week in June then ? 🤨 6. “Done similar projects at other clubs...though not training grounds...stadia...” *checks Coventry City notes* Hmmm...🤔 7. Eventually acknowledges the impacts of Covid on cashflow ✅ 8. Pitch tendering process out (so in other words it needs funding) ✅ 9. “Parachute payments...difficult time...still pushing ahead” - other clubs have money, we can’t compete basically - fair enough ✅ Mentions of covenants 0 Mentions of fan reaction 0 Mentions of worry about residents objections - Multiple
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Hang on a second...this isn’t a club or society...but if you all are willing to pay an annual membership fee then we can change the construction of the organisation along those lines ? All members would of course have to take on board joint & several liability in the event of any legal action though. This is cock-up not conspiracy....trust me...
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I was interviewed by Gregor Robertson for the Times last year for the 10 year anniversary (lack of modesty klaxon) & I likened Venky’s to someone who buys a stately home, sacks all the gardeners & maintenance staff, then burns it to the ground...then thinks...”Perhaps we should think about rebuilding it ?” Only now, they’ve reverted to Venky’s 1.0 & seem set upon a course of further destruction of the legacy.