14 Apr 2024 09:20:07
So now we might be flogging the ground before we even move in. Just one more kick in the nuts eh.
14 Apr 2024 10:06:15
As a toffee who's lived in Oxford for many years and witnessed the farce of what was once Oxford UTD new 3 sided stadium 20or so years ago and the crazy ownership model and naming rights bestowed on the club (currently waiting for approval on yet another new stadium to become their own as they receive bugger all revenue) I was always commenting from the outset that this new stadium could never be nor would ever be owned by the club. It's the entire reason FM bought in along with all the properties in Liverpool his business now owns. He will continue to be a part landlord for decades to come because that was only ever where the pay day was. This was always about real estate.
14 Apr 2024 12:38:50
Not owning our ground would be very very worrying. Look at the three clubs that went out of business in the Gallagher Premiership last year, Wasps, London Irish and Worcester. None of them owned their ground and therefore none of them had sufficient match day revenue or were able to make use of the ground during the summer months by hiring it out, for example, for concerts etc. All these now no longer exist. All three were big, historic clubs, in Wasps case, one of the biggest clubs in Europe. I think selling the ground would be catastrophic.
14 Apr 2024 13:43:35
It would almost be worth walking away and keeping the old lady. But that's gone. So another site for our ground? A very real possibility in the not so distant future if this does end up owned and we end up as a tenant.
14 Apr 2024 15:42:14
Would rather flog all the players and keep the ground. That’s our future, they are not.
14 Apr 2024 15:55:05
Bring the two Everton lads on board, convert their loans into equity. We are in deep rubbish and need to learn how to walk again. Tenancy on good terms or part ownership is a good idea.