New owners on the horizon

[Keith]

[marky No.1]

maybe a caravan from Callenders.

The beer in the Morecambe Hotel must be a tad stronger than the 5% in Snatchems, even MFC staff are asking us what is going on

[burple]

MPH must know more by now after what I've heard today. But put it this way, jims budget has just gone from being kept in a wallet to a suitcase !

feeling a little disappointed now was hoping for a truck load... or a skip at the very least... but a suitcase?!?

[black morse]

MPH must know more by now after what I've heard today. But put it this way, jims budget has just gone from being kept in a wallet to a suitcase !

feeling a little disappointed now was hoping for a truck load... or a skip at the very least... but a suitcase?!?

Yea, but it's quite a large suitcase

[Christies Child]

Not large enough to put Jamie and Shaun in unfortunately.....

[Seasider9601]

Not large enough to put Jamie and Shaun in unfortunately.....

They've gone.

We move on.

[4G63]

Was this thread just a joke to give us all false hope?

Been checking SV more times a day since Friday than I normally do in a month

[Gone_Shrimping]

Was this thread just a joke to give us all false hope?

Been checking SV more times a day since Friday than I normally do in a month

Keep checking , its going to happen

[Keith]

Was this thread just a joke to give us all false hope?

Been checking SV more times a day since Friday than I normally do in a month

Yeah, it was all a marketing scam to increase the visits to SV ahead of the new season!

[black morse]

Was this thread just a joke to give us all false hope?

Been checking SV more times a day since Friday than I normally do in a month

Keep checking , its going to happen

The question is.....will it be worth waiting for or will we all yell 'OMG!!!!'

[Christies Child]

Oh WE of little faith....

It's gonna happen.....

[burple]

can those 'in the know' tell the horses mouth to hurry up about it please? if not can we have some dimensions on just how big the suitcase might be?

bored waiting

[marky No.1]

Only my opinion but if and when someone does sign on the dotted line, I can't see there being a suitcase with loads of handouts for JB. Their first job must be to turn the Club around into the self sufficiency that we have been led to believe we were heading for, rather than hemorrhaging the amounts of money that we have been doing.

[halftimeresults]

bollocks to that Marky No 1
His and hers suitcases winging its way to Jimbo

[Christies Child]

Just hope that the suitcases are NOT used as a means of moving on to pastures new.....

[KenH]

Only my opinion but if and when someone does sign on the dotted line, I can't see there being a suitcase with loads of handouts for JB. Their first job must be to turn the Club around into the self sufficiency that we have been led to believe we were heading for, rather than hemorrhaging the amounts of money that we have been doing.

Hear hear! The club needs turning around if there is to be any future. No use at all just giving Jim a load of money as it'll do nothing to eliminate the huge losses every year which will eventually drag it into obscurity and liquidation. We need a new owner to bring new ideas and re-engage the club with the community and core supporters first and foremost to reverse the ever-decreasing attendances. They need to invest in the stadium to increase income/profits, i.e. the office block, improving the bar, better facilities behind the stands etc. Yes, Jim's budget also needs to increase, but it's pointless and just money down the drain without addressing the clubs' other problems. We need someone who's going to address several different issues at once and hopefully bring in some marketing/operational experience to address the club's weak areas. The last thing we need is someone who's just going to throw a load of money at the existing staff/management as without root and branch reform, it'll just get pissed away like a lot of the Sainsbury money.

[jon MFC fan]

Any changes by new owners will not be instant as things take time to sort things out and people thinking that changes off the pitch will always take times and its up to the owners to do with the money not the fans

[marky No.1]

bollocks to that Marky No 1
His and hers suitcases winging its way to Jimbo

Ken H has it in a nutshell

[jon MFC fan]

bollocks to that Marky No 1
His and hers suitcases winging its way to Jimbo

Ken H has it in a nutshell

It will not happen instantly I agree engage with the fans but the only way is do wholesale changes from the bottom up to get that if we can get in to a promotion charge and that means having a decent team if the owners are Chinese they are the biggest corporate magnates in the world who knows where we are going

[black morse]

KenH seems to know exactly what is required Perhaps he is the new owner

[New_Ground_Watcher]

KenH seems to know exactly what is required Perhaps he is the new owner

He can probably afford it with the money he's made from selling all those woks!!!

[George Dawes]

Hear hear! The club needs turning around if there is to be any future. No use at all just giving Jim a load of money as it'll do nothing to eliminate the huge losses every year which will eventually drag it into obscurity and liquidation. We need a new owner to bring new ideas and re-engage the club with the community and core supporters first and foremost to reverse the ever-decreasing attendances. They need to invest in the stadium to increase income/profits, i.e. the office block, improving the bar, better facilities behind the stands etc. Yes, Jim's budget also needs to increase, but it's pointless and just money down the drain without addressing the clubs' other problems. We need someone who's going to address several different issues at once and hopefully bring in some marketing/operational experience to address the club's weak areas. The last thing we need is someone who's just going to throw a load of money at the existing staff/management as without root and branch reform, it'll just get pissed away like a lot of the Sainsbury money.

Shakespeare eat your heart out!

well said Ken, great post

[Christies Child]

In total agreement that the club needs to be turned around and new areas of increasing revenue need to be introduced.

However investment in the team needs to coincide with that in the club to increase attendances by playing attractive and winning football especially at The Globe. More spectators brings increased revenue.

It will have to be a careful and well managed use of whatever new investment is made but I don't expect any new investment to be mega bucks.

But without doubt major changes in the structure of the club are called for if we are to have any future at all.

Interesting break down on Jim's tenure to date:

http://www.thesackrace.com/teams/morecambe

[black morse]

After a lot of false hopes, rumours and misleading statements it now seems as if we've finally got a meaningful bid. Let's hope it is well progressed and can be concluded before the start of the season.

Which season?

[Christies Child]

After a lot of false hopes, rumours and misleading statements it now seems as if we've finally got a meaningful bid. Let's hope it is well progressed and can be concluded before the start of the season.

Which season?