mrpotatohead wrote:The fan owned club option is a non starter, the losses are far too great , and the decision making process would be a nightmare , rather like Soviet style communism ...on the other hand , it would appear some fans on here would be happy with anyone's money , I think the Yorkshire ripper would be given the red carpet treatment by one or two if he showed up with a few quid.
KenH wrote:...monies from the EFL
KenH wrote:The only viable option for a fan owned club would be for someone else to run the hospitality and bar, on a professional basis, to cover the overheads of the entire site and buildings (rates, power, insurance, maintenance) and keep the profits. If it was run by a catering/hospitality management company it would probably be profitable enough as a professional outfit would be able to generate more meetings, weddings, functions, etc, probably 7 days per week.
Then the "football club" itself would just stick to the football, i.e. monies from the EFL, gates, adverts/boards, snack stands, with it's only overheads being the wages of the players, management, matchday staff, etc. That could be feasible if the numbers stacked up and it would be simple as it wouldn't have the baggage of the site and hospitality, i.e. no need for permanent staff. It would be simpler and more easily managed once you've offloaded all the ancilliary matters relating to the building & site.
Shrimpy wrote:This is what Joseph Cala proposed to do yet was hounded out of the club for talking bollocks.
Gone_Shrimping wrote:The May 2017 accounts are due to be filed at Companies House by 28th February. Likely to be another large loss reported.
Gone_Shrimping wrote: There was the mention earlier of the extension to the rear of the Omega stand and the promise of some artists impressions of how it would look. That seems to be in the long grass now.
We just get a deafening silence.
NPL Daze wrote:Gone_Shrimping wrote: There was the mention earlier of the extension to the rear of the Omega stand and the promise of some artists impressions of how it would look. That seems to be in the long grass now.
We just get a deafening silence.
That's been the case for many a long year now.
The talk of improving facilities and the Home End crops up every so often but nothing materialises.
And before I get jumped on, I know money is non existent.
Shrimpy wrote:Yes, I think we'd all be much happier if people running the club just came out with something honest like "we've not got a pot to piss in, we're not even going to entertain the idea of improving facilities in the home end as we can't afford it" rather than making promises every 6 months about doing something or other and then it never materialises.
NPL Daze wrote:A spot on quote from a Blackpool FC fan on their forum:
"Morecambe FC lost its way when the heart of the club was ripped out with the move from beloved Christie Park to the spiritless Globe Arena. The majority of the loyal fans were against the move and were ignored by the money men in the boardroom responsible for the failed business plan.
If Bentley keeps the club in league division 4 again this year it will be a miracle."
An interesting read for all those "in favour" of Oy$ton taking over our club:
http://www.backhenrystreet.co.uk/thread ... nmUcGfsKM8
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