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Post by nws on Aug 30, 2023 11:07:01 GMT
the pitch is now 8years old , so discarding the covid interpruted season (which probably prolonged the life of the pitch for a season ) the club has had 7 seasons to fund the jewel in there crown of there business model , surely funds must have been set aside for there biggest capitial expense , instead leave it 9 months till a new pitch is needed and ask the fans to contribute to a new pitch Their* .,not *.
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Post by sword65 on Aug 30, 2023 12:35:57 GMT
I suspect the half a season the club played with no supporters hit the finances quite hard the pitch is now 8years old , so discarding the covid interpruted season (which probably prolonged the life of the pitch for a season ) the club has had 7 seasons to fund the jewel in there crown of there business model , surely funds must have been set aside for there biggest capitial expense , instead leave it 9 months till a new pitch is needed and ask the fans to contribute to a new pitch The money went to fulfil the glory hunters need to be in the NL at all costs. Worked out well didn't it.
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Post by sword65 on Aug 30, 2023 12:41:37 GMT
thank you , i do try not to let my dyslexia offended people with the odd grammar and spelling mistake , so once again thank you for correcting my error We all make errors medestan but at least you have a genuine excuse.I end up editing posts to get them right,sometimes twice and i still miss some mistakes.
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Post by medestan on Aug 30, 2023 14:09:59 GMT
thank you , i do try not to let my dyslexia offended people with the odd grammar and spelling mistake , so once again thank you for correcting my error We all make errors medestan but at least you have a genuine excuse.I end up editing posts to get them right,sometimes twice and i still miss some mistakes. thats ok , they probably ,like must on here , disagreed with what i said on the thread and instead of adding anything meaningful just decided to pick my grammar apart in the name of banter probably
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Post by meerkat87 on Aug 30, 2023 14:52:02 GMT
We all make errors medestan but at least you have a genuine excuse.I end up editing posts to get them right,sometimes twice and i still miss some mistakes. thats ok , they probably ,like must on here , disagreed with what i said on the thread and instead of adding anything meaningful just decided to pick my grammar apart in the name of banter probably It was just banter from my side, but apologies for any offence taken. This little meerkat isn't a bully and never means any harm 🙂
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Post by harryhaddock on Aug 30, 2023 16:08:42 GMT
Very concerned about this approach to funding the pitch. You see similar things done to fund playing squads (e.g. 12th man fund) or a clubs academy, but can’t ever remember seeing a scheme to fund necessary infrastructure like the actual pitch, plus I believe other works around the ground were also mentioned by Terry in the video.
I presume the pitch becomes an asset of the club once laid and is depreciated in the accounts over time. The people who own the pitch and its value will then be the owners of the football club and not the fans who’ve paid for it.
I’d like to see the owners give an assurance that, were the club and assets sold (including the pitch), that the value related to the pitch be returned to fans, rather than the owners receiving the value through sales proceeds given it wasn’t their money.
Can’t help but think the fairest way to fund the club is to offer a share scheme where people can contribute and retain shares in the club. In fact I challenge the owners to answer why this isn’t an option that’s good for the club. If Oliver or Terry could share it would be appreciated.
I would think they’d want people putting in money to be treated the same as themselves (e.g. retaining a stake in the club given they’ve funded it) or are they the only people who get a return on their investment? Also worth remembering that as fans we’re already funding the club through ticket prices.
The owners keep mentioning they’re looking for investment but a share scheme is never offered. I think they’d find plenty of people wanting to buy shares in the club at small levels, so you have to ask why this isn’t an option?
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Post by Benny on Aug 30, 2023 17:46:35 GMT
I will probably join, but wouldn’t expect a refund. I’m happy for any money generated to go back into running the club. If you don’t like it, don’t sign up. Apart from a few players, nobody is making any money out of non league football. It probably won’t even cover the costs; none of the previous schemes did, from six £150,000 shares to the brick wall to the stand appeal. The joy of having a local football club to support easily justifies a little money from my tight family budget. What we really need is a good cup run with an away Premier League tie. As for share schemes, Gillingham’s cost more to run than it brought in.
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Post by Better things to do in life on Aug 30, 2023 17:52:23 GMT
We all make errors medestan but at least you have a genuine excuse.I end up editing posts to get them right,sometimes twice and i still miss some mistakes. thats ok , they probably ,like must on here , disagreed with what i said on the thread and instead of adding anything meaningful just decided to pick my grammar apart in the name of banter probably I get that frequently Medestan.
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Post by jackster on Aug 30, 2023 19:32:48 GMT
But not if the club lost anything up to £200k last season. Get a grip on reality ! Pretending that you are sone sort of clever dick business supremo who would have managed affairs so much better. If you were so savvy then buying the club out with your many £millions stashed away would be so easy. Or are you just one of those perpetual whingers with nothing positive to offer ? In 2006, I looked at some houses in Northampton and said their price was way too much and this had to end badly. In 2017, I fixed my mortgage for 10 years (and would have done longer if I could) stating that 'inflation would be a problem eventually'. I am not a housing expert with millions stashed away. Fair enough but you are a perpetual whinger.
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Post by jdl on Aug 30, 2023 19:36:15 GMT
In 2006, I looked at some houses in Northampton and said their price was way too much and this had to end badly. In 2017, I fixed my mortgage for 10 years (and would have done longer if I could) stating that 'inflation would be a problem eventually'. I am not a housing expert with millions stashed away. Fair enough but you are a perpetual whinger. Did you mean 'whinger'?
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Post by nws on Aug 30, 2023 19:46:19 GMT
In 2006, I looked at some houses in Northampton and said their price was way too much and this had to end badly. In 2017, I fixed my mortgage for 10 years (and would have done longer if I could) stating that 'inflation would be a problem eventually'. I am not a housing expert with millions stashed away. Fair enough but you are a perpetual whinger. At 6'4" I was a centre-forward... Adjusts glasses... As yes, sorry, spot on
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Post by sword65 on Aug 31, 2023 5:47:16 GMT
Fair enough but you are a perpetual whinger. At 6'4" I was a centre-forward... Adjusts glasses... As yes, sorry, spot on Should have been a goalkeeper.
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Post by Better things to do in life on Aug 31, 2023 7:06:04 GMT
At 6'4" I was a centre-forward... Adjusts glasses... As yes, sorry, spot on Should have been a goalkeeper. Too short.
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Post by jdh80 on Aug 31, 2023 13:53:44 GMT
I suspect the half a season the club played with no supporters hit the finances quite hard the pitch is now 8years old , so discarding the covid interrupted season (which probably prolonged the life of the pitch for a season ) the club has had 7 seasons to fund the jewel in there crown of there business model , surely funds must have been set aside for there biggest capital expense , instead leave it 9 months till a new pitch is needed and ask the fans to contribute to a new pitch But what you forget is that COVID season impacted everything in terms of income, pitch hire etc, hiring out the Spitfire lounge for events etc If the cost of the new pitch is £500k then you put away £65k a season this gives you £520k so you have spare in case one season you come up slightly short, but when you lose a whole season you come up a long way short of your target. You could say the club could do things to draw the money back in like raise the pitch hire/spitfire lounge cost but then you also lose business that way as Sword mentioned other teams also have 3g and offer pitch hire etc. At the moment i am not sure what/how this Lotto scheme will work, but the club have in the past done things like 50/50 draws, golden goal etc which have not been around for a few years, which whilst not huge money making deals did help the club raise some small funds. Maybe those complaining about the fans being asked to partake in a lotto scheme think that the money to pay for the pitch should be taken form the playing budget.
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Post by Better things to do in life on Aug 31, 2023 14:29:36 GMT
the pitch is now 8years old , so discarding the covid interrupted season (which probably prolonged the life of the pitch for a season ) the club has had 7 seasons to fund the jewel in there crown of there business model , surely funds must have been set aside for there biggest capital expense , instead leave it 9 months till a new pitch is needed and ask the fans to contribute to a new pitch But what you forget is that COVID season impacted everything in terms of income, pitch hire etc, hiring out the Spitfire lounge for events etc If the cost of the new pitch is £500k then you put away £65k a season this gives you £520k so you have spare in case one season you come up slightly short, but when you lose a whole season you come up a long way short of your target. You could say the club could do things to draw the money back in like raise the pitch hire/spitfire lounge cost but then you also lose business that way as Sword mentioned other teams also have 3g and offer pitch hire etc. At the moment i am not sure what/how this Lotto scheme will work, but the club have in the past done things like 50/50 draws, golden goal etc which have not been around for a few years, which whilst not huge money making deals did help the club raise some small funds. Maybe those complaining about the fans being asked to partake in a lotto scheme think that the money to pay for the pitch should be taken form the playing budget. I thought it already had!
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