What Owner Do We Want?

[Melc]

Oct 26, 2022 12:15:58 GMT 1 townarentbest said:

Oct 25, 2022 21:50:58 GMT 1 York Terrier said:

And why would anyone buy a club bottom of the League loosing £10m a year ? Most of you  who think a knight on a white horse is going to ride in and plow millions into the club need to take your head out from up your arses and realise we are not a saleable asset. 

Someone bought Derby (a local fan)
Someone bought Hull (a Turkish TV channel / Media Group)

Thats the two recent examples I can think of, of clubs who were in a much worse state than we are. People/groups want to own football clubs, not sure why, it rarely makes any sense, but they do.

What pisses me off is the amount of town fans that constantly talk the club down.
Yes we are currently bottom of the table, but we have plenty time left to pull that around.

Town have been one of the best run clubs in the country, and don’t see why we can’t attract someone decent, especially as their are plenty of nut case clubs that still attracted decent investors.

No good harping on with the blame game on here regarding fans, DH or anything else.
We all need to get behind the club and hope the rest takes care of itself.

[malcolmbrown]

Oct 25, 2022 16:50:29 GMT 1 sabailand said:

Filthy rich Saudi who's millions will propel us to footballing glory.

Deffo this.

For half time entertainment we could behead incompetent referees.

[malcolmbrown]

Oct 26, 2022 10:40:25 GMT 1 iangreaves said:

I’d be very nervous about a megabucks foreign owner getting bored and leaving us in the shit.

Wait, we're not in the shit now?

Phew.

[3Pipe]

Oct 26, 2022 13:06:45 GMT 1 malcolmbrown said:

Deffo this.

For half time entertainment we could behead incompetent referees.

Now your talking..

You'd need a spare referee for the second half, don't forget.

And instead of dizzy penalties - stoning penalties - where random fans dressed like members of Monty Python's Life of Brian throw rocks at nominated penalty takers in a battle to the death.


And don't get me started on what I've got planned for Gemma's box.

[malcolmbrown]

Oct 26, 2022 13:12:58 GMT 1 3Pipe said:

Oct 26, 2022 13:06:45 GMT 1 malcolmbrown said:

Deffo this.

For half time entertainment we could behead incompetent referees.

Now your talking..

You'd need a spare referee for the second half, don't forget.

And instead of dizzy penalties - stoning penalties - where random fans dressed like members of Monty Python's Life of Brian throw rocks at nominated penalty takers in a battle to the death.


And don't get me started on what I've got planned for Gemma's box.

Could we tempt that fat f*ck Jon Moss out of retirement.

[Sio]

This club could do a lot better than it has on average over the past twenty years, but there would be a lot of work to do and money to be spent - stadium ownership, training facilities, general branding of the club, board of directors - to get anywhere near reaching its potential.

There are clubs our size who fall into the lower league category like Bradford, Barnsley, Bolton; and we might go their way and sink into the insignificance of being a lower end Championship/League One/League Two side. 

But we could also match Burnley, Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford, all clubs similar to us, if not smaller, who are confidently Premier League or top end Championship sides. We know we can fill our stadium when the mood is good, with one of the best atmospheres across the football pyramid on its day. We're located well, we have a rich history, we have great away support, we have a beautiful stadium and a training ground right next to it. Leaving finances aside - which, let's be honest, none of us truly know the details on - we're potentially an attractive club if someone ever wanted to take the gamble on us. 

[mosher]

Oct 26, 2022 13:12:58 GMT 1 3Pipe said:

Oct 26, 2022 13:06:45 GMT 1 malcolmbrown said:

Deffo this.

For half time entertainment we could behead incompetent referees.

Now your talking..

You'd need a spare referee for the second half, don't forget.

And instead of dizzy penalties - stoning penalties - where random fans dressed like members of Monty Python's Life of Brian throw rocks at nominated penalty takers in a battle to the death.


And don't get me started on what I've got planned for Gemma's box.

So long as it's only the men throwing rocks 

[rantinray]

Oct 25, 2022 17:23:21 GMT 1 garyroberts'leftfoot said:

I’d much rather a local owner and town fan who had a bit of money to support the club and move it forwards (basically Dean 6 years ago) than a mega rich person/consortium that didn’t care about the community.

Can’t see that there will be too many interested parties though.

The problem with modern day football is the very fact that to run a Championship club and be successful, you need more than a bit of money.
You need a lot of money to be a successful club. The fees associated with the modern game as everyone knows are humongous.

[atowninessex]

billionaire philanthropist who loves football and just in it for fun - some chance 

jim ratcliffe only born 20 miles away and could swop red rose for white 

[rantinray]

How about every supporter putting most if not all their money into the club. They could both share in the profits and of course the losses. Would you do that, me neither.

[King Neil]

There's no money to be made at a football club these days and I can't honestly see why anyone would want to spaff away 10,s of millions on us if they didn't support the club

Hard times ahead..and I can honestly see us in league 2 in the next couple of years

Fingers crossed some foreigner fancies a vanity project or were fooked

[dugnet]

Oct 26, 2022 15:08:17 GMT 1 King Neil said:

There's no money to be made at a football club these days and I can't honestly see why anyone would want to spaff away 10,s of millions on us if they didn't support the club

Hard times ahead..and I can honestly see us in league 2 in the next couple of years

Fingers crossed some foreigner fancies a vanity project or were fooked

I'll give you some reasons why people do this:

Ego
Kudos
Tax breaks
(allegedly) money hiding/laundering
Brand promotion
Portfolio enhancement

Folk who do this seldom do so with the eyes of a fan....even if they are a fan.

[townarentbest]

I'd like to see something totally off the wall, which obviously isn't going to happen!

Huddersfield University seem to regularly turn an annual profit / surplus of around £20m from revenues of around £175m.

They could easily fund the ongoing operation of Huddersfield Town with zero negative impact to the University, with some realisable benefits both for the football club and the University.


Get youth/under 23 players doing degree's or at least some foundation studies part-time in a University environment. Sports related most likely, but maybe even languages etc which could open up their footballing options, or totally unrelated stuff for when their footballing careers end.

Get senior staff giving guest lectures / do Masters etc.
End up with the most educated playing and coaching staff in british/world football, with some well grounded youth players who would truly appreciate how privileged they are.

Uni has access/gateway to lots of accommodation, get young players in it, in amongst people their own age who are grounded and not being given thousands of pounds for playing football, rather than having them living alone or in hotels etc.

Lots of opportunities for media/photography/film students to get real-life experience in and around a football club.

Better market the football club to students if there is that direct link between the two. Plenty of students settle in the area once they've finished studying, and could turn into being fans especially with a bit of incentivising to get them going.

+Many more ideas. I'm pretty sure if HD-One was a Hudds University development project, it would have been up and running 10 years ago.

[overtonterrierspirit]

I imagine that “Other” could include Fan ownership which I don’t think has been mentioned.
Imagine DATM if we all had a stake in the club!

[Champers]

I would hypothetically take Bin Laden as Owner, Gaddafi as manager and play our home games in a Syrian minefield. I don't give a shit who owns us so long as they care as much as I do about having a team that's serious about winning football matches.

[bluedogs, Esq.]

Oct 26, 2022 13:43:01 GMT 1 Sio said:

This club could do a lot better than it has on average over the past twenty years, but there would be a lot of work to do and money to be spent - stadium ownership, training facilities, general branding of the club, board of directors - to get anywhere near reaching its potential.

There are clubs our size who fall into the lower league category like Bradford, Barnsley, Bolton; and we might go their way and sink into the insignificance of being a lower end Championship/League One/League Two side. 

But we could also match Burnley, Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford, all clubs similar to us, if not smaller, who are confidently Premier League or top end Championship sides. We know we canmood is good, with one of the best atmospheres across the football pyramid on its day. We're located well, we have a rich history, we have great away support, we have a beautiful stadium and a training ground right next to it. Leaving finances aside - which, let's be honest, none of us truly know the details on - we're potentially an attractive club if someone ever wanted to take the gamble on us. 

Do you think we could "fill our stadium" if the price of a season card is 4/500?

[scutcher]

Oct 26, 2022 15:43:28 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

I imagine that “Other” could include Fan ownership which I don’t think has been mentioned.
Imagine DATM if we all had a stake in the club!

15000 fans putting in £1000 a year would be £15,000,000 plus your season ticket!

So I think we need a billionaire who could also stand the obscene abuse certain to be got on here!

[Lard Buttie]

I voted ''other''

We will get whoever we get.

We have no input whatsoever

[Mastercracker]

Oct 26, 2022 17:46:40 GMT 1 bluedogs, Esq. said:

Oct 26, 2022 13:43:01 GMT 1 Sio said:

This club could do a lot better than it has on average over the past twenty years, but there would be a lot of work to do and money to be spent - stadium ownership, training facilities, general branding of the club, board of directors - to get anywhere near reaching its potential.

There are clubs our size who fall into the lower league category like Bradford, Barnsley, Bolton; and we might go their way and sink into the insignificance of being a lower end Championship/League One/League Two side. 

But we could also match Burnley, Watford, Bournemouth, Brentford, all clubs similar to us, if not smaller, who are confidently Premier League or top end Championship sides. We know we canmood is good, with one of the best atmospheres across the football pyramid on its day. We're located well, we have a rich history, we have great away support, we have a beautiful stadium and a training ground right next to it. Leaving finances aside - which, let's be honest, none of us truly know the details on - we're potentially an attractive club if someone ever wanted to take the gamble on us. 

Do you think we could "fill our stadium" if the price of a season card is 4/500?

No, but once again we aren’t the sole purveyors of cheap anymore.

www.football365.com/news/championship-st-prices-ranked-from-cheapest-to-most-expensive

That’s last seasons prices, some more are cheaper this time.

[alexdire]

Oct 26, 2022 15:43:28 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

I imagine that “Other” could include Fan ownership which I don’t think has been mentioned.
Imagine DATM if we all had a stake in the club!

10 000 people will have to put in £1000 a year to give us £10m. Which is apparently the short fall between revenue and budget without player sales. That's on top of the purchase price.

You'd be lucky to get 1000 people who'd do that.

Every fan ownership club in this country has gone bust very quickly.

[Porrohman]

Oct 26, 2022 13:06:45 GMT 1 malcolmbrown said:

Oct 25, 2022 16:50:29 GMT 1 sabailand said:

Filthy rich Saudi who's millions will propel us to footballing glory.

Deffo this.

For half time entertainment we could behead incompetent referees.

It wouldn't last, we'd run out of refs.

[Orinoco]

Oct 26, 2022 18:17:15 GMT 1 Lard Buttie said:

I voted ''other''

We will get whoever we get.

We have no input whatsoever

great post and so true, just chill, whatever happens is out of the supporters control, go and watch the football feasts we are being served at the moment in time, let the powers that be worry about takeovers and boardroom matters!!

[townarentbest]

Oct 26, 2022 18:25:19 GMT 1 alexdire said:

Oct 26, 2022 15:43:28 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

I imagine that “Other” could include Fan ownership which I don’t think has been mentioned.
Imagine DATM if we all had a stake in the club!

10 000 people will have to put in £1000 a year to give us £10m. Which is apparently the short fall between revenue and budget without player sales. That's on top of the purchase price.

You'd be lucky to get 1000 people who'd do that.

Every fan ownership club in this country has gone bust very quickly.

I missed the bit where Exeter City, Newport and AFC Wimbledon went bust ?!

There are also quite a few clubs that have minority fan ownership providing input and oversight at board level...such as Wycombe, Cheltenham, Carlisle, Grimsby.

It must be possible for a fans group to raise as a one-off as much as Phil Hodgkinson ever put in to the club surely? (did we ever find out how much that was?).

[leroy212]

Oct 26, 2022 18:32:45 GMT 1 townarentbest said:

Oct 26, 2022 18:25:19 GMT 1 alexdire said:

10 000 people will have to put in £1000 a year to give us £10m. Which is apparently the short fall between revenue and budget without player sales. That's on top of the purchase price.

You'd be lucky to get 1000 people who'd do that.

Every fan ownership club in this country has gone bust very quickly.

I missed the bit where Exeter City, Newport and AFC Wimbledon went bust ?!

There are also quite a few clubs that have minority fan ownership providing input and oversight at board level...such as Wycombe, Cheltenham, Carlisle, Grimsby.

It must be possible for a fans group to raise as a one-off as much as Phil Hodgkinson ever put in to the club surely? (did we ever find out how much that was?).

Exeter can only fund signings by selling players, we have a chairman at the moment who covers our losses, Exeter don't.

They are upgrading the training ground with money they got from the Watkins transfer to villa

[overtonterrierspirit]

A Sean Jarvis led fans consortium appeals to me.

[rothwellterrier]

Oct 26, 2022 18:32:45 GMT 1 townarentbest said:

Oct 26, 2022 18:25:19 GMT 1 alexdire said:

10 000 people will have to put in £1000 a year to give us £10m. Which is apparently the short fall between revenue and budget without player sales. That's on top of the purchase price.

You'd be lucky to get 1000 people who'd do that.

Every fan ownership club in this country has gone bust very quickly.

I missed the bit where Exeter City, Newport and AFC Wimbledon went bust ?!

There are also quite a few clubs that have minority fan ownership providing input and oversight at board level...such as Wycombe, Cheltenham, Carlisle, Grimsby.

It must be possible for a fans group to raise as a one-off as much as Phil Hodgkinson ever put in to the club surely? (did we ever find out how much that was?).

Aren’t Luton fan owned or partly fan owned?

[Wingman]

Oct 26, 2022 15:43:28 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

I imagine that “Other” could include Fan ownership which I don’t think has been mentioned.
Imagine DATM if we all had a stake in the club!

That would make us Directors, Overton. You can be Anne Hough; I bet you wear a skirt well 😉

I’ll be an invisible Finance Director or any other role in the background pulling the strings.

Keith can be the face of the operation. And take all the pies in face!

[Wingman]

Oct 26, 2022 18:25:19 GMT 1 alexdire said:

Oct 26, 2022 15:43:28 GMT 1 overtonterrierspirit said:

I imagine that “Other” could include Fan ownership which I don’t think has been mentioned.
Imagine DATM if we all had a stake in the club!

10 000 people will have to put in £1000 a year to give us £10m. Which is apparently the short fall between revenue and budget without player sales. That's on top of the purchase price.

You'd be lucky to get 1000 people who'd do that.

Every fan ownership club in this country has gone bust very quickly.

There was once an internet football website setup to purchase Ebbsfleet United. The ‘investors’ voted on who to play etc.

Fascinating experiment, wouldn’t want it at Town.

amp.theguardian.com/football/2017/oct/26/what-happened-to-myfootballclub-ebbsfleet-united

[Deleted]

Someone who is mega rich

[sykeylad]

Oct 26, 2022 12:52:46 GMT 1 Melc said:

Oct 26, 2022 12:15:58 GMT 1 townarentbest said:

Someone bought Derby (a local fan)
Someone bought Hull (a Turkish TV channel / Media Group)

Thats the two recent examples I can think of, of clubs who were in a much worse state than we are. People/groups want to own football clubs, not sure why, it rarely makes any sense, but they do.

What pisses me off is the amount of town fans that constantly talk the club down.
Yes we are currently bottom of the table, but we have plenty time left to pull that around.

Town have been one of the best run clubs in the country, and don’t see why we can’t attract someone decent, especially as their are plenty of nut case clubs that still attracted decent investors.

No good harping on with the blame game on here regarding fans, DH or anything else.
We all need to get behind the club and hope the rest takes care of itself.

1000% this. Sadly not going to happen, of course. It's a football forum, remember. The negative people will just keep blaming others. It's what they do.