Takeover (Covid-19/20)

So as we’re not a top 6 side it will be rejected

 

They could match what they get but would possibly struggle to exceed it. I think this is mainly for shirt sponsorship and stadium naming rights.

As for "partnerships" i.e the stuff that goes on the boards behind the managers during press conferences and advertising in the ground, website, programme etc I don't think this needs ratification.

 

In the grand scheme of things, with that away shirt the money the club will coin in from the Middle East will be huge.

 

I thought Mike Ashley’s deal with castore meant the club got duck all?

 

They get a smaller fee upfront but a far larger % per shirt sold.

 

Ah right. Good to hear then

 

It's a multi year deal - no-one knows the exact time scale worth an initial £5m per year. The club will get a larger % per shirt sold and I'm sure they get 100% of the name and numbers through the club shop.

 

Soo last season we made a £12m loss.

Current owners have injected £167.5m in to the club since taking over

 

If that is true then that is a hell of a result when you take Covid into account.

 

I said this 7 months ago: it was why Ashley was desperate to sell. He knew the cashflow was gone.

 

There is definitely something up with the balance of commercial revenue. I wonder why?

 

Because Ashley wasn’t prepared to pay for all of his advertising at a market rate.

 

Yes well it’s partially that: but what I meant was across the whole premiership.

It was manufactured so that the created “big six” maintained the wealth.

 

Any notice how hands on Amanda was with the lads on monday night?