I wasn't going to mention any names mate. Pure guess but I reckon we are heading stateside again. MARW. Make America Red and White.
We want triple, we want triple, we want triple. I'm sure whoever comes in will have been vetted by KLD and a match for the club, I bet there are quite a few interested now. Decent young team, excellent training facilities and our own ground, financially sound, sensible business plan, superb support and now in the best league in the world. In a world of massive football debt we are a rare opportunity.
Needs to be someone who understands and accepts the way we work though. We can’t be changing what we do to chase immediate glory.
i never like speculating on money coming into the club cos we all know (and have seen) many tales fall flat...but, right now we are in a prime position, i have been amazed by the amount of people i have heard around the world talking about STID and that they started keeping an interest in the club, they have also seen the club rise from near administration to the premier league so i can honestly see some interest in being a part of it. so many put KLD down as he is so young, forgetting his upbringing mostly based around owning and running a football club, many would simply have spent hoping for a lucky break but he has basically 'played a blinder' and will have gained a lot of respect from those wishing to buy into the game.
It's a real life cinematic epic thats played out over the last few years. Double relegation from Prem, followed by L1 playoff defeat v Charlton, then playoff win v Wycombe for promotion to Champ, solid return to Championship then we kick on with young local lads from the academy. I bet there are people with money to burn who want to be involved with us next season. When I said the phones would be red hot, I reckon most will be incoming calls.
Some extra investment would be great, but has to be a good fit… we don’t want what Wrexham and Birmingham have… feels and looks superficial to me… Whatever happens I really hope they give Speakman the tools to do the job in the Premier League… the guy has proved beyond a doubt he is key to this football club
for sure, KLD has done everything the right way...never mind the players we need to lock speakman and crew down to new contracts
For those with a knowledge of finance and FFP how much difference can a big investor make? Those up the road look to be struggling to push money into the team. 2 or 3 big sponsorship deals seems do-able but not like we can spend with abandon unless it’s genuine income increase which we have from tv money? £45m loss over 3 seasons if covered by owner is max which KLD could choose to do himself. That makes £15m a year plus sponsorship income, say £35m at the top end over tv money and commercial revenue?
Not only this, but we've just given everyone the most dramatic finale to the chapter with the late goals in every game. The ultimate drama followed by unprecedented celebrations. For anyone with a passing interest in our story, it just exploded again over the playoffs. The Premier League is so in demand now that wealthy people are putting money into Championship and even lower league teams to try and be a part of it. It's an exclusive club with only 20 spots. We have one of those places, we're open to investment and our story is incredible. You would imagine we're very appealing.
It's the non-playing related costs where investment can come into it's own, training facilities and infrastructure etc. KLD has created a few new business ventures all linked to the club so he seems to have big plans. It's also pretty well known that they have been looking at the stadium, either expansion or refurbishment etc. KLD and the current owners undoubtedly have the wealth to run the club on their own but if he can get someone singing from the same sheet willing to share the cost of running a club then why wouldn't he.
Wouldn’t be surprised if David Bruce has some contacts in America. Happy with investment if it’s the right people even though not sure it’s needed right now but let’s not stand still. What’s imperative for me is that the structure and philosophy or model isn’t interfered with. We’ve got something good going here and we’ve seen with Ellis short throwing money at it doesn’t always work. Speakman and KLD still in place running the football side is what I’d prefer. Exciting times though, we’ve come a hell of a way.
Haway mate give us at least 24 more hours to get our blood pressure down from yesterday. I can’t be thinking about trillionaire takeovers right now haha.
We look in a good spot right now, prem money, eyes of the world on us now, good young squad, some people must be jumping at the chance to get on board now. Hopefully we future proof ourselves in case we drop
