SL didn't make his money by being a poor businessman. He may have sunk his money into a bottomless pit at AG, but his major opportunity was most likely the development of Ashton Vale and the profit in that enterprise for him. Had the World Cup bid been successful, it is more than likely that the planning application would have been allowed almost automatically, ignoring all the objections.
It cannot go unnoticed that Rovers and Bristol Rugby have been hand in glove for years. By buying into the rugby club SL will probably have a finger in the pie of the financies for the UWE development.
He is an entrepeneur and can sniff where money can be made.
Yes this is true, he can sniff out a money deal which is why he bought the egg chasers, AG or AV will soon have a crowd in on both weekends watching one of the sports. He probably saw that Swansea, Reading, and you lot all make money every weekend and he wants a bit of that. That way he gets revenue on a ground that apart from 24 plus a FEW cup games and I use that term very lightly at the moment.
This is what I have asked in a previous note, has anyone taken into the fact that when you get your approval to start spending money building the ground, to finance the build you have to pay for it whilst it takes 18 months to two years to complete. Without the revenue from the egg chasers the season after this next one and low gates at the mem could put considerable strain on as you have already pointed out not a rich club.
I hope you get the ground but not go bankrupt in the process. You and I mean you fans will have to ensure this don't happen by paying at the turnstiles which going back to what Saphire once said is not really going to happen when the support of Bristol struggles with 2 clubs. No I don't want a shared club, but in all honesty would not object in the slightest to a shared ground. This will never happen if you shared AG or when you get the UWE. But if both chairman/owners sat down and thought for the sport of Bristol one ground like the San Siro (not size) would work.
Don't think I'm having a pop it just seems we are in debt don't care who to, sad fact is we are. You could end up in some debt when the answer is staring in our faces one ground, one conference centre one hotel generating to both clubs year round?
Might get slated but that is my opinion to drive us all forward.
Any way still think your ****e
