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That's the one glimmer of hope I'm clinging to in this mess. Despite what others say, I'm convinced relegation won't put off any serious buyer..
Well yes. That would be their dream scenario.
But that would only be doable with a very long-term lease for the club. Even then, I think there would be a significant discount, effectively a dis-synergy, as a result of the risk such an arrangement brings.
The stadium is the crown jewel within the THFC asset.
All depends on price. But it's just possible there is a deal to be done where, as Harrier says, they get a decent price, and someone with balls takes the risk, and takes the club forward
Came by to post the same thing.
Oh Staveley and other interested parties are probably following the current situation with great interest. Even if we just barely scrape by it gives a potential new owner the chance to come in as the "gallant rescuer" and have instant good will just by virtue of not being ENIC.
Yeah. You don't build a massive football stadium without a football team in it. Even if the arena is multi purpose.
Depends very much on the price.
Yeah, that's the thing. It's possible Stavely has greater resources, and has a more optimistic view of future football club valuations, and therefore that her lot might be willing to pay a fairly generous price for a Champo club (!!!) that is acceptable to ENIC. ENIC will (should!) be burned by the 25-26 relegation season and not take promotion for granted.
I don't share your negativity with regards to relegation and a potential sale, Brian.
it's a fair challenge. And having thought going down would mean ENIC stick around to get us back up and "max out", I'm coming round to the view that the valuation will take a modest hit, but ENIC's appetite for investing to "max out" (by that I mean really successful in the PL, and CL, and building the franchise globally over a few years ... as we were doing under Poch)... may well be significantly reduced. It might seem like a long haul, requiring a lot of money, with a lot of risk.
Gareth Bale saying exactly what I've been saying for years
"Look at the wage bill - it's lower [than other clubs with big ambitions].
"They always seem to buy young and hope they're going to grow into something bigger, which has worked in the past with me and a few other players, but they're an established club now.
"They have the stadium, they have the training ground, they have the fan base. They need to be buying bigger players, maybe paying a bit more. It's that bit of a gamble that you maybe need to take that, from a business point of view, they're not willing to do.
"For me that's probably the biggest issue - they don't sign the finished player.
"A £50 million player is not what it used to be. You have to be spending £80m, £90m, £100m now just to get a good player.
"It's like they just need to gamble a bit more, other clubs are more willing to take a risk financially."
One of us
No one is buying the club without the stadium. It's the most attractive part of the project and with naming rights would be by far and away the biggest revenue maker.
There's more evidence flattards are right than this lot.
