Regarding consortium

[Rebel R's]

tbh i don't mind the whole pleading poverty thing even if we do have money to spend. if we came outright and said that we have money avaliable we'd end up paying over the top for players. our current transfer policy has actually been pretty sound so far anyway so i have faith we'll do good business

I agree, the whole "consortium " thing is pure nonsense, I think we will bring in free out of contract players and non league players with future potential but I do fear we will lose at least one of our best players to keep our extremely limited finances in tact.

[corbray]

I wish somebody would tell Les about the consortium because he is saying players will need to be sold this summer.,or is he just keeping the secret well ?

tbh i don't mind the whole pleading poverty thing even if we do have money to spend. if we came outright and said that we have money avaliable we'd end up paying over the top for players. our current transfer policy has actually been pretty sound so far anyway so i have faith we'll do good business

[hal9thou]

For those doubting this , you are so naive.

Not sure the doubters are looking quite so naive now Marc.

Any major investment resulting in board changes would have to be made public, never mind a change of ownership. Therefore not much point in prolonged secrecy if those were kind of changes you had in mind.

Of course it is possible that investors are being courted, and different avenues explored - but that happens anyway in this day and age.

The thing that really interests me is who exactly we are appealing to now re FFP. I've asked a few people and no one has a clue, might ring up the press office
wearing my other hat and ask if anyone is prepared to make a statement. Alternative would be to call the EFL. Does anyone on here know? Was rumoured to be the CAS (Switzerland) but it isn't listed for hearing.

[qprjeff1882]

Yeah, some Villa fans to pay their tax bill with it.

[QPRDave]

somebody's had it on their toes with our consortium money!!

[Rebel R's]

I wish somebody would tell Les about the consortium because he is saying players will need to be sold this summer.,or is he just keeping the secret well ?

[SpongeParr]

Sports Direct pay Newcastle £0 for their naming rights. It has added 300 million to SD worth apparently, but Ashley doesn't want to pay anything out for it.

[Undecided]

Didn't Man City do just that?.....chucked in "zillions" for naming rights/sponsorship?

Reasonable market rate if you're Man C. Outrageous if you're a struggling hand to mouth Championship club .... apparently.

[QPRDave]

The amount invested by the owners needs to be a reasonable "market" rate. So stumping up "zillions" wouldn't wash.

Didn't Man City do just that?.....chucked in "zillions" for naming rights/sponsorship?

[cross it Dave]

About a tenner

as much as that

[qprjeff1882]

So what is a reasonable market rate in our position?

About a tenner

[cross it Dave]

The amount invested by the owners needs to be a reasonable "market" rate. So stumping up "zillions" wouldn't wash.

So what is a reasonable market rate in our position?

[Undecided]

Maybe sone wise sage could help me out here, as it has been puzzling me for sometime, as I don’t know the ins and outs of FFP.

If the current or any new owners invested heavily into the club via shirt sponsorship or naming rights of the stadium etc etc, what would that do to our FFP status regarding spending wisely on new players.

The amount invested by the owners needs to be a reasonable "market" rate. So stumping up "zillions" wouldn't wash.

[cross it Dave]

Maybe sone wise sage could help me out here, as it has been puzzling me for sometime, as I don’t know the ins and outs of FFP.

If the current or any new owners invested heavily into the club via shirt sponsorship or naming rights of the stadium etc etc, what would that do to our FFP status regarding spending wisely on new players.

[Undecided]

I'm not doubting your takeover info, keep that stuff coming.
I would say though that regardless what the club say, we really don't have millions and millions to spend, and that's simply because the FFP rules say we have to spend within our means, and as a small club that's not millions and millions. We may have the money, but we can't spend it how we would like to.

Agreed, FFP does put a dampener on spending. Of course if we could boost the income line that would free up some of the constraints?

Not saying that's the solution, but perhaps we're blinkered by convention? Hope so, but.....