Very big news...

[Mattyqpr]

Bournemouth's stadium was built early 2000's if I remember correctly? Although it's small I'd guess they have the ability to use the stadium on non matchdays. I'm not sure how much they generate from that but it definitely helps. They have also been in the Premier League for 7 of the last 9 seasons which generates huge income. Brentford have done it by recruiting very well and buying low, selling high while still having success on the pitch.

We have the obvious struggles with creating income and then we're bound by FFP, so we need to find another Eze or two to get the ball rolling again. The new owners could be the answer to the model of buying low and selling high but it would need a complete restructure and also a bit of luck. It's not easy to do as we've proved in the past!

It's all a bit of a mess on and off the pitch.

[3London]

Yes not sure how Bournemouth have managed to do it but the way Brentford have been run is incredible

Their player recruitment/ turnover has been fantastic similar to Brightons - something that we aspire to but our recruitment Eze aside has been so poor. Potentially decent players come to us and Get Worse not better.

Dickie, Chair, Willock, Dozzell, lluongo, plus all the other lower league recruits whose names we all have forgotten all come and devalued the longer they stayed.

[shaggy24]

We should of said to Hammersmith Council ages help us with land or were off

They wouldn't want the eye sore of a empty stadium sat there

Until we increase stadium capacity were always going to be restricted ffp or run better ala Bournemouth and bees

[3London]

Think you're absolutely correct, same thing occurred to me.

It would be great to have super rich owners willing to splash the cash (albeit sensibly), but how does that wealth get spent to improve the club without breaching FFP?

Exactly- we already have super rich owners but they have their hands tied behind their back financially.
so again not sure how a change of owner’s benefits us.

Until we find a way to increase revenue we would still have to be run under the same FFP rules as we are now.

I am sure our current owners would spend more money than they already are if they could.

[topperharley]

Think you're absolutely correct, same thing occurred to me.

It would be great to have super rich owners willing to splash the cash (albeit sensibly), but how does that wealth get spent to improve the club without breaching FFP?

We have the waelth now and the owners we have would be willing to spend it i'd argue, but can't.

What they've done is bungled the opportunities to grow and expand, with poor appointments in running the club (I think Hoos is the only one that had merit) and the planned stadium. Eventually no matter who made the errors the decisons go up the chain and the person/people at the top are the ones responsible for putting the right brains in place, they've failed, on numerous fronts to do that.

So what we'd have to hope from a new board is not just cash, but the ability to put the right people in the right positions.

[Undecided]

Talk of new owners always makes me nervous. Still, sounds hopeful. Wonder if Bill Gates has discovered a passion for football??

He does have a charitable foundation.

[Undecided]

What would new owners achieve?

Obviously if they're famous, they could have a similar impact to what's gone on at Wrexham, which would drastically improve our income due to exposure, potential sponsorship deals, kit sales etc.

Having more savvy owners is an obvious plus as I think our current owners don't have a clue how to operate a football business. However, we're bound by FFP. Our non matchday income is poor as we can't use stadium facilities etc.

Unless we can improve our income then we can't go spending money regardless of who owns us.

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong?

Think you're absolutely correct, same thing occurred to me.

It would be great to have super rich owners willing to splash the cash (albeit sensibly), but how does that wealth get spent to improve the club without breaching FFP?

[LoftusRoadLad]

Think he's gone tomorrow. I won't say nothing else on the matter.

Ha Ha reminds me of a bar in Spain which had a notice pinned up " Free Beer Tomorrow "
You come back next day and the barman says read it again !!!

[Jeffqpr]

Think he's gone tomorrow. I won't say nothing else on the matter.

Most of us think he will but it hasn’t happened yet so what makes your comment different?

[Bangonthedrum]

Knowing our luck, it'll be some Mafioso family with New York connections. "We getta da three points againsta the Milwall", "thena we throwa da game againsta da Rotherhamini". "Easy. We playa the Dozelli upa fronta. No goals, no. So we loosa at the mini di Rotherham".

[Bangonthedrum]

Talk of new owners always makes me nervous. Still, sounds hopeful. Wonder if Bill Gates has discovered a passion for football??

[Mattyqpr]

What would new owners achieve?

Obviously if they're famous, they could have a similar impact to what's gone on at Wrexham, which would drastically improve our income due to exposure, potential sponsorship deals, kit sales etc.

Having more savvy owners is an obvious plus as I think our current owners don't have a clue how to operate a football business. However, we're bound by FFP. Our non matchday income is poor as we can't use stadium facilities etc.

Unless we can improve our income then we can't go spending money regardless of who owns us.

Can someone correct me if I'm wrong?

[MYU]

Very good news and I just hope GA can keep us up this season.

Think he's gone tomorrow. I won't say nothing else on the matter.

[LordLoftus]

Where is this from?

[newyorksky10]

Excellent news. Hope the takeover happens before the end of the season. The owners will still have to remove Ainsworth soon. I think we have been sold to Americans. We need a fresh start with owners who know what they are doing. This is a good thing. The current owners know they have hit a wall. We need to move forward with new owners.