Takeover

[Bob Fossil]

As Fulham keeps kindly pointing out, with no hint of condescension or arrogance, a lot of this is beyond plebs like me but, what I glean from his expert analysis is that, even if our new owner is the richest bloke on the planet, it is irrelevant, as FFP is going to screw us anyway and the fire sale is inevitable. We may as well, therefore, end this thread and come back in February.

What's everybody having for tea.

So if you're a financially stable club in this division is there any advantage in having a mega rich owner?  I guess they can spend in other areas like training facilities,  the ground etc

You can buy promotion at the risk of huge FFP sanctions (see FOSUN/Mendes/Wo1ve5 in 2017/18). Do often find it surprising Coates family at Sjoke haven't gone down this route last couple of years.

We spent squillions in the build up to relegation. We spent squillions to build a bland mid-table team in our first year back in the Championship. 

Basically, whilst it shouldn't be a hindrance to spend money like it's going out of fashion, in our case it's definitely no guarantee of success, and would in all probability lead us to massive points deductions and a relegation to League 1. 

Also, although they're not averse to manipulating the system to gain advantage, such as selling the ground to themselves, they're not the sort to deliberately 'break' the rules. Coates Senior always took pride in having his place on the FA, and wouldn't want Junior sullying the family reputation.

I guess this proves that having money alone is no guarantee of success, you need a good infrastructure, scouting and management, not to mention good coaching, oh, and a few good players does no harm. 
What you have though, DK, that we don't, is security. Sooner or later, you are going to hit on the right coach and you will have a solid base to really look higher.
That's what I hope we get from this takeover. A solid, secure base from which to build from.