Takeover

[Bob Fossil]

FFS how can anyone say how much money we have in the bank or how long it will last.

The same way someone can say, "we need to raise £10+ million in the next three weeks."

Good point well argued Sir.

Well I believe the captain there will be no fire sale. All some want to do is think the worst.
Let’s seee what happens if/when the takeover takes place, we are in a good place playing wise.

Not at all.  Some of us don’t have our heads in the sand, thinking / wanting to believe,  everything is rosie in B71.

If players aren’t sold in Jan, some will be in the Summer.  A new owner won’t change that.

You’ve been saying this since the end of last season though. Fire sale in summer, fire sale in January, now it’s fire sale next summer. You were wrong the first two times, now you are clinging on to be right, eventually. 
CC says we will bring players in. Weimann looks inevitable. Everything you predicted has been wrong. Just admit it, and, more importantly, enjoy it. Just let one of your more positive personas take over for a bit.

[Pragmatist]

If anything I’d say the new regs matched with this new owner will put us in a strong position compared to most clubs. The biggest challenge as ever will be finding a way to stay up when we get up

I agree.  In this division a well-run (!) club of our size should do well on a level playing field.   The playing field will never quite be level because of parachute payments, but we should always be there or thereabouts. 

For many clubs, being a top 6/top 8 club in the Championship may well be far more enjoyable than being whipping boys in the Premier League in its current guise, which Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Watford etc fans may well agree with.

[Derek Hardballs]

If anything I’d say the new regs matched with this new owner will put us in a strong position compared to most clubs. The biggest challenge as ever will be finding a way to stay up when we get up

I agree.  In this division a well-run (!) club of our size should do well on a level playing field.   The playing field will never quite be level because of parachute payments, but we should always be there or thereabouts. 

For many clubs, being a top 6/top 8 club in the Championship may well be far more enjoyable than being whipping boys in the Premier League in its current guise, which Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Watford etc fans may well agree with.

Let’s not go down the route of being happy to bobble about in the Championship. If that’s the level of ambition any potential owner has, then I’d question what the actual point was. I doubt you will find many Leeds fans happy to be Championship makeweights or any of our local rivals for that matter. I’m not saying you’re suggesting that Prag but it’s a definite NO for me.

[ColliersWoodBaggie]

If anything I’d say the new regs matched with this new owner will put us in a strong position compared to most clubs. The biggest challenge as ever will be finding a way to stay up when we get up

I agree.  In this division a well-run (!) club of our size should do well on a level playing field.   The playing field will never quite be level because of parachute payments, but we should always be there or thereabouts. 

For many clubs, being a top 6/top 8 club in the Championship may well be far more enjoyable than being whipping boys in the Premier League in its current guise, which Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Watford etc fans may well agree with.

Let’s not go down the route of being happy to bobble about in the Championship.

Exactly. We need to aim as high as is possible. As Paul Scharner said , Albion need to be eyeing Europa League Football as an initial target. It is a long, long way off, but without vision and a longer term strategy, you end up going backwards. As we did under Peace and Lai.

[Tom Joad]

So if there isn't enough cashflow to pay the ongoing bills then what ?

The latest loan gives us the cash to pay the wages, but it's completely unsustainable.

Talking of lights, did you notice how many floodlights were out yesterday? We haven't spent a penny in maintaining the ground in years.

I have raised this with one of the ground staff who said he would pass the information on but it still hasn’t been dealt with .The pylon on the corner of Halfords lane and Birmingham Road had a partial failure against Preston last season and it has yet to be addressed .

There's also now a chunk of cladding missing from the roof of the East Stand. Did anyone else notice that yesterday?

Yes, it was also missing last game. Hope the other pieces have been checked as secure. It is very noticeable walking up Brum Rd. pre game, as is the dirty paintwork on the overhanging stand restraints outside the Brummie Rd. end. It's things like this that tell you the club is being neglected.

[CaptainFantastico]

Exactly the moment you want a fella who prioritises bettering the local environment around I’d say

[CarlosCorbewrong]

Anyone checked the state of the porcelain lately?

[Pragmatist]

If anything I’d say the new regs matched with this new owner will put us in a strong position compared to most clubs. The biggest challenge as ever will be finding a way to stay up when we get up

I agree.  In this division a well-run (!) club of our size should do well on a level playing field.   The playing field will never quite be level because of parachute payments, but we should always be there or thereabouts. 

For many clubs, being a top 6/top 8 club in the Championship may well be far more enjoyable than being whipping boys in the Premier League in its current guise, which Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Watford etc fans may well agree with.

Let’s not go down the route of being happy to bobble about in the Championship. If that’s the level of ambition any potential owner has, then I’d question what the actual point was. I doubt you will find many Leeds fans happy to be Championship makeweights or any of our local rivals for that matter. I’m not saying you’re suggesting that Prag but it’s a definite NO for me.

No, not “bobble about” in the Championship, but to be always in the mix.  Even becoming a yo-yo club again.  Let’s be honest, the only reason for being in the Premier League in recent years is to secure parachute funding so that we can be one of the big boys in the Championship.  Going up and being whipped week after week has a purpose, and that’s it. 

I know dozens of Leeds fans (they’re everywhere!) and they seem to be enjoying the Championship far more than last season’s Premier League.  Now it’s a bit different for Leeds - from a big city sure no other Premier League team they SHOULD be a much bigger club.  They could get 40-45,000 average gates.  With the best will on the world, can we?

The amount of investment and backing needed to maintain a Premier League squad capable of getting into the Europa League is huge.  Could we sustain that?  One bad season and getting relegated is very likely.  There’s 10 or more clubs every season who are a bad 3 month spell away from getting relegated. 

Utopia would probably be to replicate what we were over most of the last decade.  Go up, enjoy the moment, but be prudent in case of relegation.  Then be financially strong in the Championship. 

The increased regulations to becoming more sustainable may well help us by closing the gap with the bottom half teams in the Premier League.  The new rules will of course protect the big boys, but I doubt that will ever change.

[Mr Nimbus]

If anything I’d say the new regs matched with this new owner will put us in a strong position compared to most clubs. The biggest challenge as ever will be finding a way to stay up when we get up

I agree.  In this division a well-run (!) club of our size should do well on a level playing field.   The playing field will never quite be level because of parachute payments, but we should always be there or thereabouts. 

For many clubs, being a top 6/top 8 club in the Championship may well be far more enjoyable than being whipping boys in the Premier League in its current guise, which Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Watford etc fans may well agree with.

Let’s not go down the route of being happy to bobble about in the Championship. If that’s the level of ambition any potential owner has, then I’d question what the actual point was. I doubt you will find many Leeds fans happy to be Championship makeweights or any of our local rivals for that matter. I’m not saying you’re suggesting that Prag but it’s a definite NO for me.

No, not “bobble about” in the Championship, but to be always in the mix.  Even becoming a yo-yo club again.  Let’s be honest, the only reason for being in the Premier League in recent years is to secure parachute funding so that we can be one of the big boys in the Championship.  Going up and being whipped week after week has a purpose, and that’s it. 

I know dozens of Leeds fans (they’re everywhere!) and they seem to be enjoying the Championship far more than last season’s Premier League.  Now it’s a bit different for Leeds - from a big city sure no other Premier League team they SHOULD be a much bigger club.  They could get 40-45,000 average gates.  With the best will on the world, can we?

The amount of investment and backing needed to maintain a Premier League squad capable of getting into the Europa League is huge.  Could we sustain that?  One bad season and getting relegated is very likely.  There’s 10 or more clubs every season who are a bad 3 month spell away from getting relegated. 

Utopia would probably be to replicate what we were over most of the last decade.  Go up, enjoy the moment, but be prudent in case of relegation.  Then be financially strong in the Championship. 

The increased regulations to becoming more sustainable may well help us by closing the gap with the bottom half teams in the Premier League.  The new rules will of course protect the big boys, but I doubt that will ever change.

Loved the Yo Yo years....

[Tom Joad]

If anything I’d say the new regs matched with this new owner will put us in a strong position compared to most clubs. The biggest challenge as ever will be finding a way to stay up when we get up

I agree.  In this division a well-run (!) club of our size should do well on a level playing field.   The playing field will never quite be level because of parachute payments, but we should always be there or thereabouts. 

For many clubs, being a top 6/top 8 club in the Championship may well be far more enjoyable than being whipping boys in the Premier League in its current guise, which Leeds, Burnley, Norwich, Watford etc fans may well agree with.

Let’s not go down the route of being happy to bobble about in the Championship. If that’s the level of ambition any potential owner has, then I’d question what the actual point was. I doubt you will find many Leeds fans happy to be Championship makeweights or any of our local rivals for that matter. I’m not saying you’re suggesting that Prag but it’s a definite NO for me.

No, not “bobble about” in the Championship, but to be always in the mix.  Even becoming a yo-yo club again.  Let’s be honest, the only reason for being in the Premier League in recent years is to secure parachute funding so that we can be one of the big boys in the Championship.  Going up and being whipped week after week has a purpose, and that’s it. 

I know dozens of Leeds fans (they’re everywhere!) and they seem to be enjoying the Championship far more than last season’s Premier League.  Now it’s a bit different for Leeds - from a big city sure no other Premier League team they SHOULD be a much bigger club.  They could get 40-45,000 average gates.  With the best will on the world, can we?

The amount of investment and backing needed to maintain a Premier League squad capable of getting into the Europa League is huge.  Could we sustain that?  One bad season and getting relegated is very likely.  There’s 10 or more clubs every season who are a bad 3 month spell away from getting relegated. 

Utopia would probably be to replicate what we were over most of the last decade.  Go up, enjoy the moment, but be prudent in case of relegation.  Then be financially strong in the Championship. 

The increased regulations to becoming more sustainable may well help us by closing the gap with the bottom half teams in the Premier League.  The new rules will of course protect the big boys, but I doubt that will ever change.

Loved the Yo Yo years....

I only loved the Yo's