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Post by xplosivgas on Dec 10, 2018 0:04:38 GMT
100% we'd be better off in a leased UWE. It would've brought an amazing feel-good factor, bigger crowds and attracted better players.
As someone mentioned already, the Al Cowardlies didn't want to risk their own money. Much like at present.
Such a big missed opportunity which I'm finding it hard to get over fully. One day maybe.
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Post by swissgas on Dec 10, 2018 0:15:32 GMT
There is a long list of people and organizations which we think of as "unsympathetic" to Rovers and the Bristol Stadium Company are certainly on it but what would anyone else have done in their position ? They had a prime piece of real estate which they would have leased at a price but Rovers wouldn't or couldn't pay it. This happens all the time in business and it is the responsibility of the lessee to make sure their business will always have suitable premises from which to operate. By now I think many fans have come to realise that we cannot always keep blaming outsiders for our woes. We have to look at how effectively our own leaders perform and how effectively we hold them to account. I'm not blaming anyone, I'm pointing out that just saying, 'well let's rent then, and anyone who doesn't want to rent must have some sort of castle fixation,' ignores the history of the club. I understand what you are saying, fans are understandably cautious because the perception has always been that we were kicked out of Eastville unfairly. Someone needs to redress that balance and I'm glad it has been posted that Geoff Dunford also said that leasing is not necessarily a bad thing. The other point relating to this thread is that cash really is king. Whatever the sale price of the Mem it might have been prudent to use some towards a stadium and some to give the club a level of financial security and confidence. When you are secure and confident I think it shines through and has an incredibly positive effect on your performance and that of those around you. For many years now a sense of insecurity has infected Rovers from top to bottom because, no matter how you dress it up, loaning money does not provide the same positive effect as cash in the bank.
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