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Post by Dr Gas on Nov 5, 2015 0:02:26 GMT
Isn't that virtually word for word what NH had planned at the UWE? 1) A modern looking stadium similar to Brighton's? 2) Conference rooms/bars even a gym for 24/7 use on non match days. 3) Build a car park and then rent during weekdays to the UWE students? Although his plan only cost £30m and Sainsbury's buying the Mem was looking his lottery win! The Mem is a bowl, and would've/will be soulless! Running businesses and conferences on site everyday of the year is pretty standard at every modern stadium. And success breeds success. If the team is doing well then the stadium/facilities become more and more desirable. So charges can be increased and the club is on a win, win.
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Post by simon1883 on Nov 5, 2015 11:29:04 GMT
For me its: -
CEO for the financial side of things and to make the New Stadium work! Fully fund the Community department - next generation of fans. DoF to support the current manager and oversee the restructure of the FC from U7's - First Team. Make it more of a business behind the scenes. Introduce some more pre match entertainment for the little ones - I want you and you money at the ground from 12:00 every Saturday we are home. One-off season ticket deal for the first season at said new ground. (existing ST holders priority) Make sure the supporters and informed at the first instance when appropiate.
Would I throw loads of money at the first team straight away? not sure. I would prefer to get the infrastructure right then go again! There is no point having all the good players and managers if they have nothing to work with.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2015 11:34:12 GMT
I'm very bored at work and have a theoretical scenario game that I'd like to play with you all. The scenario is that you win the Euro millions and have £200m to burn. You spend £100m on women, booze and cars (or investments if you like) and decide to waste the other £100m on buying Rovers. You can spend the money however you like, but once the £100m is spent that's it you can't put any more money into the club and you want to make the maximum impact on the club and leave a lasting legacy. For this scenario you don't spend any of your £100m buying the club or paying off it's debts. Lets say you are given the club because you are a nice person. Sounds absurd looking through the forum, but it could happen Things to consider: - New UWE stadium/re-developing the Mem
- Youth system
- Scouting network
- Transfer funds for DC (or Jose if you bring him in)
- Merchandise/sponsorship
- Setting up the club to be self-sufficient
- Any bugbears with how the club do things now
I would do the following (roughly): - Spend £70m re-developing the mem to be a proper community hub with bars, 5-a-side, community center, proper shop, etc. This means the stadium is used 24/7 rather than just on a Saturday. I'd follow Brightons example and have away teams local beers on and encourage people to come early to games and stay on afterwards which will also help some of the horrible traffic jams after games
- I would then take a £3m hit on ticket prices over 3/4 seasons to attract more fans to the shiny new Mem
- Controversial but included in that £70m will be some green measures to generate electricity (solr, hydro, whatever) so the stadium can generate electricity for the club while idle
- I would give the SC 20% of the club and have 2 reps on the board.
- I would then give them £1m to smarten up their operation and attract new members. This would hopefully mean the SC can be a voice for ALL fans and organise more of their own events.
- I would give DC £5m for transfers over 3/4 seasons to get us into the Championship. If that doesn't work then he could dip into the rainy day fund
- I would spend £1m to get the club shop/ticketing/merchandise sorted out. The current system is one thing that really gets on my nerves. Having a top class booking system and club shop shouldn't be that hard. Also having decent merchandise shouldn't be difficult (maybe having more fan design competitions would help here)
- I would splash out on a top notch scouting system for ease of maths this costs £1m to try and unearth some Barry Hayles-esqe jems
- I would invest £5m into a top notch youth system to produce more quality youngsters. I'm not sure how viable this is with the EPPP but I'd give it a go
- I would leave £15m in the bank for rainy days just to be on the safe side
What would you do with the cash? "What would you do with the cash?" I'd probably be dead with-in a few days of getting the cash
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Post by pirateman on Nov 5, 2015 19:24:17 GMT
I'm very bored at work and have a theoretical scenario game that I'd like to play with you all. The scenario is that you win the Euro millions and have £200m to burn. You spend £100m on women, booze and cars (or investments if you like) and decide to waste the other £100m on buying Rovers. You can spend the money however you like, but once the £100m is spent that's it you can't put any more money into the club and you want to make the maximum impact on the club and leave a lasting legacy. For this scenario you don't spend any of your £100m buying the club or paying off it's debts. Lets say you are given the club because you are a nice person. Sounds absurd looking through the forum, but it could happen Things to consider: - New UWE stadium/re-developing the Mem
- Youth system
- Scouting network
- Transfer funds for DC (or Jose if you bring him in)
- Merchandise/sponsorship
- Setting up the club to be self-sufficient
- Any bugbears with how the club do things now
I would do the following (roughly): - Spend £70m re-developing the mem to be a proper community hub with bars, 5-a-side, community center, proper shop, etc. This means the stadium is used 24/7 rather than just on a Saturday. I'd follow Brightons example and have away teams local beers on and encourage people to come early to games and stay on afterwards which will also help some of the horrible traffic jams after games
- I would then take a £3m hit on ticket prices over 3/4 seasons to attract more fans to the shiny new Mem
- Controversial but included in that £70m will be some green measures to generate electricity (solr, hydro, whatever) so the stadium can generate electricity for the club while idle
- I would give the SC 20% of the club and have 2 reps on the board.
- I would then give them £1m to smarten up their operation and attract new members. This would hopefully mean the SC can be a voice for ALL fans and organise more of their own events.
- I would give DC £5m for transfers over 3/4 seasons to get us into the Championship. If that doesn't work then he could dip into the rainy day fund
- I would spend £1m to get the club shop/ticketing/merchandise sorted out. The current system is one thing that really gets on my nerves. Having a top class booking system and club shop shouldn't be that hard. Also having decent merchandise shouldn't be difficult (maybe having more fan design competitions would help here)
- I would splash out on a top notch scouting system for ease of maths this costs £1m to try and unearth some Barry Hayles-esqe jems
- I would invest £5m into a top notch youth system to produce more quality youngsters. I'm not sure how viable this is with the EPPP but I'd give it a go
- I would leave £15m in the bank for rainy days just to be on the safe side
What would you do with the cash? "What would you do with the cash?" I'd probably be dead with-in a few days of getting the cash Same here mate
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