Hamer on Having a Gas

One thing we can get almost immediate clarification on is his 'I think so' response to the question of whether DC is happy with the training ground situation. Ask the man himself on Saturday during his post-match interview. I can think of one or two reasons why he might not want to rock the boat by giving a negative answer - job security, mostly - but it would be interesting to hear how he claims to be content with having his players wandering around picking up dog mess before they can all start training.

No wonder a large part of the team can't summon the attitude of competent and respected professionals half the time.

Succumb?? Blimey

But its also possible they will continue running the club over and above the debt exceeding the value of the mem is it not?
Could we have relied on higgs paying the wonga style loan which he took out without being sure a buyer would rescue him?

You are certainly right about business methods in the USA. I've talked to people here who expressed an interest in acquiring Rovers and it didn't take long to find out they knew all the tricks of the trade. Selling long term season ticket debentures and refinancing assets was the main thrust of their strategy and by doing this they could have got Nick Higgs and co their loans repaid but after that, in reality, it was all down to chance which is why I didn't pursue it. 

That is why I've been so dead against the 100% debt finance and no equity method which Dwane Sports have used.  When I brought this up last year many fans disagreed and said "how do you know they won't capitalise their loans at some point" but now I think it is clear they will not do so. The purchase of Rovers was an opportunity for someone with access to cash to take advantage of someone who desperately needed cash and, as you say, that is what entrepreneurs do. 

I am making no judgement on the nationality of our owners but merely pointing out they have a particular type of business culture just as business people from Japan or Brazil or Sweden would operate in their own specific way. The majority of fans, understandably, tend to have limited experience in these matters and may find it hard to accept that, whatever their nationality, people who are smiling and charming one minute can turn hard and impersonal in an instant. And that every day securities are called in by lenders leading more often than not to shock and horror among those who had convinced themselves it would never happen.

It is hard to decide whether to make posts like this Oldie but I think fans should be aware of what is possible. 



  

I wouldn't say that but yeah I do feel I was duped by the AQs. I feel angry mostly at myself for believing them though. they're off-the-clock politicians, the lot of them. Plus the "evolution not revolution" mantra, I mean, it's not wrong. It's much better for a club to evolve organically and naturally with support from the higher ups. I'm just mad I didn't realize they could play us by pretending this was their plan.

I do applaud SH for finally admitting that the training ground is not going to happen.

I have been telling people that it would not, as the owners had found out how much it was going to cost them, a fact now confirmed by SH.

So the next question is, you said about the development of The Mem was to take place that a firm of Gloustershire consultants were too draw up plans. The question is "are we still employing them?"

Might find Big Jock & Rass

You are right, we have all been lied too, the ALQs have come in and done nothing, we haven't really achieved much. DC has done well to have us finish mid table this last couple years, but not sure we so lucky this year.

Us fans need to get behind DC and the team now on a Saturday making as much noise as possible..the Thatchers end had been quiet of late. Come on men and women, let's singupgas for 90 minutes and help the side and don't let the AlQs leave us back in league 2. Let's be having you.

You have to ask yourself if they considered adding a few tented stands to the design though. Bit boring otherwise methinks.

Seriously though that is looking pretty awesome, and on a very constrained site by the look of it as well so hats off to the designers and the club for getting that across the line. Well played Brentford!