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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 27, 2014 8:58:42 GMT
I don't know what but can we think of ideas to try and attract new investors to the club. Something initiative like Ebbsfleet selling the club online to anybody who wanted to conitribute towards buying them. We need to get ourselves out there. Any ideas people?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 8:59:30 GMT
Put an ad on ebay.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 9:01:30 GMT
GD stepping down (tick) New stadium Being debt free Reasonable share price
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Post by Rovers 12th Man on Aug 27, 2014 9:13:26 GMT
I thought Higgs said in one of his recent interviews that we do attract new investors but he and the board have been vetting them and turning them away as they dont have the best interests of Bristol Rovers at heart.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 9:14:10 GMT
Is it worth looking at the clubs that have been bought over the last 5-10 years and seeing what the circumstances were in the sale/purchase? Comparing us to Ebsfleet or Man City is a little pointless I think.
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Post by Gas Go Marching In on Aug 27, 2014 9:25:46 GMT
Is it worth looking at the clubs that have been bought over the last 5-10 years and seeing what the circumstances were in the sale/purchase? Comparing us to Ebsfleet or Man City is a little pointless I think. It was just an off the cuff example.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 9:32:23 GMT
How about we reassess what Rovers should be.
We take our time and slowly redevelop the mem. Make sure there are community resources to use. A hall that can be hired, a bar/pub.
We forget about someone rich buying us out and we become a proper community club.
Rather than worrying about league position and results we worry about what we and the club are giving back.
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Post by gasheadnaboo on Aug 27, 2014 9:53:09 GMT
We'll never be able to buy the club, but a pledge page set up ready for when we go to the wall might not be a bad idea.
A fan owned, democratic non-league football club is much more appealing than the current non-league setup! When Higgs took over as chairman in 2008 Bristol Rovers F.C. had just finished 11th in the League 2 (3rd tier) whilst F.C. Halifax Town played their first ever match in the Northern Premier League Division One North (8th tier of football), 6 years and 0 new stadiums later we're both in the 5th tier and F.C. Halifax Town have won 5 from 5 and Bristol Rovers F.C. have won 1 drew 2 and lost 2.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 11:14:50 GMT
I thought Higgs said in one of his recent interviews that we do attract new investors but he and the board have been vetting them and turning them away as they dont have the best interests of Bristol Rovers at heart. It is my own personal opinion that that statement is not factual. Edited by HTE.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 12:14:58 GMT
A UAE business newspaper?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 14:01:29 GMT
I thought Higgs said in one of his recent interviews that we do attract new investors but he and the board have been vetting them and turning them away as they dont have the best interests of Bristol Rovers at heart. It is my own personal opinion that that statement is not factual. Edited by HTE. I would agree with Dinsdale on the basis that any potential investor would have to have a full disclosure of the clubs business and finacial situation. With yesterday's news breaking I don't think that investors are being turned away I think that they might be running for their finacial lives.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 14:32:40 GMT
It is my own personal opinion that that statement is not factual. Edited by HTE. I would agree with Dinsdale on the basis that any potential investor would have to have a full disclosure of the clubs business and finacial situation. With yesterday's news breaking I don't think that investors are being turned away I think that they might be running for their finacial lives. I would still really like to know why NH felt that Darryl Eales was not up to the job ? He is with Oxford now and has made monies available to them. It's not as if he is a foreign investor or a fly by night spiv, is it ??
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 14:36:43 GMT
I would agree with Dinsdale on the basis that any potential investor would have to have a full disclosure of the clubs business and finacial situation. With yesterday's news breaking I don't think that investors are being turned away I think that they might be running for their finacial lives. I would still really like to know why NH felt that Darryl Eales was not up to the job ? He is with Oxford now and has made monies available to them. It's not as if he is a foreign investor or a fly by night spiv, is it ?? We would be too expensive at a guess. It would cost more than the value of the club to buy us. That would put people off.
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Post by philbemmygas on Aug 27, 2014 14:47:50 GMT
I would agree with Dinsdale on the basis that any potential investor would have to have a full disclosure of the clubs business and finacial situation. With yesterday's news breaking I don't think that investors are being turned away I think that they might be running for their finacial lives. I would still really like to know why NH felt that Darryl Eales was not up to the job ? He is with Oxford now and has made monies available to them. It's not as if he is a foreign investor or a fly by night spiv, is it ?? Oxford are hardly uprooting trees at the moment, 1 cup win (hooray) & 4 league losses. Right man, jury's out on that one for me
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 14:49:48 GMT
I would still really like to know why NH felt that Darryl Eales was not up to the job ? He is with Oxford now and has made monies available to them. It's not as if he is a foreign investor or a fly by night spiv, is it ?? Oxford are hardly uprooting trees at the moment, 1 cup win (hooray) & 4 league losses. Right man, jury's out on that one for me No one, not even Man Utd can guarantee success on the pitch Phil but at least they now have the funds in place , should they need them plus he fronts some serious financial clout
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 14:50:36 GMT
I would still really like to know why NH felt that Darryl Eales was not up to the job ? He is with Oxford now and has made monies available to them. It's not as if he is a foreign investor or a fly by night spiv, is it ?? We would be too expensive at a guess. It would cost more than the value of the club to buy us. That would put people off. It was US that turned him away mucker
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Post by philbemmygas on Aug 27, 2014 14:53:29 GMT
We would be too expensive at a guess. It would cost more than the value of the club to buy us. That would put people off. It was US that turned him away mucker Nick Higgs stated he wanted investors that are good for the club, perchance those he fronts up for are not that attractive?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 15:03:00 GMT
We would be too expensive at a guess. It would cost more than the value of the club to buy us. That would put people off. It was US that turned him away mucker OK, but there are a few ways to look at that. He might have made an offer? He might have enquired? He might have made a valuation? Only those in the know will know.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 15:53:55 GMT
It was US that turned him away mucker OK, but there are a few ways to look at that. He might have made an offer? He might have enquired? He might have made a valuation? Only those in the know will know. The biggest mistake NH made was to publicly ostracise and attempt to belittle Colin Williams and Mike Turl when there was no one asking anything that was pertaining to them in anyway. He may moan that people talked who had signed confidentiality clauses but he certainly likes to drop a few bombs himself. It was certainly very silly if not stupid to have made the flippant comment that he did. They are not no mark people and certainly would not want them as hostiles
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2014 16:09:52 GMT
OK, but there are a few ways to look at that. He might have made an offer? He might have enquired? He might have made a valuation? Only those in the know will know. The biggest mistake NH made was to publicly ostracise and attempt to belittle Colin Williams and Mike Turl when there was no one asking anything that was pertaining to them in anyway. He may moan that people talked who had signed confidentiality clauses but he certainly likes to drop a few bombs himself. It was certainly very silly if not stupid to have made the flippant comment that he did. They are not no mark people and certainly would not want them as hostiles I think the little barb aimed at Colin and Mike went over most peoples heads. Ok people, can I suggest you are barking up the wrong tree? Lets try out a scenario. The owners of the Memorial Stadium are a bit unique in football in that love em or hate em we accept that they are all fans. True? So, what we have, potentially, is friendly landlords. They own a piece of land that on the open market is probably worth anything between £12m and £25m with planning approval. They may want to apply for planning approval for housing to underpin those values. But thats for them. How about they gave up running the football club and let another group run that without having to buy them out of their only Brfc related asset, the ground. What that group would have to do is come up with enough working capital to run the football club from the day of takeover. Lets say, round numbers, £2m. This would obviously cover current operating losses and allow the new group to implement their business plan to operate in a sustainable mannner,ie breakeven. Within that we could insert a rent of what, say £75k per annum? Not a huge yield for the freehold owners but a damn site more than they are getting now, nothing. If 5000 put in £400 each we would achieve that working capital value (my experience from the past is that with the right business plan there are true fans out there who would put considerably more) Hugos brief synopsis might be the basis for operation, which in fact is the Agenda for Change. Starting point for an acheivable outcome?
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