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  1. Anyone know if increased revenue attributed to the expansion of facilities - hotel, conference, basketball arena etc. in anyway benefits our FFP obligations?
  2. Joe's a proper city fan. We have a mutual friend and I've chatted with him down the gate a few times. Doesn't strike me as someone to prop up the establishment. Wants best for the club I'm sure. Has it aired yet? Link appreciated if it has...
  3. Decent tenure low engagement? I was trying to illustrate that the poster sounded a lot like Monty Python sketch. Look, I wanted more success and probably with some better decisions on and off the pitch we might have done it. The LJ era for example was successive almost playoff seasons. Football is cruel and the margins are fine. All I’m saying is that the Lansdowns have acted with good intentions and made solid investments in club infrastructure as well as tried to establish a club with a business model (until our stadium development we didn’t even have corporate boxes). Maybe it is time for new owners and some fresh direction. But we’re only a slightly attractive proposition due to that investment and Lansdown will rightly want a decent fee for years of piling cash in… @Davefevs that car analogy is beneath you. A depreciating asset vs a revenue generating business... Really? Come on
  4. But apart from the stadium, the training ground, the financial stability to ride out tough economic times / covid, the play-off final what have the Lansdowns ever done for us?
  5. Latest Robins Uncut 076 provides a few more clues as to the kit quality and look/feel.
  6. First one I’ve bought on release day for a while tbf. Hope that the concerns around quality aren’t true and it feels as good as it looks
  7. Yesterday city released their 'stealth' away kit, although if you haven't checked social media you might not know from checking the forum as the release is only being discussed alongside grievances with O'Neils as a manufacturer on another topic thread. So, for the kit connoisseurs among you, here's a dedicated thread to evaluate the release - kit design, history and release media. Personally I think this is one of the most successful kit designs in recent years and it's heartening to see the relationship between club and manufacturer grow. I didn't realise the 'City' in a circle was a nod to a programme from the 70's but I love this as a point of inspiration and the modern twist of 'stickerising' it (technical term) by overlaying them on one another to create a more abstract shirt pattern is a great touch. The collar - through being less of a talking point than our home shirt - is a triumph. The purple and lime detailing appears to mimic some kind of graphic equaliser is again a nice detail that nods to Bristol's musical heritage. Most importantly it's the right size The launch and marketing - spot on. Local places. Mix of mens and womens team. Production value is high. The negatives - I do agree as a 'set of three' our 2023/24 line up does lack design consistency. And the bird 'splat' was a pretty big failure too. But those are the other kits/training wear so whilst overall we've not smashed it I do think this release is a winner. So... what do we think? The site crash/out of stock messages suggests a positive sentiment is shared by other city fans but I'd love to know your thoughts.
  8. Thanks for sharing Dave. Always interesting to hear outsiders perspective on the club. I agree with his assessment of LJ vs Pearson as tactician vs man manager/culture developer. My view and one that he misses altogether is that we're all content with NP because he's also maintained stability in league table position whilst selling major assets, moving on players who harmed our financial fair play obligations through high wages and brought through youth. I believe NP as sporting director with a tactician manager would be a great evolution of his time with the club, but at 60 nowadays he probably still has a decade of managerial tenure left to spend (should he want to) and I don't know if this directions aligns.
  9. Jon L has discussed the modelling of the club as part of a group of teams (Bristol Sport) that have mutually beneficial marketing opportunities and shared resource costs. I can’t remember exactly - it may have been that he’s also participated as a speaker at a conference in the US, or been interviewed for articles that talk about the US sport model being something they’re trying to emulate in Bristol - but the intention seems pretty clear. Sell the business as a whole to a US buyer. Plenty of precedent for that in English football.
  10. Thomas_red

    Arena

    Fill in the corners and add capacity (boxes or seats) in the Atyeo feels like the only options available. If we were in the Premier League this season we'd have a larger ground than 6 of the clubs (with Fulham's new stand still incomplete).
  11. That most recent ‘foul’ given against Stones from the corner is one of a few very very poor calls. These fine margins matter in a game like this.
  12. I’m 9 episodes into the series. After watching all the ‘all or nothing’ series I found it refreshing to see how things work at lower league level. Ryan and Rob aside it’s an insightful look into a world we’re fortunately insulated from due to Steve Lansdowns generosity (but still not immune to) Rovers aren’t far off this level with their tents. I jumped on here to see what our fans thought and I’m honestly embarrassed by the anti-Welsh rhetoric and the fact that the majority haven’t seen the show (it is a show, not a documentary) which I think would convince most that the story is one of newsworthiness. Wrexham do have a great history and they were in dire straits. Rob & Ryan fully bought the club with this show as part of the business plan and it’s working… I’m sorry if that frustrates you somehow. There are parallels that are naturally drawn with other premier league owners from the US regarding lack of appreciation for the English Football League pyramid and our games culture and I get that, it’s a business after all, but I don’t think anyone can argue that these guys haven’t tried to understand how Wrexham fits into the community and how the community makes the club. Super story and I’m happy for them. If it was us and we were closer to the prem we’d all be loving it.
  13. Dear Nige, Looking forward to seeing you back on the touchline and at full health soon. All the best!
  14. Hummel has been pretty uninspiring overall. Bristol Sport produced some great kits in their short tenure, although on occasion overdid it a bit with too many competing design features (think I remember Jon L saying that as they learned more about production they were able to add more details into the design). They reigned it in again in the final year with the grandad colour. Definitely my all time fav. Less is more. Wont be buying this.
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