What do you do

[Davefevs]

7 hours ago, maxjak said:

I honestly have not heard the Joe interview....I will seek it out, is that The Forever podcast?  I was there when JR scored all 4 against M'boro, always loved the guy.

Yes, FBC, @headhunter will point you at it I’m sure.

1 hour ago, robinforlife2 said:

Brighton, also have Tony Bloom, a self made Billionaire and the heir of American Express through marriage! Those links have seen a stadium funded by sponsorship, and a big kick into the American Merchandise market. Like I have tried to say before, the wealth of an owner is not the only important thing, but the links they have and bring with it. We have a passionate local Billionaire, but he's brought no friends and links to the party to bring in outside money and help us build better.

SL may be wealthier at present than Tony Bloom, but Tony, is far more resourceful and connected, than SL will ever be. 

That’s hardly a ringing endorsement is it!

As for Bloom he brought in “bespoke data capabilities” to the club to underpin recruitment, just like Benham at Brentford.  There is a trend in there!

Small club - recruit brilliantly - do well.

[Grey Fox]

2 hours ago, robinforlife2 said:

Luton have sold their best players many a times, but have players on next to no money.

For years Brentford, Brighton and even Palace were selling clubs until they got to the Premier League and Brighton are still a feeder for top six clubs. 

So your big plan for the future, is ………., to keep selling at every opportunity, and hope that one year we get lucky ?

Really ??????????

[headhunter]

8 hours ago, maxjak said:

I honestly have not heard the Joe interview....I will seek it out, is that The Forever podcast?  I was there when JR scored all 4 against M'boro, always loved the guy.

Here is a link to the Joe Royle interview that @Davefevs referred to: https://foreverbristolcity.podbean.com/e/in-conversation-with-joe-royle/ 

We [FBC] have done quite a few one-to-one interviews including Alan Dicks & Gary Shelton to name just two. Here are links to their interviews:

https://foreverbristolcity.podbean.com/e/in-conversation-with-former-city-manager-alan-dicks/

https://foreverbristolcity.podbean.com/e/in-conversation-with-gary-shelton-89-94-150-apps-24-goals/

[exAtyeoMax]

3 hours ago, robinforlife2 said:

Brighton, also have Tony Bloom, a self made Billionaire and the heir of American Express through marriage! Those links have seen a stadium funded by sponsorship, and a big kick into the American Merchandise market. Like I have tried to say before, the wealth of an owner is not the only important thing, but the links they have and bring with it. We have a passionate local Billionaire, but he's brought no friends and links to the party to bring in outside money and help us build better.

SL may be wealthier at present than Tony Bloom, but Tony, is far more resourceful and connected, than SL will ever be. 

Well yeah…isn't that what may people have been saying for ages? The club needs experienced people at the helm. 

[CyderInACan]

22 hours ago, Mad Cyril said:

I have no desire to watch our players try and do well at Rugby.

TBF at the moment even the rugby players can't do well at rugby. 

[Numero Uno]

9 minutes ago, CyderInACan said:

TBF at the moment even the rugby players can't do well at rugby. 

The whole Bristol Sport thing is a malaise at present. If it was down to me we wouldn't even be a part of it at all but that's a different discussion.

[robinforlife2]

3 hours ago, Grey Fox said:

So your big plan for the future, is ………., to keep selling at every opportunity, and hope that one year we get lucky ?

Really ??????????

No, as said, we need to spend 8-10 years selling at least one prized asset for 10m+ every 18 months to 2 years. In doing this the club will reach a point where it is sustainable and not operating at catastrophic losses. In doing this, we will have built a bank or nest egg, which allow us to have a proper crack at it over a couple of seasons, where other clubs may not be able to do so, as they have gambled and lost. Because the money would also be from being sustainable, it would not have a adverse reaction like it did after LJ and MA's time at the helm.

The other alternative, is that the club comes into money via investment and links.

Lets look at it this way, It costs £3,500 to sponsor a match at Bristol City, which generates 80K a year for the club. A client of mine sponsored a match at Leeds this season and it cost him £12,000. So there's a huge different in money the club makes from corporate clients, to leading clubs in this league.

Brighton a club previously mentioned, had Amex a stadium sponsor at £10m a year for 5 years, and this is a lucrative deal. If we attracted a big investor who represented a big company, we could equally do such deals, which add more money into what we can spend. However, this won't happen whilst Lansdown is our owner, so route one of gradual progression and in a long period of time, be financially positioned to go for it. 

[fisherrich]

On 03/01/2024 at 11:54, exAtyeoMax said:

Perhaps if the club had a better infrastructure players wouldn't be so keen to leave. The poor way the club is structured and the lack of cohesive plan will ultimately backfire. 

We need new owners, new infrastructure, with a development path that the top players buy in to. Other clubs have done it.
Not what we currently have under the Lansdowns and never will have.

[Grey Fox]

2 hours ago, robinforlife2 said:

No, as said, we need to spend 8-10 years selling at least one prized asset for 10m+ every 18 months to 2 years. In doing this the club will reach a point where it is sustainable and not operating at catastrophic losses. In doing this, we will have built a bank or nest egg, which allow us to have a proper crack at it over a couple of seasons, where other clubs may not be able to do so, as they have gambled and lost. Because the money would also be from being sustainable, it would not have a adverse reaction like it did after LJ and MA's time at the helm.

The other alternative, is that the club comes into money via investment and links.

Lets look at it this way, It costs £3,500 to sponsor a match at Bristol City, which generates 80K a year for the club. A client of mine sponsored a match at Leeds this season and it cost him £12,000. So there's a huge different in money the club makes from corporate clients, to leading clubs in this league.

Brighton a club previously mentioned, had Amex a stadium sponsor at £10m a year for 5 years, and this is a lucrative deal. If we attracted a big investor who represented a big company, we could equally do such deals, which add more money into what we can spend. However, this won't happen whilst Lansdown is our owner, so route one of gradual progression and in a long period of time, be financially positioned to go for it. 

Jesus wept 

[Mr Popodopolous]

SL could bolster our turnover legitimately if he saw fit.

Provided they are fair market value and cleared as such, the following areas remain untouched:

A) Stadium Naming Rights

B) Stand Naming Rights

C) HPC Naming Rights

Maybe even medium term the Sporting Quarter could enhance Group Commercial Revenue or Naming Rights.

The other aspect of a)-c) especially is that SL has or has interest in a range of other companies, said it before but they could be promoted via naming rights while simultaneously boosting our Commercial Revenue.

[exAtyeoMax]

3 hours ago, robinforlife2 said:

No, as said, we need to spend 8-10 years selling at least one prized asset for 10m+ every 18 months to 2 years. In doing this the club will reach a point where it is sustainable and not operating at catastrophic losses. In doing this, we will have built a bank or nest egg, which allow us to have a proper crack at it over a couple of seasons, where other clubs may not be able to do so, as they have gambled and lost. Because the money would also be from being sustainable, it would not have a adverse reaction like it did after LJ and MA's time at the helm.

The other alternative, is that the club comes into money via investment and links.

Lets look at it this way, It costs £3,500 to sponsor a match at Bristol City, which generates 80K a year for the club. A client of mine sponsored a match at Leeds this season and it cost him £12,000. So there's a huge different in money the club makes from corporate clients, to leading clubs in this league.

Brighton a club previously mentioned, had Amex a stadium sponsor at £10m a year for 5 years, and this is a lucrative deal. If we attracted a big investor who represented a big company, we could equally do such deals, which add more money into what we can spend. However, this won't happen whilst Lansdown is our owner, so route one of gradual progression and in a long period of time, be financially positioned to go for it. 

so after 20 years of ownership…we have to wait another 20 years…

[Grey Fox]

2 hours ago, Mr Popodopolous said:

SL could bolster our turnover legitimately if he saw fit.

Provided they are fair market value and cleared as such, the following areas remain untouched:

A) Stadium Naming Rights

B) Stand Naming Rights

C) HPC Naming Rights

Maybe even medium term the Sporting Quarter could enhance Group Commercial Revenue or Naming Rights.

The other aspect of a)-c) especially is that SL has or has interest in a range of other companies, said it before but they could be promoted via naming rights while simultaneously boosting our Commercial Revenue.

Or stock the club shop with something worth buying, or just stock it ?

[Mr Popodopolous]

1 minute ago, Grey Fox said:

Or stock the club shop with something worth buying, or just stock it ?

Many things.

Think we have grown the Commercial base well post rebuild but we can always do more, do better- no room for complacency or satisfaction on the part of the hierarchy.