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Gavin #192

Wish I knew mate but it has to be either what you suggest in your final sentence or despite the new stadium, refinancing etc… we’ve still got very limited room for manouvre under SCR.

I don’t see any other possible explanations.

Stan #27, factual corrections:

There is nothing unusual about issuing vanilla complimentary public statements complimenting managers you just sacked. Happens every time.

Roma’s CEO was not unpopular until the Ultras’ idol De Rossi demanded she be fired. The Friedkins did NOT part ways with her — she resigned and left Italy under threats to her children. And Ranieri wasn’t the replacement for De Rossi — he was hired only after Juric crashed and burned.

John #25, here’s a partial list:

– Bought the club out of financial desperation.
– Reduced the club’s net debt by 57%, discharged all the toxic 777 loans and converted £451 million of Moshiri shareholder debt to equity.
– Secured new stadium financing and finished it on schedule.
– Secured new worldwide business partnerships with the likes of Budweiser and Pepsi.
– Ramped up club revenues 35% YOY.
– Authorized the complete revamp of the club’s Academy system and hired a highly respected exec (Cox) to carry it out. (Check out the highlights of the U18s last two games.)
– Spent roughly £200 million (so far) on player signings.
– Acquired a data/analytics company to bring the club up to speed on modern player assessment.
– Revamped the club’s dysfunctional executive structure (a process obviously not finished yet).

Every one of these steps is directed towards success.

But of course they carry no weight with fans who believe that owners must love the club and attend the games in order to deliver success.

Brendan, so if the lack of transfer spending isn’t because of the new SCR what is it then because we are treated like the poor relations compared to Roma, even though the club have nearly doubled our sponsorship income, placed huge hikes on season tickets, make a lot more money on match days and extra stadium events. I realise there’s still a couple of 100m in debt but that was refinanced to be paid over years.

It doesn’t add up to me, unless they TFG have zero ambition and just want to tick things over until they sell.

Jees! Common sense finally prevails. How, on this earth, was the sale ever considered, as per Si’s(#48) first sentence. Good post Si 👍

Some of the fantastically superlative comments in support of Friedkin, however he’d describe himself if he ever deigns to afford us fans’ a mere dialogue with him, reeks of Trumpism, where bullshit, greed and disdain for anyone who dares to question the bleedin’ obvious prevails, despite Friedkin now admittedly saying he’s shown his own arse to the football world re Harrison.

NSNO to him means “No Sense No Obligation”. Fuck him!