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Post by bexleyboy on May 8, 2023 13:10:12 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out .
think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above .
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Post by valleyfaithful on May 8, 2023 13:23:43 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out . think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above . Where did you see this BB? Isn't on their Twitter |
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Post by discocafc on May 8, 2023 13:52:04 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out . think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above . Where did you see this BB? Isn't on their Twitter Yep that’s what I’m wondering |
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Post by essexaddick on May 8, 2023 14:36:08 GMT
Where did you see this BB? Isn't on their Twitter Yep that’s what I’m wondering It is not on the MK website. |
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Post by reamsofverse on May 8, 2023 14:47:35 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out . think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above . Well as they say, what goes around comes around. At least this time around Wimbledon are safe from them! |
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Post by Mundell on May 8, 2023 15:36:22 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out . think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above . I think something has probably been lost in translation here bexleyboyI’d be very surprised if this is true. Even if Winkelman does want out surely he’d look for a buyer first? I wonder if facing heavy criticism from clueless fans he’s said, in sheer frustration, if it wasn’t for me you wouldn’t have a club? In his case, that statement is almost uniquely true. |
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2023 21:29:33 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out . think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above . Well as they say, what goes around comes around. At least this time around Wimbledon are safe from them! Spot on They can go tonight Bunch of imposters |
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Post by bexleyboy on May 9, 2023 7:00:36 GMT
Quite a shocking statement from their chairman who says relegation to league two he might have to consider closing the club down because they can’t survive on league one gates .. and it’s going to be much worse in league two .. He says they can’t afford to keep any of the players they have some are on decent wages ..it does not look like they will be able if they do start the season to be able to see it out . think this really sums up the financial mess that is being allowed to happen in league one and league two by greedy bastards from above . Where did you see this BB? Isn't on their Twitter It popped up on one of these instagram sites … for league one football |
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Post by valleyfaithful on May 9, 2023 8:09:20 GMT
Where did you see this BB? Isn't on their Twitter It popped up on one of these instagram sites … for league one football Ok mate, think it's just some kid spreading rumours then - can't find anything credible. |
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Post by kings hill addick on May 9, 2023 8:15:02 GMT
It does seem to be a poison chalice owning and funding a football club now. In order to be competitive the clubs are having to haggle with players and their agents that are demanding (in total across the squad) significantly more than the clubs can generate in terms of income.
So you have to run up (and fund) losses at just above every level of professional football in England. Then if you are relegated the income falls and the losses increase.
I struggle to understand why anyone would want to own and fund a football club. It’s no surprise that so many owners are looking for someone else to take on the burden.
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Post by earlpurple on May 9, 2023 8:22:53 GMT
And so it happened with Thomas Sandgaard. He came in as a knight in shining armour, rescuing us from ESI and with recent memories of Bury and almost Bolton just a year earlier, we were grateful. We had a run of 6 or 7 wins in a row near the start and all was going really well.
Then a couple of injuries to key players, a disastrous run, Bowyer out: he left by himself and whilst Adkins wasn't our top choice, he seemed to do ok. Our own preferences of Cowley Brothers and Paul Cook didn't exactly do well where they did end up (Portsmouth and Ipswich).
Then when we didn't go up and his company stopped doing so well, the finances dried up, as happened obviously last year at MK Dons, where they'd pushed the boat the previous year to come so close. That can be the only explanation really.
And yes, it's a poison in football that it is a loss making business. There is never enough income in the lower division to pay the demands of running a club, and if you try to break even, you get failure on the pitch. There is no shortcut way around it. I think Thomas Sandgaard thought a Category A status academy was the answer, whereby we could bring academy players through. Category A status has a cost though. We have brought some academy players through, and I guess it's kept us in League One but that's all it's ever going to achieve.
So we cry out for Josh Friedman who we hope will be the next saviour and will splash out millions to take us up for the love of it, because he's loaded. But will he? I mean, if he's so happy to splash his cash why not just give Thomas the extra 1.5 million he wants?
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Post by jonkool on May 9, 2023 8:43:06 GMT
It does seem to be a poison chalice owning and funding a football club now. In order to be competitive the clubs are having to haggle with players and their agents that are demanding (in total across the squad) significantly more than the clubs can generate in terms of income. So you have to run up (and fund) losses at just above every level of professional football in England. Then if you are relegated the income falls and the losses increase. I struggle to understand why anyone would want to own and fund a football club. It’s no surprise that so many owners are looking for someone else to take on the burden. It’s become a vanity project … so many read Moneyball and suddenly they all think that they have the golden ticket to success. At present the modus operandi is to take on a failing tier 3 club with a potentially sizeable fan base and get promotion asap then sell in for a profit to a mug who believes he can steer the club on to the Prem before they run out of dosh. |
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Post by kings hill addick on May 9, 2023 13:53:10 GMT
It does seem to be a poison chalice owning and funding a football club now. In order to be competitive the clubs are having to haggle with players and their agents that are demanding (in total across the squad) significantly more than the clubs can generate in terms of income. So you have to run up (and fund) losses at just above every level of professional football in England. Then if you are relegated the income falls and the losses increase. I struggle to understand why anyone would want to own and fund a football club. It’s no surprise that so many owners are looking for someone else to take on the burden. It’s become a vanity project … so many read Moneyball and suddenly they all think that they have the golden ticket to success. At present the modus operandi is to take on a failing tier 3 club with a potentially sizeable fan base and get promotion asap then sell in for a profit to a mug who believes he can steer the club on to the Prem before they run out of dosh. The thing is that that can happen. Southampton, Norwich, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Forest, Leeds, Sheffield United and Huddersfield have all had spells in the third division and this season there are three teams in the playoffs that have been down in the third division in the last few years. We, also, need to remember that many of these 'investors' have been outrageously successful, financially, some more by luck than judgement, so they, like Sandgaard, just assume that it will be easy. |
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Post by AndyAddick on May 10, 2023 13:48:04 GMT
It does seem to be a poison chalice owning and funding a football club now. In order to be competitive the clubs are having to haggle with players and their agents that are demanding (in total across the squad) significantly more than the clubs can generate in terms of income. So you have to run up (and fund) losses at just above every level of professional football in England. Then if you are relegated the income falls and the losses increase. I struggle to understand why anyone would want to own and fund a football club. It’s no surprise that so many owners are looking for someone else to take on the burden. 90% of agents are parasites ! |
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Post by Mundell on May 10, 2023 14:17:20 GMT
It’s become a vanity project … so many read Moneyball and suddenly they all think that they have the golden ticket to success. At present the modus operandi is to take on a failing tier 3 club with a potentially sizeable fan base and get promotion asap then sell in for a profit to a mug who believes he can steer the club on to the Prem before they run out of dosh. The thing is that that can happen. Southampton, Norwich, Brighton, Wolves, Bournemouth, Forest, Leeds, Sheffield United and Huddersfield have all had spells in the third division and this season there are three teams in the playoffs that have been down in the third division in the last few years. We, also, need to remember that many of these 'investors' have been outrageously successful, financially, some more by luck than judgement, so they, like Sandgaard, just assume that it will be easy. I posted something very similar on the “Reasons to be cheerful ..... or at least not too depressed!!” thread recently. In the last fifteen completed seasons (i.e. excluding this one) thirty five different clubs have been promoted from League One to the Championship. Of these thirty five no less than twelve have subsequently played in the Premier League - your list plus Brentford, Leicester and Swansea. That’s just better than one in three and is extraordinary really. Anyone buying one of the ‘bigger’ League One clubs, like Charlton, might quite reasonably fancy their chances. |
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