radcliffe white Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 any team can get relegated if we were 20 points clear, the price would go up theres very little to sp[end on the ground/facilities and we are one very good season from a 100 million windfgall thats the potential think it’s more than 100m tbh, I see your points and really hope someone would pitch up really do Quote
Carlos Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 It's not really a windfall as you have to spend that and more to stay up... Three always go down and end up financially crippled. Nailed on. Quote
radcliffe white Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 If you take wolves bought for 30m spent a further 26m The owner says they will invest another 20m in January to ensure promotion plus money for firing the last manager and this new guys wages it’s bloody madness Quote
famouswanderer Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 It's not really a windfall as you have to spend that and more to stay up... Three always go down and end up financially crippled. Nailed on. Not if you dont go bonkers - look at Burnley. Sign players on sensible contracts dont forget parachute payments Quote
Casino Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Not if you dont go bonkers - look at Burnley. Sign players on sensible contracts dont forget parachute payments and if players wont sign 'sensible contracts' that's when the fun begins i do feel that there is so much money swilling about now, that clubs can make money Quote
gonzo Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Think people overestimate the importance of gate receipt money. It's a drop in ocean to the rest of it. Quote
Lostock Whites Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 club of our size? We are an average sized club at the best, as for future potential there’s a good chance we will be a league 1 team next year. Much better placed clubs for a takeover than us imo 73 years in the top flight, 13th on the all time English table, and currently 4th biggest ever record attendance, of teams currently in the Championship. 4 FA Cups, Football League Founder, Modern state of the art ground with excellent transportation facilities We might be shit at the moment, but we are not an average club, at least in the top 6 biggest in the league. Therefore, if Wigan can get foreign investment, why can’t we? Quote
Lostock Whites Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 And any football fan of the last 15 years will know what Bolton Wanderers are capable of. Players like Okocha, Speed, Hierro, Anelka. Etc. Top 8 finishes, and European football with on occasion, 27/28k crowds. That is what potential is, and we are sale for dirt cheap at 25m, there’s got to be some interest there. Quote
radcliffe white Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 73 years in the top flight, 13th on the all time English table, and currently 4th biggest ever record attendance, of teams currently in the Championship. 4 FA Cups, Football League Founder, Modern state of the art ground with excellent transportation facilities We might be shit at the moment, but we are not an average club, at least in the top 6 biggest in the league. Therefore, if Wigan can get foreign investment, why can’t we? nice stats but means jack to an investor, and top six really? Quote
Casino Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 73 years in the top flight, 13th on the all time English table, and currently 4th biggest ever record attendance, of teams currently in the Championship. 4 FA Cups, Football League Founder, Modern state of the art ground with excellent transportation facilities irrelevant Quote
Lostock Whites Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 And I know, but I’m just highlighting our past. But as I’ve said, we have still got a lot of attractiveness for investors to look at today. Quote
Casino Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 nice stats but means jack to an investor, and top six really? i think he means top 6 in the league we are in bollocks, imo not that it means a toss Quote
Lostock Whites Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 irrelevant It’s not really irrelevant is it, in terms of debating whether we are an average sized club Quote
Sweep Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 we have still got a lot of attractiveness for investors to look at today. Correct, which is why there is a massive queue of Billionaires lining up to buy us Quote
ZiggyStardust Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 And any football fan of the last 15 years will know what Bolton Wanderers are capable of. Players like Okocha, Speed, Hierro, Anelka. Etc. Top 8 finishes, and European football with on occasion, 27/28k crowds. That is what potential is, and we are sale for dirt cheap at 25m, there’s got to be some interest there. We lost money in each of those seasons - good investment possibilities. Quote
radcliffe white Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Seen all them bullshit tables all over Facebook on groups get so many points for major trophies years in top flight etc. If you put that in theory Blackburn have won top league 3 times and six fa cups but are they bigger than us? Quote
Casino Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 It’s not really irrelevant is it, in terms of debating whether we are an average sized club its irrelevant in terms of investors big club/small club has been done to death and it means nowt Quote
frank_spencer Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 its irrelevant in terms of investors big club/small club has been done to death and it means nowt Well citeh are a massive club and they got the massivest investment of all. Quote
gonzo Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Bournemouth are a shit small club with little or no history to speak of. Didn't stop them being taken over. (Cue malc with some stat how they won the south coast cup in 1897) A Chinese investor won't give two shits whether we scored the first league goal or hosted a pie final or not. They want potential returns. Quote
Traf Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Even Ken says thew historical stats are irrelevant to our current situation. Yes, we won the Cup 4 times. We won't win it this season and come next May, it'll be 60yrs since we won it. Quote
Lostock Whites Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Let’s be proud of our history and use it as motivation towards our future. We’ve had a shit 5 years, but if we can stay up and consolidate as a solid championship team. Then you have to say big investment will be inevitable. There is a lot of clubs getting taken over at the moment, and we will need it to compete on the other side of the Championship. Quote
Sweep Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 Agreed - history means nothing to investors, and why should it. I'm sure our time will come...hopefully we get a decent investor Quote
Sweep Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 or a play thing I remember years ago, people said that they would be worried if we got taken over by foreign investors, as we could be in the shit if they got bored and dropped us..........it's better to have a "local lad" own the club who won't get bored...that ended well didn't it Quote
deane koontz Posted October 17, 2017 Posted October 17, 2017 74 comments on a possible Wigan takeover. Christ, what's become of this place smh. Quote
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