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Or 9 N'KoudousEven if Levy handed over £100 million of the profit to invest in players, it's only realistically going to get us 2 players when you factor in wages.
Or 9 N'KoudousEven if Levy handed over £100 million of the profit to invest in players, it's only realistically going to get us 2 players when you factor in wages.
Naming rights deal last 10 years plus so not really impacted by whether we qualify for CL this year or not. Much more important is the hype around the stadium, the universal “best stadium in the world” conclusion must be massively helpful, and the amount of exposure the stadium will get in the US, that is where the big sponsorship bucks are.
I’ve been a Levy critic but will concede he has probably been right to wait for the stadium to be finished before securing naming rights. Another month or two of “best stadium in the world” PR and the price will only be heading in one direction.
The loan payments will not be £90m more like £50m.
We will refinance the loans but at the moment they are meant to be paid off by 2022.
Absolutely correct, but refinancing depends on ability to repay.We will refinance the loans but at the moment they are meant to be paid off by 2022.
We will refinance the loans but at the moment they are meant to be paid off by 2022.
They are short term bridging loans - when they say paid off, they mean refinanced - normally this is to other loan term structured loans at a choice of the club. They don’t mean we have to pay them all off - these short term loans will probably be interest only with capital repayment options.
So like we've been telling all those pundits who said we will be restricted by paying off the stadium for the next ten years, we have been restricted for the last ten years paying off the stadium but from now on we've got cash on the hip.
Exactly. Looking at the historical cash flow, the cash spent on fixed assets to June 2018 since Poch took over in 2014 is around £830m. £450m of this is through borrowing so £380m has come from our own pockets during this time. If we were to achieve the same on field success over the next 4 years (qualify for the champions league twice) we could effectively give Poch a further £380m to invest in players without giving him a single penny of the extra revenues generated from the new stadium.
This is the point many pundits and even some fans have been ignoring. The way we have been operating these last four years is not comparable to any other club and was only ever going to be temporary as we navigated our way through the construction phases of the stadium and training ground. We have been shackled to the tune of £380m during this period but now the training ground and stadium are complete and fully funded the shackles can now be removed.
Poch has done absolute wonders to have us competing where we have during this period and I imagine this why he gets so frustrated when the media compare us to our rivals.
Sorry to be a bore but crowd levels won't fall in a precipitous way because roughly 2/3 of ticket revenues come from the premium seats / boxes and they are on 3 - 10 year contracts.Absolutely correct, but refinancing depends on ability to repay.
If we dont make CL over the who;e of this period then crowd levels and TV income will fall significantly and refinancing becomes tougher and harsher.
It is vital that this summer we make major team investments to ensure that this doesnt happen.
the net spend on players would not be affected from daniel levy's own lips last month. I wouldn't expect us to start splashing the cash just yet.
Exactly. Looking at the historical cash flow, the cash spent on fixed assets to June 2018 since Poch took over in 2014 is around £830m. £450m of this is through borrowing so £380m has come from our own pockets during this time. If we were to achieve the same on field success over the next 4 years (qualify for the champions league twice) we could effectively give Poch a further £380m to invest in players without giving him a single penny of the extra revenues generated from the new stadium.
This is the point many pundits and even some fans have been ignoring. The way we have been operating these last four years is not comparable to any other club and was only ever going to be temporary as we navigated our way through the construction phases of the stadium and training ground. We have been shackled to the tune of £380m during this period but now the training ground and stadium are complete and fully funded the shackles can now be removed.
Poch has done absolute wonders to have us competing where we have during this period and I imagine this why he gets so frustrated when the media compare us to our rivals.
At what point exactly do you expect us to "start splashing the cash" ? Genuinely interested not seeking confrontation. Thanks
At what point exactly do you expect us to "start splashing the cash" ? Genuinely interested not seeking confrontation. Thanks
Just a negotiating ploy as we don't want to drive up prices, he didn't say player net spend neither so I intend to wear my optimistic hat.the net spend on players would not be affected from daniel levy's own lips last month. I wouldn't expect us to start splashing the cash just yet.
Amen brother, don't hold your breath though.Midnight July 1, 2019