by Snowflake Royal »
17 Sep 2023 10:35
Chairman Mao WestYorksRoyal Anybody willing to be a minority partner with Dai has more money than sense and will most likely be a similarly bad owner. Dai is basically asking them to put in the funding to bankroll his attempt to claw back the poor investment he's pissed away, all after he has publicly demonstrated to be utterly untrustworthy.
I still maintain that the club is an attractive proposition if up for sale, but this minority investment route seems like a delusion.
In a death spiral, 200 million plus in debt, not owners of our own ground/training facility, and we are worth about 20 million.
Attractive!?
Agree part ownership seems even after though.
By definition, anyone willing to take all, or some of that on, is a certified lunatic/moron and so should be nowhere near our club
Any sale would see that debt likely wiped out, and could easily include the ground and training facility.
Whole lot for maybe £35m with the debt wiped. Or at least massively reduced. Wages back on a relatively sustainable footing. Lots of young talent, so room for growth and player sales for good money. Good chance of promotion in 1 to 2 seasons if well run. Lots of room for attendance growth. So increased revenue on promotion a certainty. Upward trajectory and facilities that could take us to the PL.
Business model of leveraging the facilities and first team pathway to attract top young talent. Big sale or two a year, 20% of the fees going to the owner's pocket, 60% funding wage gaps and 20% to reinvest.
Add selling on when we're back at the right end of the Champ or even in the PL and you can add 50% maybe 100% to what you spent.
Not beyond the realms of possibility to double your money in 5 years, if you're good and get lucky.