Blades in America Podcast

[PeterNdlovu081]

Doesn't bode well when the guy presenting starts by saying we're one of the oldest football clubs in England.

We're not.

 

[NerdyBlade]

They need an adapted kids in America theme tune - “Were the blades in America, woah-oh” sung by Rosen in his new Kermit voice

I'd say less Kermit, more Dennis Leary

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Guys the host has just asked him to explain "for people who don't know" what promotion and relegation means...

Who does he think is watching a Sheffield United podcast

 

[s20Blade]

Is Jimmy Muir in it?

 

[Designer Blade]

Owner on Gus: Wanted a longer contract and bigger wage than we could afford, we offered on our budget, he rejected.

That kinda contradicts what Chris said in the presser, or should we say true but not the whole truth. Chris said he wanted to go, but the owner said he wanted more money and contract length. So in a way yes he wanted to leave only because we couldn't match his demands.

Course, is the owner telling the truth...

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

Is Jimmy Muir in it?

Still busy trying to track down Russ's programmes.

 

[s20Blade]

Still busy trying to track down Russ's programmes.

How much were they?

 

[Rodley]

Is Foxy able to give us a green tick if this is the case?

 

[Æthelstan]

That editing was too distracting for me to pay attention to whatever their gums were flapping for

 

[PeterNdlovu081]

How much were they?

Fatha Joe only got twenty quid for the lot.

The bastard.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Interesting quote from it here

“We're bringing in some new investment partners, which I think many clubs are trying to do. I know, as you've read recently, there’s many a club who have brought in new investment partners to try to get better and bigger and build the academy. So that's our goal.”

 

[Bladesman]

Interesting quote from it here

“We're bringing in some new investment partners, which I think many clubs are trying to do. I know, as you've read recently, there’s many a club who have brought in new investment partners to try to get better and bigger and build the academy. So that's our goal.”

I do think they seem quite focused on the academy. He let slip that lack of promotion put back the work at Dore but that is now moving on again this year.

The end of the podcast was more informative than the start. The start just seemed like them explaining how football and clubs work in the UK to a US viewer.

Anyone who can't be bothered to watch an hour, just skip to the middle.

 

[Berkshire Blade]

The amount he claims he's just found out about after buying a 100 million pound business when it's pretty basic stuff we all know is worrying...

 

[Bladesman]

The amount he claims he's just found out about after buying a 100 million pound business when it's pretty basic stuff we all know is worrying...

I think he was more concerned by what PA probably didn't disclose and that's why we are having these legal battles.

 

[dc_blade]

It hasn't changed my opinion that they need to go, but I thought he came across quite well. He's a fairly charismatic guy and if he doesn't really know how to run the club he's at least good at bluffing.

The stuff on Bord and the stuff about Wilder basically running the whole club made it worth watching.

 

[Designer Blade]

RE the Prince and 35mil, a lot of waffle, but seems to be saying now parachute payments have gone and the debts they inherited / position the club is in, means they have reevaluated the value of the club. The Prince and the owners could not agree on a deal. I was confused at this point. COH had another guy attached to that company and they wanted to move away from them, so started the new company. I could be wrong, there was a lot of just going in circles.

 

[Wizard]

Whatever the quality of their answers it's good to hear a longform interview by one of the owners.

Actions are more important than words but it's interesting to see what the public messaging about their aims is.

 

[FulwoodBlades]

Very interesting 55 minute interview. Yes, he is an investor in the club but his mission and vision matches that of the fans: achieve secure premiership status, and to pass the club onto the next “custodian”/owner in a better state than they received it in. His USP/specialism he thinks is his ability to put in place processes that give us a competitive advantage over others, such as coordinating medical, team management, etc and developing the academy. My overall take is he is an investor for sure but so too are 100% of/all other club owners. There is no reason for us to be more negative about them than ANY other owner. Their self interests dovetail with our desires for the club as fans.

 

[staton]

RE the Prince and 35mil, a lot of waffle, but seems to be saying now parachute payments have gone and the debts they inherited / position the club is in, means they have reevaluated the value of the club. The Prince and the owners could not agree on a deal. I was confused at this point. COH had another guy attached to that company and they wanted to move away from them, so started the new company. I could be wrong, there was a lot of just going in circles.

Can't remember his name but, I think that guy was the original investor who is now supposedly suing them.

 

[Bladesman]

RE the Prince and 35mil, a lot of waffle, but seems to be saying now parachute payments have gone and the debts they inherited / position the club is in, means they have reevaluated the value of the club. The Prince and the owners could not agree on a deal. I was confused at this point. COH had another guy attached to that company and they wanted to move away from them, so started the new company. I could be wrong, there was a lot of just going in circles.

Sounds like they did make every attempt to negotiate something new regarding terms with PA.

 

[dc_blade]

Can't remember his name but, I think that guy was the original investor who is now supposedly suing them.

Tom Page.

 

[Edgar Allan Poo]

Apparently, we pay our Bills on time.

How about our Abdullahs?

 

[Bladesman]

 

[JD88]

Interesting listen I thought. Some of it was a bit concerning and some of it sounds quite positive, (new investors, academy). Would be nice to hear from the other co owner as well though

 

[Gin&Juice]

Guys probably had half a pint of Landlord in the Crown

 

[staton]

Tom Page.

Tom Page: The California-based investor and founder of Vertex Albion Capital filed a fraud lawsuit against them in the Delaware Chancery Court. Page claims that he and a fourth partner were secretly and fraudulently cut out of the original 2024 consortium deal to purchase the football club when Rosen and Eltoukhy transferred ownership to their own "clone LLC". [1, 2]

 

[Bladesman]

Interesting listen I thought. Some of it was a bit concerning and some of it sounds quite positive, (new investors, academy). Would be nice to hear from the other co owner as well though

I was concerned how naive he admits they were when they bought the club and how the tried to change too much too fast. The worry for me is it sounds like they are holding off changing the structure much at all and Wilder sounds like he will have a lot of the control he always had.

You can't talk about the process of Premier League clubs and then think "Well we tried to copy that in a way, we didn't get it right. So lets just keep it as it is with a few tweaks"