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Paid for player transfers when McCabe wouldn't.✅
Had to take over the club when McCabe tried to rip him off✅
Financed the club as much as he could✅
Kept the club going through the Covid period✅
Kept season ticket prices affordable throughout his time as owner✅
Finally got the ground and footballing side under one ownership✅
Bought back the ransom corners from McCabe✅
Refurbished the Hotel up to standard✅
Secured land for 1st team training ground✅
Cat 1 Academy possible when training ground up and running✅
Changed the culture at what was a selling club with McCabe✅
Left the club in a far better state than it was with McCabe✅

You can't really fault the guy yes he has made some mistakes who doesn't but I believe he cared about the club he just doesn't have the money to run a Premier League outfit season upon season which is hardly his fault. It's not been an easy period for him as owner but he has done all he could to the best of his ability. People might say ahh but United World or the embargo and -2pts but McCabe did similar in China, Hungary and other places with similar levels of failure. The Princes good far out weighs the bad.

Best owner we have had in my time as a supporter (nearly 70yr) he gets my thanks for all he has done, briefly we had a team up there with the great Harris side in the 70's.
I wish him all the best for the future and I'd like to think he would be welcomed back as a fan in the future, these Americans have a lot to live up to.
 
An excellent owner to have, I only wish he had more money and we wouldn't need a takeover. Very few decisions did I disagree with, knew when to stick or twist and importantly appointed people who knew what to do and let them do it.

No massive ego like chansiri
No destruction of the club identity like Vincent tan
No stupid low value sales like mcCabe

3 promotions and credit for this one if it happens.

A genuine GLTTL
 
We’ve gone from a mid table League 1 team with the likes of Michael Doyle, Jay McEveley and Neill Collins to a bit of a yo-yo Championship/PL team.

We’ve had the likes of MGW, Ndiaye, Berge, Henderson, McAtee etc. to watch. As well as stalwarts that stayed with the club like Egan, Basham, Sharp, Norwood, Baldock etc.

We own the land (mortgaged), have a new training ground in the pipeline and some fantastic young players as well as players like Hamer, Souza, Anel.

We have a genuine chance of promotion back to the PL.

On the downside we’ve had £100m’s through the club and still ended up in an embargo that may or may not be telling come the end of this season.

We were pretty embarrassing for 2 out of the 3 PL seasons and we wasted some of the money on players that were frankly just a waste of money.

We had another crack at the flawed ‘overseas clubs’ model that went a bit tits up.

I’m 40 and have watched the Blades regularly since 1990/91. He’s the best owner we’ve had in that time but it’s not saying too much really.
 
metalblade said:
Paid for player transfers when McCabe wouldn't.✅
Had to take over the club when McCabe tried to rip him off✅
Financed the club as much as he could✅
Kept the club going through the Covid period✅
Kept season ticket prices affordable throughout his time as owner✅
Finally got the ground and footballing side under one ownership✅
Bought back the ransom corners from McCabe✅
Refurbished the Hotel up to standard✅
Secured land for 1st team training ground✅
Cat 1 Academy possible when training ground up and running✅
Changed the culture at what was a selling club with McCabe✅
Left the club in a far better state than it was with McCabe✅

You can't really fault the guy yes he has made some mistakes who doesn't but I believe he cared about the club he just doesn't have the money to run a Premier League outfit season upon season which is hardly his fault. It's not been an easy period for him as owner but he has done all he could to the best of his ability. People might say ahh but United World or the embargo and -2pts but McCabe did similar in China, Hungary and other places with similar levels of failure. The Princes good far out weighs the bad.

Best owner we have had in my time as a supporter (nearly 70yr) he gets my thanks for all he has done, briefly we had a team up there with the great Harris side in the 70's.
I wish him all the best for the future and I'd like to think he would be welcomed back as a fan in the future, these Americans have a lot to live up to.
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Best owner we’ve had in my lifetime but that take much doing
 
Berkshire Blade said:
Leaves with no apology to the embargo and points deduction?

Let hope those two points don't matter come May.
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On the other hand don’t agree a two points deduction and take your chances later on in the season.

Who knows maybe the authorities would have given us an extra six points to help us along our way.

On the other hand we could have been deducted much more than two points.

Do the sensible thing. Know what you face and deal with it so there are no unpleasant clouds hanging over you throughout the season.

Not at all pathetic people having a go at the Prince over the two points deduction. No doubt it was all his fault that Berge and N’diaye left before the start of last season. If they’d stayed we’d still be in the Premiership and it wouldn’t surprise me if we hadn’t lifted the FA Cup and were riding high in some spectacular European competition this season.
 
The Prince was the owner who got £6m (six million pounds) for Auston Trusty

That alone deserves great admiration and to a large extent sums up the type of change he helped oversee at the club
 
Seems like nowadays club owners leaving is met with at best relief, if not legal battles and an outpouring of vitriol.

The prince has left us in a better condition on and off the field, turned a profit, and will be able to come to matches without causing a riot.

No he wasn’t perfect, but in terms of football club owners he was a fucking unicorn.
 

He was the better option to McCabe, but unfortunately left it a year or two too late to sell up for me to be completely satisfied with his reign. Last year was beyond embarrassment.

In fairness though we were on an unbelievable upward trajectory until a global fucking pandemic hit. Whether or not it would’ve made much difference is up for debate, it was unprecedented.

I think overall he should take credit. Definitely better off now than when he arrived, though Wilder is the main reason for that.
 
Berkshire Blade said:
Leaves with no apology to the embargo and points deduction?

Let hope those two points don't matter come May.
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The embargo and points deduction were the result of choosing to retain players who secured our promotion to the Premier League, the outcome of which was to secure the short term financial stability of the club and avoid a firesale of assets. The embargo had no impact on our success - we were skint anyway.
The two point deduction is the equivalent penalty of the two points that the team threw away when cruising at 2-0 up at home against QPR.
It’s exceptionally small minded to expect an apology for these actions, or to seek to pin the blame for any failure to secure promotion this season solely on the Prince. He made some difficult judgements, took some chances, and they paid off. I for one am grateful for that.
 
lazyfecklessblade said:
Seems like nowadays club owners leaving is met with at best relief, if not legal battles and an outpouring of vitriol.

The prince has left us in a better condition on and off the field, turned a profit, and will be able to come to matches without causing a riot.

No he wasn’t perfect, but in terms of football club owners he was a fucking unicorn.
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I wonder if that's because a lot of the ownership stories that are dominated by the mainstream media are the bad one's, like the Glaziers at Man U, doesn't sound like Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are much better either.

Remember how talked about the Mike Ashley saga was at the time, or how much is said about Everton under Moshiri.

Whereas the one's like the Prince (with the exception of the local media) don't often get talked about in the media, there was a 3 minute Sky clip about it earlier today when it finally got announced and they didn't say a lot about the new owners.

Apparently PA is going to be at the WBA game to say goodbye so hopefully he gets a good send off.
 
loyalblade95 said:
I wonder if that's because a lot of the ownership stories that are dominated by the mainstream media are the bad one's, like the Glaziers at Man U, doesn't sound like Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are much better either.

Remember how talked about the Mike Ashley saga was at the time, or how much is said about Everton under Moshiri.

Whereas the one's like the Prince (with the exception of the local media) don't often get talked about in the media, there was a 3 minute Sky clip about it earlier today when it finally got announced and they didn't say a lot about the new owners.

Apparently PA is going to be at the WBA game to say goodbye so hopefully he gets a good send off.
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Did not even get mention on look North, they did mention us and Leed's results and that was it. Very short Christmas edition, but time to just say takeover complete we will cover it after Christmas ffs.
 
Darlington82 said:
Did not even get mention on look North, they did mention us and Leed's results and that was it. Very short Christmas edition, but time to just say takeover complete we will cover it after Christmas ffs.
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Surprised it didn't get a mention on Look North, considering it is big news in the local sports news.
 
dn5 shaun said:
And if we miss out on promotion by 2 pts there will only be one person to blame, Just like the most embarrassing season in our history. Hammered every week with players who couldn't stand up after a hour last season.
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Already got your scapegoat lined up eh. What if we miss out by 2 points because Sunderland and Burnley both get 110 points?

No reply required.
 
Darlington82 said:
Did not even get mention on look North, they did mention us and Leed's results and that was it. Very short Christmas edition, but time to just say takeover complete we will cover it after Christmas ffs.
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loyalblade95 said:
Surprised it didn't get a mention on Look North, considering it is big news in the local sports news.
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It was actually mentioned on Look North at 10.30
 
We’ve had much worse and nobody better, but that’s a low bar.

Good luck to COH, but hopefully they’ve got deep pockets if we do go up.

He who forgets history is destined to repeat it.
 
To be fair, the Prince did great for us; I thank Him for that. He kept our players who had come through the Youth system, made sure we benefitted rather than selling for peanuts like previous chairmen and got decent fees for the players sold last summer. He admitted he couldn't afford the funds to keep the club going. Yes, we are in a better position the when He arrived. I wish Him well and Thanks again. Now we Have new owners and I welcome you all to our Great club.
 
The new owners are not buying the club. They are an investment firm who will want to turn a profit.
They are a Prince was not exactly a willing new owner. He was obliged by a court order to buy most of the club assets, when he did not have the means to do so. It would be fair to say, he inherited a going concern, with a dodgy financial structure.

Eventually, he found credible buyers by making the business look viable, and along with Wilders management skills, made the club promotable.
 
He is a wise man. Has given this club many emotional rides and probably its best years. What could have happened if he had real money. Plus I think he also made a profit on sale. Hope the new owners have some of his skills plus the financial resources. It would be interesting to time jump 10 years and see how this is has materialised
 
One thing I’ll miss about the Prince is his willingness to admit his mistakes. Getting rid of Slav pretty quickly to give us a chance of promotion and bringing back a man overlooked in Hecky was a masterstroke. Also bringing Chris Wilder back despite their differences. McCabe was far too stubborn to admit mistakes and it bit him and us many times.
 

Charlieblade said:
The new owners are not buying the club. They are an investment firm who will want to turn a profit.
They are a Prince was not exactly a willing new owner. He was obliged by a court order to buy most of the club assets, when he did not have the means to do so. It would be fair to say, he inherited a going concern, with a dodgy financial structure.

Eventually, he found credible buyers by making the business look viable, and along with Wilders management skills, made the club promotable.
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The owners that are not in it for profit can be counted on one hand. American ownership also makes me nervous but let’s hope they are ‘different’
PA has been excellent albeit a tad fortunate that Hecky did the business when we were struggling financially. My views on him are not universal but he always came across well when communicating with the fans.
 
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