Sheffield merger

[Addison]

This reads to me as two separate things - that COH made an initial call (potentially out of curiosity regarding price, as others have alluded to) and that one of the many interested parties was interested merging the clubs. I'm not sure it's nailed on that the latter was COH.

Either way, COH should release a statement about it before the story gains too much negative traction. We've just stuffed the pigs at their gaff and we're on a bit of a high, the likes of which we haven't seen this season because it's been so poor. We don't need this bollocks.

If anything it'll be nice to hear from them, won't it.

They've responded in part

Message from the co-chairmen

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[Dkc]

FLW have even mocked up a new crest for clicks and giggles.

 

[Keen Blade]

A fully merged club is an anathema to most fans on both sides.
But selling both antiquated grounds to produce a 21st century stadium for "ground-sharing" surely makes sense.
Immediately reducing the running costs of both clubs
But more importantly
The only avenue available to drag both out of the doldrums and put Sheffield on the football map again.
If it was good enough for Milan ...

But then again , you're battling with the backward "let's not try owt new" mentality , endemic in Sheffield.

 

[Chunkey]

The poll is hard to answer without knowing the intended details. There’s not much that is worthwhile ‘taking’ from Wednesday, so a merger would just be us having to inherit their fanbase, of which a decent proportion appear to be incredibly stupid.

At least they could supply a completely fictional/made up back storey, to create a 'faux' history for this new club, one that would become fact after a few decades.

 

[TJB.]

They've responded in part

Message from the co-chairmen

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Not quite a statement about the story, though.

Having read it, it's not really a statement about anything at all

 

[Snowflake]

Not quite a statement about the story, though.

Having read it, it's not really a statement about anything at all

It is a statement as many were requesting. How genuine is for each of us to assess.

 

[Addison]

Not quite a statement about the story, though.

Having read it, it's not really a statement about anything at all

Agree their response would seem to be a reaction to the story but fails to address the critical question. Did you or didnt you? As a minimum it highlights the narrative about the Derby win and dumbs down our S6 neighbours clutching at straws assertion that our owners actions have taken the gloss off our historic victory.

 

[Bladesman]

FLW have even mocked up a new crest for clicks and giggles.

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An owl being poked in the arse with a sword.

 

[Wards]

A fully merged club is an anathema to most fans on both sides.
But selling both antiquated grounds to produce a 21st century stadium for "ground-sharing" surely makes sense.
Immediately reducing the running costs of both clubs
But more importantly
The only avenue available to drag both out of the doldrums and put Sheffield on the football map again.
If it was good enough for Milan ...

But then again , you're battling with the backward "let's not try owt new" mentality , endemic in Sheffield.

I said the same in SB last night. Most will dismiss it out of hand but it will make sense one day. I stress the 'one day' element because it probably makes little sense for us as things stand. It needs both clubs to be on something of an equal footing I'd think.

 

[Sheffsteel]

A fully merged club is an anathema to most fans on both sides.
But selling both antiquated grounds to produce a 21st century stadium for "ground-sharing" surely makes sense.
Immediately reducing the running costs of both clubs
But more importantly
The only avenue available to drag both out of the doldrums and put Sheffield on the football map again.
If it was good enough for Milan ...

But then again , you're battling with the backward "let's not try owt new" mentality , endemic in Sheffield.

Agree…..Sheffielders absolutely hate change and new fangled ambitious ideas.

Would love it…..just out of interest.
If a consortium of American billionaires approached both Sheffield clubs with intentions to merge to form a super club.

However they agreed that it probably won’t be accepted …..so explained they plan to arrange an official on-line vote amongst all SU and SW season tickets holders.

A few weeks before the vote they release a 15 minute presentation video.

The video states they intend to sell off both grounds and buy the Sheffield Arena and surrounding land/ car park space.
They then plan to build a 65,000 capacity stadium on the Sheffield Arena site and buy land for large car park spaces around Attercliffe
And intend to work with the council to have regularly continuous super tram links from town on match days. They also design the stadium to bring plenty of non football related income all year round by regularly hosting concerts, banqueting and conference events.

They make it clear that they are ultra ambitious and are determined to have a team regularly competing in Europe and challenging for honours.
They plan to promote the history of Sheffield as the home of football by buiding a large museum at the stadium sight close to the tram stop
and they even say they can promote Sheffield’s status by calling the new stadium the “The Home of Football stadium”

If an extremely exciting plan that would create shockwaves and massive publicity in the football world was a possibility.

Then what percentage of season tickets holders would say “nah….not having that”.
Suspect it would be 75%…..so would be rejected.