The New Blades Way?

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Perhaps now we have been found out not to be the massive sporting conglomerate we aspired to be we could restructure the businesses.

1. Cut all ties with foreign clubs.

Sell Chengdu and Ferencvaros, and terminate our ties/partnerships with White Star Woluwe and Central Coast Mariners. After all, what have we had from them? Some Chinese Dragon Dancers and the chance for fans to buy Chengdu shirts. Oh, and we've signed some Chinese players, with very limited success. And that's it. What other benefit have we seen, apart from some overseas jaunts for Terry Robinson? The only benefit has been one way, and it's all away from us. Let them raise their own profile, we have better things to concentrate on.

2. Property developers.

We are a football club. Can we stick with developing our team, rather than hotels and health clubs? Realistically how much money have we seen invested in the club from the purchase of a health club?


3. Playing Style.

Is it asking too much that next time we employ a manager we get one who is dedicated to the ideal that football is so much better when the ball isn't going into orbit every two minutes? It might or might not be successful, but it's horrible to watch. And can we have a plan B now and again?

4. Invest wisely.

Given the amount of money we have spent since Warnock left why aren't we in the top half of the Premier League? I'm not convinced that £2 million for Henderson and £3 million for Evans is better business than £4 million for Beattie.

5. Loans are for emergencies.

Don't build the squad around players that are only here for the short term.

6. Don't take the piss.

We are football fans, not idiots, although some try to prove that they can be both. Please treat us with a little respect. You could start by telling the truth instead of spinning it out of shape - also known as bullshitting. We might respect you a little bit more if you came clean.
 

That is a very well structured, constructive and argued post SV. Is sending it to the club something you would consider? It's abuse free and unemotional so I cant think of a reason why you'd be ignored
 
yes here here, very constructive and to the point great post, agree with everything you say.
 
I'd check some of your facts before sending it though SV.

Not sure we own any other club other than Chengdu (who only cost about £200K) - I think the others are owned by KMcC/Scarborough Holdings. I'd accept that we've gained little other than opportunities for academy lads to gain first team experience though.

Also unsure about your property point. Property seemed to be a copper-bottomed investment until a few months ago - and KMcC's investments in gyms and hotels may have brought funds into the club (someone on here mentioned £6Mil - though I don't know where that figure comes from). I know that the club have taken steps to separate off the property side from the playing side to protect the football from being impacted by the downturn in the property market though.
 
Brilliant post, but you have to think out of the box when it comes to why all the investment and business around Mccabe, I mean the Lane.

Sheepdip, you are correct about what clubs we own, and what Mccabe owns. :)
 
Perhaps now we have been found out not to be the massive sporting conglomerate we aspired to be we could restructure the businesses.

2. Property developers.

We are a football club. Can we stick with developing our team, rather than hotels and health clubs? Realistically how much money have we seen invested in the club from the purchase of a health club?

£6 MILLION!!!

Would you rather we hadn't had that?:confused:
 
Have heard £6M mentioned before, not sure where this figure came from, but if correct was it an investment or a loan?
 
Have heard £6M mentioned before, not sure where this figure came from, but if correct was it an investment or a loan?

£6M is the amount quoted by the club as the net money, generated by the other investments, into the club. It was from a recent statement in a program and on the website by, I believe, Jason Rocket.

UTB
 
£6 MILLION!!!

Would you rather we hadn't had that?:confused:

Yes, but that's oversimplifying the equation.
What have we actually spent money on as regards players? Often a load of tripe and that goes to McCabe not appointing the right managers or exercising enough control or direction on who was being acquired.
You could argue that having less money would have brought about better team management and more desire eg as it has at Blackpool.
 
Yes, but that's oversimplifying the equation.
What have we actually spent money on as regards players? Often a load of tripe and that goes to McCabe not appointing the right managers or exercising enough control or direction on who was being acquired.
You could argue that having less money would have brought about better team management and more desire eg as it has at Blackpool.

Which creates a "no-win" situation.

The club either generate funds through this kind of off field investment and are criticised as this makes us less lean and mean - or they don't generate funds and are accused of lacking in ambition.

Damned if they do - - damned if they don't. :(
 
That will NEVER happen at BDTBL while McCabe is there.


Ask yer sen : How much has McCabe made out of the Blades ?
 
I don't think the issue is that we have other interests, I think the issue is that SUFC don't feel like the priority - be it a problem with PR and communication, or just plain fact. The perception is there.
 
Points well made

Ive never been happy about the what we spend money on, smack of ego's to me ,but why else would you buy a football club unless you have and ego the size of the O2 so i suppose they go hand in hand.

Harking back i know ,but at the same time my mates were waxing lyrical about the academy , at the same time Wigan spent the same amout of money the academy cost on 2 strickers and have been in the PL ever since.

It might appear short sighted but all i care about is whats on the pitch - Sorry for being a football supporter !
 

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