STFC Transfer Rumours

[Nemo]

Compared with 12 months ago where there was Baudry, McDonald, Conroy, Boro's GK (loan) all signed up. We are currently sadly lacking on experience and quality.

MacDonald signed on the 18th July. So still 36 hours until you can get really angsty!

[DV]

I cant understand the difficulties with STFC.

Have a 9k home attendance base... Sponsorship deals far more than in previous years.

Still can't show any feel good PR.

Clem Morfuni was singing and dancing with all the bells and whistles when he wanted to sell his story.

Since he has got what he wants (purchased the club and 50% of the ground) he seems to have been very quiet.

Horrible thing is.... he has basically got control over the CG as well. If his football club default on any rent / lease payments how are the Supporters club going to fund the on going payments. 

50% JV's are great whilst all parties are on the same page. However things change and normally it ends with disappointment and tears.

Just hope the lawyers have got some excellent clauses that will eliminate my concerns moving forward.     

 

Attendances mean fuck all.
I still don’t get why people get so hung up on our attendances and think we should doing well / be rich because of them.

[Audrey]

DMC... my posting was incorrectly place here and should have been relating to the purchase of the County ground.

That said, it does seem to be ironic that we are unable to have any "feel good" news.

As for Michael Flynn towing the party line. Surely he needs to get success in the transfer market.

Compared with 12 months ago where there was Baudry, McDonald, Conroy, Boro's GK (loan) all signed up. We are currently sadly lacking on experience and quality.  

Yes, I am aware Baudry's seasons ending injury and an unfortunate off the field reason for McDonald leaving.    

He needs to get success on the pitch. I don’t care if he signs, on paper, 5 or 6 of the shittiest players going if they regularly get 3 points we’ll all be happy.

[Audrey]

Loan with a view to purchase in January is the way to go. Bit like Jephcott.

[Robinz]

DIV,

The main source of revenue is people attending games... Yes, food and drinks and sponsorship and Shirts and shorts and giving the club a feel good factor.

Hopefully that brings a better players who improve and can generate additional revenue .

But I believe it all starts with loyal paying fans that pay their hard earnt cash .

Perhaps you have different views that you are fully entitled to have.

t

[Robinz]

Nemo...

Out of interest when did the season start last year

[Nemo]

Nemo...

Out of interest when did the season start last year

About a week earlier, so really we have one more week until the first game than we did last year - Colchester is on the 5th August.

To plagiarise myself, 2022 summer looked like this:

September 1st: Morgan Roberts, Luke Jephcott, Conor Brann, RHM, Marcel Lavinier
August 10th: FBT
July 30th: Harrogate 3-0 Swindon (First game)
July 18th: Angus MacDonald
July 15th: Tomi Adeloye, Remeao Hutton, Saidou Khan
July 13th: Ronan Darcy
July 12th: Tom Clayton
July 5th: Jacob Wakeling
July 1st: Ciaran Brennan
June 28th: Cian Harries
June 24th: Reece Devine
June 23rd: Tyrese Shade, Sol Brynn
June 22nd: Oscar Massey
June 20th: Scott Lindsey appointed manager

[newmarket red]

Shame about clayton and devine injuries.

[Robinz]

Yes, 30TH July...

Even worse last year.

[Robinz]

Are both Clayton Divine injured ?

[welshred]

Are both Clayton Divine injured ?

Yes both. Clayton out 6-12 weeks, Divine for the rest of time.

[Robinz]

Oh dear

Lydon seemed to have issues at Swindon but poor Divine surely needs to find another career

[ThreeDrawsMentality]

DIV,

The main source of revenue is people attending games... Yes, food and drinks and sponsorship and Shirts and shorts and giving the club a feel good factor.

Hopefully that brings a better players who improve and can generate additional revenue .

But I believe it all starts with loyal paying fans that pay their hard earnt cash .

Perhaps you have different views that you are fully entitled to have.

t

That very well will be our main source of revenue, but doesn't mean it is the case for the rest of the league. DIV is absolutely spot on with attendances in isolation have very little bearing on budgets given this current era of large spending owners.

FGR being one of the main examples. Barely make £1mn in matchday revenue a season, but have an owner who sponsors the club to the tune of £2mn-£3mn a season.

[DV]

DIV,

The main source of revenue is people attending games... Yes, food and drinks and sponsorship and Shirts and shorts and giving the club a feel good factor.

Hopefully that brings a better players who improve and can generate additional revenue .

But I believe it all starts with loyal paying fans that pay their hard earnt cash .

Perhaps you have different views that you are fully entitled to have.

t

It doesn’t matter if it’s the main sources of income.

If your expenditure is more than your income - you aren’t making money.

We are operating at loss. Even with our gates. So they’ll have no relevance to what we have to spend.

[RobertT]

When I looked at a group of clubs last time, we were handily placed in terms of Revenue.

Some clubs only publish the type of accounts that Power did when he was here.  Taking a look at Salfords, they appear (because you can get full accounts from Project 92 Ltd, but a year behind on filing) to run at a 3m-4m loss per year.  Total spend being about 8m, think that is a million more than us in total outgoings.