How to encourage Rupp to sell the Club

I don’t care whether the club gives a shit about me, I don’t crave for affection, I thought that was evidently noticable ? I have paid my dues , more than most on this forum , bit like Dave @Bronco etc, I rest very very easy in that knowledge. So those with an alternative view , no matter who they are , are graced with my opinion, just like I am with their entitlement to voice theirs. That’s how forums work isn’t it?

 

So we accept that when the VP lease comes up that we give notice to Gibb and groundshare with a localish club with a capacity somewhere near 10000?
Gibb shits himself and either sells the ground back cheap or accepts lower rent depending on the level we are at.
Ie. League 2 = £100k p.a
League 1 = £250k p.a
champ = £500k p.a (current price)
PL = £1-2 million p.a

 

Yeh you could call his bluff.........

 

No serious investor is buying us without the ownership of the ground or a guaranteed figure that Gibb would accept.

 

I don't think he did saying when they came with regards timescale he/they would finance the club when needed I think most would accept he'd been told by his buddy Rahic there would be little need for massive cash injections as Rahic would unearth previously unfound talent and sell them on, I assume in a similar way as Posh do.

 

I don’t accept that. Plenty of clubs have been bought without owning the ground. From memory in recent years

Coventry don’t own the Ricoh/CBS Arena
Walsall, who again from memory paid a similar rent to City
Ipswich were sold a few years ago without owning Portman Road
Wagmi bought Crawley and don’t or didn’t own the stadium
I don’t believe Man City own the Etihad

Not owning the ground is an excuse. If the stadium is bought Rupp would presumably add the cost to the selling price. It’s not coming for free.

 

Sadly once again it seems some fans can't/won't accept why others are still financing our club etc, openly quoting those fans are the reason behind the club being where it is.
As with anything in life if you don't think the product you've purchased is good value don't buy the product it is that simple, to blame fan's that do is rubbish, neither you or I need to give reasons for our actions just as those who refuse to renew shouldn't be questioned it's no one else's business.

 

Unfortunately it seems to be a modern thing "name blame" I will repeat the only time I won't be renewing my season ticket is when I'm unable to, if some don't like it tough.

 

And that’s how it should be at the end of the day.

 

No it shouldn't, it should come down to the fact of are you happy to continue to support your club even when it it is being run poorly - loyalty to the club is one of many deciding factors in renewing the season ticket... those who just blindly renew you have to question what do they want their club to achieve and what standards should be set.

 

Sorry , a bit late to the party my friend.

 

The ground is a red herring. If Rupp lowers his asking price and fecks off that would do more for the future of this club than buying an asset we are already performing in and struggling in due to his poor leadership.

is a lack of budget holding us back? Thats the only argument for buying the ground right now. I don’t think it is. For me, our problem is poor leadership from an apathetic owner.

two good wins this week doesnt change the fact we need him out. ASAP

 

What if you could afford your mortgage if you put less luxury furniture in it? Would you keep the house or sell it?

 

What if we go up automatically, do we still need him out?
Yes if he won’t invest to make us competitive in league 1.

 

The sad thing it will all go quiet again because we have won a couple of games and magically he will put his money back in his pocket because he will be told we have enough to get us out of this league.

 

And unless you contribute to your death bed your opinions and voice won’t matter lol

 

But surely still got the right to an opinion though Kev? Whether post #1 or #152......