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Reading the Fans Forum thread, the OP says that PA didn't believe the disaster was putting off any buyers.

If we really do have the potential that people have harped on about for years, then why aren't genuine buyers with real money queueing up on the bridge over the river Don, while other clubs have been taken over?

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Football is a (very) rich mans folly. Finding one of these people as we just come out of the worst World wide recession ever is proving to be difficult.

 

Add to this that London will always be a bigger draw for these people to live and play and there you have the problems we face

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I don't think we have any more potential than any other club in this league, less if anything. Ok we average a few thousand more than most other teams but I'd say that's one of the last thing investors look at nowadays, gate receipts are probably our largest source of income but for a prem team I'd guess they're a drop in the ocean compared with TV money and sponsorship.

I'd say investors will look less at the fanbase and more at how much it will cost them to get us a.) to the prem and b.) keep us there. Also don't kid yourself into thinking investors will walk into hillsborough and be in awe, they'll look at it and think 'poo poo we need to build a new stadium too'

I totally understand why we don't get investment, it's because we are commercially light years behind teams like Derby, Leicester and co. We're like that scruffy old dog in the animal shelter people look at but don't touch.

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Guest Sheff Owl

Is Milan asking too much? but then some will say well Mammadov was willing to pay it.

 

We have heard Milan say people keep popping up all the time but don't follow up well, if you think how much Milan want's added to the lick of paint the ground needs, added to improving the playing squad and obviously other things such as commercial, marketing etc.

 

Other football clubs have gone for less and maybe that's why others are being taken over.

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If anyone believes it's anything to do with the disaster seriously needs to give their head a wobble.

Why? What other reason would you buy Bolton for example with their huge debts? or a smaller club with no chance of making any profit due to lack of potential? We could conceivably with a relatively small investment of £5-£10 million be promotion contenders. If we went up, with good marketing we could average 30,000 (like the good old days) and the club would instantly be worth a lot more. I can't think of any good reason why investors aren't all over us.

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Would you pay £40 million for a club with outdated facilities, a poor gate all things considered and a team with a good defence but poor midfield and attack? Any buyer is going to have to double his investment to get the club even close to what it can be

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Sheffield is not glamorous enough.

Our commercial side and potential to generate income is relatively poor.

We have not been in the top flight for 14 years and counting so do not get the exposure.

Our facilities need revamping at great expense.

 

 

Probably not far off,  basically we're hideously unfashionable and unappealing, a reasonably large fanbase does not count for much these days and to be honest that's all we really have going for us.

 

Move us to London though and we'd have a buyer within a month

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If we went up, with good marketing we could average 30,000 (like the good old days) and the club would instantly be worth a lot more. I can't think of any good reason why investors aren't all over us.

 

I doubt it, it is 46 years since we averaged over 30,000

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We would average between 32 and 36 thousand in the premier league, minimum. Anyone who thinks otherwise is in for a shock if we ever get there again.

As for why nobody buys us or wants us, location could be a factor, as could an ageing stadium. I can't see much else really if the inquest is truly not an issue. The thing is though, I reckon Hillsborough could be brought 'up to code' should somebody see the potential. A bit of cladding and we've got a stadium as good as the pigs.

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If anyone believes it's anything to do with the disaster seriously needs to give their head a wobble.

 

I think it would be fair to say:

 

If anyone believes it's because of the disaster seriously needs to give their head a wobble.

 

The name Hillsborough is and always will be associated with the incident. This publicity transcends multiple times over anything the club has going for it, i.e., fan base, history., etc., which if we're honest, only few others beyond us care about, especially from a commercial point of view   We have much bigger problems, I'm not denying that, but this is not insignificant. 

 

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What, at Premiership prices?

£40-£50 pretty standard for all but lowest category games.

 

Anything significantly above £30 for walk up and we would struggle to hit 30k.

If anybody thinks I would pay double for an ST to watch us get bummed every week would be looking at empty seats.

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Guest Grez Bez

Our potential is getting smaller each year as Sheffield's reputation as a big city is.

 

Sheffield is so far behind other cities in the North that it is no longer seen as one of the big boys.

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Sheffield is not glamorous enough.

Our commercial side and potential to generate income is relatively poor.

We have not been in the top flight for 14 years and counting so do not get the exposure.

Our facilities need revamping at great expense.

 

 

Probably not far off,  basically we're hideously unfashionable and unappealing, a reasonably large fanbase does not count for much these days and to be honest that's all we really have going for us.

 

Move us to London though and we'd have a buyer within a month

 

 

Exactly this

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Our potential is getting smaller each year as Sheffield's reputation as a big city is.

 

Sheffield is so far behind other cities in the North that it is no longer seen as one of the big boys.

 

Yep, when discussing HS3 the media talk about Leeds and Liverpool in front of us which is bad enough, but now even Hull is being spoken about.

The city needs a big fookin' shake.

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I think it would be fair to say:

If anyone believes it's because of the disaster seriously needs to give their head a wobble.

The name Hillsborough is and always will be associated with the incident. This publicity transcends multiple times over anything the club has going for it, i.e., fan base, history., etc., which if we're honest, only few others beyond us care about, especially from a commercial point of view We have much bigger problems, I'm not denying that, but this is not insignificant.

Okay, I'm not saying it's not a downer on proceedings but it's definitely not the winning or losing factor

Mike; as mentioned by another poster, Sheffield isn't glamourous or an industrial hub anymore. The ground needs doing up. Even if it's just painting it royal blue from sky blue. The matchday experience is terrible (not the team). The current commercial side of our club is a joke until it comes to Sheffield Glastonbury (Owls in the Park). The concourses are a mess. There's empty beer bottles and cig ends everywhere. The grey concourse on the Kop is depressing. The Sheridan picture looks like Trev has done it (no disrespect but we need a professional in to do that kind of thing). The staff are thick and the fans are in meltdown cause we've drawn a few

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It's because we're fat and all our friends are prettier than us.

 

 

Or this: 

 

Sheffield is not glamorous enough.
Our commercial side and potential to generate income is relatively poor.
We have not been in the top flight for 14 years and counting so do not get the exposure.
Our facilities need revamping at great expense.

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