Ever the pessimist Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Their new investor sounds like he means business. Very jealous… 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl_For_a_Lifetime Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 That's a bit forward thinking, will never catch on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneEightSixSeven Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Our owner is not only kyboshing our present fortunes but by holding out for a ridiculous sale price, our foreseeable future.. He’s very naughty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 This may or may not come off, however we’ve heard this all before from various clubs When Chansiri came in Adam Pearson said something along the lines of DC having the resources not to only get out of the Championship but to have a real go at the Premier League too. That turned out well 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 16 minutes ago, Django said: This may or may not come off, however we’ve heard this all before from various clubs When Chansiri came in Adam Pearson said something along the lines of DC having the resources not to only get out of the Championship but to have a real go at the Premier League too. That turned out well Was about to make the same point. All takeovers male the right noises when taking over and a few year down the line the majority of them turn out to be a false dawn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Django Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 1 minute ago, matthefish2002 said: Was about to make the same point. All takeovers male the right noises when taking over and a few year down the line the majority of them turn out to be a false dawn. Exactly I remember when Strafford came in , we were getting a new away end, new kop roof, comers joined in. That soon fell flat on its arse 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewswfc Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Is this the same owner who sacked Eustace and employed spud head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ever the pessimist Posted April 10 Author Share Posted April 10 38 minutes ago, Django said: This may or may not come off, however we’ve heard this all before from various clubs When Chansiri came in Adam Pearson said something along the lines of DC having the resources not to only get out of the Championship but to have a real go at the Premier League too. That turned out well True. Although the fact they have bought the necessary land would suggest the intent and money is there. Perhaps more pertinently, if it all goes ahead, they’ll not be content finishing 14th in the PL. There’s a growing number of clubs who think they should be elite and in the champions league. Which I think makes a super league or vastly changed PL more likely 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGaffer Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 22 minutes ago, Django said: Exactly I remember when Strafford came in , we were getting a new away end, new kop roof, comers joined in. That soon fell flat on its arse I must've been hibernating when England hosted the 2018 World Cup that those plans were dependent upon... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyswfc Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 It’s a bold move - There’s talk of it being a 60k ground… what’s the point! They should be building a really good 30k ish ground, like Brighton, with all the added stuff that they could fill. Theyre not suddenly going to get 60k fans turning out, even if they plan to loan it out to events and concerts it seems daft. The plot itself would be good though if they make it really modern with all the facilities like Brighton and City have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sham67 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 2 hours ago, TheGaffer said: I must've been hibernating when England hosted the 2018 World Cup that those plans were dependent upon... Incorrect. Strafford said at the time it wasn’t dependent on England hosting the World Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mildatheart67 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Hillsborough park is only slightly bigger than the land Birmingham just bought. Birmingham must be the most underachieving English club , certainly got more prospects than many of the recent Premier league promoted clubs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEnchanter Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 47 minutes ago, mildatheart67 said: Hillsborough park is only slightly bigger than the land Birmingham just bought. Birmingham must be the most underachieving English club , certainly got more prospects than many of the recent Premier league promoted clubs Maybe but they've achieved a lot this millenium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl.1867 Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 9 hours ago, Ever the pessimist said: True. Although the fact they have bought the necessary land would suggest the intent and money is there. Perhaps more pertinently, if it all goes ahead, they’ll not be content finishing 14th in the PL. There’s a growing number of clubs who think they should be elite and in the champions league. Which I think makes a super league or vastly changed PL more likely They'll be lucky to finish 14th in League One next season. Can see all these grand plans falling flat, and in 5-10 years we'll look back on this announcement as a step on the road to the death of yet another club. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyswfc Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Crackers to think they were 7th when we were bottom and hopeless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffield_dave Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 On 10/04/2024 at 09:31, Ever the pessimist said: True. Although the fact they have bought the necessary land would suggest the intent and money is there. Perhaps more pertinently, if it all goes ahead, they’ll not be content finishing 14th in the PL. There’s a growing number of clubs who think they should be elite and in the champions league. Which I think makes a super league or vastly changed PL more likely I think this is a really interesting wrinkle on it. I've said on here before that I think the traditional pyramid structure in this country is in big trouble. Between a number of factors I think we're teetering on the brink of the sort of change that might seem wildly unthinkable to many. To me this feels like a play to keep them in touch with change, and I think that's something you might see more of from big money investors. Investment in infrastructure, "world class" stadiums and facilities, sports "campuses". If there's a future split in how the game is structured, it's a move to make themselves too glamorous and important to ignore. I think it's a bet on answering the question "What does league position really matter if you've got a world class arena and sports complex with wealthy American backers in the second biggest city in the UK?" Not saying this is something that impacts Birmingham over the next 4 games, next season, 5 years time, maybe not even 10, but this seems like an ambitious long play towards an uncertain future to me.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Quinn Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 They will lose at Rotherham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyswfc Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 11 hours ago, Mighty Quinn said: They will lose at Rotherham 0-0. After losing to Cov. I mean, there’s every chance 45 points might be all they finish on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southie_Owl Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 I am jealous that they have owners talking about new stadium plans and ambitions. Frankly if a club had basil brush as owner i would be jealous But hopefully they will continue to be rubbish on the pitch for these final 4 games. Come on coventry tomorrow 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeyswfc Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 1 hour ago, Southie_Owl said: I am jealous that they have owners talking about new stadium plans and ambitions. Frankly if a club had basil brush as owner i would be jealous But hopefully they will continue to be rubbish on the pitch for these final 4 games. Come on coventry tomorrow They could drop to league two and still make the prem before us… Ah Chansiri 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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