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Riddler statement.

Riddler statement.

Thracia said:
Huh?

It's a call for evidence and proof.

You like proof, right?

You like evidence, right?

You don't like it when people say things without proof or evidence, right?
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Haven’t a clue what you are on about. What I do know though is that you are full of your self importance and I find your posts to be bloody irritating and I sense many others do.
 
paddysr said:
From what we have been told over the last couple of years whether or not TH takes the advice offered by PR depends on what colour underwear he is wearing on any given day.
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If he doesn't act on the advice but ignores it then why employ an advisor? There is no way that TH can have his finger on the pulse of ALL his businesses but is very much reliant of his advisors.
 
rem said:
Haven’t a clue what you are on about. What I do know though is that you are full of your self importance and I find your posts to be bloody irritating and I sense many others do.
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Luckily what you "sense" doesn't mean a light.

But it does explain your posting style.
 
Baldygit said:
If he doesn't act on the advice but ignores it then why employ an advisor? There is no way that TH can have his finger on the pulse of ALL his businesses but is very much reliant of his advisors.
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This is a question that many have been asking on here for years
 
The amount of Preston fans willing to accept such long term mediocrity is mind blowing. It’s the same with any developments in the city that are proposed, the negative comments from people who want to keep things as they are and have the audacity to then moan Preston is crap.

You don’t get this mindset at some other clubs like Leeds or Liverpool, they are either collectively 100% behind the owner/manager, or they take steps to get them out the club for someone who can do better.

But a portion of our fan base is content as long as we don’t go out of business every year. No wonder the club is lazy and dated with its approach to everything as they are under no pressure to change.
 
Be kinder, people. No one is wrong here- we all want a financially stable club with more investment to give us a real shot at the perm. In the absence of the owner coughing up or an unspecified multimillionaire buying us then we aren’t getting the investment. There’s no need for the debate to get so nasty...
 
paddysr said:
Thats not strictly true, Brentford turned a profit last season despite pumping millions into a new stadium.

In theory a new owner could put up an initial outlay to bring in the right players and be running a profitable club within 5 years following that model.

They are about to sell Benrahma and Watkins for what is expected to be over £50m in total. Even if they only reinvest a fifth of that they will be bringing players in that will likely increase in value due to their recruitment policy as well as covering any expected covid losses.

Seems a far more prudent way to run a business.
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Paddy you talk with such certainty about Brentford at the same time deriding almost everything our club does even though you claim to be a supporter.
At the end of your argument Brentford are know better off than Preston in terms of league positions.
 
tcinders said:
Paddy you talk with such certainty about Brentford at the same time deriding almost everything our club does even though you claim to be a supporter.
At the end of your argument Brentford are know better off than Preston in terms of league positions.
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So it's wrong for me to look at other clubs of a similar size to us and praise the way they are run?

It's because I am a supporter that I want to see more from our club. If you are happy to accept mediocrity that's fine but im not.
 
Thracia said:
Mate.

Put. The. Club. Up. For. Sale.

Price calculated using the same formula as 10 years ago (5p in the £).

Then let's see if "there is nobody out there who wants to buy the club".
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He owned most of the shares to start with & fans shares weren't worth a lot any way. TH had put plenty of money over 40 years to own it .
 
bowlandwhites said:
He owned most of the shares to start with & fans shares weren't worth a lot any way. TH had put plenty of money over 40 years to own it .
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I doubt any supporter purchased shares on the basis on making a return. Most accepted Mr. Hemmings offer writing it off and hoping this was the dream takeover we had all been hoping for.

However, for you to totally undermine the financial commitment of those supporters at two different share issues is very disappointing.

I am still slighlty confused as to why several of you continue to belittle and undermine the lifetime financial commitment (family generations) of thousands of our supporters.
 
paddysr said:
It was a poor analogy but it doesn't change the fact that players sales are one of, and in many cases the primary, revenue stream for football clubs. To completely discount this is utterly ridiculous.
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I understand what you’re saying, but revenue is income generation from normal business operations, hence most clubs run at a massive operating loss and player sales aren’t revenues.

Of course, player sales once every 12-18 months are used to offset the operating losses.
 
bowlandwhites said:
He owned most of the shares to start with & fans shares weren't worth a lot any way. TH had put plenty of money over 40 years to own it .
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That’s a bit below the belt Bowland, it may have been chicken feed to guys like you but for your average working guy with a wife, kids and a mortgage £400 was a big stake and getting just a quid back was a bit of a slap in the face.
 
Kenmare_White said:
I understand what you’re saying, but revenue is income generation from normal business operations, hence most clubs run at a massive operating loss and player sales aren’t revenues.

Of course, player sales once every 12-18 months are used to offset the operating losses.
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That's what we do. But the argument being made is that Brentford use player trading as a regular source of income, that the reinvestment is worth it. Thus far they have been correct.

Hemmings could do this if he wished, he can employ whomever he likes, including very smart analytics minds. Which is why it is so frustrating that he doesn't.
 
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