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What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:21 am
by ClaretTony
There are certainly positive stories but also some seriously bad ones and he's one of the latter - Coventry City

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 44561.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:46 am
by cricketfieldclarets
They should have painted the titanic sky blue...

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:59 am
by Alanstevensonsgloves
t'Roverrrs fans should be careful what they wish for!!!!

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 1:03 am
by ElectroClaret
Leaving Highfield Road was a complete disaster. (Obviously, I don't know the specifics about WHY they left)
but their departure seemed to coincide with the commencement of their troubles. Good ground too.

I like the idea of a shirt twice as big as you need, though.
Cover up me belly. :D

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 2:34 am
by ClaretTony
ElectroClaret wrote:Leaving Highfield Road was a complete disaster. (Obviously, I don't know the specifics about WHY they left)
but their departure seemed to coincide with the commencement of their troubles. Good ground too.

I like the idea of a shirt twice as big as you need, though.
Cover up me belly. :D
Moved from Highfield Road in 2005. Their problems were the purchase of the club in late 2007. That’s when it all started.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 3:00 am
by COYC73
I would love it Bstard rovers lost their ground!!!!.....Hopefully something for the future

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:31 am
by smudge
COYC73 wrote:I would love it Bstard rovers lost their ground!!!!.....Hopefully something for the future
Don't understand.
Why would that be good ?

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 7:44 am
by gawthorpe_view
Not good obviously, but bloody funny all the same.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:07 am
by Longsidebovril
Wouldn’t want any club to go under

They are the life of many communities and towns across the country. Sport needs rivalries otherwise it’s pretty boring.
It’s also very cyclical. Look across the championship and league one to see those clubs who have been at the top, now scraping to survive. That could well be us in a few years.

That said am I enjoying Rovers league position, absolutely. But imaging never seeing us play them again. Remember how it felt when we finally beat them at their place.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:45 am
by ElectroClaret
Rovers have already lost their ground, in reality.

It's in hock to the Venkys.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 9:48 am
by ClaretTony
COYC73 wrote:I would love it Bstard rovers lost their ground!!!!.....Hopefully something for the future
Hopefully not. Too many clubs have got in serious trouble through bad ownership.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:30 pm
by bob-the-scutter
ClaretTony wrote:Moved from Highfield Road in 2005. Their problems were the purchase of the club in late 2007. That’s when it all started.
They have to be THE example as to why club's should never been owned!
A club who remained top flight for so long (Not many clubs had a longer unbroken stint in the 1st division) were brilliantly run and had the first all seater stadium, and then dropped like a lead brick and are still looking rudderless 20 years later.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 7:31 pm
by COYC73
smudge wrote:Don't understand.
Why would that be good ?
You clearly would never understand even with an explanation ;)

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:05 pm
by piston broke
ClaretTony wrote:There are certainly positive stories but also some seriously bad ones and he's one of the latter - Coventry City

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot ... 44561.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Would you know if the Richard Overson mentioned is Vinces brother or a coincidence, CT? They did come from Kettering.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:14 pm
by M6 Claret
If Burnley ever finished in the top half of the Premier League the approaches to sell could become irresistible and I fear we would lose the connection between the club and the town . Lets continue the spin making us unattractive ( long ball ,underdogs , cloth caps , relegation favorites , financially cautious ,last on match of the day , a real football club etc. ) Let keep it quiet for as long as possible.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:31 pm
by ClaretTony
piston broke wrote:Would you know if the Richard Overson mentioned is Vinces brother or a coincidence, CT? They did come from Kettering.
I did have to look twice when I saw the name but it’s not Vince’s brother.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:26 pm
by Hipper
I was enquiring about Equity Release and the director of one company, Key Retirement, is one Richard Overson. This is the fellow involved at Coventry.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:40 pm
by NL Claret
Didn't realise that Coventry fans of my age (45) would have never experienced a promotion in their lifetime. I can remember 6 in my 40 years watching the Clarets, what an experience to miss out on. Possibly Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton have never been promoted in the last 40 years either!!

Decades surviving in the top flight and then a steady decline over the last 15 years.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:10 pm
by iluva64
We were there too once.

Either by mis management or poor investment - you can debate.

You can be sure its a long painful climb back, it took us best part of 40 years what with relegations and promotions for two consecutive years in the Prem.

There are some on here that have no idea what its been like. Coventry fans need to stay true to their club, that is what matters.

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:15 pm
by mdd2
NL Claret wrote:Didn't realise that Coventry fans of my age (45) would have never experienced a promotion in their lifetime. I can remember 6 in my 40 years watching the Clarets, what an experience to miss out on. Possibly Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton have never been promoted in the last 40 years either!!

Decades surviving in the top flight and then a steady decline over the last 15 years.

Man U were relegated around 1974 just over 40 years ago but came straight back up

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 4:01 pm
by Chester Perry
Here is another sorry tale - Hartlepool

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/201 ... team-will/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

About 3000 boro fans going on this week to help them out - repaying a debt from a reverse support in the 80's - good on em

Re: What can happen when your football club is sold

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:24 pm
by claretblue
mdd2 wrote:Man U were relegated around 1974 just over 40 years ago but came straight back up
they were relegated 1st season that places for the drop were increased from 2 to 3...1974