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Post by datsyuk13 on Nov 8, 2012 20:48:06 GMT
Not entirely serious, but anyone any idea how much it would cost to buy the Flyers or what the owners could be persuaded to sell for if one of us won the Euromillion lottery. Or some sort of fan buyout.
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Post by spudeeelad on Nov 8, 2012 21:05:06 GMT
I am not sure. But if you're suggesting what I think you are, it would be easier to form a seperate club than to try buying one.
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Post by datsyuk13 on Nov 8, 2012 21:20:26 GMT
Mostly just curious - in case I win tomorrow night! Even the directors must have their price. I guess that involves meeting their valuation based on assets, loss of annual income stream, ability to cover any debts etc, plus taking into account that however much we may find them dinosaurs in presentation and management terms, they probably do actually care about the club and won't go gentle into the night. Another alternative would be offering a deal involved substantial investment in the rink (car park as a first priority) and club(players) in exchange for shared ownership. Mind you, it couldn't be me because I have an English accent....wouldn't work in Fife as nobody would understand me. One minor problem, need to win that money first or sleep with Bill Gates.
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Post by joestoyanovich on Nov 8, 2012 21:21:53 GMT
If I ever win big on the lottery the first thing I would buy would be the Flyers, and Ill tell you one thing we wouldn't be a bottom of the league team mincing around like amatuers if I was in charge.
We would be at least 9th !
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Post by datsyuk13 on Nov 8, 2012 21:25:17 GMT
If I ever win big on the lottery the first thing I would buy would be the Flyers, and Ill tell you one thing we wouldn't be a bottom of the league team mincing around like amatuers if I was in charge. We would be at least 9th ! I was hoping for 8th....
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Post by spudeeelad on Nov 8, 2012 21:26:58 GMT
If I ever win big on the lottery the first thing I would buy would be the Flyers, and Ill tell you one thing we wouldn't be a bottom of the league team mincing around like amatuers if I was in charge. We would be at least 9th ! Lol!!! Just 9th?! If I won i'd buy my club (Manchester Phoenix) and i'd be taking revenge on Neil Black and make him a 'small club' by having 5x the wage budget he does! Lol
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Post by spudeeelad on Nov 8, 2012 21:29:12 GMT
Mostly just curious - in case I win tomorrow night! Even the directors must have their price. I guess that involves meeting their valuation based on assets, loss of annual income stream, ability to cover any debts etc, plus taking into account that however much we may find them dinosaurs in presentation and management terms, they probably do actually care about the club and won't go gentle into the night. Another alternative would be offering a deal involved substantial investment in the rink (car park as a first priority) and club(players) in exchange for shared ownership. Mind you, it couldn't be me because I have an English accent....wouldn't work in Fife as nobody would understand me. One minor problem, need to win that money first or sleep with Bill Gates. Well, in all honesty, there may be an option short of any kind of ownership. Milton Keynes Lightning have an extremely well run supporters club which usually raises enough money for them to have a 5th import for each season. Given that Fife have a bigger fan base that MKL, I see no reason why Fife couldn't raise enough money to get an extra import or, repair the car park.
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Post by sparkymark75 on Nov 8, 2012 21:33:51 GMT
Firstly, the car park is the responsibility of the rink so it should be them repairing it. Secondly, we already pay an entrance fee to get into games. Should the supporters then be paying for another import? What's to say the club can't afford more imports?
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Post by spudeeelad on Nov 8, 2012 21:35:42 GMT
Firstly, the car park is the responsibility of the rink so it should be them repairing it. Secondly, we already pay an entrance fee to get into games. Should the supporters then be paying for another import? What's to say the club can't afford more imports? Both valid points. But MKL do it anyway because they want to help the club. But then again, they don't have stupid directors (at least not that i'm aware of) I'm not so sure about the car park, but as we all do when we want something in life, we work out a way to get what we want
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Post by finchy on Nov 8, 2012 21:36:33 GMT
Firstly, the car park is the responsibility of the rink so it should be them repairing it. Secondly, we already pay an entrance fee to get into games. Should the supporters then be paying for another import? What's to say the club can't afford more imports? Maybe we should be paying 9/11th's of what other fans pay to get in and that can increase to 10/11th's when we get another guy in?!
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Post by Goalie on Nov 8, 2012 22:16:21 GMT
we already have one of the cheapest entry fees in the league due to the goodwill of the directors not putting the prices up
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Post by finchy on Nov 9, 2012 0:11:32 GMT
we already have one of the cheapest entry fees in the league due to the goodwill of the directors not putting the prices up Do we? According to their web-sites you can buy a ticket for all our conference rivals for the same price (Clans cheapest ticket is £14). I think the fans showed the club a lot of goodwill last season by continuing to turn up in good numbers knowing we'd be heavily beaten by teams who'd invested more in their playing staff than us.
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Post by buck on Nov 9, 2012 7:47:08 GMT
we already have one of the cheapest entry fees in the league due to the goodwill of the directors not putting the prices up Do we? According to their web-sites you can buy a ticket for all our conference rivals for the same price (Clans cheapest ticket is £14). I think the fans showed the club a lot of goodwill last season by continuing to turn up in good numbers knowing we'd be heavily beaten by teams who'd invested more in their playing staff than us. I think the fans showed fantastic loyalty and goodwill from when the BNL fell apart. I can count on one hand the number of games I missed (home and away) during the "dark days", and continued that goodwill last season with 3 season tickets - 100 mile round trip for a home game it has to be said. I've only been to one home game this season, and to be honest,I've found new ways to spend the money I've saved.
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Post by spudeeelad on Nov 9, 2012 9:18:27 GMT
we already have one of the cheapest entry fees in the league due to the goodwill of the directors not putting the prices up Lol! Can't exactly justify price hikes when you only got half o' team
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Post by sparkymark75 on Nov 9, 2012 10:05:31 GMT
I think they would hang onto the club to try and squeeze as much out of whoever was buying it as possible. How much it's worth is really down to the accounts and how much someone is willing to pay for it.
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