renton Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/3984526/exclusive-raith-rovers-could-be-sold-as-owner-invites-investors-to-step-forward/ Merry Christmas, we're fucked. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Hugely prominent subtext of "f**k this, I'm away as soon as possible" in that statement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just now, Dunning1874 said: Hugely prominent subtext of "f**k this, I'm away as soon as possible" in that statement. Probably inevitable since the DGW shit hit the fan. f**k knows where we go from here. Not sure there are many lining up to keep us going. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Dunning1874 said: Hugely prominent subtext of "f**k this, I'm away as soon as possible" in that statement. I think it’s been on the cards since the Goodwillie signing. Didn’t like the reaction and decided he’s had enough. Now we have to hope there’s somebody else rich enough and daft enough to plug our sizeable financial black hole. Going to take more than an Andy Mill style JustGiving drive… Edited December 16, 2022 by Enigma 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 If you want a damning indictment of John Sim's governance of Raith Rovers, that article gives you it. Maybe he saved the club once upon a time, but he's run it into the ground. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 minute ago, Michael W said: If you want a damning indictment of John Sim's governance of Raith Rovers, that article gives you it. Maybe he saved the club once upon a time, but he's run it into the ground. He’s run it into the ground, sure, the whole club needs a complete overhaul, but he’s also been the sod footing the bill… interesting times ahead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 2 minutes ago, Enigma said: He’s run it into the ground, sure, the whole club needs a complete overhaul, but he’s also been the sod footing the bill… interesting times ahead. Paying for his own hubris. Still, at least his asset (the stadium) is healthy. Shame about the football club dragging it down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CountryBumpkin Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Full time football is pretty unsustainable on an average 1600 crowd i'd say. Can't see too many clubs in a decent financial position in these circumstances. Don't see many bidders with any significant investment, unless the Wrexham lot fancy a subsidiary club, maybe? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbykdy Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, Michael W said: Paying for his own hubris. Still, at least his asset (the stadium) is healthy. Shame about the football club dragging it down. Couldn't view article due to paywall but last I saw it was reckoned North and South stands needed around £500k of work? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I'm not paying for the courier, what's the bones if this? Is there anything substantial or is it a "I would sell if the right offer came along" type thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 What are our options here? Dodgy foreign investors: spend big have a temporary euphoric wave of success, go bust and end up in the EoSL Fan ownership: Starts with pious ambition, ends with ever reducing budgets, venomous factional infighting and go to the EoSL the long way round. Some local group of investors take leave of their senses, plug some gaps for a few years while we grind away in the Championship/League 1 - come back to this same conversation 5 years down the line. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Just now, pub car king said: I'm not paying for the courier, what's the bones if this? Is there anything substantial or is it a "I would sell if the right offer came along" type thing. It's exactly that. Nothing we didn't know. A lot of people obviously can't view the article but have decided the baw's burst on 1 headline. The guy's an old man, this was always on the cards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Let’s go for the dodgy foreign investor option. At least it will be fun. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantene proV Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, Enigma said: Let’s go for the dodgy foreign investor option. At least it will be fun. YES! We've not had a good old sing song at the board for a while. I'll get the black balloons 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) Well, it's clear we're going to end up going bust at some point anyway and it seems Sim can't be arsed any more. Sell it to some cryptobro. Win the Scottish Cup using piles of dubious money, get a couple of European games in again and go bust when the owner pulls a John McAfee and goes on the run with the FBI poking its nose around Stark's whilst its Officers tuck into their third red pudding supper of the day. Edited December 16, 2022 by Michael W 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Fan ownership and put @Ro Sham Bo in charge. It’ll be sensational, you’ll have a new manager every fucking week. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I think we all knew this day would come, as for the future probably fan ownership and part time football 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renton Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Been going too long said: I think we all knew this day would come, as for the future probably fan ownership and part time football Only if we get out of Starks. Can't imagine fan ownership could bring in enough money to deal with even a competitive part time team and our decrepit stadium. Not convinced by fan ownership. Morton doing well in the short term but possibly benefiting from a very good manager pulling his team up. Stirling went full fan ownership and sunk down to L2. Hearts looks like fan ownership in name only, backed by Budge and now Anderson. Edited December 16, 2022 by renton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Been going too long Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 8 minutes ago, renton said: Only if we get out of Starks. Can't imagine fan ownership could bring in enough money to deal with even a competitive part time team and our decrepit stadium. Not convinced by fan ownership. Morton doing well in the short term but possibly benefiting from a very good manager pulling his team up. Stirling went full fan ownership and sunk down to L2. Hearts looks like fan ownership in name only, backed by Budge and now Anderson. Not saying I want it but realistically can’t see us being an attractive proposition to investors or sim is sowing the seeds for further budget cuts/ambition of fans getting a reality check and then we may go part time in next 2 years 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Would Val not step in? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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