New Owners Announced

[Don Dagger]

Further announcements will be made next week…

[RampantDuke]

Anyone interested in looking to invest in football clubs are certainly not doing it to make money and even more so in our case as we don't own the ground.
Looking forward to finding out more in the coming weeks.

Then “investing” isn’t the correct term is it? It’s more of purchasing an expensive hobby

Been saying that for years. The word 'investment' in football clubs that ply their trade below the Championship is an oxymoron. What idiot would plough loads of money into an 'investment' that returns absolutely nothing from a fiscal point of view? What clubs at our level need are wealthy benefactors who are happy to use the football club as their plaything (step forward Freund and his yank cronies), a muse if you like. Then they get bored or fed up with chucking their dollars at a toy that doesn't work (ie. the mis-management of the club and our lame attempts to make the National League play-offs for 7 years or so). Or wealthy American lawyers who run away as soon as they realise they have made a complete dogs dinner of it (hello Club Underdog).

The new ownership consortium (if the rumours are true), have a lot of knowledge and experience of English football and with Anwar at the helm, someone who really gets football at this level. But after the disaster that has been the past 18 months I think we should proceed with a healthy dose of cynicism.

[len]

When new owners mention the term "sustainable" and " restore the club to the football league" I wonder what they really mean? I believe it's no coincidence that the club's with the biggest home attendances in the National League are also occupying the leading positions in the table.
If we got to the National League again our attendances would increase a bit but nothing to compare with the likes of Southend, Carlisle and York City.
I know we managed the unthinkable years ago but believe things have changed since then and without a very generous budget it would be extremely unlikely to get anywhere these days.
I think you can use the term sustainable but not in the same sentence as getting back into the football league as there appears to be a complete contradiction in terms.
I know Barnet and Bromley did it so perhaps it is possible with a less generous budget so there is some hope perhaps.

[Lumpit]

Len, totally agree with you but once the supports drift away they ain't coming back, eg like me, supported this club through thick and thin since 1970 ( Dagenham FC, yeah, glory hunter, 2 cup finals in 2 years ). Because I lived in Reede Road and as a 10 or 11 year old, I used go over there by myself because it was safe unlike going to West ham at that time because of the hooligans.
My Daughter's said before Christmas " can we go over on boxing day " I gave in and we watched that shower, come the £2.50 day I said " do you want to go, it's only £2.50" her reply " no thanks, I got better things to do then watch that"
Ps the only good think about boxing day, we all got a free pint of Guinness!.

[BB-Dagger]

Len, totally agree with you but once the supports drift away they ain't coming back, eg like me, supported this club through thick and thin since 1970 ( Dagenham FC, yeah, glory hunter, 2 cup finals in 2 years ). Because I lived in Reede Road and as a 10 or 11 year old, I used go over there by myself because it was safe unlike going to West ham at that time because of the hooligans.
My Daughter's said before Christmas " can we go over on boxing day " I gave in and we watched that shower, come the £2.50 day I said " do you want to go, it's only £2.50" her reply " no thanks, I got better things to do then watch that"
Ps the only good think about boxing day, we all got a free pint of Guinness!.

I also started going over to Victoria Rd around 1970 as I also lived in Reede Rd, I remember going to the cup finals as well (still have the programs) but this season I couldn’t be bothered with a season ticket for the first time in ages and watching yesterday confirmed my decision was correct, next weekend is my birthday and I was going to watch the game with a couple of mates and have a few beers but after yesterday I’m not going to bother, things really have got that bad!

[Diggerthedog]

And therein lies the problem, once people walk away it’s hard to get them back. I’ve not missed it at all apart from the social aspect, we might get some more new owners but there is still one main elephant in the room that is still stinking the place out, teflon Steve. Unless he’s banished nothing will change regardless of who is owning or helping the club as his ideas always get used in the end.

A number of things need to change before I return on a regular basis.

1. Get rid of Thompson
2. Get rid of the manager
3 Lower the ticket prices
4 Improve the matchday experience
5. Play some decent football
6. Bring back digger the dog!

[Harrym4737]

Hopefully the new owners do the right thing and relieve ST of his duties.

[Harrym4737]

Hopefully the new owners do the right thing and relieve ST of his duties.

Considering he’s survived multiple takeovers, it seems unlikely.