SUFC: The Future SUFC up for sale

[West Stand]

Revenue came down far more.

One of the outgoings that staggered me is business rates.

In 23/24 the rateable value for RH jumped 100% . Paying ( or should I say should be paying ) £500 per week was bad enough but jumping to £1k a week is just mind blowing.

Thats before you even think about gas and electric.

OK wages should have dropped but a FT player in the NL won’t be paid a lot less than a EPL player. EPL 2 clubs get circa £1 million more than a NL club

Some need to get real

 

[class]

So, we cleared one hurdle today re the stadium. Now on to the second, does anybody know if wages were paid today?

 

[Mr Browns Ghost]

So all of that supposed work going on in the background by "the 5" has of yet not yeilded anything. No bids, no imminent take over.

We just limp on while stuck on life support. Can't wait to get dicked away at dagenham

Because there is no five … you’ve all unfortunately fallen into jacks spell of smoke mirrors and gusto

 

[Jon h]

So, we cleared one hurdle today re the stadium. Now on to the second, does anybody know if wages were paid today?

I’m guessing with this no news is good news I’m sure you would have heard if they haven’t

 

[GBJ]

Because there is no five … you’ve all unfortunately fallen into jacks spell of smoke mirrors and gusto

I think the idea of a 5 person consortium may have been slightly misrepresented.

Several businessmen (some we know, some we don’t) met with a view to working out how best they could pool their resources and potentially proceed with an offer to Ron. Who knows where that stands today.

I don’t think it was ever going to be a 5-man operation, however.

 

[gatecrasher]

Well least Ron can't boast of a top 3 wage budget this year. We must have the smallest wage bill in the entire league!

 

[BluBayou]

Everything we have tried so far has resulted in heads bashing into doors. So I think it is time now for some creative thinking. There are plenty of very bright and passionate people on here and in our wider fan base who will have a raft of ideas, and at this point there is nothing to lose if those ideas are made known to people who can help - in fact the wackier the idea the better!

I think we all know the answers to the "how to kill a football club" and "how to get an unwanted owner to sell the club" questions!

Here is a challenge - what are the pole opposites of these things?

I dont have the answers, the time to be involved too much, or the money to invest but I can facilitate a session or two if anyone is interested in my help.

Write to Jim Ratcliffe. Worth a try. Only costs an e-mail.

 

[Moley]

So, we cleared one hurdle today re the stadium. Now on to the second, does anybody know if wages were paid today?

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

 

[JAL]

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

Oh my lord, in what Ron world is this?????

 

[Liam AAS]

Cannot believe I've missed #20,000

 

[dusterman]

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

Next you’ll be telling us we can sign players, won’t you, eh, eh, eh?!

 

[yogi bear up the cagire]

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

Now just the HMRC to pay. Come on Martin, you know It makes sense.

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

In all honesty, what is he playing at?

There were plenty on here that said he doesn't care, he'll let us have the points deduction, but he hasn't. For someone who keeps stating there is no buyer, he seems to be doing things to keep the club going for a sale to happen.

 

[overseas shrimper]

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

I am pleasantly shocked!

 

[kentblues]

Seems strange but more good news, staff were paid today on time!!

As I pointed out the drafting of the NL statement was that whilst we had till 23rd Aug to pay HMRC, any footballing debts not paid and overdue during the season (I.e from Sat) would open the possibility of a 10 point penalty. Otherwise he probably would have also left until 23rd… but very good news

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Hopefully. Tom Laurence was using his choppy water analogy saying we are rowing to calmer waters. He needs a medal if we pull ourselves out of trouble. The anxiety of managing the unmanageable must have taken their toll in the last year or so.

 

[Ex-SouthendUnitedEmployee]

So was this Ron’s trick shot for when he was snookered?

Convince HMRC there’s a buyer - stall for time

Convince courts to then unfreeze account to pay relevant debts prior to HMRC

Season starts, season ticket money in, one or two fixture revenue in and then money is there to pay HMRC.

We live to fight another day until next summer.

Would not surprise me in the slightest.

 

[RHB]

So was this Ron’s trick shot for when he was snookered?

Convince HMRC there’s a buyer - stall for time

Convince courts to then unfreeze account to pay relevant debts prior to HMRC

Season starts, season ticket money in, one or two fixture revenue in and then money is there to pay HMRC.

We live to fight another day until next summer.

Would not surprise me in the slightest.

Only time will tell buddy, pointless speculating where Ronald is concerned.

 

[Leigh_Seasider]

Another hurdle cleared for Ron. What’s his end game? Nobody knows. Tune in for updates!

 

[Shrimper]

So was this Ron’s trick shot for when he was snookered?

Convince HMRC there’s a buyer - stall for time

Convince courts to then unfreeze account to pay relevant debts prior to HMRC

Season starts, season ticket money in, one or two fixture revenue in and then money is there to pay HMRC.

We live to fight another day until next summer.

Would not surprise me in the slightest.

The ticket revenue from a few games will not cover the HMRC debt