Podcast / Fanzine The Price of Football: interviews Tom L & Liam (All At Sea)

[Shrimpergonzo]

Football Finance expert Kieran Maguire interviews Tom Lawrence and our very own @Liam AAS

 

[Hawkwell Blue]

Really good and interesting listen. Not sure about Liam’s choice of “1st team” prior to 2006 though but suppose we all make mistakes

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Just finished this and, as @Hawkwell Blue says, it is well worth a listen. @Liam AAS in particular comes across really well, Tom Lawrence gives some interesting behind the scenes details too.

The future looks bright (at last!).

 

[Liam AAS]

Really good and interesting listen. Not sure about Liam’s choice of “1st team” prior to 2006 though but suppose we all make mistakes

 

[JD]

“Wouldn’t wish the last 12 months on any football club…………welllll…… apart from Aldershot”



Would like to know what’s Kieran’s face was like when you said that

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

Ah!!!

So that's why that tatty old white van was parked for so long right near the gates to the North Bank Stand. It was 'strategically parked' over the water main!!!

 

[Shrimpergonzo]

Interesting takeaways for me, from Tom Lawrence:

The sale of so many season cards means that the club are going to have to switch on parts of the stadium that have been switched off so we can fit everybody in.

The Consortium own the club, the training ground and have a long lease on Roots Hall with a roadmap to getting the freehold WITH A LONGSTOP DATE

We will need to take on some loans to get the East Stand redeveloped (including confercing, banqueting, office space, gym, sports bar) which will require putting a charge on the land. After this loan has been paid off they will look at a Pitch Owners Agreement, which Tom is a big fan of.

(Comment: as an example of this, see Chelsea Pitch Owners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Pitch_Owners - if only the original Supporters Club had followed this model!).

 

[Tinks]

Just had a listen and quite interesting and took away all that was said above

 

[Boreham Blue]

Agreed. A great listen and good to get some extra flavour of what has gone on. In @Liam AAS another example of an articulate fan who has put energy into keeping our club going and in Tom a passionate individual who combines the passion with his professional skills - we are in safe hands

 

[Crowstone Crevette]

@Shrimpergonzo Thanks for posting this - a great listen.

Also good to hear from Tom that the contribution from FF for the redevelopment of Roots Hall is tied down in a S106. I'm not sure whether that has actually been officially confirmed before? Anyway, it was certainly good to hear it from Tom.

 

[Jasrod]

Really good listen. Very articulate and informative. Nice to hear the positives now starting to emerge

 

[basilrobbie]

That was a really good listen.

The question at the end about five years time was quite interesting. In terms of advancement, I think your first step is the hardest. Getting out of the NL is bloody tough, but you look like you could have a proper cut at it this time.

On the issue of offering yourself to the Regulator as a test case, we tried something similar with the EFL in 2017/18 and even wrote a case model we thought might help, and explained why. As Shaun Harvey was in charge, it fell on deaf ears, but if anyone at the Shrimpers Trust wants to read it, do PM me and I will whizz it across. It might be quite dated now, but equally it might be helpful in some way.

 

[Smiffy]

That was a really good listen.

The question at the end about five years time was quite interesting. In terms of advancement, I think your first step is the hardest. Getting out of the NL is bloody tough, but you look like you could have a proper cut at it this time.

On the issue of offering yourself to the Regulator as a test case, we tried something similar with the EFL in 2017/18 and even wrote a case model we thought might help, and explained why. As Shaun Harvey was in charge, it fell on deaf ears, but if anyone at the Shrimpers Trust wants to read it, do PM me and I will whizz it across. It might be quite dated now, but equally it might be helpful in some way.

@jphfitz @Liam AAS @Shrimperstrust @Medway Blue

 

[Sammy Shrimper]

A very good podcast. So good to hear Tom with sensible/realistic plans for the future of the club compared to the bullsh!t over the years from Ron Martin.

 

[Wingnut]

Noted that Tom mentioned that because of the amount season ticket sales they have had to open more blocks