Club statement
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:34 am
Unofficial forum for supporters of Hampton & Richmond Borough FC
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I'd guess that a fair bit of the money has already been spent. It's not clear when that loan first went in but it's just converting that from borrowings into equity - which is positive as the club can't then be made insolvent when repayment of the loan is demanded. It can of course still go insolvent if losses were to rack up in the future.Shepperton Supporter wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:44 am As the article says this does strengthen the club’s balance sheet. Now let’s see how the money is spent.
Interesting although not too much new in there. Will generate a bit more interest in the club which isn't a bad thing.Shepperton Supporter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:49 am An interesting article? Some of which we might have read before.
.https://www.cityam.com/theyre-the-real- ... ghs-story/
Just on the last bit, I thought it was clear from the article that the Ted Lasso angle has been crucial in opening doors with investors, which is what it was referring to?Jamie wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:30 pm [Rafa says] “We will never change the name of the club..."
Well dropped the name Borough, albeit not officially with the FA, yet?
Like to drop in about Wrexham. The thing about Wrexham is their celebrity owners massively engage with the fan base, supporters groups, and local long standing sponsors even if small local companies.
Yet #HamRich seem to not want to work with the Supporters Trust, won't even allow a stand on match days (see recent email from supporters trust), and all sponsors around ground etc from local firms have all been removed.
As for the ongoing boring and embarrassing references to Ted Lasso, it's bizarre this could be seen as a positive.
Are crowds still up by 80% ? Certainly they have been up (and seemingly inflated at one point) but not so much recently.Shepperton Supporter wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 9:49 am An interesting article? Some of which we might have read before.
.https://www.cityam.com/theyre-the-real- ... ghs-story/
That's just spin though isn't it, sales pitch?GRTourist wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 8:20 pmJust on the last bit, I thought it was clear from the article that the Ted Lasso angle has been crucial in opening doors with investors, which is what it was referring to?Jamie wrote: ↑Thu Mar 28, 2024 1:30 pm [Rafa says] “We will never change the name of the club..."
Well dropped the name Borough, albeit not officially with the FA, yet?
Like to drop in about Wrexham. The thing about Wrexham is their celebrity owners massively engage with the fan base, supporters groups, and local long standing sponsors even if small local companies.
Yet #HamRich seem to not want to work with the Supporters Trust, won't even allow a stand on match days (see recent email from supporters trust), and all sponsors around ground etc from local firms have all been removed.
As for the ongoing boring and embarrassing references to Ted Lasso, it's bizarre this could be seen as a positive.
Seems it is all part of a narrative that enables the brothers to attract investment from Americans who love the programme.Jamie wrote: ↑Fri Mar 29, 2024 10:41 am I'm all for fresh ideas, running more professionally, and I think it many ways the new regime are improving a lot of things. But at a cost of changing names and linking to a TV programme that actually has more than coincidental references to Hampton is a mistake.