The current vision, ( post June 23)
Return the club to an elite status
The question is how do the new ownership intend to do this and is it viable when considering the current vision (post June23) ?
1: The consortiums strategy is to player bank, bringing in a broad range of talented prospects from across the global footballing spectrum.
2: Adopt a business model / strategy that creates additional income by positioning the club as a club that develops players and trades players to maintain/ sustain its day to day financial responsibilities, FFP compliance and so on.
3: Bring in a manager with a reputation of successfully nurturing young players , providing he is given enough time.
4: Whilst simultaneously developing a side that can compete at an elite level?.
Im not convinced that this can be done in this way.?
Imo you can either focus on becoming an elite club , by building a specific squad that is fit for purpose or focus on becoming a selling club that develops young footballers. Operating the club on profit based balanced sheet.?
Roman, used the academy as a cash cow to maintain FFP compliance.
The first 25 players were largely elite players or journeymen pros, very rarely did academy players permanently make the next level step with into the first 25.
The academy players in the first 25, did in fact make up the balance for the home grown quotas requirement,17/8 = 25
The current vision (post June23) is the club having to proceed without C/L football and the associated revenues.The club are/ have reduced the wage bill by 30% 80m . down to 160m from 240m for the first 25man squad to attempt to maintain FFP compliance going forward
I think it can be reasonably suggested that the consortiums original vision was based upon the club maintaining its C/L status & relying upon the associated revenue streams. As paying 2.5 bln and verbally committing a further 1.75bln does seem a bit pricey for a mid table outfit.
Once we get through the FFP compliance issues, it will be interesting to see what club we have.
COY Blues, KTBFFH!
The Bohley- Clearlake Vision ?
posted on 19/1/24
JF,
Tongue in cheek? im not playing games, Jf, please excuse me if i didn't explain myself adequately.
I do try to give a broad outline of my thinking.
My views on Boehly- Clearlake are not based upon Roman handling of the club.
They are based upon actually what they have achieved/ done to date, mid way through their second season.
Work in progress agreed, but i personally am not at all convinced that these guys have got the running of the club under control.
After they clear the FFP issues and when we can then understand exactly the type of club they have created in the first years of their tenure, i will be then be in a position to consider putting my faith in them, no matter how the club looks.
I think so far we have been given to much bluff & blag.
I rather that they cut that out and just explained it the way it is.
If we are going first become a club that focus's on youth & prospect player development over elite competitiveness i can live with that, no problem.
I would prefer that they gave an honest / realistic vision of what they are now trying to do with our club.
posted on 19/1/24
comment by ifarka, (B-C- out) (U8182)
posted 2 hours, 26 minutes ago
JF,
Tongue in cheek? im not playing games, Jf, please excuse me if i didn't explain myself adequately.
I do try to give a broad outline of my thinking.
My views on Boehly- Clearlake are not based upon Roman handling of the club.
They are based upon actually what they have achieved/ done to date, mid way through their second season.
Work in progress agreed, but i personally am not at all convinced that these guys have got the running of the club under control.
After they clear the FFP issues and when we can then understand exactly the type of club they have created in the first years of their tenure, i will be then be in a position to consider putting my faith in them, no matter how the club looks.
I think so far we have been given to much bluff & blag.
I rather that they cut that out and just explained it the way it is.
If we are going first become a club that focus's on youth & prospect player development over elite competitiveness i can live with that, no problem.
I would prefer that they gave an honest / realistic vision of what they are now trying to do with our club.
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They have given an honest vision. Realistic is an opinion. Some will believe it some won't. I've seldom seen a vision play out perfectly though. I don't believe we will focus solely in youth in the longer term either. The football landscape is forever changing.
posted on 19/1/24
posted on 20/1/24
So a traditional fund manager might diversity his investment portfolio as follows:
10% HIGH RISK
40% MID RISK
50% LOW RISK
IMO the new owners have gone 100% high risk strategy and if it fails the damage could well be long lasting.
Did they have to fo so high risk to achieve their goals?
And if they did, were they qualified and experienced enough about European football to take such risks?
The answers are not dependent on the future outcome. The question is relevant in the present.
posted on 20/1/24
Exactly,
The way they have gone about is nonsensical.
Imo, they have been to bullish, totally misread what they are involved in.
They have taken a situation where in the first place they had full control ,after which then made a series of poor decisions, at each poor choice dug themselves in a little deeper.
They've shrunk the clubs economy due to the failure to recognise that first they should ensure the club maintains an elite level of competitiveness to protect the revenue streams, the life blood of the clubs operating ability.
Add to this the tightening of FFP compliance, the outstanding issues from Romans tenure, the fact that the squad is not at a top competitive level and now they are restricted how they can finish rebuilding the squad.
The shame is what they should have done is not rocket science, they had the ability to put 1 lbn + into the club, if you cant get a functioning top 6 team out of that, you need certifying imo
Imo, they should have rebuilt the squad giving a realistic chance of competing at a top six level and gradually developed their ambitions to be able to trade players.
Anyway tbh i think they/we will get through, but its going to take at least 3/5 years, more like 5 .
Keep it real Biggish
posted on 20/1/24
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 3 hours, 43 minutes ago
So a traditional fund manager might diversity his investment portfolio as follows:
10% HIGH RISK
40% MID RISK
50% LOW RISK
IMO the new owners have gone 100% high risk strategy and if it fails the damage could well be long lasting.
Did they have to fo so high risk to achieve their goals?
And if they did, were they qualified and experienced enough about European football to take such risks?
The answers are not dependent on the future outcome. The question is relevant in the present.
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The question is relevant in the present, you won't get an answer though. Results are dependant on the future.
posted on 20/1/24
Jf, after 20 months, today in the present, we can see in front of our own eyes the results & difficulties.
The club is geared up for player trading, not elite competition.
Boehly - Clearlake made a conscious decision to spend the 1 bln + the way did.
I really cant understand why they didn't spend 100> 120m on a nailed on goal scorer and the other 900m the way they have.
It would have made all the difference if we had another 9 points on the board ( 3 wins) everything would look a lot different imo.
It may not have solved all the issues, but it would have papered over the cracks at least?
posted on 20/1/24
Just going back to the way they have spread the risk.
The 100% high risk imo came about not by design initially, i think when the club lost C/L status their strategy became that.
Imo, that's when they lost control of the situation.
posted on 20/1/24
comment by ifarka, (B-C- out) (U8182)
posted 1 hour, 14 minutes ago
Jf, after 20 months, today in the present, we can see in front of our own eyes the results & difficulties.
The club is geared up for player trading, not elite competition.
Boehly - Clearlake made a conscious decision to spend the 1 bln + the way did.
I really cant understand why they didn't spend 100> 120m on a nailed on goal scorer and the other 900mthe way they have.
It would have made all the difference if we had another 9 points on the board ( 3 wins) everything would look a lot different imo.
It may not have solved all the issues, but it would have papered over the cracks at least?
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Yes we can, and going back further. We can also see we are not in a position that will change overnight.
posted on 21/1/24
JF< Yes, that is very true