by Babs Taylor Bratfud » 08 Apr 2011, 22:15
Completely mate. The ground has become something of a white elephant during our tumble down the leagues, and since administration and the buying of the stadium by the 'saviour' and Chairman immediately thereafter, Gordon Gibb, we have been held to ransom on the rates charges. I think across the board, and all premises we are paying £1.3M a season, which obviously for any League 2 club, is simply unsustainable. Any previous attempts made by our joint chairmen to speak to Gibb with regards to buying the stadium back have fallen on deaf ears. The local rag today explains their latest offering to try tempt Gibb into some sort of concesion, with the rental being based on annual turnover and directly to which League we find ourselves in. Basically, if by some miracle we returned to the Championship the deal would be more in his interests as we'd pay significantly more than the current rates as with extra TV revenue, gate receipts etc, this would be more easily sustainable - Makes more sense, and for my mind is a great proposition. Should free up around £750K per year for team building / wages than we have at present, and would give us a realistic chance of getting back out of League 2. We shall see what happens.
Will you be making the trip up tomorrow Matt?
Re: Torquay and I'm amazed at how well you've done this season. I'd have to admit that I thought your start was a bit of a flash in the pan, and as soon as the rigours of injuries etc kicked in further down the line, you'd drop back down the league. At one point it looked like I'd be proven right, but you hung on in there, and despite losing a seriously quality player at this level in the form of Benyon, you've kept up with the pace. Good on yers
Completely mate. The ground has become something of a white elephant during our tumble down the leagues, and since administration and the buying of the stadium by the 'saviour' and Chairman immediately thereafter, Gordon Gibb, we have been held to ransom on the rates charges. I think across the board, and all premises we are paying £1.3M a season, which obviously for any League 2 club, is simply unsustainable. Any previous attempts made by our joint chairmen to speak to Gibb with regards to buying the stadium back have fallen on deaf ears. The local rag today explains their latest offering to try tempt Gibb into some sort of concesion, with the rental being based on annual turnover and directly to which League we find ourselves in. Basically, if by some miracle we returned to the Championship the deal would be more in his interests as we'd pay significantly more than the current rates as with extra TV revenue, gate receipts etc, this would be more easily sustainable - Makes more sense, and for my mind is a great proposition. Should free up around £750K per year for team building / wages than we have at present, and would give us a realistic chance of getting back out of League 2. We shall see what happens.
Will you be making the trip up tomorrow Matt?
Re: Torquay and I'm amazed at how well you've done this season. I'd have to admit that I thought your start was a bit of a flash in the pan, and as soon as the rigours of injuries etc kicked in further down the line, you'd drop back down the league. At one point it looked like I'd be proven right, but you hung on in there, and despite losing a seriously quality player at this level in the form of Benyon, you've kept up with the pace. Good on yers :-D
