If you let it go, its gone forever.
You sell to a benevolent lottery winner .... but you then can't control what he or she does later with that share.
All football clubs aim is surely to play at the highest level they possibly can isn't it?lo36789 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:36 amI am not sure I buy into the idea that the point of football clubs existing is to compete in the football league.carlodarlo wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:43 amThe club does aspire to get back into the football league, Its been said on many occasions. Otherwise there would be no point in the football club existing if that wasn't the long term aim.
There is a much broader social / community aspect to a football club which is far more important than what division they compete in.
Of course you can in more than 1 way.
It also feels like the weirdest form of investment ever...you can invest money but if you ever want to cash in your investment you have to give the fans first option and actually the maximum you can earn is what you put in plus BoE interest rate.super_les_mcjannet wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:29 pmSo we need an investor who only wants 50% maximum, we might as well say 49% so we always have 51%.
Has to sell shares back to the fans group only and if we don't have the money they can't sell.
We should also ask them to put in a minimum of 500k per season in as well so we can rightfully play in the football league as some think we have that right.
Are we demanding anything else form the thousands of people wanting to invest, sure Dave Johnston and DFCSG can't wait to brief all the investors.
I do worry about anyhow who actually believes they are people who want to invest in DFC full stop, never mind something along the terms above.
Whatever mate. So 35 years of watching them and because I have a different point of view to some on here I'm not a true darlo fan, give your head a wobble. I wouldn't want another houghton/ singh like anyone else but the idea that we will steadily get there is fanciful as well, crowds will start to dwindle the longer we are out of the league and showing little ambition to get back there. A key reason young fans will miss out on going is because of a number of factors but one of them is the lack of efl football.onewayup wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 2:01 pmDarlo lad ,you are not a darlo fan otherwise you would have a totally different view ,the real fans of this club know only to well all the pitfalls within your account of a major benefactor, we've been there done that and that's why we are where we are, stop trying to stir the pot ,we will get to where the fan's want to be it will take time be sensible.
Because without a change in structure we will stagnate in this league for years. If you consider buckets at every match as some form of financial stability I'd hate to be your bank manager. No club belongs in he EFL but can you say in your heart you think we don't, it should be our aspiration.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 amSo we don’t “belong” in the EFL as you said, and there’s no one waiting with money for us. Now you’re getting there.Darlo_lad wrote:There is no one who has come forward at the moment but if the fans group said they would be willing, provided all checks done etc there might be. No one has a right to any league status but that is what we should aspire to otherwise we will wither slowly.
Next question, why should we change the club structure, which has in part led to us reaching some form of financial stability, in favour of handing control to a hypothetical owner who may or may not even exist?
If someone wants to invest, we have the mechanism by which to do so, without putting our club at risk of another Singh or Dale.
We "Stagnated" in division 4 for a short while as I seem to remember !!!!!Darlo_lad wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:07 pmBecause without a change in structure we will stagnate in this league for years. If you consider buckets at every match as some form of financial stability I'd hate to be your bank manager. No club belongs in he EFL but can you say in your heart you think we don't, it should be our aspiration.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 amSo we don’t “belong” in the EFL as you said, and there’s no one waiting with money for us. Now you’re getting there.Darlo_lad wrote:There is no one who has come forward at the moment but if the fans group said they would be willing, provided all checks done etc there might be. No one has a right to any league status but that is what we should aspire to otherwise we will wither slowly.
Next question, why should we change the club structure, which has in part led to us reaching some form of financial stability, in favour of handing control to a hypothetical owner who may or may not even exist?
If someone wants to invest, we have the mechanism by which to do so, without putting our club at risk of another Singh or Dale.
Aye and I'd settle for that nowEDJOHNS wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 6:04 pmWe "Stagnated" in division 4 for a short while as I seem to remember !!!!!Darlo_lad wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 5:07 pmBecause without a change in structure we will stagnate in this league for years. If you consider buckets at every match as some form of financial stability I'd hate to be your bank manager. No club belongs in he EFL but can you say in your heart you think we don't, it should be our aspiration.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 amSo we don’t “belong” in the EFL as you said, and there’s no one waiting with money for us. Now you’re getting there.Darlo_lad wrote:There is no one who has come forward at the moment but if the fans group said they would be willing, provided all checks done etc there might be. No one has a right to any league status but that is what we should aspire to otherwise we will wither slowly.
Next question, why should we change the club structure, which has in part led to us reaching some form of financial stability, in favour of handing control to a hypothetical owner who may or may not even exist?
If someone wants to invest, we have the mechanism by which to do so, without putting our club at risk of another Singh or Dale.
No, I don’t think we “belong” in the EFL. I tend to find it’s that kind of clap trap we get from old fogeys who are living in the past. We’ll belong in the EFL once we’ve earned it through promotion.Darlo_lad wrote:Because without a change in structure we will stagnate in this league for years. If you consider buckets at every match as some form of financial stability I'd hate to be your bank manager. No club belongs in he EFL but can you say in your heart you think we don't, it should be our aspiration.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 amSo we don’t “belong” in the EFL as you said, and there’s no one waiting with money for us. Now you’re getting there.Darlo_lad wrote:There is no one who has come forward at the moment but if the fans group said they would be willing, provided all checks done etc there might be. No one has a right to any league status but that is what we should aspire to otherwise we will wither slowly.
Next question, why should we change the club structure, which has in part led to us reaching some form of financial stability, in favour of handing control to a hypothetical owner who may or may not even exist?
If someone wants to invest, we have the mechanism by which to do so, without putting our club at risk of another Singh or Dale.
But if anyone came forward hey would be scared off by the 'not at our club' brigade, and I'm not talking about Singh here I wouldn't have touched him with a barge pole. We were getting 3,500 on average at Feethams in div 2 and that's where what we should be getting as a club. If we don't aspire to it then the 1300 will dwindle slowly over he next 5-10 years. It takes money to get up the pyramid, we were a big fish in the northern league with a budget to match. But without investment now we will never get back to the efl, give your head a wobble lad.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:15 pmNo, I don’t think we “belong” in the EFL. I tend to find it’s that kind of clap trap we get from old fogeys who are living in the past. We’ll belong in the EFL once we’ve earned it through promotion.Darlo_lad wrote:Because without a change in structure we will stagnate in this league for years. If you consider buckets at every match as some form of financial stability I'd hate to be your bank manager. No club belongs in he EFL but can you say in your heart you think we don't, it should be our aspiration.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 amSo we don’t “belong” in the EFL as you said, and there’s no one waiting with money for us. Now you’re getting there.Darlo_lad wrote:There is no one who has come forward at the moment but if the fans group said they would be willing, provided all checks done etc there might be. No one has a right to any league status but that is what we should aspire to otherwise we will wither slowly.
Next question, why should we change the club structure, which has in part led to us reaching some form of financial stability, in favour of handing control to a hypothetical owner who may or may not even exist?
If someone wants to invest, we have the mechanism by which to do so, without putting our club at risk of another Singh or Dale.
We will not stagnate from a change in structure. It’s nothing to do with it. How we reconnect with the town, the fan base and the businesses, that will determine whether we stagnate or not.
If you think thousands will come flooding back because we’re playing Walsall and Grimsby instead of Kidderminster and Spennymoor, then you’re living in Cloud Cuckoo Land. Last time we were in League Two, our attendances declined. Hardly the land of milk and honey you’re making out.
Remember, on three occasions a single benefactor plunged us into turmoil. And now, on a week it’s happened to another club, you wanted us to return to that? Give your empty head a wobble.
If you want someone to spunk money around for quick victories and promotions, I suggest you start supporting Spenny. I don’t see why we should put the club at risk because you’re too impatient to do things sensibly. And leaving the club at the whim of one businessman is an almighty risk.
But until anyone comes forward, it’s all moot and irrelevant anyway. We’re not changing it because there’s no one out there to invest. And we have the mechanism for them to do so anyway without putting ourselves at risk any more.
So unless you know of anyone rich enough and willing to come forward, your argument is empty waffle.
We can aspire all we want, and we do, but it has to be sustainable. Sugar daddy funding is not sustainable or reliable. I'd love to see us back in the FL, but not at any cost. I'd much rather DFC spent the next 100 years bouncing between NL and NLN on a completely sustainable footing, than go hell for leather for five or 10 years in the EFL and then go the way of Bury because a Singh de nos jours has pulled the plug. You say you've supported DFC for 35 years. You appear to have learned nothing from the past 15.Darlo_lad wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:14 pmBut if anyone came forward hey would be scared off by the 'not at our club' brigade, and I'm not talking about Singh here I wouldn't have touched him with a barge pole. We were getting 3,500 on average at Feethams in div 2 and that's where what we should be getting as a club. If we don't aspire to it then the 1300 will dwindle slowly over he next 5-10 years. It takes money to get up the pyramid, we were a big fish in the northern league with a budget to match. But without investment now we will never get back to the efl, give your head a wobble lad.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 9:15 pmNo, I don’t think we “belong” in the EFL. I tend to find it’s that kind of clap trap we get from old fogeys who are living in the past. We’ll belong in the EFL once we’ve earned it through promotion.Darlo_lad wrote:Because without a change in structure we will stagnate in this league for years. If you consider buckets at every match as some form of financial stability I'd hate to be your bank manager. No club belongs in he EFL but can you say in your heart you think we don't, it should be our aspiration.Darlogramps wrote: ↑Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:19 amSo we don’t “belong” in the EFL as you said, and there’s no one waiting with money for us. Now you’re getting there.Darlo_lad wrote:There is no one who has come forward at the moment but if the fans group said they would be willing, provided all checks done etc there might be. No one has a right to any league status but that is what we should aspire to otherwise we will wither slowly.
Next question, why should we change the club structure, which has in part led to us reaching some form of financial stability, in favour of handing control to a hypothetical owner who may or may not even exist?
If someone wants to invest, we have the mechanism by which to do so, without putting our club at risk of another Singh or Dale.
We will not stagnate from a change in structure. It’s nothing to do with it. How we reconnect with the town, the fan base and the businesses, that will determine whether we stagnate or not.
If you think thousands will come flooding back because we’re playing Walsall and Grimsby instead of Kidderminster and Spennymoor, then you’re living in Cloud Cuckoo Land. Last time we were in League Two, our attendances declined. Hardly the land of milk and honey you’re making out.
Remember, on three occasions a single benefactor plunged us into turmoil. And now, on a week it’s happened to another club, you wanted us to return to that? Give your empty head a wobble.
If you want someone to spunk money around for quick victories and promotions, I suggest you start supporting Spenny. I don’t see why we should put the club at risk because you’re too impatient to do things sensibly. And leaving the club at the whim of one businessman is an almighty risk.
But until anyone comes forward, it’s all moot and irrelevant anyway. We’re not changing it because there’s no one out there to invest. And we have the mechanism for them to do so anyway without putting ourselves at risk any more.
So unless you know of anyone rich enough and willing to come forward, your argument is empty waffle.
On Sunday April 29, 2012 at 10:25 pm, Darlo Cockney wrote:Sadly some people have nothing better to do that invent rumours.
We will be playing at the arena again next season - fact.
Quakerz - if you actually attended games and spoke to people you might actually find our facts, rather than spreading s*** on this board.
DC
Well we've got along quite happily for most of the past 136 years trundling along in the 3rd or 4th tier. We now find ourselves a bit lower than that. Big deal. We'll bounce around at that kind of level for some time as we always have done. Would you rather have a football club that lasts 100 years playing at that level, or one that has a few seasons in the 'promised land' of the lower reaches of the FL then goes pop because some rich guy has got bored with his plaything?
We've got a funny way of shutting you down haven't we: engaging with you and debating the issue.
Come to the conclusion this guy is a troll.biccynana wrote:We've got a funny way of shutting you down haven't we: engaging with you and debating the issue.
Darlogramps wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:22 amCome to the conclusion this guy is a troll.biccynana wrote:We've got a funny way of shutting you down haven't we: engaging with you and debating the issue.
Too much hyperbole, repeats his “I’ve been a Darlo fan for 35 years” way too much, as if he’s trying too hard. Has admitted no one is there with money, ignores that the mechanism is there for people to invest. Pops on to a thread about one man destroying a club and with a new account calls for the same for us.
Claims to have been a fan for 35 years but has no sense or acknowledgement about our last 15 years. Acknowledges there’s no investor waiting but insists we change the entire fundamentals of our club anyway. He’s now starting to make insults about the entire fan base. Just repeats his own points than engaging with counter arguments.
This is someone on a wind up. Whoever this is, they’ve never been to a Darlo game in their life.
Everything of the last 15 years tells us handing over to one person in search of quick wins doesn’t work. Three times it’s happened to us and you want it to happen again.Darlo_lad wrote:Darlogramps wrote: ↑Sat Aug 31, 2019 6:22 amCome to the conclusion this guy is a troll.biccynana wrote:We've got a funny way of shutting you down haven't we: engaging with you and debating the issue.
Too much hyperbole, repeats his “I’ve been a Darlo fan for 35 years” way too much, as if he’s trying too hard. Has admitted no one is there with money, ignores that the mechanism is there for people to invest. Pops on to a thread about one man destroying a club and with a new account calls for the same for us.
Claims to have been a fan for 35 years but has no sense or acknowledgement about our last 15 years. Acknowledges there’s no investor waiting but insists we change the entire fundamentals of our club anyway. He’s now starting to make insults about the entire fan base. Just repeats his own points than engaging with counter arguments.
This is someone on a wind up. Whoever this is, they’ve never been to a Darlo game in their life.
That's unbelievable how am i a troll. I go every week and have since Cyril Knowles. I only mentioned how long I'd been a fan after being accused of never having been to a match (an accusation you have just repeated). How did you want me to respond? I have an opinion based on all those years suporting , just because I haven't been on here before or because it's not the same as others view on this thread doesn't make it not valid. Fans have different opinions on players and the club you hear them every week at games. My point is unless we are open to the right kind of investment we will never progress. Some are happy with that, i want more. I've supported them since i was a kid, it's where i was first took to by my dad and grandad, it's my home town team. The last 15 years have taught us we have to be careful who we get to invest but since we now run the club we can be. We just need to be open to the idea. Anyway you're not going to change my opinion and I'm not going to change yours. Enjoy your day.
If you are saying we averaged 3500 in division 2 I presume you mean the old division 3? The season after we won promotion.