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Jim Rodwell & Andy Scott at Bromley Addicks 7 December 2023
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All we can do.in this instance is take in the info and I presume it will come out in the accounts at some point. If it doesn't further questions can be asked.charltonbob said:
I remember southall "saying"/lying that they had bought The Valley & SL. Not suggesting this lot are anywhere near southalls crowd but I would be amazed if anyone paid sandgaard 10-12 millionJohnnyH2 said:
Was confirmed by Rodwell last night that was the price (in that range)charltonbob said:
We don't know that that is actually true, methven may have spread that rumour via his friends in low places. The truth is yet to be revealed.supaclive said:
That net spend is sadly nonsense
I'm just saying if you think spending £5-6m per year to tread water makes sense, I'm arguing it doesn't
Ipswich went out and hired the best manager available. They bought a lot of players.
It didn't work.
They learnt.
Have we? Will we? Holden, then Appleton and our last two windows says not.
We all hope it does. I can't stick up for the current set up. I'm not asking for them to be removed- to sell up and bugger off, but I have doubts they'll deliver their rhetoric.
We can all agree to disagree. We all want the best for the club.
Ipswich's owners decided they'd spend money. Ours haven't really. Not since splashing out £12m + to acquire the club.
Kirk, Aneke etc were already here when they bought us. It has saddled them with problems - but they knew all about those problems when they bought us and oversaw the window of Jan 22.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.twtd.co.uk/amp/news/44710/town-announce-%C3%8212.6m-loss
https://swissramble.substack.com/p/ipswich-town-finances-202122#:~:text=Profit/(Loss) 2021/22&text=Town's pre-tax loss basically,m to £2.3m.
£6.4m losses doubled to £12.6m
So, um.... you were considerably wrong. They spent - is it working. If they get into the Premier League it's worth it.
Our owners are worth a lot. If you asked them - spend (lose) £19m for 2 years BUT be knocking on the door of the Premier League would you do it.
I'm guessing they'd say yes.
Spend probably £10m over 2 years and going nowhere in League 1? I guess they won't be so enamoured.7 -
The purchase price doesn’t have to be declared but it will likely involve a transfer of the debt obligations, which will.JohnnyH2 said:
All we can do.in this instance is take in the info and I presume it will come out in the accounts at some point. If it doesn't further questions can be asked.charltonbob said:
I remember southall "saying"/lying that they had bought The Valley & SL. Not suggesting this lot are anywhere near southalls crowd but I would be amazed if anyone paid sandgaard 10-12 millionJohnnyH2 said:
Was confirmed by Rodwell last night that was the price (in that range)charltonbob said:
We don't know that that is actually true, methven may have spread that rumour via his friends in low places. The truth is yet to be revealed.supaclive said:
That net spend is sadly nonsense
I'm just saying if you think spending £5-6m per year to tread water makes sense, I'm arguing it doesn't
Ipswich went out and hired the best manager available. They bought a lot of players.
It didn't work.
They learnt.
Have we? Will we? Holden, then Appleton and our last two windows says not.
We all hope it does. I can't stick up for the current set up. I'm not asking for them to be removed- to sell up and bugger off, but I have doubts they'll deliver their rhetoric.
We can all agree to disagree. We all want the best for the club.
Ipswich's owners decided they'd spend money. Ours haven't really. Not since splashing out £12m + to acquire the club.
Kirk, Aneke etc were already here when they bought us. It has saddled them with problems - but they knew all about those problems when they bought us and oversaw the window of Jan 22.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.twtd.co.uk/amp/news/44710/town-announce-%C3%8212.6m-loss
https://swissramble.substack.com/p/ipswich-town-finances-202122#:~:text=Profit/(Loss) 2021/22&text=Town's pre-tax loss basically,m to £2.3m.
£6.4m losses doubled to £12.6m
So, um.... you were considerably wrong. They spent - is it working. If they get into the Premier League it's worth it.
Our owners are worth a lot. If you asked them - spend (lose) £19m for 2 years BUT be knocking on the door of the Premier League would you do it.
I'm guessing they'd say yes.
Spend probably £10m over 2 years and going nowhere in League 1? I guess they won't be so enamoured.4 -
Largely agree. If we are nowhere crowds will get even worse. We need to be within reach of the playoffs come the business end of the season even if we don't end up reaching them just to keep engagement going.Richard J said:Thanks for all of the comments. I like to hear the feedback from these events.
My fear is that a bad December could trigger another three or four month malaise which would further dispirit the fan base. My hope is that we can be within five points of a playoff place before the end of January and a couple of new additions could boost a late surge. After the exits from all the Cups it is the only thing we have left. However I am sceptical.0 -
We have relied on Alfie's goals to be where we are.
Surely he will have a spell without scoring, if this was to happen I can see us ending up floundering in mid table.
Of course, SE7 might surprise us and bring in some decent players in January and we could make a push for the play-offs.
I have not seen much to fill me with confidence so I'll predict us finishing around 12th.4 -
Your first 2 paragraphs was what I was trying to say last week begore getting shouted down with...." you said for years we need a 20 goal a season striker & now we've got one you moan that others aren't scoring...."ElfsborgAddick said:We have relied on Alfie's goals to be where we are.
Surely he will have a spell without scoring, if this was to happen I can see us ending up floundering in mid table.
Of course, SE7 might surprise us and bring in some decent players in January and we could make a push for the play-offs.
I have not seen much to fill me with confidence so I'll predict us finishing around 12th.
We need goals from all over the pitch. May & CBT have scored over half of our goals this season. Our midfielders are woeful at scoring. We need them, plus others, to be chipping in with 4,5,6 goals a season. Plus central defenders getting the odd one from set pieces.
I'm looking forward to January. From what I've read on here we should be bringing in a number of permanent players rather than loans.2 -
agreed - whatever way you look at it, both Leaburn and Aneke are injury prone - when both are available its probably just about ok - when only leaburn is available its not ok - we need a Ladapo or similar and have done since the summer and before - someone who can do the job and stay fit week in week out2
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We already are.ElfsborgAddick said:We have relied on Alfie's goals to be where we are.
Surely he will have a spell without scoring, if this was to happen I can see us ending up floundering in mid table.
Of course, SE7 might surprise us and bring in some decent players in January and we could make a push for the play-offs.
I have not seen much to fill me with confidence so I'll predict us finishing around 12th.5 -
Ladapo for Camara would be good 👍DOUCHER said:agreed - whatever way you look at it, both Leaburn and Aneke are injury prone - when both are available its probably just about ok - when only leaburn is available its not ok - we need a Ladapo or similar and have done since the summer and before - someone who can do the job and stay fit week in week out0 -
Ladapo has the physicalty we need so should be a priority IMO.0
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I can't help wondering if Scott is still laughing at my observation about signing injured players and only having one strong defender in Lloyd Jones.Covered End said:
I voiced an opinion about this.The fact that we continue to sign injured players such as Camara, Taylor & Edun and the fact that we only have one decent defender (who is strong at defending) in Jones.PragueAddick said:i’m surprised that nobody apparently asked about progress in the fitness/medical area given that the current injury list suggests there hasn’t been any so far.
After all, who was it who said in summer “There’s no point in spending money on good players if we cannot keep them fit and available” ?
Scott joked that I'd be inspirational down the training ground and managed to deflect away from the question with some audience laughter. I rattled him and I don't believe he really answered the question so went rather defensive (in my opinion).5 - Sponsored links:
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He's the pro, what do the fans knowCovered End said:
I can't help wondering if Scott is still laughing at my observation about signing injured players and only having one strong defender in Lloyd Jones.Covered End said:
I voiced an opinion about this.The fact that we continue to sign injured players such as Camara, Taylor & Edun and the fact that we only have one decent defender (who is strong at defending) in Jones.PragueAddick said:i’m surprised that nobody apparently asked about progress in the fitness/medical area given that the current injury list suggests there hasn’t been any so far.
After all, who was it who said in summer “There’s no point in spending money on good players if we cannot keep them fit and available” ?
Scott joked that I'd be inspirational down the training ground and managed to deflect away from the question with some audience laughter. I rattled him and I don't believe he really answered the question so went rather defensive (in my opinion).
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They must know we need to improve defensively and signing a few defenders is part of that? If not we’re going nowhere. Hopefully he didn’t agree because he doesn’t want to be seen publicly criticising the squad.Covered End said:
I can't help wondering if Scott is still laughing at my observation about signing injured players and only having one strong defender in Lloyd Jones.Covered End said:
I voiced an opinion about this.The fact that we continue to sign injured players such as Camara, Taylor & Edun and the fact that we only have one decent defender (who is strong at defending) in Jones.PragueAddick said:i’m surprised that nobody apparently asked about progress in the fitness/medical area given that the current injury list suggests there hasn’t been any so far.
After all, who was it who said in summer “There’s no point in spending money on good players if we cannot keep them fit and available” ?
Scott joked that I'd be inspirational down the training ground and managed to deflect away from the question with some audience laughter. I rattled him and I don't believe he really answered the question so went rather defensive (in my opinion).1 -
Not quite sure what to make of 'Jimmy' still.
On one hand, he speaks Director language well and pulls out the right buzzwords.
But, I can't help but feel he's taking the Ray Winstone role a tad too far in personal and verbal presentation.0 -
Rodwell came across well last night. Was not in the mood for any nonsense and gave honest feedback in my opinion to the individuals putting the questions out there_uptheaddicks said:Not quite sure what to make of 'Jimmy' still.
On one hand, he speaks Director language well and pulls out the right buzzwords.
But, I can't help but feel he's taking the Ray Winstone role a tad too far in personal and verbal presentation.
If he’s staying around then more of the same.0 -
I’ve warmed to Mr Rodwell. Like his dry wit!0
