The only highlight in a 0-0 bore draw.A sending off against Torquay on Westcountry tv for ampadu senior
There’s neither the will nor the expertise at the Club to buy the freehold - after all we‘ve been trying to renew the lease without success for at least the last eight years. We’ve got 4 years left on the existing lease but what is currently being done about it?All conjecture I know, but if we got a fair old wedge for Kwame Ampadu, what are the chances of us buying back the freehold ?
Agree with all of that but there is an easy solution and one which I know to be agreeable to those in political power is for the Trust to buy the freehold with an agreed covenant requiring the land to be held for sporting purposes only. Solves both issues.Buying the freehold is a dangerous idea because it leaves the club open to unscrupulous businessmen out to line their own pockets via asset stripping and property development.
At the moment, because the council owns it there is little incentive for "wealthy" private investors to try and take over the club. If we owned the freehold, owning the club would become much more attractive financially.
James Brents are ten-a-penny in this country and I for one am not keen on them. Council ownership of the freehold is not a guaranteed means of protection, but it sure is a big deterrent.
The downside to council ownership is that we can't really control the rates of the lease. However the council inherently has a vested interest in the football club because of the knock-on revenue it generates in the city. Increased high street footfall on matchday is a huge deal. They want us to be in the city to keep that money coming in. Nothing would be worse for them than us moving to an out-of-town bowl.
I'm pretty sure there is already a covenant on the land that says exactly this.Agree with all of that but there is an easy solution and one which I know to be agreeable to those in political power is for the Trust to buy the freehold with an agreed covenant requiring the land to be held for sporting purposes only. Solves both issues.
Since the time Beazer Homes bought the ground, a council registered covenant you mean ?I'm pretty sure there is already a covenant on the land that says exactly this.