Re: Is this deliberate : Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:36 pm  

Chairman Miaow wrote:

France is not the answer IMHO. Look beyond the (admittedly quite slick, if blatently sexist) marketing and their operation is hardly big time, as anyone who has ever dealth with them will recognise. I suppose we would have a great team when the price of stainless was high.....

Could have sworn they're now called Eric France Precious Metals, or similar. Whatever the case, whether you've got a couple of gold fillings you'd like to trade in or an old east stand full of steel, the market seems to have dictated their sporting involvement quite radically over the years, and they don't seem to be in it for the long haul. Just my impression, of course.

Re: Is this deliberate : Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:42 pm  

Do we need them to be in it for the long haul though? Posters who know more then me about the clubs finances say Ted has not put money in for a while and were self sufficient. That being the case than a 2 to 3 year cash injection from the Frances could be just the catalyst we need for building a strong platform for our last year at BV and early years when we are in the new stadium.

If I were Ted, I would be tempted to say if you agree to provide x per season and put the lump sum up front in a trust for the club, then lets do the deal.

Re: Is this deliberate : Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:48 pm  

Tricky2309 wrote:

That being the case than a 2 to 3 year cash injection from the Frances could be just the catalyst we need for building a strong platform for our last year at BV and early years when we are in the new stadium.

Cash injections would be marvellous. What happens when the cash is ejected though, as the EF involvement in motorsport showed?

Tricky2309 wrote:

If I were Ted, I would be tempted to say if you agree to provide x per season and put the lump sum up front in a trust for the club, then lets do the deal.

Maybe he did, or did something similar, and maybe that's why we don't have a deal.

Re: Is this deliberate : Thu Aug 05, 2010 9:52 pm  

Jonathan France is currently banned from being a Director of any company. So he's a no go for being figurehead of the club. The Frances might have money but as with previous companies they've put them in to admin when things get tough. Something that would kill our club if it ever happened.