Stadium Matchday Upgrade

[blueroyals]

If stadiums can be sold to make the books look better for FFP surely the opposite is also true? I.e. buying the stadium back would count against our calculation even though it's just a paper transaction.

Interesting (or maybe just a coincidence) that the £1.5m/month rent is almost exactly the same figure Couhig claims the ownership group are putting into the club every month. Maybe (speculating) it's just the same money changing hands over and over? e.g. £1.5m stadium rent -> HoldCo -> Dogwood LLC -> RFC

[RoyalBlue]

If stadiums can be sold to make the books look better for FFP surely the opposite is also true? I.e. buying the stadium back would count against our calculation even though it's just a paper transaction.

Bizarrely, I'm not sure that would be the case. Aren't clubs allowed to spend what they like on improving infrastructure? If so, the buying back of the stadium could possibly be justified as an enabler for them to do that?

[On Strings]

It would be a nice touch if Couhig and Co added white hoops into the seat layout.

[Elm Park Kid]

Just a reminder that League One clubs can spend whatever they want, as long as it comes from owner 'investment' and not borrowing.

The Championship financial fairplay stuff doesn't apply at our level.

[Clyde1998]

Just a reminder that League One clubs can spend whatever they want, as long as it comes from owner 'investment' and not borrowing.

The Championship financial fairplay stuff doesn't apply at our level.

Infrastructure development is never included in any FFP calculations; nor is things like youth development or women's football.

[morganb]

Just a reminder that League One clubs can spend whatever they want, as long as it comes from owner 'investment' and not borrowing.

The Championship financial fairplay stuff doesn't apply at our level.

Does that suggest that we might have thrown games in order to stay in League 1 so we can spend copious amounts of money this summer rather than having the spending limited by being in the Championship?

[Lower West]

Just a reminder that League One clubs can spend whatever they want, as long as it comes from owner 'investment' and not borrowing.

The Championship financial fairplay stuff doesn't apply at our level.

Rules changed this season for L1 and L2.

Owner Investment Restrictions: From 2025/26, owner injections over £500,000 are no longer 100% spendable. Only 60% of such investment can be used for wages in League One, and 50% in League Two.

[Elm Park Kid]

Just a reminder that League One clubs can spend whatever they want, as long as it comes from owner 'investment' and not borrowing.

The Championship financial fairplay stuff doesn't apply at our level.

Rules changed this season for L1 and L2.

Owner Investment Restrictions: From 2025/26, owner injections over £500,000 are no longer 100% spendable. Only 60% of such investment can be used for wages in League One, and 50% in League Two.

Doesn't that just mean that Couhig would need to put in more money than our wage bill and let it sit in the club's accounts? It doesn't seem like a difficult a restriction to get around.

[Whore Jackie]

Nice touch now that the weather's got warmer, that they've binned off the tap water dispensers in the concourse bars.

[Clyde1998]

Nice touch now that the weather's got warmer, that they've binned off the tap water dispensers in the concourse bars.

There have been tap water dispensers in the stadium? I can't say I've ever noticed them in the East Stand, or the Lower West when I've been over there for development matches.

Is this another one of those exclusive Club 1871 things they haven't (hadn't) bothered with in the rest of the ground?

[RoyalBlue]

Nice touch now that the weather's got warmer, that they've binned off the tap water dispensers in the concourse bars.

There have been tap water dispensers in the stadium? I can't say I've ever noticed them in the East Stand, or the Lower West when I've been over there for development matches.

Is this another one of those exclusive Club 1871 things they haven't (hadn't) bothered with in the rest of the ground?

I think you used to have to ask the staff at the bar for a tap water and they got it for you?

As they are selling alcohol, they are also legally obliged to provide it free of charge.

[Whore Jackie]

Nice touch now that the weather's got warmer, that they've binned off the tap water dispensers in the concourse bars.

There have been tap water dispensers in the stadium? I can't say I've ever noticed them in the East Stand, or the Lower West when I've been over there for development matches.

Is this another one of those exclusive Club 1871 things they haven't (hadn't) bothered with in the rest of the ground?

East Stand Y24/Y23 concourse bar. Basically a big jerry can filled with tap water and a stack of plastic glasses. Meant you could just grab a glass of water without queuing. Been there all season IIRC, assumed it was the same throughout all the concourses..

Questioned it with the bar supervisor and she went and got a jug of water and one cup. And then went and got another cup when the woman behind asked for one.

[Clyde1998]

Nice touch now that the weather's got warmer, that they've binned off the tap water dispensers in the concourse bars.

There have been tap water dispensers in the stadium? I can't say I've ever noticed them in the East Stand, or the Lower West when I've been over there for development matches.

Is this another one of those exclusive Club 1871 things they haven't (hadn't) bothered with in the rest of the ground?

East Stand Y24/Y23 concourse bar. Basically a big jerry can filled with tap water and a stack of plastic glasses. Meant you could just grab a glass of water without queuing. Been there all season IIRC, assumed it was the same throughout all the concourses..

Questioned it with the bar supervisor and she went and got a jug of water and one cup. And then went and got another cup when the woman behind asked for one.

Ah. Don't usually head down that far and can't say I've noticed a big jerry can anywhere else within the stand. Seems odd to get rid of it, unless someone simply forgot to put it out ahead of the game...

Nice touch now that the weather's got warmer, that they've binned off the tap water dispensers in the concourse bars.

There have been tap water dispensers in the stadium? I can't say I've ever noticed them in the East Stand, or the Lower West when I've been over there for development matches.

Is this another one of those exclusive Club 1871 things they haven't (hadn't) bothered with in the rest of the ground?

I think you used to have to ask the staff at the bar for a tap water and they got it for you?

As they are selling alcohol, they are also legally obliged to provide it free of charge.

Didn't realise there was a legal requirement to provide water free of charge with alcohol. Although I completely agree with that law.