Ribble Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, jamboinglasgow said: Completely agree, the most likely ways that fans are able to get their club fan owned is if they have an owner who just wants to get out of the club and will take a hit to do that, an owner who wants to hand it over cheaply, or the club almost goes out of business. Premier league clubs are too valuable to owners who could make good money selling to another rich owner, fans like Newcastle united would need a ultra rich Ann Budge type who can buy the club on their behalf and the fans pay them back (even then they need the new owner to be prepared to take a big hit on what they paid.) Yeah, fat mike has been looking for 250-300m for Newcastle, even if they got 40,000 fans averaging the same as us then it's still well over 25 years before they pull the cash together not to mention that they would no doubt have to replicate us in how we paused the purchase to fund the stand, they'd have to do the same as Newcastle's infrastructure, training ground etc are in a terrible nick for a EPL team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Portable Badger Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 27 minutes ago, Jumper said: I suppose there was meant to be some sort of symbolism put over by doing that so low key in the dressing room? Probably just Covid protocol perhaps as a larger space than the Board Room to squeeze journos and camera crews in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 58 minutes ago, Snedds76 said: Right who fancies a game of fitba on the pitch, it's ours after all now 😂😂 bagsy not in goals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumper Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Portable Badger said: Probably just Covid protocol perhaps as a larger space than the Board Room to squeeze journos and camera crews in Males sense. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, milky_26 said: bagsy not in goals Could have a great game of long bangers😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart500 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just to show we're taking this ownership malarky seriously, can our first announcement be a picture of a big jobbie on a Hibs scarf? PS. Well done everyone (including me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 38 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: £12,343,698 now raised in total, £128,377 in the last month (£130,370 in July) The club will see little of this month's money as £100,000 will go to Bidco as payment for the shares, plus all associated professional costs, also the video production expenditure etc. The new governance model will also come into effect as of today. Wonder if we'll see an increase in FoH supporters and monthly subs with ownership now passed over. Fans who took the decision to withdraw funding until AB had signed ownership over. Look forward to seeing the numbers in the coming months in the hope that we grow support. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quint Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 26 minutes ago, Ribble said: Yeah, fat mike has been looking for 250-300m for Newcastle, even if they got 40,000 fans averaging the same as us then it's still well over 25 years before they pull the cash together not to mention that they would no doubt have to replicate us in how we paused the purchase to fund the stand, they'd have to do the same as Newcastle's infrastructure, training ground etc are in a terrible nick for a EPL team. Romanov wanted 40 or 50 million to sell if I recall. The only reason we were able to do this was because of the administration event. It’s a risky strategy for any other take overs for big clubs Rangers being the case in point for if it goes wrong because Rangers fans were splintered they could not organise themselves to pull in the same direction. it’s a fantastic achievement Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, EH11 said: Wonder if we'll see an increase in FoH supporters and monthly subs with ownership now passed over. Fans who took the decision to withdraw funding until AB had signed ownership over. Look forward to seeing the numbers in the coming months in the hope that we grow support. Some will stop now FoH owns the club I imagine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just now, davemclaren said: Some will stop now FoH owns the club I imagine. Don’t think so, Dave. Just like owning a hoose, even though you’ve paid it up, it still needs maintaining ! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 So we have £130k a month extra. Get 7/8 players in on £10k a week. Get the league in the bag. 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Boab said: Don’t think so, Dave. Just like owning a hoose, even though you’ve paid it up, it still needs maintaining ! 👍 At least one member on here has said they will now stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyphoonJambo Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, Portable Badger said: Probably just Covid protocol perhaps as a larger space than the Board Room to squeeze journos and camera crews in Nah,fans have stormed the boardroom,getting smashed into all the posh bevvy,it's not even theft now it's ours!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just now, davemclaren said: At least one member on here has said they will now stop. Sorry, never seen that. I suppose there is that possibility. Be interesting to see how the numbers go in the following months. I think the vast majority will continue however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown user Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Good day fellow Heart of Midlothian owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Some will stop now FoH owns the club I imagine. Yip, entirely possible but i'd like to see FoH be more proactive in trying to grow the support. Something simple like clear monthly reporting on the numbers could act as an incentive in the same way that the attendance thread on here seems to. This is our club, it's our duty as a collective to help it grow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 In theory now is the best time to start pledging/up pledges. 100% going forward is the clubs money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister T Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 If Carlsberg made great days to be a Jambo...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said: So we have £130k a month extra. Get 7/8 players in on £10k a week. Get the league in the bag. 😎 I think you have wrongly equated weeks to months. 7.5 players at £10k a week equates to £325k a month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Ribble said: The Newcastle one is an example of the most difficult imho, it'd take over 30 years for their fans to save up and buy the club and that's not factoring in that it'd not be like for like due to the north east being more deprived than Edinburgh meaning your average Joe wouldn't be able to put in as much as an average Hearts fan, they'll end up with nothing more than a token shareholding that influences nothing at board level, especially while fat mike is still in charge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 12 minutes ago, davemclaren said: At least one member on here has said they will now stop. it's a shame if numbers drop off hopefully fans can see that the money will go directly to the club. i'll be upping our pledge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clerry Jambo Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: I think you have wrongly equated weeks to months. 7.5 players at £10k a week equates to £325k a month. Smithy Hibsit again - very apt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fxxx the SPFL Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Mikey1874 said: really nice message from the Nookiebroon mob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 21 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Some will stop now FoH owns the club I imagine. Lol including some of the im not paying in til AB hands over ones 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 So when do we hire Ted Lasso? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychedelicropcircle Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: I think you have wrongly equated weeks to months. 7.5 players at £10k a week equates to £325k a month. Smiths right bollock has just upped his pledge to cover costs👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Jeff said: So when do we hire Ted Lasso? Does Juno Temple come with him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boag1874 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Mikey1874 said: I really really hope that they (& any other club that chooses to go down this route) manage to get there one day. It’ll be 100x harder for some of the really big clubs to pull it off but getting football clubs away from these leeching, predatory types and back into the control of the people is necessary for alot of clubs futures outside of a select few I feel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 8 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: I think you have wrongly equated weeks to months. 7.5 players at £10k a week equates to £325k a month. 🤔💷 Aye, ****ed that. Back to my day job as The Rangers fc accountant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 All the pledgers names now on display in the tunnel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Psychedelicropcircle said: Smiths right bollock has just upped his pledge to cover costs👍 I'd Better get a second paper round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesie27 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Just now, Barack said: Is that just including everyone who's pledging now, or even has in the past, no matter if it was only £5? I doubt anyone on here knows the answer to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Barack said: Is that just including everyone who's pledging now, or even has in the past, no matter if it was only £5? Except those who emailed saying they wont continue to contribute because AB has stolen the club and will never hand it over 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, hughesie27 said: I doubt anyone on here knows the answer to that. Has to be anyone and everyone surely. Everyone has been a part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 9 minutes ago, sadj said: Does Juno Temple come with him? Are you itk? Have we signed Roy Kent?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homme Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I'd expect a big push to recruit more pledges once the transfer window closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamboinglasgow Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 hour ago, Ribble said: Yeah, fat mike has been looking for 250-300m for Newcastle, even if they got 40,000 fans averaging the same as us then it's still well over 25 years before they pull the cash together not to mention that they would no doubt have to replicate us in how we paused the purchase to fund the stand, they'd have to do the same as Newcastle's infrastructure, training ground etc are in a terrible nick for a EPL team. There has been talk a while among politicial parties down south of bring in regulation where a certain percentage of the club must be owned by the fans. Now that will be something always talked about to get football fans to vote for policiticans, but it could be a big help in clubs achieving realistic ownership of the club (though I am sure billionaire owners will still find loopholes to have ownership.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soonbe110 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 19 minutes ago, Footballfirst said: I think you have wrongly equated weeks to months. 7.5 players at £10k a week equates to £325k a month. Plus employers Nat insurance and all the other freebies that players receive. Probably nearer £400k. Maybe Smithy was Vlad’s accountant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Barack said: Just curious, as surely a lot more than 8000 regulars have contributed what they could, when they could. So rightly, they maybe could expect their name to appear on the wall. It's no lesser a thing, if someone who loves the club contributes, but was unable to contribute more or have stopped, for whatever reasons. In fairness, fitting more than 8000+ names on the wall, looks a bit of a squeeze anyway. They managed to get the names on a shirt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 I assume that the "EST. 2010" on the tunnel wall relates to the original formation of FOH, i.e. some time before pledges were sought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GYL Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 37 minutes ago, Smith's right boot said: So we have £130k a month extra. Get 7/8 players in on £10k a week. Get the league in the bag. 😎 Maths not your strong point🤣🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribble Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Mikey1874 said: They managed to get the names on a shirt Sure the shirt only had names of those that has contributed without a break for a specified amount of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo poet Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Great moment. apparently over 150 new pledgers today already. Keep up the winning streak and the feel good factor could well and truly go through the roof!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riccarton3 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Mikey1874 said: They managed to get the names on a shirt I always thought they could have produced a top simply with the FOH logo on it. Wouldn't have lost any meaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1953 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 44 minutes ago, davemclaren said: Some will stop now FoH owns the club I imagine. When I signed up to FOH it was only going to be until ownership and although I haven't consciously changed my mind carrying on now just seems like the correct thing to do. I've no idea what would make me stop contributing now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfirst Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, Ribble said: Sure the shirt only had names of those that has contributed without a break for a specified amount of time Pledgers were asked if they wanted their name to appear on the shirt, or at least given the opportunity to opt out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipwrecked Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 What a great day to be a Hearts fan. I started going regularly to Tyne castle just as the Mercer years begun. What a journey its been - highs and lows, heroes and villains (sometimes the same person - hello Vlad). But the one thing that's always been the same has been the fans. Truly the best supporters in the world. Proud to be a jambo indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemclaren Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, 1953 said: When I signed up to FOH it was only going to be until ownership and although I haven't consciously changed my mind carrying on now just seems like the correct thing to do. I've no idea what would make me stop contributing now. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartsofgold Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 I'll never cancel my FoH contribution. The executors of my estate will have to do it when the time comes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazzas right boot Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, GYL said: Maths not your strong point🤣🤣 Worringly, it generally is. 🙄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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