Todd Boehly Thread

[Vesper 28,343]

7 hours ago, Blue Armour said:

Anything new in particular, or just based on stuff we've seen so far?

This new announcement from Jose Feliciano of $100m in further salary cuts (wtf, are we only going to have a continuous stream of youngsters now, with no veteran players of import?) and then the hiring of some yank bint baseball park designer as the head architect for the SB renovation or tear-down/new build.

Her work is so meh, so not a world class architecture firm. Odds are high the finished stadium may well look like shit. I hope not, but I do not like what I see. I do not want this fucking Americanisation of so much of the club.

I am seriously considering moving towards a Boehly-out stance, not that ANY of our fans, no matter how many come to want him and the rest out, can do fuck-all about it.

We NEVER should have sold to yank billionaires. They are a pox on sport and life in general.

I am in a state of dismay at the moment. 

[DH1988 1,258]

Can’t say I agree with most of the narrative here, it’s a business whether we like it or not and considering we had to self report ourselves, the non existent salary structure and the way the club was run in general was a shambles, financially. Did it work? My God did it, we were blessed, spoilt rotten and unfortunately coupled with the mistakes made by keen new ownership it seems one step forward twelve back. Ultimately it’s a roadmap plan and we can only determine whether it’s a success or not five years or so down the line.

That said, no idea what the sub is in total for the travel as in true cost, but those items are a shame and I cannot see how it’s astronomical.

[bigbluewillie 1,847]

Whats with all the double postings?

[Fulham Broadway 16,704]

Abramovich transformed us into English football's nouveau riche. Winning five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, two Champions Leagues, two Europa Leagues, two Community Shields, one Super Cup and finally the Club World Cup in February, his investment and oversight helped turn us into a powerhouse of the modern game, shattering the status quo.

Clearlake, Egbali and and Boehly - how's the next chapter going ?

[OneMoSalah 8,753]

20 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Abramovich transformed us into English football's nouveau riche. Winning five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, three League Cups, two Champions Leagues, two Europa Leagues, two Community Shields, one Super Cup and finally the Club World Cup in February, his investment and oversight helped turn us into a powerhouse of the modern game, shattering the status quo.

Clearlake, Egbali and and Boehly - how's the next chapter going ?

Turning us into Everton under Moshiri when he first started splashing big cash.  They spent what £600-700m in however many years and were utter dross. We’ve spent £1bn in 3 windows and are utter dross. Parallels are similar.

Edited September 25, 2023 by OneMoSalah

[Fulham Broadway 16,704]

11 minutes ago, OneMoSalah said:

Turning us into Everton under Moshiri when he first started splashing big cash.  They spent what £600-700m in however many years and were utter dross. We’ve spent £1bn in 3 windows and are utter dross. Parallels are similar.

Though Evertons success and silverware cabinet was never anywhere near our levels attained. Clearlake Egbali and Boehly are presiding over the biggest collapse since the Roman Empire. Pun intended.

[DDA 9,680]

If you have time then give this video a watch. The narrative hits the nail on the head for me.

https://youtu.be/JES2E2zoUn8?si=ttDR15FtX0XENA9C

 

Edited September 28, 2023 by DDA

[MoroccanBlue 5,281]

6 hours ago, DDA said:

If you have time then give this video a watch. The narrative hits the nail on the head for me.

https://youtu.be/JES2E2zoUn8?si=ttDR15FtX0XENA9C

 

TL;DW version please

[milka 3,335]

On 25/09/2023 at 21:54, Fulham Broadway said:

 

Clearlake, Egbali and and Boehly - how's the next chapter going ?

Right now the focus is everywhere, but not on the pitch to win today. Young players for the future, attempts at a new stadium, all this is in perspective. If Pochettino can build a squad that holds in the top 6 and a regular presence in Europe in those years, that would be enough for Boehly and co.

Which means that in 5-6 years he will be ready to sell if his assets, in which he has invested 1 billion like young players and possibly a new stadium, prove attractive to a new buyer

[NikkiCFC 7,899]

9 minutes ago, milka said:

 

Which means that in 5-6 years he will be ready to sell if his assets, in which he has invested 1 billion like young players and possibly a new stadium, prove attractive to a new buyer

He committed for 10 years to Roman. He cannot sell before. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,704]

13 hours ago, milka said:

Right now the focus is everywhere, but not on the pitch to win today. Young players for the future, attempts at a new stadium, all this is in perspective. If Pochettino can build a squad that holds in the top 6 and a regular presence in Europe in those years, that would be enough for Boehly and co.

Which means that in 5-6 years he will be ready to sell if his assets, in which he has invested 1 billion like young players and possibly a new stadium, prove attractive to a new buyer

So many owners, particularly in the Championship are doing the same - 'sports complexes' real estate, ground expansion as the club sits in mediocrity - as you say its all about increasing the value of their investments

[Vesper 28,343]

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Ohtani announced his decision on Instagram. The deal ends years of feverish speculation about Ohtani’s future. Ohtani, a 29-year-old two-way sensation, has captivated the industry since he left Japan for Major League Baseball heading into the 2018 season. He has done things that appeared impossible in the modern era, feats that harkened back to Babe Ruth. As he traveled the country with the Los Angeles Angels this past summer, fans serenaded him with recruiting pitches. When he entered free agency, a dozen teams lined up, curious to see if they could meet his eye.

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[Fulham Broadway 16,704]

Since Boehly arrived each point has cost £15.9 million. The most in history. Thats an expensive 0-0 draw

[Magic Lamps 11,632]

1 hour ago, Fulham Broadway said:

Since Boehly arrived each point has cost £15.9 million. The most in history. Thats an expensive 0-0 draw

It has to be by some margin the most spectacular failure of a club takeover and transfer strategy in football history . Even all the sheiks were reality-conscious enough to just hand the reins to actual football ppl and confine themselves to pumping in money.

But Boehly&cos arrogance to think their moneyball Model to be so universally powerful they can just jam us into it. What they did is in fact way worse than just a collection of Uber-expensive bonkers signings like Romans Torres, Lukaku or Shevchenko brainfarts.
Instead, while spending the same absurd amount of money, we irrevocably tied the fate of this club to a wild collection of moderately talented weak minded, hyped up, immature would-be superstars based on some bogus transient stats model. By handing out retirement contracts to 20 somethings we made sure to attract the least ambitious hypeboys available instead of actually hungry  prodigies. At the same time the overall culture at the club has been degraded from a brutal but winning one to improvised slacking, slapstick and amateurism at every level which has also affected the more experienced figures carried over from the Roman era. 
But not only have boehly&co ruined the squad. The terrible results, performances and overall representation of the club in the media is rapidly chasing off the more casual fans. You see it in this forum and others but also in the social media following as well as the even more eerie atmosphere at the bridge. As a consequence, commercial revenue is bound to take a massive hit. So not only did they massively overestimate their ability on the sporting side but also failed at what they were supposed to be good at, not only eradicated most of the elite, winning principles  implanted into the dna of the club but also failed to deliver on their promises to develop it. 

[Fulham Broadway 16,704]

36 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

By handing out retirement contracts to 20 somethings we made sure to attract the least ambitious hypeboys available instead of actually hungry  prodigies. A

This. Spot on.

[Fernando 6,422]

Have anyone really made any question to him and the board about our injuries?

Surely if they spend 1 billion they can't spend nicely on better doctors and what not? 

[milka 3,335]

They have no interest in winning on the field. For them it is meaningless.

Their focus is to build the new stadium, to build a team with youngsters and after years when the new stadium is there they will  present this amazing product to the next buyer for max profit .

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BlueCO  are inspired by RedBull. The Club will scout players , develop them over  a 3 years period before  selling them for a high prize. Strasbourg to Chelsea  will be like Salzburg to Leipzig (lequipe)

 

[Fernando 6,422]

On 17/12/2023 at 17:06, milka said:

They have no interest in winning on the field. For them it is meaningless.

Their focus is to build the new stadium, to build a team with youngsters and after years when the new stadium is there they will  present this amazing product to the next buyer for max profit .

 

This would makes sense then in selling Gallagher. 

They want to do similar with this, buy player and sell them. 

But then I have an issue, why spend 100 million on Caicedo and Enzo each? You can't sell them for more. So I see the point where they want to buy younger players play them and then sell them, but then I see they are willing to spend big on targets they want. 

So what is it? I don't know.