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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Mon 12 Jan 21:08
Not entirely sure what I think of the multi club thing for us.
So far, there`s not been any compromise with the other clubs, if anything they should benefit each other, but I can see if we are a feeder club, any fans will be really annoyed.
Potentially it`s mutually beneficial, if we can get better players to become a regular top flight club with occasional European qualification, I will be extremely happy.
I don`t see much crossover though, A Bulgarian club ( with a history of youth development according to my Bulgarian colleagues) with little support, a 2nd tier Spanish club that`s been much lower recently, and look to be stable, also with top flight experience, and with a good support. And if reports Sheffield Wednesday, then that`s effectively a 3rd tier side, again with a very good support, and big potential.
I don`t really see where we fit in this, especially post Brexit (a curse for everyone!) and less freedom of movement (again a curse for everyone!) but the owners seem keen, and they are good on their word- they seem to see an upside.
Maybe they just want to have fun with this !
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Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Mon 12 Jan 21:10
Yes, I read that earlier, good article. Quite thought provoking. We haven`t really seen the upside or downside of it so far, I guess we may see situations arising where players that aren`t doing well here get shipped to Sofia, or we might get a player that`s doing well there, or that`s not in the picture at Cordoba or Sheffield, but how will we feel when a player that`s flying here, ends up going to Sheffield without much of a fee between the clubs
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Topic Originator: pars4life1
Date: Mon 12 Jan 21:16
I`m not comfortable in the slightest about multi club ownership and especially us being involved.
Ultimately sport is meant to be you against the rest, it can`t be good when one of the rest is somehow connected to you.
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Mon 12 Jan 21:16
That`s my thoughts, if and when there is a conflict of interest, and it`s natural for the owners energy to be focused on the big teams
I only care about the Pars, if we are part of a big pool in getting better players- good. If we are just a feeder- very bad.
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Topic Originator: rudeboy69
Date: Mon 12 Jan 21:47
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neils, Mon 12 Jan 21:16
That`s my thoughts, if and when there is a conflict of interest, and it`s natural for the owners energy to be focused on the big teams
I only care about the Pars, if we are part of a big pool in getting better players- good. If we are just a feeder- very bad.
I was down at Hillsborough on Saturday for FA CUP. The ground is in serious need of some TLC. Could only imagine what we could achieve if the owners invested into the pars what will need invested into Wednesday
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Topic Originator: neils
Date: Mon 12 Jan 22:25
I know when we were fan owned, it was a serious ball ache for the board and others trying to balance the books, and in the end individuals had to put up a lot of money when we ran over budget - doesn`t take much to make a big loss in one season.
We never got recruitment right, just fishing in the same pool as others- and we had quite a few toxic `experienced` players.
So, anything new is worth a try. I can see the attraction, doesn`t take a fortune ( for people with access to serious money) to get us in a good place, but for a third tier English club? As you say, even the stadium needs 10s of millions to get it up to scratch, and on top they need a whole new squad- not Scottish squad, but English -serious dough.
Far better to plough it into the Pars imo...........
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Topic Originator: Buster_Brown
Date: Tue 13 Jan 09:24
Good article that raises a lot of valid points. From a personal perspective, when it comes to our own multi-club ownership, as others have said, I suppose time will tell.
Generally speaking, I don’t see it as a bad thing. Working in partnership has its benefits, and it happens all the time in everyday business, so I don’t see why football should be any different.
Whether Bord sees us as his “big club,” or whether that ends up being Sheffield Wednesday or someone else, time will tell. But as long as we’re developing, building, and being relatively successful along the way, then I don’t think we can complain too much.
Football has always had a pecking order, and we’ve seen plenty of examples of players moving on and up without any multi-club ownership being involved. It’s sore when it happens but that’s just the way it is.
Hypothetically speaking, if Lennon and a few of our young players, say JCM, Abdulai, Fraser, and Andy Tod, were to move on to Sheffield Wednesday for whatever fee, then you’d be disappointed. But you’d have to trust that the recruitment process is in place to replace them and allow Dunfermline to keep moving forward. Hopefully that makes sense.
What I wouldn’t want to see is something like Watford when they were in the EPL, where as many as 13 of their matchday squad were on loan from Udinese, or the Romanov era at Hearts where every signing seemed to come from Kaunas. That sort of setup takes away your identity, and for me, that’s no fun at all.
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Topic Originator: JoshPars4life
Date: Tue 13 Jan 11:19
I think a key difference a lot of people are forgetting is bord is not our only owner.
I think even if bord did think of dunfermline as the `junior` club in his portfolio, it wouldn`t be in Evan sofier`s interest to sell any players on the cheap to Sheffield.
By all means have a partnership between the teams but unlike the blue co or similar models the set up won`t all be set up for the largest teams benefit.
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Topic Originator: Buster_Brown
Date: Tue 13 Jan 13:37
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JoshPars4life, Tue 13 Jan 11:19
I think a key difference a lot of people are forgetting is bord is not our only owner.
Fair point Josh and, yip, it’s something that I keep forgetting 👍🏻
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