MickaelDebevePhenomenal
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Exactly this. The deal makes no sense to anyone unless its done for pure emotional reasons and there doesn't seem any rich derby fans putting their hands into their pockets a la gibson.It does, just not to teams as big as Derby.
The fact is buying Derby at this point, is purely about paying off the minimum debt, you barely get any playing contracts and you get nothing in the way of bricks and mortar. You are effectively buying a brand name and a golden share in the third tier of english football, which isn't really profitable. Third tier is effectively a lottery ticket to premier league wealth.
So let that take stock for your 50m, you buy a brand name, 5 players, and a lottery ticket. You also commit to multiple years of losses, an initial extra outlay on signing 15 players, and agreement to rent a stadium.
It's a mess
Someone has to blink and i think that person will inevitably be Morris. At the last minute, however sickening it is given the flagrant attempts to circumvent the FFP rules, i feel he will gift the stadium & training ground back to the club/buyer so any deal includes some bricks and mortar