How Patient?

3 hours ago, Tamworthowl said:

I think the pertinent question is, how patient will the fans be?

The OP suggests it won’t take long for questions to be raised of the new owners’ ambitions / plans.

And again it depends who eventually owns us, they might not necessarily be mega rich but willing to invest in the right places,they could be minted but absolute tight a rses  let's see who takes us over first. 

If we get a “revolutionising “ new owner like we all hope, then I think the change will be very quick 

I think they will put together a squad to not only win league 1 but to be good enough to push straight through the championship .

They know a successful team will sell out Hillsborough.

other facilities will also be implemented straight away. The ground may take longer while they work out our best options 

i think we are in for a breathtakingly exciting time so get ready folks!

11 hours ago, JackOwl1867 said:

I honestly don't care about the PL, I haven't for a long time.  

Take it you didnt go to the brighton hull and huddersfield playoff games then 

25 minutes ago, wakefieldowl said:

They know a successful team will sell out Hillsborough.

 

other facilities will also be implemented straight away. The ground may take longer while they work out our best options 

Whatever the long term plans, would love to see work to get the 2000 capacity in west lower for away fans. Then price the tickets to sell out as much as possible in home stands and West upper.

Always think fans in west lower make the ground look better and atmosphere improve. Distracts from how dated that end looks when its empty.

4 hours ago, Tamworthowl said:

I think the pertinent question is, how patient will the fans be?

The OP suggests it won’t take long for questions to be raised of the new owners’ ambitions / plans.

I think the reaction to the derby shows exactly how patient the fans will be.

2 hours ago, Steve Down South said:

Do you honestly think future generations will turn out to watch a League One / Championship team with no ambition other than survival?  Support will gradually decline without genuine Premier League aspirations - so many other things now compete for people’s time and money.  It will take a couple of years to stabilise, but Champ play-offs or Premier League in 5 years sounds like a plan.  Whilst the Premier League is by no means perfect, it will certainly be the ambition of any new owner.  I get the impression some fans would prefer the Championship as it’s easier to park, quicker to get to the bar and shorter queues for their Beres.

Plenty of 'future generations' are turning out for non-league sides all over the country so... yes?

I'm sure any prospective owner, especially if it turns out to be some rich Yank or Middle Eastern war criminal, will be all about the HyperFranchiseMoneylaunderingBall, but Sheffield still having the football club that is part of the soul of the city is far more important.

Tbh I also feel like I'm reliving 10 years ago, when we were building nicely and steadily and improving year on year, but half the fans were getting overexcited that there was suddenly a bit of cash to spend and letting the new owner get away with murder, making excuses as he immediately binned off all his advisers, sacked the manager and let a literal child pick his replacement, and brought in the most batshit mental pricing structure imaginable.

7 minutes ago, owlinexile said:

 

Plenty of 'future generations' are turning out for non-league sides all over the country so... yes?

 

I'm sure any prospective owner, especially if it turns out to be some rich Yank or Middle Eastern war criminal, will be all about the HyperFranchiseMoneylaunderingBall, but Sheffield still having the football club that is part of the soul of the city is far more important.

Not sure I understand your point or what you want for the club, other than for it to exist.  Like you, I would not happy with Newcastle style ownership and hope whichever bidder is successful can move the club forward at the same time as forging strong links with the community.

3 minutes ago, owlinexile said:

Tbh I also feel like I'm reliving 10 years ago, when we were building nicely and steadily and improving year on year, but half the fans were getting overexcited that there was suddenly a bit of cash to spend and letting the new owner get away with murder, making excuses as he ummed binned off all his advisers, sacked the manager and let a literal child pick his replacement, and brought in the most batshit mental pricing structure imaginable.

The cakeball should have been the omen.

A cake and a fkin ball.

That was just the tip of iceberg.

13 hours ago, MF TAZ said:

Just being a top 12 championship club would be heaven at this point 

Heaven….not17th

6 minutes ago, Steve Down South said:

Not sure I understand your point or what you want for the club, other than for it to exist.  Like you, I would not happy with Newcastle style ownership and hope whichever bidder is successful can move the club forward at the same time as forging strong links with the community.

Existing is literally the point.

That wasn't (and still isn't, tbh) a given.

Assuming a takeover happens smoothly, it's going to take a herculean effort and a lot of investment even to return the club to the state it was in on the day Chansiri took over, ticking over as a middling Championship club.

That's the only thing we need to worry about at present.  

43 minutes ago, Sefton owl said:

 

Heaven….not17th

17rh at this mo would be heaven for us..

1 hour ago, owlinexile said:

 

Existing is literally the point.

 

That wasn't (and still isn't, tbh) a given.

 

Assuming a takeover happens smoothly, it's going to take a herculean effort and a lot of investment even to return the club to the state it was in on the day Chansiri took over, ticking over as a middling Championship club.

 

That's the only thing we need to worry about at present.  

 

 

 

 

Having watched Wednesday since the 70’s, my takeover expectations (maybe like your own) are relatively modest - get the club organised in a more professional manner and start to win a few games in League One.  Not sure that will be enough to attract new supporters in future.  A bit of stability would be great as a starting point, but will need success at some point down the line to grow and attract new support.