Ellis Short

[essex boy]

I just dont get it.

What would a billionaire want with a football club he has no link to. 73% of turnover goes on wages, he will never make money.

He isnt on a par with the Man City owners in terms of finance who have different motives.

I obviously am very pleased to get him on board but unless Bruce somehow gets us in the Champions League, I fail to see how Short would ever begin to recoup some of his outlay

[sick]

Maybe it's just a toy, he's got more money than he'll ever need.

[MarcoGoalo]

Originally Posted by essex boy

I just dont get it.

What would a billionaire want with a football club he has no link to. 73% of turnover goes on wages, he will never make money.

He isnt on a par with the Man City owners in terms of finance who have different motives.

I obviously am very pleased to get him on board but unless Bruce somehow gets us in the Champions League, I fail to see how Short would ever begin to recoup some of his outlay

Show me an owner that does

Originally Posted by essex boy

I just dont get it.

What would a billionaire want with a football club he has no link to. 73% of turnover goes on wages, he will never make money.

He isnt on a par with the Man City owners in terms of finance who have different motives.

I obviously am very pleased to get him on board but unless Bruce somehow gets us in the Champions League, I fail to see how Short would ever begin to recoup some of his outlay

Wait till the hotel and cassino is up and running,he will make a bundle.

[essex boy]

Originally Posted by MarcoGoalo

Show me an owner that does

Arsenal / Spuds / Man Utd for starters

[Connolly_31]

The Man City owners won't make a profit either, but it's still fun for them, for the tupence they spend on it.

Originally Posted by essex boy

Arsenal / Spuds / Man Utd for starters

Arsenal, just. Spurs, no and Man Utd, definetly not mon ami.

[durham.mackem]

Originally Posted by sick

Maybe it's just a toy, he's got more money than he'll ever need.

exactly. we all get sick of our toys someday

[Bagpuss]

Originally Posted by essex boy

I just dont get it.

What would a billionaire want with a football club he has no link to. 73% of turnover goes on wages, he will never make money.

He isnt on a par with the Man City owners in terms of finance who have different motives.

I obviously am very pleased to get him on board but unless Bruce somehow gets us in the Champions League, I fail to see how Short would ever begin to recoup some of his outlay

What would I want with an XBOX 360 given I wont ever recoup its value? He will get more of a buzz out of owning a Prem football club than I do owning and Xbox and probably costs him a similar amount in terms of his overall wealth.

If the figure of £1.7 billion touted before is correct I dont suppose his investment to date amounts to even 1% of that figure.

[My Boy Harry]

I think you have to forget normal business principles with football. It just doesnt work that way.

I dont know but it seems to be an ego thing from one aspect. It will also open up doors to all sorts of people all around the world.

Remember that football is one of the biggest things in the world. It touches everyone in some way.

[joop]

Originally Posted by essex boy

I just dont get it.

What would a billionaire want with a football club he has no link to. 73% of turnover goes on wages, he will never make money.

He isnt on a par with the Man City owners in terms of finance who have different motives.

I obviously am very pleased to get him on board but unless Bruce somehow gets us in the Champions League, I fail to see how Short would ever begin to recoup some of his outlay

To get to where he is, he has obviously been successful in everything he has done in a very short space of time. To people like Ellis Short, projects like this are challanges to test their abilities to succeed where many people fail but the difference is, it is in an environment that creates intensity and passion. He has been sold a club by Niall that can be huge with a small amount of success due to the passion of the following. That is why Niall is so forcefull in demanding improved attendances. I have no doubt that over time Ellis could make money out of SAFC due to the success he has achieved so far. We are undoubtedly worth much more now than when he bought us. I just hope he does not get bored and keeps wanting to drive on and is bitten by the Sunderland bug.