for £30/40 (on line) it would be possible to find from The Land Registry who owns the Club and surrounding land. All land/building purchases have to be Registered and this Register is open to the public.
Say the footballing side did go bust if the owners of the footballing side took their money out because they can't secure the ground. Who profiteers from the sale of the stadium? The Council and the Cryne's share the money.
Significant new investment ................. I've always assumed such talk to be a new West stand. But now I'm thinking there has been and offer for Oakwell and surroundings 'for the land' and that the significant new investment is an out of town pop-up stadium.
Those words scare me. They make me think of a club which aspires to being no more than the next Doncaster or Rotherham.
It doesn't cost that much. I have a HMLR e-services account due to my job but don't really feel comfortable pulling documents on this kind of stuff on my company account.
or to stop the land being sold to a developer who would stick to rev tp's original covenant by sticking a bowling alley/skating rink/small gym then building a mini meadowhell on the land and totally f**king the councils plans for the regeneration of the town centre and that could be why bmbc own half and pc owned half and one had 1st dibs on buying the other out
If the investment vehicle owned the ground rather than the club, the investment company could still sweat the asset by charging a rent (at whatever level they chose), and, on disposal, you'd still have the same issue of an assetless football club with the land and buildings still separated. I personally believe their desire to unite the club and land at the best (cheapest) possible price is firmly linked to their exit strategy. Which just makes it all the more strange they didnt do so in the 6 months clause they'd negotiated on acquisition.
It would be easier to sell to someone interested in football if it were one entity. It would also be easy to sell to Tesco's. You pay your money you take your pick. Hopefully we don't become another Bury or Wigan.
Unless things have changed direction which would suggest to have with your comments above...then the council must have had second thoughts....which if I'm honest would surprise me very much ... What a lot might not know is Patrick cryne had numerous offers turned down by bsly council to buy their share and even up to his death he and the council were at loggerheads over the purchase of the ground ... The council's attitude was and is as far as I'm aware whilst ever they are involved no one can shaft us.....
It does make you wonder how the new owners could have missed this when doing their due diligence though?
If you buy a house you pay a solicitor to point out things like, next door have a right of way through your yard etc Surely the same applies with a football club!!??
It looking increasingly more like the new owners can't buy the ground off the Cryne's and Council because they've already sold their share to a third party whoever that may be?
Wasn't Peter Ridsdsle classed as the owner of the football side of things when it all got split up ? Could be my crap memory too.
That would add insult to injury. It's either the Beckett's, Ridsdale or Doyle that own the other 25%. We know that Chien and Co bought 50%. That leaves 25% with the Council and the other 25% with the Crynes and whoever they allegedly sold it to or had agreement with.
I just seem to remember Ridsdsle owning the football side of the business but the land etc was Cryne and the council. Could be wrong though.
I'm very confused as to who on earth would want a part share in a football stadium but no part of the football club. I'm wondering if the real scenario is that Conway and chien did nt have the money to buy it outright within that 6 month period?