He's not confused you Dave. You have him bang right. He's just talking poppycock! :-) x
Sent from my iPhone On 19 Jan 2012, at 20:52, DAVID NATTAN <[email protected]> wrote: > Ok now you have confused me Mark. > We seem to agree that all clubs need to generate revenue on more than just > match days, > To my mind that revenue (or at least the profits) should then go to Leeds > United Football Club - with the emphasis on football. > You seem to be arguing that the revenue should be re-invested in the branch > of the business that generates it - for example the restaurant Surely if that > is the case then the football club is not in fact generating any revenue on > non match days- just the hotel , the pubs, the restaruauts / the radio > station and it is being re-invested in the hotel, pubs, restaurant, radio > station and not the football club ? > Dave--- On Thu, 19/1/12, Mark Humphries <[email protected]> > wrote: > > From: Mark Humphries <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [LU] Leedslist Digest, Vol 19, Issue 50 > To: "'DAVID NATTAN'" <[email protected]>, "'list leedslist'" > <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, 19 January, 2012, 20:35 > > Dave, there is a distinction between primarily match day activities (like > the bars etc), and the conference centre for example. The former need to > make a profit but would, I expect, go into the "match day takings" pot. The > conference centre is non-match day and should remain separate and distinct. > Same for any hotel. > > And I would also want their profits go towards improving their product and > generating more revenue - not to open up franchises/branches elsewhere. I > believe the business model is simply to ensure the club has revenue streams > throughout the year, not just on match days during the season. The business > model is not to expand beyond Elland Rd I don’t think? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of DAVID NATTAN > Sent: 19 January 2012 20:21 > To: list leedslist > Subject: Re: [LU] Leedslist Digest, Vol 19, Issue 50 > > > I suspect you are in a very small minority with this view Mark, As far as I > and I think most other fans think , the Leeds United subsidiaries - Billys > Bar, Howards Way, Yorkshire Radio etc etc are not real businesses in their > own right. They exist purely and simply to raise funds for Leeds United > football team.If Bates or anyone else wants a pub / restaurant / conference > centre / radio station, then fair enough BUT if it is coming under the Leeds > United banner then it should help finance the football team. > > Mark - presumably even you would not be happy to see , for example Billys > Bar doing really well and opening branches all through the country whilst > Leeds United FC goes to the wall and ceases to exist ? > We ARE different from most other businesses - if Tesco lose money on the > supermarket side and make money from the insurance business then the > shareholders may still be happy, and ultimately may close the supermarket > business and become just an insurance company with no harm done if profits > to Tesco are at a decent level. I repeat, it is no use to me for Ken Bates > to have the worlds greatest restaurant franchise business if Leeds United do > not existDave- > > -- On Thu, 19/1/12, Mark Humphries <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > It's a business. And there is no point milking any subsidiaries causing > them to fail. Once they are generating supernormal profits, then it can > have those. > > -- > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
