Mighty Bongsmon
Vital Squad Member
I personally don't see it that way like you do
How much do these guys pay rent
How much do they pay towards upkeep as in repairing pitch
I also disagree that its OK them boycotting food and drink sales in the stadium
I bet if leneghan had got his way they would buy in the stadium
But I'm very sure that the owner of the latics is not too bothered about the pittence they receive from our lodgers
Would just be like you and me having a Bob or two in our pockets
End of day
So I don't take this we need them whelan did but he does not have nowhere near what our new owner has
They pay the same percentage of their gate receipts that Latics do - whether that works out more or less I guess is due to cost of tickets, how many games they play etc..
They pay nothing towards the upkeep of the pitch. Neither do Latics. the stadium company does - I know ultimately that the stadium & Latics are owned by the same company but (at least in the past) the 2 have always been separate entities. As I've said before on here, if you rent a property unless you break something you wouldn't expect your landlord to make you chip in for wear & tear maintenance. That's what your rent should be contributing towards
I didn't say its okay for them to boycott food & drinks in the stadium but as they seem to have take over the running of the RP Arena & they make no money from food & drink sales in the DW it makes perfect sense for them to try & increase their matchday revenue by providing a pre-game place where they can make some money from that
I don't think Lenaghan ever wanted the stadium as it's always been a loss making facility
I don't think that we need them as such but the figure I read during our admin of how much it brings in to the stadium company is better in the owners pocket than not - I've also said elsewhere I want us to be run within our means rather than a benefactor or company continually propping up losses so Whelan's wealth compared to the Bahraini's group's wealth doesn't mean a great deal to me
None of the above is a dig at you by the way - just pointing out an alternative view & you're entitled to yours