20 minutes ago, Ajbod said:

I take that to mean some adults!

Very novel

I'll believe it when I see it. Every word out of their mouth is rubbish.

Does that mean buy older kids, 20 instead of 18?

17 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Can't they afford razors?

17 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Brazilian youth teams and Strasbourg put on notice!

1 hour ago, timetowaste said:

Brazilian youth teams and Strasbourg put on notice!

Expecting mental resilience from 19 year olds and midtable/bottom half footballers they continue to scout.

On 22/03/2026 at 19:07, axman2526 said:

I know some of you don't like these 2. However if you want to know exactly how bluecois structured and why they CAN SELL the club and don't have to wait 10 years to do so set that aside and watch this video:

Youness does an excellent job on this

On 24/03/2026 at 19:02, OTL said:

Just thinking back to when Blue Co. arrived and Todd went on a tour around some of the big hitters of Europe, Real Madrid and co. looking to establish a buying and selling relationship, and generally trying to portray us as top level operators......

bet he didnt think we would be offloading players to the likes of Burnley Everton Bournemouth & West Ham. What a joke.

I remember that. When Toddler turned up at those clubs and it became obvious that he had no clue about football at all, but had over a billion to spend, those established European owners saw the word "MUG" emblazoned on Todd's forehead.

On 22/03/2026 at 19:07, axman2526 said:

I know some of you don't like these 2. However if you want to know exactly how bluecois structured and why they CAN SELL the club and don't have to wait 10 years to do so set that aside and watch this video:

They followed it up with another video. I'm not sure how accurate it all is, it's a lot to digest, but if it's how they say, then we're in very big trouble. I still don't think a lot of fans understand just how much trouble is on the horizon with us.

9 hours ago, icecoolguy22 said:

Does that mean buy older kids, 20 instead of 18?

No - it'll just be 18 year olds that reached puberty a bit earlier than the current lot.

This is feeling like a sabotage job. It's that mad that nothing surprises me at this point. It's not just the men's team. The women's team is regressing as well.

Edited March 26Mar 26 by Sunspear_88

1 hour ago, Scott Harris said:

They followed it up with another video. I'm not sure how accurate it all is, it's a lot to digest, but if it's how they say, then we're in very big trouble. I still don't think a lot of fans understand just how much trouble is on the horizon with us.

Yes they did. I shared that one too on the last page.

Like I said, find another hobby lads before this club drives you insane.

2 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

They followed it up with another video. I'm not sure how accurate it all is, it's a lot to digest, but if it's how they say, then we're in very big trouble. I still don't think a lot of fans understand just how much trouble is on the horizon with us.

Definitely doesn't bode well with these loans that are discussed. I think one of most damning parts is that somehow Eghbali and Feliciano are the decision makers at the club when they have invested zero of their own finances in the project. All Clearlake's money comes from investors. At least Boehly/Wyss put their own money in.

5 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

They followed it up with another video. I'm not sure how accurate it all is, it's a lot to digest, but if it's how they say, then we're in very big trouble. I still don't think a lot of fans understand just how much trouble is on the horizon with us.

It's not accurate at all, and we're not in big financial trouble. They think the debt to Ares Management is like a home loan with some sort of imminent deadline that we're about to default on. The 'loan' is actually a line of private credit, where BlueCo can either repay in cash at the deadlines, or convert the whole owed amount into a stake for Ares in 2033. Ares (who already have stakes in Atletico Madrid and a few other clubs) would almost certainly prefer the latter, as they would have a stake in the mens', womens' and any future stadium.

In fact the opposite is true, it is likely BlueCo have little financial pressure to worry about which unfortunately means there is little pressure for them to change their ways.

The reality is I am not sure running a winning football club is compatible with PE.

On 25/03/2026 at 15:53, Sconnie Blue said:

Is this not the same media briefing we get every October / March?

9 hours ago, SydneyChelsea said:

It's not accurate at all, and we're not in big financial trouble. They think the debt to Ares Management is like a home loan with some sort of imminent deadline that we're about to default on. The 'loan' is actually a line of private credit, where BlueCo can either repay in cash at the deadlines, or convert the whole owed amount into a stake for Ares in 2033. Ares (who already have stakes in Atletico Madrid and a few other clubs) would almost certainly prefer the latter, as they would have a stake in the mens', womens' and any future stadium.

In fact the opposite is true, it is likely BlueCo have little financial pressure to worry about which unfortunately means there is little pressure for them to change their ways.

If I understand it correctly, then Ares will get shares, or something like it, in CFC LDN as repayment for the loan, which they can then retain or sell for whatever. But, if the Club loses value, and it is not an absurd idea given how they've taken a CL winner to a mid-table team, then those 'shares' will not have the value to generate profit if/when they sell. Is this how that would work? (bear in mind that I am not an economist)

46 minutes ago, RMH said:

If I understand it correctly, then Ares will get shares, or something like it, in CFC LDN as repayment for the loan, which they can then retain or sell for whatever. But, if the Club loses value, and it is not an absurd idea given how they've taken a CL winner to a mid-table team, then those 'shares' will not have the value to generate profit if/when they sell. Is this how that would work? (bear in mind that I am not an economist)

That's why we like you.

14 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Like I said, find another hobby lads before this club drives you insane.

I'll stick around then

26 minutes ago, Valerie said:

I'll stick around then

13 hours ago, SydneyChelsea said:

It's not accurate at all, and we're not in big financial trouble. They think the debt to Ares Management is like a home loan with some sort of imminent deadline that we're about to default on. The 'loan' is actually a line of private credit, where BlueCo can either repay in cash at the deadlines, or convert the whole owed amount into a stake for Ares in 2033. Ares (who already have stakes in Atletico Madrid and a few other clubs) would almost certainly prefer the latter, as they would have a stake in the mens', womens' and any future stadium.

In fact the opposite is true, it is likely BlueCo have little financial pressure to worry about which unfortunately means there is little pressure for them to change their ways.

Will JP Mogan/bank of America also be taking shares for their 700mill loan in 2027?

On 26/03/2026 at 09:17, dermott said:

Can't they afford razors?

Reported for beard-shaming. Some of us just have hideous faces we’re hiding as a courtesy to the general public!

2 hours ago, Munkunku said:

Reported for beard-shaming. Some of us just have hideous faces we’re hiding as a courtesy to the general public!

In case you've forgotten how:

Probably been posted before??... The Brighton connection goes on .....

": Former Brighton technical director David Weir joins BlueCo network with Strasbourg

The former Scotland international left the Seagulls in September.