Who would buy GTFC ?

Quoted from KingstonMariner

There's a lot of people out there with a little bit of money. Given the right framework and strategy, it's collectively a big untapped source.

As for the treatment by "so-called" fans of someone who supposedly rescued the club from certain extinction, what flipping planet are you on? Have you not seen the amount of debt many clubs have been in and pulled through? And the last FL clubs to go out of business were Aldershot and Maidstone 27 years ago. You need to get out on the golf course more and get some fresh air and perspective.

Quoted from rancido

With the takeover bubbling in the background and as a  point for discussion , who would want to buy GTFC? Now, I'm a Grimbarian and this is the only club I could ever imagine supporting but what would the appeal be for someone to want to buy our club. Apart from the potential for increased gates of upto a possible average of 7,000 there is not much else really going for the club. Although the ground has had some improvements over the summer it still remains a fairly run-down relic of a previous age. NE Lincs is not a particularly attractive area and is a bit like an amalgamation of Fleetwood and Morecambe - ie a faded fishing port and a second rate holiday resort. Now don't get me wrong, I love my town but I can also see it's lack of appeal to anybody other than a local person who has " done good ". What do other Fishy posters think could be used as a selling point to attract other potential buyers/investors if the present takeover doesn't materialise?

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

I think your post could be used to describe any number of football clubs, but a lot have found buyers and have gone on to better things.

I just don't see why Grimsby and surrounding area is any different to other less affluent parts of the country where the local team has found a buyer.

An affinity to the town is usually the first requirement, money of course, and the vision to see  the club progress up the leagues and be a major part of it. if you also have the conditions that are ripe for a new stadium and a true legacy for the town as a whole, then a philanthropist with financial backers would be interested, as indeed they are.

Quoted from KingstonMariner

PPS if Rancido wants to have a go at someone for dragging this thread down, he should look no further than you. By far the most provocative and negative poster on this thread.

Quoted from rancido

I never mentioned anybody dragging the thread down, just why bring JF into a rhetorical question about the appeal of the club and area to a prospective investor. I'm certainly not negative but I am a realist and know how my town appears to outsiders. Even though there is only about 30,000 difference in the population do you honestly believe that Bournemouth would be less appealing to a buyer than Grimsby , even if they were at our level in the football pyramid?

Quoted from rancido

I appreciate that but I was looking specifically at our club and it's appeal.

Quoted from Ipswin

And thats exactly the problem to everyone other than a multi-millionaire benefactor born in GY or Meggies whose Grandad took him when he was a lad to Blundell Park where he stood in the boy's stand while Grandad stood nearby in the Barratt it has no appeal to anyone. It certainly isn't going to make any new owner rich that's for sure.

Quoted from Ipswin

And thats exactly the problem to everyone other than a multi-millionaire benefactor born in GY or Meggies whose Grandad took him when he was a lad to Blundell Park where he stood in the boy's stand while Grandad stood nearby in the Barratt it has no appeal to anyone. It certainly isn't going to make any new owner rich that's for sure.