If we stay up . . .

[ShipOfTheseus]

It’s still a coin toss. Six games to go. One of Leeds, Forest, or Stratford could suddenly lose momentum, or players, or hope. Perhaps Saudi Sportswashing Machine could enter the reckoning. A win on Saturday and everything would look rather different.

So, what happens next? The owners would have had a real scare. Chucking another couple of hundred million into the pot would look very attractive if the alternative was another season of peril - and, of course, it would dilute Levy’s holding, as an upside. We’d presumably have almost all our injured players back. De Zerbi would have time to implement whatever hipster press-baiting nonsense it is he espouses, and would have the loudest voice on supplementing the squad. Maybe this is the club where he finally finds owners who will indulge him and hits the top level.

I’m not saying that this is our version of Leicester’s 2014/15, and that next year we’ll win the league, but I’m not not saying it. Stranger things have happened.

 

[DubSpur]

It’s still a coin toss. Six games to go. One of Leeds, Forest, or Stratford could suddenly lose momentum, or players, or hope. Perhaps Saudi Sportswashing Machine could enter the reckoning. A win on Saturday and everything would look rather different.

So, what happens next? The owners would have had a real scare. Chucking another couple of hundred million into the pot would look very attractive if the alternative was another season of peril - and, of course, it would dilute Levy’s holding, as an upside. We’d presumably have almost all our injured players back. De Zerbi would have time to implement whatever hipster press-baiting nonsense it is he espouses, and would have the loudest voice on supplementing the squad. Maybe this is the club where he finally finds owners who will indulge him and hits the top level.

I’m not saying that this is our version of Leicester’s 2014/15, and that next year we’ll win the league, but I’m not not saying it. Stranger things have happened.

It wouldn't dilute Levy's holding. It would have to be done through ENIC. Even if it did dilute his holding there's no upside or downside to that.
Saudi Sportswashing Machine are already safe and Leeds took a huge step to it last night.

I doubt that they'll throw a couple hundred million in. They had to sell future income to get an injection of cash last summer so no reason to think there'll be any meaningful injection of cash from them. The only way I see us getting anything worthwhile is if there's an outside investor.

 

[ShipOfTheseus]

It wouldn't dilute Levy's holding. It would have to be done through ENIC. Even if it did dilute his holding there's no upside or downside to that.
Saudi Sportswashing Machine are already safe and Leeds took a huge step to it last night.

I doubt that they'll throw a couple hundred million in. They had to sell future income to get an injection of cash last summer so no reason to think there'll be any meaningful injection of cash from them. The only way I see us getting anything worthwhile is if there's an outside investor.

Yes, plausible - the point is, the owners will need to do something.

 

[DubSpur]

Yes, plausible - the point is, the owners will need to do something.

They needed to do something since late November early December and sat on their hands and did nothing. Don't know why you expect anything from them.

 

[ShipOfTheseus]

They needed to do something since late November early December and sat on their hands and did nothing. Don't know why you expect anything from them.

Because they will be haunted by what nearly happened, and furious at the advice they had from Lange and Vinai in January.

 

[DubSpur]

Because they will be haunted by what nearly happened, and furious at the advice they had from Lange and Vinai in January.

We'll see but I'm not holding my breath

 

[ShipOfTheseus]

We'll see but I'm not holding my breath

Anyway, there are many other potential reasons for optimism if we survive this.

 

[ricky2tricky4city]

It wouldn't dilute Levy's holding. It would have to be done through ENIC. Even if it did dilute his holding there's no upside or downside to that.
Saudi Sportswashing Machine are already safe and Leeds took a huge step to it last night.

I doubt that they'll throw a couple hundred million in. They had to sell future income to get an injection of cash last summer so no reason to think there'll be any meaningful injection of cash from them. The only way I see us getting anything worthwhile is if there's an outside investor.

I'm sure Levy is least worried about the dilution of his holding BUT it's devaluation.