So if the average league 1 club loses £7.6m a year, and they are investing £87m over 5 years, how and after what length of time will they make a profit?

That answer about exit is not good enough. Yes they might not be seeking a quick exit like US private equity but even long term investments need a potential exit plan so what does that look like for SSC is a valid question that wasn’t answered.

£71m over 5 years split across men and women’s football, data and tech and training facilities doesn’t put us in the championship.

Are my original shares worth more than the paper they're written on, if this goes through? Would be nice to think so.

If they really do have more money than sense, it could be they can find a "money no object" way to do the ground expansion without having to groundshare. I imagine any enabling development would be in their ownership, but I guess that'd be fair enough.

and to brighten up the evening even more Como score 4

So 'in the wider interests ltd' own the freehold at the moment right? So do they get transferred to being a DT subsidiary?

I would say that if someone commits to pay £16m now and £71m in the future then you have an asset of £87m- £16m in cash and a £71m debtor due to you. Realistically, even if this was a poor deal (and there is absolutely nothing to suggest it is) we have to take it as the alternative is we run out of money at the end of the season.

They don't get extra shares, they seem to own 90% of "football value" or some similar term. Was there a clear definition of that? And of course we can oly put half the investment into the playing budget (so 8 million?)

Did I miss what the DTB's purpose would be. Nothing major, hopefully?

Can’t mess around with our ground ownership. At least not without a pitch ownership scheme.

Pricey skirted over the process for them selling their economic rights and level of control we would have over the individuals that could then arrive.

Has Ryan Bertran definitely retired or would he fancy a go in League One?

I'd say that the value of the club according to this deal is £16m - anything in subsequent seasons is potential, not current value.

The worry would be them taking over control of football. There’s very few better than our current player sourcing man. Give him the increased budget and a five to ten year guaranteed contract would surely be the way to go.

Could be, Treebs.

This is going to be a cracking Football Manager save.

I think the way they make money is to build up value. If you get us into the Championship threatening the PL then the value of the club more than doubles ie circa £200m. Even if they don’t sell at that value they will book it in their accounts as an unrealised investment gain.

They might look to structure it that they get leasehold ownership of the ground?

They get the 'economic rights' - I think the term needs explaining but I'd imagine its the increases in revenue from the club being successful. And it seems they only continue to get them if they invest in the club.

I'd presume something like X number of players have to be from their agency/X in the starting line up have to be

If we keep the freehold (Russ 19:37) presumably the upkeep of PL is down to us?

I would be surprised if the group don’t have a prepared answer for that question tbh

Or what Aideen said.

Main one for me Oddsock is pretty much just where we are already - if the deal ends after decent investment has been executed well then we cannot go back and will always have to have investment.