1-0 up. Can you guess who has scored?

Despite their dominance they have not had a shot on target. It cannot last for the whole of the second half so we will have to score at least once to get something - scoring twice would be nice.

We will tire in second half and once Stockport score, that will be it. Bench isn't up to much. Feel for the Dons fans up there cause 20% possession is tinpot.

Surprised and delighted that we are still in the game in the 45th minute because I can’t see us scoring if Stockport go ahead.

OI I don’t think it explained why they landed on 16m, but I do appreciate the difference between us and other owners who would take the money and it wouldn’t be seen again.

I’m open minded on a lot of the footballing strategy as it’s presented and I think Bertrand is a good character albeit lacking in experience. Looking at our current ‘pathway’ to the first team, it doesn’t look that effective. We send all these youth out to play non league men’s football and the only one who went out on loan for a prolonged period and then came back and played for us is Jack Currie - I can’t think of any others? So introducing a B team may be more effective at developing players for starters. The plan to link with foreign teams is ambitious and requires a bigger budget, we’ll see on that. And trying to get the blend between experience and youth in the first team, well we’ve been there before.. but I do think Bertrand will be collaborative. He hated how Hassenhutl was close minded when he played for him (going by podcast clips online) so you’d hope he would not be closed to suggestions and feedback himself.

2 touches inside oppos box too!

I'm far from an accountant but I thought the bit about overvaluing the club disingenuous. If they were paying the 16 million to the current owners for existing shares that would be true but if they're pumping 16 million into the club that seems to me to raise the value of the club by 16 million so the overvalue would just be the difference bewteen a third of 32 million and a third of whatever Rosen says the club is currently worth.

Sorry 17%

13% possession !

Wu - they are also looking at making profits from player sales. Would not surprise me if we try and sign Harrison, Simmonds and one of the attacking loans. Then try to add experience and value and profit from it.

And I’m saying so what if they do make a profit? I’ve got no problem with that at all.

Meanwhile, less than 15% possession at Stockport, but we've had the only shot on target.

MLD - people are wondering how our investors will make a profit. I do not think that is their aim entirely. It will benefit their brand to help our club from what has happened to it. I think the management fee will give them some revenue and the sale will make them whole if they wish to.

The 16 million up front does overvalue the club as Rosen explained, so I’m happy with that. It’s just what happens next. Other than Rosen I don’t see any proven expertise in that group and he doesn’t sound like he will be a significant day to day influence going forward. Blind leading the blind?

Silk: So what?

Wu - the profit will be from the sale of the club and not the management fee. And if the money is coming from where I think it is coming the initial investment will come from profits, used for tax credits and then forgotten about in a way,

Silk - 1.25% a year out of the club is ridiculously low return, and that isn’t in place to allow them to make money on their investment.

Yes, but only £7 million would count against their budget. And they also sold £14 million of players which is also added to the budget.

It said in that article that Birmingham spent around £34m in the summer of 2024.

RK - he signed for 7 years but the cap is 5 years.

Silk, shouldn't it be the length of the contract, possible that it was five years of course ...

Their revenue was £35.6 million which would leave them a budget of £17.8 million. He was perfectly affordable within EFL limits

With the Stansfield transfer only 20% of that fee would count against the team budget as it can spread over five years. So even at £15 million only £3million would count against that years budget.

Silk - to be honest if we got better results, better players, less drivel served up, increased temp stands, I’d have no problem with any individual making some money