28-11-2023, 07:52 PM
(28-11-2023, 07:49 PM)BabaOReally Wrote:(27-11-2023, 09:46 PM)Hammie Wrote: trouble is that without the Fratton End and the resultant improvement in atmosphere together with the roofed North terrace we probably would not have attracted Mandi at all.
In fact we would have just gradually sunk down the leagues and gone bust a few more times.
It does seem that most clubs built new bits and went bust to avoid paying for them, especially if they missed the boat on the govt money.
Mandaric bought us because we were in administration and dirt cheap to buy. He wanted to get into English football and we presented and good - right time, right place opportunity. It had nothing to do with atmosphere. Him making comments like that was to blow smoke up the fan base's arse and get us on side. Did he buy Leicester and Sheffield wednesday too just because of their atmospheres too?
Perhaps he liked the colour blue.