With respect Melly this is not the place to be openly posting company spreadsheets however I completely agree, unsustainable.
I'm not too sure how many F&B retail or entertainment ventures you have dealt with, margins are fine but there are many successful enterprises and I could certainly provide some eye watering yields in this sector. They all have one thing in common however none of them are in any way connected to football.
If you go through every ground development since 1994, take out any seating capacity extension, flats etc and focus on the non football business model itself, other than selling the occasional meeting space or conference not one has been utilised to develop a 365 day business. We seem to have a prime example emerging here with the east. Utilising a huge amount of space seems almost an afterthought other than filling it for one single month a year, now unless you're Glastonbury its never going to work. There are many reasons for this but mainly ownership, planning and location are the main factors, but have a look for yourself, i would be interested in your conclusions.
https://footballgroundguide.com/I'm obviously not posting my own personal returns here or any of the companies details I am party to but I'm sure you have some figures from successful ventures in this sector you could share?
Step out of football for a moment and within the entertainment, F&B sector where do you see post covid growth?
It’s fair to say that this area is not my field, but my post was specifically referencing the East Stand. The information you have provided around your proposals have been somewhat cryptic to date. However I am most keen to see the exact details when they are released because I understand that it is a unique approach to the utilisation of the facility. This is exactly what is needed, a way of generating revenue that is not entirely reliant on football itself. To that end how are things progressing and when will you be in a position to release more detail for evaluation?