Other examples

Don't think any of Sheff Utd, Burnley, PNE, Swansea or Brizzle City live beyond their means or have wealthy benefactors: they're just well run and made the right managerial decisions. Watford were in huge strife, but got Boothroyd's replacement right; Coventry and Derby do have rich owners, Forest don't (I think), Sheff Wed are at last properly run after years of misery. Wednesday's example gives us cause for hope, I think.

Lower down: I don't think Leeds have spent more they can afford under Captain Birds Eye; Scunny, Tranmere and Sarfend certainly haven't. TBH, my conclusion would be that rich donors clearly play a part in some clubs; but at Championship level and below, being well run and making the right decisions is just as if not more important. For example: Steve Morgan may be filthy rich, but have Wolves lived beyond their natural means under him? They have a very young side, so I doubt it.

Posted By: thebigfeller on May 5th 2009 at 18:37:14

Message Thread

Holy shit. There are people who actually AGREE with what Dennis wrote! (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:11:18
- "I had a chat with Keith Harris recently" (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 5, 18:31:21
  - Orville spoke for him (NCFC) - Chunter, May 5, 18:32:31
  - how's orville? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 18:32:05
- i see you've repeated your comparision of us to Peterborough and MK Dons... (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 18:18:23
  - I know, I know... But beggars can't be choosers (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:20:08
    - yebbut, surely you can come up with better ones? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 18:24:46
      - You're right in both cases, I think (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:28:43
        
        Other examples (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:37:14
        
        i thought Brizzle did have a wealthy benefactor (a local Bristolian at that) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 18:42:45
        
        Sheff Utd have millions from the Tevez thing no? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 5, 18:43:50
        
        Of course! Dunno if they were exactly super-rich before that though (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:44:34
        
        Rich enough to gamble on paying what I would imagine were hefty wages for Beattie (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, May 5, 18:45:25
        
        Their chairman is worth about 1.7bm (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, May 5, 19:14:40
        
        boom? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 5, 19:33:33
        
        aye, that'd be the sort of wealth i'm thinking about (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 19:33:17
        
        Parachute payments must've had something to do with that though? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:49:40
        
        Not sure. If Sheff U do, they've also developed gradually and not gone crazy (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:43:43
        
        You can hardly say Blackpool waste money on off the field expenditure (NCFC) - Klobo04, May 5, 18:32:45
        
        Oh, indeed! In different ways, Pompey and Blackpool really piss me off (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:38:33
        
        I prefer that to lego stadiums (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 5, 18:42:07
        
        Not sure if I prefer being at Pompey under no roof when it's pissing down though! (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:48:40
        
        well they have a roof now anyway at Pompey (NCFC) - Charles21, May 5, 18:51:03
        
        Really dont like the new style bowl stadiums (NCFC) - Klobo04, May 5, 18:42:49
        
        soulless (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, May 5, 18:43:27
        
        Portsmouth (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 5, 18:41:11
        
        Fingers crossed. I'll never forgive them for lying down at West Brom in '05 (NCFC) - thebigfeller, May 5, 18:42:25
        
        Their about 80 million up the shitter arent they? (n/m) (NCFC) - Klobo04, May 5, 18:42:13
        
        Not only that, they posted a ?16.5m loss for 07/08 (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, May 5, 18:47:47
        
        i wonder how the next big thing is doing (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 18:50:29
        
        surely a stadium is a football-related cost though (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, May 5, 18:38:28

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