Trouble is, however many foreign investors come in...

there are still only 20 spots in the Premier League.

And the problem then is how those investors, who have no ties or interest in the local community and the club's place in it, react to missing out on the golden trough. Their reaction often seems to be very bad for the club...

Posted By: mr carra on August 5th 2016 at 10:25:56

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West Brom the latest club to be sold to foreign investors. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Aug 5, 09:50:14
- If our main concern as fans was to compete at the top level with the big boys... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 5, 10:59:40
  - No thanks, I want to be in the PL. That means new owners, will happen eventually (n/m) (NCFC) - Hulk Rules, Aug 5, 11:02:22
  - Amen (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 5, 11:00:40
- It'll all go tits up at the first Chinese spying scandal. (n/m) (NCFC) - harry boulders, Aug 5, 10:59:31
- See I'm not sure we have been 'held back by sentiment'. I think we've done ok (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Aug 5, 10:58:39
- Careful what you wish for. Grass is always greener. Better the devil you know. etc...... (n/m) (NCFC) - col canary, Aug 5, 10:53:07
- That would be the day I stop supporting ncfc and go with my local non league team instead (NCFC) - jAC, Aug 5, 10:44:04
- Is it really a dereliction of duty to maintain the status quo? (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 5, 10:30:26
- Then you look at Hull, and think "hmmmm" (n/m) (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Aug 5, 10:04:42
  - Hull is a bit different. Asian owner but in local business over 30 years (NCFC) - Dunney, Aug 5, 10:18:26
  - Trouble is, hindsight is a wonderful thing. (NCFC) - Jim Nasium, Aug 5, 10:15:32
  - Yeah that's it and there's very few cases where clubs just tend to poke along, (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Aug 5, 10:08:26
    - Trouble is, however many foreign investors come in... (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 5, 10:25:56
    - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 5, 10:12:43
      - Leicester, Man City and Chelsea versus Leeds, Blackburn, hull etc (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 5, 10:16:02
        
        So we're quite happy to be the whipping boys when we're promoted and (NCFC) - berstreetsfinest, Aug 5, 10:42:00
        
        Overall yes (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 5, 10:48:41
        
        In our league I think forest, Cardiff and Birmingham (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 5, 10:32:41
        
        Man City and Chelsea have sugar daddies, not investors (NCFC) - Basil Wrathbone, Aug 5, 10:31:11
        
        The guy at Leicester really seems to care about the club (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 5, 10:35:00
        
        I think they will struggle to stay up (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Aug 5, 10:45:07
  - Blackburn, Dirty Leeds, etc (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Aug 5, 10:07:16
- Summed it up niicely jim (n/m) (NCFC) - berstreetsfinest, Aug 5, 09:56:08
  - Nicely even! (n/m) (NCFC) - berstreetsfinest, Aug 5, 09:56:33

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