That's exactly what she says. A football club can be a social good, and should be protecte

d from privatization (in political terms). Except that she has effectively privatized it herself and it's now her little Utopia experiment. The NCFC supporters are nearly as powerless as those of Man Utd, Chelsea or Wolves. It's no more a "Club" than they are.

One big difference though - we can see her and Michael at all the matches, and we know she is passionate about the long term future of the club. I would hate us to become like those other clubs, for NCFC to be another "franchise". But there are things that she could learn from them, and one is how to build a structure to develop its core business - the first team. She's managed to stabilize the financial side, but we're floundering on the football side again. There's no sense that we've learned much since when Worthy got us promoted to the Prem

Posted By: Higher Wrather on November 6th 2016 at 09:33:29

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Whilst I am still pissed off about yesty's result on reflecton (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 6, 08:29:15
- Villa will be above us before Christmas (n/m) (NCFC) - Drinklebells, Nov 6, 10:38:57
- reading the replies below and the original post in this thread (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 6, 10:02:20
  - Me too (NCFC) - Chicken, Nov 6, 10:18:06
    - Me too (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 6, 10:37:23
      - Not me cause I live in a ditch (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 6, 12:37:16
      - Haha (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Nov 6, 10:45:53
- I think she's incrdedibly out of touch if she's assuming the masses won't turn on her. (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 6, 08:52:22
- the stubborn arrogance is quite disheartening (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 6, 08:41:39
  - "It's a business at the end of the day" (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 6, 08:47:54
    - Also, where I would have to agree. That is what makes this club special. (NCFC) - trevor hockeys beard, Nov 6, 10:13:08
      - further to my post above (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Nov 6, 10:35:28
      - But how is the current model actually benefiting anyone except her? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 6, 10:14:56
    - The problem with that is she isn't safeguarding it (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 6, 09:40:52
      - when parachute payments end it will be an almighty struggle against going into debt again (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Nov 6, 10:52:36
        
        well exactly (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 6, 15:40:47
      - Exactly this (NCFC) - camcan, Nov 6, 10:43:14
    - That's exactly what she says. A football club can be a social good, and should be protecte (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Nov 6, 09:33:29
    - And for that reason I'' very grateful. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 09:08:59
      - I''m. Obvs. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Nov 6, 09:19:06
    - Spot on OG, I live 60 miles from Norwich (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 6, 08:58:39
    - She wouldn't disagree with me at all Old Git (NCFC) - Tombs, Nov 6, 08:52:51
- Me too...I understand much of her sentiment but it's almost as (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Nov 6, 08:36:46
  - And with Bowkett and McNally out of the way (NCFC) - Chicken, Nov 6, 08:43:32
    - all of the above worries me more than the football side of things, how our Club has been (NCFC) - lovely old job, Nov 6, 09:10:20
    - Think that's the thing Chicken, both of them came across as 'Hard nosed businessmen'. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 6, 09:04:07
- She doesn't even consider enquiries so... (NCFC) - loz, Nov 6, 08:30:59
  - That aspect is wrong though surely loz? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 6, 08:40:14
    - You'd hope so but that's not the quote... (NCFC) - loz, Nov 6, 08:41:46
      - What is it with our board and bafflingly stupid one liners? (n/m) (NCFC) - lurd, Nov 6, 08:56:01
      - That's my view completely. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 6, 08:52:32

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