Excellent post. I do think there is definitely something to be said...

...for supporting a club that essentially sees how far it can go, how much it can achieve, from a self-funding model. It requires owners to hold their nerve, for every pound to be sweated and for the club to expect and deliver the highest standard of performance from its various football and non-football teams. If we do it all-but flawlessly there is no reason why we can't establish ourselves in the Premier League, albeit most likely bouncing around in the lower reaches. But doing anything flawlessly is obviously very difficult and it doesn't exactly leave you with much wriggle room. A few s**t seasons, some internal disfunction, and we're staring at League One again. A bit of a tightrope then.

But at least it looks like NCFC have accepted that if they are to pursue this model effectively, the football structure needed entirely overhauling and the afe of infinite patience is behind us. It also showed that Delia and Michael welcome innovation and if it isn't to be global dollars coming in to Carrow Road, it will at least be global thinking. We should be reassured, in some part, by owners who are willing to look outwards.

Posted By: norway on July 10th 2017 at 11:40:32

Message Thread

NBTTT: Football finances and business models (spoiler there is no magic money tree) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 10, 10:32:23
- This is a good post and I agree with much of it but (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 10, 12:12:35
  - Thanks Jim, a few quick thoughts. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 10, 12:34:33
    - I'm not sure the prem money nor the wealth of their owners is that much of a red herring (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 10, 13:12:59
- Good stuff. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Jul 10, 11:46:09
- Excellent post. I do think there is definitely something to be said... (NCFC) - norway, Jul 10, 11:40:32
  - Yeah I agree, and like I said down there, I think we could make more of being different (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 10, 12:24:22
  - *era* not *afe* (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 10, 11:41:51
- I've been trying to say this^^^ for years on here (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 11:27:22
- Exceptional post. One of the best I've ever read on here. Chapeau! (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jul 10, 10:48:44
  - Thanks! I should add that I am not a Delia apologist (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 10, 11:47:16
    - as regards Neil... (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 10, 13:17:56
      - Yeah that makes a lot of sense (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Jul 10, 13:34:08
  - Re Chase (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 10, 11:06:50
    - He also lied about not getting paid iirc.He was luckiest chairman in our history (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 10, 11:25:04
    - when did Delia last put any money in? (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Jul 10, 11:22:44
      - what does that matter? (NCFC) - mr carra, Jul 10, 11:42:24
    - I don't think it can be termed a 'red herring' when we'd scarcely achieved anything like (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jul 10, 11:21:39
      - thebigfeller has "No words at all" (NCFC) - Old Git, Jul 10, 11:57:26
  - Good stuff from both of you and in the relatively calmn waters.... (NCFC) - Kirrie, Jul 10, 11:00:22
- Good post. Look forward to the debate on it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 10, 10:47:31

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