Not been an issue for Stoke/West Brom/Watford/Palace/ Swansea/Southampton

None of those clubs, please note, are dependent on one manager catching lightning in a bottle, as we were under Lambert. All have established themselves in the Prem; none are 'naturally' much bigger than we are, and several are a lot smaller.

Posted By: thebigfeller on August 28th 2017 at 10:43:48

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Some thoughts (too many words etc etc) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 09:02:17
- Is investment the answer......... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 28, 17:21:34
- The glass ceiling will continue to get lower and lower as investment in club reduces (NCFC) - John in Texas, Aug 28, 10:46:35
- Hasn't this debate been done thousands of time before? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 28, 10:22:01
  - And we finished 11th and 12th with these owners. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Aug 28, 10:29:10
    - Football has changed massively tho (NCFC) - Gob on a Stick, Aug 28, 10:49:55
      - Agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Aug 28, 11:03:33
    - consistently? (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 28, 10:40:31
      - Not really a hill to die on here. (NCFC) - norway, Aug 28, 11:03:22
        
        Fair comment - but that's the problem with lack of finance. No margin for error (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 11:05:43
        
        And of course, re: 2005/6, we didn't get it right next time. Or the time after that. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 11:07:12
    - And the chances of that happening again are...? (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:31:42
  - I agree. However, with these owners, our glass ceiling was 18th/19th (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:25:24
    - Ultimately doesn't it come down to global fanbase? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 28, 10:35:17
      - Not been an issue for Stoke/West Brom/Watford/Palace/Swansea/Southampton (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:43:48
        
        Agreed, my only worry and I think Delia's as well is that if we (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 28, 10:47:13
        
        Oh sure. There's always risks, big ones (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:50:43
        
        And FWIW I think we'll get promoted in the next 2 seasons. (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 28, 10:50:33
        
        Based on what do you say that? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mackem Canary, Aug 28, 11:47:29
        
        Pure optimism (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Aug 28, 11:59:43
        
        Ditto. Let's get that "League 1 Champions 2018/19" open top bus organised ;-) (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:51:49
  - What's wrong with that? (n/m) (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Aug 28, 10:24:47
    - Well, exactly (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:25:53
- Agreed, it's hard to care when you've seen it happen so many times before. (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 28, 10:08:00
- Hard to disagree with any of that (NCFC) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Aug 28, 09:25:39
- Nailed it (n/m) (NCFC) - BINMEN8R, Aug 28, 09:18:18
- I largely agree, but I'm wondering why they've managed to cock it (NCFC) - dennis moore, Aug 28, 09:12:43
  - And as you said earlier bgh getting older makes you 'softer' for want of a better word. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Aug 28, 10:30:25
  - Got lucky/good recommendation in McNally (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 28, 09:23:33
  - Oh, tons of factors (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 09:22:39
    - Yep with regards to being soft, just need to look at West Ham for the opposite (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Aug 28, 09:36:21
- nail hit on head (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 28, 09:11:15
- Agree. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 28, 09:10:39
  - Agree with Jim's response. And then there was their interview in The Times (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 09:32:49
    - So no evidence of a serious approach. (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 28, 09:46:08
      - I suggest you read the interview. It's from the horse's mouth (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 09:51:14
        
        Full interview is here. It's a perfect illustration of their attitude to modern football (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 10:03:56
        
        You can't help but patronise can you? (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 28, 10:02:21
        
        any serious credible buyer would have been NDAed (NCFC) - CWC, Aug 28, 10:45:00
  - They will have had many informal enquiries and they will have put off (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 28, 09:22:16
    - Exactly. An assumption. No evidence whatsoever. (n/m) (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 28, 09:40:32
      - No evidence whatsoever. Apart from, er, Delia herself (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Aug 28, 09:43:38
        
        That article is full of stupid comments. AN to be manager for 10 years... (NCFC) - avenging canary, Aug 28, 09:54:31
        
        This (n/m) (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Aug 28, 09:46:32
- Spot on (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 28, 09:07:04
- Absolute spot on 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Aug 28, 09:03:19

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