“the high earners will be gone to be replaced with cheap buys who will not be good enough“

To be fair, at the moment most of our high earners are the ones who aren’t good enough and it’s the cheap buys who look our best chance. So nil desperandum, old chap.

Posted By: Old Git on November 1st 2017 at 19:46:34

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The board (NCFC) - Yellowsince72, Nov 1, 18:46:53
- “the high earners will be gone to be replaced with cheap buys who will not be good enough“ (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 1, 19:46:34
  - Not optimistic OG, money talks now. Our owners are poor compared to most in the champs. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 1, 19:53:51
    - Yes but to say “high wages = good players” just ignores the evidence (NCFC) - Old Git, Nov 1, 20:00:26
- It appears that you only post after a bad run, to slag off the Board. (NCFC) - norway, Nov 1, 19:14:25
  - tbf he's not the only one (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 1, 19:19:15
    - Your thoughts on the board then? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 1, 19:46:46
      - um *It's a bit more complicated then that* (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 1, 19:51:42
- What about all the other times we got promoted? (n/m) (NCFC) - Charles21, Nov 1, 19:08:23
  - And spent years in the champs. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Nov 1, 19:50:53
- Agree and the thing I struggle with is (NCFC) - ihateipswich, Nov 1, 19:01:05
- It's simply maths though. With our income we can't compete with other clubs wages wise.... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 18:56:05
  - Why assume it will be someone who doesn't care? (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Nov 1, 18:59:15
    - Even if a life long Norwich supporter who suddenly became loaded (NCFC) - mrleelee, Nov 1, 19:57:01
      - And you know this how? (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Nov 1, 20:20:49
        
        Pretty obvious really (NCFC) - mrleelee, Nov 1, 20:25:59
    - Agreed, but who's taken that risk until now? Don't see any buyers. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:00:29
      - Pretty much every other club has been bought. There are no buyers because the door is (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 1, 19:31:36
        
        tbf it's a half truth from them (NCFC) - CWC, Nov 1, 20:38:58
      - Are we really the only club in England with no interested (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Nov 1, 19:02:13
        
        No I see your point SS, it's a tough one as we don't know! (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:02:55
        
        As one of the older people on here I too wish things were (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Nov 1, 19:06:25
        
        I just think some realism needs involvement too. I agree ss in many ways with... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:11:40
        
        The Smiths only ambition now is to pass on a debt-free Club to Tom (NCFC) - pab, Nov 1, 19:34:52
        
        No no, Tom is there for tax reasons, he'll never be in charge of the club think about it. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:35:48
        
        I'm thinking and I don't know what you mean (n/m) (NCFC) - pab, Nov 1, 19:37:08
        
        I thought over a certain amount, if you hand shares to a family member... (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:38:41
        
        Isn't it why Jersey exist? (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:39:09
      - Surely Delia and Michael could have simply sold up after promotion, then where would we be (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:01:12
        
        Possibly still in the premier league? (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 1, 19:32:08
        
        But how do you KNOW Jim is my point. Umm, I dunno. (n/m) (NCFC) - DrDublin, Nov 1, 19:33:37

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