yep, and also if you keep selling your most valuable assets

sooner or later you'll end up with no more valuable assets to sell. Then what?

We have sold £30m worth of players in the last year, and have spent around £15m on replacements - pretty much none of whom we would be able to sell for big money. It just doesn't seem to be a sustainable model, unless you have a regular supply of high quality youth players coming through. Which we don't.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on May 8th 2018 at 09:51:46

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The Maddison injury shows that the Pritchard sale was the right one ... (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 08:21:40
- It also shows how fragile our new model is because (NCFC) - Jim, May 8, 09:42:51
  - Indeed but presumable from 2019 it’s easier because ... (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 10:05:28
    - Not sure about that (NCFC) - earlydoors, May 8, 11:16:42
      - True but I meant in the context of our playing staff... (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 11:18:35
  - yep, and also if you keep selling your most valuable assets (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 8, 09:51:46
    - surely the reason we've spent less on replacements this year... (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 11:04:03
    - Consistently doing that for us relegated in 1995 and for the next few years. (NCFC) - APB, May 8, 10:20:58
      - and we spent the proceeds on Mike Milligan and Mike Sheron... (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 11:05:55
      - Got not for. New phone. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, May 8, 10:24:08
    - Lewis, Godfrey and Cantwell (NCFC) - duke of york, May 8, 10:09:38
      - That’s before the big investment and changes as well I guess (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 10:24:32
    - 15 million?... (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 10:07:15
  - Ooooh a post fire sale fire sale (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 09:44:55
- It's likely but no certainty Huddersfield will stay up. (NCFC) - Saucerer, May 8, 08:54:42
  - Will be level on points not on 37 superior goal difference though... (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 09:03:09
    - goal difference only three better than Swansea though (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 11:00:32
  - 80% chance of survival now (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 08:57:34
- The Maddison injury also shows he should have been rested (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 08:30:01
  - Had we not played him (NCFC) - Old Man, May 8, 09:12:17
    - Agreed. If we had played the last game without him (and Wes).... (NCFC) - Saucerer, May 8, 09:34:55
      - Those teams are all in the Prem... (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 11:08:58
  - Yea I’d agree with that but presumably player desperate to play... (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 08:50:04
    - 44 league appearances in a season (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 08:54:49
      - No evidence whatsover that this is a "wear and tear" injury (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 08:57:25
        
        that's not really true (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 8, 09:28:05
        
        might be a factor overall (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 10:56:17
        
        sure, I mean you can never prove that fatigue was a factor in any individual case (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, May 8, 12:50:50
  - Yeah, as evidenced by all the posts on here suggesting we don't play him (n/m) (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 08:37:37
    - To all our shame not one (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 08:44:59
      - Running a club doesn't make people clairvoyant (NCFC) - mr carra, May 8, 08:55:28
  - In other hindsight news (NCFC) - CauldRon, May 8, 08:32:32
    - More a skill than a choice (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 08:33:52
      - lolf maddison chose to get knacked? (NCFC) - Tombs, May 8, 08:58:14
        
        No we chose to play him (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 8, 09:02:02
        
        I will (NCFC) - Tombs, May 8, 09:35:06
  - In hindsight, yes (NCFC) - duke of york, May 8, 08:31:54
- The Pritchard sale was the right one because he strongly wanted away. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, May 8, 08:23:39
  - Indeed but that misses the point (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, May 8, 08:25:02

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