Hmmm

“We were just a plaything” - which is exactly what a refusal to sell, when it’s clear you’ve taken the club as far as you can, and a decision to leave it to your nephew, seems to indicate to me. A private fiefdom.

“They do care about us” - well, yes. But rational people could think that their care is now stifling us. They saved us from admin once. But they just don’t have the big bucks that modern footy requires and rather than recognise that, and say “we’ve done what we can, the club needs deeper pockets than ours if it’s to push on, so we are gracefully selling up”, they dig in, hang on, treat all furriners with deep suspicion and make plans to exert the dead hand of control even after they’ve gone (leaving us to Wee Tom who has less money than they do).

There you go, opinions innit.

Posted By: Old Git on September 3rd 2018 at 08:36:18

Message Thread

PM: APB (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 3, 02:18:00
- Chase v Delia. "a total mystery to me" (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 3, 10:38:33
  - I'm perfectly aware of all of that, thanks. I've read all the same stuff as you (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 3, 10:48:33
    - if you are aware of the facts (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 3, 11:18:11
    - "wasn't the club priced at a preposterous 56m not so long ago?" (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 3, 11:07:12
- Under Delia, we've never really sold players to our rivals. (NCFC) - lurd, Sep 3, 09:31:35
  - Is that relevant though? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 09:34:20
  - With respect that’s because we were in the top division in the most part (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 09:33:10
    - I just think there's some rewriting of history here. (NCFC) - lurd, Sep 3, 09:38:19
      - I’m not convinced Chase meant to get us relegated and (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 09:46:31
        
        selling players is our reality, and always has been (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 3, 10:49:44
        
        The current regime have had us being a non-selling club for a long time. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 10:10:21
        
        How is replacing Fox with Neil Adams any different to replacing (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 10:23:10
        
        Ok. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 11:15:14
        
        and i'm not a Chase fan either, iots was just the suggestion that the current (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 11:27:50
        
        Actually Crofts is a bad example. Sorry. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 10:16:59
        
        Highest transfer profit of any football league club over the last 5 windows - £56.9m but (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 10:36:21
        
        Did I say we weren’t now? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 11:16:23
        
        I did read it that way yes but i think the exchange above has cleared it up. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 11:30:28
- FFS (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 08:41:36
  - (Or actually, there was quite a lot of anger at the sale of Fleck) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 09:00:57
  - Would you prefer it if Delia considered outside investment APB? (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 08:51:07
    - Why wouldn’t I? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 08:54:41
      - I mean, we all want the team to be successful. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 08:59:37
- It’s partly because Delia is a celebrity and a woman (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 08:34:47
  - “our support has been “Deliafied” over the years“ (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 09:07:27
  - More vile spin from Jim (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 3, 09:00:47
    - Why is it vlle Ralf? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 09:07:42
      - It's Jim's description of the club's official announcements that you're missing (n/m) (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 3, 09:11:46
        
        Amongst other things. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Sep 3, 10:20:42
  - You two really do have a most unedifying habit (NCFC) - norway, Sep 3, 08:38:17
    - Irony just died. (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 3, 10:37:31
      - There may be posters who grind my gears, Shaun and ohhhh, I bite. (NCFC) - norway, Sep 3, 11:09:00
        
        hmm (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Sep 3, 11:44:06
        
        Is that it? (NCFC) - norway, Sep 3, 11:47:46
        
        I don;t see him telling fans what they should think (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 11:32:29
        
        We'll have to disagree I'm afraid Jim. (NCFC) - norway, Sep 3, 11:40:45
    - Pot and kettle spring to mind Norway. (n/m) (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 08:52:43
  - And she saved us from admin once (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 3, 08:37:40
    - What do you mean “saved us from admin”?, did she put a halt to excessive paperwork ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 3, 09:37:17
    - But its starting to wane now with most fans I speak to. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 08:59:09
    - Which Tom has none of. Things will turn very quickly once he takes on (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 08:56:14
- I'm not aware of animosity towards him the whole time... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 3, 07:23:03
  - Could it be argued that telling fans he will do what he likes as chairman is (NCFC) - Jim, Sep 3, 08:36:24
  - Hmmm (NCFC) - Old Git, Sep 3, 08:36:18
    - Great post (n/m) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 3, 10:38:48
    - I'm aware of the irony but re more money... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Sep 3, 09:00:10
      - Very true. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 09:37:23
    - They’re not getting any younger (who is?) and they need to find a successor. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 08:49:22
      - As is life in general. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 09:06:15
        
        Fair point, supposition on my part. (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 09:39:35
        
        My opinion is that my opinion is of little importance. (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 09:58:54
        
        Spot on. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Sep 3, 11:13:13
        
        For the record, I don't hold that assumption. (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Sep 3, 10:40:50
        
        You may be *aware* - however it has no effect whatsoever (NCFC) - norway, Sep 3, 11:15:21
        
        Who said I was happy with the status quo? (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Sep 3, 09:17:41
    - Pretty much it in a nutshell OG! (NCFC) - Men without hats, Sep 3, 08:47:46

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