If Smith was a billionaire we'd be doing the same

Perhaps even spending more - might get carried away being a fan.

Let's not pretend that our (current) financial stability is by design rather than circumstance and not having the wherewithal to do it in any other way.

Posted By: CWC on January 16th 2020 at 17:55:16

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Just been reading about Bournemouth (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 16, 16:25:16
- That’s a massive diversion (n/m) (Other Football) - Jumbo1, Jan 16, 19:18:01
- Modern Football, part 96... (Other Football) - Yurik Hunt, Jan 16, 17:11:42
  - If Smith was a billionaire we'd be doing the same (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 16, 17:55:16
    - Wow - Delia really can't win can she? (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 18:01:35
      - I didn’t read it like that at all (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 16, 19:45:19
      - What? (Other Football) - CWC, Jan 16, 19:11:31
        
        Ok, fair enough. (n/m) (Other Football) - norway, Jan 16, 19:53:51
      - And if she makes way for the *wrong* billionaire (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 18:05:14
- I'd normally like a club like them to stay up rather than, say, Everton or Villa (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 16:39:55
  - The original post was about Bournemouth (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 18:12:14
    - yes and no one even mentioned FFP until you brought it up (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 18:16:36
      - so he is guilty of obtaining money illegally? (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 18:24:00
        
        who said that? I didn't (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 18:35:00
        
        Same as most countries unfortunately. (Other Football) - Men without hats, Jan 16, 20:41:35
        
        of course. (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 18:58:51
        
        though to me it seems like the only "fucking idiot" in this conversation (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 19:04:48
        
        you're being ridiculously naive if you think his money is all totally legal and unsullied (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 19:02:44
  - financial dopers of the very worst kind (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 16:49:57
    - yes, a Russian banker too, so definitely not dodgy money at all (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 16:59:53
      - Didn’t he make his money in petrochemicals? (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 16, 17:55:13
        
        don't think so, pretty sure he's a banker (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 18:03:50
        
        "Demin made his fortune in banking, currently owning shares in Zenit Bank and AK Bars Bank (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 18:11:53
        
        Ah, that’s where the oil comes in too then (n/m) (Other Football) - duke of york, Jan 16, 19:43:54
      - the origin of the cash is, to me, irrelevant (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 17:02:44
        
        so if it were money from slave trafficking that'd be ok? (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 17:37:49
        
        FFP is not about the source of cash. (n/m) (Other Football) - Henclrikus, Jan 16, 17:52:52
        
        erm, I realise that, obviously. we're not just talking about ffp are we (Other Football) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jan 16, 17:58:52

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