I don't think there are any clubs left who don't stretch...

Themselves financially.....

The problem is we don't have back up funding if things go south.
Others do.
TBF, I'm not worried about us going bust, just getting stuck in the champs with a high wage bill and mediocre team like a Stoke City.

Posted By: usacanary on August 31st 2021 at 17:14:50

Message Thread

I have very mixed feelings about our transfer window business. (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 14:41:45
- I’m gonna make you walk the bloody plank if you don’t cheer up. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Aug 31, 20:33:48
- I was feeling a bit like this yesterday (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 31, 16:16:54
  - Arsenal is our first relegation six-pointer of the season (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 31, 16:17:57
    - We won’t get anything at Arsenal. They will be well up for it (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 16:39:53
      - Sadly I agree with you (NCFC) - camcan, Aug 31, 18:14:53
      - That's the spirit....The Jim we all know and love. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:46:31
    - Could see Arteta being given the boot if we win (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Aug 31, 16:22:29
      - 100% this, If you could a bookie who will let you... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 16:28:48
      - Just hope he lasts until the game (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 31, 16:27:11
- You are on a cruise, don’t worry about it and enjoy the shuffleboard (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Breadstick, Aug 31, 16:05:32
  - Fuck I'm good.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 16:34:37
    - ^^^**** Queueing to get his pic taken with Toadfish from Neighbours****^^^ (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 31, 17:32:49
      - Jelly on my haters... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 18:16:45
        
        It's a rehash of this (NCFC) - Lentil Weaver, Aug 31, 18:25:23
        
        🤣🤣🤣 (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Breadstick, Aug 31, 19:48:00
  - Quoits (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 31, 16:14:14
    - Think you can get ointment for that these days (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 31, 16:16:45
- What you on about???… (NCFC) - loz, Aug 31, 15:59:58
  - And how much did all of this cost... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:16:47
    - FWIW...by all reporting.... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:30:14
      - Gilmour loan fee was only supposed to be 500k and Normann 1.7 so ten seems a stretch… (NCFC) - loz, Aug 31, 17:43:48
- Why do you care if we have? (NCFC) - lurd, Aug 31, 15:35:52
  - FWIW I never said the club would go bust but... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 16:38:48
- We’ve still only got a net spend of about £10m (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 15:26:02
  - Hmmm I don't think this is close to being true. (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 15:30:25
    - I’m not counting Gibson and Dimi as they were already accounted for (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 15:31:47
      - But not payed for.... Jim accounting does not equal real world accounting... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 15:33:23
        
        The money for them was not part of our transfer budget this summer (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 15:44:19
        
        You do know we lost 30M last season because of no crowds (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:37:46
        
        the Dimi & Gibbo money was PAID this summer (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 31, 16:02:14
        
        All of these transfers will be paid in instalments. None of us know the cash timings. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Aug 31, 16:07:35
        
        Yes but money was left over / budgeted from last season… (NCFC) - loz, Aug 31, 16:06:38
        
        Spend & Budget are two totally different things (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 31, 16:29:23
        
        Ok but by the same token there will equally be monies coming in from (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 16:41:53
        
        No and it’s literally all in the accounts (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 31, 17:03:43
        
        Not sure why some seem to be pushing an agenda that we… (NCFC) - loz, Aug 31, 17:06:47
        
        Haha. Pittance. I see what you did there. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Aug 31, 18:20:15
        
        Just utter garbage... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:25:53
        
        I don't think they would have been signed if we didn't get promoted... (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 16:40:43
        
        So therefore the only obligation was the loan fees we paid. (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:33:28
        
        Covered (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 15:44:29
        
        Yep Bailey covered this lots of times USA don’t listen (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Aug 31, 16:00:29
  - Can’t not Cath! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Aug 31, 15:26:17
- If we go down (NCFC) - Old Man, Aug 31, 15:25:07
  - And we have just lost the guy many thought would... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:03:04
- We had to gamble this season though. (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Aug 31, 15:10:40
  - Doubt Kenny is worth much TBH. Decent player but not out of the ordinary. (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Aug 31, 18:16:40
  - Yes, we had to gamble but with increased reward comes greater risk (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:03:59
- I wouldn't worry (NCFC) - inutero, Aug 31, 15:09:52
- I have to admit my inner Doomcaster surfaced yesterday (NCFC) - Azteca, Aug 31, 15:00:30
  - As I mentioned I'm not worried about going bust .. (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:21:55
- Few are loans so will go back if relegated (n/m) (NCFC) - Larry Hagman, Aug 31, 14:58:14
- No chance we have over stretched ourselves financially (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Aug 31, 14:54:10
  - I don't think there are any clubs left who don't stretch... (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:14:50
  - really? (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 31, 15:41:47
    - None of which have made the club go bust (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Aug 31, 15:59:29
      - the liabilities that we have taken on this summer (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 31, 16:19:06
- I thought we said we had a budget of about £30m? (NCFC) - mr carra, Aug 31, 14:51:31
  - who really knows what the transfer budget was/is (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Aug 31, 15:07:24
  - We’ve spent £62.24m (NCFC) - Kangol Canary, Aug 31, 14:59:27
    - the famous transfermarkt (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Aug 31, 15:43:42
      - I don't think they are horrible guesses based on Archant reporting. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Aug 31, 17:05:57

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