No, not in the long term

Call it tinpot if you like, but I’m ok with going up and coming down if it could also have a smattering of spells where we’re up more than one season.

I love our club, I don’t want it to lose its identity, which again is a bit tinpot. However I’m speaking as someone that isn’t a fan of the modern football money machine.

I think there is scope for our budget to deliver more effective PL football, I doubt Brentford have spent more. But I’m conscious that there is scope for things to be a lot worse.

If we go back 15 / 20 years, you would not have predicted the divergence of us and Ipswich in the period that followed. All of that has been driven by better management of our club compared to theirs, the difference is gigantic, and has occurred when they’ve had a lot more cash pumped in by owners than we have.

Maybe there is a better model out there, but none are without risk, and I like ours enough, even with the relative s**t of this season, to be ok with sticking with it. It might be a different story if we were languishing in the championship with 25k attendances and unable to finance a proper promotion push - maybe that will follow, but I’m hopeful we’ll continue to make enough good decisions that it won’t for a good while yet.

Posted By: SimonOTBC on December 27th 2021 at 00:58:11

Message Thread

Do people really think this model has any chance of success (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Dec 27, 00:28:32
- yes (NCFC) - cardiffgali, Dec 27, 12:35:30
  - Agreed. Bit it's tough. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 17:35:50
- No, but I'd much prefer what we've done since 2009 than to have finished 11th - 17th in (NCFC) - NxNW, Dec 27, 08:50:51
- No it’s the blanket refusal to consider an alternative that gets … (NCFC) - loz, Dec 27, 08:36:15
  - You don't think it's a genuine concern (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 27, 12:19:52
  - Absolutely (n/m) (NCFC) - bobble, Dec 27, 09:54:11
- I do blame Webber because whilst everyone team makes some dud signings he has (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 27, 08:09:43
  - Again signed players not better than what we had (n/m) (NCFC) - Gazzaman, Dec 27, 08:31:25
  - The lack of grit in CMF has cost us (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 27, 08:26:53
- It has zero chance of success for these obvious reasons (NCFC) - fal5taff, Dec 27, 07:13:56
  - Chinese billionaires (NCFC) - paulg, Dec 27, 09:00:10
    - LOL POTD....truth bombs being thrown (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 17:26:56
  - "Delia has turned down offers from 2 Chinese billionaires" (NCFC) - NxNW, Dec 27, 08:57:33
    - They already mentioned about "chancers" wanting to invest. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 17:34:10
    - I know the banker who introduced tgem (n/m) (NCFC) - fal5taff, Dec 27, 09:13:49
      - who did they go and buy instead? (NCFC) - CWC, Dec 27, 11:10:43
        
        That window voted 6 months after - Chinese (NCFC) - fal5taff, Dec 27, 13:58:43
        
        Closed, not voted (n/m) (NCFC) - fal5taff, Dec 27, 13:58:55
- This model is very successful... (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 02:30:17
  - Yep (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 27, 07:23:10
    - This is basically right, I think (NCFC) - paulg, Dec 27, 08:57:51
    - Hopefully be moving to Wales by the end of next year. (n/m) (NCFC) - Biggles, Dec 27, 08:31:45
- No, not in the long term (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 27, 00:58:11
  - This ^^^ definitely for me too (n/m) (NCFC) - Worthing Yellow, Dec 27, 01:58:22
    - Me too -i blame marketing and the Premiership (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 27, 07:10:29
- In fairness to our owners, they are clever enough to appoint the best people (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Dec 27, 00:54:42
  - To be fair even before Webber we have been shit at spending big money. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 02:38:06
- What’s the alternative? (n/m) (NCFC) - AvengingCanary, Dec 27, 00:43:08
  - Portsmouth, Bolton or Wigan... (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 02:42:37
- Don't worry about it (n/m) (NCFC) - Azteca, Dec 27, 00:38:55
- That is just the reality isn’t it? (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Dec 27, 00:33:23
  - Sound like a broken record but why do fans accept this (NCFC) - Charles21, Dec 27, 00:41:46
    - I don’t know to be honest (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Dec 27, 00:50:06
- I sat in the Cathedral Lounge today. Got a good look at her when the goals went in… (NCFC) - ChengdeCanary, Dec 27, 00:32:24
  - Was she hip flasking again? (NCFC) - BearCan94, Dec 27, 00:39:51
    - IMHO, bit unfair. (NCFC) - usacanary, Dec 27, 02:48:34

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