It's hard to see the status quo lasting

If the owners can acclimatise the fans to the idea of the super league that's one route it could all take (and faced with existential demise, you could see fans flipping to support it relatively quickly - the Spanish league might be the canary in the mine on that front).

Equally, at the point at which the Prem bubble explodes, you'd have thought that the world football bubble would have exploded too. And there might follow a big old reset.

I'm not sure that anybody can long term plan in that way, but I don't think Delia and Michael are given enough credit for their sheer experience and success as owners. You get the vibe the stance they take is a principled one, in a very dirty business.

I'm proud of my club for taking that path.

Football finance, at the moment is a giant Ponzi scheme - those holding the assets when it all comes crashing down will get burnt, principled or not.

Which is why I think the criticism against them is unfair. They could easily have cashed in and retired, and the recent Guardian article makes it plain that if an offer came in they'd put it to the fans.

The mythical benevolent billionaire buyer is just that, a myth.

The multimillionaire chancers are much more commonplace.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on March 7th 2022 at 08:19:21

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Fair Game organisation is starting to gain support and (NCFC) - Chopper, Mar 7, 07:41:30
- Thought I'd read somewhere that PSG for instance (NCFC) - Old Splat, Mar 7, 08:41:44
  - Played against Adrian Coote in veterans football yesterday (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 7, 13:02:59
  - Like (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Mar 7, 12:58:53
  - Not too many words at all, good post. Feel similar. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Mar 7, 12:39:34
- I see value in every season being interesting (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Mar 7, 08:38:07
- i sometimes wonder if that is delias long term plan (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Mar 7, 07:47:02
  - Her long term plan is to not give up her train set except to little Tom. (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 7, 08:58:57
    - Thank you for confirming to everyone your opinion on anything is worthless. (n/m) (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 7, 13:47:10
    - You really are a nasty, snidy little shit, aren't you (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Mar 7, 10:45:49
      - I'm not the one needlessly insulting another poster in a massive overreaction (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 7, 15:25:24
      - *snidey (n/m) (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Mar 7, 12:50:01
      - Worst on here I’d say (n/m) (NCFC) - NorskyNormann, Mar 7, 10:47:52
    - That’s bullshit (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 7, 10:16:06
      - Let it go, he's not worth it (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 7, 10:40:05
        
        😂 (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 7, 14:11:33
  - Hard to know. I’ve always felt that she’s more or less (NCFC) - Chopper, Mar 7, 07:57:14
    - Its clear from recent interviews she is happy not being broke as a club..... (NCFC) - usacanary, Mar 7, 13:49:56
    - It's hard to see the status quo lasting (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Mar 7, 08:19:21
      - A fan vote would be a divisive disaster (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 7, 09:06:53
        
        Would be more fun (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 7, 09:17:20
        
        I was in favour of Farke going (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 7, 09:33:27
        
        the overly verbose press conferences had become unbearable (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 7, 09:40:39
        
        Yes, he probably had lost the plot. Losing almost every game will do that I guess (NCFC) - jamesward, Mar 7, 09:49:22
        
        like a punch drunk journeyman i shall be there (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 7, 09:59:57
        
        If we knew we were guaranteed to be relegated (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 7, 09:36:35
        
        I think that’s the point I’ve had to accept, something (NCFC) - Chopper, Mar 7, 12:44:14
        
        I'd kind of hoped that we'd have shuffled him upstairs (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 7, 10:17:03
        
        Yup (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 7, 09:14:42
      - Now that Rick Parfitt is dead (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, Mar 7, 08:37:57
        
        rick parfitt is DEAD? (NCFC) - Tombs, Mar 7, 09:35:57
        
        🤣🤣 just what came to mind (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Splat, Mar 7, 08:46:14

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