From what I've read

They could well be right in the brown stuff.

So many examples of clubs of our size who've taken on this magical debt/investment everyone keeps banging on about, then one relegation or promotion failure comes along and they're screwed.

Posted By: Captain Bligh on May 23rd 2022 at 07:37:50

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Our net spend after promotion from the champs was 23m. (NCFC) - fal5taff, May 23, 06:17:31
- "Goebbels " Jesus christ. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, May 23, 09:20:14
  - Poor old Goebbels (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, May 23, 09:21:55
    - Just misunderstood. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, May 23, 09:25:59
- Irrespective of the net spend. We still spent +50m on absolute shite. (n/m) (NCFC) - thirsty work, May 23, 09:14:40
  - i don't like posts like this (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, May 23, 11:53:50
- The problem wasn’t the amount we spent but how it was spent (NCFC) - Farkeball, May 23, 08:21:00
  - Its a myth that Williams was any good (NCFC) - delia_s, May 23, 09:11:06
    - He looked very good middle of the season, bookended by a poor start and finish (when he di (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, May 23, 09:38:31
  - Yep, Williams was as bad as I expected (NCFC) - jamesward, May 23, 09:02:37
- My neighbour has a swimming pool (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, May 23, 07:40:48
  - Surely what you normally say is (NCFC) - Old Git, May 23, 09:21:20
    - It's an idea, tho not one *I* would say (n/m) (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, May 23, 12:37:17
  - the thing is, you don't need to have a swimming pool (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 08:24:53
  - And Norwich are an old paddling pool from Woolworths. So long as we get a few puncture (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, May 23, 07:56:38
    - Lovely imagery (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, May 23, 08:09:09
- if you want to destroy a football club (NCFC) - shoddy, May 23, 07:30:41
  - The presenter on sky mentioned their financial difficulties (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 07:49:03
    - What does he know, he wears Skechers FFS! (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, May 23, 07:51:29
      - Woah so do I (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 08:02:17
        
        Shocked (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 08:38:18
        
        Can’t think of anything worse (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 08:51:09
        
        the gift of 21 roses by the FSB probably edges out a pair of crocs (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 09:58:04
  - Yes and nobody would suggest such a funding arrangement although (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 07:39:34
  - From what I've read (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, May 23, 07:37:50
    - As I've said before, maybe living in Cardiff (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, May 23, 07:44:55
      - Agreed. It’s that difficulty of finding a billionaire who isn’t a complete bastard. (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, May 23, 07:58:43
        
        We don’t necessarily need a billionaire, just an injection of some capital with a bit more (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 09:06:39
        
        How are they rinsing us for millions when they don't take anything out of the club? (NCFC) - CWC, May 23, 11:02:52
        
        I'm not talking abour Delia and Michael - I said the "other" pair as in the Webbers (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 12:49:24
        
        VMT (NCFC) - jamesward, May 23, 11:12:58
        
        Would those injecting the capital (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 09:11:50
        
        Who knows. If they buy the club that is their choice. If they invest then they (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 09:17:02
        
        Which owners of a similar sized champ club do you wish we had? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 09:22:09
        
        We are (or were til yesterday) a premier league clubs. The comparables should be (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 09:50:33
        
        Brighton owner has donated a few hundred million (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 10:09:39
        
        Sorry meant WBA not Fulham but even their owner is loaded. (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 09:51:16
        
        or you take the tzolis money and pay emi 150k a week more instead (n/m) (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 10:02:29
        
        I do think we should have tried more to keep him yes. I think that transfer and (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 10:08:24
        
        hindsight is a useless tool (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 10:12:48
        
        Nearly all are in it to make money (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 08:04:09
        
        Does it matter if they make some money if it comes from the club succeeding? (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 09:53:03
        
        Even then it doesn't guarantee success. Look at Stoke. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, May 23, 08:51:10
        
        it's a moot point thar we get no say over (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 08:56:14
        
        very much a moot point (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, May 23, 13:20:50
        
        Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 08:54:41
        
        Amazing that Man City can be such a successful self-funding club really (NCFC) - Tombs, May 23, 08:28:07
- What about wages? We might have got players cheap but paying mega wages, you don’t know. (n/m) (NCFC) - Augustus Pablo, May 23, 07:14:24
- Wouldn’t be as bad if the club was still good at the off pitch stuff too (NCFC) - Jim, May 23, 06:44:56
- Are clubs in the champs debt free? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, May 23, 06:43:41
  - No - which is good for us in the future but has been a bad model (NCFC) - fal5taff, May 23, 07:02:14
    - Gamble, basically? (n/m) (NCFC) - Captain Bligh, May 23, 07:30:49

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