There is no point

Not being nihilistic, but there is no way to sustainably compete at that level.

If you can find an owner to sling money against a wall for a period you can dine at the top table for a bit before they run out of cash, get bored or the swizz they're on gets rumbled.

There will always be a 'bigger' club (fans/financial opportunity) who could and should be doing better than us.

Football is broken, and the best we can hope for is around what we're doing. And not facing financial oblivion.

That isn't to say we couldn't have done better, with a different approach and a bit of luck. But in general we could (and maybe should) have been doing much worse.

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on December 30th 2022 at 12:47:21

Message Thread

Good piece this (NCFC) - norwaay, Dec 30, 08:44:18
- What I struggle with in an article like this is that it implies (NCFC) - Chopper, Dec 30, 10:36:19
  - I know what you mean (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 11:47:05
    - There is no point (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 12:47:21
      - In preference to thinking there’s no point (which I understand totally)… (NCFC) - APB, Dec 30, 13:03:07
        
        In total societal breakdown we will be Kings! (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 13:50:04
      - How much extra cash is being pumped into Brentford? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 12:55:10
        
        Up until 2021 it was 100mil (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 13:36:04
        
        I think most of their spend was to build their new stadium (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 13:42:28
        
        Sort of (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 13:46:08
        
        Their wage bill in 2021 was £20m less than ours was (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 13:52:08
        
        That's hard to believe tbh. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 30, 13:57:47
        
        Facts from Swiss Ramble on Twitter (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 14:16:59
        
        True, but (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 30, 14:46:10
    - Yes I get that but better to have loved and lost than (NCFC) - Chopper, Dec 30, 12:26:47
      - Oh yes, totally (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 12:42:30
- Probably just read all the articles tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 09:49:52
- He's in your head, he's in your head (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Dec 30, 09:25:36
  - Looks like someone might be in your head more than anything else (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 12:51:08
  - He's not going to reply to you (NCFC) - Yellalee, Dec 30, 10:14:48
    - Nope not at all..... (NCFC) - ParrotPuncher, Dec 30, 10:24:52
      - He just shared an interesting article (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 30, 11:40:50
      - Fight the good fight (NCFC) - APB, Dec 30, 11:32:58
        
        He’s not well tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 12:27:22
      - He’s a massive man baby (n/m) (NCFC) - Thorpey_C, Dec 30, 11:03:34
- 'Smith going to Norwich was the wrong manager going to the wrong club at the wrong time' (NCFC) - Saucerer, Dec 30, 09:17:28
  - Many reasons, many roads... (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Dec 30, 09:22:04
  - To be fair, didn’t most of us think it wasn’t a good move? (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 09:18:41
    - 'We'll give him a chance, but not massively keen' was definitely the prevailing mood. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Dec 30, 09:20:28
      - I remember when it came out his appointment was imminent (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 10:23:31
- The lack of investment last January really cemented relegation and Smith's struggles after (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Dec 30, 09:12:07
  - Agree. (n/m) (NCFC) - norwaay, Dec 30, 09:14:02
    - Squad is very imbalanced too. Desperately need some pace out wide (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 30, 09:18:22
      - It needs everything it needed when Webber identified the lack of pace and power (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 09:19:36
        
        I love this from you (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Dec 30, 10:57:29
        
        And signed human stick insect Pierre Lees-Melou (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 11:20:34
        
        Taller than Mcgovern though.☝️ (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 30, 11:25:31
        
        Ha, yes (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 09:50:13
- Meh, doesn't really say too much (NCFC) - JD3, Dec 30, 09:08:23
  - Muddled thinking though wasn't it? (NCFC) - norwaay, Dec 30, 09:13:43
    - Big clubs were sniffing around him at the time (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Dec 30, 09:19:59
- And also the clubs limited finances surely ?… (NCFC) - loz, Dec 30, 08:56:54
  - Not sure they are any cheaper than signing up and coming British talent from league 1 (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Dec 30, 09:23:37
    - Probably better though unless you can think of … (NCFC) - loz, Dec 30, 09:25:20
      - Got injured early on (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Dec 30, 09:52:37
  - Finances limited by blowing huge amounts of money on manager pay offs. (NCFC) - norwaay, Dec 30, 09:04:20
    - And buying poor players (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Dec 30, 11:34:19
    - It's not huge amounts of money. (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Dec 30, 11:24:43
    - And buying crocked players because neither Sara nor harden are match sharp. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Dec 30, 09:30:38
    - Farke was a huge success overall though … (NCFC) - loz, Dec 30, 09:18:20

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