Jim is right that our budget holds us back

We have to get every signing spot on when we go up, while shopping in the bargain bin. Transfers are v hard to get right, we would need to sign more than we need to allow for players not working out.

But we’ll never have the budget under this ownership model to be able to cope with spending £10m on someone that isn’t good enough. Other pl sides spend that kind of cash and if it doesn’t work out it’s peanuts anyway.

I struggle to see what the dream is for a club NCFC’s size. To me, dreaming of being bought by a wealthy owner to bank roll us isn’t what attracted me to football.

I guess I could get used to it though….

Posted By: SimonOTBC on March 15th 2023 at 22:08:13

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Sad thing is we've been up what four times in last eleven years? (NCFC) - Men without hats, Mar 15, 22:02:15
- Got rid of the debt tbf (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 15, 22:10:21
  - No it hasnt (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Mar 16, 08:53:12
  - Hopefully the yank can reinstate the debt (NCFC) - Rufus Rednuts, Mar 15, 22:25:14
- Our facilities and infrastructure are much improved (n/m) (NCFC) - Drurys Left Nut, Mar 15, 22:08:47
  - Not that much. Colney a bit better. Lots of other clubs have just as good (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 15, 22:11:15
    - Refurbishing facilities is also a relatively minor cost these days (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 15, 22:16:12
    - Clubs with rich owners though ?! (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Mar 15, 22:14:45
      - Yes, some of them. And they pay for the training ground so that funds can go on the team (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 15, 22:16:57
    - How on earth do you know this? (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Mar 15, 22:12:10
- I think going up was managed fairly well in the Mcnally years (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 15, 22:08:12
  - McNally bought Wolkswinkel and Naismith (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Mar 15, 22:25:06
- Yep. (n/m) (NCFC) - AstroCanary, Mar 15, 22:05:02
- Yep every time we look like we have a chance of kicking on, we (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Mar 15, 22:04:03
  - Jim is right that our budget holds us back (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 22:08:13
    - For me the dream is playing attacking football with a young team (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Mar 15, 22:15:22
      - Not in the modern game (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 15, 23:55:54
      - Sorry to be pedantic but we've won the League Cup twice. (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Mar 15, 22:17:42
        
        Not in my lifetime and I’m getting on a bit now. (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Mar 15, 22:18:31
        
        Some of us are older and can say I was there (well at least for the second one). (n/m) (NCFC) - The Gaffer, Mar 15, 22:20:42
        
        Well you’re very lucky and you don’t know how jealous I am. (n/m) (NCFC) - Only1Doherty, Mar 15, 22:21:20
    - It’s not just about that (NCFC) - Jim, Mar 15, 22:10:21
- VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Mar 15, 22:02:40

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