Refurbishing facilities is also a relatively minor cost these days

Given the inflation of transfer fees and wages, spending a few million (or half a Tzolis) on improving facilities is a much smaller relative cost, compared to what it would have been twenty years ago. Pretty much all clubs of our size are doing it.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on March 15th 2023 at 22:16:12

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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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