The point is how do you break that cycle surely?
Maybe not forever but prolong the upper end of it.
Brighton, Brentford, Fulham and arguably Palace, Wolves and Leicester have been transformed longer term. Yes they may go down again if they have a sh*t season but they will not go back to the bottom end of their cycle again unless they screw things up hugely.
We had opportunities to break/prolong the cycle but on every occasion we have not been able to do so. Had we had greater resources we may have been able to by building a side around a player like Emi rather than selling him immediately after promotion. Or being able to afford to buy Skipp.
Nobody is saying have the club over to anyone with cash. Clearly it is right they are cautious and it appears in MA we may have someone suitable. But there is a difference between being cautious and being unreceptive to investment/unwilling to let go to the detriment of the club. I fear the damage is already done, even if they do now let go, because our opportunities may have passed.
Posted By: Jim on May 5th 2023 at 10:43:31
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- Club ownership - careful what you wish for. (Other Football) - Cellophane Flowers, May 5, 09:25:23
- Having an owner that cares deeply about the club is so important (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 10:24:15
- Instead they are handing it over to a Tom without cash (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:37:26
- Anyone seen Jim? (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, May 5, 13:08:28
- You'll find him on The Oink (Other Football) - Henclrikus, May 5, 13:19:10
- Anyone seen Jim? (n/m) (Other Football) - Pixelman, May 5, 13:08:28
- Instead they are handing it over to a Tom without cash (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:37:26
- Did you miss the bit where our current owners took us to L1 then? (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:01:08
- Plenty of clubs would love the opportunity to match our relegation record (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 10:22:24
- I mean...eh? (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:34:56
- Blub (n/m) (Other Football) - ParrotPuncher, May 5, 11:13:21
- I mean...eh? (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:34:56
- Or got us multiple promotions to the PL with record income? (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 10:07:54
- They took us to our lowest point in the past 60 odd years (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:20:52
- I don’t care who owns us tbh (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 10:25:31
- I do get the "cycle of football" argument (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:32:58
- The point is how do you break that cycle surely? (Other Football) - Jim, May 5, 10:43:31
- by osmosis (n/m) (Other Football) - Bristol Graham, May 5, 15:40:41
- Luck? (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 11:45:05
- The Brewers are in the smallest broadcast market in the US (Other Football) - watfordcanary, May 5, 12:51:00
- Yes, they seem to be the American equivalent of D&M (Other Football) - jamesward, May 5, 11:50:35
- Today's Brightons, Brentfords, Fulhams, Palaces, Wolves are tomorrows (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 5, 10:56:57
- Why aren't we on that list? (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:58:25
- The point is how do you break that cycle surely? (Other Football) - Jim, May 5, 10:43:31
- I do get the "cycle of football" argument (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:32:58
- I don’t care who owns us tbh (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 10:25:31
- They took us to our lowest point in the past 60 odd years (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:20:52
- Plenty of clubs would love the opportunity to match our relegation record (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 10:22:24
- Quite a worrying read but for every crap story there has to be a good one. However I just (Other Football) - Biggles, May 5, 09:54:44
- More likely for every good one, there are 50 bad ones... (Other Football) - Worthing Yellow, May 5, 10:11:28
- Can't imagine there's a queue of wealthy reputable billionaires lining up to buy them out (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 5, 10:01:32
- Well there is one wealthy and credible individual who clearly wants to buy the club (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:06:55
- He only bought the Chicken guy's shares (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 5, 10:21:26
- Then you did not listen to his extended interview (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:28:12
- One with a public track record we can see (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 10:13:13
- I still think it will happen (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 10:25:50
- indeed (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 11:38:33
- VMT (n/m) (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 12:13:25
- That assumption (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 12:01:21
- 100% isn't (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 12:16:55
- indeed (Other Football) - CWC, May 5, 11:38:33
- I still think it will happen (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 10:25:50
- He only bought the Chicken guy's shares (Other Football) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, May 5, 10:21:26
- Well there is one wealthy and credible individual who clearly wants to buy the club (Other Football) - Chair_of_the_Bored, May 5, 10:06:55
- They had an owner with no money. Same as us. (n/m) (Other Football) - thirsty work, May 5, 09:46:34
- Did you ready anything of that other than the first half dozen words? (Other Football) - Pixelman, May 5, 09:53:02
- Having an owner that cares deeply about the club is so important (Other Football) - SimonOTBC, May 5, 10:24:15
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