Surprising there’s been no questioning of the new

owners? Sure Knapper’s signings don’t look great but if the owners insist on a certain age and cost profile then he might have his hands tied in terms of purchases.

Posted By: Chopper on October 7th 2025 at 12:09:31

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Surprising there’s been no questioning of the new (NCFC) - Chopper, Oct 7, 12:09:31
- I think the next stage of Knapper's data driven programme for success is (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 7, 13:43:51
  - www.It'sgonetitsup.com (n/m) (NCFC) - Goosebumps, Oct 7, 14:57:59
  - High level basics 😂 (n/m) (NCFC) - loz, Oct 7, 14:22:03
- Yes agree with that, Knapper operating with similar constraints to Webber under Delia (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Oct 7, 12:44:55
  - You are joking ???.. (NCFC) - loz, Oct 7, 13:16:59
    - They've spent what the club brought in player sales (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Oct 7, 14:02:19
      - Without shareholder cash, we’d be selling players just to fill the operating deficit! (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Oct 7, 21:24:55
      - It really isn’t. Maybe in parachute seasons … (NCFC) - loz, Oct 7, 14:17:28
        
        The net spend on transfers is 7 million in profit so I don't see additional investment (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Oct 7, 14:27:11
        
        I don’t think you understand PSR… (NCFC) - loz, Oct 7, 14:36:39
        
        Did the Nunez sale avoid us from being hit with PSR charges. First I've heard of that (n/m) (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Oct 7, 14:45:47
        
        Not what I’m saying… (NCFC) - loz, Oct 7, 14:52:23
        
        Fan park and moving the away fans sections can't be costing too much (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Oct 7, 15:00:27
        
        No extra tier will be needed for at least a decade the way things are going (n/m) (NCFC) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Oct 7, 17:59:14
        
        No idea how much the lounges etc have been costed at… (NCFC) - loz, Oct 7, 15:22:31
      - we will always be like that. And that has its pros and cons. (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 7, 14:10:07
        
        That's true but the Nunez business was a step too far in my opinion (NCFC) - roedtonowhere, Oct 7, 14:20:18
        
        We need committment from players who want to play here. And he didn't (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 7, 15:27:48
  - Well PSR limits what we can spend on the team, regardless of how rich the owners are (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 7, 12:50:30
    - And that's gone down so well! (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 12:54:17
- Tbf they’ve put forward a load of cash (NCFC) - Duck, Oct 7, 12:37:03
  - See below (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 7, 12:42:01
- Delia and Michael got a lot of shit (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 12:13:43
  - Its almost like new owners are not some kind of magic bullet (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 7, 12:28:54
    - The 'we want rich owners' gobshites have certainly been quiet recently (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Oct 7, 12:31:48
    - They may have allowed us to buy before we sell (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 12:31:11
      - Transfermarkt says 7.5m net profit 25/26 (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 7, 12:37:55
        
        Issue remains the same though, we're probably currently (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 12:42:19
        
        we have the 5th highest salary bill in the Championship (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 7, 13:19:47
        
        Would need a lot of assumptions though (n/m) (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Oct 7, 12:44:08
        
        Are you seriously suggesting we're breaking even without transfer activity??? (NCFC) - mr carra, Oct 7, 13:24:16
        
        We’re going to be in bother when we sell the last (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 7, 13:33:55
      - Yes I think that cashflow is the main benefit at the moment. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 7, 12:33:55
        
        Interest is being accrued at 11 per cent pa, compounded monthly (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Oct 7, 12:42:41

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