Spent on fixed assets, and off-the-pitch activity...

... With a view to creating sturdy foundations for a long stay in the top flight when (not if, when) we stayed up? That's my suspicion, anyway. Which is understandable, but very, very risky - and when we didn't stay up, it set in motion the chain of events which have led to where we are now.

Whisper it, but there's a heck of a lot of parallels between the fallout now, and that following relegation under Chase too: for understandable, 'big picture' reasons, both boards spent too much on non-footballing activities - and both were left exposed when things didn't turn out as expected on the park.

Posted By: thebigfeller on February 27th 2007 at 00:40:48

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Serious question (NCFC) - windowlicker, Feb 26, 23:53:38
- We are, yes... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 27, 00:14:44
- luton and barnsley away this week... (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 26, 23:56:32
  - Yep, but conversely we could relegate you (NCFC) - windowlicker, Feb 27, 00:00:16
    - we have loads of injuries against luton 2morrow (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 27, 00:02:20
      - The lad up front looks (NCFC) - windowlicker, Feb 27, 00:04:46
        
        has a few international caps... A total steal (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 27, 00:07:55
- we're both in the sh1t bascically (NCFC) - Willsnarf1983, Feb 26, 23:56:23
  - They're not scoring and we're not keeping clean sheets. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 26, 23:56:53
    - we should be safe.... (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 26, 23:58:52
      - We should be safe too (NCFC) - windowlicker, Feb 27, 00:03:21
        
        Drury, Huckerby, Safri are all that's left, plus some of the kids. (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 27, 00:07:44
        
        Arganth: is it THAT simple? (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 27, 00:21:16
        
        Well, Hucks was signed on the assumption that we would go up (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Feb 27, 00:37:17
        
        Oh, and we managed to spunk hundreds of thousands on agents fees (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Feb 27, 00:41:32
        
        I think you could be right. (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 27, 00:34:33
        
        Spent on fixed assets, and off-the-pitch activity... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 27, 00:40:48
        
        Perhaps, but for me there are two major differences between then and now. (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 27, 00:48:19
        
        Chase was a bit different - he sailed very close to the wind financially (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Feb 27, 00:48:05
        
        All very good points BC and Arganth... (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 27, 01:15:35
        
        when you look back... (NCFC) - colincanary, Feb 27, 00:40:31
        
        Yes, VERY good point (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Feb 27, 00:47:49
        
        The irony is.. (NCFC) - colincanary, Feb 27, 00:55:54
        
        Hmm I dunno. (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 27, 00:57:56
        
        yes, you are probably right ! I am just an old romantic ! (n/m) (NCFC) - colincanary, Feb 27, 01:01:26
        
        Oh, and Dohrty of course. Was Gallacher here then too ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Feb 27, 00:12:24
        
        A lot of dross are still getting games (NCFC) - phrankin, Feb 27, 00:08:55

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