If we are a club in decline - what's the cause of it?

Our cost base is no larger than that of a lot of our peers, surely.

And our income base is larger than most (23k+ for each home game etc etc)

Or are all championship clubs basically in decline in the same way?

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on May 27th 2008 at 12:16:50

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Chris Lakey hits the nail on the head (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 11:12:36
- Which is one sentance in a long article. (NCFC) - megson, May 27, 12:14:50
  - me too (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:18:56
    - yes, you can also look at it from the other angle, (NCFC) - megson, May 27, 12:27:38
- error in there (NCFC) - pants, May 27, 11:46:44
  - very decent player... (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, May 27, 11:57:20
    - If worthington wasn't such a shambles, we might have got the best out of him (NCFC) - pants, May 27, 11:59:39
      - he still scored a fair few only really went off the boil after (NCFC) - phrankin, May 27, 12:09:13
        
        Yeah right (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 12:12:44
        
        I was thinking of his 10 games without a goal from the Luton/QPR games (NCFC) - phrankin, May 27, 12:21:26
        
        I love the equation that exists amongst our fans that he couldn't be arsed (NCFC) - pants, May 27, 12:24:43
        
        There's fans and fans (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 12:27:39
- illegal approach.... whaty an agent leaks his release fee and they put in a bid? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, May 27, 11:45:20
- Good post, even if I feel you have manipulated parts to suit your evidence (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, May 27, 11:36:13
  - No manipulation at all (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 11:57:28
    - If we are a club in decline - what's the cause of it? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 27, 12:16:50
      - Some sort of blight or canker I shouldn't wonder! (NCFC) - malkybarkid, May 27, 12:18:22
        
        lol (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, May 27, 12:19:58
    - Erm.... (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, May 27, 12:11:17
      - Might have done (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 12:17:20
    - so what is going to fix it? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:10:00
      - A big gourd festival like those massive pumpkin festival/carnival things in the States. (NCFC) - malkybarkid, May 27, 12:14:21
        
        would it fuck up the pitch a bit? (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:16:05
        
        Not if you put a big tilt down and made people take their shoes off like at a temple or (NCFC) - malkybarkid, May 27, 12:17:39
        
        I once stayed in a Swedish-themed B&B in Washington State (NCFC) - camcan, May 27, 12:30:09
        
        good thinking (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:20:24
        
        Put some boards down, it'll be fine. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, May 27, 12:16:57
    - I fear you and Lakey are right... (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, May 27, 12:05:22
      - A lot less than it was last year in all probability. (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 12:08:56
        
        Its an idea, had that thought a while ago. (NCFC) - megson, May 27, 12:16:55
        
        Destroyed the soul (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 12:26:38
        
        this club lost its soul the day it left The Nest (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:34:03
        
        Nah. The Nest was a cynical money-making move (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 27, 12:35:57
        
        good point, well made (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:42:33
        
        True, but i dunt loike all these new identikit grounds. (NCFC) - megson, May 27, 12:33:06
      - £2.95m (n/m) (NCFC) - Emma Leven, May 27, 12:07:07
      - 9... (n/m) (NCFC) - blindasabat, May 27, 12:05:53
    - well, put like that (NCFC) - shoddy, May 27, 12:00:40
  - we probably would not have spent much cash had we not sold them however (NCFC) - phrankin, May 27, 11:43:55
    - Speculative - and not sure I agree (NCFC) - LincolnshireCanary, May 27, 11:53:18
      - Did we? (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 12:05:28
        
        I wonder how our 2 million would have been made up (NCFC) - phrankin, May 27, 12:06:37
- What was Adams' role, that's been abolished? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, May 27, 11:35:22
  - Coaching the under 4s wasn't it? (NCFC) - Mr Creosote, May 27, 11:36:41
- that's made me feel better..not! But we live in hope (NCFC) - McGonicle, May 27, 11:26:29
  - Come on the turners! (n/m) (NCFC) - Half Pint, May 27, 11:30:30
    - I think they really need to do something over the summer.... (NCFC) - wgf500, May 27, 11:45:02
      - Agreed (n/m) (NCFC) - Half Pint, May 27, 11:52:34

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