The Premiership

and the resulting two-tier status, has now created a situation where survival is the ultimate goal.

A good side can get promoted but it will have to be rebuilt to survive in the Prem.
This rebuilding will see an explosion in costs and could upset much of the team-spirit previously generated.
And even if a side survives the first season then the second season is always tough as the better players disappear off to bigger clubs.

Even if you do a Watford (use virtually none of the Sky money on players AND sell your biggest asset) there is no guarantee of recreating that successful formula.

People fail to realise that only Man Utd & Arsenal generate profits in football (and watch out as the Highbury development goes tits up and lands AFC with serious problems). Everyone else will find a way to spend IT ALL, either on Johnny Kickaball's fabulous wages/transfer fees, a new stand with centrally-heated seats or a spanking new goldfish tank for reception.

I would dare to suggest that the Boards of Watford and Soton were wholly aware of the pitfalls of spending too much of the Sky money - that both of them appear to be so busted now should tell its own story.

Posted By: jayson blair on July 25th 2008 at 17:35:47

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Badly managed football teams - part 2 (NCFC) - jayson blair, Jul 25, 16:33:58
- Whats VERY scary is............... (NCFC) - usacanary, Jul 25, 18:21:38
  - Ours is a mortgage type of loan. Watford are two million overdrawn (n/m) (NCFC) - Small, Jul 25, 18:25:18
- Effectively all the cash went on wages and transfers it seems (NCFC) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jul 25, 17:15:49
- I will give you one thing tho Mick (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 25, 17:14:55
- ?10 million by September (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Jul 25, 17:13:57
- So you like our Board don't really want promotion. (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 25, 17:09:39
  - lol (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, Jul 25, 17:17:52
  - POTD! (NCFC) - jayson blair, Jul 25, 17:14:11
    - Ok answer your own question - is promotion to the Premiership such a desirable thing? (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 25, 17:18:44
      - The Premiership (NCFC) - jayson blair, Jul 25, 17:35:47
        
        So you would be happier scampering around mid table championship? (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 25, 18:25:50
      - Nothing fun about watching your team get thrashed every week (n/m) (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, Jul 25, 17:21:11
        
        watching your team lose to crap most weeks (NCFC) - phrankin, Jul 25, 18:19:39
- This bit is bollocks: (NCFC) - iwans_ex_dentist, Jul 25, 17:07:52
- Jesus, that is horrific. As KDDD says below though - staying up is the key, obviously... (NCFC) - Yellalee, Jul 25, 17:00:12
- I would say yes. Promotion to the Premiership is a desireable thing. (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Jul 25, 16:55:58
  - I can (NCFC) - Iwan Husarmi, Jul 25, 17:05:51
- Jesus, they are in a mess (NCFC) - megson, Jul 25, 16:45:13
- couldn't happen to a "nicer" club... (NCFC) - Rofl_Harris, Jul 25, 16:43:24

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