Re: Does IL have a clue?
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 3:43 pm
Completely agree.ty cobb wrote:Well I think todays events have nailed the answer to this question, wrong wrong wrong wrong on so many fronts.
Completely agree.ty cobb wrote:Well I think todays events have nailed the answer to this question, wrong wrong wrong wrong on so many fronts.
Today has shown just how wrong I was to put so much trust in him earlier in the year.Brahma Bull wrote:Completely agree.ty cobb wrote:Well I think todays events have nailed the answer to this question, wrong wrong wrong wrong on so many fronts.
So do I.Brahma Bull wrote:Completely agree.ty cobb wrote:Well I think todays events have nailed the answer to this question, wrong wrong wrong wrong on so many fronts.
Can you also confidently predict how many will care if the club goes bust as a result of excessive spending that cannot be repaid?SmileyMan wrote:I can confidently predict that the number of people who will care about it if we get promoted next season: 1
Yes, but why should I? There seems to be an awful lot of groping around for reasons to hate this deal, but frankly, two days ago we were staring down the barrel of a season where at best we were going to languish mid-table with no squad, and at worst we'd flirt with relegation thanks to our usual injury crisis and a manager with a record of 1 win in 8.GodalmingYellow wrote:Can you also confidently predict how many will care if the club goes bust as a result of excessive spending that cannot be repaid?
That is so short sighted, and precisely the approach that very nearly sank the club 15 years ago.SmileyMan wrote:Yes, but why should I? There seems to be an awful lot of groping around for reasons to hate this deal, but frankly, two days ago we were staring down the barrel of a season where at best we were going to languish mid-table with no squad, and at worst we'd flirt with relegation thanks to our usual injury crisis and a manager with a record of 1 win in 8.GodalmingYellow wrote:Can you also confidently predict how many will care if the club goes bust as a result of excessive spending that cannot be repaid?
An incredibly rich person has decided to make our club his plaything. Hasn't done Chelsea or Man City any harm. Maybe it'll go wrong in the future....or maybe it won't.
Again with the negativity, but you haven't addressed my other point - where was the club headed this season without this deal? Players sold and not replaced, diminishing income streams and a chairman who could no longer bankroll the debts. That isn't a recipe for success.GodalmingYellow wrote:That is so short sighted, and precisely the approach that very nearly sank the club 15 years ago.SmileyMan wrote:Yes, but why should I? There seems to be an awful lot of groping around for reasons to hate this deal, but frankly, two days ago we were staring down the barrel of a season where at best we were going to languish mid-table with no squad, and at worst we'd flirt with relegation thanks to our usual injury crisis and a manager with a record of 1 win in 8.GodalmingYellow wrote:Can you also confidently predict how many will care if the club goes bust as a result of excessive spending that cannot be repaid?
An incredibly rich person has decided to make our club his plaything. Hasn't done Chelsea or Man City any harm. Maybe it'll go wrong in the future....or maybe it won't.
Why should you? Because presumably you want to support the club beyond the next few seasons.
It hasn't harmed Chelski because Ibramovich wrote off his debt turning it into shares.
It has hurt Man City as they have been heavily penalised for breaching financial fair play rules. It will hurt them a lot more if their owners get bored with their plaything.
It hurt the likes of Portsmouth, Leeds and others very badly, when their underwriters decided to stop reaching into their pockets and those clubs have much more support than we do.
What is the point of promotion if the following season begins in the Ryman Premier League?
Thank quantum for that, because I'm terrible at picking the numbersGeoff wrote:That'll be me tomorrow!
All I shall need from you on Wednesday is your list of preferred players.SmileyMan wrote:Thank quantum for that, because I'm terrible at picking the numbersGeoff wrote:That'll be me tomorrow!
SmileyMan wrote:Again with the negativity, but you haven't addressed my other point - where was the club headed this season without this deal? Players sold and not replaced, diminishing income streams and a chairman who could no longer bankroll the debts. That isn't a recipe for success.GodalmingYellow wrote: That is so short sighted, and precisely the approach that very nearly sank the club 15 years ago.
Why should you? Because presumably you want to support the club beyond the next few seasons.
It hasn't harmed Chelski because Ibramovich wrote off his debt turning it into shares.
It has hurt Man City as they have been heavily penalised for breaching financial fair play rules. It will hurt them a lot more if their owners get bored with their plaything.
It hurt the likes of Portsmouth, Leeds and others very badly, when their underwriters decided to stop reaching into their pockets and those clubs have much more support than we do.
What is the point of promotion if the following season begins in the Ryman Premier League?
I say let's give the new setup a chance before we write it off. Sure, I'd love a community owned club with its own stadium and a healthy regular gate of locals sending their kids to the academy, but that isn't what we've got, and it won't happen until a massive fan wins the Euromillions.
SmileyMan wrote:Again with the negativity, but you haven't addressed my other point - where was the club headed this season without this deal? Players sold and not replaced, diminishing income streams and a chairman who could no longer bankroll the debts. That isn't a recipe for success.GodalmingYellow wrote: That is so short sighted, and precisely the approach that very nearly sank the club 15 years ago.
Why should you? Because presumably you want to support the club beyond the next few seasons.
It hasn't harmed Chelski because Ibramovich wrote off his debt turning it into shares.
It has hurt Man City as they have been heavily penalised for breaching financial fair play rules. It will hurt them a lot more if their owners get bored with their plaything.
It hurt the likes of Portsmouth, Leeds and others very badly, when their underwriters decided to stop reaching into their pockets and those clubs have much more support than we do.
What is the point of promotion if the following season begins in the Ryman Premier League?
I say let's give the new setup a chance before we write it off. Sure, I'd love a community owned club with its own stadium and a healthy regular gate of locals sending their kids to the academy, but that isn't what we've got, and it won't happen until a massive fan wins the Euromillions.