Dr Jinx Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 13 minutes ago, duo said: We may as well flaunt FFP and do the same. If you can't beat them.... It doesn’t quite work that way though, although we have more sway than say, Everton, we’re not in a position to just go ahead and do that. No competitor (ie the other PL clubs) are sleeping on us like they were with Man City. We've announced a couple of big deals and am sure there’s more to follow, it just needs to be built up gradually to convince those clubs we’re doing it in the right manner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Our hands are tied even with new commercial sponsors as it has to be fair market value whatever that means. Meanwhile City who exaggerated their income to spend carry on reaping the rewards of their deceit winning title after title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infatuation Junkie Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 I don’t think we will ever be big enough to fully compete. no wonder we were bought on the cheap Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Naming rights of the training ground and the stadium need to happen whether we like the latter or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 29 minutes ago, Infatuation Junkie said: I don’t think we will ever be big enough to fully compete. no wonder we were bought on the cheap Look how much we’ve moved forward in the space of two years. It’s a world apart from where things were with Ashley and it will only gain more momentum. It was always going to be toughest immediately. Leicester won the league in the last decade. We broke into top 4, Villa be top 4 this season. All we need to do is keep building year on year and within three years we’ll be competing at the top level Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
manorpark Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Infatuation Junkie said: I don’t think we will ever be big enough to fully compete. no wonder we were bought on the cheap Weird comment, and factually impossible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Toon Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Unless FFP and FMV get blown up by someone we are likely to remain roughly the 6th biggest club in the premier league in terms of income along with all the disadvantages that goes with that . If the Saudi's build a big shiny new stadium with increased capacity and match day and sponsoring opportunities similar to Spurs we might be able to compete with them again. We are still going to be well behind the Manchester clubs, Liverpool, Arsenal and Chelsea, which means less money to buy players, pay wages and virtually all the time this is reflected in the finishing position of the club. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, gbandit said: Look how much we’ve moved forward in the space of two years. It’s a world apart from where things were with Ashley and it will only gain more momentum. It was always going to be toughest immediately. Leicester won the league in the last decade. We broke into top 4, Villa be top 4 this season. All we need to do is keep building year on year and within three years we’ll be competing at the top level You would need to be in the top four consistently for years to have a chance of overtaking Spurs. At the moment, that looks beyond us. 25 minutes ago, manorpark said: Weird comment, and factually impossible. Not sure how it’s factually impossible. I can’t see how we catch up to Spurs at the moment; Man City and Man Utd are light years away. Unless something significantly changes, we have a very obvious ceiling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) If true this is really significant and something long standing for the future of the club. https://x.com/thelittlemans/status/1742930650989232162?s=20 Edited January 4 by Whitley mag Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
duo Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 29 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: If true this is really significant and something long standing for the future of the club. https://x.com/thelittlemans/status/1742930650989232162?s=20 Let's hope so Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 56 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: If true this is really significant and something long standing for the future of the club. https://x.com/thelittlemans/status/1742930650989232162?s=20 Hoping the Benton Bin Baths are consigned to the past forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leffe186 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 7 hours ago, Unbelievable said: Speculative theory: Man City and the PL are in a deadlock, because Man City threaten to take the PL to court over FFP being anti-competitive if they are stripped of their titles and/or demoted a few divisions. Both parties know that Man City would have a very good chance of winning such a case, which would go against the interest of the PL and its big six cartel, and thus a compromise will be reached where parties will just kick the can down the road indefinitely as long as Man City play ball going forward. Hang on, who are the PL’s “big six cartel”? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Whitley mag said: If true this is really significant and something long standing for the future of the club. https://x.com/thelittlemans/status/1742930650989232162?s=20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54 Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Whitley mag said: If true this is really significant and something long standing for the future of the club. https://x.com/thelittlemans/status/1742930650989232162?s=20 But I thought everyone and everything in the club was bad forever due our current run of poor form? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.Spaceman Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 12 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: Poor horse racing fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordJake Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Dr.Spaceman said: Poor horse racing fans. I pity those having affairs. Where are they going to go if the Border Minstrel shuts? The Falcons Nest doesn’t have the same ambience or discretion Edited January 4 by LordJake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
madras Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, LordJake said: I pity those having affairs. Where are they going to go if the Border Minstrel shuts? The Falcons Nest doesn’t have the same ambience or discretion Northumberland piper is proper hidden away. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Right on my doorstep that. Highly doubt it but would rather they built it on the racecourse than build on the wooded land, it's where I take the dog for a walk and it's lush there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 7 minutes ago, madras said: Northumberland piper is proper hidden away. Bee Hive near Earsdon…..out of the way as well? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordJake Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 10 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Right on my doorstep that. Highly doubt it but would rather they built it on the racecourse than build on the wooded land, it's where I take the dog for a walk and it's lush there. No chance of building on the woods it’s SSSI. Only option is the racecourse or Parklands. Racecourse would be viable as it’s already owned by the Ruebens Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 2 minutes ago, LordJake said: No chance of building on the woods it’s SSSI. Only option is the racecourse or Parklands. Racecourse would be viable as it’s already owned by the Ruebens Seems a bit off as I would imagine both are profitable. Maybe there's a part that means they can keep everything. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 Where do they put the race course? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordJake Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 5 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Seems a bit off as I would imagine both are profitable. Maybe there's a part that means they can keep everything. Parklands will be I’d imagine. Racecourse will be floated by RacingUK money. The only meetings they will make money otherwise would be the plate, fighting fifth and ladies day and they have all diminished in stature once it went all weather Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 11 minutes ago, Miggys First Goal said: Where do they put the race course? That was my first thought as well. Training complex is where everything happens pretty much and as such needs to be locked down from general public, including the horsey types. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted January 4 Share Posted January 4 1 hour ago, Kid Icarus said: Right on my doorstep that. Highly doubt it but would rather they built it on the racecourse than build on the wooded land, it's where I take the dog for a walk and it's lush there. I hate stuff like this too if I'm honest. You can't just flatten nice areas with woodland etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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