floyd__streete Scunny and Preston both lose and Sheff U pick up only a point on us, we're well clear of the drop zone. In all honesty, can you really expect any more than survival given the players we have sold over the last few seasons?
Royal RotherLibertine Yeah, I guess...
But, geez, we were sitting right there. All it would have taken, in my very subjective opinion, is picking up that one piece we needed. And, imho, it could have been done without breaking the bank. I'm not saying it, "it" being getting promoted, isn't a possibility still for this season but the last 3 results have made the task exponentially more difficult. We need to take 7 out of every 9 points for the rest of the year?
We have a solid squad with some promising young talent, but I worry. Results drive attendance. Lack of results result in lower attendance and decreased revenues requiring the team to sell off more players as they develop in the future. We don't seem to be buyers recently. I think barring a complete collapse we need not worry about the bottom of the table this year though. But which direction are we heading in the long term? I know the history of the team, where we came from, and the realities of football but I think it is dangerous to believe that we will be staying at even this level, as some do, no matter what happens. I see other teams with the ambition to move up, and are doing so, while our ambition seems to be to maintain where we are...and, again imho, clubs not trying to move forward inevitably, at some point, go backwards.
And so do most of the clubs who try moving forward in the way you would advocate! Nothing is more inevitable than that.
The club does have ambitions beyond staying in this division and is doing everything it can to achieve them.
No 1 on the list is to achieve a degree of financial independence and security that will assure (as far as is possible) a long-term future for the club.
No 2 is to play at the highest level of the game.
I believe we have those the right way round. Many other clubs (and fans) look at it differently.
Handsome ManLibertine Yeah, I guess...
But, geez, we were sitting right there. All it would have taken, in my very subjective opinion, is picking up that one piece we needed. And, imho, it could have been done without breaking the bank. I'm not saying it, "it" being getting promoted, isn't a possibility still for this season but the last 3 results have made the task exponentially more difficult. We need to take 7 out of every 9 points for the rest of the year?
We have a solid squad with some promising young talent, but I worry. Results drive attendance. Lack of results result in lower attendance and decreased revenues requiring the team to sell off more players as they develop in the future. We don't seem to be buyers recently. I think barring a complete collapse we need not worry about the bottom of the table this year though. But which direction are we heading in the long term? I know the history of the team, where we came from, and the realities of football but I think it is dangerous to believe that we will be staying at even this level, as some do, no matter what happens. I see other teams with the ambition to move up, and are doing so, while our ambition seems to be to maintain where we are...and, again imho, clubs not trying to move forward inevitably, at some point, go backwards.
You're wrong.
Schards#2floyd__streete Scunny and Preston both lose and Sheff U pick up only a point on us, we're well clear of the drop zone. In all honesty, can you really expect any more than survival given the players we have sold over the last few seasons?
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Libertine
In response to the first sentence of your reply...are the fake hoops, the bluebirds or the canaries going backwards? All of them are actively trying to move forward and appear that they are.
I in no way, shape or form advocate spending like a drunken sailor to try to achieve that goal.
The only way we will "achieve a degree of financial indpendence" is to put fannies in the seats.
Harpers So Solid CrewAthleticoSpizz 2 more points than Blackpool had, this time last year
BM is no Holloway tho.
AthleticoSpizz but he's a Premier massive publicity seeking twat.......made for life
But we still have 2 more points than he had this time last season...................Champions League here we come.........
AthleticoSpizz personally...no
But Blackpool fans were staring relegation down their own throats at the start of last season.....this time last season promotion was still beyond their wildest dreams.............and the Premier welcomed them..
....with TV induced miserable critisism for not having undersoil heating
WimbAthleticoSpizz personally...no
But Blackpool fans were staring relegation down their own throats at the start of last season.....this time last season promotion was still beyond their wildest dreams.............and the Premier welcomed them..
....with TV induced miserable critisism for not having undersoil heating
And 10 years ago we were beaten to promotion by Rotherham and Walsall
Who do you think has the better long term prospects, Blackpool or Reading.
AthleticoSpizz well Reading of course.
FiNeRaInAthleticoSpizz well Reading of course.
No, I'm sorry but its not really that obvious at all. They've got more history than us, are playing at a higher level than us and average crowds aren't that different at all. Reading are currently an average mid-table championship team who keep selling all their best players, that's not likely to change with this endless debt which has magically appeared from somewhere and doesn't seem to be going away.
FiNeRaInAthleticoSpizz well Reading of course.
No, I'm sorry but its not really that obvious at all. They've got more history than us, are playing at a higher level than us and average crowds aren't that different at all. Reading are currently an average mid-table championship team who keep selling all their best players, that's not likely to change with this endless debt which has magically appeared from somewhere and doesn't seem to be going away.
I would say there would be a case for blackpool having a stronger future than us, because they aren't paying average players on a par with john terry which is what reading must have been doing to still be using prem wages as an excuse.
WimbFiNeRaInAthleticoSpizz well Reading of course.
No, I'm sorry but its not really that obvious at all. They've got more history than us, are playing at a higher level than us and average crowds aren't that different at all. Reading are currently an average mid-table championship team who keep selling all their best players, that's not likely to change with this endless debt which has magically appeared from somewhere and doesn't seem to be going away.
I would say there would be a case for blackpool having a stronger future than us, because they aren't paying average players on a par with john terry which is what reading must have been doing to still be using prem wages as an excuse.
lol a team that averaged about 8,000 last season you mean?
Libertine
Results drive attendance. Lack of results result in lower attendance and decreased revenues requiring the team to sell off more players as they develop in the future. But which direction are we heading in the long term? I know the history of the team, where we came from, and the realities of football but I think it is dangerous to believe that we will be staying at even this level, as some do, no matter what happens. I see other teams with the ambition to move up, and are doing so, while our ambition seems to be to maintain where we are.
The only way we will "achieve a degree of financial indpendence" is to put fannies in the seats.
The only way to put fannies in the seats is to get results. Endlessly having to sell off your best players won't produce the goal of those desired results.
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