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aulinhofacepalm:
actually fucking astounds me how people still stand up for levy and enic
I assume you'd rather we still have the debt, 15th place finishes, shit training facilities and not even a hope of a new stadium we had under the previous owner?
Nah, he thinks everyone should have the support of an over-spending Russian businessman.
I'm not happy with many decisions by ENIC including the new stadium debacle and they have made some bad decisions over the years but if ever the bubble bursts with the money making in football and indeed it could happen we are in a relatively safe position and may even be able to capitalize on it.I would rather have the football club that I and my family have supported over 3 generations safe guarded than have a one season wonder scraping in the champions league and then sweating about name changes and standing down the high road with a bucket helping to pay the next tax bill.
we had plans in place to expand the stadium under sugar, they of course were "SHELFed" when Levy and co arrived.
we've finished 14th since sugar went,
and our training facilities are working wonders arent they
Sugar signed Klinsmann twice, Levy got a letter from Rivaldo
We've not finished outside the top 6 for 5 seasons in a row, consistent league form we've not had since the 60s.
We've also achieved this during the period of football where billionaires entered the game and bought success - meanwhile, we're not even on the radar of concern of financial fair play.
It's embarrassing how many stupid views are expressed on the subject. Everyone whinges like fuck about the board having patience and yet it's melts-r-us every season after 10 games with cries of despair. It's like people expect either:
a) The club to make no money and turn into Portsmouth; or
b) A chairman with a crystal ball who can predict the best manager and players to sign
Be sure to tell the fans of the other 90 badly run clubs in the league how bad we've got it....
I have friends who are Portsmouth and Wimbledon fans and I'm telling you they would rather that the football club they love and cherished were run in a sensible way.
I've been a spurs fan for 35 years and I would take a safe financially run football club rather than levy shoving the bank statements under the sofa although he needs to get a grip with certain points and maybe sitting in the park lane on a cup night may bring him down a peg or two.
I've been a spurs fan for 35 years and I would take a safe financially run football club rather than levy shoving the bank statements under the sofa although he needs to get a grip with certain points and maybe sitting in the park lane on a cup night may bring him down a peg or two.
He did worry about it tbh mate but now they are building (hopefully)a stadium then all good.
He hasn't got problem with us moving to MK Dons because he doesn't recognise them as a football club as he is a Wimbledon supporter and was part of the AFC Wimbledon set up.
Can anyone name an owner/chairman making a better job of running a club using a sustainable model in similar circumstances ?
From bottom to 8th then 4th, 5th, 4th under Redknapp. Whatever else went on, in a results driven business he brought the results. Yes we should have finished 4th, 5th, 3rd but, look where we are since and now!
The football has been dross for the most part, 3 unproven managers, world-class players out and mainly average or (maybe) potentially good players in. Stadium seems no nearer in reality.
This is what most fans see, they're not stupid for not being grateful that things could be worse.
Sustainable model? We're a fucking football club.
Seriously? How far back do you want to go? The worst of all answers but an absolutely true one has been staring down its nose at us since 1988 in my opinion.
Yeah, in the Disney movie version of your life that might be true, in the same way you're an eskimo, but in the real world we're a business in the football industry, and have been since about 1920.
That is seriously the best which you can do?we had plans in place to expand the stadium under sugar, they of course were "SHELFed" when Levy and co arrived.
we've finished 14th since sugar went,
and our training facilities are working wonders arent they
Sugar signed Klinsmann twice, Levy got a letter from Rivaldo
Unfortunately to some football is a business. Thats what has fucked the game up
It's been a business for a century. People complaining about it are a bit late to the party.