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fact is fact if we had a crop of young talent coming thro i could live with that but we aint,and any chance of us getting any is remote,with clubs like leeds,owls and blades prepared to pay their young more money than we will pay,and like everybody else money is high on the agenda.we have successful owners in buisness but i ask you did they get there without taking a risk or two on the way in the form of investment so why is a football club different,as i said brentford and bournemouth will be assured of a good return on their outlay.you will only get sustainability with the paying customer and in football that is either playing at a higher level or having success on the field,people are not interested in saying are well lost again but the club is sustainable.
if they are will probably be in same league as us
Quote from: acko on November 22, 2014, 08:13:26 amfact is fact if we had a crop of young talent coming thro i could live with that but we aint,and any chance of us getting any is remote,with clubs like leeds,owls and blades prepared to pay their young more money than we will pay,and like everybody else money is high on the agenda.we have successful owners in buisness but i ask you did they get there without taking a risk or two on the way in the form of investment so why is a football club different,as i said brentford and bournemouth will be assured of a good return on their outlay.you will only get sustainability with the paying customer and in football that is either playing at a higher level or having success on the field,people are not interested in saying are well lost again but the club is sustainable.Wakefield, Peterson, Lund, Middleton, Whitehouse, MacKay x2, Mandeville. I am not saying all 7 will become big stars at Rovers or get sold on where we can reinvest the money, maybe only one or two will, or even none.Marosi is ours and a youngster too...But give the lads a chance eh before you write them off?Wasn't it said at the start of the season that youth development was part of the long term plan? Folks were expecting overnight success but this development takes time.Bournemouth and Brentford? But for a run of results that didn't reflect performances in 2008/9 and injuries the following season, we could have been competing for the play offs. Very fine lines.Fine lines - one less point for Birmingham or one more for us and we're in the championship retaining the likes of Brown and Cotterill and with a bigger budget than now. Fine lines indeed - Sharp missing a diving header to win at Forest, stonewall penalties not given ie at QPR on Wellens etc etc. Yes I agree we should make our own luck and not be in that position.Brentford and Bournemouth returns assured?? OK so they are in great form now - what if their form drops off with suspensions, injuries, or any reason? For every club you can put up that seems to be getting rewards for investment there are others that have failed.Cash doesn't guarantee success. I haven't even mentioned FFP yet - has the situation with QPR been resolved and what will happen if/when they get relegated next time?Do we really need another thread criticising our perceived lack of investment??? I think our board invest enough,especially as doncastrians can't be parsed to support their sports teams
i would suggest that most people who are talking about investment on here are really talking about short term gambling.Investment, certainly for the long term, should be put into the club infrastructure and concentrate on the youth and academy setup.
Quote from: silent majority on November 22, 2014, 10:31:34 ami would suggest that most people who are talking about investment on here are really talking about short term gambling.Investment, certainly for the long term, should be put into the club infrastructure and concentrate on the youth and academy setup.I would say this current 'sustainability ' model is a huge gamble. We could get relegated because of it
Quote from: Boomstick on November 22, 2014, 10:38:18 amQuote from: silent majority on November 22, 2014, 10:31:34 ami would suggest that most people who are talking about investment on here are really talking about short term gambling.Investment, certainly for the long term, should be put into the club infrastructure and concentrate on the youth and academy setup.I would say this current 'sustainability ' model is a huge gamble. We could get relegated because of it Short term we've got a one of the leagues largest wage budgets and best squads on paper. Long term were looking at bringing players through the youth team and development squad to push us forward long term. Where's the issue?
The issues are probably on a few levels:1. This policy will be viewed by some as a way of lowering expectations, and thus, accepting poor performances and league positions in the belief that one day the youth policy will pay off.2. The likelihood of getting these young lads up to speed with first team football. Most are very unlikely to get a game.3. A lack of trust that the right level of investment and infrastructure is going to be put in place for the youth setup.Quote from: Boomstick on November 22, 2014, 10:38:18 amQuote from: silent majority on November 22, 2014, 10:31:34 ami would suggest that most people who are talking about investment on here are really talking about short term gambling.Investment, certainly for the long term, should be put into the club infrastructure and concentrate on the youth and academy setup.I would say this current 'sustainability ' model is a huge gamble. We could get relegated because of it Short term we've got a one of the leagues largest wage budgets and best squads on paper. Long term were looking at bringing players through the youth team and development squad to push us forward long term. Where's the issue?