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BBIf Virginie Ledoyen and Juliette Binoche from 20 years back offered to satisfy my ever carnal whim for the next 20 years, would I vote for that?That's my w**k-fantasy question for the day, following on in your style. All if them are equally hypothetical and meaningless. I support the board's policy of sustainability (read: "Board being prepared to subsidise the club by £1-2m per year) because there is nothing else feasible on the agenda. Simple as that.
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.
Wellred. Fair dos. I've just never heard you say what you think we SHOULD be doing.
Well I think that I am starting to see what they mean by building a sustainable future . I have just read on Dros about our award for the community development of our own youngsters . I have just read we have given Mandeville and Jack McKay pro contracts .
Quote from: graingrover on November 22, 2014, 12:28:30 pmWell I think that I am starting to see what they mean by building a sustainable future . I have just read on Dros about our award for the community development of our own youngsters . I have just read we have given Mandeville and Jack McKay pro contracts .Being the cynic that I am Brian maybe by giving these youngsters a 6 month pro contract on pretty basic wages we are ensuring that nobody comes in and pinches them off us.It is a step forward when you consider our past but lets see if they are still here at the start of next season.Maybe then and IF our manager gives them a bit of game time we can be a lot more positive.
Quote from: BillyStubbsTears on November 22, 2014, 11:42:09 amWellred. Fair dos. I've just never heard you say what you think we SHOULD be doing. OK it depends on which side of the fence you are sat on.Am I happy seeing a board of very wealthy men doing the bare minimum to keep our club going with plans for the future which involve nurturing youngsters and bringing them through. (Requiring minimum financial investment) No I am not.We are told we have one of the biggest budgets of the teams in this division. Sorry but I don't see a great deal of evidence of it.We have signed two players on loan this season. 3 if you include a goalkeeper (Bear in mind however that apart from an untried youngster we don't have a permanent signed keeper.)I don't get why the owners are here. What is the point of putting money into something just to keep its head above water without any visible ambition.If they don't want to take a gamble the let someone who is prepared to have a go.
Quote from: Wellred on November 22, 2014, 12:35:21 pmQuote from: graingrover on November 22, 2014, 12:28:30 pmWell I think that I am starting to see what they mean by building a sustainable future . I have just read on Dros about our award for the community development of our own youngsters . I have just read we have given Mandeville and Jack McKay pro contracts .Being the cynic that I am Brian maybe by giving these youngsters a 6 month pro contract on pretty basic wages we are ensuring that nobody comes in and pinches them off us.It is a step forward when you consider our past but lets see if they are still here at the start of next season.Maybe then and IF our manager gives them a bit of game time we can be a lot more positive.They've been given 2 year deals.
Quote from: Wellred on November 22, 2014, 12:25:28 pmQuote from: BillyStubbsTears on November 22, 2014, 11:42:09 amWellred. Fair dos. I've just never heard you say what you think we SHOULD be doing. OK it depends on which side of the fence you are sat on.Am I happy seeing a board of very wealthy men doing the bare minimum to keep our club going with plans for the future which involve nurturing youngsters and bringing them through. (Requiring minimum financial investment) No I am not.We are told we have one of the biggest budgets of the teams in this division. Sorry but I don't see a great deal of evidence of it.We have signed two players on loan this season. 3 if you include a goalkeeper (Bear in mind however that apart from an untried youngster we don't have a permanent signed keeper.)I don't get why the owners are here. What is the point of putting money into something just to keep its head above water without any visible ambition.If they don't want to take a gamble the let someone who is prepared to have a go.Who?? cmon wellred, have you seen this queue of investors
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.You mean the same investment already previously provided and concentrating on the youth and academy set up that has produced one saleable asset in the last 15 years? That doesn't sound like a great business plan to me.
BBYes, of course I would. I'm a football fan just like you and I have the drug-like obsession of wanting to see my team win. But I'm also grown-up enough to know that that sort of "investment" (sic) can only be good for the long term health of this club if it was sustainable. If it meant shooting for the moon for a couple of seasons, then collapsing, no, I wouldn't support it. So it's a pointless question.