Comments on: Statement signals summer of discontent. http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 04:59:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: vantoon http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64968 vantoon Mon, 10 May 2010 17:54:05 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64968 I'm no MA fan...in fact, much of what he appears to have done seems to fly against common sense... ...but we were all bitching about him this time last year, and it's worth noting that the best possible outcome for this season has occured. It's also worth noting that the man has made his fortune running businesses. So maybe (and this is just a theory!), just maybe, we should trust that steady progress and management will continue. The coming season will be the evidence to prove or disprove this theory. I’m no MA fan…in fact, much of what he appears to have done seems to fly against common sense…
…but we were all bitching about him this time last year, and it’s worth noting that the best possible outcome for this season has occured. It’s also worth noting that the man has made his fortune running businesses. So maybe (and this is just a theory!), just maybe, we should trust that steady progress and management will continue.
The coming season will be the evidence to prove or disprove this theory.

]]> By: CLiNT FLiCK http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64856 CLiNT FLiCK Mon, 10 May 2010 14:32:00 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64856 Stick y'stones? Stick y’stones?

]]> By: eastcoastmag http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64827 eastcoastmag Mon, 10 May 2010 13:59:34 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64827 totally agree with the clarification you got toonsy. NEW capital outlay means ash won't be reachin into his pocket and putting NEW money into the club. whatever we spend will be money we make - tickets, shirts, sponsorships, tv, etc. nowhere does he mention paying off the debt (ie-the loan we owe him) - he says we'll be working to operate at break even. meaning we won't be spending out of our means. meaning we won't end up in the same sinking ship as pompey. THIS IS A GOOD THING! have some faith guys. we won't be signing up a 20M striker. we already knew that though. we'll buy a few sensibly priced players that will compliment the squad and we'll survive this season easily. totally agree with the clarification you got toonsy. NEW capital outlay means ash won’t be reachin into his pocket and putting NEW money into the club. whatever we spend will be money we make – tickets, shirts, sponsorships, tv, etc.
nowhere does he mention paying off the debt (ie-the loan we owe him) – he says we’ll be working to operate at break even. meaning we won’t be spending out of our means. meaning we won’t end up in the same sinking ship as pompey. THIS IS A GOOD THING!
have some faith guys. we won’t be signing up a 20M striker. we already knew that though. we’ll buy a few sensibly priced players that will compliment the squad and we’ll survive this season easily.

]]> By: craig chisholm http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64819 craig chisholm Mon, 10 May 2010 13:49:41 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64819 look lads, i dont know why you are even bothered, reaally i dont. i saw on one of theese blogs the other day that we were banging on about signing a player for 7.5 million. i said then you were all deluded and that ashley has never bought a player without selling one of equal value first. I think i even said we would not spend anywhere near the 7.5 million on the entire players brought in. This is all as expected to be honest. It does make we wonder though why we bothered to get promoted at all really. We will not stay up, no way. the only person that will gain in this situation is ashely as his revenue goes up by 60 million for the jump up from ccc to prem. By their own admittion, they have lost 37.5 million this last season - if you can believe a word they say. So this being the case, they stand to make over 20 million this next season on profit alone, it will be more as butt and geremi etc all gone and off the wage bill. So lets say they make 25 million profit next season... why are they saying it will lake five years to break even?? well it sounds to me like he is hoping that he can as usual spend peanuts on players and bank 25 million profit a year - in five years 125 million total thus giving ashley all his outlayed money back so the club owes him nothing. thing is though, this cunning plan means prem footy for the five years... this aint gonna happen. chances are that some of our senior players will leave now anyway, esp after hearing of ashleys latest kick in the knackers. look lads, i dont know why you are even bothered, reaally i dont. i saw on one of theese blogs the other day that we were banging on about signing a player for 7.5 million. i said then you were all deluded and that ashley has never bought a player without selling one of equal value first. I think i even said we would not spend anywhere near the 7.5 million on the entire players brought in.
This is all as expected to be honest.
It does make we wonder though why we bothered to get promoted at all really. We will not stay up, no way. the only person that will gain in this situation is ashely as his revenue goes up by 60 million for the jump up from ccc to prem. By their own admittion, they have lost 37.5 million this last season – if you can believe a word they say. So this being the case, they stand to make over 20 million this next season on profit alone, it will be more as butt and geremi etc all gone and off the wage bill. So lets say they make 25 million profit next season… why are they saying it will lake five years to break even?? well it sounds to me like he is hoping that he can as usual spend peanuts on players and bank 25 million profit a year – in five years 125 million total thus giving ashley all his outlayed money back so the club owes him nothing. thing is though, this cunning plan means prem footy for the five years… this aint gonna happen. chances are that some of our senior players will leave now anyway, esp after hearing of ashleys latest kick in the knackers.

]]> By: bowburnmag http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64788 bowburnmag Mon, 10 May 2010 13:05:50 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64788 I'll take your stone and hit you with my stick in a minute. Not in a 'hurmur-erotic' way, you understand... I’ll take your stone and hit you with my stick in a minute.

Not in a ‘hurmur-erotic’ way, you understand…

]]> By: Micky Toon http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64777 Micky Toon Mon, 10 May 2010 12:51:32 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64777 JJ - It's obviously all too complicated for you because you haven't explained anything. JJ – It’s obviously all too complicated for you because you haven’t explained anything.

]]> By: CLiNT FLiCK http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64775 CLiNT FLiCK Mon, 10 May 2010 12:50:29 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64775 :) :)

]]> By: toonsy http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64774 toonsy Mon, 10 May 2010 12:48:45 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64774 CLiNT - Aye I knaa. Makes to it not being me involved in the opinion exchanges lol CLiNT – Aye I knaa. Makes to it not being me involved in the opinion exchanges lol

]]> By: CLiNT FLiCK http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64772 CLiNT FLiCK Mon, 10 May 2010 12:47:47 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64772 Well everyone's been going on about playing the bairns. Well everyone’s been going on about playing the bairns.

]]> By: CLiNT FLiCK http://www.nufcblog.org/2010/05/statement-signals-summer-of-discontent/#comment-64770 CLiNT FLiCK Mon, 10 May 2010 12:46:46 +0000 http://www.nufcblog.org/?p=10828#comment-64770 toosy, it's just opinions, i'm sure Stuart would back me on that. toosy,
it’s just opinions,
i’m sure Stuart would back me on that.

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