king canary 7,599 Posted January 26, 2022 7 minutes ago, Scottlarock said: No mate.....we deal in millions. We buy lower league youngsters for millions (or for as little as possible), loan them out and then sell them for for even more millions eventually. In this regard we are no different from other Premier league clubs, in fact, we are better than most of them at it....because we have to be. Not without them playing for us we don't though. That is the key difference here. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirku 1,332 Posted January 26, 2022 11 minutes ago, king canary said: Not without them playing for us we don't though. That is the key difference here. If Chelsea were a farm, they'd be the plastic sea of greenhouses in Spain. We'd be Goodie's farm shop... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
king canary 7,599 Posted January 26, 2022 1 minute ago, kirku said: If Chelsea were a farm, they'd be the plastic sea of greenhouses in Spain. We'd be Goodie's farm shop... Is that the dodgy one the coaches always stop at for northern away games? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Wal 314 Posted January 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, Scottlarock said: No mate.....we deal in millions. We buy lower league youngsters for millions (or for as little as possible), loan them out and then sell them for for even more millions eventually. In this regard we are no different from other Premier league clubs, in fact, we are better than most of them at it....because we have to be. So substitute millions for thousands and tens of millions for millions. What does remain is that we are the poor relations. Still, that's far better than being no relation at all as many clubs, especially those in the lower divisions, are forced to be. Whatever happened to the level playing field? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kirku 1,332 Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, king canary said: Is that the dodgy one the coaches always stop at for northern away games? Just off the 140, between Stratton and Diss Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scottlarock 3 Posted January 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Yellow Wal said: So substitute millions for thousands and tens of millions for millions. What does remain is that we are the poor relations. Still, that's far better than being no relation at all as many clubs, especially those in the lower divisions, are forced to be. Whatever happened to the level playing field? There never has been a level playing field. Last season we were the Elite and overfunded of the Championship and the envy of 23 other teams. When was the time you referred to that there was one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yellow Wal 314 Posted January 26, 2022 I will agree that the playing field has never been level as some clubs, due to having bigger followings, would always have a monetary advantage with which to better their teams. But teams use to exist mainly on their own merits and not with the help of multi millionaires who now use clubs as their playthings. I have seen Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Manchester United at Carrow Road after being relegated from the old Division One. I do not think there is any way they would be relegated from the top division now. At the same time Leyton Orient and Oxford United made it to the top division. The likes of Swindon and Oldham have made it to the Premiership (Oldham could be the first ex-Premiership side to be relegated from the football league). To imagine such small clubs being able to reach the Premiership now is almost unthinkable. No, the playing fields weren't completely level but there was still a chance of the top teams being relegated and small clubs being promoted. Not now! Unfortunately money has changed all that and it's now a case of the rich getting richer, with massive player squads to use, or trade and the poor getting poorer. The clubs I feel for, and especially their supporters, are teams like Sunderland, Sheffield Wednesday, Bolton, Portsmouth etc who now have such a difficult, if not impossible, task to regain some of their past glories. They should still have hope. Money rules, money ruins. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
essex canary 495 Posted January 26, 2022 Proves that the TV contract football business is in the habit of paying ludicrous fees and salaries for players of only moderate ability and still seeks to rip off supporters in every possible way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,108 Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Came on for his Sunderland debut after 66 minutes and had an “inauspicious” debut according to the Observer in their *6* nil defeat to Bolton. 😐 Found his level. Edited January 30, 2022 by Nuff Said Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chicken 2,624 Posted January 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Nuff Said said: Came on for his Sunderland debut after 66 minutes and had an “inauspicious” debut according to the Observer in their *6* nil defeat to Bolton. 😐 Found his level. A performance that got their manager sacked this evening... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,108 Posted January 31, 2022 12 hours ago, chicken said: A performance that got their manager sacked this evening... Has anyone said yet that Bolton have “done a Norwich”? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hogesar 9,653 Posted January 31, 2022 Farke's record with young players knows no limits. He was criticised for not utilising Patrick Roberts in our Prem season.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGunnShow 5,935 Posted January 31, 2022 37 minutes ago, hogesar said: Farke's record with young players knows no limits. He was criticised for not utilising Patrick Roberts in our Prem season.... Exactly. Have we had a better manager of young players, considering the cash-rich, high-pressure era we are in now? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hank shoots Skyler 2,094 Posted January 31, 2022 39 minutes ago, hogesar said: Farke's record with young players knows no limits. He was criticised for not utilising Patrick Roberts in our Prem season.... and for dropping Cantwell / Gilmour... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
