yeah, that was my second 'etc'

But it is Sky money that he equalised the bottom 12 or so prem teams. As Lee says, means almost anyone can spend ?8m on an RVW (ahem) and have a decent shot at staying up.

But makes championship football seem almost like another sport.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on April 22nd 2014 at 16:05:58

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There are moments (NCFC) - bullsch, Apr 22, 15:28:42
- I watched the FL Show last night and it all looks so much more exciting than the PL... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 22, 15:42:59
- Sums up perfectly how I feel... (n/m) (NCFC) - Taxi 4 Johnson, Apr 22, 15:39:37
- Prepared myself after the Fulham home game, anything other is a brucie bonus! (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Apr 22, 15:35:04
- It's my embracing of the two possibilities that's made me quite sanguine about it, tbh (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:33:20
  - It will get very very nasty, very very quickly if we go down (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:09:26
    - we said the same about Ashton and he did...when he was bothered (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 17:01:38
    - IF Hooper stays he'll score a shed load in the Chumps. (n/m) (NCFC) - mike_the_sphinx, Apr 22, 16:46:28
      - Maybe, but then again we could pin all our hopes on him (NCFC) - mrleelee, Apr 22, 17:05:35
    - what do you mean by nasty, btw? (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 16:26:01
      - People will turn on the club when we our first 5 games produce something (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:59:41
        
        You've been playing Football Manager again haven't you...? (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 22, 19:05:36
        
        ? (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 19:54:03
        
        You wouldn't happen to know tonight's Euromillions numbers would you? (n/m) (NCFC) - tim berry, Apr 22, 18:18:10
        
        Chapeau. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Apr 22, 17:19:00
        
        ha! Good old Dean Windass (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 17:21:55
        
        lol, PotD. Thanks. (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 17:06:26
        
        I'm a lot less sure what might happen this season (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 17:14:00
        
        I can't believe anyone really thinks the outcome of this season is in doubt (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 17:17:24
      - This year's relegated teams (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 22, 16:31:06
        
        Wolves appoint someone from back room staff (NCFC) - Mickdundee, Apr 22, 17:42:56
        
        Yup. But not top 2, by the same metric (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 16:35:00
        
        Top two are relatively recent Prem though (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 22, 16:37:11
        
        True (NCFC) - bullsch, Apr 22, 16:47:07
        
        And note even for the two 'relatively recent' relegatees now going up... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 16:52:19
    - But anyway. Have you got a bushy beard? (n/m) (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 16:09:54
      - I just saw Beard Man at the snooker (n/m) (NCFC) - Huge Small, Apr 22, 16:27:23
      - After I got married, one started to appear overnight (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 16:14:42
        
        ah. Disappointing indeed. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 16:22:08
  - Its a disgrace that we are going down but I agree. Ultimately I've (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 22, 15:48:54
    - completely agree, good post (n/m) (NCFC) - robotbear, Apr 22, 16:16:30
    - I always slightly worry... (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 15:51:04
      - There is always that (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:53:03
        
        I've been saying this for past three years (NCFC) - bullsch, Apr 22, 16:03:17
        
        that's really a different point though (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 15:56:51
        
        Champs League money is only part of the issue (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 22, 16:01:00
        
        yeah, that was my second 'etc' (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Apr 22, 16:05:58
      - Yes know what you mean. Wonder if Gartside is still in favour of that! (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 22, 15:52:35
  - You see this is where it's getting me (NCFC) - bullsch, Apr 22, 15:44:10
    - I did wonder as I was typing that, if it 'affects' the 'expat' community of fans more (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:49:29
      - plus as we fill up the ground no matter what league we are in (NCFC) - bullsch, Apr 22, 16:24:46
        
        Not true. (NCFC) - lurd, Apr 22, 16:56:02
      - Derinitely. I only watch games I can go to and, as I cant get to Carrow Road, that means (NCFC) - CB41, Apr 22, 16:02:45
        
        Same. (NCFC) - tim berry, Apr 22, 18:30:20
      - The one thing i will miss as an "expat" is the streams of every game (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 22, 15:53:32
        
        Me too, that aside (NCFC) - jAC, Apr 22, 16:04:03
        
        Yes its very easy to get used to that (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:55:15
        
        when I lived in England (NCFC) - Brandonio, Apr 22, 17:25:26
  - yes this! (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 22, 15:43:40
  - Agree with this too (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 22, 15:39:32
    - Very true (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 15:45:21
- This is *exactly* where I am (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Apr 22, 15:32:52
- VMT^^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Kirrie, Apr 22, 15:32:03

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