Dunno if there are any really

This league is full of badly run clubs who are bigger than us (Leeds, Villa, Wolves, Birmingham, Forest arguably, and the absolute car crash that is Sunderland). Well-run or big spending smaller clubs get out of this league and/or stay in the Prem all the time (Brighton and Huddersfield; Burnley, Bournemouth, Watford etc).

If we wanted a model for the future, it might be some kind of cross between Swansea and Burnley I suppose. Swansea for the football they've often played; Burnley for their patience and good husbandry.

But in the end, it's up to us to forge our own identity: not some incorrigibly soft "Norwich City way", but which makes a virtue out of a necessity, just as we did in the late 80s and early 90s.

Posted By: thebigfeller on July 10th 2017 at 09:05:26

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My thoughts (too many words, obviously) (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jul 10, 00:32:13
- Excellent post. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Jul 10, 09:39:45
- Like this. How many players have Southampton sold over the past few years? (NCFC) - megson, Jul 10, 09:25:36
  - Yes but it works primarily because they stay in the premier league (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 10, 10:25:58
    - Also did it outside the Prem? (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Jul 10, 11:02:37
- Genuine question .. who do you make comparators with (NCFC) - Gob on a Stick, Jul 10, 07:42:10
  - I'm not bothered about comparisons right now. Not if we're thinking long term (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jul 10, 07:55:54
    - I was just interested as to who you saw our peers as? (NCFC) - Gob on a Stick, Jul 10, 08:30:56
      - Dunno if there are any really (NCFC) - thebigfeller, Jul 10, 09:05:26
    - I agree with pretty much all you've said in this thread (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 08:24:48
      - I don't think you try to integrate any more than 3 players into your starting 11 as a gene (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 10, 08:48:30
        
        Should,general. * (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 10, 08:49:05
      - I too agree with the big fella (NCFC) - berstreetsfinest, Jul 10, 08:40:35
        
        I don't mind change, it really is time for new hero's (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 10:08:53
        
        I don'y mind change (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 10:05:11
- All good points. (NCFC) - SeattleSounders, Jul 10, 02:06:25
  - Moving the club over to weathier owners won't neccesarily mean (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 08:28:20
    - The thing is though that as much as we like to malign Evans (NCFC) - Jim, Jul 10, 08:46:21
      - Evan actually puts £6M into their playing budget every season too (NCFC) - pab, Jul 10, 09:19:47
        
        But he's propping up debts he encouraged to accrue and he's far ,far wealthier than Delia (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 10, 10:03:33
        
        I may be wrong but isn't Evans just loaning Ipswich the money? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 10:03:22
  - Consolidation in the champs. is NOT the goal and to suggest it is is ridiculous. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jul 10, 06:56:39
- Too many words (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Jul 10, 00:35:06
  - Not enough Botting (NCFC) - pants, Jul 10, 00:36:43
    - Are you ok Panties? (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Jul 10, 08:29:17
      - Harry Botter and the Philosopher's Bone (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Jul 10, 10:03:25
      - He's gone to Botswana. (n/m) (NCFC) - bird table, Jul 10, 09:21:19
        
        been smoking too much bot by the looks of it. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chris Peacock, Jul 10, 10:05:34

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