I don't see it as selling the club short, just being risk adverse

They *could* have loosened the purse strings, it might have worked. But if it didn't work, we'd be in a much bigger pile of crap than we currently are.

They broadly faced four general outcomes:

1) Gamble the finances, win promotion (Less than 50:50 chance?) => fine
2) Gamble the finances, fail to win promotion (greater than 50:50 chance?) => serious financial trouble
3) Gamble on cutting costs, win promotion (but low likelihood) => fine
4) Gamble on cutting costs, fail to win promotion (easily the most probably outcome of that approach)
=> not great but remain reasonably solvent

Given their history being on the verge of bankruptcy in L1) I can see why they weren't prepared to risk outcome #2, however unappealing the safety-first approach might be to fans wanting PL football.

They took the approach that was most probably going to result in mid-table obscurity (as we have seen), but the alternative approach would most probably have led to serious financial issues for next season and firesales this summer (IMO).

Posted By: CWC on April 11th 2018 at 12:06:17

Message Thread

Chopper for primeminister... (NCFC) - Dandy Highburyman, Apr 11, 08:34:04
- What I can't understand is how some on here (NCFC) - Chopper, Apr 11, 09:49:25
  - vmt. Hope things turn a corner for you soon. (n/m) (NCFC) - Pixelman, Apr 11, 10:35:05
    - Thanks Pixel. That's a very nice thought and (NCFC) - Chopper, Apr 11, 11:22:35
      - big hugs Chopper x (n/m) (NCFC) - Jumbo1, Apr 11, 11:25:05
        
        And from me x (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Apr 11, 11:34:17
        
        Thanks Jumbo, APB - really appreciated. (n/m) (NCFC) - Chopper, Apr 11, 11:42:05
        
        I think you mean BWOD - I'm a kisser not a hugger. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 11, 11:52:36
  - Correct. (NCFC) - I Am Hoot, Apr 11, 10:26:21
  - Great post Chopper 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - strap_on sally, Apr 11, 10:25:47
  - Agreed. Some people think a long term project is a match that goes into extra time. (n/m) (NCFC) - Dunney, Apr 11, 10:06:03
  - I doubt anyone is genuinely devastated when we lose (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 11, 09:54:24
  - 👏👏👏 (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Apr 11, 09:53:44
    - 🤪👏🏻🤪👏🏻🤪👏🏻 (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 11, 10:01:51
  - What he's doing, if it were done by some other posters, would be called trolling. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 11, 09:53:26
- Has all the qualifications (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 11, 09:00:07
  - This happy clapper shit is bollocks. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 11, 09:12:43
    - Its a good time to be in relative exile from it all. (NCFC) - megson, Apr 11, 09:48:27
    - Yup (NCFC) - norway, Apr 11, 09:46:15
    - There’s not wanting to be a moaning pessimist (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 11, 09:20:50
      - If I'm upset about anything, it's the name calling and lack of pride in the club. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 11, 10:06:37
      - I can’t believe “fans” who swear at the players (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 11, 09:26:06
        
        Yeah right. That's disingenuous and you know it. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 11, 09:47:18
        
        If you’re disingenuous and you know it happy clap! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 11, 09:48:22
    - Ha ha (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 11, 09:20:39
  - 👏 (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 11, 09:02:14
- Interesting (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 11, 08:50:28
  - Have you not ever read the posts on that Facebook group then? (NCFC) - Charles21, Apr 11, 11:15:30
  - Pay attention then (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 11, 10:41:26
    - All of which can be legitimately argued to be honest, certainly until this summer anyway (NCFC) - Jim, Apr 11, 10:53:33
      - Polarisation is certainly the case. (NCFC) - APB, Apr 11, 11:07:07
        
        I don't see it as selling the club short, just being risk adverse (NCFC) - CWC, Apr 11, 12:06:17
  - Oh dear (NCFC) - Old Git, Apr 11, 09:01:02
    - Chopper has got to be Mick Dennis (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Apr 11, 09:03:31
- Yes indeed. Great post. (n/m) (NCFC) - Bravo win or die, Apr 11, 08:45:09

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