Then they're idiots

a) for thinking we "won't try" - we don't have a magic money tree, and clubs who spent s**tloads also went down; and

b) for not appreciating the achievement each and every time we do it. Most other chumps clubs have significantly richer owners than us and several League One clubs do. Loads of other clubs had parachute payments (which they earned) same as us. Some of those are in League One; many in the chumps; none as good at getting out the chumps as us.

We've gone from being on the brink of collapse to where we are through a deliberate series of structural decisions. I think it was Balls who really pushed for the DoF structure, though I may be wrong about that; mad we hadn't done it earlier really. Recruiting Webber obviously key. But overall the focus on a clear strategy and way of playng football across the whole club, supporting and feeding into the first team right from the youth and bringing academy products into the first team even in the Prem; proper community engagement; modern data-driven scouting and first-rate loan management and player development whether with us or on loan in any given year; the business parts run by business people and the football parts run by football people all supporting each other; proper governance and challenge at all levels; sports science and investment in the academy and training facilities...it really is a good picture.

It's certanly not been boring and neither is what our club has achieved easy.

Assuming we do stay the course, and I think we will now, I'm looking forward to beating Wolves and Southampton next season already :)

Posted By: Old Man on March 18th 2021 at 11:27:42

Message Thread

Fans of other clubs seem quite upset (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 18, 11:06:16
- Like the way Southampton and Wolves now consider themselves a permanent part of the ‘elite (n/m) (NCFC) - helvegtheowl, Mar 18, 12:49:55
  - Southampton is kind of the model we're going for though right? (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 13:38:44
    - Apart from the very wealthy owners bit... (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Mar 18, 14:05:21
      - Yes but they had a DoF and signed young talent to develop under a manager with a specific (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 14:20:43
- Wolves! (NCFC) - Eric Morecambe, Mar 18, 12:49:10
- I think that's understandable (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 18, 11:39:52
  - This might be the first sensible thing I've seen you post! (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 12:06:56
    - Wow that's harsh. I find him one of the better posters, even if I don't always agree (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 18, 13:30:10
      - I must be thinking of someone else then (n/m) (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 13:39:39
        
        I'd hope so! Ha (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Mar 18, 13:49:33
  - Well, there's a bigger point there (NCFC) - Old Man, Mar 18, 11:52:39
    - Completely agree (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Mar 18, 12:07:25
      - The next few years are going to be incredibly interesting. (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 12:18:19
      - Yes - the chumps really is a better league, whether you're strong or weak in it (NCFC) - Old Man, Mar 18, 12:14:06
        
        Possibly letting the top 6 or whoever fuck off to a Superleague would be good. (NCFC) - APB, Mar 18, 13:01:13
        
        I'd be very much up for that (NCFC) - Old Man, Mar 18, 13:10:21
  - We should be fine (NCFC) - Winged Eel Creosote, Mar 18, 11:43:21
    - Southampton, Wolves and Leeds are all beatable (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 12:28:08
      - Reality is that at the start of the season, there's c.6 or 7 clubs with no fears (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 18, 12:36:27
        
        Yep. Been that way at least 10 years, right? (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 12:44:00
- we are also a poster-boy for the banning of parachute (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 18, 11:28:18
  - For every Norwich there's a Wigan, Hull, Portsmouth, Bolton, Sunderland (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 12:11:48
  - Parachute payment argument is so tiresome (NCFC) - seminated_woolly, Mar 18, 11:56:41
    - Absolutely this, they are earned through sucess. (NCFC) - megson, Mar 18, 12:40:58
    - Also, scrapping parachute payments... (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 18, 12:02:13
      - and who would you persuade to join, as a promoted club? (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Mar 18, 12:06:47
        
        Yep, would defeat the purpose of getting promoted (NCFC) - mr carra, Mar 18, 12:55:30
  - Yep lots of comments about us being reliant (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 18, 11:35:28
- Then they're idiots (NCFC) - Old Man, Mar 18, 11:27:42
  - It was indeed Ed Balls... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 12:25:26
  - VMT - it's the same with the scum.... (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Mar 18, 12:07:11
  - Great post. (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Mar 18, 11:41:47
  - VMT (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 18, 11:36:00
- Who really cares what other fans think? (NCFC) - ingi, Mar 18, 11:25:37
  - The more we irritate others the better to be honest ... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 18, 11:26:09
    - Yep (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 18, 11:37:29
- I tell you what,make those wankers pay their debts and cut their funding (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Mar 18, 11:09:08
  - That’s the most annoying part (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 18, 11:10:28
    - Other than the Soccerbot I wonder what other improvements ... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 18, 11:15:33
      - PS5's, Topic's in the vending machine, luxury sofa for coffee and cake (n/m) (NCFC) - inutero, Mar 18, 11:20:39
        
        Do we have WiFi yet? (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Mar 18, 11:21:43
      - What I found astonishing... (NCFC) - trafford_canary, Mar 18, 11:19:45
        
        Still pails in comparison to some clubs (NCFC) - inutero, Mar 18, 11:24:27
        
        Presumably that’s why our model is to continually invest... (NCFC) - loz, Mar 18, 11:26:58

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