we are also a poster-boy for the banning of parachute

payments.

Despite the facts that
a) only 2 of our 5 Promos have been Parachute-assissted
b) plenty of clubs have failed miserably with their parachutes

Posted By: Henclrikus on March 18th 2021 at 11:28:18

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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