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Biglicks

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Thats all we’ve ever had..
The only one who invested any kind of decent money was Short but put muppets in charge of it.
Never willing to take the next step and change us from the so called sleeping giant to a club that can hold its own. A brief flirt under Reid in my 45 years as a supporter is pathetic.
We’re so used to watching shite we over exaggerate the talents of anyone who shows a glimpse of anything near being any good.
Rigg isn’t going to set the world alight nor Bellingham either. They’re just decent that’s all.
This club deserves better than the penny pinching swindlers we’ve had in the past. It’s a crime that we’ve struggled so badly for the last 50 years.
If by a miracle we triumph in the play offs this owner will shit himself and we’ll be the whipping boys of nxt years premier league.
 

Biglicks said:
Thats all we’ve ever had..
The only one who invested any kind of decent money was Short but put muppets in charge of it.
Never willing to take the next step and change us from the so called sleeping giant to a club that can hold its own. A brief flirt under Reid in my 45 years as a supporter is pathetic.
We’re so used to watching shite we over exaggerate the talents of anyone who shows a glimpse of anything near being any good.
Rigg isn’t going to set the world alight nor Bellingham either. They’re just decent that’s all.
This club deserves better than the penny pinching swindlers we’ve had in the past. It’s a crime that we’ve struggled so badly for the last 50 years.
If by a miracle we triumph in the play offs this owner will shit himself and we’ll be the whipping boys of nxt years premier league.
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Spot on
 
Biglicks said:
Thats all we’ve ever had..
The only one who invested any kind of decent money was Short but put muppets in charge of it.
Never willing to take the next step and change us from the so called sleeping giant to a club that can hold its own. A brief flirt under Reid in my 45 years as a supporter is pathetic.
We’re so used to watching shite we over exaggerate the talents of anyone who shows a glimpse of anything near being any good.
Rigg isn’t going to set the world alight nor Bellingham either. They’re just decent that’s all.
This club deserves better than the penny pinching swindlers we’ve had in the past. It’s a crime that we’ve struggled so badly for the last 50 years.
If by a miracle we triumph in the play offs this owner will shit himself and we’ll be the whipping boys of nxt years premier league.
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Can't disagree with the OP. KLD Is a billionaire but he insists on this model of getting young players in for peanuts and selling them on for profit. We deserve better
 
This ongoing love for Short ('he was let down by the people around him') is just really weird, and always has been.

When Ellis Short took over, we were established in the Premier League. When he left, he had taken the parachute payments and we were in League One.

When Louis-Dreyfus took over, we were still in League One. We're now in the playoff places of the Championship. And still recovering from the damage of Ellis Short.

I don't like or trust Louis-Dreyfus, or frankly any football club owner. I don't like 'the model', I don't like many of the decisions he has made, especially on managers.

But FFS, there is no comparison between what the two of them have done there. It's as if the only criterion against which you judge club owners is how much of their money they waste.
 
LRW said:
This ongoing love for Short ('he was let down by the people around him') is just really weird, and always has been.

When Ellis Short took over, we were established in the Premier League. When he left, he had taken the parachute payments and we were in League One.

When Louis-Dreyfus took over, we were still in League One. We're now in the playoff places of the Championship. And still recovering from the damage of Ellis Short.

I don't like or trust Louis-Dreyfus, or frankly any football club owner. I don't like 'the model', I don't like many of the decisions he has made, especially on managers.

But FFS, there is no comparison between what the two of them have done there. It's as if the only criterion against which you judge club owners is how much of their money they waste.
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You said where still recovering from the damage of Ellis short but he wrote off our debt before selling to Stewart Donald. The club was debt free when sold
 
It’s about being well ran and structured more than hoying endless money at it ( which obviously helps to have some !)
There are teams in the Prem who operate like this and give me hope that one day we can be similar .
Not Mag type money -but enough to organize -recruit and coach well and see where we go.
I’m personally ok with KLD -the model needs a bit more “ flexibility “ as does our spending
Do that and we may continue to progress
 
safcb88 said:
You said where still recovering from the damage of Ellis short but he wrote off our debt before selling to Stewart Donald. The club was debt free when sold
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Only because Short trousered the £25m parachute payment that was meant to help us stabilise and recover. Do you notice anything about the three teams at the top of the Championship this season and how they have used parachute payments?

And we were two divisions lower than when the useless jug-eared twat arrived.

Unbelievable that people still defend him.
 
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Big Bellyingham said:
It’s about being well ran and structured more than hoying endless money at it ( which obviously helps to have some !)
There are teams in the Prem who operate like this and give me hope that one day we can be similar .
Not Mag type money -but enough to organize -recruit and coach well and see where we go.
I’m personally ok with KLD -the model needs a bit more “ flexibility “ as does our spending
Do that and we may continue to progress
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Nothing wrong with structure but this structure will have us back in the 1st div
 
Biglicks said:
Thats all we’ve ever had..
The only one who invested any kind of decent money was Short but put muppets in charge of it.
Never willing to take the next step and change us from the so called sleeping giant to a club that can hold its own. A brief flirt under Reid in my 45 years as a supporter is pathetic.
We’re so used to watching shite we over exaggerate the talents of anyone who shows a glimpse of anything near being any good.
Rigg isn’t going to set the world alight nor Bellingham either. They’re just decent that’s all.
This club deserves better than the penny pinching swindlers we’ve had in the past. It’s a crime that we’ve struggled so badly for the last 50 years.
If by a miracle we triumph in the play offs this owner will shit himself and we’ll be the whipping boys of nxt years premier league.
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Yes, and if we go up, more than a few supporters will shit themselves, judging from some of the negativity on here.
 
I think KLD’s approach has some virtue but unless he changes things with the money that will inevitably come in from player sales this summer we could become a groundhog season club in the championship.

Assemble a good core of promising youngsters who when fit and energetic can hold their own with any side in the league. As the gruelling nature of a 46 game season takes its toll face a decision in the January transfer window. The default position (there’s very little value in January) kicks in and the side inevitably fall away leaving us at best a shot at a four side lottery.

Rinse and repeat
 
LRW said:
Only because Short trousered the £25m parachute payment that was meant to help us stabilise and recover. Do you notice anything about the three teams at the top of the Championship this season and how they have used parachute payments?

And we were two divisions lower than when the useless jug-eared twat arrived.

Unbelievable that people still defend him.
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That's a fair point to be fair mate.
 
Alfa said:
I think KLD’s approach has some virtue but unless he changes things with the money that will inevitably come in from player sales this summer we could become a groundhog season club in the championship.

Assemble a good core of promising youngsters who when fit and energetic can hold their own with any side in the league. As the gruelling nature of a 46 game season takes its toll face a decision in the January transfer window. The default position (there’s very little value in January) kicks in and the side inevitably fall away leaving us at best a shot at a four side lottery.

Rinse and repeat
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The best and most accurate post of the day ,well done
 
LRW said:
Only because Short trousered the £25m parachute payment that was meant to help us stabilise and recover. Do you notice anything about the three teams at the top of the Championship this season and how they have used parachute payments?

And we were two divisions lower than when the useless jug-eared twat arrived.

Unbelievable that people still defend him.
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Short 'trousered' a few quid but lost £150 mill.
 
Biglicks said:
Thats all we’ve ever had..
The only one who invested any kind of decent money was Short but put muppets in charge of it.
Never willing to take the next step and change us from the so called sleeping giant to a club that can hold its own. A brief flirt under Reid in my 45 years as a supporter is pathetic.
We’re so used to watching shite we over exaggerate the talents of anyone who shows a glimpse of anything near being any good.
Rigg isn’t going to set the world alight nor Bellingham either. They’re just decent that’s all.
This club deserves better than the penny pinching swindlers we’ve had in the past. It’s a crime that we’ve struggled so badly for the last 50 years.
If by a miracle we triumph in the play offs this owner will shit himself and we’ll be the whipping boys of nxt years premier league.
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Self pity. Fuelled by a sense of entitlement because "we're a big club".

Go on, continue to wallow in it.
 
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