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Stuart Pearce
I think Greg Mitchell absolutely nailed it last night. Good on Forza for standing up to the club on this.
The major problem is the cost of running a football club. If owners actually made profits wed have so much dispoable income as a club that we would already by now have an expanded stadium or a new one. With that ticket prices can come down and because we are making money as a club they can bring down costs everywhere.Absolutely, it's the timing and the changing of age categories that are the main points of criticism. I do think the actual price of season cards, whilst expensive, isn't too bad. As a member, I've just paid £96 for two tickets for Man City and I pay the expensive membership for the privilege of buying them early, so it is true that members are paying quite extortionate prices at the moment and will jump at the chance of a season card, because in their eyes it looks cheap in comparison.
The problem is that the club have created a situation of members vs season card holders which is really poor management. The consultation process with the supporters groups should have happened or they could have introduced half season tickets, it's been a shocking approach from the club.
But he is not standing up for the club - He is standing against the clubI think Greg Mitchell absolutely nailed it last night. Good on Forza for standing up to the club on this.
Exactly. That's what I'm pleased about, we need to stand up against the club on this.But he is not standing up for the club - He is standing against the club
With the exception of Boly, I fully agree. He has been badly missed this season and is the main reason we are so bad at defending free-kicksNot sure if this has been done already but the statement about player spend ratio is winding me up.
I know it all helps but most effective approach is don't spend so much on players!
we can release and not replace
Kouyate
Boly
Felipe
Arter
2 out of the 4 keepers we have
Assuming they average 50k a week each all in that's about 15m a year.
The marginal income from pissing off our entire fan base and threatening to ruin all that's been great about going to forest for the last 2 years. About £2m.
My mistake - I misread what you saidExactly. That's what I'm pleased about, we need to stand up against the club on this.
I hear what you are saying - but every club makes bad signingsSpeaking of bad signing, Origi gets £700 an hour to contribute f*** all.
Even more proof that the £2.7M the club will raise by pissing off the entire fan base is minuscule in comparison to the clubs finances.
I wonder how much total revenue the club lost when our fans seemingly on mass (certainly on social media) decided not to buy the official shirts and instead purchase from a dodgy Chinese knock-off merchant.
I don't even need to translate that, I know what it's gonna say志向!!
I know people personally who did just that.I wonder how much total revenue the club lost when our fans seemingly on mass (certainly on social media) decided not to buy the official shirts and instead purchase from a dodgy Chinese knock-off merchant.
I have other thoughts, I think it's more to do with EM and the way he deals with his money.Speaking of bad signing, Origi gets £700 an hour to contribute f*** all.
Even more proof that the £2.7M the club will raise by pissing off the entire fan base is minuscule in comparison to the clubs finances.
Yep. One of the main defences of the hike by certain fans is that because we're being fleeced in gas prices, food prices, petrol prices and the membership schemes then we should accept our community club fleecing the little people as well.After the FFP/PSR fiasco, I actually question whether anyone at the club has done the math on what difference the price hikes will make.
Part of me wonders if the decision was born simply out of habit, and viewing "little people" to be there to be milked for the elite and their goals
One might have interpreted that as "these people are at the edge of what they can afford" as opposed to "they must have some spare cash knocking about"I wonder how much total revenue the club lost when our fans seemingly on mass (certainly on social media) decided not to buy the official shirts and instead purchase from a dodgy Chinese knock-off merchant.
I thought this might be the Chinese fucjin g wot karate. I was disappointed to learn it's an actual word志向!!
Couldn't agree more. We've signed Aina, Elanga and CHO for about 15m. They'd be sold on for double. Compared to other clubs' profligacy our transfer dealings have been quite efficientI hear what you are saying - but every club makes bad signings
Imagine paying £86m for Anthony @ Man Utd
or Chelsea selling CHO for £4m and buying Mudryk for £80m?
You could argue - Yes we have spend £200m on 40 players
But we could potentially get that back by selling - MGW, Murillo, Dominguez, Elanga, Danillo - on top of the £30m we will get for Mangala.
I bet we could get £10-£15m for CHO - what did we pay - £4m?
I thought this might be the Chinese fucjin g wot karate. I was disappointed to learn it's an actual word
Indeed, bit there's a diffence between properly scouting a player whose signing doesn't quite come off, and letting the owners son buy overhyped mercenaries or someone as a favour to a dodgy agent.I hear what you are saying - but every club makes bad signings
Imagine paying £86m for Anthony @ Man Utd
or Chelsea selling CHO for £4m and buying Mudryk for £80m?
You could argue - Yes we have spend £200m on 40 players
But we could potentially get that back by selling - MGW, Murillo, Dominguez, Elanga, Danillo - on top of the £30m we will get for Mangala.
I bet we could get £10-£15m for CHO - what did we pay - £4m?
However with PSR I exepct the owenership to be maximise revenue out of everywhere. I want them to be agreesive with it now. So no silly stuff like not having a sponsor. That dosent help anyone get on board if they are crap at maximising revenue.The club are seemingly so desperate to raise an extra £3m that they are perfectly willing to enrage huge sections of the fanbase.
How about instead they ban Marinakis' idiot family members from spunking far more than that on useless vanity signings? Just a thought.