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Offline Villan82

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2325 on: July 31, 2021, 03:59:44 PM »
Going for Bailey so soon after yesterday's bombshells at least shows this is not a repeat of the late Lerner years when we either didn't replace players or replaced good players with very average ones (Stephen Ireland, N'Zogbia, Gestede etc.). To me it looks like we dust ourselves down and we keep going regardless of the outcome of the other saga.

Offline PaulWinch again

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2326 on: July 31, 2021, 07:33:11 PM »
Bailey coming in shows where the owners ambitions are. He is a serious statement signing.

Offline N'ZMAV

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2327 on: July 31, 2021, 07:36:10 PM »
Can you just fly into the UK on a whim at the moment?
Billionaires can still probably do what the fuck they like.

Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2328 on: July 31, 2021, 07:38:14 PM »
Can you just fly into the UK on a whim at the moment?
Billionaires can still probably do what the fuck they like.
if you are double vax you can fly in without quarantine.
I expect Wes to be on his way.

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2329 on: July 31, 2021, 09:09:13 PM »
Can you just fly into the UK on a whim at the moment?
Billionaires can still probably do what the fuck they like.
if you are double vax you can fly in without quarantine.
I expect Wes to be on his way.


Glue factory?

Offline AV82EC

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2330 on: July 31, 2021, 10:21:23 PM »
It’s difficult for the owners.

Do they want to keep him? yes

Have they offered him a new contract? Yes

Can they influence him to stay? Yes and no

The big elephant in the room that ties their hands is FFP. It’s a major restriction in their ability to flex wage structures within our income and still have money for transfers.

I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.

In addition player trading is another avenue to improve income and get round FFP. If Grealish does go the biggest test will be how well that money is reinvested and used to further enhance squad values and transfer fees and give the owners and mgmt teammmore flexibility to improve the squad.

Offline olaftab

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2331 on: July 31, 2021, 10:24:47 PM »
Can you just fly into the UK on a whim at the moment?
No. You still need an aircraft to do that.

Offline Toronto Villa

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2332 on: July 31, 2021, 10:25:48 PM »
Surely FFP has been relaxed for the Covid affected period. We are spending on now and the future on excellent players with outstanding potential. If we have another good season and break into European competition then even with a reintroduction of whatever FFP eventually looks like we should be in a great position commercially to really push on.

Offline LukeJames

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2333 on: July 31, 2021, 10:28:32 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.

What better way to maximise this than to have one of the most marketable players in Europe?

Offline AV82EC

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2334 on: July 31, 2021, 10:31:04 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.

What better way to maximise this than to have one of the most marketable players in Europe?

Agreed.

Online FatSam

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2335 on: July 31, 2021, 10:31:50 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.
If only our owners could use a fake shirt sponsorship deal to artificially inflate our income?

Offline AV82EC

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2336 on: July 31, 2021, 10:46:05 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.
If only our owners could use a fake shirt sponsorship deal to artificially inflate our income?

I’m still puzzled why we haven’t done this. Fortress or Oracom I don’t care.

Offline Dante Lavelli

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2337 on: July 31, 2021, 10:49:13 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.
If only our owners could use a fake shirt sponsorship deal to artificially inflate our income?

I’m still puzzled why we haven’t done this. Fortress or Oracom I don’t care.

Kit supplied by Adidas…

Offline AV82EC

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2338 on: July 31, 2021, 10:51:36 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.
If only our owners could use a fake shirt sponsorship deal to artificially inflate our income?

I’m still puzzled why we haven’t done this. Fortress or Oracom I don’t care.

Kit supplied by Adidas…

Gotta be worth more than Kappa/Cazoo.

Offline LeeB

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Re: NSWE Investment
« Reply #2339 on: July 31, 2021, 10:52:18 PM »
I’ve said it enough times on here until we start to seriously flex muscles and improve our commercial income from shirt manufacturer and sponsor and other commercial avenues we will always be an also ran.
If only our owners could use a fake shirt sponsorship deal to artificially inflate our income?

I’m still puzzled why we haven’t done this. Fortress or Oracom I don’t care.

Kit supplied by Adidas…

Maybe one of them could send a nephew or someone to the club shop to buy £100m worth of shirts and those rubbers that go on the end of pencils. Job done.

 


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