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| Ive got no issues with the SC, I actually think it is a good idea and im sure it will grow. No doubt these things take time. My only reason not to join is that I want to know where the club are heading before I do so. I understand the club cannot give answers it does not know, thats why Im sitting tight. My own personal choice, if the club does go PT, I see that as the start of the death of the club as I cannot see how we could make SL. I know its been discussed on here and others think differently, thats fine, each to their own. My opinion, the club has lurched from one bad decision to the next, if it is starting to finally get its act together, then great, but it may take time for me (and maybe others) to come round.
Re players, Id say its just a natural reaction for sports fans, they see other clubs signing players yet we all hear about our players going the other way. What makes sense or not does not matter!!! Im also a west ham fan and its the same boat with them, why is everyone else signing players and we are not !!! I just worry that when we do get around to next season, we wont have much of a squad to compete with, but maybe time will tell
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| Quote: Honkytonk "Ive got no issues with the SC, I actually think it is a good idea and im sure it will grow. No doubt these things take time. My only reason not to join is that I want to know where the club are heading before I do so. I understand the club cannot give answers it does not know, thats why Im sitting tight. My own personal choice, if the club does go PT, I see that as the start of the death of the club as I cannot see how we could make SL. I know its been discussed on here and others think differently, thats fine, each to their own. My opinion, the club has lurched from one bad decision to the next, if it is starting to finally get its act together, then great, but it may take time for me (and maybe others) to come round.
Re players, Id say its just a natural reaction for sports fans, they see other clubs signing players yet we all hear about our players going the other way. What makes sense or not does not matter!!! Im also a west ham fan and its the same boat with them, why is everyone else signing players and we are not !!! I just worry that when we do get around to next season, we wont have much of a squad to compete with, but maybe time will tell'"
I totally understand, and respect, your viewpoint and thank you for expressing it in a well thought out and reasonable manner. The reason I took the time to respond to you was because you have always done that.
Nobody knows how things are going to look in 2021 and any '5 year plan' of course has to be finalised once the landscape is clear. Nobody is sat on their hands here and we are working very hard to ensure the club is in a position to make the very best of any outcome but these are worrying times economically so spending cash at the moment is a risk for any business.
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| Indeed, lets just hope things work out well for the Broncos
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| Quote: MonkeyLover "Can I ask you a question regarding signing players? Can you explain the business sense in signing players to add to the 14 we already have on contracts when we have absolutely no idea when the next season will start, if at all? No idea, not even a clue. And then to compound that even our best guess at when it will start does not guarantee crowds. Before anyone mentions central funding then lets just remember we also have coaching staff, medical staff, office staff, Academy Players and Staff, rent, other regular bills etc. Central funding does not even begin to cover the half of it and the furlough scheme ends soon. So what do we do? Ask David to bank roll a load of new signings? Seems to be the usual response to everything, just ask David to pay, he is good for it.
Anyone signing players at the moment is simply adding to their expenses without any guarantee of income for the next 6 months.
Does this seem like a good way to run a business in order to secure its long term future to you?'"
If the club had come out with this officially, a lot more people would be sitting at home feeling a little more like LB Management are in control. Its good its been shared on this forum, but it deserves a wider audience.
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| As a slight follow on. Who are the 14 under contract, or is that not for public knowledge (Im not taking the pee, thats a genuine question)
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| What i do finf dissapointing, not surprised though, are those people who are suggesting that if the club has to downsize ti become a part time outfit that they would walk away.
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| Quote: northernbloke "What i do finf dissapointing, not surprised though, are those people who are suggesting that if the club has to downsize ti become a part time outfit that they would walk away.'"
In truth, it depends on the scenario. Like I said already, the Broncos for me have gone from one bad decision to another. Maybe things are changing, I hope so, I really do. ML seems to be upbeat and he knows more than me so heres hoping. But when I started following the Broncos, we were a SL club, proper stadium, decent squad and a decent crowd. This is not a moan about how we went from there to here, thats been done to death. TBH im gutted seeing where we are now, 800 odd fans playing in a nice park. PT would feel like another kick in the teeth. I say I would walk away, dont know if I could tbh, but I dont think I would be as "involved" as I feel with it now.
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| Quote: northernbloke "What i do finf dissapointing, not surprised though, are those people who are suggesting that if the club has to downsize ti become a part time outfit that they would walk away.'"
Its not the downsizing that is my main worry as that would make
economic sense....its the uprooting ourselves rumour that has me wondering if I could be bothered to schlep all the way over to Leyton Orient...Surely Trailfinders is a cheaper alternative to that....
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| Steve L
So whats yr view on a move if it was linked to a new owner and new investor. Might be the difference between survival of the club or not.
If it resulted in big investment and a team that could compete at top level, would that affect yr thoughts on travelling?
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| Some folk liked charlton
Used to take me just over an hour to get to london, then usually 2 hours to get from across london, didnt stop me going though
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| Quote: northernbloke "Some folk liked charlton
Used to take me just over an hour to get to london, then usually 2 hours to get from across london, didnt stop me going though'"
Good for you. Maybe some people are not as great a fan as you!! Maybe some, over the years are just becoming a bit in different to the Broncos. Its easy to understand why.
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| Quote: northernbloke "What i do finf dissapointing, not surprised though, are those people who are suggesting that if the club has to downsize ti become a part time outfit that they would walk away.'"
Why do you find that disappointing.
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| Quote: northernbloke "Steve L
So whats yr view on a move if it was linked to a new owner and new investor. Might be the difference between survival of the club or not.
If it resulted in big investment and a team that could compete at top level, would that affect yr thoughts on travelling?'"
If a new investor came in and threw in a small or even large fortune then that would obviously be fantastic for the club...Unlike some though , I do feel that a 2 hour + each way journey to the other side of London is too much of a lump out of my weekend ..It genuinely saddens me to say this but apart from picking a handful of games to attend including a few aways then that will be me done as a season ticket holder of over 20 years...
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| yep orient would be a bit of a journey....but then so was craven cottage, crystal palace, Chiswick,Charlton,orient and the list goes on(the hive was easy though)...everywhere is a journey for someone.
but i guess with 40 years of travelling to watch them...not sure i could stop now
As for a new investor lets wait and see
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| Quote: PC Plum "If the club had come out with this officially, a lot more people would be sitting at home feeling a little more like LB Management are in control. Its good its been shared on this forum, but it deserves a wider audience.'"
I agree, in this context, signing players could be counter productive but explaining this to fans does no harm.
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