The good, the bad and the Brighton - Croydon Advertiser

spanish flair said:

Can you explain to me how the fab four and and these two new Yanks paying for a new ground or upgrading Selhurst, without any debt on the club, is an investment, but when Bloom did the same at the Amex and the training ground, that this is cheating in the eyes of many of the numpties on the BBS?

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Thunder Bolt said:

I do believe that when Tony had our stadium and training ground built, that lot questioned his wealth but then boasted that their 'fab four' were all equally as wealthy as Bloom.
Now it appears that the four of them need American dollars to help them.

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ThePaddy said:

Our income and expenditure are miles higher than yours. Would Bloom have been able to afford the Amex while paying a handful of players £80k+ per week?

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ThePaddy said:

Our income and expenditure are miles higher than yours. Would Bloom have been able to afford the Amex while paying a handful of players £80k+ per week?

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ThePaddy said:

Our income and expenditure are miles higher than yours. Would Bloom have been able to afford the Amex while paying a handful of players £80k+ per week?

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Thunder Bolt said:

We've not been in a position to offer those sort of wages, because we pay our bills. That meant staying in a lower division and trying to compete for less well paid players. It's called decency.

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loz said:

I think you would find the Palace playing side budget that was promoted a couple of years ago, was less than the BHA , so your point is not so relevant.

Of all the other points about investment by these yanks, there's little point arguing about it as there in FA we can do about it..its the way of the world these day I am afraid.

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ThePaddy said:

Our income and expenditure are miles higher than yours. Would Bloom have been able to afford the Amex while paying a handful of players £80k+ per week?

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ThePaddy said:

I suppose until Brighton are one of the top 10 teams in the country like blah blah blah....................

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papajaff said:

Yawn. Last thing I would ever do is post on a Palace forum but I suppose all you saddos are welcome and all that. Well done for establishing yourselves in the PL.

But when you get your new stadium and fill it with 40k every home game, will it be a case of not being JCL's? Just the fact that you had a shyt stadium and the potential was always there and Palace could ACTUALLY fill a 100k stadium?

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sheebo said:

Probably doesn't want them to get bigger or their facilities to be world class? Possibly also doesn't want a well run community club and would rather mug off the local businesses and St Johns than work with them? I'm just guessing, of course...

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Thunder Bolt said:

I do believe that when Tony had our stadium and training ground built, that lot questioned his wealth but then boasted that their 'fab four' were all equally as wealthy as Bloom.
Now it appears that the four of them need American dollars to help them.

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Danny-Boy said:

I don't know how the Fab 4 have acquired their wealth, but I do wonder whether internet betting is the healthiest source of revenue stream, not just for Albion, but Brentford as well and a couple of other teams. A major internet betting fixing scandal and Greg Dyke and others at the FA would be left with little choice but to examine whether clubs financed by owners who might potentially gain from "fixed" games is the way forward.

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WhingForPresident said:

You know absolutely **** all.

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Danny-Boy said:

Oh dear, it's "Put my hands over my ears" time again. Face it, the revenue stream for Brighton's wealthy owner depends on people's ability worldwide to hazard a guess on the results of sporting fixtures. Including football. And if you'd listened to Radio 4 this morning, you would have appreciated just how worldwide the interest is in our League, still believed by the betting fraternity in the Far East to be unsullied.

As was of course our Summer national sport, cricket..

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Danny-Boy said:

Oh dear, it's "Put my hands over my ears" time again. Face it, the revenue stream for Brighton's wealthy owner depends on people's ability worldwide to hazard a guess on the results of sporting fixtures. Including football. And if you'd listened to Radio 4 this morning, you would have appreciated just how worldwide the interest is in our League, still believed by the betting fraternity in the Far East to be unsullied.

As was of course our Summer national sport, cricket..

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spanish flair said:

I think this extract on a report about Tony Blooms fortune is a bit more reliable than yours


"Mentions of Bloom usually refer to his "Lizard" nickname, a reference to his cold-blooded style in high-stakes poker, and the money he made in the online betting industry. But his considerable wealth comes from a diverse portfolio that is largely based on property and investment"

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spanish flair said:

I think this extract on a report about Tony Blooms fortune is a bit more reliable than yours


"Mentions of Bloom usually refer to his "Lizard" nickname, a reference to his cold-blooded style in high-stakes poker, and the money he made in the online betting industry. But his considerable wealth comes from a diverse portfolio that is largely based on property and investment"

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Rogero said:

My own view is that their team is too good for their fans. We should have their team. A run down area like Croydon,(they burnt their own town down) does not deserve where they are in the league. Very small crowds for their league position.

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