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Tony has said many times that he doesn't anticipate getting his investment back. It would surely be very odd to push for the premier league, and then once we get there want repayment in years 1 or 2 when the key is investment in the team to stay there. I'd suggest repayment to Tony is a...

OK fair enough. A 7million rise in year 1 payments.

Parachute payments are 16million this year, maximum, and 18million next year. More, but not obscenely more.

No I am not thinking that anything is guaranteed, nevertheless I am very optimistic that promotion will happen ( within the next 2 - 3 years ). Everything is in place now, and we are already a better side than last year.

Probably. But not year 1 ( or 2) - when the largest investment in new players is required - if he views staying in the PL as the aim, I would suggest. He has actually said he doesn't necessarily expect his investment back.

The big advantage we will have over the palace situation when we reach the premier league is that we will not have to spend any of the '120 million' on ground development and it can all go into the playing side. I'd see this as the plan initially, and then if we were to establish ourselves, to...

120 Million includes ~60 Million of parachute payments ( unless of course palace don't go down :lolol: ) So they have around 60 million to play with. Take off 6.5 million for Gayle giving 53.5 million. 25 players @ ~20K per week is a 25 Million wage bill. I should think the Zaha money paid...