Quote from Forest owner!!

The Fifth Column · Mar 24, 2014

"The last eight games hurt. We spent lots of money this season and we expected to be top of the league. I was really disappointed."

Unfookinbelievable! FFP my arse and thank god we have TB. What is it with these poxy foreign owners?

Questions · Mar 24, 2014

Apparently the guy is a lifelong Forest fan.

BensGrandad · Mar 24, 2014

Did they not say that the 'sponsors' will pick up most of the bills so they stay with in FFP

nwgull · Mar 24, 2014

These foreign owners may be talented business men, but some of them know f all about football. Venky's didn't even realise that relegation from the premier league was possible when they bought Blackburn.

Triggaaar · Mar 24, 2014

BensGrandad said:
Did they not say that the 'sponsors' will pick up most of the bills so they stay with in FFP

The FL have to stop that, otherwise there basically is no FFP. Or you could just have a sponsor (yourself) sponsor a sticker on on office window for however much you've overspent by. It doesn't even need to be your main sponsor.

The Fifth Column · Mar 24, 2014

BensGrandad said:
Did they not say that the 'sponsors' will pick up most of the bills so they stay with in FFP

Except that isn't allowed in FFP and clubs trying to overinflate sponsorship income will be found out.

edna krabappel · Mar 24, 2014

Questions said:
Apparently the guy is a lifelong Forest fan.

Not surprised- I imagine Nottingham is a regular conversation topper in the bars of Kuwait City.

The Fifth Column · Mar 24, 2014

edna krabappel said:
Not surprised- I imagine Nottingham is a regular conversation topper in the bars of Kuwait City.

Pedant alert! No bars in Kuwait, it's a dry state. Maybe they talk about Forest all day at the expat hotel bars and underground drinking dens.

BensGrandad · Mar 24, 2014

Questions said:
Apparently the guy is a lifelong Forest fan.

Possibly from the Brian Clough days and Euro glory.

edna krabappel · Mar 24, 2014

The Fifth Column said:
Pedant alert! No bars in Kuwait, it's a dry state. Maybe they talk about Forest all day at the expat hotel bars and underground drinking dens.

Coffee bars...

Black Rod · Mar 24, 2014

Not sure what is wrong with that statement. FFP doesn't kick in until next season, so they had every right to spend a load of money this season in the hope of making the EPL and avoiding any sanctions. Hilariously, that poisoned dwarf Davies looks like he has cocked it right up for them

Driver8 · Mar 24, 2014

Black Rod said:
Not sure what is wrong with that statement. FFP doesn't kick in until next season, so they had every right to spend a load of money this season in the hope of making the EPL and avoiding any sanctions. Hilariously, that poisoned dwarf Davies looks like he has cocked it right up for them

I think you need to read up on FFP again.

Barrel of Fun · Mar 24, 2014

Id expect a top finish with the amount of money spent.

The money scamming gimps are, perhaps realising that dirty money doesn't equal success.

drew · Mar 24, 2014

Driver8 said:
I think you need to read up on FFP again.

Agree. Maybe we should start yet another thread that should be a sticky all about FFP. Incredible that people still post comments without checking the facts.

amexee · Mar 25, 2014

"The last eight games hurt. We spent lots of money this season and we expected to be top of the league. I was really disappointed."

That did make me chuckle. That turned into a belly laugh when Warnock turned them down.

dazzer6666 · Mar 25, 2014

amexee said:
"The last eight games hurt. We spent lots of money this season and we expected to be top of the league. I was really disappointed."

That did make me chuckle. That turned into a belly laugh when Warnock turned them down.

This

TonyW · Mar 25, 2014

Triggaaar said:
The FL have to stop that, otherwise there basically is no FFP. Or you could just have a sponsor (yourself) sponsor a sticker on on office window for however much you've overspent by. It doesn't even need to be your main sponsor.

They do indeed.
I imagine it would be very difficult to stop though, and I can see this "sponsorship" becoming widespread.

It's the reason I believe FFP will die before it even kicks in properly.

Superphil · Mar 25, 2014

edna krabappel said:
Coffee bars...

Pah, show me a Kuwaiti businessman who doesn't frequet Hotal bars and illegal drinking clubs, then again, most of the successful Kuwaiti businessmen wouldn't live in Kuwait anyway.

surrey jim · Mar 25, 2014

nwgull said:
These foreign owners may be talented business men, but some of them know f all about football. Venky's didn't even realise that relegation from the premier league was possible when they bought Blackburn.

I find it very scary how someone can spend X tens of millions on a new business and not know all details of the industry it is in. Makes you wonder how successfultheir other ventures are.

DavidinSouthampton · Mar 25, 2014

The bit that really rankles with me is "We have spent lots of money and we expect to be top of the league".

I just want to say "It's not as simple as that, sunshine!"

PS - They deserve not to be there or thereabouts at the end of the season.

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