*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
Plenty goals.....Top of the league....Small club.....well done.....puts us to shame.
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Bournemouth......how to do It?
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Braders
Abi Fletchers Gimpboy
shrewd signings and top coaching - simple as that really.
surlyseagull
Well-known member
- Aug 23, 2008
- 839
No mention of vastly overspending what they have not got .But apart from that agree.
Monkey Man
Your support is not that great
Good luck to them and I don't begrudge them their current success. But I have a feeling it's going to unravel in a Pompey-esque way at some point. Can't see how the sums are adding up.
Grombleton
Surrounded by <div>s
- Dec 31, 2011
- 7,356
They don't - seemingly the reason they they're in danger of failing* FFP
*I don't know if their results have been published yet, just what the media have said.
The Camel
Well-known member
I've said it 100s of times, and I'll say it once more.
What on earth is wrong with a rich man spending some of his money on buying players/paying wages for a football team he owns?
If they are borrowing money to fund this fair enough, punish them. But if it's this rich Russian they've got on board spending 0.1% of his wealth, good luck to them.
What on earth is wrong with a rich man spending some of his money on buying players/paying wages for a football team he owns?
If they are borrowing money to fund this fair enough, punish them. But if it's this rich Russian they've got on board spending 0.1% of his wealth, good luck to them.
If they get in the Premier League even for one season FFP becomes irrelevant as they rake in TV money and parachute payments. Let's face it, Sky are going to w**k themselves silly if little Bournemouth go up so they'll probably get an even bigger local fanbase for the long term too.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
And sticking up two fingers to FFP whereas we've adhered to Barbernomics.
symyjym
Banned
They have failed the FFP and have transfer embargo this January, but they can field two strong teams anyway, so they don't need the transfer window.
Prince Monolulu
Everything in Moderation
It appears there is sticking to FFP and 'playing' it. Some clubs have certainly played it better than others. I'm off to buy another Pie/Pint deal.
Felpham Seagull
New member
if they reach the prem will they care
Icy Gull
Back on the rollercoaster
- Jul 5, 2003
- 72,015
I laughed at the beginning of last season when their chairman said the Premier League was their goal. There is no way that was ever going to happen, lots of hot air from the chairman I thought. Looks like they are one of three teams heading for the top two places on half a season's form
matt
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- Mar 19, 2007
- 1,539
I wouldn't get too carried away that Bournemouth are the example we should be following. They are having an exceptionally good season and we are having an excruciatingly crud one, and they will finish above us for the first time in quite a long time. That doesn't make them a yardstick for us IMHO.
London Irish
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But their owner has got it.
And is in with a fair shout now of being able to totally restructure the club financially with the Prem hundred-millions.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
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Agreed. Bournemouth is not the club we should be aiming to emulate.
London Irish
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They rely on one man, we rely on one man. It's the same roll of the dice. One man decides to change his mind and do something else....
London Irish
Well-known member
That's the definite sucker punch right there.
Hold my hands up, didn't think Elphick was mobile enough to take a side up to the Prem. Good for him if he manages it, always liked what I saw of Cook since the Man City game.
The Camel
Well-known member
I'll agree that it was probably a mistake to sell Elphick.
But did anyone honestly see Steve Cook as anything but a League 1/2 defender? His improvement has been amazing. Hats off to him.
*Gullsworth*
My Hair is like his hair
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Er Why? They are top of the division, scoring goals, Man United, Liverpool, Arsenal , Citeh in their sight while we cannot score for toffee, relegation fodder looking forward to third tier football. Why should we NOT want to be in their Position? We have wanted it since the move to The Amex. Good luck to them small club living the dream.....are we any different in our Aspirations?