the short-term future is bleak

[Oz]

i was amazed at the final government/opposition verdict that ' we have been over-dipping into the credit pot' and that has been the main cause of the country's economic state. this has been obvious to most thinking people for some time. get now and pay later! that has been the policy of many people for some time.

 

football clubs/directors are no different to any other groups. you only have to look at the finances of most soccer clubs to see that.. what was it that charles dickens wrote through mr. mcawber.................

 

what must and will happen is a complete sort out and thankfully hm government have spotted this, albeit too late for a lot of us, and there is going to be a lot of sour medicine that we all must take in the meantime.

 

as regards our beloved saints fc and God knows how many others they could go 'to the wall', but i believe they will re-emerge all the stronger but it is going to take a long, long time.

[Foxy]

Not much to argue about there. From SFC's point of view this all means is that they can expect to see even more in the way of demands for frugality dictated by unforgiving bankers.

 

For Saints this is not going to be so much of a shock as it will be for other clubs who are still living in the free-wheeling neverland that football (and much of the wider economy) has inhabited for years.

[slickmick]

It would be great if we could survive this and hopefully see the likes of Man Utd, Liverpool, West Ham and Poopey amongst others all come crashing down.

That part of the recession I will enjoy.

[Window Cleaner]

i was amazed at the final government/opposition verdict that ' we have been over-dipping into the credit pot' and that has been the main cause of the country's economic state. this has been obvious to most thinking people for some time. get now and pay later! that has been the policy of many people for some time.

 

football clubs/directors are no different to any other groups. you only have to look at the finances of most soccer clubs to see that.. what was it that charles dickens wrote through mr. mcawber.................

 

what must and will happen is a complete sort out and thankfully hm government have spotted this, albeit too late for a lot of us, and there is going to be a lot of sour medicine that we all must take in the meantime.

 

as regards our beloved saints fc and God knows how many others they could go 'to the wall', but i believe they will re-emerge all the stronger but it is going to take a long, long time.

 

 

Saints have already been taking the medecine since last June, perhaps we'll get over the illness sooner than everybody else,what'smore it's pretty strong medecine, none of your wimpy pink sirop for babies.Probably why so many of them have been screaming and howling because they don't like the taste ot'it.

Edited 9 October, 2008 by Window Cleaner

[paris]

I don't like the taste of it but my gut tells me that it's the only way we'll get better, on a much smaller scale I’ve had to take the same action with my personal affairs which isn’t always easy believe you me.

[Capel Saint]

Not much to argue about there. From SFC's point of view this all means is that they can expect to see even more in the way of demands for frugality dictated by unforgiving bankers.

 

For Saints this is not going to be so much of a shock as it will be for other clubs who are still living in the free-wheeling neverland that football (and much of the wider economy) has inhabited for years.

 

Quite right. As a whole english clubs cannot keep up the demand of players demanding ridiculous salaries of £80K, £100K, £150K a week. There will come a point, which could be soon where clubs will simply stop paying these stupid amounts of money to players (and their agents) and which I hope will make the game much better for it as clubs will be able to compete on a more even keel.

 

As has been said already, Saints are already going through this painful process and I would like to think we will actually be in better shape than when a number of Premiership clubs feel the major financial squeeze.

 

On another point, it was interesting to see that Fifa are starting to voice concerns regarding the nature of the english game. Platini especially had some valid points that if controls are not put in place you could end up with a lot of english sides without a single english player in them. How Fifa or Uefa could impose such contols to insist on a club fielding a minimum of home nation players in the team whilst ensuring that it would not contravene European employment rights, I'm not sure!

[Window Cleaner]

I don't like the taste of it but my gut tells me that it's the only way we'll get better, on a much smaller scale I’ve had to take the same action with my personal affairs which isn’t always easy believe you me.

 

 

 

Kids at the Uni eh??

What a pain at pocket height that is.

[labibs]

How Fifa or Uefa could impose such contols to insist on a club fielding a minimum of home nation players in the team whilst ensuring that it would not contravene European employment rights, I'm not sure!

 

 

I always wondered about this. Why can't they just change the rules of the league? The league itself is only effectively a competition that the clubs enter on a yearly basis. Can't they just say that if you want to compete in this league the rules are that you must have 5 or so homegrown players? Along a similar line to the football at the athletics, where the majority of your squad must be under the age of 23, for you to be eligible for the competition?

 

Obviously the prem clubs would have to agree to it (which is unlikely) but is this not possible?

[eelpie]

I look forward to the day that the Premiership goes bust.

[paris]

No,more a case of if i can live without it don't buy it,and the little money that the bank keeps as a saving thingy is in fact better in my pocket at this moment in time,cutbacks i think we would call that ..

 

 

 

Kids at the Uni eh??

What a pain at pocket height that is.