another reason to be satisfied with the way we are being run at present...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37311470

not sure if Tan is asset stripping or what.... but as they say "No smoke without fire"

we all should be content with the status quo at Oakwell at present ( cue rock band jokes I guess)

I wold much prefer us to be the way we are and even in the conference than be in the top flights and have these kinda worries hanging over us... Right now there seems to be a whole lotta shoppers from overseas buying up bargain basement clubs... the fans of such clubs instantly think "YESSS" and that they are the stairway to heaven ( bugger another rock joke prompt) but I have to wonder that if they are really on a "Highway to Hell" ( sod it even I succumbed there)

But seriously lets all be happy with the way this club is right now.

 

How the fck a £13 million annual loss can be construed as being within the bounds of FFP is absolutely beyond me. Farcical system

 

agreed

that's why we should be happy with a local lad owning the team and a good deal of local lads coaching/playing for the club too... I think a lot of clubs out there could be secretly very envious of BFC... for me its what a football club should be... and if we win its good if we lose well its a thing to deal with an move on... but what we seem to have right now is a togetherness and a huge amount of strength... that'll do for me no matter what level of Football we are playing in.


YOOOOOOOOOOREDDDDDZZZZZZZ

 

The whole thing is a bloody joke. A lot of clubs will go pop when their various owners pull out, go bust, go to jail or all 3.

Owning football clubs will eventually become unfashionable. It's all cyclical. Sky will, eventually find something else to appeal to the mass markets in Asia. Or their own leagues eventually become their attraction. Or the Spanish, German or Italian leagues gain strength.

Then a lot of clubs will be left wishing they had been run prudently.

 

It's a bubble alright, but one that I feel has got a lot of mileage left in it yet. The interest in the UK and Europe might have wained but China, India, and to a lesser extent Thailand and Indonesia are vast markets that still have decades of potential growth ahead of them. It's the same with the Champions League. Most real footy fans think it's the most mind-numbingly dull tournament imaginable, but casual supporters especially abroad love it. Even in Russia, a country with a relatively strong domestic league and some decent enough sides representing it in the CL and Europa League, Man Utd v Real Madrid or Barcelona v Bayern is a massive event which everyone will stay up to watch. Personally, I'd rather watch QVC. Bores me senseless.

 

Surely you meant to say "Smoke on the Water"?