The Problems With A Foreigner

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  1. Con

    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Is it a concern that a foreign owner would sell all of the best players, not reinvest in the squad, not reinvest in infrastructure and the let ground fall into a state of dilapidation and so on. That would scare me because I wouldn't like to see that happen to the club.
     
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    Mido Well-Known Member

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    Ffs give it a rest man


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    Maybe not, but they could put us in massive debt, change the colour of our kit, destroy our identity and history and/or alienate the fans in their quest for ownership/a quick £.

    I'll take cracked advertising boards of any of those scenarios any day.
     
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    why would that be related to aForeign owner. I would be worried with an English owner doing that
     
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    Conan Troutman Well-Known Member

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    Or they could do none of those things and take us to the premiership.
     
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    The worry is that they'll spend millions on chasing a dream of getting into the Premier league, failing, then walking away leaving the club in millions of debt.

    The ground needs work, but dilapidated is a bit strong.

    5 of the 6 signings we've made this summer have been a for a fee. So the reinvestment thing is false. We're not reinvesting what we're making, but how's the club ever going to be self sufficient if we did.

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    Be careful what you wish for because things could be a heck of a lot worse than they are right now. I was as frustrated as anyone when our season fell apart last season but on balance things are quite positive right now.
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    We are investing on the team at unprecedented level and you still criticise
     
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    We need to change ownership to move forward imho.
     
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    tyrone1 Banned Idiot

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    You never let yourself down do you
     
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    Just like foreign owners have taken Wolves to the Premiership. Or Birmingham. Or Blackburn. Or Wednesday. Or Leeds. Or Forest. You seem somewhat delusional.
     
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    Or for the best example, two words: Leyton Orient
     
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    Any ownership brings a risk and while there may be financial limitations with PC there is no risk of him using us as a rich man's plaything. We're pretty safe in his hands and that has to be worth something.
     
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    Or they could do what they did at Orient & take them from the brink of the Championship to the Conference, going through five managers in 16 months.
     
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    Or in a nutshell, lets throw loads of money at it like all those clubs we love to slag of and risk going out of business...or summat.
     
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    Cheer up you miserable git. Its been a mad weekend. Players brought in left right and centre..player investment.3 year contracts. Smile.
     
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    There are good foreign owners Chelsea seem to have benefitted for example and there are very bad British owners. Ask Blackpool!
    Personally I would like any new owner to have some connection with the club not be looking for a plaything which makes a foreigner less likely but not impossible as we do have foreign fans who aren't from Tarn
     
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