I think this goes to the heart of Ehab's twisted thinking. He imagines that he flushing out the uppity old school types and replacing them with younger more compliant nu-fans. And while there is some screamingly obvious evidence why that is wrong (crowds are tumbling... youngsters are wilfully priced out) it is nevertheless his self-justification. He has worked out a plan to get the Allam money out of City whether we stay up (and get loads more TV dosh) or go down (and have a fire sale while trouseribg the parachute payments). And safe in that knowledge, he is happy to encourage new supporters to the fold (lots of prices will be lower next season than this, mine will for a start) while continuing to fail to respond to the views of what he sees as the old fashioned traditionalist stick in the muds that lack his vision and imagination. He's a thick twat. Having said all that, I want to see City debt free, whoever that debt is held by. It's a scandal that we've had so many PL seasons and racked up such a large deficit. It might damage our club, but it'll be worth it to see the back of these two.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7697414.stm first season Bolton laid on free coaches for their fans - I remember passing a huge convoy on the way to the game - of course there were fewer Bolton fans next season - you really are a dick at times
Whilst agreeing with most of your post, the chances of seeing a debt free City are somewhat remote. If the likes of Man Utd and Liverpool aren't debt free our chances are somewhat slim.
Arsenal, Burnley, Palace, Leicester, Man City, West Brom and Stoke were all debt free in their last accounts, others like Swansea and Spurs also had negligible debt levels, it is possible (though in the case of Leicester, Man City and Stoke, it was down to the owners writing off the debt).
So, are Man Utd and Liverpool debt free? Four clubs were debt free without owners writing off debts. Given they have reasonable owners who don't drive fans away, it is, as I wrote, a somewhat slim possibility.
It is absolutely imperative that Hull City is debt free, because it doesn't have a significant physical asset it can use as collateral for a loan.