http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22171365 If the worst was to happen then let it happen after this season. Every club knows how important it is to secure their Premier League future this season and will do everything possible to safeguard it. The monetary windfall is mind boggling for a club of Norwich's size. On a separate note check out Swansea who have announced expansion plans of their own over the next 3-5 seasons... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-22159360 They have followed a model very similar to ours. A club run in exactly the right way.
Survival at all costs this season. Swansea aren't a bad club but I don't really see many similarities, as club we've fallen from grace on a couple of occasions and jumped to new heights in the space of a few seasons, they've been a lot more steady.
The advantage Swansea have is that their ground looks like it was built with expansion in mind, rather than our beloved hodgepodge of stands
Swansea don't own the Liberty either so I'm assuming they don't have to pay a lot (or anything) towards expansion?
May be in a minority but I really don't give a fig how much money my club gets at any one time. Just manage within your budget and do your very best to keep us entertained for the money we pay thanks
I think you forget the fun and enterprise of being in the hunt for a place in Europe. Anyone else here unable to banish the memory of that unforgettable night in Europe. Being in exile the rest of my street wondered what happened with the noise emanating from my house after the Jerry Goss screamer
If you go down, you need cash. QPr have just taken out emergency funds already http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/apr/16/qpr-bank-loan-tony-fernandes?CMP=twt_gu
Agree with 95% of that. I would differ in that I hope the club continues to get plenty of money from supporters turning up and buying 20+K season tickets.
you only need more cash if you go down if you don't manage you budget and player contracts effectively. most of the TV cash in the top league goes on players wages anyhow - the important statistic is wages as a % of turnover. i personally don't agree with the parachute payments, certainly not at £15m per year - clubs should aim to make sufficient profits in the good years to offset any losses when they go down.
True Why should clubs 'not good enough' to retain their place in the top division have a massive helping hand over their rivals to give them a springboard to help them get back - to where they weren't good enough in the first place? It (promotion) should be achieved on merit, the current parachute system rewards failure.
just hope these words don't come back to bite us Cromer. should we go down, and i don't believe we will, these payments allow us to retain all our squad that want to stay with us.
Trouble is much like life, this was brought in because when the bonanza TV started, many "big" clubs like ManCity and possibly back then even Chelsea, were not assured of their status in the Prem and all their pals voted for it and of course clubs like us and WBA, Wolves who were yo-yo clubs wanted it as well. The whole money thing is wrong and biased but the big boys don't ever want to lose their status as big boys and protectionism is the byword in the Prem league. Personally, I hate it and it stinks. But you must always strive each game to win and ultimately if you are successful you will get into the top tier.
I'd love to see more of the overall $ spread out amongst amateur clubs, general facilities and junior coaching. I'd include parachute payments into that. Appreciate PL donate funds but it's a drop in the ocean really. If it's the same for every club then it shouldn't be a huge impact beyond perhaps lowering UK club's competitiveness with Europe (in the short term anyway).
