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Originally posted by Plaistow Eagle
Mate our first XI when/if all fit will be; Johnstone Get this XI on the pitch and we’ll have a clearer picture of where we are and what is realistically achievable this season. To me on paper looks awesome - but time will tell..!! COYP I agree with this, except, RB. Ferguson, if only/maybe. Richards is not a RB.
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Originally posted by Pinkfluff1981
What did everyone think of franca today ? Promising.
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Originally posted by Elwissthebest
I'm always impressed by southnorwoodhill's posts. Even if we had money, I'm not sure we'd spend it. There's much to be said for good housekeeping, but the Premiership is littered with good players we might have signed but didn't. Serial underachievers for many years, Newcastle has now joined the ranks of those teams who can tonk you 4-0 or worse. Never has the Premiership been less of a level playing field. Our manifest destiny is to finish the season as far up the bottom half as we can. Just when it seems that with 'two or three more signings' etc., etc., we'll find that we are trying to hang on to those players like Andersen, Guehi, Olise, Eze who will inevitably be poached. So then we need seven players again! This time next season we'll be discussing whether we have enough to beat Leicester and Leeds. Thanks! When I have my sensible cap on I try to reason objectively. Edited by southnorwoodhill (23 Oct 2023 5.40am)
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Originally posted by southnorwoodhill
Thanks! When I have my sensible cap on I try to reason objectively. Edited by southnorwoodhill (23 Oct 2023 5.40am) What was the figure to build the main stand 150 million? The match day revenue per game for the main stand has been worked out at 7 million for every match. It won’t take long to pay that off!
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Originally posted by Gary St.Andrews
What was the figure to build the main stand 150 million? The match day revenue per game for the main stand has been worked out at 7 million for every match. It won’t take long to pay that off! That sounds a bit high? I thought it was 10-12 million per season? Don't know where I read that so could well be wrong.
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Originally posted by Gary St.Andrews
What was the figure to build the main stand 150 million? The match day revenue per game for the main stand has been worked out at 7 million for every match. It won’t take long to pay that off! £7m per game? Where did you come by this figure if I may ask?
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Originally posted by Plaistow Eagle
Mate our first XI when/if all fit will be; Johnstone Get this XI on the pitch and we’ll have a clearer picture of where we are and what is realistically achievable this season. To me on paper looks awesome - but time will tell..!! COYP Not a bad shout, but I'd keep Ward at RB. He's upped his game recently and Ferguson is unproven in my book. And, what's Edouard doing on your teamsheet? Be bold, go with JRS. Edited by Palace Old Geezer (23 Oct 2023 9.02am)
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Originally posted by southnorwoodhill
An interesting point, but this could have been argued for any of the 10 seasons past - "if only we had" etc. Fact is we didn't and look unlikely to in the near future. Yes. If only I had a tenner for every time a HOLer has posted "if only we had".
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Originally posted by Palace Passion
Why do we have such depressing "supporters". We have been in the Premier league over 10 years now. We are a good London based football club. We are a bigger clubs then most like to admit and also have more money then some fans make out. We don't need to sell and we are a club in a good enough position to hold on to our best players now. We will build a squad around the likes of Johnstone, Anderson, Guehi, Mitchell, Doucoure, Lerma, Olise, Eze, França and Rak-Saki. We are only a decent young right back and a couple of decent strikers away from being a top 6 side. Not '' depressing '' more like '' realistic ''. What makes you state that the club has more money than the fans make out ? And that we don't need to sell ? You don't know that for a fact do you ? The stadium development is a huge financial undertaking, and costs have no risen by 50% since the original plans were drawn up. It would be naive to assume that the cost could be funded without the club selling any players.
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Originally posted by Plaistow Eagle
Mate our first XI when/if all fit will be; Johnstone Get this XI on the pitch and we’ll have a clearer picture of where we are and what is realistically achievable this season. To me on paper looks awesome - but time will tell..!! COYP Sadly, I think we should discount Ferguson - at least for now. Yes, that's a potentially good X1, but you said it yourself, if/when all fit. Already the season has been disrupted by injuries. In my opinion the squad is still short on quality. That situation could improve if the likes to Rak-Sakyi and Ozoh continue to progress.
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Originally posted by southnorwoodhill
£7m per game? Where did you come by this figure if I may ask? There was a Steve Parish interview recently. I’m not sure where I read it now?
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Originally posted by Gary St.Andrews
There was a Steve Parish interview recently. I’m not sure where I read it now? Ok. I'm reasoning that the tv money etc is not included in the total, therefore the new main stand with 13 odd thousand capacity would need every seat to spend circa £500 on match day to reach £7m. This seems unlikely, and perhaps there has been a mix up with the figures.
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