Edin interview in the times

No reason why we can't find a little club in Germany though is there? Like we did with Montagne or whatever they were called, and the States too. Nothing really came of those, but a club to send some players to, play pre season games, and get first dibs on some of their players is not a bad option.

 

The fining aspect is not 'up to both clubs to agree on' - that's a bit naive I'd say. It's becoming more commonplace. Unfortunately Liverpool seem to be a bit of a scapegoat but maybe rightly so, I dont know that much about it but good for Edin speaking out on it if it's a big issue.

 

Bradford "can't do", bring back BFG! Barnsley & Wigan have new super-rich owners despite having much bigger local competition that Bradford, and, are even less glamorous than our city and with less potential to boot! Tbh I think we have the "wrong" owners, we had "ok" owners treading water whilst waiting for the "right" ones but we are being led up the garden path here......

 

Both them clubs have spent the majority of the last 15 years in the top or second tier, we've been nowhere near. Most foreign business men won't have a scooby out side the top 2 tiers. As for us having more potential, raise our ticket prices in line with them clubs and lets see our potential. We may have a big population but we are right next to Leeds, who dwarf the Sheffield clubs. People in east of Bradford could literally walk to Elland Road or catch a local bus, Wigan maybe relatively close to Manchester but are still a bit out of the way. Before the cheap tickets I knew far more Leeds season ticket holders who live in Bradford than City season ticket holders. Why would an owner try buy Bradford with Leeds on their doorstep in reality?

As for BFG that's irrelevant, he'd do nothing in this day an age, they didn't have billionaire owners throwing money around in the championship back then. We spent a couple of million and were big spenders, far more even. We racked up £35 million under him, Brighton racked that up just in the championship every season before they were promoted.

A few baron years without a cup run or Wells to sell and we'd have seen just how ok we'd be doing now if the old owners were still here.

 

Good on Edin. Some people are always going to moan about anything he says. I don’t think he gets everything right, but I am happy he, along with other chairmen, have made these points. The bigger clubs just want everything their own way and will crap on anyone to get it. The top two divisions are almost a closed shop already. Barnsley will most probably wipe the floor with our division and then struggle again next year. Look at Wigan recently. Yes, occasionally teams will crack it, but the trend is a centralisation of power. Does make you think what the future may be for lower league clubs.

 

Owt for nowt.

Suprised he's not sat at Barkerend traffic lights tapping cigs off drivers.

 

Pointless to complain about Town wanting Hiwula's full wage when Fleetwood paid it.

Had no one paid it and Jordi wasted a season, fine - but clubs have budgets and must spend accordingly.

If its bad value, don't sign the player

 

You would have to move so he could get a place though.

 

When R&R arrived, I expected, or at least hoped that their approach would centre on supporting the successful model Parkinson had, but supplementing it with extra funding to allow for some sustainability and the addition of the couple of quality attacking players we lacked. Had they kept Parky and his team, allowed him to retain control and armed him with say an extra 1m in the playing budget each season, and set him the challenge of reaching the championship within 3 years, I'm confident he'd have delivered. There s never a guarantee, but I think it'd have been the surest route to progress in the short to mid term term. Once in the championship, they could've adapted their model more gradually. I still don't understanding why they didn't go down that route but hey ho.

Given that their approach looks to be more financially prudent then securing lower cost loans from the higher league's will be central to our chances of promotion. Establishing a relationship where we can demonstrate real development opportunity for loanees strengthens our hand in terms of seeking cheaper deals.

I still think the model is wrong. We're supposed to be about developing footballers, but we haven't appointed a coaching team with any track record in that regard. Our summer recruitment - whilst decent - looks to have a more short term focus. Why sign Payne, Scannell and Doyle but clearly leave yourself short of another quality forward?

And our approach to signing young players looks scattergun. Too broad and diluted. We'd be better scrapping the development team, signing fewer young players but increasing the talent profile and giving them immediate roles in the first team squad. If one or two can't get games, there's no shortage of local clubs in league's 2 and the conference for loans.

 

The real cancer in football is the PL which sadly has been allowed to outgrow its host, i.e. the game. The sooner it implodes the better.

Sky and BT could play a role there by refusing to pay the ridiculous amounts demanded by the PL for coverage rights and instead support the football league more. I could actually see that happening eventually but it won't be any time soon. More and more people are cancelling their TV subscriptions because of the costs and using nefarious means such as kodi for their football fix. This is bound to reach a point where the TV companies do something drastic.

 

I only beg so I can buy your Mrs something nice to wear.

 

Note to Little England.

Better look at how other countries bring their young players through and you might have more playing in your top league.

Oh and you wouldn't want your football to go the way of your industries would you? No nothing to learn from Germany in those areas either... is there.

 

Without money forget it, won’t happen. Give me a budget of £25 million and i guarantee you could take any team in lower leagues to the top half of the championship. Fans have to accept what Bradford City is, an historical lower league team from the one of the poorest areas in the country. The teams you mention either have a history of being in the top two divisions or have a very wealthy backer. Burnley are the best example of what can be done but it still took a large refinancing via their directors uears

football at the highest level will never implode, it will only get bigger as football becomes a business centred around the biggest cities in the world. Its a cashcow that just keeps in giving, the link between multinational companies and football has never been greater. Years down the line they will be clamouring for a European suoerleague and big games between the biggest cities in the world. The top 6 in the premiership and the big clubs around Europe will become sick of playing the lesser teams in the divisions, they want each game to be a big occasion.

 

Agreed. Because we were doing sooooo well. 1,175 years in Div 3 and 4 with 3 days in the PL.

Hhhhmmm yes. Why are you messing with our winning formula?

 

You could be right. If you are the sooner they f*** off the better.

 

Wow - you post some shite. Wolves are backed by a huge Chinese conglomerate and Fulham a Pakstani-American billionaire. Not great examples.

As a contrarian I thought you would be pleased that we have a chairman willing to share a different perspective, challenge the status quo, start a debate on the future of the game, offer alternative solutions and ideas, etc. The German model may not work in England but the football league should at least take a look. What we do in England (football and beyond) is not always best in class....

 

First class post (do you see what I did there?)

 

Please tell me what the lies are because I'm struggling to understand them.

 

You forgot to add that Leeds are also financially backed by the same company that own the San Francisco 49's. Fordy's post is possibly the biggest epic fail since Gerald Ratner rubbished his own stores.

 

Aye forgot they'd recently bought a share. Doubt there will be a queue of international sporting teams wanting a piece of Bradford some how.