Through the out door

Yeah my sentiments too. I was gonna point out the flaws but Eric McManus put it perfectly. And as for this argument that they're a selling club? FFS every lower league club is a selling club, it's exactly the point being made that a small club on its arse like Peterborough can be turned into a club that has a chance of competing. As for lacking ambition, I'm not even gonna take that comment seriously.

 

I hate to point out the blindingly obvious but we're 5 points from the bottom two of league 2 after a few years of absolute dross week in week out. I may be only guessing here but I expect that's the main reason for the negativity.

 

Yet in 1985 only 12 were. That's the first year I plucked out of my head and if I was a betting man there'd be years with fewer than 12.

The big clubs will always be there though, it backs up the "financially biased" point I made but the comment made was about a natural level amongst 92 football teams, not just the top division.

 

Peterborough are basically wholesalers of footballers they buy well and sell on keeping the books balanced and if fans are happy with that it’s fair enough quite a few of their fans aren’t.

 

Are ANY Bradford City fans (apart from you of course) happy with where we are?

 

We are talking about Peterborough aren’t we please quote me where I say I am happy with where we are

 

We all know what you're suggesting when we're comparing ourselves to Peterborough. It doesn't need another 43 pages of going round in circles to determine that you'll accept no direct or even indirect criticism of anything the club does.

 

I am suggesting nothing I have said often before that Peterborough is model that I would like city to follow. I have said for ever that we need to improve scouting to buy and sell players at the right time but at the same time see the club as well as being self sufficient but also progressing. Unlike you I don’t take the default position that everything the club does is wrong

 

Success comes at a point in time and is mainly the result of a build up or effort over time. Very few times is it a Leicester winning the PL type scenario. Because of all the online news and social media everyone is like "why can't we win now" "why can't we win the league today" Unfortunately, very little just happens without planning and taking time!

 

Aren’t those clubs owned by mega rich owners bankrolling everything? Bournemouth have the Russian. Brighton have Tony Bloom, who can’t be short of a few bob?

Peterborough seem to be getting a good income from transfer revenues and reinvesting that, rather than owner plugging the holes?

May be wrong but Posh’s model is sustainable but Bournemouth and Brighton’s seem less so.

Not sure who owns Swansea these days. Did Huw Jenkins sell up?

 

Stokes owners own bet 365 don’t they? Minted

 

like the photos with Palladini and the newspaper in London?
Were the club aware of that “incident’?

 

Don't know if any watched Monday night football last night. Did you @wetherbywhaler ?

Neville was talking about North East and Yorkshire clubs and basically saying its not the managers fault up there and these clubs have been served up rubbish. Implying its the owners fault.

When Bradford City fans start to understand that its OFF the pitch as well as ON the pitch that's important we might progress. Ryan's job needs to concentrated off the pitch!

Some of you have been blinded by cheap tickets and having this blind loyal faith.

Bradford City is a failing club! Forgetting turning the corner, it needs Rupp out and to fully start again!

 

The thing it really needs is to rid itself of the "old boys club" image that is associated with its perennial failure.

 

Yes, Denise Coates. Bet 365 have dominated the online betting market. She’s been criticised plenty she’s that rich - a billionaire - but tbf she has given some to charity.

Just as well she’s loaded given Stoke’s efforts at promotion!

 

I’m a bit lost now tbh. I was making the point its not fair to label Posh’s model unsuccessful because they are still in L1, while teams you mention have progressed from beneath them and into the PL. My point is that those clubs have wealthy benefactors.

Peterborough’s focus every year is on goals and entertaining. Their production line of strikers they’ve developed and sold on for decent fees is testament to that.

Their obsession with scoring goals has seen them neglect their defence but it’s hard to get £5-£10m for a League 1 CB so I think that is why they continue to pour so much resource into finding goalscorers.

They don’t get big crowds and given the wage demands of Championship clubs - competing with ex Pl clubs on big parachute payments - you can forgive them for thinking they would be another ‘Rotherham’ really even if they went up.

The Posh model is exactly the model BCAFC should be aspiring to IMO. Unless you have billionaire owners you need to develop and sell players to exist.

 

Jeez Rod we get it, you dont rate what MacAnthony has done at Peterborough.