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  1. wetherbywhaler

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    I think recognising the issue and dealing with it inside some 3 months was quite efficiently done to be honest but as I said Archie kept things away from the Board, even when questioned at Board meetings. Sadly he is not around to answer and I leave this here.
     
    #151 wetherbywhaler, Jun 29, 2020
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  2. Bigrod

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    I would add Rochdale, Doncaster, Burton, Gillingham, Wycombe, Wimbledon, Swindon, and Crewe to that list. Quite frankly we should be in League 1 pressing for promotion to the Championship.
     
    #156 Bigrod, Jun 29, 2020
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  3. Bantamsteve

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    So simple really I don't know why people haven't thought of it before
    A man of your financial means and business acumen could do all 3 jobs
    Simple
    Any reason why not ??
     
    #157 Bantamsteve, Jun 29, 2020
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  4. Park bantam

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    How many times can one person post the same thing @Fordy117@Fordy117 record holder
     
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    #161 Park bantam, Jun 29, 2020
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  5. Park bantam

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    Great stuff
     
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    #167 Park bantam, Jun 29, 2020
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  6. Lard Arse

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    They have net losses of nearly £17m in the last 2 seasons , hardly sustainable on a £11.5m turnover. An over zealous club/boardroom with ego's larger than their wallets.
    North West clubs Bolton & Bury with similar owners.

    They won't be the last in this climate, Coronavirus will tip many a club over the edge but it is not the sole cupability.
     
    #192 Lard Arse, Jul 1, 2020
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  7. Lard Arse

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    When Portmouth were taken over in their many guises , they had a Director whom passed the test who didn't actually exsist.
    To say it's not fit for purpose is an understatement.
     
    #195 Lard Arse, Jul 1, 2020
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  8. Park bantam

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    I am hoping over time things will improve with Baldwin in charge he knows what it’s like for lower league teams
     
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    #205 Park bantam, Jul 6, 2020
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  9. Faithful Bantam

    Faithful Bantam Squad Player

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    Pretty much how I feel. I've lost all enthusiasm for it, I see no real future for us. One thought around the salary cap though; could it be a good thing? It might force us to divert more money towards scouting, coaching, training etc. Invest money where its needed and limit the options available to the club in terms of flushing money away on aging or sub-standard players. Probably grasping at straws there though...….
     
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    #208 Faithful Bantam, Jul 6, 2020
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  10. Bigrod

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    Agree totally. It is one thing to complain, but without a coherent alternative model, then the complaint becomes meaningless.

    Does the club suggest that things continue as they are?

    We have all seen the Bury’s of this world and there are still clubs like Wigan, Bolton, Macclesfield, Southend, Oldham Who have substantial financial issues and these are the ones we know about!

    There needs to be mechanisms in place which are robust and prevent loopholes. However a ‘one size’ fits all solution is a crude tool, and doesn’t reflect the diverse nature, size and position of individual clubs.
     
    #223 Bigrod, Jul 6, 2020
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  11. Bronco

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    The first thing you have to ask is where in Bradford would we play that would hold upward of crowds of 10,000 if we were doing well in non league, because we could not afford Valley Parade at £330,000/year, maybe whilst we playing non league we'll get a new ground and rather than train at a school we also get a new training facility, pie in the sky stuff.
    If fans are pissed off with what's happend over the last few season why would they return to watch non league football I can't see one positive from losing our league status Avenue have certainly proved that starting from scratch is a good way to run your club, hence my comment.
     
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  12. Bronco

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    Losing our Football League status would be the death knell for professional sport in Bradford, as yourself I can't see any positives in making a decision to go non league and building again, the mans a wum.
     
    #246 Bronco, Jul 6, 2020
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  13. Storck

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    The loan that had already been spent on strengthening etc, so whichever way you look all the windfall was spent on the team
     
    #264 Storck, Jul 6, 2020
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  14. Foghornleghorn

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    Not ironic more like idiotic.
     
    #272 Foghornleghorn, Jul 6, 2020
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  15. Interested Bystander

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    Probably but the last 60 years of going makes me think........
     
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    #280 Interested Bystander, Jul 6, 2020
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    2002-03 Squad were relegated including
    David James, Tomáš Řepka, Nigel Winterburn,Don Hutchison. Lee Bowyer,,Michael Carrick ,,Christian Dailly,Trevor Sinclair,Jermain Defoe,Paolo Di Canio,Steve Lomas,Frédéric Kanouté,John Moncur, Raimond van der Gouw, Les Ferdinand,.Glen Johnson,,Rufus Brevett, Joe Cole, & Anton Ferdinand

    Too good to go down we said, 42 points more than enough !
     
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    #283 Interested Bystander, Jul 7, 2020
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  17. Hoochy-Min

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    Fordy has this spot on and the cucks are too indoctrinated to realise they're cucked.

    We're going nowhere. The very best we've got at the moment with Rupp and Rhodes is treading water. Nothing to do with Covid either, we're a proper Shit Street club and it makes me cross.
     
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    #284 Hoochy-Min, Jul 7, 2020
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  18. BradfordBanter

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    It's right though Hooch, I saw people saying Garth was a good appointment because of his experience at big clubs but that all started somewhere. It's funny that when we have someone is doing well people make a deal out of it and see it as an easy option rather than seeing it as rewarding success.

    Let's not forget peoples buzzword, it's AMBITION.
     
    #306 BradfordBanter, Jul 21, 2020
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  19. How

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    I didn’t know we’d had record breaking kit sales? Have you got a link?
     
    #308 How, Jul 21, 2020
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    #312 BradfordBanter, Jul 21, 2020
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