| Change of owner 23:24 - Jan 13 with 4550 views | nodge_blue |
I was just watching Alex griffin YT channel, discussing Mike Ashley as potential new owner.
Regardless of opinions on Ashley, isn’t the fact that the salary cap in div one means that we could have Elon musk as owner but he could only spend 2 million on wages and therefore wouldn’t attract any better players?
So it’s a waste of time pinning hopes on that as a way forward? |  |
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| Change of owner on 23:36 - Jan 13 with 4481 views | casanovacrow |
Maybe not going to make a difference in the short term but after a few seasons of better decision making a new owner would make a big difference.
I don't think there's any chance we'll get a buyer though, so our best hope is Evans gets someone in with football knowledge and give them greater autonomy over transfers and direction of the club. |  | | |
| Change of owner on 23:54 - Jan 13 with 4455 views | SitfcB |
I stopped reading at “I was just watching Alex griffin YT channel”
Are you 12? |  |
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| Change of owner on 00:06 - Jan 14 with 4428 views | casanovacrow |
| Change of owner on 23:54 - Jan 13 by SitfcB |
I stopped reading at “I was just watching Alex griffin YT channel”
Are you 12? |
Want to save me a potentially embarrassing youtube search to explain ? lol | | | |
| Change of owner on 03:28 - Jan 14 with 4294 views | Kievthegreat |
Players under 21 aren't counted to the wage cap. So in theory you could have 10 players on £5k pw on 22+ year olds and unlimited on 21 and younger for the rest of the squad. |  | | |
| Change of owner on 03:30 - Jan 14 with 4285 views | dominiciawful |
Alex Griffin. Christ on a bike. |  |
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| Change of owner on 08:02 - Jan 14 with 4131 views | bournemouthblue |
| Change of owner on 23:36 - Jan 13 by casanovacrow |
Maybe not going to make a difference in the short term but after a few seasons of better decision making a new owner would make a big difference.
I don't think there's any chance we'll get a buyer though, so our best hope is Evans gets someone in with football knowledge and give them greater autonomy over transfers and direction of the club. |
I think that's the key really, I wonder if the new rules mean you would have to 'financially' dope behind the scenes on the academy and infrastructure etc?
The reality though is the quality of League One and below is going to fly down and clubs above League One will be expecting to pillage clubs of any of their decent players. I fear this could be as damaging as our relegation from Premier League if we don't get back up this season! [Post edited 14 Jan 2021 8:08]
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| Change of owner on 08:05 - Jan 14 with 4127 views | solemio |
| Change of owner on 23:54 - Jan 13 by SitfcB |
I stopped reading at “I was just watching Alex griffin YT channel”
Are you 12? |
Ah memories. It's only a few years since people on here were asking you the same.
Tempus fugit. |  | | |
| Change of owner on 08:20 - Jan 14 with 4084 views | jayessess |
| Change of owner on 08:02 - Jan 14 by bournemouthblue |
I think that's the key really, I wonder if the new rules mean you would have to 'financially' dope behind the scenes on the academy and infrastructure etc?
The reality though is the quality of League One and below is going to fly down and clubs above League One will be expecting to pillage clubs of any of their decent players. I fear this could be as damaging as our relegation from Premier League if we don't get back up this season! [Post edited 14 Jan 2021 8:08]
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It's more likely that wage levels in L1 are going to decline than the standard of the football, really. The vast majority of players are here because they aren't good enough to play higher up, not because the wages are competitive. IIRC most of our lot had to take a 60% pay cut when we went down. If they had been able to easily get transfers back to the Championship they would have done.
We've had one year of wage cap so far and the main result was just to put a bunch of L1
fringe players out of work. Didn't see any cheap transfers out of the division, really. |  |
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| Change of owner on 10:05 - Jan 14 with 3893 views | C_HealyIsAPleasure |
| Change of owner on 08:20 - Jan 14 by jayessess |
It's more likely that wage levels in L1 are going to decline than the standard of the football, really. The vast majority of players are here because they aren't good enough to play higher up, not because the wages are competitive. IIRC most of our lot had to take a 60% pay cut when we went down. If they had been able to easily get transfers back to the Championship they would have done.
We've had one year of wage cap so far and the main result was just to put a bunch of L1
fringe players out of work. Didn't see any cheap transfers out of the division, really. |
Will be a bit of both, no doubt it will be easier for clubs to stockpile players but that largely happens anyway. Ultimately though there’s only a finite amount of players and those clubs won’t want to have players on the wage bill they have no use for. And those that clubs would be most likely to take a punt on will be those younger prospects that fall outside of the cap
There are still advantages for bigger clubs at this level if they’re clever* about it - for example offering contracts with significant increases triggered in the event of promotion
*which no doubt rules us out |  |
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| Change of owner on 10:55 - Jan 14 with 3838 views | daisyisabaddog |
Ashley only ever buys a business from an administrator. He's a disgusting man who treats his staff with contempt. He's even been fined for failing to pay the minimum wage. | | | |
| When you want an in depth..... on 10:59 - Jan 14 with 3838 views | Bloots |
....discussion about the complexities of football club ownership, I always find it's best to take your advice from a kid on YouTube who still gets told off by his Mum for swearing.
Lambert out. |  |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| When you want an in depth..... on 11:02 - Jan 14 with 3825 views | footers |
| When you want an in depth..... on 10:59 - Jan 14 by Bloots |
....discussion about the complexities of football club ownership, I always find it's best to take your advice from a kid on YouTube who still gets told off by his Mum for swearing.
Lambert out. |
Is he the one whose video stills look like he's inserting a pineapple into nature's pocket? |  |
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| Yep, on that subject..... on 11:14 - Jan 14 with 3803 views | Bloots |
| When you want an in depth..... on 11:02 - Jan 14 by footers |
Is he the one whose video stills look like he's inserting a pineapple into nature's pocket? |
....and this is true, he stood next to me once at Carrow Road and proceeded to hold his phone up videoing the match.
I politely asked him to desist or I would insert the phone into "natures pocket" for him.
He moved to a different seat. | |
| "The sooner he comes back the better, this place has been a disaster without him" - TWTD User (July 2025) |
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| Change of owner on 11:22 - Jan 14 with 3776 views | bournemouthblue |
| Change of owner on 08:20 - Jan 14 by jayessess |
It's more likely that wage levels in L1 are going to decline than the standard of the football, really. The vast majority of players are here because they aren't good enough to play higher up, not because the wages are competitive. IIRC most of our lot had to take a 60% pay cut when we went down. If they had been able to easily get transfers back to the Championship they would have done.
We've had one year of wage cap so far and the main result was just to put a bunch of L1
fringe players out of work. Didn't see any cheap transfers out of the division, really. |
For sure but Championship clubs are going to see it as an opportunity
There's going to be players who want to remain on their current pay structure, that's simple economics
Whether they are good enough is another issue but it's a great opportunity to pick up some bargains from the lesser clubs, as everyone looks to cut their cloth | |
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| Change of owner on 12:08 - Jan 14 with 3735 views | RegencyBlue |
| Change of owner on 10:55 - Jan 14 by daisyisabaddog |
Ashley only ever buys a business from an administrator. He's a disgusting man who treats his staff with contempt. He's even been fined for failing to pay the minimum wage. |
All true, but then Evans has been involved in some highly dubious business practices and looking on the internet at reviews from people who have worked for him, his employment practices are not great either.
Unfortunately the days of the Cobbold type ownership are long gone. Most owners would not stand close examination of their backgrounds, which is why the FA don’t look very hard! |  | | |
| Change of owner on 12:22 - Jan 14 with 3706 views | Blue_Order |
Thought you were gonna suggest Griffin took control of the club there, before I opened the thread properly. |  | | |
| Yep, on that subject..... on 12:34 - Jan 14 with 3676 views | Paramedic |
| Yep, on that subject..... on 11:14 - Jan 14 by Bloots |
....and this is true, he stood next to me once at Carrow Road and proceeded to hold his phone up videoing the match.
I politely asked him to desist or I would insert the phone into "natures pocket" for him.
He moved to a different seat. |
Brave. I did come across one of hi You Tube thingys once, may have been posted on here as I didn't go out of my way to look at it..ahem.... on where going a goal down whilst watching ifollow he proceeded to hit the furniture a bit, before getting told off by his Mum! Nutter! |  |
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