Salford City

I'd just put my bet on for the season aswell and put Wrexham to win the national league   I still would go Wrexham but i bet Salford have dropped in and Wrexham's price has gone out.

Was chatting to a Man Utd 'fan' over a few beers last night and he piped up with:

, ' but why do you actually support shitty Grimsby when you only get to see them a few times a year!'

Gobsmacked was an understatement.

'We may be excrement, but those few hours, spent with mates, watching our team play is something you can't get through watching it on tv!'

This Man Utd 'fan' last went to a game in 2003 and says it's cheaper to watch it on tv! Says it all really about how the millions (billions) pumped into the game at the top level alienates the true meaning of what football can give someone

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I think that's a real sweeping generalisation.

Pot/kettle?

Nathan Pond has gone there too. Absolute rock of a CB when we had him! He would walk into any league 2 starting 11.

At least the Man Utd consortium are putting some of their wealth back into football in this country most would invest in properties abroad. exotic Holidays luxury cars urine it away etc, etc.

Good on them I say.  Why the hell can't the ex Man Utd players back a new venture in the City they all love.  I think what they are doing at Salford City is good for football.  I would far rather these ex players are backing a new small venture, rather than sticking their money into an already successful club.  Good luck to Salford City, and at 7/1 a cracking bet to win the Vanarama this season.

It’s simple, teams generally achieve success by having better players, better players cost more, it’s been that way for decades it’s just more visible and there’s more cash floating around in the multi media age we live in.

All that said there needs to be some rules in place that provide these clubs some sustainable future away from people pumping money in, sooner or later these backers lose interest.

I’d not be too bothered but that tw@t Gary Neville really grinds my gears.

In the TV series I had to laugh when Sky pundit Neville found out his club Salford City had a Sky dodgy box.

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It’s simple, teams generally achieve success by having better players, better players cost more, it’s been that way for decades it’s just more visible and there’s more cash floating around in the multi media age we live in.

All that said there needs to be some rules in place that provide these clubs some sustainable future away from people pumping money in, sooner or later these backers lose interest.

I’d not be too bothered but that tw@t Gary Neville really grinds my gears.

Does this mean you are totally against anyone donating money to a club to further it's advancement or make it financially secure. At a more local level then, the " benign loan " by JF to GTFC is better than him donating the club that money? Instead of  " pumping money into the club " he is lending the club money until it is in a position to repay it.

Quoted from rancido

Does this mean you are totally against anyone donating money to a club to further it's advancement or make it financially secure. At a more local level then, the " benign loan " by JF to GTFC is better than him donating the club that money? Instead of  " pumping money into the club " he is lending the club money until it is in a position to repay it.

No I said .........

" All that said there needs to be some rules in place that provide these clubs some sustainable future away from people pumping money in, sooner or later these backers lose interest".

If someone spends loads of money on a club by subsiding it's cost base (salaries etc.. ) and then they walk away that hardly leaves a club financially secure. I have no problem with people putting money into what they want but you need to have a balance between spending on players fees and wages and building infrastructure so if the benefactor disappears the club could still meet it's costs and stand on it's own two feet.

Would I rather GTFC where given money rather than loaned it? Absolutely, but which ever way the club secures income I'd prefer it to be spent wisely and not on players earning £4K a week in a tin pot league.