Promotion - The Down side (2 Viewers)

[cc84cov]

Yeah but the odd win felt great. I don’t see how hoping to finish 7th in the second tier is an aspiration.

the last game staying up games were far better than it would be just missing out on promotion every season

Spurs away

 

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[HuckerbyDublinWhelan]

Spurs away

Didn’t go - was too young at the time. I remember clutching a sky blue Sam teddy bear and listening to the radio. Heart was in the mouth... worst thing was knowing we had to hold on for 15 mins and CWR made every attack seem fatal. One of my very early CCFC memories

 

[clint van damme]

We're definitely on an upwards curve and the momentum behind that is key. So I want us to go up (and keep on going up) but if it meant we'd get tonked every week we'd lose that momentum and crucially the fans who we're already struggling with playing in Brum. How many are going to travel there to see up beaten on a regular basis? Of course the extra money would be good, but with it comes higher wages if you want to be competitive and there's a fair argument that Championship is the worst for wages from clubs either having players after relegation or chasing the PL big bucks, but not having the same level of revenue.

So if we could go up, play this type of entertaining football (hopefully with a few more goals) and get midtable to begin with brilliant. If we're going up to come back down, no thanks. But from where we are right now if we failed to get playoffs it would be quite deflating anyway. So damned if we do, damned if we don't really.

I cannot see any down side to getting promoted.
If we become a championship/league 1 yo yo side then that is progress considering we were in league 2 a couple of years ago.
The main problem in the scenario you paint is still being in Brum.. If our stay is extended it will become s major headache whatever league we're in.

 

[skyblu3sk]

Looks like the basic awards in the championship are worth 6.8m vs 1.4m in league 1 so that should help a bit. Obviously sponsorship revenue should go up too. Also 100-140k per match on telly vs 30k for the hosts and 10k for the away team. Average revenue in championship last year was 27m if you exclude parachute payments ours was 5.9m in the same period. Burton had the lowest turnover in the championship by the looks at 12.9 and Preston 13.3m. Burton average attendance 3058 Preston 14160.

 

[skyblu3sk]

Championship 2018 Finances - Wages - FINANCIAL FOOTBALL NEWS

 

[speedie87]

I still fear we will need to sell someone this month to comply with the league 1 budget rules

 

[GaryJones]

Looks like we need to try and follow the example set by Sheffield Utd.
If only we could attract the attendances that they do it would help enormously.
We are definitely on the right track playing wise - just need to sort the stadium situation without it bankrupting us in the process and we will be set.

 

[BigadamL]

I can't see why anyone would be happy for is just to potter, if you don't play to win or achieve the best you can then what's the point

Win lose or draw it's just the emotions of being a football fan.

With the shite last 15 years I would take bottom 5 of the championship any day

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

NO thank you, it was grim every week. Just the odd win. The goal has to be challenging for the Play Offs in the Championship, but never actually making it to the Prem. It is fun expecting to win every week whoever the opposition and it is crap living off morsels. Only if we were fortunate enough to find an owner like that of Leicester, Bournemouth or Wolves - one prepared to finance a big P & L loss - would that change.

Well that’s what English football is now, who can be the best whore for a foreign tycoon. Game’s broken brah

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Looks like we need to try and follow the example set by Sheffield Utd.
If only we could attract the attendances that they do it would help enormously.
We are definitely on the right track playing wise - just need to sort the stadium situation without it bankrupting us in the process and we will be set.

I think Burnley are the realistic example to be honest. Crap team, few resources but a great manager