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Originally posted by brightonr
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You are absolutely correct, but are quite possibly missing the irony of that comment.
Spending money that is not affordable, on over-hyped and over-paid players that have hardly set the world alight consistently, is not a good business model.
No business, that pays more than it should for it's so called assets and consistently spends more than it's income, will become self sustaining or profitable.
Spending the money we are reported to have done on Adel, is investment. He is young, has bags of talent, incredible potential and in all likelihood will be sold on for a considerable profit, whilst we would have had the benefit of watching him perform and contribute to our hopeful success.
Spending money on the likes of Roberts, Beattie, Chopra etc., players whose opinions of their financial worth are clearly beyond that of the majority of sane people, is not investment. It is a waste of money.
I am as frustrated as anybody else at the failure to sign the right strikers, particularly as it's been going on for years now. But, I for one am pleased that we will no longer be held to ransom over the demands of greedy players, which ultimately leads to the situations that have arisen recently at :
Portsmouth, West Ham, Hull, Palace, Watford, Cardiff, Leeds, Southampton and Preston, to name a few.
Yes, Cardiff spent a lot of money on Chopra and pay higher wages than we were willing to by all accounts. And Yes,he scored goals. But it did not get them promoted and has seen them flirt with financial ruin on more than one occasion.
Giving people who want to play for us, the chance to do well for us at minimal cost, such as a short term loan in the case of Varney, assuming there is any truth in the rumour, is a sensible policy. If players put their salaries above playing for QPR, then I personally would let them rip some other club off and regret missing out on possibly their biggest career opportunity for the sake of a few quid.
And if that prudent policy fails to pay dividends, then I shall just revert to moaning like the majority, and complaining that the price of my ticket is too high and that Mr Mittal should just spend his money on making me happy on matchdays.
Spending money that is not affordable, on over-hyped and over-paid players that have hardly set the world alight consistently, is not a good business model.
No business, that pays more than it should for it's so called assets and consistently spends more than it's income, will become self sustaining or profitable.
Spending the money we are reported to have done on Adel, is investment. He is young, has bags of talent, incredible potential and in all likelihood will be sold on for a considerable profit, whilst we would have had the benefit of watching him perform and contribute to our hopeful success.
Spending money on the likes of Roberts, Beattie, Chopra etc., players whose opinions of their financial worth are clearly beyond that of the majority of sane people, is not investment. It is a waste of money.
I am as frustrated as anybody else at the failure to sign the right strikers, particularly as it's been going on for years now. But, I for one am pleased that we will no longer be held to ransom over the demands of greedy players, which ultimately leads to the situations that have arisen recently at :
Portsmouth, West Ham, Hull, Palace, Watford, Cardiff, Leeds, Southampton and Preston, to name a few.
Yes, Cardiff spent a lot of money on Chopra and pay higher wages than we were willing to by all accounts. And Yes,he scored goals. But it did not get them promoted and has seen them flirt with financial ruin on more than one occasion.
Giving people who want to play for us, the chance to do well for us at minimal cost, such as a short term loan in the case of Varney, assuming there is any truth in the rumour, is a sensible policy. If players put their salaries above playing for QPR, then I personally would let them rip some other club off and regret missing out on possibly their biggest career opportunity for the sake of a few quid.
And if that prudent policy fails to pay dividends, then I shall just revert to moaning like the majority, and complaining that the price of my ticket is too high and that Mr Mittal should just spend his money on making me happy on matchdays.
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