Quote Originally Posted by hopelesslyoptimistic View Post
Anyone else starting to think we may have been used a little by the selling clubs to inflate the price for sales to other clubs?

Suggestion from Phil Hay that we are borrowing against future revenue to fund some the outgoings too - that has a worrying feel of deja vu if true.
Difficult to say, but definite possibility. Not sure either player really wanted to come to England.
As for borrowing against future revenues, I think that's fine as long as future revenues are reasonably certain. These days thats relatively assured. If you stay up you get X amount if you go down you still get X. What happened with Ridsdale is that we borrowed against future revenues we were not assured of getting e.g. champions league money. Another difference is better backing now in the form of Aser (radrizzani's company) and 49ers. So far I think we are doing just fine. Once, spectators are allowed in again we will do even better.