RyanioBirdio
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Possibly. West Brom built their entire club by getting promoted to the PL, getting relegated and pocketing the money, investing a little more and getting back up, then coming down and pocketing the money, investing a little more and getting back up etc. They were a yo-yo club for years while being totally sustainable and never risking their existence, and then one day they went up and stayed up, and stayed in the PL for some years after that. They only went back down to the Championship for a bit due to poor management, which came after a takeover from a large eastern consortium. Rotherham have basically done the same between the Championship and L1 and as a result have funded a lovely stadium that is exactly what they need, and had very modest and extremely manageable debt pre-Covid.Wasn't it the WW fan who came on here that admitted it was a lost cause in the Championship but, they would come back with a pocketful of cash and no debts?
Every owner wants promotion, as does every person employed by a club and every player who plays for one. So when any supporter says they don’t want it, they’re very much on their own versus the people who run and work for the business. This idea that getting money means you have to start overspending is crazy. It’s like the American gun laws - you’re allowed a gun, you don’t have to own one. I’m not sure how people think we survive by standing still forever. Why would any owner keep propping us up for no chance of success, and why would any player want to join for the same reason?
It’s beyond daft.