Quote Originally Posted by redwah View Post
If you honestly believe that financial clout means nothing then you are more deluded than I thought. Have a look at some of the squads assembled and the players some teams seem to have no problem attracting. We struggle to compete with other clubs despite this being a fantastic place to live.

Yeah I agree with the "club culture" bit and things like sacking your manager at the season launch isnt a great look. Rehiring a manager that shafted the club for another job does not instill confidence in the managments decision making process either. Your said club seems built on continuity and trust.....not much of that when the jets are involved.
MFKS is right on this one. Money doesn't mean much in this league. The salary cap means that any team can be competitive. Those other bags of d#$%s seem to do well every year with measly crowds, no funds and no one from the FFA giving a crap about them.

Also, since when is Newcastle as good a place to live as Melbourne, Brisbane or even Sydney if you're a professional footballer? We know it's great because we live here and know it's secrets but try convincing a Footballer moving to the EPL to go live in Cardiff or London and see where they would prefer to live?