Fosun is a curious one, they were loaded pre covid as they’re in the pharmaceutical business, should be even more loaded now as they had the exclusive rights of the Pfizer vaccine in the Asia pacific region but they’ve just told lopetegui they’re tightening their purse strings

Stan and Josh Kroenke.
Pretty much as soon as they owned the club they had to deal with Wenger going. They tried a different approach, a more continental set up, which didn't work. So they had the sense to reset and formulate a long term plan which they stuck by even with on field struggles. Not many owners would have had the balls to stick with Arteta and Edu, and seriously back him in the transfer market.


Not sure how Tony Bloom is playing a risky game? Don't see many gambles. A club like Brighton will always peak and then fall back down, not a lot he can really do about that. But by the looks of it he isn't putting them in a position where if the worst did happen they would be financially in trouble.

Couple of youngsters that flop and they’ll find themselves in a relegation battle a La Southampton? Nothing financial as they’ll be loaded but it’s the players on the pitch that’ll keep a team in the prem. They’re gonna receive 70 off mil for Mac Allister but they’re not gonna spend 50 on that on one player for example

I think teams of Brighton size who start spending big money on players are the ones playing a risky game. Firstly, big money players tend to go to big clubs, so Brighton paying £50m for a player is probably Brighton getting ripped off.
Their way of working means if a couple of youngsters do flop then there are other players to come in.

Should also add Brighton have already signed Joao Pedro for €35m.

Brighton will be fine - with the money they make on sales, even if a couple of purchases don’t work out they will have more than enough clout to roll the dice again.

Forest on the other hand - will they be able to buy anyone this summer?

Doubt you’ll find many Inter fans that think Zhang is a good owner after the financial mess he’s put them in.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 2 hours, 22 minutes ago
A club like Brighton will always peak and then fall back down, not a lot he can really do about that.
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This is generally the case, but it doesn't always have to be that way. With the right long-term vision and management, Brighton might just be the sort of club that could break the mould - a kind of Premier League Villarreal if you will.

Bit early to say Villarreal have cemented a place at the top of La Liga. Like Brighton they will probably be fighting relegation in a few years.

Villarreal have finished outside the top seven twice in the last 19 years.

comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 5 minutes ago
Villarreal have finished outside the top seven twice in the last 19 years.
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They were in 2nd tier 10 years ago.

3 times sorry. They’ve consistently qualified for Europe for nearly 20 years.

comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 48 minutes ago
Doubt you’ll find many Inter fans that think Zhang is a good owner after the financial mess he’s put them in.
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Think the CL final run will have sorted some of that

You won’t be able to find anymore news about him being held accountable for any loan debts, all news mysteriously been erased

comment by Striketeam7 - the smartest person you know - Bronze medal khunt 2022 - Buy..Bellingham and another mid 20s Thiago type...lets just call him "frank" (U18109)
posted 55 minutes ago
Brighton will be fine - with the money they make on sales, even if a couple of purchases don’t work out they will have more than enough clout to roll the dice again.

Forest on the other hand - will they be able to buy anyone this summer?
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Bet Southampton thought that too when they sold all those players to Liverpool

Still nor sure what you expect Brighton to do, OP?

I said he’s a good owner DJ

Also saying he should learn from other clubs mistakes though it won’t be all controllable

comment by Running Up That Hill (U8966)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 48 minutes ago
Doubt you’ll find many Inter fans that think Zhang is a good owner after the financial mess he’s put them in.
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Think the CL final run will have sorted some of that

You won’t be able to find anymore news about him being held accountable for any loan debts, all news mysteriously been erased
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Doubt it, they’ll still have to sell players because they have big debt repayments to Elliott.

comment by Running Up That Hill (U8966)
posted 4 minutes ago
I said he’s a good owner DJ

Also saying he should learn from other clubs mistakes though it won’t be all controllable
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Yeah, but you said he is playing a risky game. I just dibt understand that comment. They seem to be doing things right and in a sustainable way.

Southamptons big mistake seems to have been sticking with a manager who no-one (board, fans and players) had faith in anymore. Think most were surprised to see him survive the summer. Their recruitment wasn't bad last summer, and they have some good assests. Expect them to come straight back up tbh.

I mean he can’t be relying on this model forever

He’s gonna get a bad transfer window somewhere down the line, it happens

Not sure there is a better model for them. They wont win transfer battles against bigger teams, so not sure what market you think they should be shopping in.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 3 hours, 36 minutes ago
comment by Kobbie The King Mainoo (U10026)
posted 5 minutes ago
Villarreal have finished outside the top seven twice in the last 19 years.
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They were in 2nd tier 10 years ago.
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That's probably a better example than you realise of how resilient they are.

They'd never been in the top flight until 1998 - in fact, they hadn't even been a 2nd division team for all that long either.

They've only been relegated twice, once the year after they first came up, and the other during a season where they were playing in the CL and were pretty much hit by a perfect storm.

The question is that both times they were able to bounce straight back up.

comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 4 hours, 1 minute ago
Bit early to say Villarreal have cemented a place at the top of La Liga. Like Brighton they will probably be fighting relegation in a few years.
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Good job nobody said they had then, isn't it?

What you can say is that 25 years after their first ever promotion to the top flight, they are a very well established project.

They've made the most of an until then poorly tapped catchment area, qualified 17 times for European competitions, won a European trophy, completely revamped their ground, developed new training facilities and established one of the best academy projects in Spain (the only club in the country to boast a reserve team in the 2nd division this season) - and all this whilst building strong community roots too.