Independent Leyton Orient Forum

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 am I have heard both Nigel & Kent, say, in various interviews over the years, that running a team in the Championship is ridiculously expensive, and the impression was they wouldnt want to do that, so my question is, If we get promotion this season, would you not want any more promotions? Would you scupper things, if we looked like getting promotion from League 1? Would you sell up and move on, rather than finance a club in the Championship?

Wally Banter wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:43 am Are you expecting them to read this and reply to you here?

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 am I have heard both Nigel & Kent, say, in various interviews over the years, that running a team in the Championship is ridiculously expensive, and the impression was they wouldnt want to do that, so my question is, If we get promotion this season, would you not want any more promotions? Would you scupper things, if we looked like getting promotion from League 1? Would you sell up and move on, rather than finance a club in the Championship?

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:13 am We're still only a few years out from Bechetti spending way, way beyond our means and nearly bankrupting the club. How fickle do you have to be to start complaining about our budget whilst we've built a squad that is challenging for automatic promotion?

Sadlier will not be cheap, we've brought in two defenders that we otherwise would have not needed due to injuries, and we've had one of our presumably highest earners return early from a loan spell. Whether we've recruited the right players is another question and is where Long and Wellens will be judged. But I'm not sure the board can be criticised for the amount they're putting in We're losing a massive amount of money every season at it is.

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:20 am Good to see comeonyourarse thinking ahead to the next thing he can moan about anyway.

Chief crazy horse wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:59 am

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:20 am Good to see comeonyourarse thinking ahead to the next thing he can moan about anyway.

He's concerned about the future and what lies ahead for our club.

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 am I have heard both Nigel & Kent, say, in various interviews over the years, that running a team in the Championship is ridiculously expensive, and the impression was they wouldnt want to do that, so my question is, If we get promotion this season, would you not want any more promotions? Would you scupper things, if we looked like getting promotion from League 1? Would you sell up and move on, rather than finance a club in the Championship?

spen666 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 11:40 am

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 am I have heard both Nigel & Kent, say, in various interviews over the years, that running a team in the Championship is ridiculously expensive, and the impression was they wouldnt want to do that, so my question is, If we get promotion this season, would you not want any more promotions? Would you scupper things, if we looked like getting promotion from League 1? Would you sell up and move on, rather than finance a club in the Championship?

1. It is incredibly expensive to run a football team in the Championship.

Not sure how you have made the leap from the owners staying a fact into the owners not wanting Orient to get into the Championship.

Seems a huge leap in logic

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:13 am We're still only a few years out from Bechetti spending way, way beyond our means and nearly bankrupting the club. How fickle do you have to be to start complaining about our budget whilst we've built a squad that is challenging for automatic promotion?

Sadlier will not be cheap, we've brought in two defenders that we otherwise would have not needed due to injuries, and we've had one of our presumably highest earners return early from a loan spell. Whether we've recruited the right players is another question and is where Long and Wellens will be judged. But I'm not sure the board can be criticised for the amount they're putting in We're losing a massive amount of money every season at it is.

gshaw wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:55 pm

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:13 am We're still only a few years out from Bechetti spending way, way beyond our means and nearly bankrupting the club. How fickle do you have to be to start complaining about our budget whilst we've built a squad that is challenging for automatic promotion?

Sadlier will not be cheap, we've brought in two defenders that we otherwise would have not needed due to injuries, and we've had one of our presumably highest earners return early from a loan spell. Whether we've recruited the right players is another question and is where Long and Wellens will be judged. But I'm not sure the board can be criticised for the amount they're putting in We're losing a massive amount of money every season at it is.

That is balanced out by shifting two high earners in Wood and Coleman though.

Wage arrangements for these youth loans are up for debate so really the one addition overall in terms of senior pros. We went into the season at least one light based on those we released so it's really pushing it to be suggesting this window's activity is going beyond our means.

Speaking of outs does anyone know what's happening with Georgiou? Seems like no-one at the club even acknowledges he exists at this point?

Luna Tic wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:59 pm One step at a time. We are a million miles away from the championship . We’re finding it hard to get out of L2 right now . More to the point, if we go into L 1 do we have the funds to buy a L1 team?
RW said we can’t afford the calibre of players bought by Colchester or Gillingham , so therefore how can we fund a team for a division higher , especially considering half of our regular players are only Loans !

gshaw wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 12:55 pm

Mistadobalina wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:13 am We're still only a few years out from Bechetti spending way, way beyond our means and nearly bankrupting the club. How fickle do you have to be to start complaining about our budget whilst we've built a squad that is challenging for automatic promotion?

Sadlier will not be cheap, we've brought in two defenders that we otherwise would have not needed due to injuries, and we've had one of our presumably highest earners return early from a loan spell. Whether we've recruited the right players is another question and is where Long and Wellens will be judged. But I'm not sure the board can be criticised for the amount they're putting in We're losing a massive amount of money every season at it is.

That is balanced out by shifting two high earners in Wood and Coleman though.

Wage arrangements for these youth loans are up for debate so really the one addition overall in terms of senior pros. We went into the season at least one light based on those we released so it's really pushing it to be suggesting this window's activity is going beyond our means.

Speaking of outs does anyone know what's happening with Georgiou? Seems like no-one at the club even acknowledges he exists at this point?

Story of O wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 1:25 pm You can ask him on Saturday after the game. There is a Q&A session with Nigel and Mark Devlin

The Reverend wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:51 am

ComeOnYouOs wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 9:32 am I have heard both Nigel & Kent, say, in various interviews over the years, that running a team in the Championship is ridiculously expensive, and the impression was they wouldnt want to do that, so my question is, If we get promotion this season, would you not want any more promotions? Would you scupper things, if we looked like getting promotion from League 1? Would you sell up and move on, rather than finance a club in the Championship?

Based on the January transfer activity it doesn’t look like they are all that keen on financing a League 1 club, let alone the championship!

Long slender neck wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2023 10:20 am Good to see comeonyourarse thinking ahead to the next thing he can moan about anyway.