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Posted March 11, 2019 10:15 · last edited March 11, 2019 10:24

Napier Phoenix wrote:

Doloras wrote:

There are a lot of people talking about how there's no incentive for good onfield performance in the "closed shop" A-League, but how about there being no incentive for competent off-field management? I honestly think WelNix don't get credit for being frugal; some people would prefer a model where someone with more money than sense is prepared to personally subsidise losses so a club can hire superstars etc. Do you want Clive Palmer? Because that's how you get Clive Palmer.

I agree to a degree, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there some kind of minimum a club has to spend? I'm thinking about minimum number of signed players but are there any other lower limits? I know spending more money doesn't necessarily mean better people but perhaps some lower limits might prevent some owners spending bugger all on the club and pocketing profits/asset stripping/just being too frugal like the Charlesworths, Palmers etc of this world. Its more than just players on the pitch that are necessary to make a club successful and by extension the league successful.

I'm not necessarily against a closed shop and for pro-rel to maintain a high standard competition, there are several leagues in other codes and around the world that survive very well without it.

I’ve seen this mentioned other times. Even I think someone accusing Welnix of doing it to the Nix. 

So I’m genuinely interested. How as an owner, do you asset strip a football club? I must be missing something.

I don’t remember Ron Brierley ever buying a sports team, to carve up into various assets. Where do these myths that owning an A League team, is a smart profitable business venture, come from.

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Napier Phoenix wrote:
Doloras wrote:

There are a lot of people talking about how there's no incentive for good onfield performance in the "closed shop" A-League, but how about there being no incentive for competent off-field management? I honestly think WelNix don't get credit for being frugal; some people would prefer a model where someone with more money than sense is prepared to personally subsidise losses so a club can hire superstars etc. Do you want Clive Palmer? Because that's how you get Clive Palmer.

I agree to a degree, correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't there some kind of minimum a club has to spend? I'm thinking about minimum number of signed players but are there any other lower limits? I know spending more money doesn't necessarily mean better people but perhaps some lower limits might prevent some owners spending bugger all on the club and pocketing profits/asset stripping/just being too frugal like the Charlesworths, Palmers etc of this world. Its more than just players on the pitch that are necessary to make a club successful and by extension the league successful.

I'm not necessarily against a closed shop and for pro-rel to maintain a high standard competition, there are several leagues in other codes and around the world that survive very well without it.

I’ve seen this mentioned other times. Even I think someone accusing Welnix of doing it to the Nix. 

So I’m genuinely interested. How as an owner, do you asset strip a football club? I must be missing something.