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Will Ebbsfleet become the next Man City?

guinnessaddick
guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
edited September 2013 in Other Football and Sports
H&J will be asking the question, along with the answer hopefully on TalkSport shortly.
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  • Davo55
    Davo55 Posts: 7,836
    Errr, no.
  • AlexPerseval
    AlexPerseval Posts: 222
    This can't be a serious question surely?
  • Rothko
    Rothko Posts: 18,809
    QTWTAIN
  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,314
    AlexPerseval said:

    This can't be a serious question surely?

    why can't it? They've got the money and will be taking fans away from us if/when they move up the league.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    No.
  • Friend Or Defoe
    Friend Or Defoe Posts: 18,099
    J BLOCK said:

    AlexPerseval said:

    This can't be a serious question surely?

    why can't it? They've got the money and will be taking fans away from us if/when they move up the league.
    They're not proper fans then.

    Having given the question a lot of though I have come to the following conclusive, no.
  • JT
    JT Posts: 12,348
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  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    These international weekends mean TalkSport have to really scrape the barrel for stories.
  • scruffle
    scruffle Posts: 2,282
    BlackForestReds said:

    These international weekends mean TalkSport have to really scrape the barrel for stories.

    I like all the non league stories!!

  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,728
    Who was the last non league club to climb to the premiership?
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  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,638
    Croydon said:

    Who was the last non league club to climb to the premiership?

    Wimbledon?
  • falconwood_1
    falconwood_1 Posts: 7,368
    Croydon said:

    Who was the last non league club to climb to the premiership?

    Palace
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Croydon said:

    Who was the last non league club to climb to the premiership?

    Wigan Ath

  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,725
    swansea
  • AlexPerseval
    AlexPerseval Posts: 222
    Yeah it was Wigan. But so many of those teams have money now (e.g. Forest Green), it'll be a while before they start competing and with FFP coming in, we don't yet quite know how it's going to affect these teams with money.
  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    I'm still praying that football wakes up from this money-go-round nightmare and Manchester City become the next Ebbsfleet............................
  • stonemuse
    stonemuse Posts: 34,006
    tangoflash said:

    I'm still praying that football wakes up from this money-go-round nightmare and Manchester City become the next Ebbsfleet............................

    we can only hope
  • Oggy Red
    Oggy Red Posts: 44,955
    AlexPerseval said:

    Yeah it was Wigan. But so many of those teams have money now (e.g. Forest Green), it'll be a while before they start competing and with FFP coming in, we don't yet quite know how it's going to affect these teams with money.

    How come Forest green have money - and we haven't?

  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,372
    Some were saying the same of the likes of Crawley and Fleetwood as they came out of the Conference.

    Naturally though, they have found their level in League 1/2 territory. In this day and age you do need more than just money to reach the top of the English game. Some will point out Chelsea and Manchester City, but they were already 'top drawer' clubs in comparison to 95% of the rest of the footballing hierarchy.
  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,337
    Boston United .. remember them,!!!!!
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  • Riscardo
    Riscardo Posts: 2,337
    or how about .... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colne_Dynamoes_F.C.
  • CharltonDave85
    CharltonDave85 Posts: 502
    No because no one cares about Gravesend o sorry ebbsfleet as they sold out there name.
  • kentaddick
    kentaddick Posts: 18,729
    Ebbsfleet is a dry run to see if varney's pitch to KEH on how to run a football club successfully and cheaply is correct. If it is, they'll launch a bid on CAFC.

    This is direct from my sauce of ketchup although my reggae reggae BBQ sauce is saying its another Kuwaiti group interested in us. Might have to make another trip to the fridge to confirm more info.
  • TelMc32
    TelMc32 Posts: 9,056
    kentaddick said:

    Ebbsfleet is a dry run to see if varney's pitch to KEH on how to run a football club successfully and cheaply is correct. If it is, they'll launch a bid on CAFC.

    This is direct from my sauce of ketchup although my reggae reggae BBQ sauce is saying its another Kuwaiti group interested in us. Might have to make another trip to the fridge to confirm more info.

    I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Pete is back at some stage in the future...no source whatsoever though! :)
  • ValleyGary
    ValleyGary Posts: 37,983
    They will pull the money when they're bored of it
  • scabbyhorse
    scabbyhorse Posts: 2,542
    No because it would cost far too much money, look how much City have spent and they were in the premier! Ebbsfleet would need a new stadium and absloute millions to climb through the divisions and match City. Would be much cheaper to buy Charlton build a new stadium in greenwich and turn the Valley into a theme park.
  • Norfolk_Addick
    Norfolk_Addick Posts: 2,289
    Some people like the idea of taking a non league team up the leagues. Ifi came into money I'd rather do that than by an established league team, regardless of what profit I make.
  • ShootersHillGuru
    ShootersHillGuru Posts: 50,625
    Norfolk_Addick said:

    Some people like the idea of taking a non league team up the leagues. Ifi came into money I'd rather do that than by an established league team, regardless of what profit I make.

    Not sure why it would matter. In either case you would be "buying success"

  • J BLOCK
    J BLOCK Posts: 8,314
    Friend Or Defoe said:

    J BLOCK said:

    AlexPerseval said:

    This can't be a serious question surely?

    why can't it? They've got the money and will be taking fans away from us if/when they move up the league.
    They're not proper fans then.

    Having given the question a lot of though I have come to the following conclusive, no.
    Thinking more on the lines of the younger generation growing up supporting them and not us
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,027
    tangoflash said:

    I'm still praying that football wakes up from this money-go-round nightmare and Manchester City become the next Ebbsfleet............................

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