lc87 Posted 9 March 2009 Posted 9 March 2009 hi, Im doing my dissertation on financial difficulties in football and am looking at leicester when we went into trouble and would like to get some fans views on what happened and why for my research. ive created a questionnaire which is in 2 parts. if anyone could take the time to fill them out it would be greatly appreciated thanks. heres the links: questionnaire part 1 questionnaire part 2 theres only 10 questions in each so it isnt too long, cheers x
MC Prussian Posted 9 March 2009 Posted 9 March 2009 Done and proud of it. Thanks for setting it up and I'm glad I could play my part.
leftsideoverhere Posted 9 March 2009 Posted 9 March 2009 Done. Good luck with the project. Thinking about my answers, it was interesting to reflect on that awful time in 2002/03, which I've tried to erase from my memory. I remember Leeds fans and others for a long time after going on about how Leicester "got away with" going into administration because we weren't docked points, but what they never mention is the fact that we were effectively banned from the transfer market for nearly a whole season, the result of which was a continual deterioration both on and off the pitch. In truth, although the consortium and the restructuring of the debt at the time was a 'rescue' in the sense that it kept us going, we've been limping ever since, and the relegation at the end of last year I still think is in part attributable to that experience which damaged the club in so many ways. Having ten points docked might actually have been preferable to the shit we've had to put up with. The 'flotation' was supposed to be the rebirth of the club, and then Milan taking over was the dawn of a new age too, and yet the legacy of the 2002/03 season was still there. It was almost as though we could stave off the drop to the third tier but we were destined not to escape it. Now it has finally happened, this season is the first time I've felt like we were looking up and not just waiting for things to get worse. The real lessons I think are that financial problems can have massive lasting effects on football clubs way beyond the year they happen, and that football club boards who allow a little success to go to their heads (and build shiny stadiums without the money to pay the rent) are very, very dangerous. You should ask the Cheltenham fans to complete it too, they'd have a more 'current' view on their situation.
Foxhateram Posted 9 March 2009 Posted 9 March 2009 Finished. Interesting survey. Very good Survey. Done and dusted. Some good online software you are using there bud.
Daggers Posted 9 March 2009 Posted 9 March 2009 Sometimes it surprises me how angry I get about the list of mistakes Mandaric has made since arriving here. Administration seems such a long way away - I'll swing for him if it comes around again.
Kilworthfox Posted 10 March 2009 Posted 10 March 2009 Sometimes it surprises me how angry I get about the list of mistakes Mandaric has made since arriving here.Administration seems such a long way away - I'll swing for him if it comes around again. I filled it in last night & found myself giving what I believe to be a excellent detailed account of why we are in this mess, culminating with pictures of Laurrel & Hardy
bluebeau Posted 10 March 2009 Posted 10 March 2009 I completed the survey, but IMO the reason that city went into administration was simply........Peter Taylor!!!
Ultra Posted 11 March 2009 Posted 11 March 2009 I completed the survey, but IMO the reason that city went into administration was simply........Peter Taylor!!! He couldn't have wrecked the club on his own. The board of the time should also take a large part of the blame. Despite the burden of the new stadium, they still let him blow millions on long-term contracts we couldn't afford and overpriced signings who were past their sell-by date.
Ultra Posted 11 March 2009 Posted 11 March 2009 You should ask the Cheltenham fans to complete it too, they'd have a more 'current' view on their situation. Not to mention the fans of Darlington, Luton, Bournemouth and Rotherham...
bluebeau Posted 11 March 2009 Posted 11 March 2009 He couldn't have wrecked the club on his own. The board of the time should also take a large part of the blame.Despite the burden of the new stadium, they still let him blow millions on long-term contracts we couldn't afford and overpriced signings who were past their sell-by date. I did state this in my full reply to the survey. However, IMO it boils down to PT's total incompetance. He was the reason that we were relegated from the Premiership, which heaped further financial difficulties onto the football clubs huge problems.
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