Football Club 5 Year Plans - PR Stunt or Good Planning?

lostchild · 09-13-2007, 01:59 PM

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Originally posted by super_imps:
In 2005 Lincoln launched a five year plan to be "Championship ready" by 2010, which essentially means the infrastructure of the club being of a Championship standard by 2010, training ground, academy, revamp of stadium and so on. It's promised nothing on the pitch though, which might be why the fans haven't exactly been excited by it.

Could be similar to the one Notts Couty inveiled "Vision 2012". Doesn't say anything except £5 Million is need and there will be an on and off pitch improvements.

retired_srini_aug1 · 09-13-2007, 02:01 PM

PR stunt imo

retired_nasty · 09-13-2007, 02:04 PM

Luton have a 5 year plan to be in a new Stadium and in the Premiership by the 2011/2012 season.

Sadly it will never happen.

Yukimara · 09-13-2007, 02:09 PM

I think Yeovil had a 5 year plan to get in to league two they got into league one within 4 season.

Raptor · 09-13-2007, 02:20 PM

Well, Chelsea's vision of 2014 sounded like a bloody good PR stunt.

Seriously, you can make off-the-pitch plans, but on it, it's no good to make 5 year plans. To set 5 year targets is a different kettle of fish.

retired_hvporter · 09-13-2007, 02:27 PM

Paul Scally put a five year plan in place at Gillingham in the late 90's, which was supposed to end in 2005 with GFC in the Premiership and in a 20k+ all-seater stadium. Where are we now? About to be relegated from league 1 with nigh on 15 million worth of debt.

They don't work, at least not with a monkey in charge.

retired_traci29 · 09-13-2007, 02:32 PM

well what did you expect from a fella called 'scally'?

anyway, 5 year plans are a pile of used arsecheeks, simply because gerard houllier kept going on about having one at liverpool.