Yep, but he was a last resort. Sidwell was gone and we knew that was happening, but all the players we had lined up to replace him (e.g. Scott Brown from Hibs) turned us down and we felt we needed to get someone so Fae was the end result. Due to lack of time we missed out all the Steps we'd normall...

What embargo/restriction will we be under if the takeover goes through? Are we still looking at free transfers/out of contract players only? Aren't we still under an embargo for the next 2 transfer windows? If so , it will just be freebies and loans and at least last season's acquisitions show what...

My original post was more about the reaction of Everton fans and how I'd heard the same arguments about us for about 5 years. I think they've got their heads in the sand. They need to trim their wage bill and I think they will struggle to recruit adequate quality next season because they will be la...

My original post was more about the reaction of Everton fans and how I'd heard the same arguments about us for about 5 years. I think they've got their heads in the sand. They need to trim their wage bill and I think they will struggle to recruit adequate quality next season because they will be la...

The 2 big headline are that we have the option on Azeez (great news) and the decision to release Mola (arguably harsh). I can understand the Mola decision. He improved greatly this season, but we really need a specialist LB. Mola offered little going forward and a L1 squad option is probably about h...

Liam Rosenior very harshly sacked by Hull. I suspect other good opportunities will become available for him, and I hope this backfires on Hull.

Red flags all over the place, but I think realistically they'll survive. Administration and relegation a real possibility even if not this year, and could have a few years in the doldrums. But the stadium is state of the art and they are a massive historical club. If crisis comes, it will be an attr...

Think this is how ownership changes should be done. Largely quietly and in the background with the first news really being confirmation that all is done and dusted. Meanwhile at Reading... :roll: The new owner says: "The football world is evolving very fast and our priority will be to integrat...

Wycombe have just been taken over by a Kazakh billionaire: link . I don't know what they'll be able to do under FFP, but the article talks about youth development. The current Chairman will remain in place during a transition period. Let's hope they're billionaire owners are as good as AZ and Dai.

Wonder how much belly aching there will be from the Brum support. Can't possibly be their fault for being cr@p and having owners that made another cr@p managerial c0ck up could it? It's their fans' fault that one set of crap owners sold them to another crap owner? You'd think our fans should know b...

Birmingham City's relegation got my thinking, they can be added to the list of teams I've seen us play in the top 3 tiers. Having followed the club closely since 99/00 or so, the list currently includes Wigan, Bolton, Charlton, Stoke, Portsmouth, Derby and Swansea to my memory. Got me thinking, we m...

Harsh introducing to English football for Birmingham City's owners, but that Eustace decision was utterly moronic. Will be interesting to see if they learn or if it's another hopelessly incompetent owner with money to burn.

No drinks within sight of the pitch. We've got to find a way past this - especially as the fan base gets more middle class. Session ales only? My gripe is with the fans who made them introduce the rule. Sadly at 95% of matches I go to, I see at least a handful of "fans" who provide ample ...

Cheers for doing this IR. I am amazed I finished = bronze medal position. Next season will be tricky to predict, but if the ownership goes through I think we’ll finish top 8. I believe the 2025/26 season will be our year, 20 years on from the 106 points. Next season I can see 8 - 10 reasonably stro...

Much as it's fun laughing at Leeds, I still fancy them in the play offs. They will likely face a WBA side who have lost their last 3, and Southampton are not in great form either. Norwich are the ones to watch, but fundamentally I think Leeds are a better team than all 3, even if that guarantees not...

Following up on previous Companies House observations, it looks like new Articles of Association have just been added to the Club’s page - https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00053703/filing-history Could be nothing, but seems incredibly unlikely it would be anything ...

Most right minded people in the world hate Leeds. I have to be very polite with friends and colleagues where I live; the sense of entitlement is obscene. Relegation last year really hurt them as they thought they were "back" in their rightful place and the wilderness years were over. Ther...

Refs to announce to the stadium why a VAR decision has been used from next season :| They tried that at the women's World Cup and it was a huge opportunity missed. For a judgemental handball, where it had clearly hit an arm but people were not convinced it was handball, they would simply say to the...

777 sound like a right bunch of shady fcukers, feel very fortunate Dai didn't sell us to them - they seem just his type.

Yep, big name signing on top L1 wages. Avoid.