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by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 14:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2656
Views: 1803631

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

Even if there was an annual check, could they actually force an owner to sell if they subsequently failed it? It does feel like really significant changes are needed to prevent this happening again to some other poor club 51% fan ownership, remaining 49% sold as a licence, with regular (probably no...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 13:56
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2656
Views: 1803631

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

Which is a prospective framework which looks forwards at your wage bill against forecast income is better. The concept of FFP is flawed really. It's £13m losses per annum in the Championship and £35m in the Premier League, and this excludes some funding such as the academy. So you can live well wit...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 13:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2656
Views: 1803631

Re: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group

Which is a prospective framework which looks forwards at your wage bill against forecast income is better. The concept of FFP is flawed really. It's £13m losses per annum in the Championship and £35m in the Premier League, and this excludes some funding such as the academy. So you can live well wit...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 13:41
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2656
Views: 1803631

Re: “ Sell before we Dai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group v2.3b sponsored by Sports Direct Tennis Ba

I'm not referring to FFP breaches, I'm talking about the fact that they approved his ownership in the first place, even though EPL had rejected him and there were already red flags raised about the way he conducted business. The bar for ownership may have been set extremely low at the time but that...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 11:48
Forum: The Team
Topic: Did the protest do what it intended?
Replies: 82
Views: 26323

Re: Did the protest do what it intended?

Was the Blackpool v Huddersfield match re-played or points given to Huddersfield ? It was the very last match of the season and the result didn't have any effect on the league label, so they fudged it and let the results stand. I doubt they'll do that here as it's only Jan. In the circumstance, I h...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 11:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: Did the protest do what it intended?
Replies: 82
Views: 26323

Re: Did the protest do what it intended?

The FA will no doubt impose a fine for "failure to control supporters", and the FL will no doubt impose a suspended points deduction - this is based on precedent of the Blackpool vs Huddersfield abandonment in May 2015. If the FL *don't* do these they know they're opening the doors for mo...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 10:57
Forum: The Team
Topic: Did the protest do what it intended?
Replies: 82
Views: 26323

Re: Did the protest do what it intended?

The FA will no doubt impose a fine for "failure to control supporters", and the FL will no doubt impose a suspended points deduction - this is based on precedent of the Blackpool vs Huddersfield abandonment in May 2015. If the FL *don't* do these they know they're opening the doors for mor...
by Dirk Gently
15 Jan 2024 10:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: Do you agree with todays pitch invasion and match abandonment?
Replies: 328
Views: 428684

Re: Do you agree with todays pitch invasion and match abandonment?

.... As my username suggests I am a Brighton fan. I happen to live in Reading. In 1996 after hearing that our ground was to be sold (asset stripping) leaving us with nowhere to play, (Edited for brevity) Hi Ozzygull - don't worry, I know all about your struggles (and was personally involved in quit...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 20:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: Do you agree with todays pitch invasion and match abandonment?
Replies: 328
Views: 428684

Re: Do you agree with todays pitch invasion and match abandonment?

St Pauli
Winston Biscuit Streakers should form part of the next phase of Project Chaos


Preferably attractive women streakers. Could actually help attendance.


It's always more entertaining at football when there are two big'uns up front...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 19:30
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2656
Views: 1803631

Re: “ Sell before we Dai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group v2.3b sponsored by Sports Direct Tennis Ba

Now that the abandonment option has been played, what's the next step then? Let's see the response from the EFL - their options are a range across points deduction, forfeiture, number of homes games to be played behind closed doors, prohibiting our attendance at away games etc. Don't see why we wou...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 18:14
Forum: The Team
Topic: Local elections
Replies: 15
Views: 3321

Re: Local elections

The only way that we can get a political solution is to have Toby Jones star in a drama about how terrible the situation is - then the government are likely to jump on the bandwagon and start doing what they should have done years ago.
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 18:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Did the protest do what it intended?
Replies: 82
Views: 26323

Re: Did the protest do what it intended?

As I've posted elsewhere, I think it would have been much more effective and impressive to go on for 10 minutes, then all get up and go back to the stands and let the game go on. I think the fact that the game was abandoned made it get much more publicity. A 10 minute delay would barely have got a ...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 17:03
Forum: The Team
Topic: Did the protest do what it intended?
Replies: 82
Views: 26323

Re: Did the protest do what it intended?

As I've posted elsewhere, I think it would have been much more effective and impressive to go on for 10 minutes, then all get up and go back to the stands and let the game go on. That would have given the perception of an organised and co-ordinated group who knew what they were doing and wanted to p...
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 17:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: Local elections
Replies: 15
Views: 3321

Re: Local elections

The massive difference is that local councillors have absolutely zero powers to change this situation, whereas with Charlton they were the ones who directly had the means to make things right.
by Dirk Gently
14 Jan 2024 16:58
Forum: The Team
Topic: Do you agree with todays pitch invasion and match abandonment?
Replies: 328
Views: 428684

Re: Do you agree with todays pitch invasion and match abandonment?

Can't see what an abandonment will actually achieve, except an FA fine and a points deduction (presumably suspended). Because of precedent, there's no way the FA & FL can let this go unpunished, no matter how deep the emotions. IMHO it would have been much more effective and impressive to go on ...
by Dirk Gently
08 Jan 2024 14:25
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5335
Views: 1017479

Re: Weekend Football

https://twitter.com/collinabanter/status/1744200504379351464 Arguably a Liverpool bias behind the creation of this clip, but nevertheless it deals with facts. It is the inconsistency of referees' use of rules on dissent that makes them so maddening. Players arms flailing, gesticulating, shouting at...
by Dirk Gently
05 Jan 2024 11:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: Selles In
Replies: 588
Views: 1231037

Re: Selles In

I thought that if you accept the punishment then the ban is automatic, but if you want to contest it or have a personal hearing to present mitigation there's obviously a delay while this happens.
by Dirk Gently
05 Jan 2024 10:57
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5196
Views: 582118

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

Bit rich the number 10 expecting someone to give him a gift!
by Dirk Gently
04 Jan 2024 15:16
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5335
Views: 1017479

Re: Weekend Football

the chat around the game seems to focus so much on 'but is there contact?' which afair was never what fouls were about. as an aside, I would like to see yellow cards introduced for players who dive/exaggerate things but have still been fouled. Feigning injury is feigning injury. That's so massively...
by Dirk Gently
04 Jan 2024 09:50
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5335
Views: 1017479

Re: Weekend Football

the chat around the game seems to focus so much on 'but is there contact?' which afair was never what fouls were about. as an aside, I would like to see yellow cards introduced for players who dive/exaggerate things but have still been fouled. Feigning injury is feigning injury. That's so massively...
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