Tommy Jenkins Thanks for the almost bit Melonhead
Whats your take on all this ?
well tommy, (can i call you tommy?) I'm glad you asked.
1. you say we arent being told about injuries, but i say theyve been very open, and its often come back to bite them when a player doesnt return when we predicted.so i welcome a bit of circumspection.the players get back when they get back, and you knowing about it wont speed it up.
2.weve been very transparent about the financial situation. only the other week we got full and frank disclosure from our director of football of what the situation is, and why we will again be feeding off scraps in the transfer window. its pretty clear that we were nearly oxf*rd due to anton and TSI, and that we could also be oxf*rd again if we spend too much this year due to FFP. there is at least sunshine on the horizon with some of the higher earners leaving in the summer. i hope that allows adkins to build a team of his own design, and add to the already very decent players he has brought into the club this year.
3. the ownership isnt uncertain. we are currently owned by 4 thai businessmen/women who head a consortium.
the club already has a chairman who is the public figurehead of the owners/board. the thai woman was introduced to us once, and i have no great need to be constantly hearing about how much she loves reading, and the club etc, when we all know theyll be in it for profit. we can only hope that in order to profit theyll have to make us into a half decent football team. i think their initial investment of taking on/paying off debts, and funding some decent spending (on a tight budget) in the summer, before ownership was even official.
we knew who our owner was before, but that didnt make a blind bit of difference when he fooked orf.
4. it is exactly clear how we are running at a loss. we pay wages way in excess of what we can afford, or what we bring in. in the past SJM would fill this gap with his money, or player sales. now those gaps cannot be filled due to FFP, so we have/had to sell players.
5. reading between th elines with karacan, theyre probably worried about him and dont want to put undue pressure on him, or raise fans hope of an imminent return.