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by Dirk Gently
19 Mar 2024 09:25
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5571
Views: 543694

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

by Dirk Gently
14 Mar 2024 18:33
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2551
Views: 1653458

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

Micah is up to his normal tricks the f u cking virgin, we`re already gone blah blah blah, getting games abandoned won`t make any difference blah blah blah. Why the shitting how is it always him with his small army of kiddy followers? Lets get this straight, if we have a team in August it will be a ...
by Dirk Gently
13 Mar 2024 18:13
Forum: The Team
Topic: Who do you consider to be a rival?
Replies: 49
Views: 2695

Re: Who do you consider to be a rival?

I "academically" consider Oxford, Swindon, and Aldershot our rivals, but there's no venom there. I have much more hatred for West Ham (both for Pardew and because of their Allardyce-era thuggery), Cardiff, and anyone associated with Neil Warnock. Same. Not the warnock thuggery, but the Ke...
by Dirk Gently
13 Mar 2024 10:37
Forum: The Team
Topic: The phoenix club thread
Replies: 67
Views: 3512

Re: The phoenix club thread

Some big European clubs in crisis are fan led. Barcelona have presidents elected by fans and have been hurt by stupid populist promises. Schalke in Germany have a similar story. You'd hope a phoenix club would vote more sensibly, but it's easy enough to imagine a generation of supporters 25 years d...
by Dirk Gently
13 Mar 2024 10:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: The phoenix club thread
Replies: 67
Views: 3512

Re: The phoenix club thread

The idea of fans directly running the club is laughable and always ends in disaster, and people suggesting that don't really understand the concept or support/community ownership. The successful way to do this (for instance AFCW's model, and also the model of a community-owned professional club I'm ...
by Dirk Gently
12 Mar 2024 18:16
Forum: The Team
Topic: The phoenix club thread
Replies: 67
Views: 3512

Re: The phoenix club thread

Depends where a space can be conveniently found with least "disruption" so it would likely be tier 9/10. Bury and Macclesfield both started at Tier 9 (NWCLPremier) which, down here, would equate to the Hellenic Premier or, more likely, the CCL Premier North with progression being most lik...
by Dirk Gently
10 Mar 2024 18:22
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 2639
Views: 1219830

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Knowing a little bit about insolvency protocol one massive no no is hiving off assets prior to any form of insolvency process beginning. If D*I thinks he can flog Bearwood for mega money (or any money!) and then he walk away HMRC take the dimmest view known to man on people who do that. They will p...
by Dirk Gently
10 Mar 2024 18:21
Forum: The Team
Topic: If a buyer isn’t going to happen, would you rather?
Replies: 60
Views: 2920

Re: If a buyer isn’t going to happen, would you rather?

A community-owned team.
by Dirk Gently
10 Mar 2024 13:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2551
Views: 1653458

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

If there's a selling process happening already, all the campaigning and publicity-gathering in the world won't speed that up...
by Dirk Gently
09 Mar 2024 19:46
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8672
Views: 1178710

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

Warnock resigns at Aberdeen The club's a mess but the general consensus of the fans is that he walked in there and thought he'd piss it without putting in any effort. That's a seriously underperforming squad they've got and 2pts in 6 league games tells it's own story. Alternatively, as he's a Morto...
by Dirk Gently
09 Mar 2024 13:45
Forum: General Football
Topic: The 92 Club - how many have you done?
Replies: 68
Views: 4112

Re: The 92 Club - how many have you done?

I did get up to 84 of the 92, but have let it slip since I moved away from the South so not been to places like West Ham & Spurs recently. Impressive numbers. Had a look at doing West Ham. Would be able to get down to their game against Freiburg next Thursday (17:45 kick-off), but saw ticket pr...
by Dirk Gently
08 Mar 2024 20:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2508
Views: 1926139

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

Also, i'm not an expert in this, but in the case of administration I think that Dai does still have to agree to the sale. The votes on whether a proposed sale or any other settlement are amongst the creditors, with the number of votes for each creditor being proportional to how much each is owed. S...
by Dirk Gently
08 Mar 2024 20:14
Forum: General Football
Topic: SpuROFLs
Replies: 883
Views: 94964

Re: SpuROFLs

Winston Biscuit Most expensive lowest cost PL season ticket increased by another £50 to £854. They've also decided to scrap over 65's concessions.


Simply outrageous.
by Dirk Gently
08 Mar 2024 20:12
Forum: General Football
Topic: The 92 Club - how many have you done?
Replies: 68
Views: 4112

Re: The 92 Club - how many have you done?

151 grounds in total, 74 of the current 92. I did get up to 84 of the 92, but have let it slip since I moved away from the South so not been to places like West Ham & Spurs recently. Here's my profile from http://www.footballgroundmap.com - which is a brilliant way to keep track of grounds visit...
by Dirk Gently
07 Mar 2024 15:02
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5571
Views: 543694

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

iirc the idea of clubs being docked points for going into administration was only brought in because Leicester went into admin to help clear debts as they were on their way to promotion about 15-20 years ago. I remember there being a lot of unhappiness at the time of how they went about doing this....
by Dirk Gently
06 Mar 2024 11:54
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Non - League thread
Replies: 10428
Views: 1411403

Re: The Non - League thread

NAT AFC Fylde 4-1 Maidenhead United – ‘Magpies’ slip back to 19th and possible bother as those immediately below them have games in hand. That’s 5 defeats in 6 now. It's fascinatingly close at the bottom - only eight points separate Hartlepool in 10th place and Kidderminster in 23rd! Most clubs sti...
by Dirk Gently
05 Mar 2024 11:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge
Replies: 2508
Views: 1926139

Re: Embargos, HMRC Payment defaults, non payment of wages, the usual under Dai Wrongge

When is the next HMRC bill due? I assume this is for employer tax and Ni contributions so if he doesn't pay the players then no tax and NI is due. So in theory if they didn't pay any wages but instead gave all the players and staff an interest free loan, they might be able to defer tax and NI... co...
by Dirk Gently
05 Mar 2024 11:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 2639
Views: 1219830

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

Was talking to a friend who is involved in board of a national league team - and he told me what virtually all teams in the league are loss making and need a financial injection of around £1million each year. I found that staggering .. Don't want to be rude, but are you new here? Football's financi...
by Dirk Gently
05 Mar 2024 11:04
Forum: The Team
Topic: #SellBeforeWeDai (to someone fit and proper)“ supporters action group
Replies: 2551
Views: 1653458

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

Maybe the EFL should have the power to divert TV revenues to the tax man and/or player wages in situations such as those we've found ourselves in and then to get most clubs on board with that idea, further divert them to pay outstanding transfer fees owed to other EFL and non league clubs. Might do...
by Dirk Gently
05 Mar 2024 10:51
Forum: General Football
Topic: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future
Replies: 711
Views: 120399

Re: Football Stadia - Past, Present & Future

P*xford United release plans for their proposed new stadium https://www.oufc.co.uk/news/2023/october/new-stadium-details/ https://www.oufc.co.uk/contentassets/ec0e89a5bf154f86b16963fbde51078c/new-stadium-1.jpg https://www.oufc.co.uk/contentassets/ec0e89a5bf154f86b16963fbde51078c/new-stadium-5.jpg
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