We're totally buggered aren't we

[Cheeky Blade]

For the quality we need etc the reality might be that those loans don’t happen until end of window etc

That might be reason we haven’t stumped up wages, we can’t get the players until near end of window

Maybe…though I suspect there will be no loans at all unless we sell others to pay the wages.

 

[Brownieblade]

Maybe…though I suspect there will be no loans at all unless we sell others to pay the wages.

I think the fact we gave Campbell a new deal probably suggests that what’s happening with Prince won’t lead us down the Wendy road

If the owners had no intention to put anymore into the club and happy to sell and just walk away etc etc then it makes zero sense to give a new deal to Campbell, it’s not like he will have agreed to drop his wages so surely that has to suggest something

 

[Bell4]

I think the fact we gave Campbell a new deal probably suggests that what’s happening with Prince won’t lead us down the Wendy road

If the owners had no intention to put anymore into the club and happy to sell and just walk away etc etc then it makes zero sense to give a new deal to Campbell, it’s not like he will have agreed to drop his wages so surely that has to suggest something

I hope you’re right

 

[Cheeky Blade]

it’s not like he will have agreed to drop his wages

We don’t know.

We sold Brooks and Hamer for over £10 million and brought in a kid on loan ( minimum wages), some oldies as usual and offered a new contract to Campbell, who has obviously been struggling for awhile.

It looks bare bones to me.

 

[Brownieblade]

I hope you’re right

So do I lol

 

[Brownieblade]

We don’t know.

We sold Brooks and Hamer for over £10 million and brought in a kid on loan ( minimum wages), some oldies as usual and offered a new contract to Campbell, who has obviously been struggling for awhile.

It looks bare bones to me.

I can’t see any reason why Campbell would drop his wages to stay, especially given how he clearly wasn’t staring every week last season or pre season under wilder

Why take less and still not play much football

Hamer was about getting some money at end of contract, Brooks could be selling a kid who wanted out and wouldn’t stay and maybe wilder wanted him gone

 

[Bladeloyal]

We don’t know.

We sold Brooks and Hamer for over £10 million and brought in a kid on loan ( minimum wages), some oldies as usual and offered a new contract to Campbell, who has obviously been struggling for awhile.

It looks bare bones to me.

Your a bit light on the valuations

 

[Cheeky Blade]

Your a bit light on the valuations

Dunno what we got up front but payments will be spread over length of contracts. So all the fee probably not available immediately.

 

[Bladeloyal]

Dunno what we got up front but payments will be spread over length of contracts. So all the fee probably not available immediately.

Outgoings get spread awell

 

[Cheeky Blade]

Outgoings get spread awell

They do.

The question being whether the owners want to commit to them going forwards or use the money elsewhere. ie: to purchase the club or running costs or some such.

I don’t think anyone can contest we are skint.

 

[Bladeloyal]

They do.

The question being whether the owners want to commit to them going forwards or use the money elsewhere. ie: to purchase the club or running costs or some such.

I don’t think anyone can contest we are skint.

They won't be using sufc money for a private share transaction.

 

[Cheeky Blade]

They won't be using sufc money for a private share transaction.

I suspect much was/is loans against ‘future income’.

Some kind of leveraged takeover.

 

[Bladeloyal]

I suspect much was/is loans against ‘future income’.

Some kind of leveraged takeover.

Leveraged takeovers are not allowed anymore

 

[Keen Blade]

I suppose it boils down to whether we can cut our cloth and remain solvent without £ from the owners.
Forget progress.
We're in survival mode.
The chickens of our mismanagement and waste of half a £billion are coming home to roost.
Nothing we fans can do except keep turning up and trying to enjoy the chip butties & gallows humour whilst we slide.
Man-up with a siege mentality like a proper Blade - we all knew in our hearts it couldn't last once we'd finished 9th in the PL - it's just how the club rolls , ever since 1971. Don't let the hope kill you.