Busy day today????

[John Street West Terrace]

Surely that would only happen if we don't have a buyer or the deal to buy the club has fallen through.

Also perversely, it would mean we are a well run club.
Now that the PL parachute millions are closer to ending it's essential we cut our cloth accordingly.
We need to prepare for the possibility that we won't get promoted, it's too much of a gamble to risk our future on promotion this season.
Whilst in the EFL, then FFP rules mean we must get rid of players otherwise we risk a points deduction and admin.

Think it's essential that we play by the rules and don't (in effect) cheat.

Of course, if we have a new owner lined up then it is common sense and logical to take that risk
As it's a small investment now for much bigger riches and prestiege over the coming seasons.

As I've said the next 24 hours will give us all a massive clue about the financial clout and competency of our new owners.

But they would have known this at the start of the season SS and planned the finances accordingly?
The board couldn’t have predicted a takeover at that time , so if they were gonna cut their cloth accordingly they would have done it then ?
I get it if we were bottom half of the table but not when we’re flying in 2nd ?
What financially has changed in order to have to sell ? That’s irrespective of the takeover going through or going sour ?

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Assuming Hecky has to make do with a depleted squad for the rest of the season - let's do the maths...

18 games left. If we win half of them, draw 4 and lose 5 that will give us 88 points.
With those behind us taking points off each other, this should be enough.

Yeah, so after we achieve our ultimate goal. We still need to buy a Sander Berge and Illiman N’Diaye…and many many more.

 

[CarlMcBlade]

Why has the identity our potential new owner never been discovered. That great investigator James Shield must be losing his magic touch…I’m starting to believe it’s all an elaborate hoax.

 

[bakeblade]

But they would have known this at the start of the season SS and planned the finances accordingly?
The board couldn’t have predicted a takeover at that time , so if they were gonna cut their cloth accordingly they would have done it then ?
I get it if we were bottom half of the table but not when we’re flying in 2nd ?
What financially has changed in order to have to sell ? That’s irrespective of the takeover going through or going sour ?

Not sure what's changed but I've heard we need to sell someone to get the embargo lifted AND pay the remaining seasons wages (about £10 million).
I know what rumours are like, but could be plausible.

 

[Gin&Juice]

Gareth Taylor to Utrecht is off. Think we're not selling anyone else today.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Not sure what's changed but I've heard we need to sell someone to get the embargo lifted AND pay the remaining seasons wages (about £10 million).
I know what rumours are like, but could be plausible

They must have known all this in the summer that’s what I don’t get ?

 

[Nick Jansky]

Thanks for asking, yeah it’s a busy one

I got the 0545 train from Hadfield to Manchester Piccadilly and am now waiting for the train to leave Manchester to Euston. Should be in customer’s Dover office by 1130, then a full remaining day of meetings and hopefully avoid a dinner invite so I can catch up on end of month finance admin

You?

When you were getting onto your nice, warm train I was at a fish merchants with 2 tax inspectors who have travelled up from Croydon for the purpose of watching cod & haddock being loaded onto vans & checking it against purchase invoices & delivery notes, so think yourself lucky.

 

[Trigger Blade]

When you were getting onto your nice, warm train I was at a fish merchants with 2 tax inspectors who have travelled up from Croydon for the purpose of watching cod & haddock being loaded onto vans & checking it against purchase invoices & delivery notes, so think yourself lucky.

Is that really a two man job?

I got my company books back from my accountant yesterday so have to pay what I owe today (like to leave myself a bit of leeway time wise). He also does Mrs Trig’s tax return and she owes £2.65 for last year. He emphasised that it needs to be paid today or there’s a risk of a £100 (I think he said) fine. I suppose they have to fund doubled up trips to the seaside somehow

 

[Isar]

Hope the fax machine is working........

Can we afford the luxury of a fax?

 

[Houston_Blade]

But they would have known this at the start of the season SS and planned the finances accordingly?
The board couldn’t have predicted a takeover at that time , so if they were gonna cut their cloth accordingly they would have done it then ?
I get it if we were bottom half of the table but not when we’re flying in 2nd ?
What financially has changed in order to have to sell ? That’s irrespective of the takeover going through or going sour ?

It's possible that nothing has changed. When we did a forecast at the start of the season it may have said that we'd be out of money by December and needed to sell the club. We then put the club up for sale with this in mind.

Unless Bettis has been spending all of the club's money on hookers and coke?!

 

[Nick Jansky]

Is that really a two man job?

They never travel alone. Security and corroboration reasons.

 

[Sheffsteel]

But they would have known this at the start of the season SS and planned the finances accordingly?
The board couldn’t have predicted a takeover at that time , so if they were gonna cut their cloth accordingly they would have done it then ?
I get it if we were bottom half of the table but not when we’re flying in 2nd ?
What financially has changed in order to have to sell ? That’s irrespective of the takeover going through or going sour ?

Maybe nothing has changed financially since the start of the season.

So the club knew they needed to sell at the start of the season but the best bid for Sander was only £10 million.
So the owner thought, we may as well keep our best players to give us a chance of promotion up to the January window.
Also he might have thought there's a better chance of us receiving a more realistic bid of 20 million plus in January.

Still think if anyone bids over 20 million then we're prepared to sell however if the bid is nearer 10 million then you'd feel you were being robbed and feel it's worth the risk to keep him, especially if there's new money about the be pumped into the club.

Clubs know we're a bit desperate, so it's like playing poker.
We need to show we aren't desperate and are fully prepared to keep Berge unless we receive a big bid.
Fulham might have already walked away hoping we buckle later tonight. United might be hoping they come back with a substantial bid.

 

[Mouth of the South]

I can't believe there are people on there that still think fax machine jokes are funny.

 

[Crabstick]

I've no idea how to run a football club. I'm not even that knowledgeable about football. You'll never find me spewing reams of insight or foresight. But you know what, I think everything is going to be alright come the end of today.

For the most part, my bedding is completely dry, not a puddle of piss in sight. There is however a slight wet patch from my dinnertime wank.

Bedding's in't wesh. UTB.

 

[Trigger Blade]

I can't believe there are people on there that still think fax machine jokes are funny.

They fall into the category that should lead to an immediate life time ban from S2, along with any mention of:-

Shirecliffe sniper
Sam Morsy/Dan Burn
Fish puns
Anything by FallowfieldBlade, but particularly a Berge signs gag that has to add an n to work, thereby removing the very last scintilla of possible humour
Anything by any poster that refers to a portable power tool used for polishing/smoothing and claiming to have spotted said item somewhere

There must be others….

 

[Mouth of the South]

They fall into the category that should lead to an immediate life time ban from S2, along with any mention of:-

Shirecliffe sniper
Sam Morsy/Dan Burn
Fish puns
Anything by FallowfieldBlade, but particularly a Berge signs gag that has to add an n to work, thereby removing the very last scintilla of possible humour
Anything by any poster that refers to a portable power tool used for polishing/smoothing and claiming to have spotted said item somewhere

There must be others….

Saying "No bids!"
Calling people "Cvnt!" if they question that validity of claims
Suggesting Bogle plays in a different position (CM, RM, CF have all been mentioned)
Suggesting Baldock be played at RCB
Proposing players are "released" whilst still in contract
Accusing owners of "asset stripping" when unaware of its meaning.

I'm sure I'll be able to think of more.

 

[Westran]

Saying "No bids!"
Calling people "Cvnt!" if they question that validity of claims
Suggesting Bogle plays in a different position (CM, RM, CF have all been mentioned)
Suggesting Baldock be played at RCB
Proposing players are "released" when still in contract
Accusing owners of "asset stripping" when unaware of its meaning.

I'm sure I'll be able to think of more.

Gone to Villa

 

[Berkshire Blade]

How the f**king hell are bournemouth doing what they're doing

They're on to spend about 80m in this window

They're acting like a reckless version of brentford. Hate seeing clubs like them able to do things like this

we could look at some of their players who will be pushed out like Dembele and Rothwell

Rich owner. If only we had one. With our bigger crowds, no need to massively rebuild the ground just to catch up with others there's no reason we shouldn't be able to have one!

 

[247Blade]

I would imagine United have already spoken to the EFL about a scenario where a deal for a sale is agreed today at 8pm,
so funds might be received tomorrow or a few days later. So how does this effect our ability to make purchasers this evening?
You would imagine regards our targets all the paperwork and medicals will be done earlier today, so we're ready to rock and roll if we sell a player.

You would think that the EFL would be fair and reasonable
So once a sale has been agreed with all the transfer paperwork signed, sealed and delivered
then the EFL instantly cancel the embargo and allow us to make a purchase or allow a loan deal.

Do you really think backroom boys are that organised?

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

 

[SouthStandGBlock]

I can't believe there are people on there that still think fax machine jokes are funny.

FFS - lighten up

 

[Rusty]

Sky sports news..wow..calm the fck down..its embarrassing had to switch the shite off.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

It's possible that nothing has changed. When we did a forecast at the start of the season it may have said that we'd be out of money by December and needed to sell the club. We then put the club up for sale with this in mind.

Unless Bettis has been spending all of the club's money on hookers and coke?!

God help us DA if that’s our approach

It's possible that nothing has changed. When we did a forecast at the start of the season it may have said that we'd be out of money by December and needed to sell the club. We then put the club up for sale with this in mind.

Unless Bettis has been spending all of the club's money on hookers and coke?!

That being the case DA spending another £4M on Anel in the summer just wouldn’t have made any sense ? ... but with our record with all previous owners financial dealings anything is possible I suppose including coke & hookers !!

 

[Bladesman]

I can't believe there are people on there that still think fax machine jokes are funny.

They are funny especially since we no longer have a fax machine.

We just tell clubs who want to buy our players to contact us via fax.

 

[Houston_Blade]

God help us DA if that’s our approach

That being the case DA spending another £4M on Anel in the summer just wouldn’t have made any sense ? ... but with our record with all previous owners financial dealings anything is possible I suppose including coke & hookers !!

If we bought Anel thinking that we'd manage to secure some finance to actually pay for him by the time the instalments were due it might have done.

I know that there's been a new Head of Finance/FD appointed since the start of the season, she's apparently a bit of a cost savings expert. I know the recruiter who placed her.

 

[John Street West Terrace]

Maybe nothing has changed financially since the start of the season.

So the club knew they needed to sell at the start of the season but the best bid for Sander was only £10 million.
So the owner thought, we may as well keep our best players to give us a chance of promotion up to the January window.
Also he might have thought there's a better chance of us receiving a more realistic bid of 20 million plus in January.

Still think if anyone bids over 20 million then we're prepared to sell however if the bid is nearer 10 million then you'd feel you were being robbed and feel it's worth the risk to keep him, especially if there's new money about the be pumped into the club.

Clubs know we're a bit desperate, so it's like playing poker.
We need to show we aren't desperate and are fully prepared to keep Berge unless we receive a big bid.
Fulham might have already walked away hoping we buckle later tonight. United might be hoping they come back with a substantial bid.

Quite possibly so SS but as I’ve just said to Derek Acorah we splashed out £4M on AA too , so that would have have been suicidal if we were that much in the shit or pending it
In the back of my mind it’s makes me think that the takeover may have gone sour now ?

 

[VictoryBlade]

My view is that it was very 'convenient' for The Blades to go into a transfer embargo just before deadline day! Cynical I know but over the years we've seen every trick in the book on how not to sign players and i dont think today will be any different?

 

[VictoryBlade]

I see Oli Burke's gone to Millwall on loan. He didnt last long in the Bunderleague did he! LOl

 

[HeCanDoMagic]

 

[Ralph Blade]

Sky sports news..wow..calm the fck down..its embarrassing had to switch the shite off.

Been doing some tiling in the kitchen so I had Talksport on periodically. Jim White informs that it’s busy out there on several occasions. If that’s the case, why are they reporting the same old crap they were reporting four hours ago. Transfer Deadline day is now becoming a cliche.