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[Cappy]

I really appreciate your simplified explanation in layman's terms of the complex behind the scenes activity.
Your brilliant insight helps understanding and helps dispels some of the crazy, uneducated rants.
It is easy to understand why you're good at what you do. Please keep it up.
Thank you.
UTB !!!

The fact you still have faith in me when I used the word 'specilation' is fabulous

 

[Nick Jansky]

The fact you still have faith in me when I used the word 'specilation' is fabulous

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That’s actually why we’ve got faith in you. He knows big words, innit.

 

[Cappy]

That’s actually why we’ve got faith in you. He knows big words, innit.

Please don't use the word 'specilation', it won't go well for you.

Actually, it might end up with a gig on Bladespod with Beans, but on it's own it's not enough. We need to work together to come up with more nonsense words, because Roygbiv is the fucking master and has a head start on us. Let's do Tuesday at Manchester Uni? There's some good AI tech there. Reckon we should rope Hecky in as well.

 

[gooseh]

I would hope Mr Lightowler would have much better things to do with his time than troll other teams message boards like our Rifleman

Ask him to spell Sergeant, and do some drill
That'll out him

 

[Cappy]

Only thing of note mentioned today is my contact has not been asked to do anything with an Arblaster contract. So I take it from that any noise around a new contract is either not true at all or not happening yet

 

[Nick Jansky]

Only thing of note mentioned today is my contact has not been asked to do anything with an Arblaster contract. So I take it from that any noise around a new contract is either not true at all or not happening yet

He recently signed a long contract.

 

[SUFC Guy]

Only thing of note mentioned today is my contact has not been asked to do anything with an Arblaster contract. So I take it from that any noise around a new contract is either not true at all or not happening yet

It's Hamer that we need to tie down Cappy

 

[Cappy]

He recently signed a long contract.

Yeah, I’m just responding to rumours around that we are improving his contract due to external interest

 

[Cappy]

I’m told nothing concrete in the Cannon loan rumour, but contact unsure if a buy may happen. Have asked for clarification as that’s all a bit more vague than usual.

 

[jono_t2000]

I’m told nothing concrete in the Cannon loan rumour, but contact unsure if a buy may happen. Have asked for clarification as that’s all a bit more vague than usual.

Anything on Sarmiento?

 

[Cappy]

Anything on Sarmiento?

It wasn’t mentioned. I don’t go chasing info though, generally. Just wait to be told and then occasionally ask a follow up question just about what I was told

Not sure if this will carry on under new ownership though. They may be tighter on allowing info to leak out

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

It wasn’t mentioned. I don’t go chasing info though, generally. Just wait to be told and then occasionally ask a follow up question just about what I was told

Not sure if this will carry on under new ownership though. They may be tighter on allowing info to leak out

To say we don't even know who the new owners are (other than a couple of names) possibly shows it will be that way. The leaks will probably come from the management team over the owners advisors.

 

[Cappy]

I’m told nothing concrete in the Cannon loan rumour, but contact unsure if a buy may happen. Have asked for clarification as that’s all a bit more vague than usual.

Clarified that buy looks more likely than loan but still under discussion.

 

[Cappy]

I’m going to hear nothing now for rest of window. Contact has to make sure they are safe in their work and “understand how any new management are wanting to allow details into the public”

So the last thing I was told…Cannon not concrete, but if it happens, it’s more likely a buy than loan

Over and out

 

[BladeInIreland]

I’m going to hear nothing now for rest of window. Contact has to make sure they are safe in their work and “understand how any new management are wanting to allow details into the public”

So the last thing I was told…Cannon not concrete, but if it happens, it’s more likely a buy than loan

Over and out

You said in a different post around this time that wilder was being clever in a presser implying that signings would be made when he said there wouldn't. Not a dig at you things just seemed to collapse fairly fast at the end. Your contact was at the point of having to "understand" the new management and seemingly we had deals lined up and then nothing. I think if we got Sarmiento and Cannon, two areas we could do with more options in id be 100% confident of top two. Did you get any further information on this Cappy?

 

[Cappy]

You said in a different post around this time that wilder was being clever in a presser implying that signings would be made when he said there wouldn't. Not a dig at you things just seemed to collapse fairly fast at the end. Your contact was at the point of having to "understand" the new management and seemingly we had deals lined up and then nothing. I think if we got Sarmiento and Cannon, two areas we could do with more options in id be 100% confident of top two. Did you get any further information on this Cappy?

Yeah I was told there were four contracts drafted and ready for signing on deadline day.

In my newbie ignorance, I read too much into this and assumed it meant there were imminent signings. In reality, they were drafted in case discussions accelerated and a deal needed to be done quickly. It seems it’s quite common on deadline day that clubs have contracts ready. My contact is very factual in the messages I get, and I got carried away on this occasion

By the way, I am told that restructured contract for Hamer did get finalised

I also know something about how close the takeover was to completion, which I may share down the line. Nothing groundbreaking, but it was so close that there were actual staff changes internally.

 

[Sean Thornton]

There's talk on the street, it sounds so familiar
Great expectations, everybody's watching you
People you meet, they all seem to believe you
Even your old friends treat you like you're something new
Cappy-come-lately
The new kid in town
Everybody loves you
Don’t let them down

 

[Cappy]

Cappy-come-early sadly

 

[BladeInIreland]

Yeah I was told there were four contracts drafted and ready for signing on deadline day.

In my newbie ignorance, I read too much into this and assumed it meant there were imminent signings. In reality, they were drafted in case discussions accelerated and a deal needed to be done quickly. It seems it’s quite common on deadline day that clubs have contracts ready. My contact is very factual in the messages I get, and I got carried away on this occasion

By the way, I am told that restructured contract for Hamer did get finalised

I also know something about how close the takeover was to completion, which I may share down the line. Nothing groundbreaking, but it was so close that there were actual staff changes internally.

Interesting, I won't pester you for more. I suppose that's the stuff clubs have to do for deadline day. We will never see it but I bet a bet a 11 players we made contracts for that we didn't sign would be interesting. Id like to think Jason koumas is on it.

 

[Cappy]

Interesting, I won't pester you for more. I suppose that's the stuff clubs have to do for deadline day. We will never see it but I bet a bet a 11 players we made contracts for that we didn't sign would be interesting. Id like to think Jason koumas is on it.

I didn’t get that detail. I have never been given a name that wasn’t already in the rumour mill. My contact isn’t a close friend, just an acquaintance. No chance I would be trusted with anything that could cause the person grief at work, and rightly so.

 

[Nedski]

I also know something about how close the takeover was to completion, which I may share down the line. Nothing groundbreaking, but it was so close that there were actual staff changes internally.

Does "was" mean it's off?

 

[Cappy]

Does "was" mean it's off?

All I know is the staff changes my contact knew about have been undone

 

[Sean Thornton]

All I know is the staff changes my contact knew about have been undone

The additional medical staff and orderlies for unsTable 18 cancelled?

 

[Millhousesblade1889]

Going back to the original topic. I can't think of any ITK that provides top-tier info anymore. Probably the ones that are ITK keep their info to themselves.

 

[DavidBrooks]

So who’s gonna be the the big swinging dick this window then?

 

[thehet]

Fallowfield

 

[Aston max]

Fallowfield

Nah think party sausage

 

[Berkshire Blade]

Who was that one that was related to Mcburnie...

 

[SUFC Guy]

Who was that one that was related to Mcburnie...

His mum and dad?

 

[Cappy]

Multiple topics, so didn't want to put it just in a Wilder/Peck thread

Had a catch-up today with my contact. I reached out to ask about Peck, but it was much more insightful....

I will get to the Wilder bit, but it was really interesting to hear how much the inner workings of the club have changed since the new ownership came in. It seems a lot of it has been led by Bettis, internally, who I have previously (perhaps now unfairly) criticised as a CEO. He has had approval from the new owners to implement a lot of his operational improvements, which the Prince previously didn't allow him to do. They are very much hands-on with regards strategy, but leave all tactical operations to the CEO, and indeed delivery of their strategy, which is how most large businesses work. The Prince didn't operate like that. Probably a telling sign when they came in and then after a period, made the CEO position a board position, with Bettis in it.

Regarding Peck, no change on the last update I had. He wants to go, and the club see him as the best asset to return a net-positive improvement on the squad. The new ownership are incredibly tight on leaks, so I have no info at all on any other players, in or out.

So, Wilder. He has already been told his contract will be terminated. So anyone thinking it is being done while he is trying to enjoy a holiday, or thinking it'll wait till he comes back, it's already done. What wasn't/isn't fully done was the financial package for the termination, which is handled by Wilder's agent. It supposedly wasn't as simple as the reported 500k termination clause. It is staggered based upon year of contract, and Wilder wanted what was owed (100% fair), but the owners were negotiating. I don't know any more. But the headline I guess is he won't be the manager next season and won't be carrying out any other duties of the manager from now on. The meetings being talked about in the media/socials are either wrong in terms of dates, or wrong in terms of agenda. The sack decision is already done.

Why is he being sacked? It's very much performance-based but also due to an 'opportunity in replacement'. I take that to mean the owners have/had the opportunity to get someone in that they see as better, so in reaction they are dropping CW. That's the best way it could be done IMO. Better than "let's sack him because we don't want him, then look for someone else", instead they found the better one before deciding to get rid of Chris. My contact emphasised that the owners see year 2 of the parachute payments the key one if you want to make a mid-term manager change. It seems that year one is often one you play it fairly safe, then year two is your gamble year.

Interesting chat, though I still had so many deep-dive questions, but this regime would crucify anyone leaking truly sensitive stuff internally. All the above is basically out there by one source or another, except the Peck actually wanting to leave bit. But I already shared that on here back in April