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possibly. if it's ruled that a 200yr lease is basically ownership of a state-financed asset then can be argued an open bidding process should have been carried out to realize maximum value. can be argued that any process (whether sale of assets or service contracts e.g. school meals, rubbish...

not sure how effective the loan market is in League 2. Top 6 last season used an average of only 3 loanees each. Haven't checked below that. League 1 level loanees tend to a bit hit & miss at best anyway. Not sure clubs are that keen to send decent prospects down to L2.

what major commercial success have I missed in the last 8 weeks that merits this promotion from newly appointed commercial director to CEO?

love this time of year when the triallists appear (normally Europeans from Dutch or German lower leagues) who we never sign and disappear completely

i think we will be right up there. base of squad in place before pre-season even starts. Going to be down to the job Robins does as much as the signings brought in. Not sure how effective the loan market is in league 2. top 6 sides last year didn't seem to use many (average 3 for season). so...

thought EPPP was for academy players only. still a tribunal system for players under 23 who are out of contract. thought the logic was we offer him a new contract so as to increase tribunal value as otherwise team he joins will say we didn't want him anyway. usually a fixed fee, add-ons for...

Think to get players in early you have to offer longer deals or they're more likely to see what else is on offer when window opens. Or being positive we're signing players to get us out of league 2 who might not be what is required in league1 :) so not planning on being in league 2 for too long !!

Old enough to remember Paul culpin signing from nuneaton. Excellent goal record for them but jump to old div 1 was too much for him.

You've also got a lull where there are a lot of players who are waiting thinking they can get a lot better money or play at a higher level if they don't commit too early.

problem is they estimate there is over 1000 that have been to Syria/Iraq and come back again. Add on the number of radicals that haven't left the country and it's almost an impossible task to watch them all. Rest of Europe (those part of ECJ) seem to have a far more liberal interpretation of...

Just because this guy might have a few quid it doesn't radically alter the value of the club. You don't make a few quid by paying over the odds for everything. Him having a few quid would be of a benefit for the club going forward if he was part of a consortium that bought the club. Getting...

was a favourite player of mine. Seem to remember he was a black belt (karate i think). Always used to watch to see if he was going to lose it and flatten someone. Or could be memory is just starting to go :)

Michael mcindoe - links with the club and supposed to have a fortune stashed away from his football-related activities :)

Stats I'd like to see is pts lost after 80 minutes and how often same XI started next match. Often seemed like we were throwing away pts late in games rather than gaining them. and over rotation (particularly of forward players) seemed to be a problem especially 1st part of season.

Again we'll have the usual situation of hanging about until the last minute seeing what loan players are available. Probably a lower amount and lower quality available to League 2 side. When you're looking at bringing in at least 4 or 5 loanees as part of first team squad and don't know what's...

Thought Joshua was gone in the 6th But what a finish!!

We still had (and have) an advantage of the number of youth team graduates in the squad which don't count towards wage restraints in Leagues 1 and 2 ?

anyone got a copy of the Championship relegation apology? Probably similar. All the other stuff is nothing new from a normal SISU end of season apology - underachievement, communication, planning for future, back us etc.

Because there is always someone who thinks they can do it better. That carrot of being able to sell 43000 tickets for a "tinpot" Wembley final will make potential owners feel they can do something with the club. You "only" have to get to the Championship and it opens up a completely different...

That was said in the last transfer window before relegation. That was said in every season in league 1. Is there any evidence to suppose SISU will now move away from their breakeven strategy?