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I think there's a fair bit of truth to this. In fairness to the trust though, if this is the game that SISU are playing, I don't think they've fallen for it. As NW has already said, it isn't as though the Trust have stopped protesting. Always better to meet than not meet, I'd say, but it's...

Isn't this a kind of 'damned if you do, and damned if you don't' thing? As a member of the Trust, I want them to engage with the current owners at every opportunity. However I'd expect those meetings to be as public as possible, and minuted so that everyone can see what's gone on. If the...

There's no doubt the Council do things that I disagree with, but I'd rather stick to the facts. The Rugby club chose to leave Coundon Road. When the previous owners got into trouble at Butts Park Arena it was looking bleak for a while, but guess what - the new owners at the club negotiated a...

I agree - but I think the point here is that it isn't really an advantage because it actually discourages the other side entering into negotiations, or at least gives them cover for doing so. ACL can now, quite rightly, say there's no deal to be done at the moment and we're not going to talk...

I thought a bit more about the 'appeal as a bargaining chip' argument again this morning, after I'd calmed down a bit. ;) In truth, if you're genuinely looking to seek a short-term rent deal, it still makes little sense. It's an obvious obstacle to talks, and from ACL's point, it actually...

It's a negotiation. The only party at the moment being unreasonable is SISU with this continued bloody-minded insistence of pressing on through the courts. If they can't do a deal with ACL, then they go back to building their own stadium. The bargaining tool they've got is the fact that ACL...

If this really is the way that SISU go about negotiating, then it's no great surprise that it all fell apart the first time around. I appreciate the theory that you don't want to lose the threat of an appeal as a bargaining chip, but ultimately this sort of approach is just going to harden...

It wasn't the Gaza crisis, it was the Gazza crisis. Can't you read?! And it was SISU's fault. Everyone knows Gazza had been off the bottle for years, then he bumped into Tim, spilt his pint, and before you know it all of the usual threats of legal action etc. tipped poor old Gazza back over...

We had to flog the sponge. We didn't want to let it go, but Nuneaton came in for it and at that point the decision was really taken out of our hands. When a sponge wants to go, a sponge goes. We have got a couple of flannels and a wet wipe in return, though admittedly they are short term...

The question I'd really like answered is, "Are SISU going to lodge their appeal today, or are we all done with the courts now?". I think it's decision day for that one today, if I've read it right.

It took me a moment to figure that out! What was wrong with the good old "League Cup" anyways... :)

Indeed. It would appear that at Hereford they've been unlucky enough to fall in with an owner from a long way away, who seemingly had little interest in the well-being of the club, but seemed to be quite keen on picking up the stadium. The theory around those parts is that he had the likely...

Now that's risible (posh word for LOL). I thought you knew something about football. What does looking a bit pale have to do with it. Or the hundreds of appearances for Pugh. What matters is what he's doing now, which is made two appearances on a losing team. If you're saying something is...

Yep, take your point - you could also say he's playing against players who were more tired. However, as I saw it he did little wrong, and offered more than Pugh. Accepted, it could well be that if the roles were reversed we'd be talking about Pugh taking Haynes place in the starting line up...

From what I saw last night, I'm not surprised. We had more creativity from the left when Haynes was there. I've no problem with Pugh fwiw, but on the evidence of last night, and assuming SP sticks with the same formation, I'd say that Haynes offered more. All mho, as ever.

I'm with FP. When I've seen him play Phillips looks busier than Clarke to me, more likely to get up and down the line as a wing-back perhaps. I've no issue with Clarke, but he didn't have a good game last night, imho.

Hmm. Before you start lolling, you might just want to take a look at that goal again. That OG was actually the result of an error on the other side of the pitch. High ball up the line, which our right-back/wing-back misjudges, gets caught under and flicks on. The whole defence is now turned...

He is worringly pale, isn't he. I'm guessing that's why he doesn't come on until after it gets dark. ;) Can't blame him for the OG though, I'd rather he was trying to get in there and disrupt the striker than hang back and just let him score. Looks promising this lad, imho.

Get in. Two crosses by Haynes, both beauties. That's what a wing-back is supposed to do.

I don't know what Pressley calls it, but this isn't what I'd describe as a high-tempo high-pressing game. Maybe they'll step it up for the last twenty or so, and it's just a cunning plan to let Cardiff tire themselves out by having too much of the ball. In terms of players, the only one who...