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I'm not bothered about having a sponsor on the shirt - in fact aesthetically speaking I'd much rather not have one. However it is a major revenue stream for most clubs, and it does reflect on how disorganised things are for us at the moment under our current owners. I'm not surprised that fans...

Don't get me wrong mate - I hope you're right. And I'd agree entirely that pre-season results don't really mean too much one way or the other. But I do honestly foresee another season like the last one, because of how thin the squad is more than anything else. Let's see if we get a few more...

Ah, so when you said pre-season games meant nothing, what you meant was pre-season defeats meant nothing, but pre-season victories were a good indicator of progress, right? ;) Fwiw, and joking aside, I suspect we'll have a season like the last one. When everyone's fit and available at the...

It undoubtedly does all stem from the sale of HR, but that isn't why we're preparing to play at Northampton for another season.... As I see it, we're currently in Northampton because our owners are pursuing a high-risk strategy dependent on a court case appeal to support their seeming...

Take your point Rob - but I'd have thought that this should have been included in the rental. You know, a requirement to keep the pitch in good order. Which makes me wonder - do SISU ever bother looking at the contracts they sign, or do they just hope to get what they want later in court? ;)...

And mine is that having a small squad with a high composition of untested kids isn't likely to lead to success in this league. I'm not denigrating the individuals, I'm just pointing out that spinning what's going on as something positive makes little sense to me.

How hard did the club really try to keep Murphy? I'd say you're not really trying to keep him if you're ignoring his suggestion that it's decided before the end of the season (per earlier article). If you're trying to keep him, you make an offer at that point. It's absolutely crystal clear...

Unfortunately you don't get a Wilson every season, do you? Some of the kids might come good, equally some might fade away. There's a general theory that almost all kids will have a dip in form and need taking out of the team for a while for their own benefit. Hard to do that with our current...

I just take the SISU approach. I'm sorry but I can't hear what any of you are saying because I'm here on behalf of another company. ;)

Possibly - although I think it's just as likely that Pressley was told he'd have to get rid of anyone on a half-decent salary. As for being 31 and past it, I guess that doesn't apply to Tudgay. I'm all for optimism, but to pitch all of the changes over the summer as being about improving the...

Keeping it in the public eye is no bad thing, surely? A little bit of pressure on all sides, but especially the FL, couldn't hurt - imho.

I see your point, but wouldn't Wilson or Clarke going free up funds for Tudgay (and a bit besides). Really he's replacing one of them, rather than Baker, no?

Did the club offer him a contract before the end of the season? Or did our "trying to keep him" not quite go that far?

I'm sorry, but that's not quite right. Murphy came out and said quite clearly that he wanted to get something sorted before the end of the season, and understood he might need to take a pay cut. In response, the club didn't even make him an offer before the end of the season. He hardly had...

Their overall position isn't being strengthened by losing this case and having to find upwards of £500k in combined costs. SISU clearly did not go to court with the intention of losing. If their investors are being paid interest (and that's not entirely obvious from the books at the...

Clearly you're not from round these parts. Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda. Easy. ;)

Incidentally, I couldn't find the original story (with the judge's quotes) without Google's help - it's here: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/judge-refuses-sisu-appeal---7507922 The court documents are here: (costs)...

Yep, that's a fair point mate, and I wouldn't deny it - although both Brighton's and Rotherham's circumstances were slightly different perhaps. I think what might make the FL be somewhat more stern is the sheer amount of stuff going against SISU at the moment. The fans are still (largely)...

To suggest that SISU went to court with the intention of losing the case is ludicrous. If they were so determined to lose, why did they try to have so much additional evidence entered just before the case started. Why pay for an army of expensive barristers when one cheap one would have done...

It'll have to get through the Court of Appeal and possibly the Supreme Court first. Neither is obliged to refer to the European courts unless the law isn't clear, as I understand it. The Supreme court isn't obliged to take the case either - losing at court doesn't automatically give you the...