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I’m not sure it isn’t Doug though - rightly he tried to drive a hard bargain. hull see Charlie Hughes as a 20m player and we by all accounts started at 4m, then went to 8m this isn’t a criticism. But it is going to mean we lose out on targets. We’re not bidding for people who are cast off no...

Dunno about this - I’m all for promotion and would love to bet at the top table for a season. But if we won the FA Cup 2 years ago, coming from 3-0 down to United then beating Man City - it would be arguably the greatest sporting achievement ever

Give it one window and Matt Smith will be questioning how many points we need to survive. the most depressed football fan ever

We've got a small senior squad. But thats in terms of squad size. That being said, I'm not saying pruning is a bad thing, there isn't really any deadwood. Its a well oiled squad, which i'm sure we'd all admit - if it stays fit we'll be right up there. But again depends on how much of a gambler...

I've been discussing above But: 1) when he came in everything was based on 5 years. Players contracts were 4 years, rental agreement was 5 years. 2) he's built up the commercial side of the club massively and quickly. 3) Pruned the squad to a streamlined mode with value and strength. we're now a...

this is my original point though - I'm putting out the point that i think King is ready to bail.

some might be, but i doubt given the volatility of football, you're in it to be here for 10 years. Didn't Ranson say SISU's initial plan was to be here short term?

Its more the events since then. Doug isn't a long term football investment person. In football - the best thing you can is get in, either get promoted quickly or do what hes done with us. Clear the debt, clean up the operation, get all the assets in order. I just don't think Doug is a gambling...

Burnley went for what 80m? We’re not worth anything near 250m. isn’t Doug also a hedge fund manager? They’re not known for long term are they

It is - but football isn’t a normal business is it. If you can make money on it it’s best to get out asap. At the moment Doug is at his reputational highest point with an investment that can go for whatever he wants. That relationship can turn sour in a day…. See yesterday

Based on the 15m for 10% of shares? We don’t know where that money come from

Our only player now that’s gonna have a contract expiry is Jamie Allen. Which wont be a big financial loss. next year will be first raft of big name players. The contracts are going to go up sharply

Think it’s more when Doug first came in - everything appeared to be in a 5 year period - the rental agreement, the contracts play offs in 3/5 years. Doug’s wealth doesn’t appear to be significantly enough to compete at the top end. what he has done is tidied the club up, wiped the debts and...

Possibly - but it’s a big asset to invest in and as we’ve seen, needs some maintenance investment. we’ve never looked more attractive to an outside buyer then we do now

I thought about this when we bought the stadium. The ground loses money, ultimately it’s an asset for the total package. Doesn’t make sense to buy it until the last possible moment - is it potential the 15m was a deposit of sorts, most takeovers require such a deposit

That was my other thought. Woolfenden began weeks ago, now it seems that he’s doing the final tidying, slimming the club down ready to sell

i get the feeling this is not as clear cut as it seems. I'm happy there is money available, but i get the feeling its not a case of reallocating it if it doesn't come off. I think it's more - If we find a player that this exceptional - the funding is there. In Hughes' case, He's apparently a...

i mean theres pros and cons to every strategy. If we'd panicked we be sitting here paying 3/4m more then we'd have to for a replacement we're not entirely sure of. In our current strategy its likely we know the value and what we're getting from the player. But it runs the risk of leaving us...

My thoughts on this are we've done a total 180. We're no longer very reactionary. Before we'd have sold our captain and then scrambled around in a panic looking for a free replacement, and take whatever is available. Doug and our recruitment team appear to be slow off the mark when a change...

If Deli Alli could get his head in the game again he’d be the best player in the league - think he’s only 28