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The deduction is inevitable I think. No way the FL would want to deal with the shit storm from fans of other clubs if they take no action. They would have to explain their reasoning to a wider football public that have no clue as to the complexities of this case (a bit like most of us), and it...

A fair post. And in total agreement with the 'pretend county' comment. I wince every time I hear someone say they're from the "West Midlands". Somebody once told me you make as much from the Sunday market as you do an average matchday. That has to be nonsense surely?

That's a good point. Would be interesting to get that clarified.

Come back with this when you hear Ryton has been put up for sale, that's the only real asset we have.

The deal did indeed seem to fall down on a relatively trivial amount in the end, and it is hard to fathom why it was such a sticking point. I was just making the general point, that if you are going to measure expenditure for general overheads and such like against players wages then it is...

If there is as much snow tonight as they are predicting, getting out of Cov will be interesting tomorrow. More importantly though, they are expecting a shit load of rain on the south coast over the next 24 hours. Wouldn't surprise me if there is no game tomorrow.

For the first time ever, I actually agree with him.

I understand that, and it is a fair point.

It's a nonsense argument that you can easily flip on it's head. People who say attendances are too low, and argue that a thousand more on the gate would make a a difference; you could easily argue back that the extra revenue wouldn't even cover Wood and Bell's wages. True, but we'd still like...

Perhaps my understanding is a little fuzzy. We in effect went into administration last night, so if the FL decide a points deduction is warranted, surely it will be levied this season? The outcome of Tuesday is largely irrelevant as I see it.

People only started slinging mud after they had read the comments on their website. Seriously, don't expect to make jokes about the blitz and then expect nothing in return. If anyone has a superior attitude it is them, constantly bleating on about how they make a profit each year. Good for...

This is something we don't know. Were SISU ever close to agreeing a deal, or were they just throwing up objections for the sake of it? If it's the latter, I struggle to understand what their thought process was and where they thought this would all end. My gut feeling was that there was a...

Yeah, but apart from that it's been a blast :p

About as sharp as a butter knife. There is a whiff of that I admit, but it is nothing they cannot bat away. I have been on the end of some razor sharp business practices - this is nothing in comparison.

Get away with what? They have outflanked ACL with this latest move and it has left them floundering and rushing to reassure everyone that the club are welcome to play at the Ricoh (ACL have just ruled out the last available option left open to them). Get away with the points deduction? It...

That's a very loose definition of the term 'rival'; when clearly the suggestion is (from them) is that there is some sort of meaningful rivalry between the two clubs, based I imagine on locality, which is absolute shit. Some people seem to spend their whole day trying to be a smart-arse.

Considering the land on which Upton Park sits is said to be worth anything between £25-£50 million, then the up front funding required from West Ham is a snip.

They weren't really internet rumours though. The online chatter followed reports from mainstream media sources which stated that SISU had briefed them to say they were looking at another venue and had FA agreement. All part of the game I imagine.

It's quite simple, SSN reported last night that they had be informed by a club spokesman that preparations to play elsewhere had been made and that this had FA approval. It isn't as though someone just made this up.

Un-fucking-believable.