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The Ricoh was clearly always plan A, and there more than likely was never a plan B. If anything beyond the enquiry to Rugby Council has actually happened its only because we've been backed into a corner and lack alternative options. The next key indicator will be if the club bother to submit...

There's more than one way to look at this. You can look at it from a CCFC point of view. Only one other club has been in the position we are in, Stockport County, and it led to freefall for them. Where most other clubs have the ability to use their grounds 365 days a year and generate turnover...

If anything that means there's less chance of them allowing it to happen. We're now in year 3 of what SISU told the FL would be a 3-5 year project to build a new ground. As far as I can tell there's little indication that there has been any significant progress since the day we packed up and...

Whoever is replacing her that's exactly what they should do. Would be a great show of solidarity and make JM look even more stupid than he's already made himself look.

They have at least that much to pay back. That is just what they owe on the bond issue. The Ricoh should be a profitable venue. Under the ownership of Higgs and CCC it was poorly run. I would speculate having the football club covering a large chunk of ACL's annual expenditure contributed to...

It's believed to be £2m - £2.5m however with the way the stadium costs are being funded it is said to be effectively rent free. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33780720

And the amount developing clubs are entitled to for younger players has been reduced, don't think anyone would be surprised if it was reduced again in the future as obviously all the PL clubs are short on cash to pay a decent amount for them.

I'm not going to pick through every clubs accounts but its pretty clear we're at a big disadvantage. We are being run as self sufficient - hard to argue that shouldn't be the case. We know for a fact that the teams receiving parachute payments, which can be up to nine teams in the Championship...

What sort of money would a player like Bigi be on at Newcastle? I guess its hard to turn down a move to a 'big' club as a youngster and we know agents aren't going to be the ones to step in and advise caution. Unless this rules change to stop the bigger clubs sweeping up all the prospects in...

They should scrap the League Cup or change it to something meaningful. Maybe a shorter cup competition just for L1 and non Europe PL teams. Leave L1 and L2 with the JPT and the FA Cup as the one for everyone.

Sure that's true but I think a lot of people take issue as a) they were called onto the pitch by the ref and b) she followed the male physio who hasn't received any punishment.

Just did a quick google of Charlton, Sheff Wed and Forest, who were mid table last season, and it looks like they've all had owners put in investments in the tens of millions. Also saw reference to a football finance expert saying at least a £25m budget was needed to compete at that level.

We know from our previous time in the Championship that despite having decent crowds we were down in the bottom clubs in terms of revenue. So we'd be starting at a disadvantage. Of course not impossible as spend doesn't directly equate to success but I think it would be foolish to think there's...

Found an article from Feb that says their owner has put in nearly £40m

Sounds like it could be a ligament issue, didn't he have a similar injury previously? Terrible timing for him if it is a season ender. Will put him right out of the picture at Reading and cool off interest from others.

Newcastle have said Bigi can leave now and they are actively looking for a move. How long before we're linked with him?

Pennington was great at CB but I wouldn't want him at RB so this is exactly the problem. Would Everton want him to come here when he isn't going to get games. Think we would be a reserve option if they couldn't find something better for him.

And there's the problem, every team is trying to do the same thing and not every team will succeed. Therefore a lot of clubs end up with nothing but a load of debt. Bournemouth pay less than £400K a year and get all revenues from the stadium. They have also said if the owner refuses to sell...