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Mr Popodopolous

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  1. When he said on Talksport that he had doubled the wage bill he really wasn't kidding.
  2. Worth looking at his impact on the first year of Hull City accounts. This being before Philogene, Carvalho, Delap etc. Income up during new era, Allams gone, investment on the pitch etc..great. Yes Income up but FFS look at the Wages and Amortisation! Plus the rate of growth with one vs the other. Actually a pretty good letter in fairness.
  3. Open letter from the Hull owner. To fans of all clubs. Albeit his spending seems a bit like Marinakis? He doesn't exactly seem a man of prudence or long term planning?? https://www.wearehullcity.co.uk/news/2024/march/16/open-letter-to-football-fans-from-acun-ilicali/
  4. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/football-regulator-power-settle-row-223000791.html
  5. Was such a stitch up just thinking about it.. I know we all know it but it is horrible and disgraceful as well as wrecking our season at bare minimum. *11 players injured including but not limited to Pring at CB, Sykes at LB and an untried youth player at RB. We lost but in spirited fashion. Injuries were spiralling too. *Tricky run- included Leeds Away and Ipswich Home, Cardiff Away when in recent form. Coventry at Home started terribly but big spending and Playoff finalists. Next 2 games included bottom Sheffield Wednesday Home (1 win and 1 away point all season), QPR 2nd bottom Away (1 Home win in 10 months). Norwich who has a terrible Away record at Home, Huddersfield and Blackburn Away. Yes we had a reasonable run of fixtures...and injuries clearing a bit. Seemed to be going okay though up until the end of the year..15 pts 10, reasonable defensively and 36 from 25 all-in. Maintaining the level at least.
  6. I don't especially trust Capology and such sites. Albeit the top 3 will be the top 3 in position but not necessarily total amount. I reckon we are between 10th-14th for Football Wage Bills in the division.
  7. Tinnion, Jon Lansdown should be out or redeployed come what may. Without a fit for purpose structure you won't progress behind a certain point without a lot of luck. (Nottingham Forest seem a shambles but progressed despite this but got some huge fortune with officiating 2 years ago). You never know, something may click in the last 8 but really all 3 out or the first 2 redeployed and Manning out.
  8. He has been in charge for 23 unless I missed one. Did I sleep through one such is the style of play. Unless you know something we don't and we beat Leicester! Then 8 wins it is.
  9. IMO. The -10 for Everton was an excellent benchmark. -6, to some extent. -4? Not especially. Particularly given the rise of the breach and the escalating nature of it even exceeding the major rise in revenue post Promotion. The EFL system of Points, more real time monitoring, Soft Embargo, Business Plan etc yes that is a lot better. Provided these are enforced in a correct and timely manner. (Think Nottingham Forest may have broke EFL Regs too but it is hard to say).
  10. I did read that the PL wanted 8 for Nottingham Forest...I wonder if there is any chance they would/should Appeal?
  11. Thanks. For me, the FFP starting point of -6 and no Upper points limit of 1 point per £5m would be a some way to go. Subject to mitigation and aggravation of course. This is just chaos, a loss markedly higher and yet 2 lower..3 and 3 -2.. Plus a Lower Loss Limit ceiling overspendt by more in % terms and limit plus expenditure ie £61m + x vs £105m + x. Then again I thought Promotion Bonuses were excluded?? (Plus debt write offs at the other end). It is hard to say really, personally as someone with no dog in the fight except strongly in favour of FFP regs I'd say that compliant clubs should have the best possible chance of staying up and or prospering. At least theoretically possible that all 3 Relegated clubs this year could be compliant and 2 of the sides directly above failed last year. Doesn't sit well. Plus rowing back, last year possible that 20th and 19th complied, 16th, 17th and maybe 18th breached. We know 16th and 17th did, Leicester remains to be seen. Burnley absolutely complied in 2021-22 and finished 4 points off Everton. Leeds seemed to comply too. I can understand it from one level but the Sanctioning or otherwise illogical though it may sound has to or should not take so much Account of individual club circs or potential for a downward trajectory. There are 3 if not 4 Objectives to these cases and the Everton one may have fulfilled it better than the Nottingham Forest one.. *Punishment- -6 is worse than -4. *Deterrence-EFL FFP measures seem better for this to date. *Vindication- I'd question this. Burnley miles and miles within FFP went down. Wolves sold off 1/4 to 1/3 of their squad last summer and lost Lopetegui into the bargain. Nottingham Forest sanction seems unfeasibly light in some respects. I think the PL FFP Sanctioning us too light anyway. *Restoring and Upholding Confidence in the League or whatever it is- Absolutely not. Been a shitshow so far, in respect of some of the reasoning.
  12. Thanks, still hard to keep track.. perhaps it's Naismith that is out until May instead? Benarous being back would be encouraging.
  13. Agreed albeit I reckon they probably have one of the higher wage bills at the level.
  14. Bird fine. I'd be surprised if Stokes so soon, simply because it is a major leap from that level. He's more attack minded. Murphy I know less about. It does leave a potential void for sure, too much too soon- experienced players leaving the building at once. Not something that fills me with confidence. Bird for King say wouldn't be the worst, retain James and Williams...you're keeping some stability and yet refreshing the age profile a bit.
  15. I'm certainly not going to ask for details and especially on an Open Forum, but from what you were told would you say.. A) The sacking fair? B) Without the alleged ruck or whatever it was, would GJ have been sacked certainly at that point.
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