Mr Popodopolous Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 16 minutes ago, VT05763 said: There are many worse than us in regard wages to turn over - Preston for example I am fairly sure. There must be a list on this ? Preston to take an example it's a bit of a catch 22. Their turnover is lower and yes wages/turnover may well be worse, but their overall running costs are much lower- but otoh they lack the income streams, especially the commercial ones that we have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 13 minutes ago, VT05763 said: You can't just "move them on" - you will literally be struggling to give them away or wait for the end of contract. Although to take an example, Stoke managed to somehow (so far) convince the EFL that £30m of Player Impairment costs could be put down to Covid which enabled a proportion of them to indeed be given away, maybe wages partially paid in some cases and quite a lot left on free transfers- this also reduced the amortisation costs in upcoming years though I don't think they should've heard the last of this... Edited December 28, 2021 by Mr Popodopolous 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Although to take an example, Stoke managed to somehow (so far) convince the EFL that £30m of Player Impairment costs could be put down to Covid which enabled a proportion of them to indeed be given away, maybe wages partially paid in some cases and quite a lot left on free transfers- this also reduced the amortisation costs in upcoming years though I don't think they should've heard the last of this... "without risking a massive points deduction down the line" - I should have added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BasSavage88 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 11 minutes ago, shelts said: We’ve been bailed out by Steve . Steve bailed Steve out 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo88 Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, cidercity1987 said: Meanwhile it can't possibly be Ashton's fault according to Ipswich fans https://www.twtd.co.uk/forum/526792/bristol-city-make-�38.4m-loss/#13 They should remember - He who laughs last laughs longest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, VT05763 said: "without risking a massive points deduction down the line" - I should have added. Fair. Stoke fans seem fairly bullish about their position tbh based on their forum- when I say position, no way would they fall into insolvency I mean FFP. Edited December 28, 2021 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NcnsBcfc Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 23 minutes ago, VT05763 said: You can't just "move them on" - you will literally be struggling to give them away or wait for the end of contract. Ala Nagy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, NcnsBcfc said: Ala Nagy.... Oddly enough, there is a £750k Impairment in the accounts- Nagy then leaves on a free/for a low fee, could the two have been linked? I actually think he was a decent player FWIW and in a more possession based side I wonder if we might have seen better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, NcnsBcfc said: I agree that other clubs might struggle. But we need to create room in our budget to recruit new players as well. If the players coming into their last year aren't willing to negotiate; then we need to move them on. As for COD and Martin. It'll be interesting as to where their offers might come from. A lot of money in L1 nowadays.... What we most definitely cannot afford to do is repeat the Diedhiou scenario, that is continue paying a whole years wage for someone who is gonna move on. We have to find a way to move them on, whether that be cut-price fee (free?) or loan. We have to recoup some of that wage bill, even if we create an impairment on the fee / amortisation. 11 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Although to take an example, Stoke managed to somehow (so far) convince the EFL that £30m of Player Impairment costs could be put down to Covid which enabled a proportion of them to indeed be given away, maybe wages partially paid in some cases and quite a lot left on free transfers- this also reduced the amortisation costs in upcoming years though I don't think they should've heard the last of this... Have they convinced the EFL? What we don’t know is how that was factored into their FFP returns. Unless you however have more info on this. 6 minutes ago, pongo88 said: They should remember - He who laughs last laughs longest Or as my dad says - “he who laughs last, didn’t get the joke in the first place”! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 3 hours ago, lenred said: Deary deary me……… How cuttingly glib? If you have an opinion, then express it, and NOT make a comment that sounds like a cross between Nanny Mcphee and Mary Poppins?.....Deary Deary Me.........Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Oddly enough, there is a £750k Impairment in the accounts- Nagy then leaves on a free/for a low fee, could the two have been linked? I actually think he was a decent player FWIW and in a more possession based side I wonder if we might have seen better. Nagy will be in 21/22 accounts not the ones published. Hopefully Nagy’s impairment will be offset by the wages saved. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Just now, Mr Popodopolous said: Oddly enough, there is a £750k Impairment in the accounts- Nagy then leaves on a free/for a low fee, could the two have been linked? I actually think he was a decent player FWIW and in a more possession based side I wonder if we might have seen better. Nagy is a different situation to most to be fair. He wanted to move for family reasons more than anything else (I believe) and would have come to a mutually agreeable exit package I would have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 What we most definitely cannot afford to do is repeat the Diedhiou scenario, that is continue paying a whole years wage for someone who is gonna move on. We have to find a way to move them on, whether that be cut-price fee (free?) or loan. We have to recoup some of that wage bill, even if we create an impairment on the fee / amortisation. Yes, there will probably be loans where we pay two thirds of the wage with no loan fee for example. Palmer, Wells and DaSilva could fall into this category maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lenred Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 13 minutes ago, maxjak said: How cuttingly glib? If you have an opinion, then express it, and NOT make a comment that sounds like a cross between Nanny Mcphee and Mary Poppins?.....Deary Deary Me.........Really? Your opinion that LJ is better than Pearson is absolute bollocks. That any better for you? 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 25 minutes ago, BasSavage88 said: Steve bailed Steve out Certainly true that . He’s always backed his managers to be fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Have they convinced the EFL? What we don’t know is how that was factored into their FFP returns. Unless you however have more info on this. Ha if only I did. I'm basing my view on the fact that there as yet has been no sanction/embargo handed down to date but otoh it could easily be subject to ongoing review- in fact it seems like the only sensible solution given that it would take a year or 2 to work out just how justified it is, to see how the market shakes down post Covid. The problem is that when subject to ongoing review, a side can sneak up via the playoffs or similar? Edited December 28, 2021 by Mr Popodopolous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
real_bristol Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 For those not wanting to trawl through 11 pages I found this thread useful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: From @Coppello (With scribbles from me) from @ExiledAjax Ta, that rings a bell from looking at the accounts last year. Ha, see, I did know where the fans hold shares. Noticed in the accounts there's one more dormant company under the Holdco, but no matter really. It does surprise me that neither Ashton nor Gould were/are directors of Holdco. Presumably there is a reason for that beyond "we'd need to get one extra signature on the board resolutions". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, lenred said: Your opinion that LJ is better than Pearson is absolute bollocks. That any better for you? How succinct......you are quite obviously a student of the game? .....The fact is that Nige has rarely coached, if ever, our team, as he leaves that to Fleming.......yet LJ spent most of his time in a tracksuit on the training pitch, must somehow have escaped your attention?........... Did you also know that cretin is between cramp and dullard in the dictionary? Edited December 28, 2021 by maxjak 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodeRed Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, shelts said: We’ve been bailed out by Steve . He's bailed himself out. His club His decisions His appointments His choices 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 7 minutes ago, Mr Popodopolous said: Ha if only I did. I'm basing my view on the fact that there as yet has been no sanction/embargo handed down to date but otoh it could easily be subject to ongoing review- in fact it seems like the only sensible solution given that it would take a year or 2 to work out just how justified it is, to see how the market shakes down post Covid. The problem is that when subject to ongoing review, a side can sneak up via the playoffs or similar? As it stands, Stoke are in the cycle that includes a PL year (17/18), so we will need to see 20/21s accounts to see where they are. Cat 1 status will offset some of those losses, but will be interesting to see when they post these, typically they are before the end of the year, last year they took advantage of the 3 month extension. They’ve got to be close with impairment / allowance, but may point to Nathan Collins sale in the summer as putting their house in order. Will be lots of fans sweating having seen ours today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, maxjak said: yet LJ spent most of his time in a tracksuit on the training pitch, must somehow have escaped your attention? Did he? Distinctly recall Macca being moved into the first team coaching role to give LJ more time to focus on recruitment. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merrick's Marvels Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Davefevs said: They have no concept of the roles, responsibilities and accountability of a CEO. Eff me, some of them are amazingly ignorant. I bet he’s not. His “tells” are bleeding obvious. "Yeah....." Edited December 28, 2021 by Merrick's Marvels 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelts Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 2 minutes ago, CodeRed said: He's bailed himself out. His club His decisions His appointments His choices Sold some top class players and bought players that where the cheap option that didn’t work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 minute ago, Davefevs said: As it stands, Stoke are in the cycle that includes a PL year (17/18), so we will need to see 20/21s accounts to see where they are. Cat 1 status will offset some of those losses, but will be interesting to see when they post these, typically they are before the end of the year, last year they took advantage of the 3 month extension. They’ve got to be close with impairment / allowance, but may point to Nathan Collins sale in the summer as putting their house in order. Will be lots of fans sweating having seen ours today. I make their figures £55.5m, ie their upper loss limit to 2020/21. Without Covid that would've been £61m IIRC to 2020 and £39m to 2021. They usually are before the end of the year yeah, as are Birmingham and though not our level, Everton- none have yet materialised, probably a good reason for that. In fact I'm covering bits of them and two others on the FFP thread now and trying to work out their position and how they might compare to ours. Collins would be a useful mitigating factor and offloading as many as they did might mitigate. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James54De Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 Does this pose any danger to our existence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EstoniaTallinnRed Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 7 hours ago, AshtonGreat said: The annual reminder of how utterly overpaid footballers are Absolutely right AG! If players can't survive on £2-5000 per week then I suggest they are living well over their means, £25,000 a week for the little time they actually work is quite mental. I wish I could have got paid that money for working 6 days a week, starting at 0400 and finishing around midnight or later depending on the duty, early mornings and late nights for 25 years. They probably only work 3 or 4 days training and certainly not 8 or 10 hours a day and at most 2 or 3 games a weeks, they are not superstars, but only average football players, as the results confirm. Football needs a shake up from top to bottom, otherwise it could get unaffordable by the working man who started it all in the first place. Where would these players be then? 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 17 minutes ago, real_bristol said: For those not wanting to trawl through 11 pages I found this thread useful. This is one of the ones that sticks out for me (the bottom of the two). The stadium is, in normal times, a 24/7 venue, and has been designed to give us a bit of a leg up against those with parachute payments etc. Mark Kelly said we were looking at six concerts this year originally, and with all else I’d imagine we projected to be higher than that £16m in 2019. I’m not saying things are rosy. But I would think we’re probably £15m shy on commercial income of where we thought we’d be, and when you also add in the loss of match day income that £39m shrinks by a lot in a normalised season - even before we tackle the excessive wage issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waconda Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 12 minutes ago, Davefevs said: Did he? Distinctly recall Macca being moved into the first team coaching role to give LJ more time to focus on recruitment. LJ did much of the day to day "on grass" coaching. NP does some. (more now) Doesn't mean one is better than the other necessarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Isewater Posted December 28, 2021 Report Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, pongo88 said: They should remember - He who laughs last laughs longest He who laughs last probably didn’t get the joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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