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StGeorge

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  1. 2 hours ago, phantom said:

    Possibly not for me to say, but Jerry has been doing additional duties around the club for a while now due to staff shortages that go way above and beyond his actual responsibilities 

    I find it uncomfortable to read the criticism on here, because if it was known how he's stepped in and prevented a real shit show from occurring I know people would be commenting less 

    Well said Sir, a more selfless supporter, and latterly thankless task SLO, you couldn't wish to meet.

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  2. 6 hours ago, SPAZZA said:

    Hopefully this will only be a temporary inconvenience to you as we leave the division this season…?

     Don't worry,  I can't see you going down, there are 3 worse than you this season.

    • Haha 4
  3. 3 hours ago, italian dave said:

    Maybe it’s just a sign of my own advancing years but I get very defensive when I read anything that lumps all elderly people into being unable to manage this new fangled tech

    Well said, us old uns invented the mobile phone ffs! 

     

    Not me personally of course

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  4. 5 hours ago, ExiledAjax said:

    Something that is going to be interesting is the potential impact of the new agent regs. We have the FIFA ones published and the FA ones coming in a fortnight or so which should mirror and implement those FIFA regs, but may have some English quirks as well.

    Amongst other things they're going to end the practice of clubs paying fees on behalf of players as a benefit in kind. Instead players (who earn more than USD200,000 per year - so almost all our main players) have to pay their agent out of their net income.

    Also ending is the practice of those fees being paid out in a one off block lump sum. Rather agents will take their fees quarterly across the life of the contract.

    These rules come into effect in October, and so this window is the last one under "old" rules. 

    Expect a lot of agent pressure to get a high number of transfers done this summer, attempting to siphon as much money out of clubs before their clients start holding them accountable as they pay personally from the autumn.

    It might mean we see a bit more churn this summer, and so it's probably even harder than usual to predict who will and won't be strong come September. Just a little quirk of bueracracy impacting the "real" world.

    Interesting, thanks for that

  5. Scenario:

    Digital season card :

    Family turn up, Dad, Mum, Grandad, three kids. 4 of these have no phone. Dad goes in on his digital wallet, has to wait other side, select kid 1 ticket in wallet, scan it for kid 1, let kid 1 in, find kid 2 ticket in wallet, scan it for kid 2, let kid 2 in etc etc. how long ffs

    Plastic Season card:

    Family turn up , Dad (or Mum) dish out tickets away from turnstiles, all go straight through turnstiles in line...

     

    Watch the queues

     

    Should be option for card or digital, or both

     

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  6. 1 hour ago, johnheadbcfc said:

    There's something about spotting someone in a horrid gas shirt when your out that just instantly ruins your mood 

    A rare occasion though, both spotting one, and letting it ruin my mood, I just feel sorry for their upbringing. Not

  7. 18 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said:

    Now I was a little disappointed with the ManC’s - not as loud as their numbers should have produced and not much originality. Thought that they were a bit meh. 

    If you want to be disappointed in the away fans noise, carry on .....ffs.

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