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Forgot about Naismith to be honest.

To be fair - think it's less FFP and more SL. That interview and the Luton references, NP aside, is still giving the the shivers.

Bold is key - they need to be as certain as possible to use the appeal, thereby cutting wastage. As any review should be for a clear and obvious error. No use, for example, wasting it on a subjective throw in.

100%. My (and this is an opinion) view on it, is that 4-3-3 is predominantly a wing play or counter attacked system. None of our midfielders bar Knight are mobile enough, especially in the transition nor off the ball. We need a Scott replacement ASAP. We need McCrorie fit with Tanners woeful forward play so far this season. I'm significantly worried about the lack of links or rumors for signings, if Murphy comes in and that's it that's tantamount to basically asking NP to be sacked. Need a GK, DM, CM, ST, minimum. Hypothetically, examples of which could include the following from my post in the Scott money thread - Southwood (Cheltenham), Iroegbaunam (Villa), Styles (Barnsley), Zeqiri (Brighton, Loan). Lead to the team looking something akin to: Southwood, McCrorie, Vyner, Dickie, Roberts, Iroegbaunam, Knight, Styles, Sykes, Mehmeti, Zeqiri; with bench of - O'Leary, Araoye, Pring, Tanner, James, Williams, Yeboah, Wells, Bell. Good cover and still space for rotating a couple youth players, brings the age of the midfield down from, adds more strength and mobility and covers us for James, King, and Williams contracts ending end of season. But then I'm not the manager nor head of recruitment.

Lost all our scouts when MA left and still recovering aren't we? He headed his own 'agency' which he took with him to Ipswich, in effect.

VAR should be an appeal system where the captain of each side, if they feel aggrieved, they can appeal said decision and it go for review - similar to the rugby. 2 appeals per team, so have to be used wisely.

I was at that point after the Holden debacle, and have been since.

SLs done stupider things before. Like hiring LJ.

Not really Tanners game. Think we're desperate for McCrorie to get fit.

Had a quick 15 minute crack at some basic figures from some older spreadsheets I have, gave them a quick update. *Confirmed Initial Fees Only, If undisclosed rumoured fees at time utilised Season Manager Transfers Out Transfer In Loans In (Number) Net Wages (Per Annum) Y-Y Wages Change %-wise * within 5% +/- considered Nuetral 15/16 Cotterill £3,000,000 £250,000 5 -£2,750,000 £17,400,000 £6,200,000 55.4% 15/16 Johnson £400,000 £0.00 6 -£400,000 16/17 Johnson £12,000,000 £12,000,000 4 £0 £20,900,000 £3,500,000 20.1% 17/18 Johnson £13,000,000 £3,000,000 4 -£10,000,000 £27,300,000 £6,400,000 30.6% 18/19 Johnson £11,000,000 £27,000,000 3 £16,000,000 £30,600,000 £3,300,000 15.8% 19/20 Johnson £29,500,000 £45,000,000 4 £15,500,000 £33,000,000 £2,400,000 8.8% 20/21 Holden £1,000,000 £3,500,000 2 £2,500,000 £35,300,000 £2,300,000 7.5% 20/21 Pearson £0 £0 0 21/22 Pearson £2,300,000 £1,300,000 0 -£1,000,000 £30,300,000 -£5,000,000 -14.2% 22/23 (est*) Pearson £1,400,000 £11,000,000 0 £9,600,000 £27,500,000* -£2,800,000 -9.2% 23/24 Pearson £4,000,000 £20,000,000 £16,000,000* £28,000,000* £500,000 1.8% Manager Net Spend Net Wages Impact % Reinvestiture of Sales Cotterill -£2,750,000 £6,200,000 N/A Johnson £21,500,000 £15,600,000 75.75% Pearson £8,600,000 -£7,800,000 23.84% Long story short - LJ got back 75% retained funds of transfers as money to spend - currently, Nige has had 25%.

Judging the comments in regards to wage bill as Nige has mentioned - think you need to look upstairs as for why they aren't happening. That with SLs comments (Luton comparisons) have me greatly concerned we may not bring anyone in, or if we do it'll only be one, likely to replace Scott.

I'm of a similar opinion - don't know if it's just me but I feel the injuries have guttered what little pace he had left. Playing him and James in the pivot at the moment is suicide. For someone who isn't the strongest he looks slower than Matty much of the time now - way too slow on the ball. And as you say the difference when Naismith came on was telling. Latter starts for me next game.

Literally off the top of my head. But my estimate was indeed between £5.5-6m.

In my head I was thinking off the top of my head since January - so sorry, allow me to amend that to £5.5m (forgot McCrorie) - for all the difference that makes. Fees in during the same period are £36m. £30m up. And 35% lower wage budget (circa £23m p/annum, down from £34m).

The bank account. Creativity costs money. Pearsons sold players for £35m+ and spent £2m ffs.

Brown wasn't even sacked at any stage by any club was he? - His contract ended June 30th and Exeter released him while he was suspended. So thats irrelevant. There is zero equivilence here, and you do relativize it by saying we/City fans don't have the moral high ground because of something 20 years ago, something for which the charges now are generally greater (Kyle Dempsey 12-month suspended). We would not (and don't) condone what Brown has done due to a sentence having been handed down and being served like you seem to. That's all there is to it. We would not want him employed by Bristol City, in the same way we didnt want Simpson employed. You also highlight the double standard in the above by saying due to being convicted the club (City) should have sacked Patridge et al - yet Brown has never been sacked, sp you're telling my that simply due to the time of year the offense was committed, Brown gets a pass for Rovers because....? Also unironically ended up on your forum to try and find any information I thought I was missing but came across gems like this - which consider the HG2 movement are corkers. Sorry for having some morality.

Added to which, Patridge and Scott Brown both did community hours for their time. Brown however.. Partridge, Brooker, and Orr. were all also given a sentence, and suspended by the club for the same period. I would expect the clubs to suspend them. Alternatively, if we're working the whataboutism angle; If they - like Jevani - had beaten women, in for example Bristol City centre - then yes, I'd 100% expect them sacked, because I'm not some degenerate. At least the bouncer could defend himself in the indicated incident and did so. In the same way I was 100% against the club employing Simpson. Moral fibre is determined by the individual, and its not your right to question anyone on this forum when you're attempting to draw compairsons in defence of your own player. Its a bit sickening to be honest. I'd feel like morals have improved slightly in 17 years. The fact you're trying to even make this a debateable point while calling us tinpoint is the most ironic thing I've read on this forum.

Therein lies the issues. Big spending when its someone he likes - all overly emotional for an owner. inspite of the fact LJ (and MA) left us up sh*ts creek without a paddle. For all the money he puts in; the management of the club, integration, and strategy are sorely lacking. Seems like NP is the only one telling it as it is. If this carries on I coould see him walk.

Webster.

Yup - Damn autocorrect on the phone.

GK, DM, CM, ST. Examples; Southwood (Cheltenham), Iroegbaunam (Villa), Sykes (Barnsley), Zeqiri (Brighton, Loan).

Honestly, between Dickie, Vyner, Pring, Roberts, Araoye, and Naismith able to cover? Think we should be OK until Rob is fit circa (hopefully) November, if similar time frame to Benarous for rehab. Think we need more options on in the middle. Not enough strength in the middle with Massengo gone and now Scott, assuming McCrorie is to challenge Tanner for RB. Add in competition for O'Leary to then allowing Wiles-Richards and Bajic out on loan and to be sold respectively. I'd see if we can get a striker on loan to Januray to cover for Conway, or compete for the season, would be ideal. So GK, DM, CM, ST? Off the top of my head (of players made available for transfer or mooted on here previously) examples of each position would be the likes of Matej Kovar (linked with Hull, United looking for fee, or loan with obligation), Callim Styles (linked with Watford, but nothing has materialised), Tim Iroegbunam (linked with a move out of Villa), then possibly someone in the mould of Andi Zeqiri perhaps on Loan? (Basel last season on loan, apparently only 70% of £15kpw wages, with minimal (£300k) fee). We should be able to fit all within wage structure utilising signing on fees where needed. Note that I'm not saying all of the above at the same time are realistic, but just the first players for each position popped into my head, from browsing socials - we likely wouldn't quire have the amount available for the above suggestions. Would take the hit on wages this season slightly, but whoever we get in we can offset with a portion of the Scott funds and have players ready next season to hopefully transition into the squad from the academy or having been out on loan (Taylor-Clarke, Sebastian Palmer-Houlden, Araoye, Knight-Lebel) for those whose deals run out end of season (Vyner, Williams, King, James, Weimann), so depending on which of the latter are released, we'd then be bringing wages more back into parity next season. Would also allow us to, where needed, evaluate deals on those whose contracts expire, including NP, towards the second half of the season. Interesting time to be a City fan. Will be disappointed if we're not able to turn this situation around as a chance to strengthen moderately.

If he seriously couldn't see the impact of the inflated wages and what that meant for liquidity and FFP - then that's his problem. He outed that he had sign off on transfers. More than once. Comparatively, NP has multiple times quoted the proviso of bringing parity of wages across the squad and the way in which it eases squad and player management, and the financial implications. Anyhow - I won't derail this thread getting back unto the LJ/ MA critiques. The benefit here is we have time to resolve. Let's hope Tinns et al have targets lined up, still time to get some business done.

Closer to home as well - can't begrudge him that aspect. Just a shame that someone such as Brighton or Palace didn't come in for him; Bournemouth for me could either be a fantastic move or all go pear shaped under Iroala. There's always risk.

LJ forced that on himself with the overspending from the "Clubs in Bag" Approach. He agreed to the strategy with MA at the end of the day.