Davefevs

They’ll drive themselves, meet at the Black Lion at 12:15.....we’ll that’s what we did ???

Yeah I was just using a simple 5% of 55 points....didn’t go any further than that.

Got you. Bit like Peter Loehman (Twitter) idea of an elimination series a couple of weeks back.

So you might end up with anyone down to maybe Cardiff in 9th who lay a claim to playoffs. What happens then?

I just read that article. Can you explain b)?

Some guy on twitter reckoned it will cost Wednesday £11m next season (might include this season, can’t recall). Imagine our annual income dropping from £30m to £19m? Bearing in mind our costs are massively more than that, currently £50m. I suspect you’d lose some of those costs. Let’s say we lopped off £11m by being frugal, not extending contracts. I’m probably being optimistic! We still have the same £20m loss to recover....and say £5-8m of that needs to be found to stay inside FFP (on average). Having said that, last year’s accounts (18/19) have positioned us where we probably stay “squad neutral”, that is, whatever you generate in sales you can spend...just don’t increase the wage bill. Although that sounds worrying, I would imagine there are 12-15 clubs (If not a few more) in much worse scenarios who will need to offload significantly. Norwich will be ok when they come down. Villa will be in a very difficult situation. Bournemouth will be if they don’t bounce back straight away....likely the same for West Ham. Watford probably ok.

That’s a good point ??....think it was more Hodge’s explanation that it was due to extra weeks / months loan payments....but I’ll let him answer.

Were you born on the 30th Feb ? Our own @JonDolman asking the Q ???

Was mentioned by @hodge somewhere above that Man Utd are covering the additional wages to finish the season, implies than loan deals can be extended beyond their current expiry. There is “currently” no option to transfer a current registration (eg. Afobe’s reg is with us) that allows a player to play for their “new club. Norwich have announced and signed a player and he will join on 01.07. He cannot play for Norwich this season.

I would expect so. In my opinion, it would need all 3 parties (City, Stoke and Benik) to agree to extend it. If he does go back, he won’t be able to play for Stoke (no transfer of registration allowed) ...and is a burden on their budget, which currently City are helping with. City have an option to purchase....whether that could be triggered on 30.06 I’ve no idea. Finally, as Benik can’t play for Stoke, he might be better served helping us take points off their relegation rivals, e.g. Hull and Boro.

It’s as exciting as it gets. On paper, it’s one if the best in the Champ. From the little we saw of Afobe (we knew he could score goals already), he had a far better all round game than I thought, and that bodes well....if fit. In some ways covid has given him the chance to steadily up his fitness. It would’ve been rushed had we completed fixtures on original dates. He’s given himself 8/9 weeks extra. I really hope he comes back firing, not just for us, but for him...he’s had a traumatic 9 months.

Good to see some content...and hear LJ’s voice....I’ve missed it. James P at the Bristol Post wrote an article about the contract situation with Korey, Niki and Ashley. Basically LJ said he would extend them short term if they haven’t agreed a contract elsewhere on 30.06. So intention clear. Be good to find out intentions re the 4 loaners.

Ideally play PNE first, beat them (?) and then season curtailed until playoffs ?

It’s possible there may treatments. ??

Are they under any embargo at the mo’.

That’s a fair point, but.... ...at the end of the day, there’s gonna be winners and losers in many ways as we complete (or not) this season. Hey ho.

Yes, fair play to Man Utd, but unfair on other clubs who might have wanted them on loan but couldn’t afford at the time.

I wonder if Cummings stopped off in Hull?

Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Sunderland have all chosen to self-isolate near Barnard Castle ?

Agree re cheats, but no fixture list is favourable if you’re 24th in the league!

I should read your post in more detail. ?? Yes, you’d think there’d be an option to take off of next seasons, amongst other options.

He won’t have been within 2m of anyone. ??? There’s 19 home games in the Prem ? ?????

Did some very crude maths the other day and reckon most of our FFP wiggle room would be used up in 3-4 months of no income and having to give refunds. All clubs had to submit their projected accounts in March (for accounts to end of normal season). Those would give the best positioning of finances without the effects of covid....and are used already (even if not forcibly enough) to charge clubs. I see no reason why these couldn’t be used to check compliance as a starting point. They are going to better looking than the actual accounts.

Yeah, I’m on about from next season.

I think they should go back to 4 subs....match day squad of 18 exacerbates the situation.