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Arrange the finance to buy the club and then put your/someone elses finance where your mouth / keyboard is.

Another indirect beneficiary of our owners, arguably the most successful. His Dad Adam, the owner of Pure Scooters, ultimately made his 'big' money via the success of Hargreaves Lansdown. Well done Lando!

yeah I am agreeing. Lansdown and co - and all the rest - have a true poisoned chalice in owning an EFL club in these crazy times. There is another thread about gambling in football being a negative force but the biggest gamblers are the club owners themselves. €350,000,000 and counting in our case.

3 words. Financial Fair Play. EFL (e.g., Bristol City): FFP regulations in the EFL primarily aim to prevent clubs from accruing excessive losses through overspending on player wages and transfer fees relative to their revenues. Clubs like Bristol City, which might not have the same level of commercial revenue as Premier League clubs, find these regulations particularly constraining. They are limited in how much they can spend based on their income, which is generally lower than that of Premier League clubs. The regulations are meant to encourage sustainability but can also restrict ambitious investments aimed at promotion. EPL (e.g., Bournemouth): In the Premier League, FFP rules are more focused on the scale of losses clubs can legally post over a three-year period. While Premier League clubs generally have higher revenues, especially from broadcasting rights, the stakes are also higher, and the penalties for FFP violations can include hefty fines or points deductions. Clubs like Bournemouth, which operate on relatively modest budgets compared to giants like Manchester United or Liverpool, need to balance ambition with financial prudence to avoid sanctions. Because Bournemouth haven't got 3 years of even being in the EPL (that they have reported on) they are not being scrutinised - yet. However expect a lot more sales/players out to happen over the summer/next season once they are forced to balance their books for FFP. In essence, owners like Lansdown take on considerable financial risks under FFP regulations because their ability to invest in their clubs is restrained by the need to maintain financial health relative to earnings, making it a challenging balancing act between ambition and compliance.

https://www.bettingoffers.uk/articles/identity-checks/ "The UKGC has stated that it plans to set limits on customers based on the information provided to the casino or bookie. This implies that, at some point, the companies will need to ask their customers more questions to determine whether or not they are gambling safely. These questions have already started to roll out. They are based on a number of factors, but they are used to determine if gambling is causing any harm, either financially or mentally, to the customer in question. This helps to identify problem gamblers. Examples include: Financial indicators to assess whether people are gambling beyond their means. This will likely look at the amount of money they earn and then compare it to what they are spending" "Identify checks are here to stay, so the best bit of advice that we can give is learn to accept it and be prepared with all the information that you think might be needed, remembering that this is for the best – short term pain for long term gain."

Look up the term “house edge”. Everyone signing up to any gambling site should be required to watch a course on this concept.

I am not a particular fan of the concept of a "strong end of season to carry over in to the next one" Between now and Aug/Sept: We will sell some players We will buy some players Some players will get injured Some of our young players will mature well (Tommy?), others won't (Sam?). Those that do will probably be sold. Others will buy/sell players and suffer injuries too Managers will come and go, either hired or fired. So the green shoots thing doesn't really do it for me. Yeah we had them with NP (and his 32% win ratio - compared to LM 33%) but then we sold them all to Bournemouth.

This this match is quite literally Rubbish

Considering how many players you see with superstitions as they walk onto a pitch or trying to keep their pre-match preparations as constant and familiar as they can, surely these weekly deviations get in the way of 100% focus needed for peak performance?

Can we just stop with the irrelevant commercial circus surrounding each matchday? For example - Messing around with the kit; - Back slapping on being progressive with the choice of ball/flags/armbands; - The endless commemorations/x th minute silences/clapping. and just all FOCUS on getting the Bristol City starting and ending 11 players to score more goals than the opposition each matchday? Too much to ask? /rant

YES!! "Always believe, we always belieeeve, Remember Basso, we always believe" followed by "oh Basso, oh Bassoooo" except vs Huddersfield, where he is goalie coach. best goalie, best saves, best motivational talks. Jesus saves, but Basso tipped them over the bar

It is part of the sponsor deal. So yes it will be contracted.

So then i guess it would be the lower/upper* tier of any redeveloped Atyeo, with home and away fans using differing entrances

I have often thought that getting the Atyeo back for home fans would be great, and allowing a thin strip at the end of either the Dolman or up in the gods of the Lansdown for away fans would work best. But now with the open concourse under 3 sides of the ground, I guess that cannot work.

I'm watching this match live on ESPN+ and I will disinfect my fingers, throw away my TV and wash my mouth out with bleach after saying this but fair flay to the blue few, they are bringing it to Norwich in this 1st half and look like the home team. Fully expecting (and hoping) Norwich to turn the screw as the game goes on and the difference in fitness levels / squad depth starts to show we see a hatful for the Canaries.

City 0-1 Swindon. 9th Sept 2000 The first match I attended since I moved to the city for work, prior to which I had grown up with Division 1 (old money) . I laughed all though it at how bad it was. Walked out at the end and narrowly missed a random swung punch from a drunken annoyed fan, which ended up hitting his mate and mayhem ensued. The most hilarious thing is 24 years later am still addicted to the endless rotation of the usual mediocrity. We buy and sell players, managers come and go, the owner is abused/lauded, we win some, lose some, draw some. And always still end up in the middle of Division 2 at the end of the season. And long may it continue....

Thanks for the great and positive write up. It's so good to watch such positive play and clearly this squad is finally living up to it's original potential. What do we think about the potential for the rest of LM's job other than the game management and tactical aspect? ie dealing with January / Summer transfers in and out as well as injuries / players wanting more game minutes all inside a club which is losing around £1 million per home game played (equivalent to handing out a £50 note to each fan sitting in AG each time we play). TGH needs to stay, Williams needs to stay fit, Tommy & Sam need to mature a bit more plus we still need to squeeze as many veteran minutes as we can from Nahki, Andi and Andy for these next 24 games. Anyway I am looking forward to finding out - IF we can keep playing the way we are playing and get the results to get us promoted before the other teams suss us and our systems out. 4 points out of Birmingham and Millwall and we will be heading into the business end of the season with high playoff hopes for sure. Although after 25 years of following the City I know we are masters of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory ... COYR

Time to get rid of actual human refs. It's half done anyway, now we have VAR. This is a cut/paste from something I read that I wasn't supposed to (admittedly from someone discussing US MLS not UEFA) Aerial Surveillance: Drones with high-resolution cameras and sophisticated AI algorithms would be deployed to provide a bird's-eye view of the entire field. These drones would be capable of tracking the ball's trajectory, detecting offside positions, and identifying any incidents that could affect the game's outcome. AI-powered image analysis would enable the drones to detect and interpret complex game situations, such as fouls, handballs, and goal-line decisions. This would eliminate the need for human officials to make split-second judgments in challenging situations. Boundary Monitoring: Embedded sensors around the perimeter of the field would detect when the ball crosses the goal line or goes out of play. This would eliminate the need for linesmen to flag offside or out of bounds plays, ensuring more accurate decisions. These sensors would also be used to track the movement of players, enabling the AI system to identify offside positions and ensure that all players are following the rules. Injury Detection and Assistance: Contact sensors embedded in players' shin guards or other body parts would detect when a player suffers a significant impact or collision. This would trigger an alert to the AI system, which would immediately halt the game and signal for medical assistance. The AI system could also communicate with the players through wearable devices, providing real-time feedback on their health and fitness status. This could help to prevent injuries and ensure player safety. Data Integration and Decision-Making: A central AI system would receive data from all the sensors and cameras on the field, as well as from other sources such as referee communication devices and player tracking systems. This system would analyse the data in real-time, using AI algorithms to identify and classify game events, detect fouls or rule violations, and determine the appropriate outcome for each situation. The AI system would communicate its decisions to the on-field players through electronic displays located around the stadium, eliminating the need for human officials to intervene. Then after this I guess its just onto robots playing the game itself.

Goalkeeping is 90% luck, but the harder you train the luckier you get.

Looks nice but GD doesnt lie come the end of the season. We need a few more GF without any GA!

Cov had 69% of possession and 15 corners to our 2. They must be absolutely gutted... well done lads COYR!!

Me too, until YouTube taught me how to make them (a good bengali/bangledeshi base Source + then your customisations) from scratch, at home. Plus more than one of my local bars here has Thatchers Gold, on draught!! (Which was the other thing) Happy Days!

So I'd go for both in this case. re Bundesliga :laugh: . Having seen behind the financial curtain of one of them, they are absolutely included. Wimbledon. No clue.

Show me a football club owner who isn't treating their club ownership as an ego project and I will show you a money launderette.