mkowl

Be interesting what odds you would have had on the results this afternoon. It was absolutely essential we did the business ourselves and not rely on others.

I mean I am not going to comment on next season until at least tomorrow😃 but a certain team based in Suffolk have shown its feasible I think all I ask for is no major melodrama for the next 3 months and we properly plan for the 2024/25 season.

I look forward to their statement later !

I mean it's a fantastic job that Rohl and the supporting back room staff have done, to galvanise this squad not just for an initial period but 7 months. I really questioned that it could be done given the position he inherited, but fully deserved. Let's hope the forthcoming pre season now builds on this. Thank fuck its in the Championship that is the most important outcome

Excellent work 👏

Never in doubt 😃

It's like Boxing Day in reverse memories of that day. I genuinely think that and the FA Cup Final replay have indelibly scarred me

I just hope they are less nervous than I am.

No changes No Poveda on the bench though

The rain hopefully ....🙋‍♀️

I am not sure our team winning the quiz last night is a good omen or not. After an average start we (well let's be honest me) stormed the end to sneak the prize with a 1 point gap. Even if I didn't get this question right "Who started at Southampton, before becoming a world record transfer fee (at the time) when they joined Real Madrid in 2013"

Reesh ? He's a gooner as we know

England 0% chance 100% due to Southgate

Nope no relaxed mode here - been there, worn the T shirt shit happens

Knowing where they are headed that will seem like Club Tropicana On that note as I know you like a personal anecdote, young un took his WAG to the match last Saturday and chatting away she casually drops that her Mum had been on a date with George Michael back in the early 80s. And it wasn't in the local WC's. Anyway she dumped him as he left her to go to a music rehearsal

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You will be arriving in a 3rd world country when you reach your intended pub stop

It's the fact that when I frequented the Politics section on there, I was once reported to the admin on there for alleged racism that was way less than stuff now openly stated.

Yep the daft thing was whilst doing said work with my WTID hat on, it just lead me to conclude it was never feasible. Because it would have been necessary to lie to the fans what the money was potentially going to be utilised for. Ultimately WTID became a stalking horse to push people to acquire the Club without them waiting for admin.

So to add, it was a short term loan that was all received / paid off in the same accounting year. The paperwork actually showed the quantum of season ticket revenues received and how it was clearing said loan. It was no surprise to me when the cash flow eventually hit the rocks in the summer. But that might have been 12 months on potentially. Lose track of the when

There was a 3m working capital loan that had been taken out the previous October. There was another loan against TV monies. Strafford sent me a few docs that helped in putting together a top level cash flow forecast for the WTID shit I recall I came up with needing about £5m to plug the working capital shortfall. Imagine selling that to fans, even if you had (albeit highly unlikely) raised funds from them that it would be to cover the past. IIRC that actually undercooked by about 2m the actual shortfall that Mandaric covered

The fat lady is warming up her tonsils but is awaiting the mathematical calculations from her accountant scheduled to be emailed shortly after 14.30 hours before bursting into song I say May the 4th be with us (For the sad **** sci fi nerds out there)

I sort of agree your sentiments, but I also think it's important that the "facts" they quote are challenged. The one annoyance of being banned from Stalk is not being able to challenge the bollocks you see spouted on there. And that creeps across the fanbase. I know because my lads who do frequent the Facebook sites etc will often quote it at me. So no we won't get an answer from them, but we do have to challenge the narrative come what may

The one thing that is relevant is Rohl has identified what many of us have long stated, that the Club needs long term investment, strategy, planning to stop, or at least attempt to stop the cycle of yo yo ing between the Leagues. Chansiri is on record in the past saying "you can't plan in football" I totally accept there is a logic to that. There is no guarantee that if you spend £x - Y will happen. Far too many variables, too many others doing similar and frankly a lot of luck But Clubs have shown, Brentford being one that was questioned by Chansiri, that getting this in place will ultimately be a positive thing If Chansiri is not of this mindset, then what