benjii

- I would disband my "cronies alliance" of shareholders, just in case they were conceivably a stumbling block to investment. - I would get my daddy to buy a corporate box. - I would buy a corporate box. - I would not allow any of the cronies to have freebies. - I would loan back my portion of the £563,000 termination pot on favourable terms if I could. - I would ask my buddy Andrew to do the same if he could. - I would try and build bridges with the other major shareholders. - I would attempt to engage with as many fans as possible. Maybe only small things but I would hate for people to think I wasn't doing my bit.

Lol - oh dear!

This is correct. Section 318 of the Companies Act 1985. Not sure if it has been amended/repealed etc. by the new Companies Act but I doubt it. Any shareholders who can be arsed to go and have a look? Would be quite interesting to find out!

Player salaries were about £12million I think. Not sure where this £31m figure came from. To be honest, it doesn't matter much now. We need money quickly.

Um - yeah, he was. We hardly had a thin squad under Burley either. The only time we were thin was at the back at the start of last season.

No, such a pay-off would almost certainly have been lump-sum.

Aggregate director's emoluments will be in the Annual Report as will the earnings of the highest paid director (presumably Lowe although if he is only working three days a week then it could be Dave Jones). Some companies will state the individual earnings of director's but I don't think there's an obligation to. I think the least Lowe could do (if it is liquid and available) in our current state is loan back, on favourable terms, his portion of the £563,000 termination payments paid in 2007 now he's back on the payroll. Likewise Cowan, if he can.

Agree with that bit completely.

But the young'uns are in the first team! Lol - don't get me started on Dyer. A bit of pace was what we were crying out for at the end on Sat but Jan da Man didn't even pick him. Silly.

Yeah, helpful or not, I think it's the least of our concerns right now! Sell 25,000 tickets and it might become relevant.

He actually called them '"war" criminals'. Not, "war criminals" clearly indicating a schism between the horrors of war and the spastic thrashings of a mentalist football club. The Nuremberg reference described how he was inspired to create this thread having read a book.

Surely they will just be loaned out instead? It's absolutely retarded that they're not being worked at the moment. They won't be match fit until the middle of October at this rate.

You are quite wrong IMO. In Rudi's first season we had by far the best left side of any team in the division. Rudi was instrumental in this but unfortunately because he didn't score 10 goals most fans can't see this. Thomas, Idiakez, Wright-Phillips, Ostlund, Pele were all awful signings.

Would it really? Football manager in getting drunk shock? It would only be a story if he thumped someone or got caught with a lady-boy / young player, drunk driving etc...

Any idea why he hasn't been in any of the squads then?

I think every chairman in football knows that a good academy can provide good players on the cheap. What they also know is that to place complete reliance on this happening is utter folly and extremely high risk.

Don't be so wet. And no one's comparing it with the Second World War.

I think he's saying that our outgoings were small, for a Premiership club.

Yes, "the Machester United of the South" , I believe.

Signs with a relegation release clause. A) They stay up (lol); B) Has virtually a whole season in the Premiership shop window and secures a move to a better club; or C) If not, has a couple of seasons in the CCC on inflated wages. Can't lose and all three are preferable to a season with us and the risk of not getting paid at some point.

Thinking of going to a match there this season. Anyone got any tips, "dos", "don'ts"? I'm assuming they only sell out for big games so getting tickets the day before shouldn't be a problem. Cheers.

If there's anyone there to do them!

*YAWN* Either way it has nothing to do with Surman going to Reading so why don't you both wind it in? As for the thread subject itself.... If we could get a good price for Drew (£2.5m ish - likely?) then this wouldn't actually be the worst thing in the world IMO. Players like Kelvin, Stern and Svensson (and Andrew Davies, but I think we can forget that) are much more important.

Lee Todd was an awful left back.

Not really!