We are one of 7 in trouble - Daily Mirror

[EBS1980]

Nothing we didn't already know, but we are named as one of seven clubs in financial trouble in the daily mirror today. Us and Charlton being the highest profile of the 7.

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/03/24/clubs-are-fighting-for-survival-are-credit-crunch-takes-its-toll-115875-21223958/

[trousers]

What a cheerful morning we're having!

[Mr X]

I notice it only mentions the points deduction with us and not the others clubs, does that mean they have info that we are about to go into admin?

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

I notice it only mentions the points deduction with us and not the others clubs, does that mean they have info that we are about to go into admin?

 

Yep, the Mirror have info, they're at the cutting edge of journalism like that.

[Mr X]

Yep, the Mirror have info, they're at the cutting edge of journalism like that.

 

sarcasm yes fair play

[Mole]

Yep, the Mirror have info, they're at the cutting edge of journalism like that.

 

There's no smoke without fire...

[VectisSaint]

I notice it only mentions the points deduction with us and not the others clubs, does that mean they have info that we are about to go into admin?

Doubt it, with the possible exception of Chester the 10 point deductioin would not make much difference to the others. Stockport are comfortable mid table, Charlton and Cheltenham are as good as down, Darlo are mid-table, Bournemouth are already in admin.

[Dibden Purlieu Saint]

There's no smoke without fire...

 

Yeah, but that smoke has been around since last summer, as we all well know

[chivvy1664]

Surely the key to all these issues are the wages paid to players. These have to be reduced. We have some big earners coming to the end of their contracts. Hopefully we will still be in the championship. But we cannot carry on paying the likes Euell the money he is on next season.

[Tac-tics]

With us "seemingly" having a very good chance of staying up, owuld you take the admin before end of march?

[Rebel]

I thought that after the 23rd March - i.e. yesterday - the points deduction that came with going into administration applied to next season

 

so if we go into administration on Thursday but stay up we would start next season on

minus 10 points

 

the gamble being that we would then finish 10 points above the bottom three next season!

 

that makes more sense to me than taking the 10 points this season and guaranteeing relegation

 

if we stay up this year we will get an extra £2.1 million from TV money next year for being in the CCC

 

that's worth the gamble!

[stevegrant]

The deadline is the 4th Thursday in March, so there's two days yet.

 

I really wouldn't hold your breath on anything happening between now and then, to be honest.

[trousers]

I thought that after the 23rd March - i.e. yesterday - the points deduction that came with going into administration applied to next season

 

so if we go into administration on Thursday but stay up we would start next season on

minus 10 points

 

Not my understanding. I thought the deadline for losing the points this season was doing the deed before this coming Thursday?

[trousers]

Fine. I have it on good authority that you've been interferring with sheep.

 

I herd that too

[bridge too far]

I herd that too

 

I'm going to lambast you for that one, T

[Ponty]

Don't start.

[bridge too far]

Don't start.

 

Sorreeeee :smt022

[trousers]

Don't start.

 

Didn't get that one Ponty.

 

Hope you're not trying to pull the wool over our eyes.

[Ponty]

I hate puns. Sarcasm may be called the lowest form of wit but it's a hell of a lot better than the use of puns.

[trousers]

Sorreeeee :smt022

 

Hope he doesn't baa you

[dubai_phil]

Look will ewe guys cut it out, today is a really baaad day

[Ponty]

I'll be back tonight to infract any subsequent puns on this thread.

[Weston Saint]

I'll be back tonight to infract any subsequent puns on this thread.

You will be lambasted if you do.

[Ponty]

Ahhhh disappointing. I thought better of you WS.

[trousers]

I'll be back tonight to infract any subsequent puns on this thread.

 

Where do the rules say you can fleece people like that?

[Ponty]

I expected nothing less from you, however.

 

[trousers]

That's me done. I'm off for a lamb shank.

[true-saint-keit]

There's no smoke without fire...

 

What about smoke machines?

[Doctoroncall]

That's me done. I'm off for a lamb shank.

 

Why are you repeating yourself?

[Window Cleaner]

I

if we stay up this year we will get an extra £2.1 million from TV money next year for being in the CCC

 

that's worth the gamble!

 

 

Probably a bit more than that actually.

There's the new BBC deal plus would I be right in thinking that if Reading and Birmingham go straight back up their next seasons Parachute payments are divided amongst the CCC clubs??

[philelec]

You will be lambasted if you do.

 

Nah! He's being sheepish about it.

[GreenTreeFrog]

That's me done. I'm off for a lamb shank.

 

Is that rhyming slang or a euphemism?

 

Anyway be careful, I hear it can make you go blind.

[krissyboy31]

Tony Husband just made an off the cuff remark about this week being "interesting" because Thursday is the deadline for clubs to go into administration and take the points deduction, this season. He didn't mention any names but I can't think of any other clubs in the South Today region, bar us, that could be about to make such a decision.

[Ponty]

Or he could speculating as much as anybody else.

 

We'll see in about 40 hours.

[Ricky Redstripe]

I herd that too

 

It's not a herd, for flocks sake!

[trousers]

Or he could speculating as much as anybody else.

 

We'll see in about 40 hours.

 

People quote "Thursday" as the -10 points deadline day but anyone know what time exactly on Thursday? Is it 'by Thursday' (i.e. midnight Wednesday) or 'by end of Thursday' (i.e. midnight Thursday)....or somewhere in between?

[Ponty]

We have to assume it's by close of business. 5.30 maybe? FTR, I don't believe we'll be volunteering for anything and nor should we be.

[Mole]

Fine. I have it on good authority that you've been interferring with sheep.

 

There's no pulling the wool over your eyes.

[Ponty]

If you lot don't stop it I'm turning this car around and we're going home.

[trousers]

If you lot don't stop it I'm turning this car around and we're going home.

 

I thought you had a thicker sheepskin than that

[INFLUENCED.COM]

There's no smoke without fire...

 

"A rumour without a leg to stand on will get around some other way"

[alpine_saint]

Nothing we didn't already know, but we are named as one of seven clubs in financial trouble in the daily mirror today. Us and Charlton being the highest profile of the 7.

 

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/2009/03/24/clubs-are-fighting-for-survival-are-credit-crunch-takes-its-toll-115875-21223958/

 

Oh, what illustrious company we are in........

[buctootim]

If you lot don't stop it I'm turning this car around and we're going home.

Flock off then with that attitude.

[Ponty]

Bah.

[krissyboy31]

We have to assume it's by close of business. 5.30 maybe? FTR, I don't believe we'll be volunteering for anything and nor should we be.

 

SSN just said 5 pm tomorrow is the deadline.