ChapSmurf

Can we have a little bit of perspective here people. The penalty was scored, McNeill gets a hattrick, he might kick on and score a few more goals this season and come May, we are relegated. The penalty was missed. McNeill didn't get a hattrick, the two goals might kick start his season and come May, we are relegated. Calm down, take a breath and enjoy your weekend.

* FFP I mean, not FFS.

I think you might have skipped a few stages to suggest we've a Billionaire owner now in charge. Shall we wait to see how the bidding goes first, then see who the preferred bidder is? I'm sure it will be a Billionaire, but we've not yet crossed that line. As for Q4., there is no FFP as such in L1. It's SCMP (Salary Cost Management Protocol) which restricts player related expenditure to 60% of the previous seasons turnover. Our turnover last season was, I believe, around the £26M mark. If the same this season, and it's likely to be less, then that would equate to around £15.6M on players wages, bonuses and transfers. We might end up with a transfer kitty of around £2 - 3M. On top of this, an owner can inject cash. There is no strict limit on the amount of cash that can be injected, but under the new SCMP rules for next season, only 60% of any cash injected can be used for wages and transfers. So the new owner might put in £10M, giving us an extra £6M on wages and transfers. Or a £100M (I'm sure this amount wouldn't actually be allowed) giving us an extra £60M. Infrastructure, as in all levels of the game, is exempt from any SCMP/FFS/PSR rules.

There might even be a chance of the fee restrictions being lifted in the summer, depending on what the new owners can provide the EFL regarding financial guarantees. Certainly not a given, but it's been discussed.

I think we need to get over this mentality of "we are a big club, therefore we should be doing XYZ". As the old saying goes, it's not about the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. Or to bring it back to topic, the way a club is structured and ran. The size of our home and away following has no relevance to anything other than attendance, right now. It's not a devine right to be pushing our way past other clubs because we are somehow bigger, and therefore better. Coventry, alongside myriad others, have shown how a football club can be successful, if run right. We'll get there eventually, and once we do, then the size of our support could play a key role, financially, to push on to the next stage.

I thought he was still working for Wales, or is he doing both? Thinking about it, I saw him on Sunday. You can't really miss him Anyway, my point still stands. They'd be worse off without Knill.

They aren't the same without Alan Knill rkid. He's the wind in Wilders sails IMHO.

Please see the thread on sentimentality. You're welcome.

I guess depends how you look at it. My personal take is that this is not the fault of the players. We aren't a Norwich City for example, or even a Sheff Utd. Those two teams are where they are due to players simply not performing to the best of their ability. Ours are performing more often than not, it's just not at a level, collectively, that can get us out of a relegation battle. Fans talked about a free hit on Sunday. For me, this season is a free hit. So I'm going to games with almost the attitude of a neutral because I know that better days are most certainly coming.

This post resonates with the song in question. One ear and right out the other one.

I was thinking of taking my son, but I'm concerned it'll all kick off. I'm sure once he turns 6 next month he'll grow out of it

I prefer Sven Väth's Hardy Laurels trance version. Great remix.

It's all the EFL will sanction, possibly due to finances and/or our recent financial position. In fairness, we are lucky to be given 2, even though we need many more.

Brilliant clip. Great to see the lads having some down time, and enjoying themselves. I guess in some respects there is no pressure on any of the squad. They've not created the situation we are all in, they know that and more importantly, they realise we know that too.

I said in another post that the prices would be fair, but these are beyond that. Honestly, I was expecting £100.00 non-members/£80.00 members, trying to strike that balance between the fans and the business. Well done Kris, Julian and Paul (and all others involved at Begbies) for your continued understanding, fairness and communication through this period.