mike_field
Vital Football Legend
I remember things braking in Hay Mills.
Says who?
I should think so as well lolCertainly not me mate, lol!
Ok Mike or oi git. Maybe your right regarding them showing interest post interviews. It's good news long term, possibly from the off if they can plug that FFP deficit via any methods you mention in various posts. Ie shirt sleeve sponsors etc. Like anything they will judged on actions not words , if falling foul of FFP was a simple fine these guys could afford to take the hit but as you know the new EFL FFP penalties are quite severe and have changed. We will have to wait and see the ins and outs player wise, and what Imput these guys have.Windsor, you say mike-field I think I'm back at school. I answer to 'oi git' lol
I honestly don't believe they were, with everything else reported, I think they must have been Xia's preference from the get-go hence other offers declined. So they took their time BUT both sides knew there was no option but this outcome.
Bruce was too down in those interviews - he'd have been brighter if he thought an answer was on the horizon because he trusts himself, everyone in football does, if he knew ownership was on the cards he wouldn't have been able to be that depressed because he'd have been up for impressing them and proving his worth.
So it's a late deal, post interview, but finalised quickly because they were the presumed best of the bunch for me.
Strengthening came from Xia - not them - pinch of salt. The FFP hole hasn't gone anywhere, that needs to be addressed but we now have options outside of 'sell Grealish' 'sell anyone'.
Seen that, in the world of Trump where he's praised for doing nothing it's to be expected. He does deserve credit for selling quickly mind you, but the return of the love in because he knows how to use Twitter says more about those fans praising him.
Yes new part owners but, the dreaded FFP is still dragging at our ankles. The only way I can see of staying within FFP rules, not only this year but for the next two or three years, is a massive clear-out of the high earners.
Our management are going to have to be inventive to move some players.
Richards for example, cost us nothing to buy but, is one of the highest paid on our books. Why not just free transfer him.
HITC came up with an interesting solution to the McCormack mess. They suggest loaning him to Sunderland, who apparently need strikers as a way of solving, at least in part, problems for three sides.
One, Sunderland get a decent striker.
Two, McCormack gets a chance to resurrect his career.
Three, we get most of his wages off the books and if he does well, we have a saleable asset.
The same would need to be done with Lansbury for us to have a chance of shifting his large salary.
Kodjia, Tshibola, Adomah and Hogan need to go the same way, loan to get a saleable asset at a later date.
So we do still need to sell Grealish.
The good thing is, we are now not desperate, so Levy will have to dig that bit deeper to get him nearer our valuation.
The one player we really do need to keep, is Chester. He has too much value to the club, over and above that as a player.
Maybe that’s what it was and I embellished my memory due to sheer blind optimism.Think you're remembering wrong - least I've not come over that.
Change in ownership does however open up better mitigation if FFP is breached as long as new owners can show they did all they could to fall into line. That was backed up by the Milan appeal.