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The only explanation I can think of, is that while he really wants a team full of academy lads, he genuinely has no idea how to actually make it happen. The Scott Malone signing just epitomised the whole thing for me.  We had 2 promising youngsters who were on the verge of the first team (Lowe and Buchanan) and an aging, injury-prone Forsyth.  If we genuinely didn't think Lowe or Buchanan were quite ready yet, or we wanted some more reliable experienced cover there (in case Forsyth got injured again), then either get a loan in or sign someone like Byrne (relatively cheap, shortish contract etc). What you don't do is spend £3.5m and prem wages on a very average player who's not going to improve the team and just sit there burning wages and blocking the academy lads.  
The problem isn't directly down the recruitment, the managers, the academy lads themselves etc, it's a lack of vision (and the nous to implement it) from the very top.  If we genuinely wanted a team full of academy lads it should be club policy to not sign old players on big money/long contracts, to not sign expensive players where we have academy lads on the verge of breaking through, to not appoint managers that only want a team full of experienced players and so on.  You can't just throw money at the academy and expect it to work.
Mel's whole "I'm not a boss who says no" schtick (in regards to managers wanting signings) just reminds of a parent who can't say no to their child wanting sweets.  It's literally your job to say no.  Tell the manager he can't have that new left back because he already has 2 promising ones coming through. And if the manager doesn't like it, get a different manager who does.

Not to mention he's the one that allowed the wage bill to be run up, which is the major reason it's costing him so much money.

Not to mention he's the one that allowed the wage bill to be run up, which is the major reason it's costing him so much money.

The only explanation I can think of, is that while he really wants a team full of academy lads, he genuinely has no idea how to actually make it happen. The Scott Malone signing just epitomised the whole thing for me.  We had 2 promising youngsters who were on the verge of the first team (Lowe and Buchanan) and an aging, injury-prone Forsyth.  If we genuinely didn't think Lowe or Buchanan were quite ready yet, or we wanted some more reliable experienced cover there (in case Forsyth got injured again), then either get a loan in or sign someone like Byrne (relatively cheap, shortish contract etc). What you don't do is spend £3.5m and prem wages on a very average player who's not going to improve the team and just sit there burning wages and blocking the academy lads.  
The problem isn't directly down the recruitment, the managers, the academy lads themselves etc, it's a lack of vision (and the nous to implement it) from the very top.  If we genuinely wanted a team full of academy lads it should be club policy to not sign old players on big money/long contracts, to not sign expensive players where we have academy lads on the verge of breaking through, to not appoint managers that only want a team full of experienced players and so on.  You can't just throw money at the academy and expect it to work.
Mel's whole "I'm not a boss who says no" schtick (in regards to managers wanting signings) just reminds of a parent who can't say no to their child wanting sweets.  It's literally your job to say no.  Tell the manager he can't have that new left back because he already has 2 promising ones coming through. And if the manager doesn't like it, get a different manager who does.

The only explanation I can think of, is that while he really wants a team full of academy lads, he genuinely has no idea how to actually make it happen. The Scott Malone signing just epitomised the whole thing for me.  We had 2 promising youngsters who were on the verge of the first team (Lowe and Buchanan) and an aging, injury-prone Forsyth.  If we genuinely didn't think Lowe or Buchanan were quite ready yet, or we wanted some more reliable experienced cover there (in case Forsyth got injured again), then either get a loan in or sign someone like Byrne (relatively cheap, shortish contract etc). What you don't do is spend £3.5m and prem wages on a very average player who's not going to improve the team and just sit there burning wages and blocking the academy lads.  
The problem isn't directly down the recruitment, the managers, the academy lads themselves etc, it's a lack of vision (and the nous to implement it) from the very top.  If we genuinely wanted a team full of academy lads it should be club policy to not sign old players on big money/long contracts, to not sign expensive players where we have academy lads on the verge of breaking through, to not appoint managers that only want a team full of experienced players and so on.  You can't just throw money at the academy and expect it to work.
Mel's whole "I'm not a boss who says no" schtick (in regards to managers wanting signings) just reminds of a parent who can't say no to their child wanting sweets.  It's literally your job to say no.  Tell the manager he can't have that new left back because he already has 2 promising ones coming through. And if the manager doesn't like it, get a different manager who does.

The only explanation I can think of, is that while he really wants a team full of academy lads, he genuinely has no idea how to actually make it happen. The Scott Malone signing just epitomised the whole thing for me.  We had 2 promising youngsters who were on the verge of the first team (Lowe and Buchanan) and an aging, injury-prone Forsyth.  If we genuinely didn't think Lowe or Buchanan were quite ready yet, or we wanted some more reliable experienced cover there (in case Forsyth got injured again), then either get a loan in or sign someone like Byrne (relatively cheap, shortish contract etc). What you don't do is spend £3.5m and prem wages on a very average player who's not going to improve the team and just sit there burning wages and blocking the academy lads.  
The problem isn't directly down the recruitment, the managers, the academy lads themselves etc, it's a lack of vision (and the nous to implement it) from the very top.  If we genuinely wanted a team full of academy lads it should be club policy to not sign old players on big money/long contracts, to not sign expensive players where we have academy lads on the verge of breaking through, to not appoint managers that only want a team full of experienced players and so on.  You can't just throw money at the academy and expect it to work.
Mel's whole "I'm not a boss who says no" schtick (in regards to managers wanting signings) just reminds of a parent who can't say no to their child wanting sweets.  It's literally your job to say no.  Tell the manager he can't have that new left back because he already has 2 promising ones coming through. And if the manager doesn't like it, get a different manager who does.

The only explanation I can think of, is that while he really wants a team full of academy lads, he genuinely has no idea how to actually make it happen. The Scott Malone signing just epitomised the whole thing for me.  We had 2 promising youngsters who were on the verge of the first team (Lowe and Buchanan) and an aging, injury-prone Forsyth.  If we genuinely didn't think Lowe or Buchanan were quite ready yet, or we wanted some more reliable experienced cover there (in case Forsyth got injured again), then either get a loan in or sign someone like Byrne (relatively cheap, shortish contract etc). What you don't do is spend £3.5m and prem wages on a very average player who's not going to improve the team and just sit there burning wages and blocking the academy lads.  
The problem isn't directly down the recruitment, the managers, the academy lads themselves etc, it's a lack of vision (and the nous to implement it) from the very top.  If we genuinely wanted a team full of academy lads it should be club policy to not sign old players on big money/long contracts, to not sign expensive players where we have academy lads on the verge of breaking through, to not appoint managers that only want a team full of experienced players and so on.  You can't just throw money at the academy and expect it to work.
Mel's whole "I'm not a boss who says no" schtick (in regards to managers wanting signings) just reminds of a parent who can't say no to their child wanting sweets.  It's literally your job to say no.  Tell the manager he can't have that new left back because he already has 2 promising ones coming through. And if the manager doesn't like it, get a different manager who does.

Would appear a tweet I made blew up in a way I never expected tonight as some of you saw.
Needless to say many have been blocked, no time for it. 
Was never intended to be attention seeking, looking for followers or some how trying to tease fans.
There was a conversation taking place regarding the release of the minutes, thought I was being helpful by letting them know it would write ups only as no minutes were being taken. That’s it. 
I was on a train with patchy 3G signal and expected to respond to a poo ton of people.
I have started the write up on my phone, well aware even more so tonight of fan frustration, just stepped off the train now, home in 20 and honestly, I’m off to bed and if that pisses more people off, so be it. 

I certainly read it the other way.  No, taxman is still unpaid, and the charge is still on the crime sheet. 

I read it as a sign of the breakdown in modern literacy levels. The question is a bit awkward to read, the answer completely unclear and they both. lack. the ability to, punctuate.

I certainly read it the other way.  No, taxman is still unpaid, and the charge is still on the crime sheet. 

Jordan Brown definitely had a first team appearance or two last season.

Jordan Brown definitely had a first team appearance or two last season.

You’ll never be able to scrap transfer fees, unless the rest of the world agrees to do the same.  Which they won’t.
IMO the cap on wages to turnover ratio that’s used in league 1/2 is the best system I’ve seen so far. The thing that kills football clubs is running up huge wage bills they can’t afford to pay, and that cap basically stops that overnight.  Owners can put as much cash in to buy players, improve stadiums etc as they want, but the actual day-to-day running of the club needs to be done sustainably.

Honestly wouldn’t surprise me if we’ve just agreed with HMRC to defer a bunch of NICs or something, and the EFL have decided they don’t like it. Probably a bunch of other clubs have done similar, but they weren’t splashed across the Daily Mail for doing it so are “getting away with it”.

It doesn't have any bearing on the current issue IMO, but it absolutely would have had bearing on the Chorley/professional-standing issue.  If I was Rooney and they hadn't gone back on that, I'd have been slightly tempted to start as close as possible to the Chorley XI in the first game and just dare them to charge us for fielding a weakened team.

Odds are it's related to option 2 here (from the DC2 written reasons):

We’re a multi-million pound turnover business. If the successful operation of that business is completely and utterly dependant on one single bloke, then our organisational structure is ****** beyond belief.

We’re a multi-million pound turnover business. If the successful operation of that business is completely and utterly dependant on one single bloke, then our organisational structure is ****** beyond belief.

We’re a multi-million pound turnover business. If the successful operation of that business is completely and utterly dependant on one single bloke, then our organisational structure is ****** beyond belief.

If you want tinfoil-hat made-up guesses, the EFL have decided that Rooney, Rosenior, Bucko etc also count as players of professional standing, because they could in theory come out of retirement and play again…

See the extract in my post above. Players aren't homogenous, they aren't traded often enough for there to be comparative prices available,  and the prices are not available to the public anyway.
It's not like houses, where you can value a 3 bedroom semi in Chellaston by comparing it to the dozens of other 3 bedroom semis in Chellaston that have been sold in the last year or so.  To value say Jozwiak, you'd need a bunch of other new mid-level European team international wingers, with X years left on their contracts, playing in the championship, that have been sold in the last couple of seasons...  

The thing with the academy is, for it to be worth the money, we either have to be getting useful first team players from it, or we need to be selling players to make a genuine profit.  Buchanan hasn't been amazing yet, but he's looked decent, and this season is the point where he should be kicking on and cementing his place in the first team.  If we sell him now for a couple of million, considering the academy costs while he's been here (£4m a year, or something like that), we're basically selling him for a loss.
In legacy terms, the academy is basically the only bright spark in Mel's ownership. If we have to flog the best young prospects to cover the financial mess he's made everywhere else, then what has he achieved at all here? Literally nothing.

The thing with the academy is, for it to be worth the money, we either have to be getting useful first team players from it, or we need to be selling players to make a genuine profit.  Buchanan hasn't been amazing yet, but he's looked decent, and this season is the point where he should be kicking on and cementing his place in the first team.  If we sell him now for a couple of million, considering the academy costs while he's been here (£4m a year, or something like that), we're basically selling him for a loss.
In legacy terms, the academy is basically the only bright spark in Mel's ownership. If we have to flog the best young prospects to cover the financial mess he's made everywhere else, then what has he achieved at all here? Literally nothing.

The thing with the academy is, for it to be worth the money, we either have to be getting useful first team players from it, or we need to be selling players to make a genuine profit.  Buchanan hasn't been amazing yet, but he's looked decent, and this season is the point where he should be kicking on and cementing his place in the first team.  If we sell him now for a couple of million, considering the academy costs while he's been here (£4m a year, or something like that), we're basically selling him for a loss.
In legacy terms, the academy is basically the only bright spark in Mel's ownership. If we have to flog the best young prospects to cover the financial mess he's made everywhere else, then what has he achieved at all here? Literally nothing.