Mucker1884

In this instance, I see it as whatever the exact opposite of "annoying" is!  ?

A 2 year business plan is an EFL requirement for all clubs coming out of Administration. The EFL has a sort of skeleton, the club puts the meat on the bones and then it's down to the EFL whether they accept the plan or ask for amendments. To the best of my knowledge, DCFC's plan was accepted first time. They didn't write it, we did.

The amortisation (player depreciation) issue. It's a weird one. Under UK Government accounting rules (FRS102), the methodology used by DCFC under MM (he told the EFL he was going to use that method in 2015, why did it take them 4 years to decide it was "illegal" under EFL rules?) is 100% legal and used by many firms. In 2019 there wasn't a specific EFL rule disallowing its use. 
The first tribunal, which contained some accountants (logical when it's an accounting issue) found the club not guilty. The EFL decided to appeal, on the very last day they could lodge an appeal. The appeal committee contained ZERO accountants to adjudge this accounting issue. They found DCFC guilty. We had to amend and resubmit several years accounts and the end result was we were seen to have broken FFP limits in, IIRC, 3 seasons. That led to the 9 point deduction.
Several months later, the EFL introduced a new rule disallowing the methodology DCFC had used. Yes, that's right. They made a rule to stop anyone else doing it. So, why did we get found guilty. The answer is that they have, alongside the specific rules, a catch all get out clause to the effect that they can decide something is wrong if they feel like it. In this case DCFC was using a different amortisation methodology to the rest of the Championship sides and that was, somehow, despite being legal, unfair to the other clubs.
Did we get shafted? IMO most definitely. Why were we shafted? Again, this is a personal opinion. MM had ruffled too many EFL feathers and was involved in a spat with another SBC club chairman and together they saw a way to "get their own back".
Move to 2023 and it seems Chelsea are doing the same, or something very similar. UEFA will be changing their rules next season to stop anybody else doing it. Chelsea have got in first and will get away with it.
Strangely enough, I'm glad someone got burnt, unhappy it was us but I sincerely hope that the EFL and PL (hopefully UEFA and FIFA too) change the rules in order to ensure no other club can get into the situation we were in.  

Totally agree.
We were far from terrible, but certainly toothless. 
I sat pondering a potential Rams goal with 15 to go.  At first thinking it would make for an ultra exciting finish... but then I just thought "Actually, they'll just change up to third gear, and kill us off again".
I don't think there was any point in the game where I thought "We're making them nervous".
Shame of course, but it's the league that really matters.  
 

Totally agree.
We were far from terrible, but certainly toothless. 
I sat pondering a potential Rams goal with 15 to go.  At first thinking it would make for an ultra exciting finish... but then I just thought "Actually, they'll just change up to third gear, and kill us off again".
I don't think there was any point in the game where I thought "We're making them nervous".
Shame of course, but it's the league that really matters.  
 

Oh oh. Someone wants to be a moderator. Do you have acne or smell of piss? One of those characteristics will greatly increase your chances.

Well I ain’t got acne. 
 
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Best o' luck to him.
Seems he knows his stuff, and always appeared to be a good egg, so a thumbs up from me.  Hope he does well.  

You can still go back and read it all.

Louie Sievely?
 

At last, a proper rumour!! 

I do admire your resilience. Many would have given up on the jokes by now.
 

Good God. That is scary!  ?
Hope you managed to get away safely, mate, whatever you had done to upset them!   

Good God. That is scary!  ?
Hope you managed to get away safely, mate, whatever you had done to upset them!   

Still have this thread?

I have to blur the tickets in case @David is after my QR code again 

Damn, never mind.

That was sofa king funny.

That's not even the real Pride Park Stadium in those pics.
Looks more like Morecambe's ground to me.  

Are you thinking he may do a Tyrone mears in reverse , could you imagine warne turning up to training to find Martin sitting there in his boots , a bobble hat chewing gum?

"Baldy"?  

"Baldy"?  

Totally agree.
We were far from terrible, but certainly toothless. 
I sat pondering a potential Rams goal with 15 to go.  At first thinking it would make for an ultra exciting finish... but then I just thought "Actually, they'll just change up to third gear, and kill us off again".
I don't think there was any point in the game where I thought "We're making them nervous".
Shame of course, but it's the league that really matters.  
 

Oh.  The link is there mate.  Very much so.
Try unbuttoning your shirt, and rip open your chest.  You'll find him in there... right next to your beating heart!  He is in each and every one of us.  Some just don't realise it!
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