Ghost of Clough

But he isn't 'one of our own'.
Agree about not signing that song though

He's adopted us as his own
He's adopted us as his oooooown
Wayne Rooney...
...he's not 'really' of our own but he's not ducked off in the face of severe adversity and he's slagged off the bloke we all currently very justifiably dislike more than anyone else in the whole world and as he's doing a great job this season that means any valid criticism of him last season was obviously completely wrong and even if he did possibly undermine our previous manager and seriously underperform as a player none of that matters now and if you bring it up you must hate Rooney and be a fully fledged member of the Mel Morris fan club because there's no such thing as the middle ground between agreeing with certain decisions which have been made by Mel made and backing him 100% in everything he does and I could probably go on but can't remember exactly what I've already written or would write if I was thinking clearly and hadn't drank a number of beers..
...he's one of our own. 
 

Zion Dixon - 1st year scholar (still only 16)

Easy mistake to make, you were probably thinking of last season, or next season... or 2024/25... or 2026/27....

Why did I think they were still in the Championship???

Not sure I'd want you next to me in the trenches. 

Makes sense. There's a point at which the total deduction is insurmountable. Once January comes, we may as well sell who won't be here next season whilst they're still under contract, then give whoever is left some first team experience. Either they'll impress enough to be sold on for money to help with a rebuild, or they'll gain valuable experience.

I was hoping the interview on Sunday was just for show. Given he said the same sort of stuff to the players and staff pretty much confirms he believes exactly what he was saying publicly.

Regarding first to stay up with 12+ points deducted? Wouldn't be the first to survive an admin deduction (Championship or EFL). Since 2008:
Bury - kicked out
Wigan - minus 12 points in Championship, 2 points away from safety.
Bolton - minus 12 points in L1, rock bottom
Coventry2 - minus 10 in L1, 4 clear of bottom 4
Coventry1 - minus 10 in L1, 7 clear of bottom 4
Port Vale - minus 10 in L2, 15 clear of bottom 2
Portsmouth2 - minus 10 in Championship, 8 points away from safety
Plymouth - minus 10 in L1, 6 points away from safety
Portsmouth1 - minus 9 in PL, rock bottom
Crystal Palace - minus 10 in Championship, 2 points clear of bottom 3
Stockport - minus 10 in L1, rock bottom
Southampton - minus 10 in L1, 7 points off playoffs, 23 clear of bottom 3
Darlington - minus 10 in L2, 7 points off playoffs, 25 clear of bottom 3
Rotherham2 - minus 17 in L2, 11 points off playoffs, 21 clear of bottom 2
Bournemouth2 - minus 17 in L2, 9 clear of bottom 2
Rotherham1 - minus 10 in L2, 14 points off playoffs, 22 clear of bottom 2
Bournemouth1 - minus 10 in L1, 2 points away from safety

Regarding first to stay up with 12+ points deducted? Wouldn't be the first to survive an admin deduction (Championship or EFL). Since 2008:
Bury - kicked out
Wigan - minus 12 points in Championship, 2 points away from safety.
Bolton - minus 12 points in L1, rock bottom
Coventry2 - minus 10 in L1, 4 clear of bottom 4
Coventry1 - minus 10 in L1, 7 clear of bottom 4
Port Vale - minus 10 in L2, 15 clear of bottom 2
Portsmouth2 - minus 10 in Championship, 8 points away from safety
Plymouth - minus 10 in L1, 6 points away from safety
Portsmouth1 - minus 9 in PL, rock bottom
Crystal Palace - minus 10 in Championship, 2 points clear of bottom 3
Stockport - minus 10 in L1, rock bottom
Southampton - minus 10 in L1, 7 points off playoffs, 23 clear of bottom 3
Darlington - minus 10 in L2, 7 points off playoffs, 25 clear of bottom 3
Rotherham2 - minus 17 in L2, 11 points off playoffs, 21 clear of bottom 2
Bournemouth2 - minus 17 in L2, 9 clear of bottom 2
Rotherham1 - minus 10 in L2, 14 points off playoffs, 22 clear of bottom 2
Bournemouth1 - minus 10 in L1, 2 points away from safety

Started looking for admin advice 3 weeks ago, just days after the transfer window closed...
It begs the question why we didn't sell player(s) when we had the chance to avoid admin

I was hoping the interview on Sunday was just for show. Given he said the same sort of stuff to the players and staff pretty much confirms he believes exactly what he was saying publicly.

23/09/2020 - 2 games into the season, 0 points
8 games into the season - 5 points (1W, 2D)
I didn't think we played that badly in the early games, aside from Blackburn when half a squad was missing due to injury. There was a clear (to me) identity of play, even if it wasn't being implemented fully. We were only knocked out of the cup because a penalty was wrongly awarded against us. Jozwiak's goal wrongly ruled out. A sublime pass from Bird to Knight, leaving him 1-on-1 wrongly ruled offside (10 yards onside). Just those 2 goals could have resulted in 4 or 5 more points and we would have been a very different season.
Bad luck resulted in a massive drop-off in confidence and performances even when all players returned from injury.

Started looking for admin advice 3 weeks ago, just days after the transfer window closed...
It begs the question why we didn't sell player(s) when we had the chance to avoid admin

Makes sense. There's a point at which the total deduction is insurmountable. Once January comes, we may as well sell who won't be here next season whilst they're still under contract, then give whoever is left some first team experience. Either they'll impress enough to be sold on for money to help with a rebuild, or they'll gain valuable experience.

I dont disagree but my point was it annoys me when people make the sweeping statement along the lines of “bless them they’ll be down to their last millions” 
Its not like that for many, if any and most will have the same struggles as the rest of us having cut their cloth to suit their income. 
You or I or anyone else has little or no knowledge of any of the players personal finances and associated commitments. So I just feel it’s crass to make comments along those lines 

I concluded after his presser just now that Wayne Rooney is probably not a paid up member of the Mel Morris fan club.
 

I was hoping the interview on Sunday was just for show. Given he said the same sort of stuff to the players and staff pretty much confirms he believes exactly what he was saying publicly.

Moose “how hard is it to walk past people at the club who may be losing their jobs”
Wayne “ you don’t walk past them, you talk to them, communication is key”
Top man

Zion Dixon - 1st year scholar (still only 16)

Something tells me we won't be paying the £250k required to sign this guyp

Deferral is different to being late. Presumably there are required steps to take, not least approval from the players themselves and the EFL before actually implementing a deferral.

Deferral is different to being late. Presumably there are required steps to take, not least approval from the players themselves and the EFL before actually implementing a deferral.

Deferral is different to being late. Presumably there are required steps to take, not least approval from the players themselves and the EFL before actually implementing a deferral.