Ghost of Clough

It allowed us to spend more, but didn't originally factor in a stadium sale. The profit from that should mean we sneak inside the limits

It allowed us to spend more, but didn't originally factor in a stadium sale. The profit from that should mean we sneak inside the limits

Makes the decision to allow Foster to leave even worse

maybe but sometimes the obvious answer can be correct?  The lack of contract renewals is also worrying.  You will recall I did a thread on embargoes based on the DC1 report and I think we have been hamstrung by this for a long time (not itk so just guesswork)

I can't help but think there's more at play in the Marriott situation.

It allowed us to spend more, but didn't originally factor in a stadium sale. The profit from that should mean we sneak inside the limits

I can't help but think there's more at play in the Marriott situation.

Ah, I get you now. I interpreted it to mean we're more likely to lose one of those games in isolation.

And of course it's not really straight pass/fail, it's how much you fail by. Given the stadium sale, it's unlikely we're failing by untold millions of overspending, so any points deductions that might arise *should* be relatively minor.

it is an assumption, which is supported by the Marriott problems I suppose

Us winning the stadium part helps immeasurable. Well, measurably I suppose seeing as the figures are known.

It allowed us to spend more, but didn't originally factor in a stadium sale. The profit from that should mean we sneak inside the limits

We still don't know *for sure* the exact reasons we are under an embargo. We know it's at least in part due to the 2019 and 2020 accounts not being submitted yet. We have no idea if it's also related to the EFL charges, and the 3 sets we need to re-submit.  We know for sure that the embargo relating to the charges was dropped when we were cleared originally and I haven't seen any mention of it starting again since the EFL appeal victory or the punishment decision.  It may well be that we can now submit the 2019/2020 sets with the 'correct' amortisation model and have the embargo lifted. We can then sit on the 2016/17/18 sets until the last minute.

It allowed us to spend more, but didn't originally factor in a stadium sale. The profit from that should mean we sneak inside the limits

All the accounts guys on here plus Swiss Ramble and even Maguire seem to suggest you are wrong and DCFC are within the P&S parameters 

How do you know Swansea ( or any other club ) will make good signings ? Swansea’s finances aren’t too rosy either hence why they have released a lot of players. 

Let's just say the final would be 50:50 and it was 70:30 for each of the QF and SF.
Lose QF = 30%
Win QF, win SF = 49%
Win QF, lose SF = 21%
50% chance of losing the final
51% chance of losing the QF or SF

I'll use this example again...
Do you think Swansea will be 'demoralised' and consider it a 'disgraced at only 16 senior players turning up on the first day?
McDonald, Ebosele, Watson and Stretton are the first team sqaud, making 17. I imagine Ravas, Davies and Wisdom (maybe Waggy too) will come in as long as there's still the possibility of them staying.

Tomori - 22 games for Chelsea last season. A key player as he played 22 games for AC Milan in the second half of this season, finishing 2nd.
White - Full season in the Championship followed by a full season in the PL finishing 16th
 
Would White be a regular in the AC Milan side? The answer to that tells you exactly who should be in the squad.
 
Stones and Maguire are undoubtedly first choice. So you need a backup right sided player, and backup left sided player. 
Considering White is the right sided option, it was between Mings and Tomori

Hard to grasp what some folk really expect. The gap between the top teams and the supposed also-rans is not huge these days and results this tournament have shown that even the likes of France can't afford to underperform. FWIW, I thought we scored two really well-worked team goals and for all the talk that Germany are poor, they took a very good Portuguese side apart.
As with club football, I'll dare to dream and simply relish nights like Tuesday. If I need a dose of cloying realism, I'll reflect on the pandemic or events at Derby but right now I'll revel in a bit of English pride and quietly pray there's still more to come. Life really is too short for all the handwringing some others seem to favour.

I just wish we do something unusual and happen to be in the same room as Gibson, KM and Mr Pop when they find out

The England version of Leeds away?

Got the source for that?