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A friend of mine who works with Umbro - the one who told me about the pink last year - has mentioned that the home kit has blue in it this year. He was very cagey, so no further details other that, but could it be back to blue shorts?
He also said that one of the two away kits was 'stunning'; the other one was a bit boring.
On behalf of B4 I asked if there was any pink involved and he said 'not in the outfield kits' - maybe a pink keeper's kit?

A friend of mine who works with Umbro - the one who told me about the pink last year - has mentioned that the home kit has blue in it this year. He was very cagey, so no further details other that, but could it be back to blue shorts?
He also said that one of the two away kits was 'stunning'; the other one was a bit boring.
On behalf of B4 I asked if there was any pink involved and he said 'not in the outfield kits' - maybe a pink keeper's kit?

A friend of mine who works with Umbro - the one who told me about the pink last year - has mentioned that the home kit has blue in it this year. He was very cagey, so no further details other that, but could it be back to blue shorts?
He also said that one of the two away kits was 'stunning'; the other one was a bit boring.
On behalf of B4 I asked if there was any pink involved and he said 'not in the outfield kits' - maybe a pink keeper's kit?

A friend of mine who works with Umbro - the one who told me about the pink last year - has mentioned that the home kit has blue in it this year. He was very cagey, so no further details other that, but could it be back to blue shorts?
He also said that one of the two away kits was 'stunning'; the other one was a bit boring.
On behalf of B4 I asked if there was any pink involved and he said 'not in the outfield kits' - maybe a pink keeper's kit?

A friend of mine who works with Umbro - the one who told me about the pink last year - has mentioned that the home kit has blue in it this year. He was very cagey, so no further details other that, but could it be back to blue shorts?
He also said that one of the two away kits was 'stunning'; the other one was a bit boring.
On behalf of B4 I asked if there was any pink involved and he said 'not in the outfield kits' - maybe a pink keeper's kit?

A friend of mine who works with Umbro - the one who told me about the pink last year - has mentioned that the home kit has blue in it this year. He was very cagey, so no further details other that, but could it be back to blue shorts?
He also said that one of the two away kits was 'stunning'; the other one was a bit boring.
On behalf of B4 I asked if there was any pink involved and he said 'not in the outfield kits' - maybe a pink keeper's kit?

Or, in terms we all better understand, 48 hours + 48 hours + 48 hours + 48 hours...

Or, in terms we all better understand, 48 hours + 48 hours + 48 hours + 48 hours...

Clubs have been briefed by the EFL to plan for 50% capacity until end of September, according to a chief executive I spoke to last week. 

Wow, Copa Mundials; they were the bees knees and replaced my Beckenbauer Supers. Got lured into a pair of Puma SPA Kings by their unfeasibly long tongues but should never have stepped away from the Copas. I blame that decision for not making it as a pro.
Well, it's either that or the fact I was complete poo...
(All the gear, No idea)

Again all very fair points. But I don’t give as much weight to point 2. Leicester might be a slightly bigger city than Derby but then they have two clubs to support - Tigers are the best supported rugby side in the UK. 
And Leicester weren’t in that rosey a state in 2010. Admittedly they were better positioned than we are now but they didn’t have the academy set up we have.
But we’re getting distracted by semantics, the point is that a journey for Derby like Leicester have been on is not too far of a stretch of the imagination.

Again all very fair points. But I don’t give as much weight to point 2. Leicester might be a slightly bigger city than Derby but then they have two clubs to support - Tigers are the best supported rugby side in the UK. 
And Leicester weren’t in that rosey a state in 2010. Admittedly they were better positioned than we are now but they didn’t have the academy set up we have.
But we’re getting distracted by semantics, the point is that a journey for Derby like Leicester have been on is not too far of a stretch of the imagination.

All fair points. But where were Leicester City 10 years ago?
I read in one of the broadsheets last year (Guardian I think) that their market value is now estimated to be £500m+. I suspect that would offer a decent ROI for their owners.

No. In the face of an uneven playing field in the form of grossly unfair parachute payments we have been creative in competing. 

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...

I've said this before but straight-line amortisation is not appropriate for intangible assets like players' contracts; it skews true balance sheet value.
Buy player X as a promising 21 year old from Man United's reserves for £4m on a four year contract; said Player X signs a new contract in the third year of his stint with a book value of £1m, shortly before being called up for his country and is now worth considerably more.
Any FFP protocol has to allow for gains as well as losses, otherwise it's just a stick to beat clubs with.

I've said this before but straight-line amortisation is not appropriate for intangible assets like players' contracts; it skews true balance sheet value.
Buy player X as a promising 21 year old from Man United's reserves for £4m on a four year contract; said Player X signs a new contract in the third year of his stint with a book value of £1m, shortly before being called up for his country and is now worth considerably more.
Any FFP protocol has to allow for gains as well as losses, otherwise it's just a stick to beat clubs with.

A view point.
It is clear that this is a complicated issue and open to interpretation of complex accountancy practices and confusing rules. An independent tribunal, with some expertise in the field, have studied this and found in the Club's favour. Another group of three independent "experts" look likely to reach the opposite conclusion. This in itself surely shows there is a level of doubt and definitely differing possible interpretations, both of the rules (which clearly lack clarity) and also what is acceptable accountancy practice within those rules.
Surely the doubt involved must be taken into account with the level of punishment? These are not "matters of Fact" they are "matters of opinion". If it was being heard as a criminal case it would not stand a chance of passing the "beyond all reasonable doubt" test. It isn't of course a criminal court case.
All I think we can reasonably hope for is that the punishment "fits the crime" and takes account of the doubt and interpretation issues, rather than the Club and it's supporters being made an example of to satisfy a despotic governing body.
 

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...

Time is very tight here, isn't it.
ASSUMING the appeal verdict has been made in the EFL's favour then the next step is a Disciplinary Panel to decide on the punishment, the outcome of which can be appealed by the Club. Given that the EFL divisions are constituted for the new season at the AGM, there would have to be the disciplinary panel convened; it's decision made, a period of time for consideration of an appeal, the hearing of any appeal and the outcome made, all in about four weeks.
As it's taken about two years to get to this stage, that will require a considerable acceleration in activity!

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...

However, you can not deny that farting in a lift is wrong on so many levels...