maydrakin

Why are some folk so unable, unwilling or both, to assimilate a few simple facts concerning these charges? It's no small wonder that fans from other clubs have a poor opinion of us now, when some of our own fans, who ought to be better informed, are themselves the first to jump on any sniff of perceived wrongdoing. What possible benefit is there in wilfully ignoring what we know to be true in favour presupposing guilt at every corner? We've even got folk using the fact that we've not submitted the new accounts inside 48 hours as the latest stick with which to thrash the club. It simply beggars belief.
For the umpteenth time, there were two charges; one related to the valuation of our stadium and was summarily dismissed by the DC; the other related to our amortisation policy which was signed off on and approved under legal accounting standards by independent auditors, the auditors regulatory body, the DC and the ducking EFL themselves, the latter several times over a period of years. The amortisation policy charge was also initially dismissed by the DC for the aforementioned reasons. This left the EFL so desperate to save face that they appealed the decision, the outcome of which was predicted by myself and numerous others on this very thread: a small fine in order to secure the token win they need to maintain any ducking credibility at all AND NO POINTS DEDUCTION. 
At this point, I very much doubt that even the EFL will be willing to risk further embarrassment. They can kid themselves this paltry fine vindicates two years of unwarranted charges and appeals and get back to their principal role as lapdogs to Sky and the Premiership whilst paying themselves inflated salaries for doing so. As for the DC, I strongly suspect that they only agreed to what is a nominal fine in order to save the EFL from falling into further disrepute and to allow us to finally emerge from under an endless series of unfair and damaging embargos and to prevent the EFL from continuing what has become a spiteful and unwarranted campaign against a club whose chairman quite rightly questioned their business acumen. In doing so, they have vindicated Mel's opinion in spades, though the crushing irony of this has unsurprisingly escaped the EFL's notice and who will doubtless be celebrating spending millions to secure a £100k fine for their members' coffers.
If, as I strongly suspect, the EFL do not appeal this sanction, I think we will 'be the bigger man' and simply take the £100k hit in order to allow us to return to football matters rather than spending every waking hour addressing the embittered ramblings and actions of a so-called professional body that seems more intent on undermining its membership than serving it. 

But the problem is that we are competing with clubs with ludicrous parachute payments giving them an unfair advantage. Clubs have no choice but to gamble in some way in order to compete.

The major issue for me isn’t the jurisdiction or the appeal, it’s the ongoing embargo that feels like it’s designed to strangle the club from moving forward.
With what will be a poorly delivered preseason, we’ll be scraping the barrel to bring players in who are fit to compete with 2nd Division standard players.
If wages are capped for us, then it’s shown that we can’t compete with the likes of Peterborough, never mind the West Brom’s of the division.
Until they introduce a salary cap like in the 3rd and 4th Divisions, we pretty much are swimming against a faster moving tide every year.
And we know that the salary cap will never come to fruition because the big boys in the top division will not like it and threaten to remove our share of the scraps.

The major issue for me isn’t the jurisdiction or the appeal, it’s the ongoing embargo that feels like it’s designed to strangle the club from moving forward.
With what will be a poorly delivered preseason, we’ll be scraping the barrel to bring players in who are fit to compete with 2nd Division standard players.
If wages are capped for us, then it’s shown that we can’t compete with the likes of Peterborough, never mind the West Brom’s of the division.
Until they introduce a salary cap like in the 3rd and 4th Divisions, we pretty much are swimming against a faster moving tide every year.
And we know that the salary cap will never come to fruition because the big boys in the top division will not like it and threaten to remove our share of the scraps.

Hull’s kit looks like someone has run them over...

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

Hull’s kit looks like someone has run them over...

Absolutely right @maydrakin it’s always annoyed me too and IMO shows a serious lack of class. 

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

The one thing that really irritates me is that the away team’s national anthem is booed at Wembley.  It’s incredibly disrespectful.

Is that Greizmann. When did he sign for Scunthorpe United

Hull’s kit looks like someone has run them over...

Hull’s kit looks like someone has run them over...

Hull’s kit looks like someone has run them over...

Me ?

I can see him going to the Patriots or Titans, probably for a 2nd.
Shame as Julio + Ridley + Pitts + Hurst/Gage + Davis/Paterson would have been epic.

No idea, but he’s certainly taken the heat off the Falcons’ front office!
Guess that’s the dream of just out scoring everybody gone then...

£125m for being the worst team in the league.
Just let that sink in.
One hundred and twenty five million pounds for being crap.
That’s 3 clubs coming down with a total of £381m, but that’s not all, the Premier League will also give them parachute payments to soften the blow.
Sorry to start another topic on this, but it’s a topic that needs to be repeated, football is broken. It’s broken and they are doing nothing about it. Why?
We have to try and compete with those 3 next year, with barely any revenue we have to compete against clubs with over £100m in their back pockets.
What hope do we have?
Yes I know money doesn’t always = success, Brentford beat Bournemouth, made it to Wembley but how many years have they been trying to get there? 
Whoever goes up it’s a major achievement, getting past the parachute payment clubs, it’s huge, one season up there and they have banked over £100m, it’s madness.
We can never have a completely level playing field, I understand that, but the PL and EFL could come together and distribute that money out more fairly.
Why are they not?
Why are these questions not being asked?
Do we need to see more clubs liquidated, more clubs going bankrupt trying to compete from the Championship to League 2, all the national media journalists will be all over that, justice for Bury, why not call it out now? 
Heads are so far up the Premier League’s backside the Football League barely gets a mention.
I’m ranting I know, but £125m for being crap. 
Who signs off on that and thinks it’s good for football? 
It’s broken, football is broken.

Oooof!
 

CKR vs Boro