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Or he's making it up.
Points deduction may happen... no detailed information. Our restated P&S are in, may as well take a guess.

Nor was our club…..

This is why we are negotiating though, so we dont have to appeal.
We potentially broke the rules due us revising the accounts, both us & the EFL know the circumstances around that though.

Why is Percy's reputation all of a sudden being dismissed?
He has been the most reliable journo for Derby news for years. He is clearly getting fed info from within the club.
Yes he released articles etc over the takeovers which didnt end up being finalised but they were still clearly based off info passed to him from the club, and since then the likes of Radio Derby and I think even Pearce have said things which pretty much back up what Percy said at the time.
I dont think for one second he would release an article which could go against his reputation just because he is a Forest fan & we play them on Sat.

Why is Percy's reputation all of a sudden being dismissed?
He has been the most reliable journo for Derby news for years. He is clearly getting fed info from within the club.
Yes he released articles etc over the takeovers which didnt end up being finalised but they were still clearly based off info passed to him from the club, and since then the likes of Radio Derby and I think even Pearce have said things which pretty much back up what Percy said at the time.
I dont think for one second he would release an article which could go against his reputation just because he is a Forest fan & we play them on Sat.

Why is Percy's reputation all of a sudden being dismissed?
He has been the most reliable journo for Derby news for years. He is clearly getting fed info from within the club.
Yes he released articles etc over the takeovers which didnt end up being finalised but they were still clearly based off info passed to him from the club, and since then the likes of Radio Derby and I think even Pearce have said things which pretty much back up what Percy said at the time.
I dont think for one second he would release an article which could go against his reputation just because he is a Forest fan & we play them on Sat.

Why is Percy's reputation all of a sudden being dismissed?
He has been the most reliable journo for Derby news for years. He is clearly getting fed info from within the club.
Yes he released articles etc over the takeovers which didnt end up being finalised but they were still clearly based off info passed to him from the club, and since then the likes of Radio Derby and I think even Pearce have said things which pretty much back up what Percy said at the time.
I dont think for one second he would release an article which could go against his reputation just because he is a Forest fan & we play them on Sat.

The negotiation will be down to the fact we could've sold players etc to change our p&s figures which we cannot do retrospectively now if we change the accounts after the inital sign off.
Seems like neither us nor the efl want it to go to a tribunal again which is good.
Maybe a 3pt deduction with an additional 3pts suspended?
All embargoes removed & we move forward

Anything more than 3 and we'll keep fighting I think. It all relates to the EFL originally signing off the accounts and us signing players based on the previously approved accounts. If they'd challenged it first time around, we wouldn't have signed furthering players leading to an FFP breach. 

Exactly, we need to weigh it up and think what would be best.
If we were to take 3 points but be able to end the saga and sign players, we'd definitely fancy our chances of staying in the division.
If we were to take a 9 point penalty, I think it would be a difficult task to stay up even if we could sign more players. 

The negotiation will be down to the fact we could've sold players etc to change our p&s figures which we cannot do retrospectively now if we change the accounts after the inital sign off.
Seems like neither us nor the efl want it to go to a tribunal again which is good.
Maybe a 3pt deduction with an additional 3pts suspended?
All embargoes removed & we move forward

I wouldn't say it would be an excellent result but when you read the Percy tweet, it seems as if the EFL are trying to impose a 9 point deduction. I think that would send us down. 3 points wouldn't in my opinion. And it would allow us to end the saga and sign players.

The negotiation will be down to the fact we could've sold players etc to change our p&s figures which we cannot do retrospectively now if we change the accounts after the inital sign off.
Seems like neither us nor the efl want it to go to a tribunal again which is good.
Maybe a 3pt deduction with an additional 3pts suspended?
All embargoes removed & we move forward

You may well be correct, and in return I am giving it about 10 months until you post something positive about the manager..

More importantly, which team is that above that have a hologram amongst their 11?
… and will we have to follow suit if we can’t strengthen before the deadline…?

This would be welcome news. 8 might seem a lot but it depends on the make up of the 8. Our CBs are all getting on about and all out of contract at the end of the season. IF there’s an option for a permanent here that can give us 3-4 years service plus bringing in Mengi then that would be a sensible option. So there’s 2 gone. 
Lawrence and Joz are the only senior wife forwards and Lawrence is out of contract end of season. Roberts perm plus a loan here, so that’s 4 signings.
CKR and Baldcock, yes I spelt it wrong I know, both out of contract jan and end of season, Carrol for experience and physicality, Delap and someone on a free that can give a few years like a Diedhiou if not gone anywhere. So that’s 6 gone just on shoring up the gaps and still allowing for our own to get game time. 

I think that's about what we actually do need - I know everyone has been saying we don't need that many but I think we do
GK - Marshal is off (it seems almost certain), Alsopp is on a 12 month contract, Roos contract expires end of season
RB - Byrne (contract up EOS) + youth players who will benefit more from occasional action/starts than pressure of playing every week
LB - Fozzy (contract EOS) is getting on a bit, Buchanan gives us 2nd option - Probably fine here
CB - We have 3, all old, all on 1 year (max) deals - Need to bring in minimum 2 options
CM - Shinnie (Contract EOS), Bird, Knight, Bielik - If all were fit we'd be fine but I still think we need some proper cover for Bielik
AM - Morrison and Lawrence (contract EOS), Sibley (for me) needs to be rotated out more often - A few weeks playing impact sub role and ease him back in - Think he needs protecting from the constant pressure of games like Boro (get kicked all over the pitch, barely and time/space etc)
Wide-Mids - Jozwiak? Is that it? Definitely need more here
ST - Baldock (contract Jan?) plus Stretton who I still think would benefit from taking away the pressure of being a 'starter' - Would bring in someone who's a 'different option'
 
On Saturday we ended the game with Bird, Watson, Buchanan and Stretton in our 'attacking 5' - That (for me) is too much responsibility on too many young players - If you have 2/5 they have chance to blend in, mess things up, get told where to go and what to do a bit more by the experienced heads - Stretton looks a real talent but when he comes on he legs it around the pitch chasing everything because his adrenaline is up so much from playing first team football - Compare that to Baldock who's physically very similar, who holds his position so the defence/midfield know where to aim for to pick him out