ck-

they are acting on behalf of the other maybe, always winners and losers

Pretty sure that’s the closet that all the skeletons are hidden in. It’s just about big enough. 

Has anyone seen Gibson recently?

Everything 

Oh well that covers it.
Thanks for going into detail. You argue the case very well.

Very classy and dignified response. I wonder if they want to buy a club?

And ended up with m two dot three oh. 

Nicholson thinks he's a writer,
He really should have stayed quieter,
And we'd like to, by heck,
Put our hands 'round his neck,
And squeeze it tighter and tighter.
 
 

There once was a man called Mel
Bought his local team cos they were swell
He chucked around cash
And players repaid him with a car crash
Now the club is as dodgy as hell

There once was a man called keogh 
who went for a drink or three oh
he didn't have to walk far
but he got in the car
and ended up with a ducked up knee oh

Another 20 threads discussing the same subject.

This is an exercise in the EFL saving face, self justification, and placating bitter football clubs looking to do one over on each other. It is not about protecting football clubs from Portsmouth scenarios or the integrity of the competition. 
The EFL is quite happy to overlook Watford and Forest’s unique methods of circumventing FFP (switch/loan players between clubs for fee values to help their compliance with rules), not penalise the overspending of the likes Villa Bournemouth Leicester QPR Wolves, and overlook the dodgy practices of Steve Gibson and the use of his haulage company to help circumvent rules. 
 
They are choosing to follow this grotesque charade and to ruin the integrity of competition with league positions being decided by arbitration panels instead of addressing the fundamental issue, that parachute payments are creating a grossly unfair competition, creating spiralling wages and resulting in clubs needing to spend beyond their means just to compete. Much has been made of Derby’s spending, yet it’s been dwarfed by the clubs that have come down by the premier league, highlighted by the spending and wages disparity between Derby and both clubs they have lost playoff finals to. The irony of all of this is the main club fighting this - Boro - are doing it because we beat them to the playoffs. Did we have an advantage over them? No. They had a bigger budget than we did due to parachute payments!! They blew it on Assombalonga and others and failed. 
 
How are clubs without parachute payments supposed to compete. Eventually the majority of those that do try and compete will eventually come into problems unless they have luck ie. they somehow get promoted. These clubs don’t want to spend over the odds on wages, they are forced to by the parachute funded clubs that set the market rate, like Boro giving Assombalonga £50k per week.
If they try to apply FFP for the past two seasons (average of 19/20 and 20/21) as has been suggested, half the clubs will fail it, they must do, they’ve had massive revenue cuts so how can they comply? Only the clubs who are parachute funded could possibly comply.
 
We will probably be punished to make a point and then FFP will be scrapped because half the league failing it will be ridiculous. It’s not working, it’s not making clubs more sustainable. How about fixing the distribution of money in the game and introducing salary caps either on players or in line with turnover if player salary caps is too difficult,  it would be far more effective and help level things up.
But regardless of the rights and wrongs of the EFL and Derby. I’m tired. I’m tired of reading about ERVs and FRS102, I’m tired Mel’s war with the other football clubs, I’m tired of all these jokers trying to take over our football club. When can it be just about Football again?! 

 

Anybody else think we should stop the we're 'being picked on by the nasty efl' gubbins? This 'Oh woe is me' stuff is a bit cringey I think. What will be will be. 

Just a shambolic and potentially collapsing takeover deal, a £2.3 million pay out to our former captain and efl sanction for breach of ffp today for Derby in the news? I think I’ll pop back on when there’s something actually to report and discuss on here...

Or saying " Haitch " instead of " Aitch " - aarrgghh .

He was unable to fulfill his duties. Really is that simple.

Indeed.
I'm forcing myself to hold back from saying something that would make me very, very unpopular and gain a lot of angry face reactions.
It's really quite a struggle, but I'm just about managing it - if I'd had a drink then who knows!
Sorry, this is quite a pointless post really isn't it!?
 

Messing players around?
He was the club captain, got absolutely out of his face, into a car with a drink driver and put himself out of action for over a year.
How do you think we should have handled it? Sent him some flowers and a get well soon card maybe?
I'll be honest, I don't want players here who's concern is not getting paid if they get hurt in a pissed up car smash.

I’d vote for that

I’d vote for that

I’d vote for that

Alright, I’m an idiot ?

Alright, I’m an idiot ?

Oops. For some reason my phone hadn’t loaded the last few pages. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 

Alright, I’m an idiot ?