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Its the sort of penalty thats given every week, but 30 years ago, no chance.

Oh what a night, Late December 2023, Oxford scored 2 but then we scored 3, What a comeback, what a night! PS - sorry to anyone I may have offended last night, I was a leetle bit drunk!

Well different regulators have different rules, but all companies prepare accounts that follow the same accounting rules.

I'll assume you're one of them then. This run must be killing you 😂 Assume you still wasnt entertained tonight?

You've literally just repeated what you previously said. Any chance you can explain what is different between 'football finance' and any other business? I'll give you a clue, there's absolutely none.

Just logged on, is it going to be fun reading through this thread? Can anyone save me some time and tell me who has embarrassed themselves this evening? 😂

He reads information that is in the public domain reports on it, he's no more specialist than me. I dont understand how he has marketed himself as a 'football finance expert', there is nothing specialist about football finance, they follow exactly the same rules as every other company. Obviously if you can show me what qualification he has that makes him more of an expert in reading a football clubs set of accounts than anyone else I'll be happy to reassess my opinion. Until that point I will continue to view him as the s*** stirring charlatan that he proved himself to be with the point being discussed in this thread.

Out of interest, what do you class as entertaining in football? We are 4th highest scorers and have the best defence. And who are the pub teams we lost to?

No need to make any changes then surely? Why tinker with something if we werent under any sustained pressure?

Think he said he will be using the full squad over the 3 games, so hopefully he will be bringing in some completely fresh legs. I think your second sentence does a massive injustice to how well we defended yesterday.

For saying how poor you think Wigan are, they would be above all the teams you list except Peterborough and Blackpool if it wasnt for their points deduction.

The fact that we won says that he got it right. Who's not to say if he had made a change it might have disrupted us and led to a goal for Wigan?

Based on?

Absolutely amazed to see that Maguire is still being wheeled out on Sky as a 'football finance expert'. Wonder if his analysis of the Man United situation is evidence based or just 'throwaway comments'.

You said Portsmouth have had bags of luck, can you give some examples? As I said, getting a penalty is not luck if you are fouled, so I'm assuming they'e had penalties that shouldn't have been given that you can point to? Scoring a late goal may be lucky if its deflected or goes in off someone's backside for example, just scoring a late goal is not luck, its what you are trying to do. Your conclusion appears to be that Portsmouth have had more decisions go there way than us. Ive only seen one Portsmouth game that was against us where we were given a very dodgy penalty.

Surely you'd need more information to decide if the 2 things you've picked up are down to look? For instance if opposition are having less touches in your area, you're less likely to be giving away penalties. If you're fitness levels are higher you are probably more likely to be benefitting at the end of games. Think its dangerous to just assume both are down to luck.

No, literally repeated what I was told. I don't think my source will be privvy to negotiation information, just found out about the previous offer after the event.

Experts on what? 😂

I think so

I've heard that this was a done deal that fell through at the last minute as we required the money from the Cashin sale for it to go ahead.

Examples? I'm surprised I actually cant remember as he's probably only played well once or twice!

If its conversion of debt to equity, the money will already have been in the club and already spent most likely.

What is the obsession with what Barkhuizen said? Was he well positioned to see the penalty? Had he seen a slow motion replay by time he gave his interview? Ive watched it back and the player is on his way down before Ward is near him. Not sure there was even any contact. That aside she was poor most of the afternoon which was surprising given the way she had performed in the previous 2 times she had officiated at Pride Park. Hopefully just an off day rather than her believing her own hype.

So they have a manager who, despite having spent hundreds of millions, has them in a relegation battle and their fans are upset. We have a manager who, despite not having spent a single penny, has us in the play offs and out fans want to get rid of him. Is there something in the water in these parts?

Where are Warne and Barkhuizen in the still photo? Cant see them anywhere?