Phoenix

This is by far the worst aspect of it all even now. Why punish the club and new owner further by not being to sign the few remaining youngsters on longer contracts (not talking huge wages) just longer contracts? Also protects the youngsters themselves
 

I think the EFL rules preventing DCFC from extending the contracts of Academy professionals on low wages and offering professional contracts to players turning 17 robbed DCFC of sufficient players to run functioning teams below 1st team level, put additional strain on those youngsters left behind, presented bargains to clubs that we owed nothing to, and potentially robbed unsecured creditors from receiving further funds over and above what any prospective owner was willing to pay (eg : if DCFC had been able to extend Ebosele's  contract on the proviso that any profit from a future transfer was split in an agreed proportion between the club and unsecured creditors, it would at least have meant potentially more money for creditors and no unearned bargain for Udineseford. It would also have meant that, in the event that the club was liquidated, the EFL would have been able to claim higher compensation from any club wishing to acquire their registrations). Their short-sighted rule also, in the case of Ebosele, meant that his Irish club missed out on a healthy sell-on fee. 
 

Unless he had a spare £50m+ burning a hole in his back pocket, I suspect not.  It was a matter of time until HMRC or MSD came calling for what we owe them.  And having the stadium and training ground repossessed by MSD possibly would have put us in a worse position.
In terms of the EFL, there's no doubt we were badly treated.  Having the ground valued by a guy that knew nothing about valuing sports stadiums.  The amortization charge off the back of an "expert" who literally did not know the rules he was supposedly an expert on. Points deductions for offences under rules that were subsequently changed to make sure other clubs didn't break them.  Various demands that the administrators break the law or they'd kick us out of the league.  Rewriting administration law on a whim to benefit the  parasite clubs.  An apparently harsher enforced business-plan than any other club has been forced under.  I could go on...

Interestingly with so many of the teams around us making signings. One school of thought is to strengthen while around the top and give yourselves insurance should injuries strike. It can work, but we saw in the Billy Davies promotion season how it can be almost castrophic, going from near certainties for automatic promotion to prolonged relegation form. 
Given our circumstances, we may have little choice but to try the second approach of not upsetting the applecart and destabilising a close knit dressing room that has proved themselves so far. If we weren't getting another striker just in case, I'd have loved to have Jack Stretton knocking on the door as backup, but it wasn't to be. 

Agrees to become the new Swindon Town manager 
Wish him well there, liked him when he was here and he has the potential to be a top manager 

It's a good job Clowes is a millionaire at those prices

I think that if a referee makes an effort and looks smart, it engenders feeling of respect from the players, thus making the referee's lot a happier one.

It's the first time in a decade or more we have had such strength in depth.

Here are some from earlier in this thread:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
There were also some "the next Nigel Pearson" early on that I should have copied in.

Why,who cares now,it's the distant past.
Onwards and upwards

This is such a futile debate. Nobody knows what would have happened. Warney is doing a brilliant job for us and Rosenior is doing a good job at Hull.

Barry Bannan, if we’ve got him then wendies haven’t.

A couple of quotes from the P V forum
Cruel way to lose a game where we competed against a side who must have a budget 5 or 6 times ours.
We can't be too harsh, great performance, injury ravaged, v one of the highest budgets in the league who have gelled
Will they never learn?

Haven't the club already been punished enough, with relegation, demolition of the academy and restrictions on spending regardless of income? Remember DC is a new owner with no connections to those who committed the offences.
The ban on spending money on transfer fees has no merit whatsoever regarding the future stability of the club, it can only be detrimental, if anything.

A couple of quotes from the P V forum
Cruel way to lose a game where we competed against a side who must have a budget 5 or 6 times ours.
We can't be too harsh, great performance, injury ravaged, v one of the highest budgets in the league who have gelled
Will they never learn?

A couple of quotes from the P V forum
Cruel way to lose a game where we competed against a side who must have a budget 5 or 6 times ours.
We can't be too harsh, great performance, injury ravaged, v one of the highest budgets in the league who have gelled
Will they never learn?

A couple of quotes from the P V forum
Cruel way to lose a game where we competed against a side who must have a budget 5 or 6 times ours.
We can't be too harsh, great performance, injury ravaged, v one of the highest budgets in the league who have gelled
Will they never learn?

A couple of quotes from the P V forum
Cruel way to lose a game where we competed against a side who must have a budget 5 or 6 times ours.
We can't be too harsh, great performance, injury ravaged, v one of the highest budgets in the league who have gelled
Will they never learn?

Honestly, on nights like tonight, I just think, who cares? The world is full of small minded people quite happy to invent stories to justify being absolute lemons. Some football fans are no different. The game on balance, was wholly unremarkable. The finish was anything but. I've gone from hopeful, to angry, to resigned, to elated. The fact that PV's horrible fans are getting salty AF just makes it all the sweeter.

They’d have a bigger budget if a few more of them turned up. And made a bit more noise 

A couple of quotes from the P V forum
Cruel way to lose a game where we competed against a side who must have a budget 5 or 6 times ours.
We can't be too harsh, great performance, injury ravaged, v one of the highest budgets in the league who have gelled
Will they never learn?

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I would love it to happen but there is no way we'll be getting 50 points from 22 games.
We're doing better than my expectations considering where we were before the season started. Play offs would still be a great achievement let's not forget that.

Time we had a teeth-gritting emoji.

How deluded can you get?