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by Elm Park Kid
01 May 2023 23:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17255
Views: 3233079

Re: Rival Watch

snip. I’m sorry and I hope am wrong but you are in cuckoo land. For a start we need a decent driven manager who knows the bottom two divisions inside out. At best he is likely to be here in June assuming he’s not on holiday. He then has July to somehow sort the mess out of who to keep who is availa...
by Elm Park Kid
01 May 2023 11:01
Forum: The Team
Topic: Predict the Championship table 22/23
Replies: 122
Views: 23215

Re: Predict the Championship table 22/23

Bump for Snowflake to give us final scores next week.

Tbf - I had Reading to finish 19th, and we probably would do without points deduction.
by Elm Park Kid
01 May 2023 00:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: Tom Ince
Replies: 63
Views: 8019

Re: Tom Ince

Don't think he'll play for us again. With the player market these days it's hard to tell whether we'd get a fee for him - especially if he wants to leave and we're forced to reduce the wage bill. If we're lucky there'll be 2-3 clubs interested and we can get a million or two.
by Elm Park Kid
29 Apr 2023 17:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)
Replies: 182
Views: 13824

Re: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)

Still think we would have done better under PInce. He knew how to win the games we had to.
by Elm Park Kid
29 Apr 2023 16:13
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)
Replies: 182
Views: 13824

Re: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)

Come on people - the only teams that matter now are Hudds and Rotherham.
by Elm Park Kid
29 Apr 2023 16:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)
Replies: 182
Views: 13824

Re: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)

Tbh, I think we're set up wrong for this game. We should have pace going down both flanks.

Take Sarr off. Put McIntyre in CB. Push Hendrick into CM. And bring Meite on to attack down the right.
by Elm Park Kid
29 Apr 2023 15:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)
Replies: 182
Views: 13824

Re: MATCHWATCH : Wigan Athletic (h)

If Colin manages to keep Huds up,especially in the last game of the season, that will be the worst experience I've had in football. Worse than losing to Swansea at Wembley. Can you just imagine his smug face? To be fair, he has a dismal record against us. Didn't feel that bad after the Swansea tbh.
by Elm Park Kid
27 Apr 2023 22:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: Mark Bowen
Replies: 301
Views: 47740

Re: Mark Bowen

I agree. I think Bowen is more valuable for us in his current job.

It surely can't be difficult for the club to find an ambitious manager with League One experience. We'll be a tempting prospect for them in that league.
by Elm Park Kid
25 Apr 2023 13:57
Forum: Club Policies
Topic: Royal Elm Park - A Missed Opportunity?
Replies: 33
Views: 4599

Re: Royal Elm Park - A Missed Opportunity?

The reality that it didn't happen suggests that it was never commercially viable. If big John didn't want to go ahead with it himself then that tells you something.
by Elm Park Kid
25 Apr 2023 11:43
Forum: The Team
Topic: Relegation
Replies: 1864
Views: 256574

Re: Relegation

I'm trying to work out 'worst case scenario' for the last day, assuming we beat Wigan. I think . . . . . . If Cardiff beat Rotherham, QPR beat Stoke, Huddersfield beat Cardiff, Rotherham beat Boro and Huddersfield then beat Sheff Utd, then we go into final day 19 - Huddersfield 50 points 20 - Rother...
by Elm Park Kid
24 Apr 2023 11:23
Forum: The Team
Topic: Tom Ince
Replies: 63
Views: 8019

Re: Tom Ince

Not a coincidence that our results trailed off with PInce's form. I feel like he was papering over a lot of problems with our squad this season.
by Elm Park Kid
23 Apr 2023 19:37
Forum: The Team
Topic: Will relegation hurt you?
Replies: 160
Views: 10171

Re: Will relegation hurt you?

It's true that Dai can just liquidate the club if he chooses. But there is no benefit to him from doing so - not only does he lose everything he's invested, he also creates a huge amount of negative publicity. Maybe that's not a big concern for a Chinese Billionaire, but it's not something he will b...
by Elm Park Kid
23 Apr 2023 15:10
Forum: The Team
Topic: Will relegation hurt you?
Replies: 160
Views: 10171

Re: Will relegation hurt you?

1. Even in the Championship, the club is dependent on the owner's money to pay the wage bill. In 2021/22 our revenue only covered our non-wage expenditure. Meaning that every single penny of our salary budget was paid for through either owner investment or borrowing. 2. If we get relegated then our ...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Apr 2023 18:54
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dai Yongge Out
Replies: 92
Views: 9714

Re: Dai Yongge Out

You have gambled this great clubs future and you have failed. Please sell us before we fall even more and have a chance. I was against Ian's opinion a couple of years ago but I'd rather risk it and force him to sell. Question is who will buy us? We are a basket case now. I feel extremely concerned ...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Apr 2023 18:49
Forum: The Team
Topic: Dai Yongge Out
Replies: 92
Views: 9714

Re: Dai Yongge Out

If the owners put the club up for sale they would just 'cancel' any money owed to them. That element of our debt is just an accounting thing for tax purposes. As for any 'external' debt we have; i'm not sure how much that comes to but I'm guessing it's less than the total value of the club. Say the ...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Apr 2023 18:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)
Replies: 267
Views: 14003

Re: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)

The owner doesn’t need to know anything about football but they need the self-awareness to understand this and then to bring in people who do know what they are doing - look at the Wrexham owners. Wrexham are in a league with no financial controls. Rob and Ryan literally just bought a load of playe...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Apr 2023 18:02
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)
Replies: 267
Views: 14003

Re: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)

The owners have displayed an appalling lack of judgement and knowledge when it comes to the club. We are getting relegated for what appears to be a financial cock-up. I'm sure that we'd all prefer to have people in charge who actually know what they're doing. However . . . . they are also billionair...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Apr 2023 17:24
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)
Replies: 267
Views: 14003

Re: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)

Not that it makes much odds, anyone know why Rotherham v Cardiff is being played on a Thursday instead of Tuesday or Wednesday as it means Cardiff v Huddersfield has to be put back to the Sunday when really all sides at this stage should be kicking off at the same time wherever possible. Just seems...
by Elm Park Kid
22 Apr 2023 17:06
Forum: The Team
Topic: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)
Replies: 267
Views: 14003

Re: MATCHWATCH : Coventry City (a)

Is that our 'new manager bounce' over already? Two points from three (admittedly tough) games.
by Elm Park Kid
21 Apr 2023 21:38
Forum: The Team
Topic: Record Watch 22/23
Replies: 287
Views: 39337

Re: Record Watch 22/23

Why isn't an open racist banned from the site?
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