Clever Fox

I remember as a young boy an International Winger asking Fans for a Cigarette during games back then. He'd have a few puffs and say o here ,hold that, when the Ball was coming his way. How times have changed.

Not if it's going to Court it wont be settled before Man City. It's a disgrace that they've draged it out this long.That in itself is grounds for a reasonable claim by Everton and Forest. The sooner we get an Administrator appointed by the Government the better. Otherwise this crap will continue.

They say promotion will mean an increase in revenue of at least £135million over the next three seasons for the triumphant club. That could rise to £265m over a five-year period if the club avoids relegation in their first season in the Premier League. https://talksport.com/football/1108001/championship-play-off-final-worth-money-premier-league/#:~:text=They say promotion will mean,season in the Premier League.

Spurs lost 215 million in their accounts yesterday. How can they write off 100 million for Depreciation which is a non cash item. It's just a notional figure.

I don't know any of the Rules around FFP as it's a joke to begin with. Designed to protect the big Clubs. I assume the 105m is the approved loss figure. If he's paid off the losses whats the problem. Also in the case of a sole owner how does that work when he already owns 100% of his Club. The other issue you might be able to shed light on is Spurs today announced losses of 215 million. How can they set off Depreciation against that figure when Depreciation is a non cash item. It's a fictional figure and not always appropriate.

I read in the Accounts Top paid off 194 million of the Clubs debts and taken a bigger equity in the Club. Clearly not going anywhere.

I thought it was Chapman when he moved from Arsenal to Leeds, But I could be wrong.

It sounds a bit like the Chapman to Leeds transfer years ago when Chapman told his agent he was to try and get him 5k a week. When they met with Ridsdale his opening offer was 80k. They both could'nt sign the Contract quickly enough.

Can anyone explain why Revenue was down 17% which equates close to 40 million.

This coupled with poor signings is the root of the problem.

Because they expected to move a lot of the fringe players out, Which didn't happen for various reasons.

I'm not singling you out personally as I know your not alone in this fullish thinking. I'm just commenting on the idiocy of the idea of challenging KP. to what purpose. ? Though your first comment about Top meeting with the Fans makes sense, It's been tried before by others and generally ended in anarchy when the heard mentality took over the meeting and it decended into chaos. If you're really serious ? Be very careful what you wish for. KP have been here since 2010 therabouts. In the time since, we've Won the Championship, The Premier league and the FA Cup.and Charity Shield, Not to mention European Football. They've Bought back the New Stadium out of the hands of Vulture Funds. And placed it back in the Ownership of the Club. They wrote off all of the Debts of the Club. Invested heavily in the Team and we're presently sitting at the top of the league. Albeit back in the Championship. To my knowledge they've never taken money out of the Club. Unlike the Glazers. We have the best Training facilty in the world, Along with the Stadium, And a new Expansion of the Stadium is planned along with other Income generators. I fail to see what anyone has anything to be complaining about the Club. Keep it up and there's always the alternative like Aldershot, Bury, Newport Etc. All good Clubs in their day but now defunct and gone into oblivion. Is that what people wish for. Perhaps you'd prefer the Glazers or the Faceless Arabs at Man City and Newcastle who are alledged to be money washing. And buying their way to success. That's not the kind of Club I want to support There's much more pleasure and feel good feeling in winning against the odds as we have done. Top may not be his Father, But he doesn't have his Father power either. He's a Director and a glorfied Employee of KP. He's young and bound to make mistakes. The main one being In not getting rid of Rogers sooner or allowing him overspend by signing players not fit for purpose with no resale value. Along with giving out big Contracts to very averge players. All Contracts should be a basic Salary and bonus related geared to success. If I were Top I'd bring back Pearson as DOF. with his history and knowledge of the Club and move Rudkin to look after his growing herd of Racing Horses. That's just my opinion. Do I want him or the KP company gone. No I certainly don't. Because I doubt he'll make the same mistakes again. I also don't believe he's lost interest either. It's more likely that he has a lot more on his plate being the oldest Son in helping his Mother run KP. Susan Whelan has been the Financial Brains behind KP from the beginning along with Vichai and has built it into what it is today. A multi Billion Pound Company. Business is difficult at the best of times, After Covid it's been even more difficult with many Companies going under. Despite losing half their Assets during Covid, They never once wavered or suggested selling the Club. So why should Fans. As Fans our job is to support the Club through the Good and Bad Times and in my 60 plus years as a Fan, There's been quite a lot of bad Times with modest success until KP came along. Yes people can have opinons on the Football Team, Selections etc. It's a Spectator Sport. Alfter all. Every Fan is a Manager without any real experience of the job. But we have little to no business interferring in the running of the Club. Even with the FFP issue many on here believe the Club are in the wrong, Why ? We've already won one Court Case, Why can't we win again. We as Fans don't know all of the Facts. So leave it to them who does and wait for the outcome before blaming anyone. The little I've read and heard about it is that the Club are fighting back for the good of all small Clubs against the Elite 6. Instead of griping about things we've no control over, We should be supporting the Club even more now , against aggression from the Premier league and EFL. I know I am. 100% Until it's proved otherwise.

He was awful today. There were times when he didn't know where to Run to effect the game.

The ground would never be empty if the Club got their act together and sorted Ticketing out. The present system is frezzing out lots of Fans when they should be encouraged to attend.

He has to get credit for the way we performed today. The real difference was Winks getting forward more today and KDH staying mostly in the left Channel. that coupled with Doyle playing instead of JJ. and the Wingers performing better.

Hopefully he owes us a Favor.

At least we now know what we have to do. Keep winning until it doesn't matter.

You have to credit Ipswich for never giving up in adversity.

That's the Key to it. He's been able to bring in his own players and build for success. Wheras Enzo has had to make do with what Rogers left him.

It's sad to say despite all the money we've spent on Strikers since Vardy arrived, He's still our best Striker by a mile.

I don't think he's been held back by Enzo. It can be a confidence thing and to know when to go and when to stay once he knows whats behind him are ok. I'd be encouraging him to continue to get foward which will lead to more Goals even if the oppossition get in behind him at times.

You could well be right. But that's the system employed for this season and while some performances have been questionable it's worked pretty well all season as we're back on top. With a chance to sign some of his own players I expect to see a big improvement in that system as we continue to push for perfection. The players may well change but the system won't, Not if Enzo is still here.

It was great to see him getting more forward and getting involved in the game attack wise. He needs to do this more often and we'll score more goals.

That's his Achilles Heel, He's too slow. Probably make a better CB. He got foward to easily today which won't happen in many games but credit to him he took advantage of it.

He won't get many games as easy as he did today. I just feel he can create more insted of always trying to cut inside and shoot. He really needs help with his shooting from Enzo. Done well today though which lifts everyone Fans and Players.