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The consensus view at the start of the season was that the squad was good enough to stay up, but being held back by the “negativity” of Cooper. Now that RvN has failed too, this is apparently proof that the squad is too poor for the league. Cooper was an unimpressive appointment, but the decision to go for RvN was just baffling really. If the owners knew they weren’t prepared to spend money in January to stay up (and they obviously weren’t), taking a punt on an inexperienced manager trading off his playing career at a big-name club was totally the wrong move. Without investment there’s only one thing that can save us: an experienced manager who can shore up the defence, play ugly, keep us in games.

The constant moan of the modern manager is that they can only improve the team by buying new players. What about coaching the players we already have, so they become better? Or giving a chance to younger prospects? Or pursuing a tactical strategy that reflects the strengths/weaknesses of the current team? And if they aren't doing any of these things, can they really call themselves a manager at all?

When we got relegated in 22/23 we made near enough £80m from selling Maddison to Spurs and Barnes to Newcastle. If/when we get relegated this year, who would we sell to cushion the blow? The squad is just so poor now. I seriously think Hermansen is the only one who would even attract offers from PL clubs, maybe Fatawu when he’s fit. And yet, weirdly as well as being crap our players also seem to be arrogant? Like they all believe the Championship is below them when it clearly is not

People’s threshold for playing “quite well” seems to be surprisingly low and probably influenced by the OK-ish points haul this season so far, and the fact that amazingly we have somehow scored in every league game. The underlying picture (shots on target/chances created) is absolutely dire, and surely it will only be a matter of time before that bears out on results.

Makes you wonder what people would say about our ground as a day out. Probably something along the lines of “walkable from the city centre and a decent (but not exceptional) range of places to drink, but ground itself is boring”

Starting to come down is favour of saying we shouldn’t renew his contract He will want 3 years and it’s too much of a risk on his wages Club will no doubt offer him a massive sympathy contract as per

Agree with you on Kellyman, but we have only ourselves to blame for being in this situation Our wage bill ballooned to unsustainable levels because of poor decision-making If the club didn’t want PSR they shouldn’t have voted for it

In what sense did we try and comply with PSR? We made a £90m loss! Being relegated wasn’t a punishment for overspending. It was a punishment for being shit.

All the more reason for the club to give more information on what they plan. As far as I can tell it has never been specified if the club will own/operate the hotel and arena, or what this would mean for LCFC’s revenue.

Will be interesting to see which clubs vote for and against this.

They’ve never said how exactly the project would be funded, right? I think the only way it gets done is through a loan from KPI (like Seagrave) If they were hoping on bank financing I just can’t see them taking the plunge (even if it doesn’t count towards PSR) Hope to be proved wrong, of course

The PSR rules have rightly come in for a lot of criticism, but I’m going to try and look at the upside The % of revenue we were spending on wages last year was totally unsustainable in the long or even medium term The rules have arguably saved us from ourselves, and will force the club to revaluate some of the salaries we’ve been handing out It will also hopefully force us to pivot back to a transfer model based on younger up-and-coming players Which I’m fine with, as shopping at the pricier end of the market has caused us nothing but pain in the last few years

I find this a very weak argument to be honest Basically saying the financial controls don’t matter as long as you spend the money badly (!) Also the PSR rules aren’t just about stopping unfair sporting advantage - they are more to protect clubs from themselves, essentially, by overspending

Might look harsh, but haven’t got a problem with Ricardo for Hamza Sticking with Faes over Coady again is just baffling though Our marquee signing and supposed “leader” on the bench again

Thanks. And am I right in thinking it's 3 points for a breach, plus an extra point per £6.5m over (based on previous cases)? So we're looking at -7 potentially, assuming there is no mitigation? Although I suppose it's more complicated, because of the calculation being over a 3-year cycle?

Has anyone seen a credible estimate of our PSR loss for 22/23 (as opposed to the actual loss)?

This team is destined to become the answer to a pub quiz question

Anyone know which of the last three seasons (20/21, 21/22, 22/23) we’d be able to claim Covid deductions for? And how are they calculated?

This game is a chance for Enzo to put reality ahead of philosophy. If Coady is the “leader” he claims, he needs to be leading on the pitch. Mavididi needs to be dropped. His form doesn’t justify a place in the team atm. If we need to chase the game, play with two forwards. And if it ain’t working, please make some changes before 80mins!

Our style of play is totally reliant on the players being on form and confident in their passing. It’s not a way of playing that is particularly resilient to injuries/players not playing at their best. It is also surprisingly rigid, particularly given Enzo’s refusal to play a second forward (even when behind!) Too many fans have turned a blind eye to this obvious fact, instead demanding everyone else “buys into” it. I like Enzo. But as the season has gone on, his inexperience as a manager has become more and more obvious…

Time to call it. This isn’t a poor run of form. This is a collapse, and we are heading for the playoffs.

Leaving it too late to make changes again

And if I remember correctly, the 5-year timeframe was at the request of the club (I think it’s normally 3).

Because our revenues aren’t enough to justify our wage bill, which has come down since relegation but still high. Our wage bill was 7th highest in the country last year! We’re not “broke” (arguably) - we just don’t have the income to support the our relatively high wage bill. For better or ill, this is ultimately the point of the rules - to link wages to revenue.

Aaand there it is, after just 4m39s “duh duh duh, football in a library”