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Totally agree with you on that one. I would also prefer to have kept JOB rather than Ricketts or Tudgay. I said in the Summer that it would be better to let Ricketts and Tudgay go in order to bring in better quality. It's particularly strange that he resigned Tudgay given that TM didn't play him...

Are TM and MV going into Ryton every day? I don't really see why they had to wait for the window to close and get every player into the club before doing this kind of work on the training pitches.

You are really embarrassing yourself now. If any company has an ROI of 101% then of course they should invest in the project. Typical estimates of the risk-adjusted cost of capital vary from about 5% to 20%. Therefore an ROI of 101% would be a no brainer at least to anyone with a modicum of...

I believe Fisher when what he says makes good economic sense. So when he says "the Academy is an essential part of the club's business model" then yes I believe him. I do not believe Fisher when what he says makes no economic sense. So when he says "we are building a new stadium" then no I do...

Wrong. The only valid argument against an academy is whether it fails to turn a profit. The percentage spend of budget is completely irrelevant. Well TF has said that the Academy is essential to the club's business model, which implies that it must be profitable. Moreover, TF's comments are...

Indeed. I remember a handful of posters on GMK who were constantly sticking up for Richardson and Robinson. The "rob87" poster was particularly noisy in his defense of the club's then owners along with a mad "Vicky" who used to post on the old LAST forum. It seems we will always have a minority...

No, I didn't say that did I. A club's success and failure depends on a lot more than the profits made from player trading. An Academy is not a guarantee of success and the absence of an Academy is not a guarantee of failure. I was simply pointing out the economic case for having an Academy as...

There is a lot of badly thought out nonsense coming from those who think the Academy should be closed. A quick lesson in Econ 101: The best way to make money from player trading is to exploit information asymmetry; i.e., to create a situation in which your own club knows more about a player's...

So you think the academy should be closed down and yet your posting history is full of bile aimed at Higgs/CCC/wasps because you allege that they have been trying to close down the academy. Are you a schizophrenic? Keep taking the meds.

I don't recall the name of the thread. It was a few weeks ago and the topic was about the club's continued tenancy after 2018. You and Grendel both said that you had information from a source. It was also a thread on which you repeatedly mentioned rhat Italia was repeating stuff he had been told...

I don't know if it is going on. However, there do appear to be some inconsistencies. For example, you said on another thread that you had heard from a "source" that Wasps are trying to distress CCFC in order to facilitate a takeover. Now you say you do not have any sources at the club. So who...

You are always banging on about CCC/Wasps whispering in the ears of CCFC fans. It's almost as if you have someone whispering in your ear, which is why you naturally think the other side are doing the same.

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The defense is about as strong as last season. The midfield and especially the striker positions are much weaker. If you can't see that you have no understanding of football. I said before the season started that we would struggle to score goals this season.

Like when Thorn was manager? Pot, kettle, black.

I think the problems run much deeper than simply a lack of budget. The entire ethos of how the club is organized and managed virtually guarantees the club's failure. That's why we constantly fail to do well even while clubs with smaller budgets than ours do much better than us. For example: 1...

Says the guy who: 1. Wanted us to lose when Thorn was manager 2. Has stated that he would stop supporting CCFC if the club is purchased by Wasps I'm not sure Grendel is in a good position to decide who is a "real" supporter.

Here are some corkers: 1. The fans on social media expect us to spend as much on new players as the clubs that are in the Premiership or Championship. 2. The fans seem to have forgotten that we already bought Jones. 3. How can we compete with clubs like Bradford and Sheff Utd? No prizes for...

I suspect SISU will continue with these legal appeals up to the point at which Wasps have to refinance the bond. I suspect that some kind of deal will be made at that time depending on Wasps' financial situation. My guess is that Wasps will be in a black hole by that time and SISU may be hanging...

IIRC I guessed 6 goals for Sordell this season. It looks like I was being rather optimistic.