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I think a meeting with her would be equally as unproductive, perhaps more so. Regardless of what Pete seems to think she treats fans with utter contempt and always has done.

I've not said you should tell them to fuck off. But asking a question then accepting vague and delusive answers is pointless. I'd like to see more pressure applied to answers that aren't deemed good enough.

The commercial strategy at the club is completely non-existant - why wasn't this maximised last season given it's a vital source of revenue for the club?

Yeah even if he had the answers he wouldn't give them anyway. But the tiptoeing around Boddy and asking completely mundane questions regarding trivial matters and lapping up his every word - i.e. Brentford model/Robins has the final say on transfers - is just a waste of everyone's time. If...

With the greatest respect Pete, if you're unwilling to ask the difficult questions out of fear of upsetting Boddy then your involvement is entirely pointless - as are the supporters forums.

Indeed. The gamble certainly didn't pay off and the club massively overestimated the interest in all their assets really. Understandably they want the best fee possible for their players but given the gravity of their situation there's been a sheer lack of pragmatism by all involved.

Indeed. Seemingly that hasn't happened though, or rather if it has it hasn't had the desired effect, otherwise he'd likely already be gone.

Which is why I stressed the importance at the beginning of the window that if a sale/s are made it had to be pushed through early. As for those clubs interested, targets have now been already identified and secured and budgets have already been used up. It's difficult to see what clubs will be...

No doubt the club would've received enquiries, but their valuation is likely to have been far beyond what's realistic - especially in their current circumstances.

Hence the 'in theory'. Given the reality of the club's situation and the lack of interest any prospect of a significant fee anywhere near the their apparent valuation is incredibly unlikely. Ultimately definitive interest has to be there in the first place and seemingly there hasn't been any.

In theory yes, but the club are clearly desperate and the sale of Hyam would've only tempered that desperation for the short term. The cash flow issues this month may be plugged but there's still operational costs to cover, transfer instalments to pay (if they haven't been paid already) and the...

Exactly what I was just about to post. Really does highlight how desperate the club is.

Panic. O'Hare was more than likely on his way prior to his injury and with that sale dead in the water and interest in Hamer and Gyokeres going cold the club likely jumped at the chance to push the sale through as the need for cash is clearly verging on the desperate. The sale of Gyokeres or...

Yeah as shown with the Forest purchase of Gibbs-White. Bigger fees make better headlines.

As disappointing as the entire situation is, from a cashflow perspective it's probably more of a worrying prospect if the club are unable to sell Hyam, and potentially one other.

Then will you use the upcoming supporters forum as an opportunity to hold the club to account for the utter failings over the summer or will it just be a platform for Boddy to spout drivel?

Have you read minutes of previous supporters forums? It's garbage dialogue. It's more or less the same mundane questions asked and answered time and again.

The interest is accrued each season but in 2019 they took out £1.6m following £4,381,086 in profits from player sales and the revenue earned from the PO run and promotion. Most of the losses last season were a mix of accrued interest and amortisation from transfers.

The sale of Hyam will be to solve short term cash flow issues this month, cover pitch costs and perhaps contribute towards the instalments on Gyokeres and Sheaf as surely they're due pretty much now. The next sale will be used to bridge the gap.

Hasn't Robins said he'll only be able to bring in a free agent to replace Hyam? This isn't anything about the results, I've been saying this for months. People are only now waking up to the seriousness of our situation.