FFP give me strength, appreciate they have more revenue coming in than us but how do you explain Derby, Ipswich and Sheff Wednesday if FFP is the issue.
Imo far too much debate is being to given to accepting as FACT anything someone has been passed 2nd / 3rd hand or with the intention of that person then sharing it on forums.
Some of it will be true, some will be false, some will be clearly to direct a narrative, giving an angle the person leaking / starting it wants. Some will cover bases with multiple eventualities.
Just take it for what it is. We should all be used to this now as it’s happened on forums for years.
The only cold facts I see is the transformation from the end of last season to now has been poor. We’re behind the curve and have been nowhere near ready for the start of the season, really not reflective of a club that has just had a fresh injection of investors and capital.
There’s now just a day and a half to make adjustment and inroads to that, but even if we do it’s not been the strategy and approach I was expecting or hoping for.
FFP give me strength, appreciate they have more revenue coming in than us but how do you explain Derby, Ipswich and Sheff Wednesday if FFP is the issue.
It's an old article, but explains how Ipswich operate in relation to the same FFP restrictions that apply today.
Just to be clear, not once have I posted that I believe we are close to and in danger of breaking FFP rules. In fact I've posted the opposite, but I don't have evidence to back it up.
11.01pm tomorrow night. The club is still without a manager.
A random youngster no one has heard of and a Matt Smith have arrived on loan.
Pretty much everyone has now written the season off. Golfie has lost the plot and thrown his season ticket in the bin.
Ronnie Moore is trying to claim this lot have money to spend, it's not the SMT's fault that no one wanted to join, and we'll see their real intentions in the January window.
Allowing the squad to be uncompetitive also affects the other element of FFP, namely, turnover. If the season’s a write off after 10 games (or less), attendances will obviously reflect that. The club’s income and profile will continue to shrink.
Surely there is no conceivable way we can end the window without signing a right back?
Surely there is no conceivable way we could make it to 48 hours before end of the window with ONE fit senior striker?
You'd like to think so wouldn't you. But this is Charlton where the clowns run the circus.
We not .. the deal for the Cardiff striker is in place with loan fee , the player wants to come but Cardiff won’t let him go until they brought in a striker .. we might go after the Man City striker we can’t risk not getting anyone in
Surely there is no conceivable way we can end the window without signing a right back?
Surely there is no conceivable way we could make it to 48 hours before end of the window with ONE fit senior striker?
You'd like to think so wouldn't you. But this is Charlton where the clowns run the circus.
We not .. the deal for the Cardiff striker is in place with loan fee , the player wants to come but Cardiff won’t let him go until they brought in a striker .. we might go after the Man City striker we can’t risk not getting anyone in
We need at least 3 (and more realistically 4-5) signings in the next 2 days.
If we were to sign only a couple, what would your thoughts be on this window?
I think we want Etete as first choice but Cardiff won’t say yes until they get a replacement which is risky for us if they don’t. Tedic can come in but we’re holding fire because of Etete. At some point we’ll need to make a decision or risk losing out on both. My guess is we’ll blink first and opt for Tedic which is a shame because Etete is for me a better option. Such is Charlton Life.
Surely there is no conceivable way we can end the window without signing a right back?
Surely there is no conceivable way we could make it to 48 hours before end of the window with ONE fit senior striker?
You'd like to think so wouldn't you. But this is Charlton where the clowns run the circus.
We not .. the deal for the Cardiff striker is in place with loan fee , the player wants to come but Cardiff won’t let him go until they brought in a striker .. we might go after the Man City striker we can’t risk not getting anyone in
I think we want Etete as first choice but Cardiff won’t say yes until they get a replacement which is risky for us if they don’t. Tedic can come in but we’re holding fire because of Etete. At some point we’ll need to make a decision or risk losing out on both. My guess is we’ll blink first and opt for Tedic which is a shame because Etete is for me a better option. Such is Charlton Life.
I think Tedic was first choice as he was "definitely" signing last week.
Where things are now I don't know.
More importantly and more worryingly, I'm not sure the club know either.
I think we want Etete as first choice but Cardiff won’t say yes until they get a replacement which is risky for us if they don’t. Tedic can come in but we’re holding fire because of Etete. At some point we’ll need to make a decision or risk losing out on both. My guess is we’ll blink first and opt for Tedic which is a shame because Etete is for me a better option. Such is Charlton Life.
I think Tedic was first choice as he was "definitely" signing last week.
Where things are now I don't know.
More importantly and more worryingly, I'm not sure the club know either.
Surely there is no conceivable way we can end the window without signing a right back?
Surely there is no conceivable way we could make it to 48 hours before end of the window with ONE fit senior striker?
You'd like to think so wouldn't you. But this is Charlton where the clowns run the circus.
We not .. the deal for the Cardiff striker is in place with loan fee , the player wants to come but Cardiff won’t let him go until they brought in a striker .. we might go after the Man City striker we can’t risk not getting anyone in
It's like interacting with a dysfunctional parrot this
I think the moderators allow Ronnie to post just for shits and giggles
The more he posts the more people read it, lol his posts and reply to them. Drives site traffic up which helps the ads get seen more so costs to run the site are marginally helped out. Win win
I think we want Etete as first choice but Cardiff won’t say yes until they get a replacement which is risky for us if they don’t. Tedic can come in but we’re holding fire because of Etete. At some point we’ll need to make a decision or risk losing out on both. My guess is we’ll blink first and opt for Tedic which is a shame because Etete is for me a better option. Such is Charlton Life.
I think Tedic was first choice as he was "definitely" signing last week.
Where things are now I don't know.
More importantly and more worryingly, I'm not sure the club know either.
I wonder if Etete only became potentially available at the end of last week and that’s why we held fire on Tedic
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You'd like to think so wouldn't you. But this is Charlton where the clowns run the circus.
Some of it will be true, some will be false, some will be clearly to direct a narrative, giving an angle the person leaking / starting it wants. Some will cover bases with multiple eventualities.
Just take it for what it is. We should all be used to this now as it’s happened on forums for years.
https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21273015.ashton-towns-summer-spend-finance-rules-planning-ahead/
There's still 2 months, 2 weeks, 2 days left of the window for us to make some signings........
11.01pm tomorrow night. The club is still without a manager.
A random youngster no one has heard of and a Matt Smith have arrived on loan.
Pretty much everyone has now written the season off. Golfie has lost the plot and thrown his season ticket in the bin.
Ronnie Moore is trying to claim this lot have money to spend, it's not the SMT's fault that no one wanted to join, and we'll see their real intentions in the January window.
If we were to sign only a couple, what would your thoughts be on this window?
Where things are now I don't know.
More importantly and more worryingly, I'm not sure the club know either.
A loan
Amazing....