Wigan

[mistaram]

It's all legalese at its best. One of the final paragraphs is quite telling. In it the author passes his opinion and that is.....

Considering that (i) SWFC has ‘numerous emails, letters and other documents in which the EFL gave authorisation to the [sale of Hillsborough], and on which authorisation [SWFC] understood it could rely’ and (ii) DCFC ‘discussed the rationale for the stadium sale with the EFL Executive, ahead of the transaction, supplied and discussed the valuation, and bar a small adjustment in respect of its FFP/P&S submissions, the Club was given written approval’, it is easy to see how each type of estoppel explained above can be argued forcefully by SWFC and DCFC respectively. It is this author’s opinion that should such evidence be available to SWFC and DCFC as stated then each club has good prospects of successfully defending the charges made against them in respect of their respective stadium sales and avoiding the sanctions that can be imposed pursuant to EFL Regulations, regulation 92 in respect of the same.

He gives, or I haven't seen one anyway, no opinion on the amortisation charges. Derby's manner of amortisation accounting was accepted and signed off on by the EFL in the first 2 years of this 3 year cycle. Then, with no rule changes and without informing DCFC that there was, actually, an issue with how they amortise the value of payers in the books, the EFL decides to charge them with an offence. That, IMO, goes against natural justice.

I hope the tribunal sees it that way too.

MA think I will let Geoff call this one to complicated for me This is what happens when you sign players of 26-27 for over inflated prices on three year contracts and are worth nothing at the end of their contracts ie Buttercup Johnson, Anya and soon to be Lawrence and Waghorn

[MadAmster]

MA think I will let Geoff call this one to complicated for me This is what happens when you sign players of 26-27 for over inflated prices on three year contracts and are worth nothing at the end of their contracts ie Buttercup Johnson, Anya and soon to be Lawrence and Waghorn

Both to go? 30 goals/assists between them this season.

Waggy has 1 more season left on his contract and Lawro 2.

However, with Waggy just having 1 season left, we have, IMO, 3 options.
1. Sell him now to get some money for him
2. Play him next season and then let him go on a free (play him and then give him another season at 31 not an option IMO)
3. Play him next season and then give him another season or 2 at at 31

Despite my opening line, I'd go with 1 and think Cocu might agree....... unless Coldplay goes elsewhere in which case it would have to be 2 or 3

Lawro? What an enigma. Sublime 1 day, ridiculous the next. Has so much to offer but very rarely does. On form he's absolutely brilliant. The rest of the time (90%) he is a luxury we can't afford IMO. In all honesty I can't see us getting an awful lot offered for him. £2M tops. I'd take it.