Doctoroncall

So Dave likes the other Dave as he got it and nothing more. Wow 600k for being a shop manager and sucking up to the owner. I'm sure that sat well with his stance on improving things for the fans at the club, no moral dilemma there either.

I don't think they are expecting to attract new fans to league one football tbh, they are just desperate to keep hold of as many existing ST holders as possible.

This situation is absolutely hilarious. My list They cannot buy players as there is an embargo and they have no money. They cannot sell or give away current players as they are too expensive and the club may go pop anyway. They cannot sell season tickets to get money in. They cannot sell the club because of the high earners. The high earners don't want to leave as they are guaranteed the money. Even if the club is saved, preseason will be a shambles with too little time to prepare the players. Also I think Truckasaurus should add God Bless the FCR at the end of his posts!

Is there going to be another instalment of what training they do?

So far it's been a thoroughly enjoyable tale with them tumbling into League One. If an additional penalty is not forthcoming with the failure of CVA1 then I agree, they haven't been punished enough, but we are not there yet and the FL may surprise us. At least the condition of the financies and infrastructure at club makes it highly unlikely promotion is on the cards soon.

Yes, although your first part is open to debate which will see if the FL have the balls to say it's a penalty.

I thought this was an interesting story on what can be achieved when everyone pulls together at a football club. This season's best team in La Liga, and the best story for years, were Levante. Every Monday, the club's groundsman Raimón climbs the stands and, in order of the league table, raises the flags up the poles that run along the back of the stands. For the first time ever, this season he hoisted Levante's into first place. They held on there until week nine, when they were knocked off and written off. But Levante resisted their inevitable slide down the table and kept on competing, right to the end. So what? Well, this is the club that has spent a total of less than €500,000 on players in the last four years combined, whose sporting director says "players run away when they hear what we have to offer", who have the oldest defence in the history of the league and a team packed with cast-offs, has-beens and never-really-weres, Spanish football's Expendables. As if that was not enough, their main striker had joined on loan from Sevilla – where he had scored one goal in five years – and had a clause in his contract saying that he automatically had to return if he scored 18 goals this season, which he was never going to do. So when he got to 17 he suddenly picked up a mysterious "injury" that meant he missed the final, decisive games of the season. And still they made it into Europe for the first time ever. So what's the secret? The secret, says the club's doctor, is simple: "Beer and pizza."

So CVA details out this week... Will it be 2p, 20p again or something in-between?

I thought that was Facebook!

I would be well chuff if we claimed thirteenth place this coming season.

Do you race them or just sit on them?

That's ok if not in the first team. I remember a Russian youth we had but when coming of age for a pro contract, it couldn't be offered as he wasn't eligible to play.

Thanks for the report. Anything connected to Chainrai will obviously vote for the CVA. The taxman holds 5% and another 7.9m worth needs to join them to reject it, so very unlikely, unless the offer is incredibly small. The big unknown is CVA1 and who controls that.

Charles Tyrwhitt or Pink. As I haven't got myself a valet yet, Pink shirts are more of a pain to iron (more tailored).

But Chainrai is a secured creditor so will not have a say in the second vote (unsecured creditors only). But like the first, the administrator may get to vote for many if there is no response from them. Does anyone know the make up of the unsecured debt?

Yes, difficult to tell but would he have signed a new contract recently when you consider how much he was used last season?

I think he's going for players that are currently playing rather than a best XI over the decades.

It's difficult to gauge without the youngsters at least getting some first team action as to whether they can make the grade. Some will of course progress faster than others and it's always been a challenge of how they get the first team experience - loan, sub appearances or straight into the team. Also how long do you keep hold of them before they are ready. Complete different for transfers where the club should have done enough scouting of the player to see he has the footballing skills to contribute and enhance what the team already have. Only a question of whether he likes a change, the club and can get along with the other players.

That would suit him perfectly.

Blackpool, a good attacking side and Holloway is a good laugh.

You'll only have one free u11 ST per adult one. I was thinking about doing the same as you so could help you out for the odd game.

Been there, fantastic place. I would certainly move there given a chance.

Yep agree with this at the moment, don't expect relegation but there may be a scare along the way.

I can see where you are coming from and this is where investment in the right people is paramount. Do we have the right staff to help produce and cultivate the next generation first teamers?

In five years time I'd like to see Saints finish in the top half, be able to challenge for a domestic cup and have half the team coming from the academy. dreaming it would be able to get to 5th place in the league on the back of a fantastic academy producing almost all of the team and a cup final appearance.