Whitey Grandad

I should have thought that a 'not to challenge' clause could amount to an illegal contract. If SFC has, of today, a right to appeal then it cannot sign away that right. SFC will continue to exist as a corporate body in its original form and with the same financial commitments but with new backers. The League under its constitution cannot take away that right of appeal, otherwise the said right of appeal would be conditional on the ruling body's approval. I would expect some decision along the lines of 'having examined in more detail the particulars of the proposed takeover, the board is now satisfied that at no time ... ... no advantage was obtained... etc.' Anything else would surely lay them open to massive legal claims from one side of the deal or the other.

Either there is a right to appeal or there isn't. No organisation can be selective over who is allowed to appeal and under what circumstances. If the constitution of the Football League allows for an appeal (as it must) then it cannot allow for the controlling board to choose who is allowed to appeal and who is not. This must be sorted out and quickly. The League have got themselves into a right mess way over their heads. Quite clearly SLH and SFC cannot be considered to be 'inextricably linked' if one can go bust and fold and the other can carry on with new backing with all liabilities covered.

Indeed. One doesn't pay off the previous mortgage when one buys a house, one simply takes out a new one.

I wasn't impressed by him but he handled a difficult situation with dignity and his heart was in the right place. Good luck to him in his new job.

For some of us it seems like yesterday.

It's not Mourinho is it? Nobody seems to have mentioned Denis Wise???

They can't be worse than what we had this year, surely?

I seem to remember a period when there was a play-off between the two divisions to determine whether the team third from bottom should stay or be relegated. Weren't we relegated under McMenemy because that was the season that the number of teams relegated/promoted was increased?

Is there any news about an appeal?

I'd settle for that. (Not that I have any influence in the matter).

I can't see him as team manager, somehow. I would imagine that it would be as 'Director of Football' with somebody else as 'Head Coach'. Keegan's name would certainly give the club an initial boost but it won't be long before the results on the pitch start to become more important. So who do we want for 'Head Coach'?

If nothing else, KK should help sell a few season tickets.

I've been away for 2 weeks and when I get back I find that nothing's changed. It's a bit disappointing, really.

He'll do. :smt083

There was a lot of controversy at the time he joined Villa about the way that they lifted him from Brighton as a youngster. Is there any sell-on clause?

There's no rush, I'll wait. I'm good at that.

I'm pretty sure that we would have got more than £400k as compensation.

Ah! I think I've just twigged what you are saying....

Isn't that McGoldrick? I thought Dyer was one of our own.

I found a tin of Johnstone's mdf primer in my garage that I'd completely forgotten about. I think this must be an omen. Good times are just around the corner!

I agree, but what comes first? Bums on seats or better results?

We managed to get relegated even without the -10 points.

I'd like to do them whilst I still can, but they keep on building new ones.

My personal feeling is that the academy is unsustainable at this new level of football, unless Mr. Big wants to take a long-term view, that is. Players' wages will obviously have to fall correspondingly and as Ponty points out, noy making stadium repayments would be a blessed relief. I'm quite sure that any new owner will have looked at all these sums very carefully. Anything over 12,000 would be outstanding in this division.

At which stadium?