Midfield_General

I'm not sure it's trolling or piling-on to dare to suggest that this episode hasn't exactly been the club's finest hour and could have been handled better, to be honest

No but he's really personable, and he just needs a holiday like anyone else, so actually it's all fine and we should all just stop going on about it and leave him alone to enjoy Peppa World and collect his massive pay cheque in peace, the poor lamb

How about taking the path of getting expert legal advice before saying anything, like a competent CEO would?

It's an absolute joke, and i can't believe how many people seem to be OK with it There's a reason clubs treat their fans with contempt - it's because they know that they're so wet and passive that they can do whatever they like and the mugs will just keep handing their money over regardless

When and how is this fabled full, nuts and bolts explanation from 'PP, TE and the club' going to happen? And why should we believe their version of events, given how they have tried to bullshit their way out of it so far? (unsuccessfully, what a surprise)

I agree with Fabrice There, I've said it

Do people seriously not understand what the role of a CEO is? And why he is getting paid probably £1m+ per year to do that role? 'Oh boo hoo he works really hard', 'Oh poor him, it must be such a hard job' - jesus christ He's not some kid taking shit on the customer services helpline, he's the fucking CEO. The whole point of the CEO role is to lead. And when the shit hits the fan, that's when you need to earn your money and are expected to step up, lead from the front and earn those millions. Well our CEO has 1) personally caused the situation to be much worse than it probably needed to be by completely misjudging the situation with Gibson, and 2) totally gone missing at the exact time when he's supposed to be leading I can't believe anyone's alright with that, but judging from the responses, apparently for lots of people that's just fine Righto

When's that going to happen then?

Of course he is After all, as CEO, his holiday is the most important thing, it's not like there's anything else he should be prioritising, that can all wait. As usual with SR, silence doesn't mean they are hunkered down behind the scenes, strategising, planning, speaking to experts and getting their ducks in a row so as to put right the shitshow. No, it means they've all fucked off on holiday. It is half term after all. How anyone can defend these absolute fucking clowns is completely beyond me

On £120k p/w apparently Not sure there's any way we could support that in the Championship. Suspect we'll be keen to sell him, or if we can't find a buyer we'll loan him out again if we can find someone to cover the wages.

According to this article we currently owe £99m in unpaid transfer fees: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8d82zn563vo So having also missed out on the promotion money, and going into the last year of (reduced) parachute payments, it could be a busy summer trying to balance the books. Thank god we've got a safe pair of hands like Parsons and his crack team at the helm to guide us through it.

New article on BBC makes for fairly concerning reading regarding the state of the finances and more potentially to come. If you were already £99m in debt (which, according to this, is what we currently owe in unpaid transfer fees), would you keep on the guy who had just potentially cost you £200m? https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c8d82zn563vo

The Saints Store opening hours and parking details are probably due for an update. Bet Sibley's all over that, beavering away.

You think that's what the statement will be? It's punchy, but it could work

Roll up, roll up, place your bets! When will we actually hear something from the club that gives some sort of sense of what's happening, and what will they say? I'm going for: 1. Tuesday 2nd June, 12 noon 2. The club are co-operating with an FA investigation and no further comment will be made until then (with no timeframes)