benjii

I don't think it is. Most Saints fans will not have strong feelings about any of those things IMO. Obviously some do, but that's life. You can't please everyone all the time.

You can, and I am inclined to agree today.

But it's nothing to do with Mali. It is, as you agree, just silly.

Can I suggest that sending an email about SFC to Mali, a company that has no commercial or structural links with SFC, is perhaps a little bit silly? Just a thought.

By the way, does anyone know the reason for the alleged ban yet? Perhaps those that know Illingsworth could list all the reasons why the club might want to ban him. I don't mean putting vague, transcendent things like "they hate free speech", I mean listing the actual things that Illingsworth has done that might make the club feel like banning him. Ta.

Oh my goodness.

Yeah, that is certainly a key part of determing what the actual tax liability to HMRC is but there is more to the appeal than that; I doubt the judge will even attempt to answer the question; "what is the overall tax liability owed to HMRC". The judge will be primarily interested in the question as to whether the claim was handled properly; if the exact amount of the debt owed to HMRC is a material factor in determining whether the CVA has been validly passed then there will need to be a much longer hearing than a day/day and a half.

They are certainly liable to be ridiculed.

Uberlol.

Yeah, there must be a really high chance of a banning. It's probably best not to go at all, that way you can be safe.

I've already removed "troll". I apologise for that. You're not a troll - you didn't start this thread. Just a numpty

Yeah, anyone who gets a mention in The Echo will be banned. When they do full-page spreads on schools, all the kids featured are banned. Also, if you've ever bought, or even looked at, a copy you are banned.

Yeah, we knew that

Who cares anyway? What if they did? Now they don't? So what? I wouldn't encourage any business to communicate in real time on an open forum unless there are sound reasons for doing so. Telling a few over-excited people how many tickets have been sold for a match is hardly business critical.

No, of course not. Don't be so obtuse. It is obvious though. FACT you're a massive, boring, ego-maniac.

FACT some people are complete hopeless cases.

FACT you can't please everyone all of the time.

FACT most of those are sensible decisions that affect the average fan not one jot.

Yep. The only problem I can see is that it would have been nice to have had more warning about the interest-free installment plan (a ridiculously generous and potty perk) being removed. Other than that I have no issue and the positives: implementing a clear strategy for the club at every level whilst recognising that the first team is paramount; recruiting top people; allowing the manager time; far outweigh the grumblings of a disgruntled few, many of which grumblings appear to be based on unsubstantiated hearsay.

He completely glosses over anything to do with the specific facts of what actually happened procedurally in this case (understandably as you wouldn't put your case in the public domain before trial). He just makes some general points about authorities and HMRC tactics etc...

It's complete red-herring. HMRC voted in favour of AA producing a proposal that included, as one element of it, the winding up of the company and the transfer of everything to a new company. HMRC's vote in favour of that proposal would have been predicated on then receiving their full voting rights when that proposal was put to the vote and in all other things being conducted properly.

I would not be particularly reassured by that if I was a skate: - some wishy points around the court case; frankly, Lampit is not a lawyer and the person reporting it is probably not either. I doubt either of them really understood what they were talking about. - some wishy points around signing players; we all know this will be done on a case-by-case basis with each one assessed by the FL on its merits, they aren't going to be able to scam people here and they aren't going to be able to persuade everyone to let them have players for no fee and no wages. - Chanrai, fit and proper; he is doing the test on the offchance they might win their case. Great, so if they lose.... curtains?

TBF, you don't have to buy it.

Exactly. This thread is an example of strange behaviour. That is all.

Newsflash: when speaking, people involved in the football industry say things that, when written down, would often be: misrepresentative; or nonsense. To be fair, y'know, at the end of the day.