23-06-2023, 19:53
(This post was last modified: 23-06-2023, 19:58 by St Charles Owl.)
Well sorry I haven't been on here all week, been traveling and busy at work. So what do we now know:
1. Moore walked over some disagreement, still none the wiser whether that was his contract (which was a rolling 12 month one so needed renewing anyway), transfer budget or who the players were on the list Chansiri referred to. Its still possible that Chansiri had made the decision after the slump at the end of the season and just waited to carry it out, that's possible because of the 12 month rolling contract he was on.
2. Players will be signed and there is a transfer budget that has been increased due to getting promoted. But Chansiri has made it clear he is not prepared to blow through FFP like he did before. To me this is a good thing, we cannot get back into the mess we were in before we dropped into L1.
3. DC still has ambition to get us back to the PL but thankfully the above point is now understood by him. He would like to put more money in, but he cannot do that under Profit & Sustainability rules unless he can somehow increase revenue. I am tired of seeing fans who want him to splash the cash again, yet criticize our failings when he did. We have to stay clear of EFL sanctions this time and like all the other Championship clubs who do not have parachute payments we will need to stay away from transfer fees that might not break the bank but will push us past the 39m 3 year losses we can make under FFP. So far from what I can see there is one transfer fee paid by Sunderland and a couple of undisclosed transfers by Championship sides, every other transfer has been a free transfer, yet Championship clubs will on average lose over 400k per week anyway.
4. 50% of our fanbase wanted Moore gone before the playoffs (80% on here), so lets stop moaning about him leaving, its done. He deserved another year for me, but he has chosen not to stick around, his choice. I never believed he would get us promoted to the PL but I did think he was the right man to keep steadying the ship and keep it inching forward. DC has to find someone to do that now.
5. Shirts are average price for Championship clubs, Season Tickets were cheaper than average during the early bird stage and are now above average for all the glory hunters who didn't buy one earlier!! I have seen us being compared to what Man City charge as an argument against these prices but thats just plain dumb, football doesn't work that way anymore!!
6. As Imre posted above, our current starting 11 is capable of being midtable in the Championship, but we have no backups when we inevitably get injuries. Imre, you missed Windass off the list.
7. However well intentioned DC is being, fan forum's are simply not his thing!! For one, Imre is right the culture he comes from is stubborn with regards to criticism, not a criticism of him as such but it causes problems. Plus he says all the right sound bites yet divulges so little. A lot of football fans are not blind like they used to be, they see through cliches and demand transparency, and he like most owners will never give them that insight into the business so he should just stop trying. If there is one thing all of us, including DC, should have learnt from Moore's stint at the club its that success makes everyone happy and papers over any cracks that are there. He is right though when he says its up to him to find the right guy and continue moving forward, if he does that then we will more than likely be perfectly happy.
8. Bring in a manager and we will support him.
9. DO NOT EMPLOY PAUL INCE!!!!!
1. Moore walked over some disagreement, still none the wiser whether that was his contract (which was a rolling 12 month one so needed renewing anyway), transfer budget or who the players were on the list Chansiri referred to. Its still possible that Chansiri had made the decision after the slump at the end of the season and just waited to carry it out, that's possible because of the 12 month rolling contract he was on.
2. Players will be signed and there is a transfer budget that has been increased due to getting promoted. But Chansiri has made it clear he is not prepared to blow through FFP like he did before. To me this is a good thing, we cannot get back into the mess we were in before we dropped into L1.
3. DC still has ambition to get us back to the PL but thankfully the above point is now understood by him. He would like to put more money in, but he cannot do that under Profit & Sustainability rules unless he can somehow increase revenue. I am tired of seeing fans who want him to splash the cash again, yet criticize our failings when he did. We have to stay clear of EFL sanctions this time and like all the other Championship clubs who do not have parachute payments we will need to stay away from transfer fees that might not break the bank but will push us past the 39m 3 year losses we can make under FFP. So far from what I can see there is one transfer fee paid by Sunderland and a couple of undisclosed transfers by Championship sides, every other transfer has been a free transfer, yet Championship clubs will on average lose over 400k per week anyway.
4. 50% of our fanbase wanted Moore gone before the playoffs (80% on here), so lets stop moaning about him leaving, its done. He deserved another year for me, but he has chosen not to stick around, his choice. I never believed he would get us promoted to the PL but I did think he was the right man to keep steadying the ship and keep it inching forward. DC has to find someone to do that now.
5. Shirts are average price for Championship clubs, Season Tickets were cheaper than average during the early bird stage and are now above average for all the glory hunters who didn't buy one earlier!! I have seen us being compared to what Man City charge as an argument against these prices but thats just plain dumb, football doesn't work that way anymore!!
6. As Imre posted above, our current starting 11 is capable of being midtable in the Championship, but we have no backups when we inevitably get injuries. Imre, you missed Windass off the list.
7. However well intentioned DC is being, fan forum's are simply not his thing!! For one, Imre is right the culture he comes from is stubborn with regards to criticism, not a criticism of him as such but it causes problems. Plus he says all the right sound bites yet divulges so little. A lot of football fans are not blind like they used to be, they see through cliches and demand transparency, and he like most owners will never give them that insight into the business so he should just stop trying. If there is one thing all of us, including DC, should have learnt from Moore's stint at the club its that success makes everyone happy and papers over any cracks that are there. He is right though when he says its up to him to find the right guy and continue moving forward, if he does that then we will more than likely be perfectly happy.
8. Bring in a manager and we will support him.
9. DO NOT EMPLOY PAUL INCE!!!!!