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Can someone explain where the revenues are going to come from needed to finance this project if we get relegated ?
Because as far as I can grasp it requires a steady stream of revenue and investment for it to work and everything is pointing in the other direction at present.

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Why would it destabilise us if it can be quickly rebutted.

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Going to be a lot of accidents. Everyone is going to need a yearly Highway Code retest. Nightmare for learner drivers, they’ll never get round a corner.

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I think the nature of the buy out is the destabilising aspect which is being pounced on. It’s just so hard to see where the revenues are coming from to sustain it. If those in the know can answer that we all might rest more easy,

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This article tells us little more but it highlights the fact how vital staying up is. Bringing in some loan deals might be ALK’s last throw of the dice.

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What level of debt would the club have if it was handed back to Garlick ?

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The new bit is relegation, no new investors, no growth potential, out of contract players, a problematic economic climate, falling revenues. It’s hard to see any positives. The only hope appears to be to escape relegation and regroup, and the way to do that requires keeping your squad and adding to ...

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What I find disturbing is that Mr Pace talked about the loans in terms of a mortgage. Now that is fine if the value of the asset is rising but in the event of the asset plummeting in value surely there is a problem, and there is a real danger of that happening. We are going to lose a whole lot of as...

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Think misandry is alive and well but not worthy of research.

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Perhaps Paul Waines comments might be more appreciated if he dropped the now absurd, exciting times tag.
Where is the excitement?
An ageing squad, a host of soon to be out of contract players, the real possibility of relegation.
You can only assume Paul is some kind of masochist.

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I think for most fans the problem is simple. When we had 50 million in the bank it looked certain we could survive over a number of years. Most accepted we could be a yo-yo club or maybe settle down to being a Championship side, but we would exist. What was and remains concerning is the fact that ou...

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That might be the case although we saw enough of Mancini to think he might feature.
What I was suggesting was the purchase of young talent ready to fight for a place in the side. SD has often it would appear preferred to pad the squad out with older players.

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Interesting well thought out response Jedi, only thing I’d disagree with is about the use of resources when we had our time in the sun. For me it had to be attracting young talent and that probably required the annual sale of one of our players. I’m afraid that has been one of SD’s failings, he real...

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Well what will be will be is certainly a truism. It’s whether what will be, is a successful club straddling the top two divisions, a struggling club relying totally on its youth as debt, high inflation and diminishing crowds stifle its ambitions, or no club at all. The fear is that before this takeo...

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We’ve really got to work with what we’ve got. Anyone coming in is likely to be subject to the Dyche Delay as he is bedded in to the system. Buy in January for September is a good rule of thumb. SD has got to get us through with this squad and given a major rethink to tactics that’s still possible.

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The more interesting aspect is why they picked Burnley, a precarious Premiership side, always likely to be relegated, a smallish fan base with little hope of expansion, an old stadium with limited potential, a lack of youthful potential or saleable assets, a team with a style of play which attracts ...

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Buts that’s the whole fun of it because rumours are few and far between, so why not talk about those we think we should purchase. After all we’re all managers at heart.

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Sorry Lowton didn’t check, could do with Lawton now though.

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Assuming everyone fit then definitely time for a new approach. Always like the Aussies cricket team approach, pick your best 11 players. Now of course that doesn’t necessarily translate well to soccer but I’d certainly be looking to get Collins and Roberts playing. So something a little more dynamic...

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The strange thing about SD is he can adapt, and can be successful but then suddenly reverts to his comfort zone. Bringing Barnes back early in the season was typical when it was obviously a regressive move. He’s bought into the mentality thing but it’s an attritional mentality and you can only withs...

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Got to see them as potentially winnable. More draws aren’t going to do. 6 points needed to give us some momentum, 3 absolute minimum. Anything less and we’re in trouble. Every match is a cup match now, win or lose.

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For this window loans and a couple of young signings for the future has to be the best bet. Nobody is going to be tempted in given our relegation potential.

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Fancy a long season may work against us given the number of those leaving.

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That’s going to be one crowded fixture list from February.

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Amazing what a little bit of belief can do both with a team and supporters.. Think OC.

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There’s promise we should be celebrating that.

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Everton got stuck with an image of themselves. I’d be tempted to go with Rooney crazy to that sounds.

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Whatever it’s size let’s hope we approach it positively, prepared to take risks. The cautious, we can’t afford to lose this match hasn’t served us well this season. Only wins are going to cut it now. Three wins good as 9 draws.

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Is he in the building

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Howe would have been a decent appointment for them. Now need to go for a fresh face with something to prove rather than the stale old managers they hanker after.

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What has happened to Barnes is he injured or forgotten

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Helm, Mancini, Tucker, Richardson enough there to raise hopes we have an interesting future if we do get relegated. The thought of bringing young players through has always been the most exciting aspect of any football side, maybe just maybe we might be heading back in that direction.

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Too many people writing off players. They’ve all proved themselves at this level but some of the elasticity has gone out of the mindset. I fancy many have become numbed by always being on the back foot. The framework is getting worn and threadbare at some point SD just has to let the players start e...

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For instance Brownhill had a decent goal scoring record before he came to us but playing him the way we do that’s just completely dried up. Dwight McNeil should be a much more prolific scorer than he is, getting him into the box more would I think pay dividends. Playing Mee Tarkowski and Collins wou...

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Perhaps rather than hope for a saviour to emerge in this window we need to employ the players we have more effectively. If SD gives a little and experiments with new ideas we might yet escape without a huge outlay.

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Sending over sides to play without warm up matches has made a huge difference to the chances of touring sides. Only exceptional teams win away from home, and England have a side with only one world class batsman, one world class all rounder and a couple of world class bowlers in the very twilight of...

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The problem we now face is a side with no strikers. Somehow we have to get more goals from midfield that means Brownhill and McNeil.

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Disappointing from Stokes, situation was set up for him, becoming a bit of a Botham

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Green is an exciting prospect if his body holds out.

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Never really understood bouncers being allowed when you’re supposed to be knocking the stumps over.

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Wood required service he wasn’t getting any.
What has happened to Barnes? Is he still on the property?

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Think England can win this but need Stokes and Root to fire. There isn’t as much between these two sides as the results suggest. When your openers fail consistently things become hard.
You have to be positive on this pitch, but nobody is ever quite in.

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A loan deal probably the best way forward, indeed one or two loan deals.

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Dyche is naturally a reactive manager he often needs a situation to open up for him to realise another way. We really need to be playing Collins and if fit Roberts but his natural loyalty, you might argue passivity makes that leap of faith hard, but it is what is required. Always make your opponents...

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We really need a list of all the players we’ve been linked with to get a perspective on this. Perhaps call it the ones that got away.

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When and if Wood hits form they will be piping a different tune. Certainly have the players to provide him with ammunition but when he gets that first goal will be crucial. Imagine he might do better away from home.

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Green with his extra bounce is the danger man, but he only ever bowls in short spells. The Aussies need a 10 over burst from him. England just have to keep on attacking, a situation just made for Stokes.

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Goal difference is often a very good marker of survival potential, but those three points for a win can upset that picture. What we desperately need now is to strengthen midfield, particularly at its base to enable a more attacking approach. The Vydra injury and the absence of Cornet makes thinks so...

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A declining force in recent years. Relinquishing captaincy might be very good for him, needs to enjoy cricket again.

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Mini rebuild ?.. So far we’ve only lost a player.
Get used to thinking of Helm Mancini and Richardson as the next crop. We are going to have to start relying on young talent coming through.

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