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Maybe he thinks people have forgotten his disappearance coincided with him posting racist conspiracy theories in response to the awful abuse sent to Abraham Odoh?
Pure speculation on my part, but I'm guessing we lost out on McNicholas going to Forrest Green and Wright going to Accy etc. I appreciate City didn't want to loan him out until his contract was secured.
Jim's new mantra seems to be "competition", so hopefully he'll get the second keeper he's after and Whatmuff will have time to adjust to men's football.
I expect Dieseruvwe to play a similar role to Jay Bird last season, for Rodney/Hendo/Barlow/Mancini to play off. In his recent interview, Jim said he wanted another striker. I'm guessing/hoping this is a player who can offer cover for Dieseruvwe, because we've no real alternative to him if he can't play a game.
Tutonda may be cover for Allarakhia as much as he is cover for Beckwith. Jim has mentioned signing players who can play multiple positions.
The demand on Adebayo-Rowling and Allarakhia to play that specific wingback role was pretty high last season. The signings of Tutonda and Hosannah suggest Jim has learned from last years experience of trying to cover that role with Senior, Alfa, Buyabu, Okeke, Penney, Armstrong, plus cameos there from Kingdon, Ayinde, Adu-Poku, Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb.
In all honesty, this has made me really quite emotional. I'm sure a lot Dale fans are feeling the same. My heart goes out to his nearest and dearest.
Thank you for all the memories Joey T. I'm sure a fitting tribute is being prepared. You can't retire every squad number, but not every person was Joey T. Retiring the 15 seems very fitting.
I couldn't get there for Joey T's legendary goal against Charlton. He did produce another goal that tried to stave off relegation, and it's an absolute beauty...
Love it. Retro feel from the stripes/collar but keeping the recent trend of the abstract design on the front. Should actually be decent quality coming from O'Neills too.
Much like their LOI, very slick and completely insubstantial.
I'm furious with the board at the moment but, if this was an attempt by TFC to convert the current fan resentment towards SG into support for their bid, this is mission failed.
I voted for the motions. I'm all for this leading to a more professional running of the club.
Tell a lie, I voted against the audit motion. Mainly because we've had some strange fish in the clubs accountancy department in recent years. I'm also against people who stand in the way at the bar, especially when they loudly repeat themselves. Such unwelcome presences.
"Disingenuous" adjective Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does. "he was being somewhat disingenuous as well as cynical"
If the club is sold and we are presented with a new board, CEO, and accounting set up, then I'm open to the idea. Something that is fit for "modern football", as you like to say. They would have the power to do this anyway, as you have already pointed out.
I am not happy for the people and methods used to compile the last set of accounts to be used again unchecked. As a shareholder, I do not think their performance in running the business side of the club has been even remotely close to a high enough standard to trust them with this task without an audit.
First half was an absolute joy to watch. Hayes was superb. Mellor and John deserve a mention for some excellent link up play as well.
Second half required a bit more defending but we managed that pretty solidly. Brooks claimed the ball confidently and seemed deservedly pleased with his clean sheet.
Probably the most I've enjoyed a game in a long time.
Who knows, maybe we'll vote for these motions, sell the club, and the talent and professionalism on the pitch can be reflected by a new batch of talented professionals off the pitch...
Motions at an EGM can be withdrawn, and the same could happen here. There's no good version of this situation, but there's certainly the chance for a less awful one.
If the club have found a suitable investor and have identified agreeable terms that require changes to the articles, that's something that shareholders can vote on in an informed way. Present them to the shareholders, and then call an EGM for whatever motions may be required to complete the sale.
Unless the club are trying to sell to someone dodgy, there's a good chance it'll go through. Definitely a better chance than this current set of motions.
Signing over completely unmoderated power to sell the club to anyone, with safety nets for some and not others, is an issue for me. I don't think our current board have the skillset to manage this successfully.
Oddly enough, these are some of the same criticisms of the motions presented by Bottomley and co. Those motions were withdrawn too.
There's been some excellent sensible contributions to this thread, but I'm happy to create another username and have a conversation with myself in an embarrassing Matt Southall style. It's clearly catching on.
Suggesting that the current situation has been an inevitability since 2020, that has only coincidentally happened on their watch, is completely and utterly disingenuous of you.
Less than 2 years ago - "At April 2022, the club has a stable financial platform and cash reserves to be well positioned for next season. We have returned during 2021/22 to being a properly and prudently run football club and aligned our financial reporting year to 30th June alongside many other EFL clubs."
Even recently, we were told at the AGM in December 2023 that we had broken even for the first 2 quarters, such were the improvements made.
We never returned to being a properly and prudently run football club because they don't know what that looks like. This board had the heart and the cash to save the club from the takeover, but they have never had the skills to run it and have subsequently run it into the ground. Yes, the takeover was a factor in that but so is their poor management of the club.
There's a lot to be read and understood within the motions, but I no longer have confidence in the boards abilities to manage any of the possible outcomes. They don't have the skills to run a football club properly, and it's hard to have confidence in their ability to arrange the right deal to sell one.
We've already lost our league status and will likely soon lose our academy. The shares bought by the fans and the trust to save the club could be almost diluted out of existence. Our ground could have zero protection on it. These were the things we were known for as a club.
These motions may be designed to save the club, but I'm wondering what we'd actually have left.
I can't help but feel we need an influx of skills just as much as we need an influx of cash. We need people who know how to run the non-footballing side of things. I'm not suggesting it's easy but making cuts, increasing revenue, further investment, or any other idea, will only be effective if it is implemented effectively.
Incredibly sad news. My heart goes out to the guy.
Sean made some loan appearances for us in 2012. He appeared on our team photo one season, but hadn't actually signed for the club. I asked Chris Dunphy about it a few years ago. Chris had no idea Sean was on the photo, but recalled Coleman wanting to sign him. He said he couldn't recall why he wasn't signed, but saw the funny side of him being included in the photo.
I've got similar thoughts. It was a remarkably dull and frustrating first half. We started having a go second half, but even then it took us a while to find our shooting boots.
Glad to see that the idiot at the back of the Sandy shouting at Rodney to run more was royally shot down from all sides. Surely it's the last thing Devante needs, given what he is going through.
Lees Plum Pudding was very welcome on cask. Hope it remains over the festive period.
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