Clubs in trouble

[TopDeck113]

Why on earth would a resurrected Chester City want to join the Welsh League?

As the "English" club, they'd get nothing but grief wherever they go, to say nothing of the grief the good citizens of Chester would get every other Saturday.

From a footballing point of view too, it doesn't make sense. They might get to play in the upper reaches of the LOW pretty quickly, but then what?  I know some have said about European football, but I thought that there were UEFA rules preventing clubs representing a football association that they weren’t members of?  Hence the reason that when in the past English clubs won the Welsh Cup they couldn’t play in Europe the following season.

Far better to start in the NW Counties, or whatever, and if, like Accrington, it takes 30-odd years to regain Football League status, so be it.

[exigo]

Chester's ground is half in England, half in Wales. They could probably join either FA without much effort.

[TopDeck113]

I believe that only two players offered to take a salary cut. I bet my boots one was David James.

David James may possibly have been one, seeing as he already agreed to waive the clause in his contract that should have seen him automatically be offered a new contract once he had played a certain number of games (and was almost certain to pass it this season), but I don't want them to offer to take a pay-cut. I want one to be enforced.

If they can sack 83 staff members, they can let a few footballers go too. It's not like they've been performing particularly well anyway.

He didn't just offer a pay cut.....

James is a quality person, did a column in the Observer, bright, literate and gave the fee to charity

I normally take great pleasure in booing David James whenever we've played him since he flapped like a budgie in the FACFinal that never happened and then left us for that big club West Ham... but if that's true, then I'll have to reconsider my plan to do so when I go to Fratton Park next month.

he also rejects the big time charlie lifestyle, drives 'sensible' cars, very much a family man, learnt those painful lessons at Liverpool

I have the ultimate respect for him, Milner and Bullard as people and footballers

David James might now like to think of himself as the model professional, but more so than flapping at a Cup Final corner, I can't ever quite forgive him for jumping on the Southgate-instigated "lack of ambition" bandwagon.

Perhaps the last season and a half should be his lesson as to where unfettered ambition - i.e. spending as if there's no tomorrow - ultimately ends up.

[pdiddybaby]

maybe topdeck you ought to put aside the events of 10 years ago and realise people change

[Risso]

What a pity that the most powerful union in the country also has the most despicable members.

Oh I don't know. The National Union of Students are a pretty nasty lot.

Granted they're not very powerful. What would their bargaining tool be? Threaten to start work?

Ha ha, liked that one!  The Students' Union at Brum Uni was actually called "the Guild" which sounds a lot less left wing and far more like they're skilled tradesmen.

[TopDeck113]

maybe topdeck you ought to put aside the events of 10 years ago and realise people change

Ali Brown, Steve H0dge, Robbie Savage... Football fans, like elephants, never forget!

[cdbearsfan]

Link to article saying Chester fans' group wants new club to play in English, not Welsh pyramid.

[Percy McCarthy]

What a pity that the most powerful union in the country also has the most despicable members.

Oh I don't know. The National Union of Students are a pretty nasty lot.

Granted they're not very powerful. What would their bargaining tool be? Threaten to start work?

Ha ha, liked that one!  The Students' Union at Brum Uni was actually called "the Guild" which sounds a lot less left wing and far more like they're skilled tradesmen.

Only kidding ex-student Risso.

[Risso]

What a pity that the most powerful union in the country also has the most despicable members.

Oh I don't know. The National Union of Students are a pretty nasty lot.

Granted they're not very powerful. What would their bargaining tool be? Threaten to start work?

Ha ha, liked that one!  The Students' Union at Brum Uni was actually called "the Guild" which sounds a lot less left wing and far more like they're skilled tradesmen.

Only kidding ex-student Risso.

I know you were matey, which is why I said I found it funny!

[Chico Hamilton III]

 
he also rejects the big time charlie lifestyle, drives 'sensible' cars, very much a family man, learnt those painful lessons at Liverpool

I have the ultimate respect for him

Didn't he leave his wife and 4 kids to shack up with an old girlfriend after meeting up with her on friendsreunited?

Although a mate of mine did some decorating at James's house when he was at the Villa and he did say he was a decent fella. Smokes like a chimney, by all accounts

[Brend'Watkins]

What a pity that the most powerful union in the country also has the most despicable members.

Oh I don't know. The National Union of Students are a pretty nasty lot.

Granted they're not very powerful. What would their bargaining tool be? Threaten to start work?

Ha ha, liked that one!  The Students' Union at Brum Uni was actually called "the Guild" which sounds a lot less left wing and far more like they're skilled tradesmen.

That might have more to do with the fact that Birmingham was the first Red Brick University, no such thing as unions then.

Like minded people form a Guild, that  could be deemed as something near a union or a bunch of people advocating sleeping in till 12pm.

[villajk]

 
he also rejects the big time charlie lifestyle, drives 'sensible' cars, very much a family man, learnt those painful lessons at Liverpool

I have the ultimate respect for him

Didn't he leave his wife and 4 kids to shack up with an old girlfriend after meeting up with her on friendsreunited?

He did indeed.

[stevo_st]

P Diddy interested in buying Palace according to the current bun - "He liked the name as well"

With the aim of turning them from a yo-yo club to a 'Yo Yo!' club

[el león Benidorm]

P Diddy interested in buying Palace according to the current bun - "He liked the name as well"

With the aim of turning them from a yo-yo club to a 'Yo Yo!' club

or a Ho Ho club

[BannedUserIAT]

Excellent news for Palace fans.
They'll be known as: Cryssie, Crys, C Pally and/or C Pilly.