Statement this morning

[pauliewalnuts]

I thought that whole business with declaring the 6 players up for sale was that Lerner, O'Neill and Faulkner had agreed who was going and for what price. After that, it was down to Faulkner to negotiate the sales. Isn't that what happened?

What if nobody wanted them?

What if the players didn't want to move?

NRC has already suggested he'd sit his contract out, and Habib Beye said earlier this year that there was interest in him from elsewhere, but nobody would buy him as "they wouldnt pay his as much money as Villa do".

Not sure? Im off work and tempted to drive down there to see what I can see. How sad haha!!

How peculiar.

Which one are you thnking of making an offer on?

[stevenjos]

Wish i could pop down.

[TheEgo]

How the heck did I get quoted in the above post?? haha! gremlins at play

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If we have to wait for Randy and Faulkner to get served in the Holte Hotel before they make a statement, I'd say it'll be tonight before we get it from them.

I waited an hour for me lasagne and chips in there last month

Haha! apparently the Holte is cordened off for a meeting? seems odd to hold it there, unless there going to get pissed and debate the new manager? that's what we as fans do....

I just went to get my Vienna ticket and there were no visible signs of it being cordoned off, although the doors were shut. But then it is windy today.

Mate text to say no access to the Holte today?

It looked shut, but then I have no idea how busy it would be at this time of day anyway.

As an aside I'm the 27th person to get a Vienna ticket ha ha!

[dave.woodhall]

If they're doing anything in secret cordoning off the Holte is hardly the way to go about it.

[Rob Gee]

As an aside I'm the 27th person to get a Vienna ticket ha ha!

I got mine at 11.30am, wonder what number I was !

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

"...aiming always to be as competitive as possible given our size and resources"

To me, this is basically saying to the fans, we're never going to finish top 4, 5th-8th is where we're aiming and maybe, with a bit of luck, we might win a cup, but that's probably doubtful, because we're not big enough and don't have the resources.

Live with it. And don't complain when Gareth Southgate is manager because, as we are "aiming always to be as competitive as possible given our size and resources", Gareth is the best we could get.

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It doesn't say that to me.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

It doesn't say that to me.

What would you take that last bit to mean then?

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 I take it to mean that we’re not Man City and that we cannot afford to have players sitting on the sidelines picking up big money and then expect to chuck more on top. Fundamentally, the wages to turnover ratio is far too large and out of kilter with our main rivals; Spurs and Everton.

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

I take it to mean that we’re not Man City and that we cannot afford to have players sitting on the sidelines picking up big money and then expect to chuck more on top. Fundamentally, the wages to turnover ratio is far too large and out of kilter with our main rivals; Spurs and Everton.

Which means 5th-8th as Man City will now cruise past Spurs in the league. I'm not getting at them (that much!), but football just seems really shit. I keep saying it, but it's true. I'm starting to not see a point in it. It's pretty much a given as to who is going to finish where. Everybody knows the top 4, next top 4, the next group, then the next and then who's going to get relegated. Really though, who cares if you're not going to finish top 4. At least Blues have the excitement of having stayed up reasonably well and will look to do so again. We have nothing to look forward to other than carrying on as we are finishing 5th to 8th.

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No it doesn't. Who finished 4th?

[Can Gana Be Bettered!?!?]

No it doesn't. Who finished 4th?

Obviously Spurs, but, as I said, Man City will easily finish above Spurs this season.

[Small Rodent]

If they're doing anything in secret cordoning off the Holte is hardly the way to go about it.

The Milner/Ireland well-publicised swap? Although all I've heard that it is on is on here.

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No it doesn't. Who finished 4th?

Obviously Spurs, but, as I said, Man City will easily finish above Spurs this season.

They may, they may not. But your point about not being able to compete is not true. Everton and Spurs have smaller wage to turnover, yet both have finished 4th recently.