chrissmith921

I'm chairman of an American football club here in the UK now but have experience of the same role within a club in the Welsh pyramid.

We weren't spending my own cash, so slightly different to your scenario, but that of a group of small businesses who'd invested.

As mentioned above - expect to be fined for everything and anything. The leagues joke that its how they make their money but its true - a significant gain for them - I was fined £150 for being late to a meeting. When I say late, I was in the room but hadn't signed a form at the front!

You will get fined for anything they feel like, and as new guys on the block, you'll not be told an awful lot by other teams on how things are done - so expect the fines early to be higher than the ones after you learn the ropes!

But good luck - there's lots of little bits I can help with should you wish, drop me a DM if you'd like or ask on here - just quote me so I see it

whats there to worry about, that's *easy*

I don't think so - even as bad as they've been, Colts are a better team and will probably go 6-0 in AFC South, again.

Also would expect that after Broncos this week and bye week the next, they'll have a lot more production out of that offence. Their defence has been OK to be honest.

I'm seeing the odds tumbling on them winning it all and I'm waiting for it to go a bit further - they've only been stuffed by the Bills (of all teams) in week 1 and I'd not bet against them marching on in the playoffs. Individual talent on that offence like no-ones business.

Efe Obada was with the Dallas Cowboys in pre-season (I think hes been cut now) - was with London Warriors just 12 months ago, remember seeing him line up against us.... eeep.

What we need to do is develop a setup ready for January where hopefully we bring in a genuine #9 and a goalkeeper who doesn't remind me of Enckelman everytime the opposition attack and we can be ok.

We can't really afford to go more than 6 points adrift though I don't think - the next 2 games are 0 points thought anyway so a chance to settle in, but Everton, Watford and then the likes of Newcastle, West Ham, Norwich approaching in December we need to go at with what he believes is our best team in our best setup.

He'll have ideas already - its not like we lack individuals of quality.

My misses has never said "I want to go to Birmingham to go shopping" - I wish she would, I'd happily leave her there for a few hours while I take in a 0-2 home defeat to some London club seeing us shoot twice for the privilege and one of them being Gustede and therefore shouldn't register as a shot but a misplaced pass...

not seen - but hey that thing will last about 3-4 weeks in that part of town before someone puts something through the roof

since they redeveloped the bay, the centre of Cardiff has gone to sh1t.

well worth the multi millions and years of work that.

Relegation is inevitable in my opinion.

We're a joke of a club not taken seriously at any level.

Even our own captain (at the time) - for his own reasons explained in his own thread - shafted us and laughed as he did it. If you don't think this club's royally dead, you're kidding yourself. Relegation might wake us, we might end up like Leeds, Sheffield Wednesday, Nottingham Forest too.

The club has rotten itself through apathy, lack of direction, lack of foresight too it seems (did they think Benteke, Delph clauses wouldn't be leaked?!!).

We've replaced experienced Premier League quality players with unknowns - some have hit (Gana IMO is superb), some have missed way right (Veretout so far IMO)

I think there's now an acceptance from the owners we can never compete at the top end regardless of how much wedge they put in because they'll always be outbid by those up there, so we are now just slowly dying away.

But hey, I'll be there next year when we play Scunthorpe and Bristol City etc. Just gutted its happening right in front of my eyes and there's nothing it seems that's coming along to stop it.

And point 3 should be the ultimate motivator here on in.

Theyre paid thousands yes (as per above) but so are their opponents.

The earnings aspect is negated as its a factor for both teams. Is there a difference between (really) £50kpw and £55kpw? Not in my mind. Do you not work as hard as you can in your job because someone in a different office is earning more?

I think its accelerated by man, but a natural occurance.

Came back the other day from hopping over to see Patriots @ Colts and Saints @‌ Colts - all this makes me worry about Monday night

That could be NASTY.

Colts --> 0 pass rush (I'd be confident of standing in there and delivering a strike), throw it away from Adams/Davis and you've got a completion or a receiver led drop, and so long as you don't run it at Anderson on the DL, you've got a 5 yard gain on a run.

I've never seen such an easily dissected defense from a supposed 'Superbowl Contender' (as per pre-season claims!) - thank god for the AFC South and the fact the other 3 teams should be named Ginger Stepchild 1, 2 or 3 because that'll guarantee a career of playoff appearances for Luck - but they need to fix that damn defense

Patriots - very very effective, not as clinical as they have been IMO - just effective at getting things done they need to do. But yes, BORING.

Watched the new Steve Jobs movie last week while on holiday in the States - don't know if it was the lazyboy armchairs or the fact it was only $3 a ticket but really enjoyed it.

Didn't think I would (wife's idea) - but got into it

Cardiff Central > that thing.

No fancy ass stores, no mucking about - just platforms and trains.

Plus a platform 0, so screw all you guys

I'd guess that conversations have already been held - we wouldn't have gone to their club if they weren't willing?

Can't imagine Lyon suddenly saying to the press we want them but can't have them if initial conversations weren't had along the lines of "are you up for it? if we work to make it happen will you come?"

As mentioned above, they've got a CL game, I'd expect if its to happen, it'll happen after that for them. If Garde does come in beforehand (as rumoured above...) then can safely assume we'll get them in too.

Play Amavi, Traore, Grealish, Gana, Gil every week. By far and away our best 5 individuals.

Fill the rest with the best player for their position and if Richards doesn't want to play right back then tell him **** off.

Best two centre backs, best right back, fit the rest in and hope some **** scores some goals for us.

Please

If he is appointed today / tomorrow he wont take charge for Monday anyway, that'd be crazy.

Bosnia look good and have come into form. I think the best of those sides in the pools, but Ireland are good enough to go toe to toe with any of those, they just need to perform out of Dublin too.

Real shame. Top player, top bloke. Even for a ginger

Yes

**** that - his son now plays for our U21 team.

I remember that day like it was yesterday too so now I feel old as ****.

**** it, party tomorrow

Never been a fan of Coleman - didn't like the negativity he put into the side after Speed unlocked us, but he deserves praise for what hes done.

Tuesday night is going to be awesome, I don't think I'll even be watching the game. Been humming Zombie Nation for about 48 hours straight, plus side - its done my misses' head-in.

bang on the money for me - incredible defence.

said to the misses about 5 mins into that 10 minute period that if wales don't score in this time, they've lost. we'd only needed to have crossed once because the mentality would have dropped - however what incredible defence it was, best I've ever seen. Deserved win but IMO the best 2 teams in this group have gone through and in the order they should.

Can't see anything but a SH whitewash in the semi finals - purely because of the injuries sustained by Wales and Ireland along the way, and Scotland are way off the pace in comparison. France I think could win but I do think NZ will step up.

Aus - SA final for me.

love this game. crap at it, but love it

greatest playstation game ever

One thing I will put on the RFU here - if they're going to sack anyone, they need to do it fast. There is no reason to hold on to management - if Lancasters going, sack him in the Etihad carpark.

Same with Farrell, Rowntree, Catt, Andrew.

Wales failed to get out of the group in 2007 and the King Turk boarded his flight home unemployed, still in his beige suit.

Pointless dragging it out with reviews etc - this has been coming for 4 years. Time to prepare for the next one.