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Do you think it’s Heck and the club or the FA final approval process which is delaying this ? Or is this an excuse to bash Heck cause he cancelled your hallowed new north stand ?

Wow you could be on to something here the club have literally just done this in January.

If these new rules are so restrictive to growth and competition why would the 16 clubs required for it to be ratified vote for it ?

Why aren’t permissible losses not index linked to inflation ?

One game - this self entitled mentality is a sad inditement of the modern football fan imo. The sky falls in after one bad result, toys thrown out the pram. Reality is we’re 4th in the hardest league in the world …

Some posters need to grow up, remember where we’ve been and stay away from the keyboard…

He was stupid and it was rash and made the referees decision for him IMO … You can argue personal opinion but in real speed it looks bad and he just shouldn’t have gone in like that.

Still plenty of the game left … chill and have faith and we are still ahead of them even if they do win … keep the faith

Given the I ineptitude of the local council and our last 2-3 owners before NSWE we are stuck at an ageing stadium which won’t be fit for purpose over the next decade etc. with little option left to move somewhere centrally. A brand new international class multi use stadia would’ve been the catalyst for major change and investment but they’ve squandered this opportunity somewhat and got left behind Manchester and will also start to fall behind other more progressive minded cities. No coherent master plan for the city with acres & acres of trading estates and shoddily built and designed apartments by greedy developers seem the go to rather than leading recreational and retail facilities.

They’ve gained planning permission for them … think it’s going to add just around 400 new hospitality places for them so could be a quick way to increase our hospitality numbers without losing regular seats. Wouldn’t look the best admittedly but being a temporary structure it could feed info the restaurant below …

In terms of the north stand they could copy Forest and build on top of the Corner flag lounge with shipping containers as a quick and relatively cheap way of adding more hospitality.

Do we expect they will be going ahead with the trinity road halfway lounge and that it will get a sponsor? From the accounts I expect a lot more branding in and around the stadium.

Technique wise most definitely. Ajax though poor of late are not some shite European opposition we should just steamroller regardless of their league position this season.

Villa park meets uefa’s criteria as is so why would we lose hosting games ? Old Trafford was t selected as they couldn’t promise availability dependent of works to upgrade the stadium and wasn’t due to the date of the facilities.

How do these people who buy an extra couple of pints get home safely ? No way the current set up supports fans travelling by public transport and will be reliant on cars…

Do you real think they care if you or I go or don’t go ? We are replaceable as per the season ticket waiting list. I wish we’d follow the German model whereby fans have a real day in the running of their clubs but we don’t and it’s way too late for that sadly. I want to feel my voice is heard but do I think they really care - no. The highly paid experts in their field will do what they thinks best for the club and sometimes that will piss fans off. It’s not right but it’s business

Like it or not modern football dictates that local fans especially are dispensable to some degree and it’s all about global reach, maximising revenues and there will away be someone to take your place if you don’t decide to go etc. it sucks for sure but let’s be realistic here that it’s big business and big corporations do what they feel is best with little regard for the consumers thoughts on most levels and fan engagement is just lip service and as you cannot please everyone which can lead to unnecessary compromises to appease. Gone are the days the voices of us matter it’s about our £££ that’s what the club wants not our opinions.

Used to like him but now he believes his own self prescribed hype and is self promoting and seeking. Plenty of others have knowledge from inside the club I’m sure but he chooses to do what serves him best IMO with it

Good … Fan engagement should be kept to a minimum yet treated with consideration and respect it rightly deserves. And it’s true if you don’t like what the club are doing then you don’t need to go, spend money etc or do but it’s inconsequential in the grand scheme of things.

Worth a listen ?

Cheeky bid for Pedri

So am I correct in thinking that even though the costs of the Brookvale academy development do not count towards the calculations it can be deducted along with expenditure on women’s football and stadium improvements to reduce our losses in terms of compliance?

Interesting that we dispute the claim by uefa we lost £138million and that losses although big aren’t that number …

Meant Birmingham vs London as we will never be able to attract London prices for our top hospitality packages.

Can see The Terrace View and Trinity Road lounge towers becoming branded given the visibility of the premier league world wide and prominent positions on camera. Can also see them entering a partnership with say for example BrewDog with the warehouse bar area once completed.