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Too true. His predecessor took a lot more out of the club than Lai ever managed.
Good summary, Lai is the biggest bag holder in this Ponzi scheme. The only question outstanding for me, is the terms of the co-investors, have they been promised a dividend yield, which is hidden from view, that Lai is servicing with loans etc.
As for posters wondering what questions were asked when the deal was done, I'm confident only one condition mattered to JP, which was proof of funds. Peace clearly had no care or interest whatsoever how Lai funded the deal. He could have got Kim Jong-un on board to put $100m in, it would not have mattered.
Yeah, managers are on a lose-lose with cups really. First, there's pretty much no chance of winning it, if you go back 30-40 years it's been the same handful of clubs winning it. Then if we play a strong side and get through a couple of rounds but drop some points in the league or get an injury to a crucial player then we'll complain that he should have used it to rest players. Then if we rest players we'll say we've not taken it seriously. In the championship there's simply too many games to not try and take the FA Cup as an opportunity to rest key players. That's not to say we won't enjoy going on a bit of a run, but for me the FA Cup is basically a nice distraction that we should enjoy if we do ok but also it's not terrible if we go out.100% spot on!
What Carlos has done with this line up is spot on. Giver some of the back up players a good run out but still enough that we should win the game.
There's no right or wrong way to play but we don't play like those Swansea teams. They controlled games with the ball, we nore often than not control them off the ball but also have the ability and tactical flexibility to control them on the ball. Our game is far more varied than the heavy possession and position based sides.
At times though, we are good to watch with the ball and even when we aren't particularly good on the ball, I find our organisation and intensity good to watch. There's a bit of most styles in our play, something for everyone.
I think we'd need to average about 3 points a game to do that. At their current rate, Burnley look set for abut 96 points. If we won every game we'd finish on 98. I'd love that, but I just don't see it happening. The early part of the season has absolutely crippled us in that respect.
How strange that all that is good with the club is down to the new manager, and all that is bad is down to the board/chairman
So can someone enlighten me as to which fan or player it was that appointment Corberan?
Christ, where shall I start.
Firstly you compare us to Man United and what the Glazers do. Are you oblivious to the fact that Manchester United are a public company, listed on the NYSE, unable to breathe without reporting it immediately to the market, and with an obligation to have all kinds of governance structures in place, with properly responsible NEDs? While we are a private company with no such obligations?
Secondly, with a tiny board of directors totally controlled by Lai, I doubt any journalist would find anything out without Lai knowing exactly who from the board would have leaked it.
Thirdly, Lai is not a director. He has no legal capacity whatsoever to buy any players. All he can do is tell his stooges on the board to do it, but their first duty under company law is to the company itself ahead of anybody else. They are all aware that they are firmly under the microscope. I’ve said on here many times that if anybody is determined to act incorrectly then they will, and they are exposed to the consequences. It’s illegal to murder somebody but it doesn’t stop it happening, and it doesn’t mean that there aren’t consequences.
Fourthly, MSD will not have lent £20m to the club without very tight strings attached. If money is syphoned out by Lai it would be an event of default and MSD would pull the plug and demand repayment, probably forcing the club into administration. Where does he benefit from that?
The parallel universe is yours, not mine. I deal in company law and governance day in, day out, and have done for 40 years. I’ve no idea what your background is but you very clearly aren’t familiar with any of this.