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Seen the size of the Black Hole? £12m and rising. :(

Taking it as a rough figure, it has plenty of substance. The club has repeated ad nauseum ever since 1999 that the cost of putting a game on at Withdean accounts for well over half the takings of the gate receipts. True, the figure could well be closer to 3,500 - maybe even 4,000, but that's...

It isn't. As a player, you keep your trap shut, no matter what the manager says or how stupidly you think he behaves. Unless, of course, that player has a Plan B up his sleeve, or is blackmailing the manager, in which case, it can be open season on him. :lolol:

I can't take it as a fact either because I wasn't there. He EVENTUALLY went for the 'cheap option' as you call it, after endeavouring to attain Coppell's services, and the fiasco instigated by that long-haired manager of one the African World Cup 2002 nations whose name escapes me.

You would and I would. But then, it would be an 'investment of the heart', and DK would call it. If you weren't bothered about never seeing it again, you would plough the money in without a thought.

True, but not by much. Suppose we are about 25% higher than some other clubs, so the equivalent 'compensation' would imply that we get receipts for a gate of 25% more. So, instead of 3,000, it's the equivalent of 3,750. Still not good. Yes, I know the figures are rough but, you can see that...

Unfortunately, our attendance figure is misleading bearing mind the amount of money we have to cough up just to play at home. We may get, say, 6,500-7,000 at home, but after deductions, it's like taking receipts for an attendance of 3,000. :(

No, Coppell messed Dick (and the club) around. And no, I can't (or rather won't) provide you with evidence or a source.

The club's most recent financial report to 30 June 2005. It's not pretty reading. :(

I agree, but he dicked us about pre-season, so he didn't come in till later.

Are you accusing Dichio of lying when he says he'd rather fight for his place where he was? Even if it wasn't the whole truth, there's quite a leap between that and coming up with the assertion that McGhee is purely to blame. There could be 101 other reasons, including the one Dichio gave. You...

You made that point earlier, but it still holds little water. As I said, he may well have had more resources than anyone else since we moved to Withdean, but that doesn't automatically follow that it was enough in comparison to everyone else in this division.

f***ing hell, you're getting worse. Blinkered is one thing I am not. How can you accuse me of being blinkered when one of your main points on this thread is 'McGhee is the reason why players don't come here'? Talk about a ill-thought out summation. I never see the argument as black and white as...

I never said McGhee was great. You just assumed I did. Regarding Coppell, Adams and McGhee, you are not comparing like with like. As I said, it was far easer for Micky to attract players to what was considered a club on the up, with a new (albeit temporary) stadiu, which was not the worst in...

I'm looking at August 31. Until then, there is always hope. :cry:

You under-estimate them. ;)

My opinion on him here is that, given his track record, he (fairly obvously) is under-achieving here. In mitigation, he hasn't had to manage a club like this before, and he is struggling. Last season petered out into something quite horrific, and we were all pissed off. The fact that the Stoke...

Oh, I have my opinions on Mark McGhee and he's not exactly 10/10, but I won't come on here and make accusation about him for which there is little evidence or are simply made up. And for the 88th time, I have not slagged the club off. f***ing deal with it. Plain English pass you by doesn't it...

Not enough to loan us players. Are not all of those previous clubs now under different administrations since he left? I could be wrong, but it would mean no-one there knows him.

That's a compartive. He may or may not have had more resources than any other manager since we moved to Withdean, but that doesn't follow that it was enough for that division.