So you won't have an issue proving you've placed a bet then - not that you owe anybody on here anything, but it will give a bit more credence to your extremely bold claims.
Correct - and clubs can do it with players if the player and the club agree, most of the time it is players who choose not to, largely because it's guaranteed income.
Our results over the first half of the season were almost identical to the second half, no names required, the injuries situation was overblown. The facts are, our form did not markedly improve after the so-called injury crisis abated.
:eek: no you see Anakin / Darth Vader and Luke ACTUALLY loved each other, even though they didn't know it till the end.
I couldn't think of any darker sin than being the one responsible for punishing the world with Barber.
What's all this hype with McKay? He is a average championship manager that only had success because he was given massive backing by the looney-tune owner.
As Gus quite rightly said when Cardiff were last down in the Championship: 'Give me Cardiff's budget and I'll guarantee you promotion too'
I think you are missing the point, Oscar is the one that is unhappy - and has been since Feb 1st. We may well have loftier ambitions than our current capabilities, but apparently so does Oscar. I don't expect him to be with the club this time next week, and haven't done since February.
Yes, yes that was the point I have been making all season long. This 'needs a full pre-season' is such horse-sh1t, Derby do have good players, but not massively better than ours, it's how they are being used.
I notice that Paul Barber has not appeared in anybody's questions as to part of the problem??
Two top quality managers (more or less) gone in less than 3 years at the club. Whatever his dealings commercially, an inability to hold on to managers may well be starting to become a problem.
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I wasn't saying he was one thing or the other because I don't know. I'm just saying that to make a statement that he is not arrogant or shy or aloof or difficult is supposition only unless you work with him day-in, day-out.