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Yep, the only thing we might have done better was offer him a contract as then they'd have to pay some form of compo to us. I could be wrong with that though.

It's the reason why the real loss was only £15m, not £45m. As £30m was writing down players contracts and other assets, as a players contract is what they are worth from an accounting point of view. Yep, makes sense really .

Ah right I see

Probably £200 000 in wages that lot. But the last set of accounts showed we'd paid off the likes of these already in the accounts for last year. They therefore shouldn't affect this years budget and any money gained from them leaving is a bonus. 1) We don't know which players were paid off from an accounting point of view. 2) That was in the promotion season. Oh I know we don't know who, but I image a few of those were on that list. Saivet, Lazaar and Sels would say definite. As for it being promotion I don't see how that matters ? The fact is the wages should out of the budget for this year so shouldn't go against Rafa.

Probably £200 000 in wages that lot. But the last set of accounts showed we'd paid off the likes of these already in the accounts for last year. They therefore shouldn't affect this years budget and any money gained from them leaving is a bonus.

Despite all the guff, Charnley isn't in charge. Ashley is. Yeap, but Charnley runs the show day to day. He could be running a shambles that is preventing the club have it's own money. The wages we were paying in the championship are testament to that imo, ridiculous levels to what was needed. Whole things a mess from top to bottom. Agree totally

Despite all the guff, Charnley isn't in charge. Ashley is.

Actually they did https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/archive/season-ticket-renewal-deadline-extended Seems pretty common for us. Maybe they should change the date in fact. Did they extend it last summer? Not that I could see no.

Actually they did https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/archive/season-ticket-renewal-deadline-extended Seems pretty common for us. Maybe they should change the date in fact.

There was something in the press last week about him wanting a clause when he moves as well so he can make a move to another club.

Any idea when that is?! I'm trying to think as it was mentioned on my renewal back in March. It might be next year.

Going to be a cracking increase when the 10 year fixed price ends.

Yes badly worded. I should have said doesn't Rafa have to wait until the money comes in, not the club. It's all part of the nonsense with how Ashley runs the club. Point still stands though, noubt will happen till then.

Doesn't the club have to wait until the first installment of cash from the TV money before Rafa can purchase anyone else, unless someone leaves before that of course.

Aren't Chelsea limiting spending a the moment due to the problems with Roman and his visa?

I thought that then wondered if it was some of the 12 month loan deals which we had agreed to pay at the end of the season ?

And why pay their wages through the month of May when we can hang on and save a couple of months.

Very true

Be interesting to see if Rafa is simply waiting for Kenedy and Dubravka deals to be confirmed and be promised more funds before signing. Maybe I'm being too optimistic.

And yet you quoted the whole thing

It isn't really. It's a very tenuous link. It's about the 4-4 match.

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So after a day of promoting Rafa to West ham and it's odds being cut massively, Sky then come out with something almost close to, nah it's not happening. Wow how surprised am I to hear that. They wouldn't possibly push news like this to increase viewers/listeners (talksport) during this quiet period and to increase bets would they [emoji44] It's been said earlier in this week both sides are working hard to make a deal happen and that seems to have come from both Rafa and the club. Just chill folks.