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Assuming you're right for a moment 1) When you say they'd walk away "unscathed" are you claiming the entire amount of their "investment" in the Club consists of borrowed money from BOI ? 2) What would constitute a "favourable climate"?

There’s either a reason it suits them or they are very very stupid. I guess it could be both.

Problem is they haven't been bothered about losing money it's debatable that its served them some kind of purpose in their accounting process. Seems now though that they want to lose less so the model is being tailored to that and will lead to league 1 eventually as i'm sure even they know. So a lower cost lower loss future is on the cards.

Possibly, I’ve no idea what sort of % a player would agree to having in his contract though.

Apart from when he dropped in 'we can trade with academy players' in one of his clueless waffle interviews. Quite what he meant who knows but it suggested to me he sees them all as saleable assets before they've even been near the first team. Either way it's definitely best if he stays well away from it.

Our annual wage bill at March 2025 was around £5 million more than it was in March 2017 so a reduction of £10 million would be needed to get to our last L1 wage levels. This is clearly possible, maybe even likely, given the apparent aims of Pasha etc - but last time this still lead to the £16 million pound losses I mentioned earlier. As you say, ‘savings’ would have to be made elsewhere, none of which would be anything other than detrimental to the club (and the team). Player sales may negate the need for some of these cuts but, other than Toth and Ryan, who could we realistic expect to get decent money for? However many cuts they make, they’ll still be losing money - the only way for them to stop this is to sell the club. One day I hope they’ll realise, and I hope it’s one day very very soon. Edited to add: Last time we went down match day income ‘only’ dropped by £500,000 - I suspect the drop would be far greater this time…

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He isn't a "youth player" if that's what you mean?, he signed a pro deal in 2024 His contract expires at the end of the season, and he is apparently not being offered a new one, so will be a free agent then. Youth trials are pretty common, its the parent club doing right by the player and trying to get them fixed up elsewhere. We did the same a couple of years ago with Tom Bloxham from Spurs in the second half of one season before signing him in the summer

Kamara would be a great pick up for future. How does trial work for a player under contract at Arsenal? Is he still a youth guy or expiring?

And you'd imagine it IS coming soon.......

Question is how many of the squad post summer 2026 will be on a "championship" wage even if we are still in the championship? Pears, Cantwell, Pickering, Wharton and maybe Carter (though historically own products have been on the lower end of the pay scales). We know who they are trying to shift through the door - add on transfer fees for Alebiosu and possibly Gudjohnsen (if he continues his scoring record) and suddenly the losses aren't so bad (maybe even a net profit if Adam Wharton gets a move and Alebiosu deal is structured with a fair amount up front)

I think we overestimate the desire by the club to stick to the 3-5-2 formation; players like Cleary and Jorgenson offer some flexibility in the summer when we inevitably overhaul the squad again and decided 4-3-3 is the new formation... Short term we clearly need a big CF to compliment the smaller guys like Ohashi, or wider forwards like Jorgenson. Even Gudjohnson is a bit soft for his size, more a poacher than target man. I miss the days of Danny Graham and endless knock-downs for our smaller forwards to play off (Arma, Dack etc).

They had done on quite a few of them but we have to remember a lot of them were on big long contracts unlike now, allegedly. They got rewarded with one year contract extensions on promotion which probably was part of the deal when exercising the reduction clauses so they didn't really lose out long term.

Sorry i do disagree ...the owner Mr Pasha and the Signboard Vs do want relegation .. as low this club will go ... then declare bankruptcy but not administration ...awaiting favourable climate in India for write off of SBI Loans....i hope i'm wrong but it's the only way everyone involves walks away unscathed .... i pray to god i'm wrong but all i'm seeing is managed decline

Is it possible that last time they hadn't put massive wage reduction clauses into players contracts for relegation to League one? But that this time they have? Still have the loss of revenue to factor in, as you say

They had bounce back first time in mind last time though and even though wages dropped they were still double figure weekly pay for a lot of that squad. Plus they spent a bit with promotion in mind. The weekly wages of these players is no doubt in the main significantly less than last time and presuming they weren't going all out for an instant return there'd be a net transfer scenario rather than a minus one. That might well balance any initial shock to the losses column and depending on what they do with the academy after the first season costs could be pulled more in line with established lge 1 clubs. A load more variables offer themselves up as well, bin the training ground and move everything to the academy to save rent. The academy would probably be bookmarked to provide most of the lge 1 playing squad moving forwards so that would need maintaining but not forking out for transfers and bigger wages balances that a bit. Shelve work on the ground and pitch as standard required are lower plus areas of Ewood could be mothballed etc etc. Scary stuff but Indian accountants thousands of miles away won't give a shit about all that.

Trains with Arsenal first team.

Has to. TV income would be down £6m or £7m on it's own now without anything else being taken into consideration.

Osman Kamara 19 year old from Arsenal on trial.

Surely a potential buyer with any sense would approach the owners directly.

Pretty sure that what is done in these cases is that there will e different loan fees and/or wage contributions payable if the player features in over or under x% of minutes he is available to play during his loan spell, with less payable if he hits of exceeds the threshold

Suhail will keep any news of a potential sale away from the owners. From his POV, he’s unemployed if they sell up and he’ll never have it easier in his life than he has here. That’s what we’re up against, IMO.

Last time we dropped to League one our operating loss for that year was £16.7 million. This was with our wage bill falling by £5.2 million (to £16.8 million). Turnover fell by £5.9 million. Maybe they’d cut harder and faster this time but I think significantly losses would still occur.

The Academy is the only thing this club does well - clearly they're just given a budget and the likes of Gestede stay well out of the way.