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I think I’m just going to hang out here for now: Stevie Wonder - Signed Sealed Delivered (I’m Yours)

His legs have gone. One game this week he got beat by a striker after having a 20 yard head start on the lad. Him being awful is partly why they signed Hyam

If that's correct and If they're not getting any form of tax relief whatsoever elsewhere from their ownership of the Club, that makes their continued presence even more inexplicable doesn't it?

Masher is right on this one chaps. Remember going down this rabbit hole myself one night

Hayden Carter will be like a new signing. Be grateful.

Have we signed anyone.

Is he? Haven't seen him play for a while but always thought he was a very solid defender.

He’s awful. Actually think that would make them weaker.

That would leave 18 year old Michalski as the number 1 keeper with Pears injured.

Connor Coady rumoured to be going to Charlton on loan. That's a big signing for them, if true. The sort of leader we have sorely missed here since Batth and Hyam both departed. We have no leaders at the back now. McLaughlin has been a big disappointment. Miller has been OK.

Donated. Good luck to him. Hope you're okay pal

It only goes in the expenses column if the investment is written down. But 2 points : 1. That assumes the writedown is an allowable deduction for Indian tax purposes. I don't know. 2. Last time I looked at the VLL accounts there was a statement along the lines that the directors of that company believed the investment in the football club -equity and debt - was worth what VLL had put in. In that case I don't see how the Indian holding company could claim a writedown.

They count if an Indian resident is trading in the UK its own right, usually through a branch. But that is not happening with us.

Squeeze - Take Me I'm Yours

So that's 3 conditions. There may well be people out their with the will (so one condition perhaps satisfied) but once the Raos slap a huge (unreasonable) figure on the asking price and do not want to sell then seems we are stuck with them.

Again....VH group funds VLL loses so that on the company accounts will go in the expenses column and be draining some operating profit/income in India. Ergo overall it's keeping the tax bill down a bit for the parent company.

If it doesn’t count, how do UK earnings ever count as a loss for an Indian resident?

It's 26 till it's 27

Yep its been the jewel in the crown and the only success of the Venky reign and i'm sure at times some people have wanted rid of it but wouldn't dare. I think it fits their ethos though as breeding and growing things is in their nature of the core business, as is young cheap staff ! Financially its more than washed its face but not sure in football terms they've made best use of a lot of the assets its produced.

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Ours was set up nearly 30 years ago on cheaply bought land owned by the owner so i'd think buying land and setting up facilities now without Prem income will be eye watering. Before running costs are factored in.

And if he lives North of Brum and an hour away from Barnsley it will be a factor. Playing for Barnsley or Blackburn means he can live in the leafy Cheshire commuter belt where many many footballers chose to live and socialise. Manchester is a heady draw for any young buck with a few quid given all the famous people that live and socialise around there. And it's only an hour from Birmingham at most so ask yourself again non football wise at the min what does Bristol actually offer him ? On a football level it'll come down to ONE thing.. wages so don't flatter yourself too much although you will offer more than Rovers.

At the time Waggott was trying to flog it off we received a grant of about £1.2m p.a. against overall running costs of £3m p.a. to the best of my recollection. So at that point it cost us about £1.8m p.a. net. Absolute peanuts in the general scheme of things. Not sure what the position is now but id imagine fairly similar or a bit more expensive.

All signs you need a new manager. The first 30 minutes of nearly every home game this season has been like that, against lesser opposition.

We were blessed in recent years, by great Championship scorers like Szmodics, Brereton, Dack, Armstrong, etc. they’re elsewhere now, and we’re hurting for it. We’ve got Gudjohnsen (7), Ohashi (6), & Cantwell (4). Jorgy should help. We’re 22nd in goals. So, our place on the table is as it should be. Hopefully, a healthier squad now, & we will start seeing more goals.