Mashed Potatoes

I didn't mean it quite like that. I was focusing on what I consider to be the absurd argument that Venky's actively don't want to own a Premier League club.

Agreed - and yet there are some who say the owners don't want that £100m+

I very much doubt the club have breached any term of his contract - we had the same argument being put forward on here with JDT and it didn't work for him.

That other job only happens if his new employers are prepared to pay the compensation due under his contract.

He's stating the facts - something good journalists do.

Why would anyone willingly want to lose in excess of £100m income pa ?

I think you are right that he is under contract to the end of next season - presumably on a salary of £700k-£800k pa ? Right now that would cost over £1.3m to buy out which is still a fair bit for the Derby's and Swansea's of this world.

If you don't want a club in the Premier League why buy one in the first place ?

It didn't though , did it ? He thought he could engineer a sacking but in the end his contract had to be bought out.

Pride and reputation don't pay any bills.

(A) He's under contract so they would have to buy out his contract; (B) looking at those clubs over the last few years are they really a step up ?

My experience of life in general is that very few people bite the hand that feeds - it's a pretty stupid thing to do.

Lampard is doing a good job at Coventry

If Eustace walks away he won't have an income.

It's difficult for Dunn with his son at the club.

That won't be difficult for a poster living in New Zealand.

I suspect most supporters look at the league table to assess how things are going rather than getting worked up about signings here or at other clubs.

No use to us then. Has he ever delivered at Championship level ?

Where to ?

Why would we want Dembele ? Only thought good enough to start 6 games with 6 substitute appearances for the team in 15th place in the table. No goals and one assist.

I think he's just been loaned to a club in Denmark

We've just won the first !

Last time he was there he got them promoted.

And that £150m or so is after having converted some debt in to equity so the investment now is north of £200m

Allotments of shares are always for "new money" although in this case it appears possible that the money may have been received a few months earlier prior to the shares being allotted in exchange.