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No it isnt the owners could have sold it externally at any time.They own the club and all its assets. At the time it was done the club needed that money for ffp reasons. If the owners sell the land on how much are they likely to get for it?I presume with your theory it will be a lot more than the 16.6 million they have already paid for it? Whats changed from last year when they pulled out of building housing on it due to the locals opposing it?Is it likely housing will be built on that land? If you can give an answer to these questions then maybe il start believing these nonsencical theories.

There is absolutely no evidence to support the thought the owners are planning on putting us into admin or selling the club If any of that was a remote possibility at this time then they wouldnt be trying to work around ffp by selling the STC.They would have taken the points deduction and the transfer embargo which would have given them an excuse if they had no plans to spend in the transfer market

They own the club and all the assets that come with it so at ANY point they could have sold the STC

Mowbray is on record saying Pickering is number 1 left back.It will be fitness/illness related

Pickering must not be fit enough.Its the only logical reason for him not being involved

He has a 12 month option, like all the others had

Sharpe says the club have confirmed it to him Presumably the reason it hasnt been triggered is the club have offered him a new contract and are hoping he will sign it

He cant go for free this summer the club have a years option

A few weeks before that conversation with Paul Mani a poster on here was saying that Waggot was around saying that Lenihen was close but Rothwell and Nyambe are proving difficult.It was the matchday prior to Poveda being brought in.

You used the word boring, you have pulled chaddy up a load of times when he has referred to Houghton and Mcarthy as boring.

Aint you saying on another thread it doesnt matter what way a manager sets his team up its about the result. A world cup semi and Euro final would suggest results havent been bad

Tan knows Mowbrays contract is ending and didnt want to pay compensation

Lampard out of the running for the Norwich job

They have a load of midfield players and he is likely to have a much bigger budget at Villa.Cant see Gerrard taking Rothwell

I agree we have made those losses but apparantley its a massive assumption to think FFP could be an issue

Guess he must have been in london for talks then and not for commentary work

According to roversfan ffp isnt an issue as the owners havent put in the max allowed over this cycle and they dont have to put in 20 million a year to cover our losses. If its ffp related like you and i both believe then we wont be able to make significant signings in January anyway

Our budgets are limited wether that be due to Ffp or the owners reluctance to spend. Its a dead season this year we aint getting promoted and we aint getting relegated either. A new manager would want as much money as possible to build his own squad.Like i have said if a deal too good to be true presented itself then of course i would want the club to act on it but is a 26 year old who has spent his career in the lower leagues and Scotland doesnt strike me as a game changer added to the fact Mowbrays brother involved i wouldnt want that type brought in if the plan is to change managers. Mowbray has made some good signings but the majority of his good signings we have had to wait for development before seeing an impact on the field excluding Dack and 1 or 2 others

Did you read the post you quoted.First line?I said its my opinion that the non spend was ffp related. I then said "I" wouldnt be giving him funds to bring in players in january "If" the plan is to sack or not renew his contract. I will stop quouting your posts as we will never agree with this or your bizarre judgments of younger players which 9 times out of ten you are wrong

I didnt say they had i said it was my opinion its ffp related.Its not an assumption to think we are close to the limit with ffp. Im talking this January which is what my initial post replied too.We have a manager who is out of contract at the end of the season.Majority want him sacked including you so it makes little or no sense to allow him to bring in players on two year deals IF the plan is to sack him.They will not get us promoted under him.

Tough time in india?Wasnt someone on here saying profits were up? They just put 16.6 million(yes for the training ground but i will wait and see whats done with it before id say its dodgy) into the club plus the Armstrong money so things have changed. We disagree on it but i think the no spending was ffp related and with minimal income projections surely would have forcasted a player of significance being sold the previous summer or January. It isnt the first time spending has stopped to start again.Usually stopping at similar times in the cycles. If the plan is to get rid of Mowbray at the end of the season then he shouldnt be given money to bring lads in on two or three year deals when another manager may not fancy them.

I disagree.Unless it is a deal too good to be true or we are spending decent money on a few players that would significantly increase our chances of promotion(which ffp wont allow,which you have been saying yourself) Talk of players like Hedges and pre contracts for the summer sounds like Mowbray will be here next term.I dont know too much about Hedges but i doubt many prospective new managers would have him on their transfer lists If he is going then he shouldnt be given money in january to spend when it will likely at best lead to us finishing a couple of places better in the table which might be 10th instead of 12th.The league is poor but no way are we getting promoted under Mowbray as he cant help himself and will never just pick a settled team and will constantly revert to trying to play the opposition at their own game, losing more often than not.

So then Mowbray must be staying?You allow him to make signings in January then he is replaced and the new manager doesnt want these players? Stupidly wasting money. We will not be getting promoted barring a miracle and it seems unlikely we will be pulled into a relegation battle so unless a really good permanent signing presented itself i would keep the money for the next man

Do you think Mowbray is capable of getting us promoted or without decent investment this squad is? We dont have the concistency of a top 6 side and Mowbray with more bodies will only end up making more changes.Bennett and Evans would still be here if he had his way,he wouldnt have looked to replace them he would have given them contracts. Surely if we have money to spend then you keep it for the next guy.The more money available better chance of getting someone decent(altho anyone decent under these guys unlikely)?.

Will be stupid spending money in January anyway unless Mowbray is being given a new contract or we are under threat of relegation which seems highly unlikely