The one we've got.

Despite the spin the LT has put on it that article doesn't say he's happy at the Club, it merely says he likes working with the players on a day to day basis etc. He'd get that type of enjoyment working anywhere at any Club. It's what he DOESN'T say that's telling - if he was genuinely happy here he would be quick to point out that Steve and the owners had been incredibly supportive and his DOF had provided some brilliant recruitment etc etc

Doesn't matter Hirst has done well at Ipswich. He was abysmal here and a poor signing for us. Similarly Telalovic has done nothing. I'll give you/ GB Szmodics. Hyam/Siggy/Moran/Hill - Meh.

I thought I read elsewhere that each and every item of expenditure had to be itemised by the Club and approved by the Court on it's own merits? The exact opposite of "a precedent".

Got Waggott's fingerprints all over it.

Did the Sunderland board Harbour "a weird hatred" towards him as well then or did they recognise like most of us on here did he wasn't the person to take their Club forward? Ditto the Coventry board and whichever Club he left in the lower Leagues before being rescued off the managerial scrapheap to join us.

Szmodics was dreadful in the first half of last season, if he'd have performed a bit better we'd have made the play offs. Conversely I thought Hyam was really poor in the second half of last season and seemingly hasn't been good this season. I haven't seen much of Tronstad this season as Waggott has temporarily finished me off attending in person but from what I've seen on TV he's a bit of a nothing player, the stats also say no goals no assists and we're in 17th so it doesn't strike me he's pulling up any trees.

How does Mowbray keep getting these gigs? Won't be too long before he's trying to dampen Brady's enthusiasm, telling him that he doesn't want success too quickly and the Club should be on a 5 year journey. Also if he was too far away from his family here and always moaning about it, how does working in Birmingham fly? Looks like the pound notes triumphed over being a family man. Hypocritical arsehole.

OK I'll bite. The "evidence" against GB. Hirst, Telalovic, Ennis, Wahlstedt, Mola The Transfer window debacle last January. One entry on the credit side, a signing we paid top dollar for who has unexpectedly exceeded expectations this season after a poor first campaign in Szmodics. Next best, big money paid for Hyam who I'd say is average at best and now seems to be proving a bit injury prone. "Prejudice" indeed.

It CAN of course happen that you unearth a bargain from time to time but as a rule of thumb imo if you sell one of your better players then replace them with a couple of cheaper ones it makes the team weaker not stronger. How's the hunt to replace Armstrong and Brereton going? That's 'even assuming you're allowed all the funds for reinvestment which probably wouldn't be the case here. And finally, to cap it all off, you've got Broughton leading the search for a replacement. A frightening prospect.

Agreed, also on a more basic level it has always baffled me how people think selling a player then bringing in several for the same money ( who by definition must be inferior) enhances a team/squad. If you think you can replace Travis like for like with a better player - fair enough. But I doubt that's what's happening here.

To be fair, he is probably right. Due to some of the dross Broughton's been signing recently we're probably no longer paying our top wage to "the worst" outfield player at the Club but "one of" the worst. That must make it all OK.

Who knows? but practically everything he's done since being at the Club seems geared to that end.

Hill must be on a fair old screw if the £500 k plus wages for the young CB from Crewe are covered by him being recalled by Bournemouth.

Common theme under Waggott's leadership Waggott Tax - scrapped (I think?) Introduction of match day charge to Blues Bar -scrapped Flogging off the training ground - scrapped Digital Day - scrapped Consistent theme of taking the piss and seeing how much he can get away with. The one thing he seems unwilling to bend on is reversing previous price increases to ST's as that would involve a bit of work in getting more people into the ground to raise the same revenue. Here's a novel idea - how about NOT making these ludicrous decisions at all and making good ones in the first instance?

Not if you want to pay your highest wage to the worst outfield player at the Club.

Not saying they don't need to go as well and they're probably on a fraction of Gallagher's wage.

Reportedly. If the Indian judge could only refuse to sign off on one item of expenditure.................

You're trying to make yourself sound incredibly important there, all I can say is that to the best of my knowledge that has already been tried over a substantial period of time with extremely limited success. I can't tell you any more - if I did I'd have to kill you.

Great post. Waggott seems only interested in maintaining his £300 k p.a. for as long as possible and won't try anything that 99.9% of normal Clubs would do in our situation that might mean he misses some of his targets and puts that employment at risk What's the point in fans groups constantly advising him the Club have made catastrophic decision after decision only for him to say "I'll look into it" with no end result and no subsequent improvement? In the bigger picture whilst the official Club rationale for digital day is an absolute nonsense it's sets a very dangerous precedent for what they are likely to try in future and Waggott needs to be told enough is enough. Not be constantly indulged like a naughty schoolboy. In the bigger picture as well it's under his tenure as CEO the Club have ended up completely at the mercy of an Indian Court. Does he bear no responsibility for that? "I'm sorry it shouldnt have happened" "That's ok Steve - crack on!" On the plus side - the tea and biscuits are no doubt lovely though.

Even if you're of the view he made the best of a bad situation initially, I'd still maintain it is when you consider what he actually did with the net proceeds I.e signing Wahlstedt. It would have been easier to set fire to it.

Well, yes, just because you're deemed to be "fit and proper persons" at one point for the purposes of the ownership test does that mean you'll ALWAYS be judged "fit and proper" regardless of what happens or what you do subsequently though? In effect the owners have put the Club in this unsatisfactory state by using the Club's parent Company to spend money on things they technically shouldn't have been spending money on. Does that not turn them from being "fit and proper" prior to that occurring into being not fit and proper? (Tin hat on) The only proviso to this though and I agree with RoverDom is that even notwithstanding the above you should still be careful what you wish for. Even if for the sake of argument they were only allowed by an Indian Court to put in £15m p.a. instead of the usual £20m p.a. - if they were to leave you'd still need new owners who could put in roughly that amount. Otherwise the Club would prima be worse off financially albeit there might be an upturn in attendances.

Good news that Dolan, Rankin Costello (and in relative terms) Pears will be back. Shame we'll be weakened by the return of Hedges and Gallagher though. Offloading the latter, even if only to get him off the wage bill should have been a number one priority - but no let's sell some useful players instead.

No it's a good idea - looks like the Club is going to do it therefore it has the Chadster seal of approval! With Broughton on the case it'll probably turn out about as well as flogging Kaminsky and virtually giving away Phillips to bring in Wahlstedt.

Is it April the 1st already?