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Blue tinted optimist⭐
We've survived. Maybe the dawn has finally broken after what hopefully has been our darkest hour.
But I think it's time to reflect on what could have been done differently to avoid us being in this position again.
Firstly, a bit of myth busting and there are several on here that hold the following opinions; this is not a dig at anyone so please don't take offence, but try and read with an open mind.
Myth 1 - Ron will sell up and sail off into the sunset as soon as FF is built.
I very much doubt that... he will have invested 25 years plus of his life in the club and will have achieved his dream. First off, what's left to sell? Secondly, he is known locally and to sell a football club, leaving it to flounder and just walk away, well... if he's got any sense he won't do that. I don't think he'll do that. In fact, I can't see any benefit at all to him of just walking away unless he was only ever after a quick buck. History shows quite clearly that there's nothing quick about the buck he will be earning.
Myth 2 - Ron has mismanaged the club.
Again, I beg to differ on this. What he has done is not mismanagement at all. He has somehow kept us solvent, out of administration and has avoided all points deductions, although one has been deferred, He has been guilty of trusting his managers too much and backing them to the hilt, plus a bit. We all want as high a standard of football as possible and he has tried to provide that. The price has been being a bit star struck with big names and paying far too high wages than we can sustain in an attempt to get us back into the Championship.
So, what lesson can now be learned? The debt has been paid, which shows that - even in these strange, COVID-19 times - he has access to money. Personally what I would like to see is for that money to be utilised BEFORE we end up in front of HMRC again. That said, I do think that these historic tax bills were as a result of a PAYE windfall for HMRC after so many players were cut loose in January, plus the management incumbents of Powell, Bond and Campbell et al. We won't be making any money so Corporation Tax isn't an issue, there's little income so neither is VAT and most of our players are now on peanuts, so it's a much smaller PAYE going forwards.
The embargo will soon be lifted and whilst we can't buy anyone, there are some decent free agents available we could get in. Or we could wait until January but that is a recipe for disaster... we might be sunk without trace by then.
Please Ron, don't put us all through this again. Buy players within he club's means and let's leave ourselves in a good position when the transfer window comes around.
But I think it's time to reflect on what could have been done differently to avoid us being in this position again.
Firstly, a bit of myth busting and there are several on here that hold the following opinions; this is not a dig at anyone so please don't take offence, but try and read with an open mind.
Myth 1 - Ron will sell up and sail off into the sunset as soon as FF is built.
I very much doubt that... he will have invested 25 years plus of his life in the club and will have achieved his dream. First off, what's left to sell? Secondly, he is known locally and to sell a football club, leaving it to flounder and just walk away, well... if he's got any sense he won't do that. I don't think he'll do that. In fact, I can't see any benefit at all to him of just walking away unless he was only ever after a quick buck. History shows quite clearly that there's nothing quick about the buck he will be earning.
Myth 2 - Ron has mismanaged the club.
Again, I beg to differ on this. What he has done is not mismanagement at all. He has somehow kept us solvent, out of administration and has avoided all points deductions, although one has been deferred, He has been guilty of trusting his managers too much and backing them to the hilt, plus a bit. We all want as high a standard of football as possible and he has tried to provide that. The price has been being a bit star struck with big names and paying far too high wages than we can sustain in an attempt to get us back into the Championship.
So, what lesson can now be learned? The debt has been paid, which shows that - even in these strange, COVID-19 times - he has access to money. Personally what I would like to see is for that money to be utilised BEFORE we end up in front of HMRC again. That said, I do think that these historic tax bills were as a result of a PAYE windfall for HMRC after so many players were cut loose in January, plus the management incumbents of Powell, Bond and Campbell et al. We won't be making any money so Corporation Tax isn't an issue, there's little income so neither is VAT and most of our players are now on peanuts, so it's a much smaller PAYE going forwards.
The embargo will soon be lifted and whilst we can't buy anyone, there are some decent free agents available we could get in. Or we could wait until January but that is a recipe for disaster... we might be sunk without trace by then.
Please Ron, don't put us all through this again. Buy players within he club's means and let's leave ourselves in a good position when the transfer window comes around.