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Comment | Hutchinson Recalled to Chelsea
at 13:31:04
let's be logical here, the guy is a mile away from the first team at Chelsea and with all the factors taken into consideration im pretty sure they will be thinking about fee requirements rather than anything else. It's suits us too, two loans is restrictive, Sarmiento's loan includes an option for another year so I believe we will try to sign him and keep another loan up our sleeves. In the back of my mind Im thinking Man Utd owe us a big favour after the fiasco with Brandon Williams' loan having cost us an absolute fortune with no break clause. Interesting summer ahead |
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Comment | McKenna: Incredible Achievement Yet to Sink In
at 18:23:34
The thing with KM is he knows exactly what it's like to be adored. He will be very well paid s a PL manager and hes young. We have him for ages yet.
What strikes me most about him though is that he is used to coaching players at PL and Champions League level, so in theory he should embrace next season really easily.
The tough bit, is how we recruits and spend the money, MA will do the deals but it's the targets, the young and hungry players he has his eyes on, he will know Man Utd and we've seen what Kobee Manoo can do, it's those type of players he will be targeting, the very best of the up and coming players.
Look what hes done with Omari !
Great times ahead and Im watching very eagerly mr Ham, i have real belief we will surprise a few next season |
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Comment | McKenna: It Would Be a Very Proud Achievement
at 17:40:34
“Again, it's not something I think about a lot, to be honest,” he said. “I'm proud to manage this football club. It's a wonderful football club. I'm proud to lead the group every day. I'm proud to lead the club out in front of a full Portman Road every single week, so that's where my focus is"
And EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US is proud of you young fella, you are an embodiment of everything that is good about our club, Just as Mark and his team are off the field.
Wonderful |
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Comment | Evans Departs Pompey
at 11:10:31
The lad deserves a good deal and some luck. Ideally someone relegated from The Championship or pushing L1 promotion.
I really hope he gets a good club, nice fella and decent player too |
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Comment | Rosenior: I Couldn't Be Prouder of My Players
at 10:25:45
Good to read his comments and the ones above, football isnt all about arrogance and opinionated people and this guy is a real gent.
I had a chat with a guys on the other side of the barrier after the game saturday, despite the stewards thinking we were going to rip each others heads off, but we shook hands shared a hug and as I wished him well destroying Leeds and Norwich in the playoffs, he wished us well getting the top two place. Enjoyed the people up there, good folk!
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Comment | Burns and Hirst Set to Travel to Hull
at 15:33:25
Saw Wes before the Boro game and he said he would be ready, and the rumour was Hirsty too so Im pleased thats proved to be the case.
I know Conor and Sam had been ill as well, but we have things in our own hands now and I'm just praying QPR take something off Leeds Friday, that would be icing on the cake |
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Comment | McKenna: We Take the Positives From the Performance
at 17:25:17
Sadly people forget this side were playing in league one last season, bar Omari who was playing under 18s and Kieffer wasn't playing at all.
We've done absolutely brilliant this season, competing and dominating for long periods against sides who haven't been as low as L1 for decades. Time for a bit of realism.
This side needs another 2-3 windows before being "finished" for Championship level, and yet here we are on the verge of the PL.
Realism please, it's come way earlier than planned so well done boss! |
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Comment | Downes: Fans Don't Know the Full Story of Town Exit
at 08:54:48
Would have suggested he just kept his thoughts to himself if he wants to put the record straight, comments like this will just make it worse. To be honest Ive long since forgotten about him.... |
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Comment | McKenna: Al-Hamadi Has Earned Our Trust
at 00:21:57
Personally i really like the lad, he will get better and better as he gets older. Yes his first touch on hold up play can bounce a bit, but his raw strength on the turn and his instincts to be in the right zones are excellent. That said we have to be a bit patient with him, hes a long way from the finished article just yet |
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Comment | El Mizouni's Season Over
at 19:12:42
Feel very much like a Kyle Edwards situation, release the lad at renewal time and let Orient pick him up for free. |
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Comment | Town Announce Season Ticket Prices
at 09:26:36
Bobble, sorry is this some sort of gag?
Do you not understand any of whats been going on with the losses covered by their money and did you not listen to anything that came out last week? |
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Comment | Ashton: Training Ground and Category One Academy Priorities Following New Investment
at 10:35:56
Why does every conversation here seem to feed a paranoid response about Kieran. He has a four year contract, he is only 37 years old and has just seen Rooney Lampard and Gerrard take big jobs too soon. He know, hes under contract here and this club is building a sustainable future for him without him having to take risks.
AND, frankly I can't get my head around the fact that people don't seem to attribute as much value to Ashton, who is the driving force behind this club, and the fantastic investors that he is able to attract.
Strength in a football club starts OFF the pitch not on it. Ashton is an absolute hero in my books as is Schwartz, O'leary and Gamechanger. Kieran will move on one day yes, but ten years from now at 47 he won't have reached his prime so why on earth are people linking him to a departure when he's not even mentioned in the article ?? |
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Comment | Town Make £18.17m Loss
at 09:36:44
MK1, sadly not, capital doesn't count towards income, so the impact on the pitch is zero. BUT it can be used to fund all the capital expenditure, Playford Road and Portman Road can probably be fully funded if that money stays in the pot which means true revenue like ticket sales, shirts and commercial revenue can be used to fund players. That in turn may see us go up, and Sky revenue, probably 200m over three years even if we only lasted a season, does also count as income so the plates start to spin more healthily.
On EuropaBlues comments, sadly I disagree, these were budgeted losses covered by investor injections and were planned and necessary. Once you hit the PL, yes you can make money sensibly but the state the club was in 3 years ago the only way was more and more deterioration.
There are also comments here about risks. Well again i beg to differ. GC paid around 40m for the club and have probably now spent a total of 100m owning 90% of the club. Selling 40% for 105m means they are 5m up and still own a controlling interest, debt free. Thats not risk, thats just great business and part of their investment strategy.
I think overall fans need to keep in mind revenue and income drive FFP, any trading losses are always covered by these guys with cash and capital can only help do that and fund off the pitch. |
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Comment | Town Announce New £105m Investment From Bright Path Sports Partners
at 18:14:36
Mark Ashton take a bow! AGAIN !
The comments above reflect it, market capitalisation now somewhere north of £1/4bn for a club you couldn't give away three years ago, and I agree that we should think carefully about slagging Marcus Evans off too much now, yes he presided over a dreadful era in our history, but he at least had the decency to hold on for the right deal for our future.
I have it on good authority he turned down more money to find the right people and he must get some credit for that.
In terms of the future, well it's capital so you can't spend it on players, but you can build stands with it so thats now covered |
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Comment | Player of the Year Voting Gets Under Way
at 18:07:03
Im involved in this and all I would say is that I agree totally with the comments. Sadly tradition determines it's done at the back end of the season in question. The nature of voting schedules and the logistics makes it difficult. Im wondering whether fans would prefer it done on Open day in the summer or at the first game of the season because I don't see an easy answer. I am happy, however, to take any comments forward for next year as Secretary for the OSC and email me with your thoughts contact@itfcsupporters.co.uk
Just for context, the football writers POY are done in March so obviously they have the same issues |
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Comment | Mowbray Takes Leave of Absence Until Pre-Season
at 08:37:48
Clearly Moggas illness and recovery need to be free of the stresses of managing a football club and it's good to see Birmingham have done this. But as Vancouver Blue says above, letting Eustace go was a huge cock up! |
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