Hansterbubble

Hello PUPs, I’m going back to the Championship, as my recent ventures away from it haven’t gone to well. This week I am giving the death curse to Fulham who I think will run riot on their visit up to Blackpool. It’s going to be a good weekend for away teams, and for our match I think we will. So BTTS yes and Norwich to win. Good luck PUPs and especially to Feedthewolf and to Mrs Feedthewolf, a win for you both would be great on so many fronts! 😁😁🤞💚💛💚💛💚🤞

Good evening PUPs. I am heading down to the conference and fancy Dagenham & Redbridge to be too strong for Wealdstone. Good luck Cosmic and everyone with their picks. 🤞💚💛💚🤞

Good evening PUPs. My pick this week is for Hibernian to beat Livingston in the Scottish Prem. For our game a score draw. Good luck to First Wazzock and Pockthorne and to all the PUPs with their picks. 🤞💚💛💚💛💚🤞

Good evening PUPs, It looks like another tough week, but I quite fancy Bournemouth to beat Blackpool for the six. Last week Hector B suggested Tzolis to score last, which I thought was a really good shout. He didn’t come on but he might well get a run out on Saturday, so I’d like to recycle that idea again this week. Hope you don’t mind Hector! 🥴👍 Good luck Duncan and Mr Angry, hope you find some good ones. 💚💛💚💛🤞🤞🤞

Thanks Nutty, not just for the kind words and support but for all you do here. You’re a super 🌟

Thanks Kiwi. You were very unlucky with the six, which was a really tough gig. Great to add a bit to the pot, but had hoped it would be from the other side of my strategy. Still, lots to be positive about and great fun to be playing with the PUPs. 👍😁

Good morning PUPs, It’s a real pleasure to be doing the match picks today. The sun is out here in SE London, it’s the first game of the season and a world of possibilities lay ahead of us. Liverpool will be a tough start, but I’m wearing the Norwich City socks that came with my away membership which surely will bring us a bit of luck both in the match and with the picks! Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions. BTTS was a clear favourite so I’ve come up with a bit a strategy around that. BTTS - £2 Lees-Melou first yellow card £1 Lees-Melou to score anytime £1 Gilmour to score anytime £1 Todd to score anytime £1 Pukki to score anytime £1 Tzolis to score last £1 Full time result: Draw £1 Liverpool and BTTS no £1 The last cover bet hurts my heart a little, especially as it is my pick, so COYY prove me wrong! 💪⚽️💛💚💛💚💛 Good luck to my picking partner, those look excellent choices Kiwi. Hanster,

I’ll get the match picks to you first thing in the morning Nutty, so still time for any late entries.

I’m clearly out of practice with this, as just selected a game for Kiwi that was about a fortnight away and I’ve not even had a drink yet😬😜. I’ll keep that one in my back pocket until the appropriate weekend, and for this one I’m drawn to Chelsea to beat Palace, as I have a feeling Palace may struggle with all the changes over the summer. Good luck Kiwi Scott with the picks. I’ll have a think about the match pick and come back with that when I make the selection. Good luck everyone!

It’s great to be back with the Pups! Just had a look at the early posts and there’s already some cracking suggestions in there that have got me thinking, so keep them coming.

Hello Diane I’ve just sent £5 to NCFCS and joined the league, so hopefully pushing you closer to the magic hundred. Looking forward to playing!

Hi Nutty Apologies for not picking this up, and thanks for the PM which I’ve just replied to. In the past I’ve got a notification when I was tagged in a post, but that didn’t happen this time although the alert bell at the top of the page was lit. I’ll look out for that in future. Anyway, back to business, I’d be delighted to make the match picks and am very much looking forward to playing and being part of the Pups community again. Liverpool will be a tricky game, so hoping we get off to a good start in the match and can get some money in the pot, so lots of suggestions please! 😁👍

Hi Nutty. I missed last season but I’m putting that right again this year, so I’ve just sent you a tenner on PayPal. Looking forward to it and hopefully might find a few good suggestions 👍😁

That’s really funny Drazen, can I join your support group! As this is a safe space can I admit to filling 2 of the recent NCFC albums this winter and then buying a third. I decided to keep that as a mint empty album as even I started to think it was getting a bit out of hand. The Norwich City FC Sticker group on Facebook are a great bunch and will help anyone who is collecting get the last few they need. I know you can get them from Archant but swapping your way to completion is sooo satisfying.

I’ve bought the Euro 2020 Tournament album last week although haven’t yet put any stickers in it. I will definitely be collecting them and very happy to swap with anyone on here in the coming weeks. Panini put out the Euro 2020 Preview album last year, with the teams that had qualified in it. The playoffs hadn’t been played when it was released so there are a few pages in the back that set out the possible pathways, but no stickers for those teams. I think the Preview album was a bit of a money spinner for Panini or possibly a future rare collectible, who knows. I bought it as I have a bit of a sticker book addiction and needed a fix! Just be careful to buy the Tournament sticker packs, especially if you buy from eBay or online, as they look very similar to the Preview sticker packs at a glance. The Tournament packs are mainly orange with a bit of blue, the Preview packs are almost all blue but both say Euro 2020 on them.

I’d not much of a pundit, but I’d say Watford will get WLWDW so 10 more points taking them to 92 in total. One more win should do it then! 😁👍🏆🏆🏆🏆

105 points really wouldn’t surprise me, but if nothing else really want to join the 100 points club. The team, management and everyone behind the scenes have been brilliant and deserve some lasting recognition.

BBC say Sunderland on 90 and Brighton on 89. It’s just a matter of time and maths now. I think 84 or maybe 85 points will be enough for top 2 spots once all the games are played.

What a cracking idea Nutty. I’ve followed your lead, although Bet365 only giving me a measly £22.68 return for the PUPs pot.

I’m more like to take an interest in something ITFC related as they are our local rivals, so there’s a connection and relevance there. I’m just watching Millwall v Swansea which is pretty unusual for me as I almost never watch games unless Norwich are involved. I don’t watch Champions League games or the Premier League as they seem largely irrelevant to me and haven’t watched a Cup Final in years. I still get a bit excited about England games, especially those in the big tournaments. I’d never really thought about it but suppose I am a NCFC fan rather than a fan of football per se. I really like this forum, especially the posts about possible players, as it provides a bit of wider knowledge and perspective that I don’t always have. Some of the level of knowledge on the PUPs posts is amazing, and if you read this I’ll be back next season Nutty.

Ok, understood. I suppose my context was about investors wanting a return, and our investors not really taking a return, rather than specifically just about Delia and MJW but as I’ve said before I see how you get there.

Thanks GMF. That’s quite a diversified base, presumably with a lot of fans holding small interests which is interesting.

I’ve just read through the accounts again and GMF is right, as the accounts do state that no decision had been made as to whether the dividend would be paid due to Covid uncertainties. I hadn’t realised that Delia and MWJ held 53% of the ordinary shares (327,109 of 616,913 issued) and whilst that does give them control I had assumed their interest was much larger than this. The accounts show Michael Foulger holds 98,200 and the other directors around 404 ordinary shares between them. To save me going to Companies House does anyone know who owns the remaining 191,200 ordinary shares?

Were they not paid then GMF? I couldn’t see anything in the accounts to say it was being deferred, and the cash flow statement shows previous years dividends were paid, so I assumed they either were paid or would be paid on the dividend date. I didn’t check further as either way it’s small beer, which essentially was my point. I think you are confusing ownership and control, or at least thinking only of Delia and MWJs as the owners as they have the controlling interest. I see how you get to that, but it’s not quite right. The shareholders are the owners of the company, the different share classes mean holders have different rights, in terms of return, repayment in a winding up and voting at general meetings. It looks as if the “A” and “B” preference shares contain no voting right so holders can exert no direct control over the club. The ordinary shares will have voting rights providing the holders with control over the company.

Badger makes a good point, investors want a return. I rather like our self sustaining model and a quick look at last years accounts showed a small £63k dividend being paid but little else in the way of return to the owners. Hopefully, that means ant profit gets spent on players, coaches, infrastructure etc that make the club stronger rather than on making someone richer. My pal supports Brighton and has developed a huge sense of paranoia about being relegated. He spends ages worrying about it and looking over his shoulder. Our last few years have been up and down but we seem to be making steady progress and it’s been a lot of fun along the way. It doesn’t seem to me to be broken so why worry about trying to fix it?