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If we conceed a few more we will have to poach their manager!

Not sure it would a a great signing for them. We bought the Championship top scorer (Curo) - and that didn''t exactly turn out well.

I wonder if Tom will still want his money?

Any fine or comp will have been worth it IMO so who cares!

It won''t happen this season but if the FA want to make an example and set a precident it could happen for next season.

Bump... Still all quiet on this front? Has anyone heard any news?

BUT - if you give them more money they will still spend it all on players and agents. Their books won''t be any healthier - their turnover will just go up and the gambles they take will get bigger! It is madness.

[quote user="gary "]Precedent is there - ineligible player - points deduction - manager hearings never been any points deduction ever[/quote] Ineligible player hearings = yes there have been several before Manager hearings - never been any hearings (certainly not any on the FL rules as they stand) so open book.

Not sure their is a comparison to be made between Hartlepool and the Colwho claims. They might argue we have had an uneligable manager for most of the season!

6000 includes some healthy away support too! As stated above no Colchester fan wants or expects a 30 point deduction - it was just some wind up merchant on 606 who started that.

I don''t think there would be a points deduction this year. However if there was a big fine £500k (?) have we got the money to pay it? Would it bring the dreaded "A" word closer?

[quote user="Barclay hero"]My colleague has just pointed out (quite reasonably) this is a TRIBUNAL - not a discipliniary panel. Discipliniary panels deduct points, tribunals decide compensation. Thats not to say that the tribunal won''t refer to the league and advise a DP should become involved - but the current meeting wont be docking points..... [/quote] Colleague = FAIL

I can''t see how they could dock us points next season. It would be the clubs in our league this season that might feel agreved if we have done anything wrong.

[quote user="Sports Desk Pete"]Here''s one for you... Were the club to be issued a hefty fine would you contribute to paying that fine given the job Lambert and his team have done this season? [/quote] I think we would - even if we were fined a million pounds it was still good business from the club - if it was a striker we bought for a million and he had the same impact on our season we would be saying he was a bargan.

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]there will be no points deduction... If we were docked enough points to put us in the playoffs for example i think Huddersfields Lawyers would be writing a very strong letter to the FA.[/quote] I think you have been celebrating too hard Jas! That makes no sense! Docking us even 15 points wouldn''t effect Huddersfields position.

I think Purple has it spot on. There must be a risk that we will be docked points. I think we were demanding the same when Walker went to Everton. IF Lambert was tapped up and joined Ipswich in the summer would we say - fair enough "thats football" or would be all be baying for blood. MacNally has aleady said "if Celtic asked we would say NO" but would we think it fair if Lambert spoke to celtic, resigned from us in the morning and joined them in the afternoon?

Excellant - a chance to clear our name. Mcnally told the AGM we have done nothing wrong so have nothing to fear.

My understanding is that The Premier Leauge, The FA and The Football League are all seperate. The Premier Leagues mandate is to look after their members interests. The Football League''s mandate is to look after their members interests. The FA are supposed to take care of the rules of football and grass roots football all the way up to the National Team (s) The Premier League''s offer to pay more the Football League teams is a complete con! If you offered a champ club a million pound hand out for nothing you would say yes - but if they knew that in return the 3 relegated clubs get circa £40 million your £1m is no longer worth what you thought it was.

DT don''t come cheap. I hope there fee is wholey dependant on results!

What do we think Lambert it is by comparison? He is clearly a much better manager but we are in league one now.

[quote user="Gingerpele"]If we go into administration....we will lose Lambert... because the administators are incharge, and when Celtic come knocking on the door, they probably won''t refuse..... (plus why would anyone want to manage a team in administation? if they have the choice/chance to go elsewhere...) Thats what i think anyway....[/quote] If we are even close to admin then if celtic come knocking at the door we will lose lambert!

All we need it a pre pack http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administration_(law)#Pre-pack_administration I can''t make links work but feel free to cut and paste - ruthless yes but a buyer would rather buy a club free of debts than one with debts. I don''t charge for this advice you know (unlike delloites)

[quote user="Graham Humphrey"]Even Alan Pardew said it was a harsh sending off. I know he was on the winning side but surely if an opposing manager disagrees with that sort of decision they must have a good idea that it was the wrong one.[/quote] The trouble is that a harsh sending off is still a sending off and you cannot appeal on the basis that it is harsh.

They said lunchtime today. I have just had my lunch and I am about to resume work so the FA must have lied to us!

The Southend game is a good one for us to have so soon after the Southampton defeat. Southen are a poor team and we should win and get some confidence back.