Midlands Yellow 3,946 Posted January 7, 2020 1 minute ago, TIL 1010 said: Those same accounts for 2016/17 also show a payoff to Alex Neil of £4 million. Now it’s adding up. Who else was on the gravy train ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,946 Posted January 7, 2020 Did any cleaners or catering staff get sacked but on favourable terms ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,329 Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: £750k for 6 months. Cheers, ouch. Dunno , but most of our players don't get paid that much do they. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 7, 2020 Remember as well Balls was paid around £100k when he stood in as CEO for 3 months even though he himself stated he did not want it yet Delia insisted. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 7, 2020 I am afraid i don't know how much the Man from Mulbarton trousered when Webber showed him the door. 😜 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoola Han Solo 448 Posted January 7, 2020 All those former members of staff you’re talking about were paid what was owed to them according to their contracts. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,513 Posted January 7, 2020 The usual suggestion is we pay them off sooner. "That cook gets ridapeople too late" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Surfer 1,547 Posted January 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Dean Coneys boots said: Perhaps. But then every time we are in a relegation fight, even prior to VAR, we point to small decisions, poor refs, etc.. It is what fans do when they feel the rub of the green isn't with them when, in fact, they are consistently losing out in games because they are struggling to dominate. Everything then comes down to fine margins. The hard truth is that we seem too lightweight against the big bully boy sides and not quite skilful enough against the top sides. What was needed were a couple of big athletic players to give us some grit and better defenders to shore us up at the back. A defence that leaked plenty in the Champs, and two to Preston this weekend, were never going to cut it at the top level. 100% agree DC. And by defense I mean the entire team, not just the four at the back. The "spine" has not been strong enough. How we did not win against Wolves is beyond me. But it came down to we scored one goal instead of three before half time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wcorkcanary 4,329 Posted January 7, 2020 7 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: Those same accounts for 2016/17 also show a payoff to Alex Neil of £4 million. And that is exactly what makes footy a unique business . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 7, 2020 35 minutes ago, Hoola Han Solo said: All those former members of staff you’re talking about were paid what was owed to them according to their contracts. Just like Naismith then who everybody has been spitting feathers over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted January 7, 2020 Meanwhile at another club in the same division as us............ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/07/chelsea-sacking-antonio-conte-cost-26m-accounts-roman-abramovich-danny-drinkwater £27 million!!! Jeez......................... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonyc 5,492 Posted January 7, 2020 5 minutes ago, Thirsty Lizard said: Meanwhile at another club in the same division as us............ https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jan/07/chelsea-sacking-antonio-conte-cost-26m-accounts-roman-abramovich-danny-drinkwater £27 million!!! Jeez......................... Another comment here at a slight tangent to the above Thirsty, but Sky had a brief feature on yearly sponsorship values and the top 6 get over £40m a year (Man Utd getting £75m). Just shows the gulf. Our shirt sponsorship with Dafabet is worth £3m a year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thirsty Lizard 3,155 Posted January 7, 2020 38 minutes ago, sonyc said: Another comment here at a slight tangent to the above Thirsty, but Sky had a brief feature on yearly sponsorship values and the top 6 get over £40m a year (Man Utd getting £75m). Just shows the gulf. Our shirt sponsorship with Dafabet is worth £3m a year. Yes - the financial gulf between clubs at the top and bottom of the division is far, far greater in the Premier League than in any of the other divisions. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted January 7, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, sonyc said: Another comment here at a slight tangent to the above Thirsty, but Sky had a brief feature on yearly sponsorship values and the top 6 get over £40m a year (Man Utd getting £75m). Just shows the gulf. Our shirt sponsorship with Dafabet is worth £3m a year. £75 million a year!!!???? F ing hell! And they’re still ****! Edited January 7, 2020 by JF Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nuff Said 5,092 Posted January 7, 2020 And funding to Chelsea has increased this year by £247m. That’s not what it costs to run the club, that’s the increase. How long would that last us for? It begs the question what does Abramovich do it for, given that he hasn’t even been to see them play for 20 months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,513 Posted January 7, 2020 26m to replace Conte and his cohorts. Making it over 90m on sacking managers. What's the average spend on such things? BTW, whatever the man from mulbarton cost his legacy helped us to where we are now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, nutty nigel said: BTW, whatever the man from mulbarton cost his legacy helped us to where we are now. Do you include a run down Colney not fit for purpose in that legacy ? Obviously Webber had other ideas to you on that legacy as he showed him the door after only 3 days of having a look at what was going on at the Academy. Edited January 8, 2020 by TIL 1010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,513 Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) 45 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: Do you include a run down Colney not fit for purpose in that legacy ? Obviously Webber had other ideas to you on that legacy as he showed him the door after only 3 days of having a look at what was going on at the Academy. No, Colney was rundown because of Bowkett and McNally's policy of spending every available penny on the first team. This policy was explained fully to us at agms and fans meetings. While I assume you now don't agree with that policy you, like the rest of us, said nothing at the time. Edited January 8, 2020 by nutty nigel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: No, Colney was rundown because of Bowkett and McNally's policy of spending every available penny on the first team. This policy was explained fully to us at agms and fans meetings. While I assume you now don't agree with that policy you, like the rest of us, said nothing at the time. I think you will find that i was critical of McNally and certainly The Man from Mulbarton long before they left the club and it was you who were fawning over McNally when he pitched up in The Nelson a few times and when TMFM pressed the flesh up at Colney. If your theory is right about Colney it does beg the question why Webber did what he did after only being here 3 days. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,513 Posted January 8, 2020 8 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: I think you will find that i was critical of McNally and certainly The Man from Mulbarton long before they left the club and it was you who were fawning over McNally when he pitched up in The Nelson a few times and when TMFM pressed the flesh up at Colney. If your theory is right about Colney it does beg the question why Webber did what he did after only being here 3 days. You do realise that I have never spoken to or even set eyes on McNally in The Nelson? I guess as with the rest of it your memory isn't too reliable. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,946 Posted January 8, 2020 11 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: You do realise that I have never spoken to or even set eyes on McNally in The Nelson? I guess as with the rest of it your memory isn't too reliable. This is getting interesting. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mello Yello 2,281 Posted January 8, 2020 I'm sure I recall (and it featured on this forum a few years ago) some of the Nelsonettes cooing over Mr Mac imbibing with their collective in the Nelson.....? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlands Yellow 3,946 Posted January 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mello Yello said: I'm sure I recall (and it featured on this forum a few years ago) some of the Nelsonettes cooing over Mr Mac imbibing with their collective in the Nelson.....? Imagine if Delia had turned up with him. The queue would have been huge to purchase her a soft drink. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, Mello Yello said: I'm sure I recall (and it featured on this forum a few years ago) some of the Nelsonettes cooing over Mr Mac imbibing with their collective in the Nelson.....? Well glad it was not just me who recalled it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BobLoz3 492 Posted January 8, 2020 McNally appeared to be a massive drunk, so his being in pubs shouldn't be surprising I guess. When Webber said that the previous regime had "pi$$ed" a load of money up the wall he probably meant literally! Anyway. All that is over. Why must we have the in-fighting on this forum??! It gets a bit much, especially seeing as though not everyone is au fait with the goings on on this board over the past 15 years or whatever. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,513 Posted January 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, TIL 1010 said: Well glad it was not just me who recalled it. Yes I remember it too. It's the bit where I was fawning over him that I don't remember. Because I wasn't there. However the fawning is documented on various places on this message board. Including this one.. Members 473 18,486 posts Report post Posted August 17, 2014 We got £2 million cash up front for a player who had six different injuries last season and who missed 119 days training. Source....David McNally Nelson Hotel bar last night. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TIL 1010 4,722 Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) There is also a reference to him being in there in May 2014. Seems strange that as you go in the Nelson after virtually every home game selective memory seems to have kicked in Nutty. Yes i obviously saw him in there but was never included in the drinks he or others bought. He usually appeared with his wife who took a back seat when those fawning surrounded him to engage in conversation. I recall saying to her that she must get fed up with it all everytime they go out and he is recognised by City fans but she very politely said it was all part and parcel of the job. Please don't confuse fawning with stating something he said. I take it you have conveniently forgot or have chosen not to print my criticisms of him during the later stages of his reign ? Edited January 8, 2020 by TIL 1010 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PurpleCanary 5,554 Posted January 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, nutty nigel said: Yes I remember it too. It's the bit where I was fawning over him that I don't remember. Because I wasn't there. However the fawning is documented on various places on this message board. Including this one.. Members 473 18,486 posts Report post Posted August 17, 2014 We got £2 million cash up front for a player who had six different injuries last season and who missed 119 days training. Source....David McNally Nelson Hotel bar last night. Quote That was Pilkington? It is true some posters did decide some years into his time as CEO that McNally had flaws as well as good points, but I can only remember one poster who took that balanced view from very early on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,513 Posted January 8, 2020 Just now, TIL 1010 said: There is also a reference to him being in there in May 2014. Seems strange that as you go in the Nelson after virtually every home game selective memory seems to have kicked in Nutty. Yes i obviously saw him in there but was never included in the drinks he or others bought. He usually appeared with his wife who took a back seat when those fawning surrounded him to engage in conversation. I recall saying to her that she must get fed up with it all everytime they go out and he is recognised by City fans but she very politely said it was all part and parcel of the job. Yes everytime I wasn't there. The reason being that it always happened after I'd left. Yet you remember me there??? Was your memory this reliable in front of the beak.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keelansgrandad 6,679 Posted January 8, 2020 Just for clarity, which Nelson? The one in Nelson Street or the one with the Travelodge on the bridge? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
