Not overly bothered by Park leaving per se although I did think the recruitment in the summer was a lot better than under the Egg. Indicative of an unhappy camp behind the scenes though. And as the latest adjournment of the Court case provides a ready made excuse not to spend in January, how long before Eustace tires of the circus I wonder?

Hopefully this puts an end to the renewed "We should have given Carsley the job" and "We shouldn't have picked a German for National Coach" chatter which sprang up in some quarters after the improved performance Thursday night. Let's get Tuchel in, give it a Gary Bowyer style "right good go" with the best available man for 18 mths, and see if we can get another gold star on the shirt.

Didn't think it was tbf.

I think Howard is Jack's stepson. Russ or Ross is his natural son. Not that it is of much relevance these days.

Saw an article online today and can't remember the exact figures but it claimed our average home attendances were down from over 14k to sub 11k this season? Is that correct? And if so can someone put that to Waggott as if true it is an absolutely shameful statistic.

As a side note after fourteen years it seems like we might be in exactly the same boat as regards the owners as we were in the latter stages of Walker Trust ownership with them refusing to put any further money in - only a division lower, with a decimated fan base and the Club technically £250m in debt to said ownership. Fourteen completely wasted years and that's putting it mildly.

They have actually guaranteed the same in the accounts stating that they will fund the Club for the foreseeable future even if Bank facilities are withdrawn etc etc. Of course whether that Guarantee is worth the paper it's written on is very much a matter of opinion bearing in mind the events of the last 15 months or so. I'm guessing that if pushed Waggott and the owners would concede that they now want the Club to wash it's own face as far as possible but make out that wherever necessary the owners would step in to keep the Club running if needed. Whether or not any comfort can be taken from that assurance is doubtful given that it appears they are currently able but seemingly unwilling to provide the Club with any funding for anything over and above essential day to day running costs such as transfers etc. Remember us being told originally they could ask the Court for money for essential day to day running expenses but not transfer funding? Having learned a little more about it and with the benefit of hindsight that now all seems like a load of hogwash. From the poster who says he was "lucky" enough to have have had a conversation with Suhail recently it appears clear that they now seem to view the Court proceedings as more or less an irrelevance. Perhaps they are committed to funding the Club as required because otherwise that's an extremely naive and complacent view point. NEWSFLASH: There isn't an Adam Wharton round every corner - there isn't even a Szmodics - maybe a Carter currently who is worth around half a Szmodics so unless they are willing to start putting money in again Herbie's scenario of us being unable to pay our bills and the Footballing authorities over here starting to become involved won't be too far away.

In the meantime worth the gamble on £300k p.a. plus a massive annual pension contribution.

So according to that they're prepared to put enough money in to keep us afloat even if Bank facilities are withdrawn but seemingly aren't prepared to put any money in currently. Hmmmm......... Noticeable that "the model" now relies unashamedly on player sales. Lots to look forward to for the next few years!

Do we have any proof that they actually have to lodge or have lodged a financial bond equivalent to any monies sent over? Because that's not really what the Court judgment which was reproduced on here says. Either way, be it a financial bond or personal guarantees, the net effect is the same, they don't seem willing to do it.

What a surprise. Another transfer window will go by the wayside. As mentioned by other posters Waggott needs specifically challenging on his previous assertion that there is "no impediment" to the owners funding the Club as normal. To boil it down to it's simplest terms, this can't be correct as if it were, why would the owners be bothering to go to Court at all ? The accounts also state in black and white that liquidity has only been maintained to date thanks to cost cutting and player sales which again contradicts his previous proclamations on the subject. Don't suppose anyone will actually be able to extract a confession out of him that the owners don't want to fund the Club whilst they have to furnish personal guarantees but we should certainly try our utmost and it should be satisfying seeing him squirm in the meantime.

Carter?

What happened to Mcguire was an absolute disgrace from the player's standpoint and should never happen to anyone, but, viewed objectively, we were probably being asked to pay way over the odds in terms of fee and wages for a relatively limited player. Gueye is getting a lot of stick recently after a reasonably promising start but I'd still say this summer's recruitment was a lot better than the summer before.

Beggars belief doesn't it that if you're good enough at bullshitting you can get a job almost anywhere irrespective of ability. He's not "Our Gregg" any longer. Thank fuck!

I feel a bit sorry for Coote. Klopp has obviously been a twat to him over the years and he's merely giving his opinion on the man. I remember watching one Liverpool game when a decision went against them and you could plainly hear Klopp screaming in the ear of the assistant "You dont give those decisions against us!" I would have issued him an instant red card for that but of course it went completely unpunished, nor did the TV commentators even acknowledge the remark. If anything I applaud Coote's honesty. Rather that as opposed to the downright corrupt decisions by officials which happened in favour of Man Ure for years during their pomp which either got brushed under the carpet or passed off as "subconscious bias" - as if that was something which made it all acceptable.