Brussels Bureaucrat":3qzsx3o1 said:
Some details here.
http://www.sportbible.com/football/news ... e-20180421
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Sunderland playing Accrington next season
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Some details here.
http://www.sportbible.com/football/news ... e-20180421
I was surprised to see that the pre-1894 club was a different one again to the Accrington Stanley that went bust in 1962. Indeed, the "Stanley" bit did not appear until they entered the Football League in the 1920/21 season. Their last game in the Football League in 1962 was at home to Crewe and there were two Argyle "connections". Frank Lord scored three for Crewe - two years later he arrived at HP. And in the Stanley side was a lad called Mike Ferguson, born in Burnley but who was on the Argyle groundstaff during the late 50s.Brussels Bureaucrat":2y2r8hi0 said:
Sunderland have got themselves in to this situation through poor ownership and mismanagement. It happens in lower divisions all the time and those clubs don't receive parachute payments. Why should Sunderland?Lundan Cabbie":vrg15pc3 said:
Argy1e":7wu0gj2s said:
Well because when a Premier League team they took out an insurance policy against relegation which is what parachute payments are. To Premier League clubs they are very sensible.
I had really thought until I read this that the PL introduced parachute payments to cushion the blow for their former members that can fall on hard times in the Championship. I did not realise it was down to clubs to insure against relegation themselves.Lundan Cabbie":y9pl03p4 said:
memory man":340h2ey9 said:
Maybe I didn’t post it clearly.
Yes it is designed to cushion the blow and it is in that sense as to why it is an insurance policy. Clubs collectively put aside finance for the scheme before they divvy the money amongst the member clubs. They don’t individually contribute but Sunderland’s vote at the time to approve the amounts paid to clubs was worth the same as Man United’s vote despite the likelihood of need being miles apart.
Chesterfield have been relegated from League Two. Feel a bit sorry for them; I've always thought they have a small part in Argyle's history after that amazing 7-0 in 2004 when we broke the Football League scoring record for being the quickest to five goals in a game. Current Chesterfield captain Ian Evatt actually played that day.
So Rodwell was on £70k in the PL and the same in the Championship. Entering the final year he had a clause that reduced it to £44k if he hadnt met certain criteria (presumably number of games). He doesnt want to move, why would he he wont get £44k elsewhere, but now he is going to picking up his salary in L1. Crazy! That must be close to our squads weekly wage combined!
Sunderland have tried to offload him but to no avail. Wonder what he plans on doing next summer?
Sunderland have tried to offload him but to no avail. Wonder what he plans on doing next summer?
Not quite. All Sunderland players had a 40% wage drop after relegation from the Premier League, only Jack Rodwell for some reason had the option to defer it a year.Adam_R":19a9z7if said:
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Tugboat":1wq1nnw4 said:
Coleman's quote "I don't know where he is" refers to Roswell's mental state rather than his physical whereabouts. That was made clear at the original interview, but seems to have been lost in reporting. So definitely no breach of contract.
An awful club getting their just deserts. I wish Chris Coleman all the best on cleaning up the club and getting them back on track, but until then I'll revel in their fall from grace.
Heres's hoping for an Accrington Stanley "double" over them. :thumbs: