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What's the point of that when Des has already covered the issue without going into detail it's true but he doesn't need this public confirmation of his own strictures.Will Tim Williams front up and bring clarity to the situation, or will he hide?
You mean the entirely over the top reaction? Yes, quite.All a bit embarrassing.
You mean the entirely over the top reaction? Yes, quite.
And so it continues.I'll bite. Go on then, you tell us all how we should react.
On one hand, you have the Blackpool manager saying that he is an OUFC player and we can use him as we see fit. That sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
On the other hand, firstly via our local radio station and now via Buckingham we have been told that there is some kind of agreement with Blackpool whereby our new signing, for which we have paid in excess of £200k for, cannot play against his former side...in a pretty big game in the race for the play offs.
It is confused and muddled and i'd suggest that is symptomatic of how our football club is communicating with us, generally. So whilst not the biggest abomination on the clubs ever growing charge sheet, it is yet another example of how inept we are across the board at Senior Management level.
Pardon me for wanting us to be better.
Will the reaction still be over the top if the EFL hand us a points deduction and fine?You mean the entirely over the top reaction? Yes, quite.
Will the reaction still be over the top if the EFL hand us a points deduction and fine?
Will you argue then that we were right to honour this B*****s agreement and also say we should accept punishment for breaking rules?
No, I shall be angry, because that would show a real lack of professionalism. If such agreements are punishable, we were absolutely wrong to make one, and should’ve walked from the OD deal if BFC were insistent.Will the reaction still be over the top if the EFL hand us a points deduction and fine?
Will you argue then that we were right to honour this B*****s agreement and also say we should accept punishment for breaking rules?
No, I shall be angry, because that would show a real lack of professionalism. If such agreements are punishable, we were absolutely wrong to make one, and should’ve walked from the OD deal if BFC were insistent.
But, it appears to me that the current anger is focussed on the fact that we’re not breaking the agreement, rather than the existence of one.
Not just walked away, but reported them to the FA/FL for something that looks pretty dodgy and contrary to the rules (or at least an attempt at circumventing them), so they can investigate it properly and discourage others from doing the same in future.No, I shall be angry, because that would show a real lack of professionalism. If such agreements are punishable, we were absolutely wrong to make one, and should’ve walked from the OD deal if BFC were insistent.
But, it appears to me that the current anger is focussed on the fact that we’re not breaking the agreement, rather than the existence of one.
Who the f actually brought this up as an issue during "negotiations" in the first place???
Sounds like Critchley might be as out of step with the Senior Management at Blackpool as Des appears to be with the Senior Management at OUFC.
Critchley is (understandably) playing a straight bat on this one. AS far as he's concerned, we met their valuation, the player wanted the move - bish,bash,bosh - everyone's happy (supposedly).
I can't imagine for one moment that we would've instigated the conversation to prevent one of our assets playing against his former club, so maybe the selling club with the most to gain from this "agreement" would like to explain how this jiggery-pokery came about.
No, I shall be angry, because that would show a real lack of professionalism. If such agreements are punishable, we were absolutely wrong to make one, and should’ve walked from the OD deal if BFC were insistent.
But, it appears to me that the current anger is focussed on the fact that we’re not breaking the agreement, rather than the existence of one.