Horse has already bolted, I’m afraid. According to Buckingham, we were nearly 100 days overdue. Now that Villa have complained about us, the EFL will look into whether we have anymore outstanding payments. We don’t have a prayer of getting this rescinded.
Can’t see the EFL ever accepting Ehab being involved again. Baring in mind we were also put under an EFL embargo under his stewardship. He’s hardly the richest bloke himself. Why would he come back too? It’s very likely he will be running to be an MP in 2029 for Reform.
I suspect....that there are a lot of clubs in this division quivering in their boots right now and if Sheff Wed didnt have their owners and accountants frantically trying to dot i's and cross t's then our fall out will. Unfortunately we have been caught in the cross fire. I wonder how close Middlesbrough are having spent a lot of money trying to get into the top 6 last season. What is strange as I think Syd eluded to, is that surely, maybe, perhaps, Villa actually owe us money for Philogene and this debt for Barry could have been settled through that debt. Lets be honest 'the beautiful game' has gone., There are the have's and have nots. We could with decent ownership have been part of untouchables.
Not what I want but isn't flogging Hughes or Pandur the easiest way out of this, at least in the short term?
I suspect that selling Alzate and Puerta are more sensible, but it needs to be done quickly to offset what's currently happening.
My one and only contact within the club has described chaos within the club for a few years now. I took it with a pinch of salt as they also mentioned that Ehab was waiting in the wings. It’s all coming to pass now unfortunately.
The championship will find out those two posers...Plus, who is bankrolling them? I doubt if they have the necessary conkers to sustain a championship club long term.
Few on here suggesting Villa dobbed us in but I thought I'd seen something to suggest Villa hadn't complained and that it was out of their hands?
Its also unfortunate that Aston Villa themselves are under financial pressure (is it PSR or something) with threats of Transfer embargo's... had we owed someone else then it might have been a bit more conciliatory.
If you’ve agreed to a contract and then aren’t paying you’re well within your rights to complain. I imagine the way football is these days, pushing finances to the limit, and it being reported Villa had a PSR issue that they budget this 1m loan fee into their own financial plans. You would 100% complain to the EFL if you got stung with a PSR penalty because another team aren’t honouring a contract they agreed to. Imagine Ipswich decided they don’t want to make their Greaves pay instalments on time.
Yep, I assumed Alzate and Puerta are already on their way and the funds wouldn't be enough to solve this immediately. Again, hope I'm wrong!
I think there's a clear message here and It's relevant to all of us including Acun Illicali...If you owe someone money,you pay it back. He seems to be racking up a lot of debt and it looks as if it's finally all caught up with him.The eye watering amounts of money he claims to be putting in just to exist is unsustainable. I'm no financial expert but this issue doesn't look likely to vanish,he's up to his neck in sh!t...