How do we ‘fix’ the relationship between fans and the club?

[Blue peter]

I'm confused, why would we not be forced to pay the 10 months left on his contract?

That’s a negotiated settlement e.g. up front payment vs scheduled payments over remainder of contract. If they want full amount you pay over the remaining term of their contract

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

He would have to agree to that.

We couldn't do that. He would be entitled to be paid the full amount.

True.

Because Dyche continues to play the Lump he won't take the reduced payout because he knows that only a non-league side would want him.

 

[Rooney_Tunes]

I'm confused, why would we not be forced to pay the 10 months left on his contract?

Normally they would prefer to a reduced payment upfront if Dyche sticks him with the U18's.

However, he keeps starting him in the Premiership, unfortunately.

Hence why they both should be fired, out of a canon.

 

[magicjuan]

That’s a negotiated settlement e.g. up front payment vs scheduled payments over remainder of contract. If they want full amount you pay over the remaining term of their contract

Happens the same when a player wants to buy out his contract for a move.

 

[pfim]

Normally they would prefer to a reduced payment upfront if Dyche sticks him with the U18's.

However, he keeps starting him in the Premiership, unfortunately.

Hence why they both should be fired, out of a canon.

Why would he agree to less money? Frankly, that's why all of these guys are here sitting on the bench.

Holgate, for instance, will never make this much money playing football again. He's not taking less over the next 10 months to bail anyone out.

 

[pfim]

That’s a negotiated settlement e.g. up front payment vs scheduled payments over remainder of contract. If they want full amount you pay over the remaining term of their contract

I understand that, I just don't have a clue as to why he would accept that.

 

[Davideeyore]

It's an interesting thread because quite simply it's a never ending cycling of . Manager's and what's on the pitch along with results is usually a barometer. We had a crescendo during Lampard's time with the phantom headlocker on the loose and all that. That was 2022. 2023 & this year well it's the results, the ownership, the points deductions it's never ending.

 

[Drico]

New, competent, engaged owners.

That's all it would take.

Everything else is a symptom of dire ownership. Fix the cause. Sacking managers, abusing players, etc. are merely acts to treat symptoms.

 

[aglee]

Yes, you can release a player with a contract.

You pay them a portion of their remaining contract (Keane has 10 months left) and pay him 5 months upfront, then cancel his contract.

Can’t be done without mutual consent is what I mean, and fat chance Keane would give up 5 months wages (couple of million £?) when he knows by then he probably won’t have to do anything except sit on a bench and turn up to training.

 

[Blue peter]

I understand that, I just don't have a clue as to why he would accept that.

Yes, not rocket science but it allows him to enter into another contract now which would be longer term and would represent an overall increase in financial value tfor the remainder of his career surely. He’ll know he ain’t getting a new contract at our club, but if he’s a free agent he can sign outside the transfer window on more lucrative terms

 

[gonetomorrow]

Our first game at the Dock must not be against Stockport.

 

[Walken]

I think we should ban away day going fans from going to home games. Segregation to make them feel even more hard done by and heroic for choosing to go to a footy game on the weekend.

 

[njligernj]

Sack the current manager. Before people say we can’t afford it, just pay him his weekly salary and bang him on leave.

Hire new progressive manager, plenty unattached, one with a style of play that doesn’t resemble hoofball.

Win a couple of games playing half decent football.

That would be a start..

Sure you've done the start ...now do 12 months later when a big club comes in for that new progressive manager who everyone agrees transformed a relegation side. Who do we sign then? Another one? Do it every 12-24 months?

 

[irishtony1878]

Start winning?

It's that simple.
Go on a winning run and play a bit of football, see how quickly the fans and team are on the same page.

 

[MikeH72]

Get Farhad Moshiri out of the football club and city. Until this happens there is no hope of healing. He is the rotting core of the football club.