Daily Heil saying we owe millions of pounds in Bonuses to players who have left the club and to agents.
The players sounds like a bit of muck raking as the plan is to pay them when the players who have stayed are paid - don't know about the agents.
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This is mildly amusing phrasing. Appears to club only declined to put a comment on the record.
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So is that a comment or a non story?
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Looks like the player bonus issue is a bit of a non-story. But it’s not a great look to be seen to be owing money (especially to agents) when you desperately need bodies through the door.
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It's a terrible article that doesn't seem to know what it is trying to say, which casts some doubt on it, but if there is truth in it there is a concern because late payments, slow payments and reluctant paying of bills are all indicators of an owner losing interest, which is very bad in our position. Hopefully it's just nonsense. Maybe it will become clearer over time, or just disappear.
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Businesses habitually have whole departments dedicated to managing late payments, slow payments and reluctant paying of bills. On both sides. This is not because they have lost interest in their business. It's because managing liquidity and cash flow is an integral part of trading effectively.
This may be particularly pertinent in a seasonal business, during periods where income streams drop off.
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Which is why it could well be a nonsense story. Similar stories were probably initially dismissed out of hand about Mel Morris though and Fawaz got worse as he lost interest (admittedly he wasn't great before either), so it can go either way.
Probably it's nothing, but it's worth noting in case a pattern forms.
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I think the bonuses are nothing - everyone is being paid in August - I have seen this a lot, bonuses being paid after people have left.
The agents is a possible concern, depending on the reasons - we don't know there may be valid disputes.
But I would agree it is important to keep an eye on.
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Twitter says Felipe injured and will miss start of the season.
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Although the actual article says words to the effect of ‘hasn’t played in preseason, might have a knee injury’ and not much more than that.
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It’s the Daily Mail, which often makes things up or makes an issue out of nothing. I’ll file it under that.
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If Marinakis had lost interest, I can't imagine he'd have much diffculty selling - we're a premier league club now.
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There were rumours of the PSG owners being at the ground over the summer
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Sounds legit.
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Kind of sick that the club appears not to have told him they missed him out of the 25 and he couldn’t have played at the back end of last season.
