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I take your points - it would be difficult to measure one club as uncompetitive. Whilst it’s just us, I guess the EFL are hoping we get taken over and the problem goes away. Imagine though if two other clubs found themselves in the same position and started the season with a squad full of unpaid kids. Relegation would be decided before a ball was kicked. I’m not smart enough to know how to solve that, but I’m sure the EFL would be a lot more proactive if their whole ‘product’ lost credibility.

A couple of key injuries and players/ staff leaving, and we could be looking at teams running in double figures at Hillsborough in front of barely any fans. Maybe the EFL can’t do anything right now, but if games become uncompetitive the whole league loses credibility so they will have to act on unfit owners at some point (even if it’s too late for us)

With regard to renewing - you can’t lose your seat until after the season. If DC has gone I’m sure new owners would allow people to renew at early bird prices. If DC is still in charge - I can’t see anyone wanting to pay £600 for another season of this misery. So as far as I can see there is no point in renewing until he’s gone - I certainly won’t be.

Do Newcastle still come out to Local Hero? A right depressing dirge

Given that we have something like 25k fans that went to Wembley who weren’t in the ground today, I’m assuming it was a crush to fit them all under the south stand

As well as the big ones. A couple that stick out to me are Coventry in the quarter final in 87. I was 18 and desperate to see us at Wembley - leaving Hillsborough while their huge following celebrated was a real gut punch. The semi v Huddersfield under Carlos was woeful all round - a turgid, negative display in the first leg - not enough energy to lift us in the second leg, and capped off with JRs bottle job.

The 90s was the best time to be an Owl and I was lucky to be there most weeks, but in terms of one-off occasions it’s the miracle of Hillsborough for me.

Done - good luck

I'm Dave Richards

I think this is a great idea. It would get publicity, and DC will be able to see exactly how much he has lost (and the hospital has benefitted). I'm in

Or if people don’t want to step into Hillsborough while he’s in charge, what if we flip it round and everyone went to Bolton so there were more Wednesdayites there than at home games? I’m sure we could have most of the ground if needed. Break some attendance records, protest chants throughout the game, get media coverage, show the world that we are the soul of SWFC not some foreign charlatan, and give your money (or most of it) to someone other than DC

I reckon Bukta would do OK if they re-released the classic kits etc in the way umbro have done. I'd certainly buy one.