Willie Santa McKay?

Yes, a good debate.

To push it a little further, try and consider it as a long term strategy.

Scenario 1: The concept fails and we get relegated this season.

- McKay will surely move on (League 1 is no shop-window)
- The loan and short-term players will move on

Depending on how many of our permanent squad we have let go, we could be up a certain creek.

Scenario 2: We just avoid relegation this season

- The concept has neither failed nor is it a success
- McKay stays on and continues to work

In the second season of the concept it could fail. (See sceanario 1 on relegation with the additional point that more of the permanent players are likely to have been moved on so there would likely to be more rebuilding necessary)

Alternatively, the second season could be successful. In this case, you have to ask how many clients can McKay work with as his services are going to be in demand. If we lose him, we lose his players and again, the future doesn't look good.

Scenario 3 - We finish mid-table or above this season.

The concept has proved successful and again McKay will be in demand. Once again, if we lose him, we could be in trouble.

Now, I hope you see my problem with the strategy in the longer term. If it works, we have to somehow maintain the services of a man who could be in considerable demand otherwise we could be in big trouble.

If it doesn't work, McKay moves on and we could be short of players and in big trouble.

Money solves everything of course so lets hope McKay's confidence that his concept could get us into the premier league is not misplaced!

Simple solution Fuzzy

Find a shop that sells glasses which are half full. I think they sell them in the shop where Alex got his rose coloured spctacles.

Fuzzy, you won't be able to do this now! Shame
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15785219

So with the McKay plan we could be in trouble - agreed . Without the Mckay plan would we be in trouble? Seem to recall your plan b Fuzzy that answers this but perhaps it's worth repeating but you would have to admit far less interesting at least.

Fuzzy, NY, my assumption is that during this period, JR and DW will be looking for (an) additional investor(s). The WM scheme is necessary because of the withdrawal of TB and the fact that club revenues have not increased. Hence, in Fuzzy's worst case scenarios, things may still be ok IF additional investment is secured in the meantime.

Yes Crazy, and I have heard rumours that Bramhall may soon be back in the fold ending the uncertainty.

I understand that the retiring Chairman from QPR has stated he would like to get involved with another Championship club.
You never know someone at our club may also see this, and with WM's connections with QPR, there maybe a possibility.

More investment? Sure. I guess McKay's involvement makes the running of the club cheaper short-term which may make it more attractive.

Let's hope there's more millionaires out there who can't think strategically.

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Fuzzy, genuinely, i saw what could have been his brother.
Rollersaking in Amsterdam with only his rollerboots and a thong on, but carrying a briefcase, at 8.30am on a weekday morning.
Obviously on his way to work.
The thing is, it was February and minus 12 degrees C.
Not really that unusual though, for Amsterdam that is.

Well the guy in Frankfurt didn't bother with the thong and I think it was late October. The temperatures weren't flattering him if you know what I mean.