We came back from Paris over the weekend via Geneva and could still see snow on Mont Blanc so maybe that's the place to be.

Moth - can’t you go and sit on top of a mountain, surely it would be a bit cooler up there…? 😬

Too bloody hot here in Switzerland to watch or even talk about bloodt football ...

Surrey go top, think it’s the first time this season

A message to Mr Kite - was in Whitby last August Bank Holiday Weekend. Great week-end. Had several acceptable pints of Sam Smith's in The Plough Inn on Baxtergate. Just don't try to use any device in there - see my review on Google Maps ...

Now that Euro 2025 has started in Switzerland we can talk about football again

Spit - mostly gone, not completely 😬

Yes agree it's so much more exciting reading on Wup now the political.posts are gone😀

Two things (1) I agree that this place is much better without political posts- can we keep it that way? There are plenty of other sites if that is what you’re looking for. (2). The real “holy grail” of fan ownership is to have someone who is happy to cover the losses from a pure desire to do good/ liking for the ego boost from people saying how great they are (delete as applicable). We have had people do that on a small scale and it has been much appreciated- the only two flaws in that as a plan are (a) there aren’t many people with both the cash and the generosity required (b) if you become reliant on someone to fund you like that they effectively can control the club, regardless of ownership, by the simple threat (even if never stated) to cut off the funding tap if they don’t get their way

*insert “at bay” after “alike” and my previous post makes more sense… 🤪

I that case, Galt, why don’t you put in £1.6m right now? You said you’d want something in return for your investment, and you’d get exactly that - the immense satisfaction that you will have kept the financial ruin of a club supported and loved by thousands of fans and members/owners alike for at least another year. Surely the warm glow you’d get would be sufficient return on your investment, and you would be showered with so many thanks and positive remarks that your self confessed reputation for selfishness and greediness would quickly evaporate… ☺️😇👌👏

Pete I have one in my surname and don't see why I should drop it!

In 2024 we made an Operating Loss of £739K even after allowing for the rather exceptional £3.25m+ of gains on player transfers. My prediction for the 2025 year is an Operating Loss of at least £1.6m. I suspect I might even be being a bit too positive in this prediction.

It's great not having the political stuff 👍

Kite - if you come back down the steps the same way, look to your left when you get to the Board Inn, and you’ll see a cafe called Caedmon’s Rest - my sister in law used to own and run it with her husband, it was a great little place, although the accommodation above was teeny tiny… 🤪😬🍦

Kite - hardly any political posts on here now, which is good to see, but it’s fine if the odd one slips through (although it won’t be from me, because I’m sticking pretty well to my promise/agreement…). Thankfully most are recognising the benefit of avoiding the topic 🥳👏

OI, I haven't encountered it (yet) but Meta AI says it does !

RK - is the "Don't step on the dolphins" sign still there in Whitby?

Anyway, Whitby is nice albeit the weather is Meh. If you get the chance, go on the north Yorkshire railway.

RK - Just shoot the pedants. They're the only ones bothered about it.

Whoever replaces Reeves (the Chancellor, not the player), will inherent the same economic problems that have been in place since Covid/Brexit, slow economic growth + high sovereign debt = you either cut public spending or/and raise taxes

The apostrophe abuse in it's was due to autocorrect

The DTB, well it's spokesman on here, refuses to say whether we have set a deficit budget this year (almost certainly) and, if so, what is the net op loss. Moreover, how we plug this deficit - one off gains like player sales, cup income, or just c/forward another annual loss to add to our cumulative losses

nicander - in some ways it is a matter of due diligence. Someone buying a majority stake would have done it and would know what the issues were, which of course might mean there were no offers. Very few of the 7,000 (half of whom were effectively co-opted) have done due diligence. I'll admit to not thinking about it seriously till the last 12 months because I hoped, and still have some hope, that we could balance the books. I am now tending towards the conclusion that the fan ownership model won't work because we don't seem to be able and willing to cover the systemic loss. NIck W is right, I don't see a way of changing the model but I would like a clear debate about it.

Rachel from accounts days are numbered. [Link]