Maybe we already have a new owner and it is being saved until after the WUP on Mon before being announced? It is a very strange series of events playing out. As has been said, why would signings for next year be being announced if everything is doom and gloom. Jarrod Sammutt's tweet was odd and he later seemed to back track a little and say he'd heard some old news about wages coupled with some chinese whispers.

If a new owner has been sorted/agreed they probably wouldn't want their first public duty to be presiding over a winding up hearing.

We haven't heard anything about players/staff not being paid this month? That should have been Fri or today shouldn't it? If someone had just taken over or the process was ongoing you could understand the delay in payment last month.

The optimistic side of me is hoping Sundays match is a win, the hearing on Monday is a non-event like the last one and then we have an announcement immediately after saying a new regime (or at least a significant investor is on board with Marc) is in place and we can get on with looking forward to the rest of the shield and 2017.

Of course we could be typing about the death of the Bulls this time next week.

All very well, but what we need is an announcement. I think Green should be made by law to make an announcement at least once an hour.

Is Sammut being a bit disingenuous? He was knocked back by the Bulls a couple of times so maybe a bit of payback?

Agents are usually a savvy lot (Caisley being an exception) so allowing signings would go against looking after their Players interests if the Bulls were going down the admin route again.
The contradictory rumours going about aren't helping but I suspect the Club is saying nothing because saying something (just to placate those who think it's their right to know everything but contribute nothing) would just add petrol to the rumour bonfire!

It seems the latest furour is simply over Sammut's tweet and people taking a vague comment by an ex player as proof that the sky is falling.

Until something is officially announced either way, it's unconstructive to speculate.

I wouldn't read too much into what Sammutt says in his tweet, to be honest. Whilst I'm sure he's better place to pick up RL gossip than I am, he doesn't exactly come over as the sharpest knife in the drawer, though, that said, tweets rarely do, tbh.

Still not even sure that the club is actually at the heart of what's going on. The major problem seems to be Marc's security firm, with the Bulls being involved as an associate company. I guess this could still mean problems for the club, of course, if Marc is forced to make payments he doesn't have. Maybe he'd have to sell, and maybe to someone we'd not be too happy about. Everything on the public face is still going on as normal of course, so there's nothing to bother about...

I'm more relaxed about things this month. From what I hear so are the staff. I've no idea what's going on as regards takeovers/people coming onto the board but I think we're ok at the moment at least.

...cue reports of unpaid wages now.

I take comfort in that. If you say it's ok then I'm inclined to believe it. Let's wade past the rapids of speculation and cling to the life-raft of Bullseye.

Well, yeah, I'm happy to admit to taking succour wherever I can find it, but with 'high end' staff leaving at a similar rate of knots to that when CC left, despite the protestations, you do have to wonder what the hell is going on.

Well isn't today payday? It's the last day of the month so if it's not today then it would have been over the last couple of days?

I'm sure if wages weren't in this morning it would be all over social media by now.

Has anyone checked with Mick? He's sure to know

I was more intrigued by the tweet form Chris Irvine some days ago about respecting an embargo on a story coming out of Odsal etc...

There hasn't been any development since then.

It does seem unfair that supporters are always the last to know,but those who gain free entry to the games obtain the information first.

The Robbie story was embargoed so I think he was referring to that.

It hit the newstands on the 29th but was circulated beforehand. I got a copy with the embargo on the 28th.

Gotcha.Cheers.The wording of the tweet did seem a bit doomsday scenario - I shall put it down to being of a nervous disposition,of late.

Sheffied players have been paid today, got my board money for the month

Good news Rodge!

Yes we can eat well next month now, Keelham Farm shop here we come

Anyone notice the shut down post from Rohan Smith this morning???

"Twitter is great when used for good"... Is this Smith suggesting some funny business going on against us???

Other news, Lance Du Lac has been made redundant. No surprise given he was Jimmy's man. Never saw the benefit of a tactical analysis at this level anyway. Sure he's been a good man but need to start saving the pennys.

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Du lac leaving is the sort of announcement that the knobs accusing us of "not cutting our cloth accordingly" will use to try and prove we are about to go bust.

We don't need a video analysis guy at Championship level.

We do need these things, and there is basically zero chance that Smith agrees with you. This just means Smith is doing it instead of someone else.

The club could raise some money by sending some of the match videos to You've Been Framed.

Sounds like an easy way to raise some cash!

No we don't hence the redundancy. It's the job not the person that's redundant.
Unless it's actually just a case of someone not having their contract renewed in which case I apologise.

There's every chance that Rohan has come in and said he prefers to analyse the videos himself, therefore the position is fairly redundant. He could have also said he prefers to handle player recruitment, which cut a chunk out of Ferres' job too.

Without being behind within the club, it's difficult to know if the decision was wholly financially motivated or if it was just a case of tasks being re-assigned for other reasons.

That's so very true Maccbull, but as I guess you already know, firms get round that by just giving the job a new title and hiring someone else for less money or telling an existing member of staff to add it to their list of responsibilities.