Guinness Guzzler
Striker
Yes absolutely unless SD and Co falsified their proof of funds submission to the EFL when they purchased the club. Furthermore wasn’t it stated quite clearly by SD and Co when it looked nailed on that Mark Campbell was buying into the club that Jack Ross would remain as Manager? Contradicts this theory that the only reason Jack Ross is still in charge is because the owners can’t afford the compensation!
I think we could afford compensation, after all manager costs don't seem to be taken into account in SCMP (or whatever the league one equivalent of FFP is called). That being said its still a decent chunk of money that they'd probably rather spend on the side. Quite likely that they could afford to sack him but wanted to give him longer to show he was the right man rather than spending that money, especially if there was no stand out replacement. Last season ended very badly, but they'll have been giving him a while to see how results go this season imo