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I said payable by the owners; not the clubs. Owners write checks to FA. Not the clubs. In the case of the fan-owned clubs (barca and madrid) youre right, they could be properly fucked. The rest however are owned by exorbitantly wealthy billionaires.

How is it overly vindictive? The punishment is aimed at ownership, the individuals that plotted the system and the excesses in the transfer market that created debt-laden clubs that are overly-reliant on said market supporting their asset values.

This was a move about money by the owners for themselves. I think that context is important. Firstly, I see no reason that these clubs can’t be compelled to turnover information that led to the formation of the Super League - ie meeting transcripts and videos, legal memoranda etc. I think fans...

I dont know how they can, but they did. Ruben even looked a step slow. I think the bigger issue is that the players you mentioned lack the quality to be competitive against the second best squad in the prem. Chelsea are a solid team. Not being able to rest and recover our top choice players...

This was just one game too many in a very congested schedule. Utter shite that Soton/LCFC are playing on Sunday after a mid-week off. Chelsea getting an extra day didn’t help either. The entire team looked lethargic today and they were letdown by the rested players not making any runs to open...

Maybe he should be moved to a different position? He has no first touch and is a horrible finisher; sounds like a right back to me.

Ha, the rag quota seems to mostly occupy the bench these days. A step in the right direction

Yeah me too. Pretty shit that they have 4 of the next generations biggest stars between Haaland, Sancho, Reyna and Bellingham but those players will be sold to subsidize continued operations at the club.

This is journalists with nothing better to do than gawk at the seemingly world’s ‘biggest’ transfer target. Any agent worth his salt is going to make sure he has all of the salient details to advise his client. Understandably, these clubs don’t want to do that virtually given the frequency and...

We all might as well just start our own twatters and just join in with the rest of the primates throwing shit at each other. Hardly any of these reports are substantiated. One thing on the money side of it. Getting this right in terms of choosing a side that can get the best out of Haaland is...

Jordan Henderson, not Dean Henderson was the only injured Henderson on the squad.

Why wasn’t Henderson selected for any of these matches? Nick Pope is shit. He plays for Burnley. Why does Southgate pick an anti-football goalkeeper and then an outfield of mostly flowing footballers? If you wanna hoof it, leave Stones out of your back line.

I’m not sure what youre asking - I assume it has to do with my treatment of Barca as a tertiary player in this saga. From my perspective, Barca (and to a much lesser extent Madrid even) are not in a strong enough economic position to be taken seriously. In order for them to be viable they would...

If City, Real and Barca all want Haaland and he agrees to terms with City but City offer €100, while Real are willing to offer €130 and Barça are willing to offer €150 then BVB will stall the deal. Having multiple interested parties is never a bad thing for the seller.

It also serves BVB. To the extent that Dortmund can drive a bidding war - whether real or perceived, helps them push their €180 million demand for the player. There is a reason that Chelsea and Barça are included in this courtship - because they are known to pay-up. That helps BVB more than it...

David Silva was a once in a decade type of player. He was one of the best midfielders in the world during the prime of his career. Grealish is not there yet. I also don’t think more creativity, particularly in the midfield is a top priority for us - this window or even the next several. In my...

This, 100%! What does Grealish bring to the team? Based on what I’ve seen, he is another upper echelon attacking midfielder of which we have many. His form against teams that press high is poor (for him), he can be prone to lose possession, he only contributes ~15 goals per season as the top...

Messi’s dad is Messi’s agent Raiola is Haaland’s agent Messi will be on a free transfer if he leaves Haaland will not

Here is the rest of the quote from the article and it is also very important; and telling: Raiola: “With Mr Ferguson or Guardiola, I have this problem — and I think that it is changing now — that (they believe) we should submit to them because ‘otherwise, tomorrow, you don’t do a player with...

That is true, however his relationship with Sandro Rosell at Barça, in part facilitated his departure. Poor club leadership and management at Barça that is finally starting to show it’s fallout. At Bayern, if you read between the lines in the book Pep Guardiola: The Evolution, it paints a...