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Interesting , but would have thought our external auditors would have been all over the AD sponsorships to assure themselves none could be regarded as RPT given the risk of misstatement especially after the UEFA case and the noise around funding. I would have thought if the PL can't land these...

On that logic he will be as effective for them as Mason Mount and 75% as effective as Antony. I for one hope that logic holds true. I was also about to argue you are wrong and the 2 are linked in an inverse relationship as regards transfer value and player worth - the more they pay the poorer...

Is probably the correct answer but a lot quicker with the silicone

Pad out the gap with a couple of tubes of silicone is usually my go to solution for alignment issues

I think the outcome from the Tribunal was much better than I expected due largely to not knowing the PL had not been as careful in its drafting , implementation and following of the rules. In effect the tribunal has now made them unusable and so has forced a rethink. Makes the PL look grossly...

They would have to be included as they are by very definition and unquestionably an APT. I would think the bigger obstacle to a rushed set of rules would be convincing 14 clubs to vote in favour of a newly drafted set. In effect the current rules cannot continue to be used but how does the PL...

Perfect January signing , then add Barella in the summer and make it even better.

Called it after round 1 , did not realise we had launched into round 2 !!

The bottom line on this for me is the PL need to sit down and agree new rules but on much fairer terms. If they maintain the stated objective of the rules and ensure some form of FMV is applied to sponsorships and now financing packages then the burden and standard of proof that any deal is...

This all day long - although in my experience the advice is often describing the degree of risk involved in a course of action and not always definitive. The advice the PL got and the wording I think is clearer and to ignore it after we had indicated we would take action quite mad.

The loans are likely to be secured against a ground or other assets to ensure a better chance of recovery if the worst happens. Not a real risk for the likes of Arsenal unfortunately.

You can invest as much equity as you like but it doesn’t count as income (you will end up with a bigger bank balance or pay off debt/creditors). Your income is what you earn and excludes loans and shareholders putting money in.

Think the biggest issue will be loan interest and will result in the rules entangling a whole bunch of clubs who will have to make some serious decisions on financing or rule changes. That is where I think this will have huge implications and more so if the rules as they are fall. Spurs have...

Its more than that though as if you take Brighton as an example they may choose to vote against a new set of rules that essentially whacks c£90m onto each PSR cycle of new costs and there will be others in same boat. In addition why would Kroenkes wife's family stick money into Arsenal ? And is...

I rate Rico highly as he is superb technically and looks a very bright player who , in my opinion , is being asked to play out of his natural position. Long term can't see him being a right back and expect he will play centre midfield in front of the DM. He has the quality to do it and he gets...

None. Ship has sailed. He is obviously a top player and we will be beaten with the one that got away stick for quite a while but will mean nothing long as we keep on winning trophies and Guardiola is the biggest component of that. Wish the lad well and we move on.

Nothing really against Quinn. If there was any ill will towards us it may stem from the period we were looking to offload him , suspect he was not a big fan of Franny. Did we not try and flog him to a team based in Singapore and also to someone in Portugal ? Am sure I heard comments on being...

Kinkladze is a fond memory but the idea he was anywhere near the best we have seen in a blue shirt is just insane. In over a 100 premier league games he had less than 10 goals and only 4 in the top flight for us. Great entertainer but he was sadly not the great player we all wanted him to be...

Great entertainer, brilliant on occasions , anonymous on others. It will always be what could have been with Kinkladze. We at least doubled our money on him but football is littered with players who could have or should have made more of the talent they had but inherently lacked the drive , work...

Sat through at that time nearly every game he was involved in. Without doubt he was one of the most gifted players I have seen (although he was extremely one footed it was a wand of a left). But no , not convinced he would have been welcomed into a Guardiola side as he relied on everyone else to...