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I think we've probably overpaid for Stones, and it looks like we did for Sterling too (and almost certainly for Bony!) - but it's clear that most clubs are overpaying and there's a premium on English players. We don't know Pep's long term plans and it could be that we need to buy English (or...

They looked a good side last season and Bilic seems to have them full of confidence. There's a lot of competition in the PL these days, so it will be hard for them to make the top 6, but I think if they can establish themselves as top 10 for a couple of seasons, then they can step up another...

It's not the sponsors that are paying, ultimately it's the public.

It would be cheaper to pay the agent directly than through Pogba via PAYE. But they can spread and hide the cost through his salary.

It's simple enough to understand - but you are still suggesting a 30% sell on clause existed when it almost certainly didn't. Juventus had no need to agree to such a clause because Pogba was a free agent and they only needed to pay the statutory minimum compensation. This 30% almost certainly...

We've not seen their team in genuine action yet, nor have we seen ours. There's no telling how things will go for either club - and there's more than United to consider. Chelsea and Arsenal are very good sides, and you can't rule out Spurs and Liverpool giving us problems either. I think it's...

We win some, we lose some. We got De Bruyne and it's worked out for us. We got Sterling and so far it's not worked out for us. The same will happen to United, some will work out, some won't. We can't get every player - and some just don't want to come to us. That's life. This time round, United...

So you believe United put in a 30% sell on clause? and they're waiving that as part of the deal? I very much doubt Juventus would have agreed to that - after all, they already held all the aces, and Pogba was free to leave anyway, and the worst case scenario would be that Juventus went to...

The PFCC isn't for European transfers it's for English ones only and comes into being when a player leaves at the end of his contract and is under 24. So they'll set an appropriate fee that might include addons etc. It doesn't apply to Pogba, he wasn't sold between two English clubs. The PFCC...

I am talking about the FIFA regulations for young players who leave the club they trained at - which applies until they are 23 (i.e. under 24), but the fine print states it applies until the end of the season in which their 23rd birthday occurs. What 'agreed percentage' are you talking about...

They need some time to get the stadium in shape, and let's not forget, this isn't a 2 or 3 year thing, it'll be their home for decades, and who knows how long the running track will remain? If I recall correctly, we dug deeper into the ground to add more seats after the Commonwealth Games, and...

I don't believe this to be correct. Compensation is paid the the training club on every transfer until the end of the season of the player's 23rd birthday. That season has just gone, and compensation is no longer due. Even if it were due, the training costs are not a percentage of a transfer...

It's akin to saying Lewis Hamilton's not comfortable parking. I mean even your average kid playing in the street (if they did that anymore) would kick a ball against a wall. We aren't talking 40-50 yard incisive balls here, we're talking a 40ft pass. I reckon the groundsman could manage it. It's...

They are energy saving bulbs, but take 6 months to warm up.

Mangala is supposedly on his way out and was left behind for that reason. That's the press speculation at least.

We can't have it both ways - he can't be great because of Mancini's defence, but dire because of his own failings. He was a part of that great defence, and now he's part of our poor defence. His weaknesses are simply more exposed along with the weaknesses of our defence (and of England's for...

To be fair, they're getting the same treatment we get with regard to fees. Euros are being interchanged with pounds, and the potential 'extras' are all being added in too. So if they're paying 89m pounds, that's 105m euros, then add on 15m of extra's agent fees etc, and it comes out at 120m...

The BBC peddling this crap: They're making out 'he has really upped his assists' - when clearly he hasn't. It's almost bang in line with his number of appearances (unsurprisingly). So where's the real improvement other than number of games played? Don't get me wrong, he's clearly better than...

It's his sell on value that's plummeting ;-)