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welsbyswife wrote: ↑
Fri Sep 05, 2025 4:27 pm
....or a pillock on the microphone shouting "Let's hear it for Messi" every five seconds....

“One more time”

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They have spent the best part of a billion pounds in the last 10 years, more than Villa, Newcastle & others. They just never seem to buy well.

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Saudi is probably a safer place to live than the UK right now, in fairness. Most of the footballers going there live in the UAE/Bahrain and commute into Saudi. The biggest clubs have private jets for them to fly in on, totally different world for him there. £100k tax free and imagine he’s got a few...

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Their combined net spend now over the last 5 seasons is £420m so yes this is a big window for them however they have been playing it safe for a good few years prior to this & built up plenty of headroom. Averages less than 90m a season over the last 5 years and our net spend this season is £80m and ...

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So just to confirm, some foreign transfer windows do remain open, but as it stands, the Tresorection is on.

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Do we need 3 right backs? Walker is going to be first choice so a loan for one of the other 2 surely?

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ollieclarets8 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 28, 2025 3:25 pm
59 years old. Just wow.

Unacceptable at all times but you sort of get it if it’s an uneducated young yob, but if you’re behaving like this at 59, you’re just a bad person.

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Not a link but in answer to what’s been mentioned above - after what happened last summer, I would hope that we’ve had a chat with everyone we have just signed along the lines of “we might well go down so where would that leave us” before we agreed the deal.

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His bargaining position may well be better after the window closes on Monday, free transfers aren’t tied to the transfer window and he may well get better offers if a club or clubs don’t get their required business done in time and are still needing reinforcements. The Saudi window is also open a li...

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Good start for Boro, I think there’s a consensus they should have been making the playoffs last 2 years. Leicester, Cov, WBA, Bristol no real suprise and Brum have spent a small fortune. Awful start for Ipswich and Sheff - 10 points off automatic promotion & open dissent on the terraces is a disaster.

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Some lovely stuff going on here….I’ll have a gander on Just Eat when I’m home from George IV later

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Weird if he's signed for them permanently but we're still paying him. It’s quite commonplace and something that often makes transfers drag on. It’s better to pay some wages of a player you’re never going to use rather than all of the wages of a player you’re never going to use, especially if you ca...

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I thought Andy Todd was brilliant at the time for us.

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ervi34 wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 28, 2025 11:41 am
Luca Bendoni (Sky): Burnley are also considering a move for Benfica midfielder Florentino Luis. Talks for a loan with obligation to buy. OM already sent a first offer for him and AS Roma keen. Burnley also in

I’d be very surprised if there weren’t several bigger clubs circling him.

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United are a shambles, hope Scott is cooking up a plan for Saturday!

Keeper(s) and defence look bereft of confidence. We could well see Heaton.

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With him, Les, Walker and foster looking good, we look to have the physicality for this league that we’ve never really had for a while.

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We’ve defended well. Steve & Kyle.

Need the ball to stick up top a little more, it’s just coming back now.

Antony looks goosed.

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HurstGrangeClaret wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 3:30 pm
Just read CT’s report on the referee and seen that he comes from my neck of the woods, Penwortham in Preston.FFS!

Ref didnt give it VAR did.

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Wolves 1 down.

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ecc wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 1:59 pm
Hi JR1882,

My surprise is due to Championship clubs being broke.

I fully agree with you re. their fans. Every set of fans deserves its own ground.

More fruit from the magic money tree! Everyone’s broke but spending millions seemingly!

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ecc wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 12:11 pm
Wonder where the money's come from.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1le2zpvyedo

Basically sold Gyokores twice, some other good sales, bit of owner input.

Don’t begrudge them their own ground one bit, the supporters that is, been a tough 15 years all in all.

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willsclarets wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 23, 2025 11:15 am
Given Humphreys can play LB very well, wouldn't you rather have Esteve in the middle? I think I'd rather our man mountain be central with Humphreys a bit more license to link up with Hartman.

“Wide Centre Back - Support” for those football manager players amongst us

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Odd one, isn't it? Surely he's received offers but why hasn't he signed for anyone? Very, generally when a player leaves a club on a free (rather than the club not retain him) there is almost always something lined up, especially given that he will have had a very good offer on the table relative t...

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How come other teams can play their signings straight away but the majority of ours are either injured or not match fit? That’s one of the differences last week, all their big signings started and we started with a championship 11. Granted our opposition was much tougher. Don’t wish to sensationali...

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It will book up no problem, no decent hotel in the town centre and very few in the town at all.

Must be structurally sound to make a massive renovation cheaper than a rebuild but if that’s the case then fair play it will be a welcome addition.

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I’m aware of the ISA and the FAB but what’s the SAG please and what does it do?

“You’re just a club full of QUANGOS”

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What’s the deal with Broja? Has he been injured? Or just not fit? You’d think if he was wanting a move he would be in peak condition ready to hit the ground running?

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The problem with the FAB is whilst it’s inclusive of all of these minority groups, the vast majority of matchgoing fans don’t fit into any of these groups, so it’s inclusive but it’s not representative.

I get the feeling they are just nodding dogs for the board, all just happy to be involved.

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No, the company sold all the high street shops and only kept the ones in airports and train stations. Given the prices they charge in airports/stations I suspect it is is a profitable part of the business which is why they kept hold of them. The prices in airports just reflect.. - a captive audienc...

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Think we are about to see early leaving hit an all time high.

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Silkyskills1 wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 20, 2025 1:56 pm
How would another relegation be less miserable second time around?

There are different ways to go down, VK’s way was probably the worst.

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If we have no points by the end of October (not totally out of the question) do you think he will still be in a job? The whole hiring of Parker (and backing of his approach) points to a more pragmatic strategy by ALK, rather than falling in love with the prettiest girl in town. It’s a strange scena...

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Foulthrow wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 20, 2025 11:30 am
I’d go for Nuno at Forest. Their owner seems a tad unhinged so we’ll see how that ‘blind trust’ works out.

Only a tad?

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Papabendi wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 20, 2025 10:53 am
In practical terms Isak putting in a formal transfer request doesn't change anything in terms of Newcastle's standpoint

It means they don’t owe him a few million in loyalty bonus, which if they are going to accept below asking price will matter to them.

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I can see West Ham being a basket case this season, he won’t last till Xmas. Andrew’s, would they back him still if relegation becomes a real possibility? Honourable mention for Pereira at Wolves who absolutely has form for imploding mid season, including leaving a club in Brazil to be with his fami...

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He'll sign for Liverpool AFTER the two sides meet on Monday night, Tuesday probably. It’s pretty much the same situation with Wissa at Brentford except ironically Newcastle are the buyers :D . Once that deal is over the line I think Isak will be off - all on deadline day probably in a big Jim White...

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Why would submitting a transfer request nullify a contract. Is that something specific to football? Generally it’s written into contracts that by submitting an official transfer request you forgo any loyalty bonus that would be paid after the length of a contract, (or should the club decide to sell...

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I’m in the B camp, HOWEVER if you say your player is worth £150m then you should be paying him the market rate wage for a player of that value, club can’t have it both ways.

Similar situation at Napoli with Krava a few years ago, saying Nile was worth £100m but paying him £20k a week.

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Taken me a week to see this and reply so apologies. But in the Longside Upper near me there are about 4 guys within talking distance who are EXTREMELY wobbly, walk with a stick, and shuffle about slowly when they walk. I don’t know what their route on is, but if it is from Belvedere Road they will ...

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Injury’s and late arrivals unhelpful but we look woefully short of quality. Need a massive effort from everyone today.

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With Kepa gone am I right in saying they have lost their entire back 5?

Spending 35m or so on a new CB but it’s a big ask to come into that.

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FCBurnley wrote: ↑
Fri Aug 15, 2025 10:49 am
Are we becoming a mini Chelsea ?

No - they seem to have a surplus of players that lots of clubs want to buy, ours must just be cluttering up the training ground at this stage!

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If this game was mid Feb and we were in the bottom 3 you could understand a reduced allocation. But sunny August, first game back up, looks like an own goal now. Anyway is what it is.

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It's the perfect storm we've been waiting for. Venkeys have their legal dealings in India to cope with which keeps getting delayed and means they don't appear to have the funds available now to pump into Rovers because of this Players leaving the club in numbers either for free or nominal fees leav...

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More random singles appeared on the non seat exchange filter about 12.00

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MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 14, 2025 10:45 am
If I manage to find a ticket, I always get the message - we were unable to reserve your ticket - when I try to add the ticket to add the ticket to my basket. Any help ?

Same here - click on the seat then it’s gone.

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Venky share price significantly down over recent months. With a rather drastic drop over the last week - what’s going on with the court case do we know? Is the market pricing in a negative outcome for them? Saw in their quarterly results they have operated on a margin of less than 2%. Doesn’t leave...

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Something seems to have advanced in the last 24 hours, he’s now odds on to join city.

Only 26 as well, could easily have another 10 years at the top.

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MT03ALG wrote: ↑
Mon Aug 11, 2025 9:56 am
Compared to the Announcer at Anfield etc., the Announcer at Turf Moor, including the Sound System, is a complete amateur/joke.

Yep, and the commentary too. It’s all tinpot but it is what it is. ALL seem happy with it so.

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Different rules for Liverpool fans surely we know this by now.

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