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Quite crazy to think that two teams as bad as Tottenham and Man Utd are one win away from playing in the CL and a team as bad as Sunderland are a win away from the PL.

Totally get what you're saying but nothing in my lifetime (37) suggests that they will ever be able to consistently been seen as a decent football club. They've had 3x top10 finishes (in the top flight) since the 50s, I think. All of which have been since the turn of the century. They've changed their approach and are essentially (trying to be) a poundland Brighton, but for me their absolute ceiling over the next decade is a yo-yo club. That's not me being biased either - they're a much bigger club than plenty teams in the Premier League now, but the likes of Wolves/Everton/other teams that generally struggle for large parts of the season will eat them alive. I naturally dislike the people of sunderland and that stain of a city, but I've some very good friends and family members who support them. Can't say I'm happy for them but I feel nothing either way. If they go up, financially it will obviously help them but in the grand scheme of things, they're lightyears away from being an established top-flight club. It says more about the state of football than them in fairness, but a long old season awaits either of the teams in the final. There's also no guarantee whatsoever they'd bounce straight back up. I'd seriously be willing to bet my mortgage on them going back down. Any investor would see it as an opportunity to make a quick buck rather than be in it for the long haul. The best bet would be that the hang onto our coat tails when trying to attract players but they never would because of the animosity - we all know they hate the mags more than they love their own team. What's the way to approach it anyway? From what I gather they're pretty conservative, which will definitely help. Sell your youngsters to get a bit of a kitty? Well their youngsters are their better players, so then they're weaker immediately. Ipswich spent well north of £100m and they haven't laid a glove really. The gap is far too big and the playoff winner generally is at a disadvantage immediately. The club & 'city' (joke in itself btw) will always be known as 'the one that's near Newcastle'.

Nope. Just don't want a 24 y/o GK from a midtable Ligue 1 team. It's a Spurs signing. Could obviously be incredibly wrong.

Have watched a fair bit of the Champo this season, for my sins My take on the runners and riders: Leeds – Clearly a cut above in the Champo; might survive in the PL, but it’ll be very tough Burnley – Haven't seen much of them, but solid defensively at this level, which potentially gives them a platform to build on. Highly likely they'll get relegated Sheff Utd – Inconsistent; might have whalloped Bristol in the semis but nailed on to go straight back down if promoted Makems – Looked really good early season but dogshit for last few months; would get annihilated most weeks in the PL Coventry – Woeful, can create chances at this level but finishing was dogshit. Similar standard to the Makems Bristol City – Rancid

Surely if you care enough to hate them you’d want them to go up? They’d get absolutely smashed in the PL with that squad and the limited investment they’d be capable of.

Quite sad how unhealthy their crowd looked when the camera scanned around.

Or, even better, just keep the current one. These are fucking lifting.

Give it a few months

How about a cone sir?

You seen a lot of Angers games?

Forget ten days ago, just over 10 hours ago they were calling for him to be sacked.

Exactly a ridiculous comparison to even suggest Truth is Man U do and will continue to spunk money on players whos characters are all wrong. Then they get a new manager every couple of years as the last one becomes a scapegoat. Now if you want to make a comparison about badly run clubs including the Ashley era and Manure right now I can see a little bit to agree on but NEVER finances

Assumed the Trafford deal was basically ready to go.

Bleeding delightful reference

Not overly keen on AFCON players and would certanly not want our goalie to leave for AFCON every other season during the hectic xmas schedule (still traumatized from when Ba, Cisse and Tiote went)

Yes they do and as one of the biggest loss making clubs in the Country he'll be their main signing. https://x.com/NUFCgallowgate/status/1922560100901716329?t=yC6vJTfs91KwPmpuJ4wWrA&s=19

You're comparing the clubs, not the owners.

Pass

Interesting what they're going to do with him and Mamardashvili, assume neither is gunna accept being #2

The GD advantage is why Chelsea are favourites

We can compare what you've spent under the glazers compared to what we spend under Ashley if you like?

The Glazers are like Ashley. Ratcliffe is making necessary cuts because of what the Glazers have done.

Ten days ago, a load of them on RTG wanted Hilary Briss sacked. Life comes at you fast.

Btw they better recruit some strong nurses for when they ween his sedation - nee fucker is going to stop him pulling his tube out if he's agitated 😂

I can imagine that Burnley would want closer to 40m for Trafford. (Addons included)