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That's utter nonsense.

Fuck this nonsense man. If a transfer like that goes through then tear the whole FFP and PSR shite to pieces. It’s an utter farce already but that would be a complete fucking joke. Getting massively fed up with football off the field, there’s not a single good thing happening off the field, it’s all gone to shit

Fair market value smashed.

Chester Le Street fallen to the mags marra and Co Durham soon after.

Boycotts all over wearside

Mackems will be furious if we buy DCCC.

https://www.footyheadlines.com/2024/06/psg-to-use-kit-for-two-seasons.html

CCC I believe (?), was just told Durham Cricket

Is it not the rugby? Weren't representatives in Saudi not so long ago

Are they buying Durham CCC or just the new Hundred Franchise?

It's a bit harder to judge international football in terms of what a team *should* do. There's only 4 roles in the team people seem universally happy with. Pickford, Walker, Saka, Kane. Most would want Stones at CB but he's struggled for fitness all season. Maguire will start at CB but most aren't happy with it. Rice, Foden & Bellingham will start but their roles are debated. One thing I really don't like about Gareth - is he typically has no invention in his approach. Apart from playing Trippier at left-back he plays everyone in the precise role they play at club football. I expect Bellingham to start at 10 because he's been further forward at Real. He should play a deeper, conservative role for England. We don't need him at 10.

In addition to financial/enviromental reasons etc, when you have a kit for a couple of years it can really define a period a lot more as well I feel.

PIF are buying Durham Cricket club and assisting in the purchase of another NE football club allegedly.

I love international tournament football, always have since I was a kid. Some of my favourite memories are from Euros/World Cups. I totally ‘zone out’ from club football during the tournaments, don’t give it a second thought. England’s problem is similar to Newcastle’s. They need to turn up for the really big games and break through that barrier. It’s largely a cakewalk for England until we draw one of the usual suspects and we invariably lose. Southgate has made loving England quite hard but I’m still excited for the Euros.

Gareth's biggest success in a single match is beating a generationally poor German side at home. 2 and 3 best moments are beating Colombia & Denmark. In that same time the failure Martinez has: beaten England twice, Brazil & Portugal Italy have not been to the last 2 World Cups but can still boast about beating: Spain, Belgium & England (away) to win the Euros. Even Switzerland beat France in a KO round. No matter what happens in the Euros. If England beat a top nation in the KO rounds, that's a big step forward. We've never done that in our history away from Wembley.

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Spot on. Id even pay 100 quid if you got 2 seasons out of it

Aye, then money won. I wonder who was the first one to start the ripping off process?

I think the "success" looks decent on paper, but almost every time England have come up against good opposition we've fell short. The routes through the last two competitions were pretty kind and basically all games you'd expect to win (and comfortably in a lot of cases), but granted you can only beat what's in front of you. I think there's just a general disconnect that has built due to frustrations with the same players being selected over and over, annoying international breaks for friendlies interrupting the club season, a poor footballing style even with some good players at our disposal, and a manager who epitomises "boring" in almost every respect. Personally I'm mildly happy if England win but couldn't give a shite if we lose.

Would like both home and away to be on alternating two year cycles. One new shirt per year, plus an extra third one if we get into Europe

I think it was actually a rule that they had to keep them for 2 years - wasn’t it?

Home Kits > 2 year cycle Away Kits > 1 year cycle Is the way it should be.

That would be a very rare and sensible change, for environmental reasons if nothing else.