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Just Villa by the looks of it. Rumours Everton might. I hope PIF/RB do - it will confirm that they are slow and not particularly creative, but better late than never. Aye.

They are the galling ones, the ones that many people have raised and Im still to hear a convincing reason as to why not.

They might well do that now theyve seen others do it. Have many others sold assets to themselves the way Chelsea did ?

Aye coward now go and cry off like you usually do and disappear

Was there a vote whether or not to close this loophole? And if so is it known how we voted?

To paraphrase the 90s Sid the Sexist animation: "H'way ya buggars everybody get doon, Monday neet he's signing for the Toon"

Those wheely bins we used as ice baths must be worth a few quid

Good question that.

Reckon Eddie sugggested DCL and got the shit kicked out of him by Mitchell & Eales. Probably the real reason he was in hospital.

Why don't we do the legit stuff like training kit sponsors first before we start selling stuff to ourselves?

Crawler

I don't believe that the club doesn't hold any assets that could be deemed semi-valuable... to sell to itself. But let's say we don't. What's stopping the club buying assets and selling it to themselves for PSR gains?

The Gallowgate Pigeon

That's fine, I think we can all concede that. But I think there's a line between the manager knows more and boiling it down to something so cut and dry. Just don't think it adds much personally, because if you applied to every discussion it would get boring very, very quickly.

I mean Howe sees something in him because we were willing to pay a fee for him earlier. That is why looks certain we are interested when he is free. He would take Wilson’s place. Wilson cannot run behind, hold up the ball or win duels. You could see when he came on last season he offered nothing. DCL would be target player and at least a some kind of physical precense in the box for the last moments. Signing DCL does not mean we don’t get a versatile forward player. We offered Wilson a deal and certainly wouldnt start another season with Wilson and Isak as the only options.

For exploiting loopholes I can't think of many others. We've both mentioned in the past we should have a training ground and kit sponsor but as for the type of thing that will bring in between Villas 50mill for their women's team and Chelseas 200mill, Im struggling.

Was thinking about this whole 'selling assets' thing, and I had a query, but not knowing too much about the the various company structures involved with Chel$ea and now A$ton Villa, it may not be possible. So, the main company, that reports its accounts to the PL for PSR/FFP sell assets to a sub-company which is all allowed and the loophole not closed. Thus giving the main company/Club the cash injection needs for PSR/FFP, but the sold asset stays within 'the group'. What is to stop, at some point in the future, the parent company winding up the sub-company, and absorbing it back into itself, along with those assets again? Is this the next play for a few years down the line, so the assets Chelsea (and Villa) sold 'themselves' end up back in the main ownership, to potentially, be sold again? Or would that not be possible/feasible?

It's certainly one of the things stopping us yes

Well, probably because Eddie knows more about this great sport than anyone else on this forum, even TCD. Na, I get your point though. Discussion is fine.

Are you suggesting what’s stopping us is that we don’t have any assets to sell? Thats the only thing stopping us?

More than likely, yes. I was probably being a bit flippant, sorry. The cartel wouldn't be bound by those rules but we certainly would.

Why not say that then? I don't see the point in what value "Eddie likes him" adds to be honest. I haven't watched him so idk, but I would assume if you've qualified for the CL you would be targeting a higher standard of player than one who is available for free. Like giving actual reasons why you think it makes sense is fair enough but boiling it down to the manager likes him so who cares defeats the point of this whole thing.

sell all our assets and move to Newcastle under lyme for much cheaper.