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They'll not know for a fact but they'll have a pretty good idea.

Chelsea..... it was a lot closer than made out https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/oct/17/newsstory.sport9 Villa is the same as us, they can only put in so much before FFP and the Sela deal was FMV. Given the profile of the club and Champions league most would reckon we could've got similar value from someone not at all connected with Saudi, as our other deals have been. Potential is purely that at the moment.

Wor lass was a machine when we were younger, it's about once a month now.

Chelseas American CEO (Buck ?) Said they were days from going bust until Abramovic came in, Villa's owners put money in, Ashley did as well..... what's organic ? The Lake District is more natural than the centre of London but still massively man made.

It'd more organic than near bankrupt one day then signing worldies a day later.

Dunno like, I remember Liverpool in the 70s and early 80s

It is and there's a laziness creeping in in football circles where any set up with 2 CM's is labelled a double pivot. Also re Villa's back 4 often looking like a 3 when in possession.......does it sound familiar?

It's always been about who had the most money with very few exceptions. Just now the numbers are eye watering and obscene.

It was the timing of it that made it NUFC specific. Emergency meeting to bring in rules straight away. How long did it take to stop Chelsea's 8yr contracts FFP dodge and did it come in straight away ? How long will it take to stop the loan with obligation FFP dodge ? It won't happen while it benefits them. I'm happy in a way that when we get there we won't have done a Man City or Chelsea but naturally I'm also impatient and want it as soon as possible.

There's been a definite turn from them since the draw, before hand they could take us and 4 or 5 of theirs would get in our team, now it's an actuality "it's a free hit as we are massive underdogs and I expect us to get beat".

An early goal or two could see their fans go toxic against their own club on the back of the monochromisation of Wearside.

The nightmare is the commentary "and now Bruno's gone down for Newcastle" (see Hereford and Exeter).

Not until we have the players to do it ie when Tonali is back. We did kind of try it at Leeds last season when Joelinton played a lot more central allowing Bruno to get forward a bit more. Abandoned after about half an hour cos Joe couldn't do it

What's Peps formation or does it evolve ? Also I think he was thinking it had been started to be found out last season, we did tweak it.

Gordon has played plenty on the right and offers cross cover and off a forward.

Tonali was here days really, he signed and went off with the national squad and we know how gradually he does things, see Bruno and Botman. Tonali wouldn't have started V Villa had Longstaff been fit, then it's get him fit enough, used to the pace, then changes in formations etc which may not ha e started until after the Champs league was out the way. Why else buy an international central midfielder who's best football has been in a 2 and would allow Bruno to push ona and be that bit more creative ?

I'd say the Tonali signing was evidence.

His preferred formation at Bournemouth was always 442, 4411, maybe his preferred formation is what gets the best out of what he's got and he's not wedded to any formation and that will change as needs dictate.

That's what I said in the first place.

Only if the others aren't interested. Not to do with PSG bit the French league. Its why he came here, to play in a better league.

So we HAVE to stick to 433 ? Why ?

CAF youtube channel.

Depending on wages etc could be handy to get us through injuries and then flip for a profit.

We don't because we didn't have the players for it or are we legally bound to ? Eddie said in close season we had to become more possession based, that's not going to happen with our version of 433 designed to press and break quick. Tonali will end up playing in a middle 2 for us, I hope it's with Bruno.

I'm not sure he would, maybe only if he was sure 2 Spanish, 1 German and about 3 or4 English clubs weren't in for him. The French league is 2nd rate.