Dokko

Problem is there are at least 12 more desirable clubs than them at any one time. In the first year or so that'll stretch to 18. It's a difficult league to get out of.

Start? He's been on the gobshite list for about 5 years over here. Spanish Ryder

Shite decision making bailed out by money. Think citeh do it better tbh. Their academy is a few year behind but about to really produce it seems.

Could go in many threads but: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59827141 £150m loss this year and owning £1bn to associated companies, but still within FFP you say?

January is going to be a tough month. Let’s hope for our neighbours sake their promotion campaign doesn’t derail again like earlier in the season when our takeover went through.

Absolute explosion of links today. Guess today is a working day for sports journos, need to look busy.

pif Dembele is their cherry then fair enough. The icing and sponge is going to be canny enough.

yeah that’s a good deal. Revisit a perm deal in the summer.

Well if you're going to offer Dembele £40m a year you might as well go £50m with Mbappe.

Imagine paying that wanker that much money. It's Everton type mistakes on steroids. We'll spend over half his contract trying to shift him on whilst not being able to spend due to a decision like this.

No thanks, sounds a right cunt. Personal life Dembélé is a supporter of Premier League club Leeds United.[59] In July 2021, Dembélé was embroiled in a racism controversy, when video footage of Dembélé along with fellow teammate Antoine Griezmanncirculated online, whereby he was seen making derogatory racial comments against the Asian technicians in their hotel room.[60] As the technicians appeared to be troubleshooting the room's television, Dembélé made comments towards Griezmann in French, stating "All these ugly faces, just so you can play PES, aren't you ashamed?", continuing with "What the fuckin language?" before zooming in while laughing on one of the technicians faces, mentioning "Are you technologically advanced in your country or not?".[61][62][63][64] Supporting Leeds ffs.

Might be wrong but I believe a Technical/sporting director oversees the growth of the club behind the scenes such as facilities and sometimes backroom staff etc... DoF spearheads the recruitment of players at all levels.

Looks like @Yorkie gets to live. Shame.

Oh we played some games.

He wasn't and you'll have to go a long way to find another 'muppet' who'd agree with this.

Some rewriting of history going on here. He was bar 2 (3 at a push) seasons utter dogshit for us and an even worse captain. I wish him all the best in retirement but for me won’t be remembered as a class act more someone who was a liability, dirty, inconsistent and had no leadership skills at all.

Wasn't good enough for Villa.

If that's true

Aye. They've probably got 5-10 targets for each position, all depending on timings, availability, cost etc...and with Wilson's injury its become a priority.

Probably gone from back-up to replacement

If you spend £1bn on us you get the chance to create the best club in the world. If you spend a £1bn on Inter you get the chance to create the best club in Italy.

Think someone has got confused with our shopping list and we're buying the Inter team. Bastoni, Martinez, Brozovic & Barella on route.

How does a club 'host' a journo?

Release clause for what we signed them for like we did townsend.

Be nice if he proved a few people in here wrong.