The College Dropout

ECL is only likely if Liverpool win league cup. It's gone if Chelsea win. And it requires a top 6 team winning the FA Cup. Otherwise 5th/6th is Europa

I'd take it tbf

You also need a fit and available first-choice striker. But it's ok for Isak to be a sicknote but not Wilson

Name the 3rd striker for City, Arsenal, Villa, Man U, Spurs

Wow. In the mud.

You've missed the most obvious and likely route.

Fair regarding Italian FA. Not Milan.

I think Howe has a strong influence over transfers. Transfer wise you can tell who is a Howe boy (Tonali) and who is not (Hall.. even Livramento).

It sounds like Man U is willing to build the whole thing around Ashworth more. In the Athletic article, it suggests Man U are working top down, I would assume Berradi(?) would have to greenlight Ashworth hire. And it's a known entity before taking the role. We hired Ashworth, then brought in his boss after. Not sure if he was involved at all. But we've all been in a position where we've got a new boss with whom we don't work smoothly. Usually, you have a better relationship with the person that brought you in. And again, he has a pre-existing relationship with the big football bosses. Who knows what his relationship is like with our top brass. We brought him in because he's "best in class". Man U are doing the same + he's seemingly pals with the leadership. That makes a difference. I'd leave my job if a former colleague / pal was a big wig at a rival, higher-reputation company. Easily. I've done it in the past. And also - it's the whole picture. Will he be allowed to change everything beneath him in terms of personnel at Man U? Can he do it here? Nickson & Howe earned their stripes without him.

Man U is a more high-profile, high-glory job. No matter how well he does here, people will talk about Saudi money. And it's an uphill battle with FFP, commercials etc. I imagine if he does well at Man U, the money for doing corporate talks and such will be better. Man U is an easier job if he has the funding IMO. And they have majority shareholders that don't really care and minority shareholders who he has worked with previously and probably has more influence over. At Newcastle - who knows what the Saudi's are like behind the scenes? And then Staveley, her husband and Reuben's seem more active and opinionated than at Man U. Who knows what they are like to work with? Likewise, Howe isn't his man, Nickson isn't his man, Eales isn't his man. Man U are working top-down and I think the fans at least would be open to changing managers and everything. And then we probably need a new stadium, training ground, women's team is new, academy is leagues behind. Man U need work in all these areas but not to the extent as us. All the while getting more glory for doing so.

Where has it been reported that he's torn it?

A lot of ACL's being done this season it feels like. Real Madrid have 3. All defensive players too.

What's the latest on the injury?

I don't think it was a coincidence that this came out right before the first internationals of the season.

PSG are right up against their FFP limit too iirc.

Been watching some FPL content - even casual observers are picking up on the Burn thing and the lack of ado by Howe about it. Anyway... I think if we qualify for Europe we either sell 1 big player or a few older players. Not both. I think someone hinted there would be some wriggle room in the summer if we qualified for Europe - if we don't then anything can happen.

Can someone with access share the full story please?

It's not saudi people negotiating though is it?

It's not like. But they should have had an idea of his character and his fondness of partying. He did that his whole career did Mutu.

Not fans. People that work in the game. Some of his teammates knew - that much is a fact. I believe decision makers at AC Milan knew too.

You think nobody in the Italian game knew about Tonali's gambling before we signed him?

Aye but it hasn't worked out so far. The left-back is 4th choice atm. Could barely get a kick during an injury crisis. Nickson should get some of the blame too. Not Howe, background checks and such isn't his job. The Tonali thing is not like he Toney thing. Toney gambled by himself it seems. Tonali was a ringleader and involved teammates. It wasn't a personal secret. We got swindled. A DoF more plugged into Italian football wouldn't have got swindled IMO. But it's understandable all the same.

Aye. Seems harsh as a lot of his work will be in the background. But his summer transfer business doesn't look good in Feb.

84 minutes in the league all season. 1 minute in the FA Cup. Most of his minutes have been in the League Cup.

neither of them plays though. Even when we had 3 injuries to defence