The College Dropout

This will feel like City are back. And playing more directly might help. But moreover - Chelsea have been awful.

James has been injured for much of the last 3 years though. Before that - he was brilliant.

This guy started well but they’ve been poor for some time

Think Minteh and Rutter were opportunistic because of us and Leeds FFP position. Decent fees for both.

Isn’t Nkunku LW

I read it like you’re saying he’s all hype and no substance. He was genuinely a class player who has suffered from massive injuries. Could be done could be on a long road back but he’s not ‘hype’

Lad has barely played for the last 2 years. He might just be finished. But he was a wonderfully talented player.

Sanchez has been awful all season

I think a lot of those are low-risk. At worst they’ll get their money back. Which is why I think there’s good pickups available there this summer or next. They can’t develop all of them

I’ve had Jackson in my FPL team for what seems like months. He started off classic Jackson but in recent weeks his confidence has totally gone. Considered dropping him out Gakpo this week but went TAA instead. Backfired obvs.

A lot of ppl said it was a real coup at the time.

Nah these are shit. I think they’ll get CL but they’ve been vulnerable for months. Could’ve conceded 6 to PSG in 30 minutes. A draw is fine.

I’m expecting them to fall off but I don’t know why. They were the best opposition team I’ve seen at SJP this season

That Gruda lad is another £20m signing. 20 years old. I don’t see how you can develop Minteh, Gruda, JP, Rutter and all the others at the same time.

Yeh so the bulk of the revenue goes to the manufacturer and retailer.

Yeh. Apparently Liverpool get 20% and that’s massively high. Adidas manufacture and distribute it which is the bulk of the cost so why wouldn’t they get the lion share?

Shirt sales mostly go to adidas not us.

I guess I’m beyond that point. Which I obviously agree with. It’s shit. For us.

I meant besides us. The larger structure doesn’t care.

Nobody else wants to spend £100m on a player though.

Newcastle United are one of the biggest clubs in England. Top 10 at worst. Mike Ashley rode the legacy of the "brand" and exploited loyal fans to gut the club and keep it running as a shell company. Mike Ashley did whatever he could to keep us in the PL for the least amount of money as possible. And the odd relegation was ok. That's it. That's not what has happened at Brighton. The Owner has grown the club and brand tremendously The economic reality of the PL (without PSR) is if you sit outside of the top 6, you need one of the richest entities in the world to invest in you at a cost of billions - if you want to sustainably challenge for trophies. Of the 112 teams in the pro leagues, only 2 teams have an interest in doing that outside of the big 6. We have to stop of this mindset that the rest of the clubs are doing a Mike Ashley or somehow acting against their best interests. They want to grow in a way that financially beneficial.

League Cup has more prestige now more than ever in my lifetime imo. Big clubs want to win it and have the squads to do it. The scheduling makes it better too.

Villa already tried to raid It’s nothing like it. The owner of Brighton has taken them from league 2 to an established PL club. Improving every facet of the club. Brighton are close to maximising their potential. He’s built Brighton AFC. Mike Ashley’s Newcastle wasn’t the same thing at all.

The revenue driver is the TV money. PL sales are a bonus. Neither club need sales to be grow in value. Brighton in particular have one of the healthiest wages to revenue ratios. Brighton have been stockpiling great talents they don’t need from clubs with PSR issues (us and Leeds). The other 12 will not mass revolt against FFP and PSR. We need to get that through our heads.

My reply is in response to ‘can’t believe other clubs don’t want to change the rules’. Changing the rules means higher costs for them. Why would they want that?