Colos Short and Curlies

well Beckhams 'income' to Real paid for both his and Zidanes salary if you believe the reports! (I know not technically fee related.....)

What would you have said to signing Shearer (assume you are not Newcastle) in 2000 for £7-10m. World Class, approaching the same age, at a provincial club, had a few injuries.

Ah but wasn't it great when stories of the likes of Klinnsmann and Bergkamp coming to the Premier League got everyne excited and not just supporters of the club involved

Can you explain what that really means, for the cretins. (me) Say club x has a turnover of £100m, club y £50m Wages are capped at 50% turnover, Net transfer fees capped at 30% turnover Club x can spend £50m on wages and £30m on transfers (+ whatever they can raise through sales). This leaves £20m to cover the running of the club Club y can spend £25m and £15m respectively, leaving £10m to run the club. Any club which makes a loss before transfer activity (i.e would have to borrow money to buy players) would be docked points based on the extent of the loss. The natural environment would prevent these clubs spending vast amounts on transfer fees This still gives an incentive to finish higher up the league (higher position = more revenue = more to spend etc) but removes the artifical environment of an Abramovich type figure and would not allow a Leeds to happen. Regulating that in a global market would be horrendous, but its the only way to make a competitive level playing field (imo anyway)

Have to put a cap on wages and expenditure as a % of turnover. Clubs with a loss pre transfer activity should be docked points for the following season

Plus £5-£10m a year in wages? No thanks

I know a few on here who would only like us to bid for him if he costs over £20m (not NE5 btw)

So will the City fans by Christmas! What I don't understand is what has changed between Ronaldinho turning down Man Utd due to it 'always raining' in Manchester and now???

By email no less!

Saw a letter on F365 the other day about this which I agreed with... Blatter (and FIFA) are not so much concerned with English football, but the overall impact club football is having on the International game and see England as the strongest league and therefore the greates threat to the likes of the World Cup etc. Points to consider...... Compensation paid to players eg M Owen. The biggest contracts are in English Football Strength of the Champions League and it becoming the most important football trophey. Look which country has been most consistent in this competition recently. Players pulling out of friendlies (and even the African Nations) and clubs influence over these withdrawels - again their is a link to the location of the players clubs.

You know what. I am pacified. Until Keegan comes out and says that he has been undermined by the board and Wise in who he can sign every player signed is a good un for me. And if KK wants a player to stay (including Smith) then also fine. As of yet we don't even know if KK fancies the 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 or 3-5-2 or 4-4-1-1 etc etc. Therefore how can we judge the logic of his signings? If it doesn't work Keegan will fall on his sword, then the inquisition can begin. Until then, IKWT

Better than Emre's too. Didn't Beye score from a corner this season? Faye against ManU? Was a corner, wasn't it?!?! And Cacapa from a corner What really worried me about our corners last season was how often they led to a quick attack on our goal, starting with Bolton away

I expect to be in the UEFA cup fight due a fluke season of luck with injuries and decisions for once

Koller?

He needs to have a word with Oli Bernard

Cath doesn't read the football forum right?

Phil Neville cost us the title by injuring Gillepsies ankle at Old Trafford. Oh and those two Geordie Cunts Shearer and Fenton did us no favours either

To put it in perspective a 21 year old Gerrard was no world beater. Very few centre midfielders are at that age.

Ah wank, what a fucking carry on they're going to be to get to. Aye for the away fans anyway.

Relegating them does not benefit the teams who have 'kept to the rules' so to speak. a 30 point deduction theoretically removes one relegation spot. Promoting another team punishes Luton but benefits no other. Or something to that effect. Gonna put a fiver on them staying up anyway, worth a punt

Hence why M&S food is struggling and Netto/Aldi etc are showing increased sales?

Exactly. The bloke can't win. Everyone has moaned on about his silence on the issue. Now that he has come clean, people moan about the paper he used. It's crazy bonkers I tells ya. Just to be clear, I made the point re the ES v the EC in jest, I'm a big MA fan and couldn't give a shit if our executive team (various) are based in London, infact I can see benefits in terms of convenienience for meeting agents etc.

Pfft. Why is he speaking to the Evening Standard? More London Bollocks! Poor Anal Oliver

Mirror today reckon we've agreed to pay £5m - his release fee

Exactly my thoughts, I'm not his biggest fan and I don't really see him as much of an improvement on anything we've currently got at the club. Did nowt at Reading to make me think we should have matched Chelseas wage offer. Darren Fletcher's being linked with Everton for slightly less than the Sidwell fee being bandied about. Not great, but still a good player imo. Apparently Fletcher has signed a new contract last week, not that the papers are bothered about this! Also, if Carlos leaves there have been whispers of Keane being approached as a number 2 there