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Where it came from and the pace of it are hard to match.

I expected to see something far worse than this based on your build up. The issue here seems to be more about his technique

I think this is what's overlooked too much in discussions about transfer budgets and what we're going to spend, which is really just another way of my long time crusade to please talk about wages. The increase we got from Sela last season and moving forward pays for Tonali. That's it, nothing else.

There's a lot of positives in that, but I can see why it makes people nervous and it's not quite the usual bed-wetting. As a one-time thing weeks after multiple leadership changes it can be brushed aside as I think it's part power play and part the reality of a new situation where the parameters aren't clearly drawn yet. If he's still making comments like this in a few weeks/months then I'd say it's more indicative of a problem.

Oh for sure. I didn't read the article and assumed it was focused on more recent PL history.

Bruno, Trippier, Burn, Wood vs. Isak, Botman, Pope, Targett is very close. I can accept January as slightly better given the circumstances and the ludicrous fee we paid for Bruno.

Great to hear and yet somehow the best part of that video is seeing Murphy imitating the Schar celebration after the PSG goal

It's nice to have friends in very high places.

Maybe assuming they went all out. Pretty sure £2b would make it the second most expensive stadium ever built in the world.

If the money works I'd be in full support of Miggy as a super sub. He could be very useful and I don't think he'd kick up a fuss. But then surely we'd look to sell Murphy to a promoted or Championship team?

The location is somehow the most believable part of that because there's no chance we're getting £200m/year and we're not going to spend £2b on a new stadium.

Where that video cuts off is robbing us of a great Murphy in swim cap emoji.

I think boring would be applied to anyone who meets the following criteria: - in the PL for a long time - not a superstar - over the age of 23 - likely at a middle of the pack club, but not required - likely British, but also not a hard requirement

It's basically like for like when you also factor in the increased match day income from the CL.

What huge increase?

My guess is our first order of business is figuring out more sales. The downside to selling players like Minteh and Anderson is it barely changed our wages + amortisation costs, which are high relative to our revenue.

I'm surprised one of them isn't trying to claim they had info on Eddie's contract extension but were asked to keep it quiet.

That was actually my first thought Bunce: "Gordo needs a rest after three straight 90s" Eddie: "Like fuck he does. Southgate rested him plenty."

The third year (this past year, 2023/24) had to be a profit to offset the losses over £105m. I wouldn't use the exact numbers he's saying as there's also the allowed deductions, but it gives the gist of it. Now that we're in a new three year cycle one of those big loss years drops out so, in effect, we could have another year with a big loss (and another one next year as well). It's not quite as simple as that though because while our revenue is much higher than three years ago so is our cost base. It took a significant amount of player sales to turn that profit, which is not ideal. It is interesting to me that he's indicating the shackles may be off a bit again when we're almost certainly not in great shape for UEFA's metrics or the potential new PSR cost control ratio.

Not really surprising, but there’s some underestimating in here of what we’d lose if Eddie were to go.

I'm confident now is not the time for him, but it will be awfully tempting if he's asked given his general interest in it and the players available. The wild card to me, as someone mentioned, is how his family is doing, how settled they are, etc.

I was convinced Walker was getting to that.

Come on Gareth, just give Gordon a chance.

Who is he going to pick over Gordon tonight - Bowen or Eze?