Consortium of one

What is that based on, not calling you out, but I haven't seen it. I know they most likely prefer the american model with the draft picks, but I don't see this link. Stability for Liverpool/Man United? They aren't in danger of relegation any time soon. FWIW I would actually like a draft here, not that logistically its possbile really. I just see it as typical big club power grab. It's not an American thing anymore. If you look at new sports, f.ex E-sports, all the big teams around the world wants a franchise style league to protect their own brand. That's the route they've gone at Riot games and Blizzard, and all the teams have fought for a similar arrangement in CS:GO the last couple of years as well, only partly managing to do so since Valve is not as hands on with the e-sports side of the game as other game developers. If football was a newer sport, this is definitely the way it would have gone too imo, sadly. Disagree. It’s definitely an American thing. They’ve never liked relegation and their aim is to remove it. This is just the next safest bet to protect their “franchises” until they gain further control. If I’ve been lead to believe correctly approval of opposition ownership is also widespread in American sport too. Here’s Parry on TalkSport defending the idea for those who missed it. It’s 4mins in. https://talksport.com/radio/listen-again/1602493200/1602495000/ Correct. I'm assuming there is more American money standing on the sideline waiting to get into the game. This would pave the way for them. For all the bluster about free markets and over regulation American BIG business wants risk free investment by self regulation.

I thought Miggy was Mexican?

What? KaKa's having sex with Big Joe?

Man, that's so depressing but, yeah, me two.

I think everyone batter calm down.

"Mr. Finance Minister, what if any, is your involvement in PIF?' "What is this PIF that you speak of" "Ok, that's it. Thanks for popping over everyone. Cheers!"

Tomorrow 3 pm

Good luck Chris

I heard he was licking bacon grease off of people's fingers. True?

Tomorrow, 3pm

Tomorrow 3pm

Hatem came to us as more of a finished product, didn't he? I think ASM has some room to grow.

Hendricks needs to play more centrally. He doesn't belong on the wing.

Wow. Cabbage head feeling some heat?

Thought he used to play a big role with the club but he's the classic example of a guy that you want to get rid of a year too early than have to try to get rid of a year too late

I think he's greatly inferior to Pardew. Pardew had some nice set pieces and had the team playing some nice stuff until he, for some reason, started playing scared.

I really like Hayden. He's a good player, a real pro and probably a good person and family man. But, wow, he looks SO much better playing with the dreck we currently have with him in midfield.

The mental aspect is so important in sport. Under Rafa, I'll bet the players were not only drilled in a system but knew exactly what was expected of them. Areas where they fell short could be coached up and encouraged. If they couldn't fit the bill either the payer was sat or, if the effort was there but not the skill, the system was altered. Good coaches put their players in a position to succeed. If the tactical system is unclear then expectations can't be set and the players flounder. I've coached youth sports, including high school sports, here in the states. Players want to be coached, they want to know what is expected of them, they want direction. It's very simple, really. When a player steps on the pitch and knows he's not prepared I don't care how good the pregame talk was things will go sideways and the player will not know how to respond. There will be no accountability, there will be no preparation to fall back on.

Better days are coming. Don't know when but they are coming.

Feel bad for Newport. To lose to such a shit team must be gutting.

Can't wait to hear all of Brewcies cliches as to why we were ousted by a league 2 side.

If we sat Shelvey and Carroll to play with 9 men we'd have a better chance of winning. Addition by subtraction.

Anybody who has watched us play knows we can't handle any kind of pressing.

Our centre backs just get pressured and bypass the midfield all the time when we have the ball, and when we sit deep and allow teams to pass the ball about the midfielders just run from side to side watching the other team pass it, so not sure if there's any point. and when a midfielder gets the ball they pass it back to the centerbacks at the slightest sign of pressure anyways.