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This was from two years ago: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/sep/09/chelsea-loan-players-change-rules-wild-west-football IIRC they have even more out on loan now. I feel like I go on about this a bit, but it's a fucking joke.

Agree with that, his ambition seems to outstrip his actual ability though. He thinks Real Madrid, reality is Real Vallecano-ish. I feel like I really don't have a handle on how good he is tbh. How would you guys describe him? Like a low-rent Yaya Toure?

I quite like him from what I've seen, but he's nothing special no. He is very tidy on the ball. It's really hard to tell from limited appearances though. He's perfectly fine back-up, but injuries threaten to be a real issue. Like I said elsewhere, most of our youth products have ended up at Hull for a nice wodge of cash.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3762696/Manchester-United-snap-highly-rated-young-coach-Kieran-McKenna-Tottenham-Hotspur.html?ito=email_share_mobile-masthead Yet another Spurs youth coach lured away by one of the big guns. I suppose we should be flattered.

Yup - was toying with it anyway but now I think it's a given. A fairly terrible start all round.

Don't think he was all that embarrassing tbh, seemed fair enough to me.

..."The amendments made will continue to ensure qualification based on sporting merit, and the right of all associations and their clubs to compete in Europe's elite club competitions. "We are happy that European football remains united behind the concepts of solidarity, fair competition, fair distribution and good governance."... Hahahahaaaaa, ahaahahaaaaah....hahaaha.

If ever there was a Sunlun transfer. s***, English try-hard from a big club who had a purple patch never to be repeated for a no doubt massively inflated fee. Let's hope so. Our youth teams are generating an insane amount of money now.

I'm not so sure. I mean, if they get these new guys in they've spent 90M+ and not really lost anyone important. Of course they're up against Man U and Man C spending fucking bonkers nutso money, but what can you do about that? I don't think they're going to make a great leap forward this year, but they're still better than the rest. They did get 2nd last year after all (the cunts).

Hee hee. Of course, if you're essentially giving tickets away to randoms then...this is what happens. I hope this whole fiasco continues in the same vein.

Jammy b******. Well it certainly could have been worse . It's actually the hardest group to call, it's so well-balanced. Nobody great, but nobody shite either. It looks more like a Europa Cup group tbh.

I don't think there's any way we can get a group that isn't as hard as fuck tbh.

He's fast as fuck, but got a lot to learn. Loads of encouraging signs in pre-season though, so it wouldn't surprise me if he does the business in the Championship. I hoped he'd stay tbh, so I have to expect him to do well for you guys.

To be fair, that's your fourth home draw in a row in the League Cup. I think someone switched the numbers - we got a proper Chelsea draw, and they got done .

(You've done this: Ed)

Beer Sheva miss a pen . Should have been a free kick anyway.

We've extorted tons of money from Hull over the years .

He looked very good in pre-season.

Couple that with Chelsea. Per their wiki, their first team squad has 37 players listed...but they also have twenty-three players out on loan. Everything is shit forever.

Yup, although if we'd won the Stadium it would be converted to a proper footy ground, while Crystal Palace would have become the national Athletics stadium. If we'd also got all the subsidies West Ham have, it would have been even more of an unfair advantage - we'd have made an absolute fortune selling our land for development etc. I am chuffed that we're staying at The Lane , although the whole process has been, and will continue to be, an almighty ballache. To the person who asked whether there are going to be "ends" - that's exactly the plan. One end is going to be a "Kop", with no tiers, just a continuous slope behind one of the goals.

...and yet again, I'm going to pop up and remind everyone that Spurs suggested doing exactly that, with a complete rebuild of the Crystal Palace complex. Of course, this may or may not have been a factor: https://insidecroydon.com/2014/10/15/lord-coes-company-behind-plans-to-bulldoze-athletics-stadium/

So much shite in my team, but I just can't bring myself to pull the wildcard trigger.

About as legitimate as Froggy's link, tbf.

Yes, but can I remind you that it's Manchester United. Even if they were managed by Laura Trott, I know how I'd feel about them.