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I think a lot of it is to have somewhere to escape to should things go against them politically back in Russia

october 5th

that combo should mean barcelona are automatically relegated tbh

yeah think Chelsea had one with Ake, those aren't so bad since it doesn't set a price or anything

the deal for use of the stadium included a 20% penalty clause to the taxpayer if the club is sold for over £300m before 2023

21 in december

should be easy enough to determine if he's telling the truth or lying with less crowd noise interfering with tv mics etc, Neymar can be a dick but is he enough of a dick to make up racism accusations which is pretty much the nuclear option these days? Not so sure

bloody hellfire what a hit

I don't think anyone doubts a fit andy carroll is a great asset to have its just been so rare basically since he left for liverpool

that all went rather well

Absolutely clear. The PL have been getting away with brushing this under the carpet, they are clearly not acting in accordance with their own rules. The vague calls for 'transparency' are easy for the PL to bat away and ignore, but this is something clear and unequivocal that the PL shouldn't be able to hide from. So why aren't any of the local journalists flagging this and pushing and pushing the PL to respond. There too busy regurgitating shit from twitter as its an easy living thats why! Exactly, the PL have been given far too much of an easy ride on this from journalists, supporters groups and MPs. What they have said about the process (not being able to make a decision until they've received a declaration from another entity) seems to have just been accepted without scrutiny or question. Anyone who actually takes the time to read through the rule on the O&D test could see that they've blatantly disregarded the proper process. True--the PL should have given the F.6 notice. Unfortunately, though, it wouldn't help the transaction go through, as the PL would very likely prevail on any appeal of that point (assuming KSA/MBS/etc. haven't given declarations). Maybe, but it would be better than the limbo we're in. Also, every legal opinion I've seen on the matter has been that PIF are legally separate and independent from the Saudi state. The appeal process, whilst still a PL process, would at least have a legally qualified chairman. There must be a reason why the PL are so reluctant to make a formal decision. We as supporters should be doing everything we can to make it as uncomfortable as possible for them to avoid making that decision. I know by corperate law and on paper it may be true but that is one of those things I have a very hard time accepting when its the public investment fund of Saudi Arabia, its in the fucking name. It doesn't exist without the Saudi State so how the hell can any corporate bullshit classify them as separate

well that goes beyond premier league clubs and affects the entire football pyramid hell it affects everyone below the premier league a lot more than the premier league itself. on a sidenote its hard to see fans being allowed back in any time soon with the latest restrictions being brought in the uk from monday

really makes me curious as to what was being said in various premier league meetings, obviously Charnley would have had to have tried to get something from Masters on this debacle

thats quite the accusation from Ashley, can only assume there has been some kind of talks ongoing behind the scenes that finally frustrated him enough to say this.

could be worse, sunderland til I die had the entire deadline day transfer saga over will grigg on the last season of it and no one in that room came across well

he was starting plenty of games for City post lockdown and now with David Silva gone no reason to think he won't start plenty of games for them this season.

yep and even then the money he injected was interest free loans to the club which iirc were repaid fairly quickly.

yeah the two acls is a concern but he has played 35 and 30 premier league games respectively in the last two seasons

what utter morons, I get they are young and stupid decisions is par for the course at that age but jesus christ look at the news sometime in the last 6 months

this is what is worrying me, whatever else can be said about Ireland for the last 20 odd years we've generally had a solid no nonsense defence and its looked rather vulnerable in the last two games. Its all well and good wanting to play football "the right way" (I hate that fucking line theres no right or wrong way to play football) but you have to work with the players you have and at present Stephen Kenny seems to be trying to force a system the squad is in no way suited to.

entire midfield was dropped, not that it made things any better, hell it may actually have been worse than vs Bulgaria

if all these deals come off and it looks like they will its an oddly sensible bit of business for the outlay. Given up trying to understand what resembling thinking goes on with the club hierarchy regarding recruitment but it does look like Bruce is calling the shots at the moment which is odd in itself

fecking hell that was brutal stuff for Ireland, normally I'm not one to get on a managers back quickly but jesus christ our next game is a qualifier for the euros and one we'll play at home if we do get there we don't have fucking time to bed a new manager in and try and build some fancy "system" we don't have the players for

problem is those three would ride out a collapse reasonably fine due to massive commercial income for man utd and benefactors for the other two, its everybody else that would implode as would many in the championship (as they're kinda close to doing already) as they're gambling on how much they're spending and pulling tricks with accounts to cover it in a desperate attempt to get into the money club

think its a bad move by Bartomeu not to try and come to some arrangement with him maybe not free but not €700m either, sure he's the best player in the world but he's not going to be in any way motivated to give half a shit about this season but hey now it won't be on Bartomeu's watch that Messi left and that seems to be all that matters to him no matter how much damage is done to the club in the crossfire