jdckelly

Yeah that can fuck right off.

Baffles me how easy a ride the media give Stones when defensively he's a clown.

I can only assume he means a possible bosman. Isn't Berahino out of contract in the summer? yeah but if football manager has taught me nothing else you can't get other english clubs players on a pre-contract (officially) until theres a month left

Except it's from our media partners who've been consistently right about this sort of thing. if it was Simon Bird writing it I'd pay more attention to it. As it is its a random report out there, might be true but until one of the more reliable local journalists also saying it theres not much point worrying about. Also tbf buying players whose value will increase is fairly standard procedure for most clubs I don't have a problem with it its the policy of getting players to come here with only the intention of selling them on instead of trying to improve the clubs standing steadily.

correct I'd link it but fuck the sun

phew

shit

wooooo

Spurs x-x West Brom Burnley 1-1 Southampton Hull 2-1 Bournemouth Sunderland 1-1 Stoke Swansea 0-3 Arsenal Watford 2-1 Middlesbrough West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace Leicester 0-3 Chelsea Everton 1-2 Man City Man Utd 0-0 Liverpool Brentford 0-2 Newcastle

didn't Sunderland come out and basically say they're utterly broke and even if they sold players might not be able to reinvest the cash?

Didn't he get Watford finishing 2nd? Back in the day when Elton John was the equivalent of Roman Abramovich in bringing £££ into a club? He failed with England like just about everyone else pretty much has. got watford to second in Div1 and FA cup final in successive seasons from 4th division. think he got Villa back in 1 season after relegation as well? but people are saying he was a shite manager. Runners up with Watford in their first season promoted same with Villa.

Exactly. Make qualifying tougher for it rather than the procession it tends to be for Europe's elite. Not a chance anyone will have the balls to change it though. Too much self interest. Even the FA who didn't really believe in the expansion voted for it so not to be further ostracised. that would involve risk lowering cash from france germanys etc tv markets if things go tits up for them in qualifying and FIFA can't have that.

bit odd alright, usually you'd do the get rid of the big earners in the summer not half way through the season when you are still in range of a playoff spot at least.

nowt confirmed but this is doing the rounds

Politics basically. Asia/Africa wanted more places and to keep the current format you'd have to take them off Europe which would not have gone down well and that's Infantino's political home base. This way everyones happy as they all get more world cup money.

well done fifa I now actively hope the world cup dies.

forgot he was still playing.

tbf I question Silva's knowledge of the premier league purely on the basis of the fact he took the Hull job in the first place.

Preston beating Arsenal

last time we were relegated probably.

fairly obvious its just trying to unsettle the player

nah I think the medias real target will be the club itself, Hull's ownership is fucking up horrifically and you can see why Bruce got out before the start of the season.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/jan/05/government-vows-put-brakes-on-chinese-clubs-burning-money

Honestly Smith was one of those players I wish had done well as he seemed one of the more decent guys in football but that leg break ruined him. Shame.