Ghandis Flip-Flop

Is the basis of our argument in regards to the tapping up email etc, that he passed on exactly how his compensation etc at Brighton was structured. Therefore he might’ve cost us less than £3M thus far?

Well might as well fold the club now then

In Melbourne we played the youth who had already been released. The youth we rated were in Hong Kong playing in a 7’s tournament

Seen the Secret Scout on Twitter discussing that lots of players are now moving before they get to 16 more frequently this summer. Apparently, the offer of paid for education etc is being used as a carrot to dangle

Ordered mine late Friday, yet to be dispatched

Lack of local knowledge there, it’s significantly worse in February 😂

Nah, we already have Dougie Ross up here to contend with. Keep that snake elsewhere please

I can remember lots of Newcastle Fans at the time of Southgate's sacking at Boro when they were level on points with us fwiw, praising Boro for taking action when needed. Obviously looked a bit foolish a few months later, but there are sliding door moments all over football. Who knows what might've happened at Boro if they'd held their nerve back in 2008/09?

I tell you what, I didn’t realise there were as many international scouts on here. I must also have missed Brexit Eddie signing Tonali, Botman, Isak and Bruno amongst others too 🤦🏻

Any deal of this nature always has an element of quid pro quo involved, directly related party's or not. It’s naive to expect otherwise

At that point I’ll have been a short arse, but fast as fuck 'Gallagher Brother' wannabe 😂 and being a Station lad I doubt I’d have been far behind on the swearing front 😂

The Red Lion, I did join the RAF towards the end of the 96/97 season though

Oh right 50-50 chance, I might’ve been an opponent in ‘97 though 😂

Which side did you play for? And did you play for them in ‘97 too?

You’re quite right I was getting it mixed up with when most players contracts expire. But also it’s not the first summer with a major tournament and we all know that generally slows the market until that’s finished. Basically I am saying judge the window and the club's business in it once it has closed, not a week before it’s even opened.

The window doesn’t even open for another 3 weeks FFS 🤦🏻

Bought the maroon one as I know I’m going to spill gravy down it, given I’m a fat Geordie (Northumbrian technically) mess 😂. #RTGLogic genuinely dont trust myself with white 😂, reckon there'll be a green retro inspired one incoming once they launch the third kit anyway

Will people research what they are actually challenging before thinking of hypothetical scenarios. They are contesting the legality of having to have the sponsor prove fair market value to the Premier League amongst other more restrictive practices around related parties (including how broad this term now is), not bringing down the whole idea of financial rules around participating in the PL

Yes but the rules they’re challenging now, weren’t in effect when these alleged transactions took place. They’re not challenging the idea of monitoring related party value deals in totality, just in relation to the new more restrictive rules that came into place following our takeover and which were made even more restrictive in February this year.

This challenge has absolutely nothing to do with the 115 charges though, it relates to the recently brought in rules about Associated Party Transactions. Most of the 115 charges relate to claims of fraudulent accounting, so winning this case would have no impact on those charges.

Maybe with the exception of Celtic's 1967 European Cup winning side it has always been thus. It’s just the figures involved have grown exponentially following Abramavich using Chelsea to launder his dirty cash

The problem is the prices I’ve seen quoted for up and coming wingers/wide forwards in the likes of Bakayoko, Soule, or Doue seem to be almost as high or at a similar level tbh.

Well as others have asked how often have you seen him play? I’m also wondering how often you’ve watched us play as I can think of a few matches against us, where Mbuemo has run us ragged, the first hour of the game at their place last season for one. Ive said this before and I’ll reiterate it again, those making recruitment decisions at the club have generated enough good will that they know how to spot players that will elevate our first 11. With the exception of Wood, who was bought as much to weaken a rival as strengthen us (Although he still did do a job for us for those 12 months) I wouldn’t say they’ve bought badly at all. You could argue they might’ve prioritised the here and now rather than the future last summer, but it’s too early to call the wisdom of that currently. Basically, I’m saying those making recruitment decisions at the club, have proven more knowledgable than know-it-alls on internet forums (myself included), if they’ve identified Mbuemo and we sign him, I trust them enough to think he’s the best option that they can realistically obtain this summer.

You do realise that everything you’ve just written for Mbeumo, could’ve applied to Isak at Sociadad don’t you? We don’t have the FFP wriggle room to buy top level proven players, we have to buy players with potential to grow. Mbuemo has that and is also proven in the premier league, unlike some similar prospect in the Erdevise or Bundesliga

Looks more like Stevie Watson to my eye tbh