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So basically Ashley requested a shortlist of 10 managers to replace Rafa and they all turned us down.

It's not sports direct

Harsh, was just trying to help

It's a chinese sports app.

Aye, the way I saw it was that this rich as hell Saudi prince wanted to buy us when we were 'up for sale' but Ashley's side just wouldn't do owt. Expected them to do all the chasing and arrangement, no effort on Ashley's part basically.

Aye, the best Chinese players and a few Brazilians and an English fella mixed in. If you're looking for names you'll recognise have a look at Shanghai, they've got Hulk and Oscar playing for them. You might know Cannavaro, like......

Evergrande is my team here, this is their recent record: CSL Winner 7x 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 Runner-up 2x 2018, 1994 China League One Winner 1x 2010 FA Cup Winner 2x 2016, 2012 Runner-up 1x 2013 Super Cup Winner 3x 2018, 2017, 2016 Runner-up 3x 2015, 2014, 2013 Club International AFC Champions League Winner 2x 2015, 2013 Between us, Guoan and Shanghai it's going to be incredibly hard to even make the CL spot for any other teams. In a season or two with decent investment Rafa might be able to get them there but right now he's essentially up against three Man Citys in footballing terms.

http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/Rafa-Benitez-781045.jpg

Nobody does pre-seasons quite like us

Sources close to the IFAB say directives on the new handball law are to make NO distinction as to how the ball came to hit a hand/arm. Even if deflected on to it. Or apparently blasted against. If the arm makes the body larger (as it does) that is penalised. Hmm. This is gonna be really dumb, attackers are going to be trying to deliberately play the ball off a defenders arm. What the hell is going to happen to defenders in the wall at free kicks too? Some choice, defend your balls and give away a penalty or potentially take one in the nards.

They’re not just ultras - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48987723 wait its an air to air missile? bit useless for them Mackems won't be flying any planes over their ground.....

Injunction and court case takes a few weeks to work out, no time to buy players, guess who wins again (until february when we're relegated).

Surely they can't get around paying compensation this obviously

Nah, Evergrande and Shanghai are too strong. He'll get them into an Arsenal type situation, good team but a bit below the big boys. Wouldn't be surprised to see them in the Champions League under him at some point but I can't see them winning the league.

He can have second

'Ashley won't stop me giving him my money' No shit, Sherlock.

Don't click it lads

Sell Dubs for £30m, Woodman number one for a couple of seasons til we sell him for £30m too. £56.5m profit.

Makes no sense at all paying for Bruce when there's tons of shit managers we could get for free.

Better players cost more and get paid more, pretty obvious really.

That fan? Lee Charnley. Tears rolling down his chubby little egg face and mingling with the immense sweat from having had to run 40 yards .

I like how Colback contains a symbol that could also be used as an emote to sum up most people's facial expressions when he returns to the starting 11. It's 'ke-er-ba-ke'. To get the Chinese version you basically just say their surname like a deaf person.

The replies are great

Good read that HTT[/member] is a bit of a Hughie buff iirc.