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I wouldn’t expect our sponsor to be revealed by Castore btw. Surely such an announcement would come from the club.

I mean, it depends on the delta right. If we have to pay 10mil to buy out fun88 it means the new deal would have to be worth at least 20m and have to get past the premier leagues bullshit rules. (Numbers for illustration purposes ). I don’t see how buying them our is viable based upon this.

People are over thinking this, if Fun88 have a contract for next season they will be on the shirt.

Wrt to Ashworth it’s important we understand his work likely won’t bear fruit for 3 years +. Everything I’ve read about him indicates he’s the “glue” who holds everything together something we’ve lacked forever.

Steady on with the new threads

I think Villa threw everything at the Kamara deal and managed to get him. Obviously Athleti didn’t want to commit as much. Of course the average Premier league club is wealthier than the the average in Spain Italy etc but this is Down to British clubs having a more popular league. In the 1990’s it was the Italians doing it, the early 2000’s it was the Spanish.

https://twitter.com/MatteMoretto/status/1529747776027955201 Athleti tier 1 according to Reddit. Tldr we will discuss with Lodi agent regarding a transfer, nothing agree with Athleti as of yet.

Lol I would too. I think top 10 though.

Yeah, I’m with you. I am scratching my head on how they actually make money from this. The conclusion I came to is they are betting on the premier league to continue to grow and despite any annual losses the value of the club offsets it plus profit. Worst case scenario, list it on an exchange and let retail hold the bag? It’s what VC does.

Unfortunately, I think they will spend as much as the rules allow. It’s the only way for them to maintain such a valuation. A midtable team isn’t worth anything close to that amount.

The debt wasn’t serviced previously. The loans were interest free from RA. I’m not sure if the debt was written off, or it was included in the purchase price however. I understand your frustration and confusion, it’s the bit of football where business comes head to head with football and muddies the waters.

We have money now so this thread is filed with who people think we ought to sell instead of actual rumours from decent sources.

If you look at the debt, it was to RA and not from any commercial lender. Even if we look at Clubs like Man United and Spurs they have a lot of debt but can still spend huge sums. It all depends on the type and source of the financing.

It depends on the owner. Chelsea’s debt to RA clearly didn’t stop them from spending massive amounts of money.

The accounts of the club and the FFP calculation are separate.

No. It doesn’t the FFP position carry’s over regardless of ownership.

Castore logo is too high on both.

Impossible.

“Good offer” :lol. He will be staying then.

That takes time and requires true commitment. After all, it’s likely any punishment would be long since handed out before any legal action could take place. I mean, Everton are the ones who are currently taking a piss on it, let’s see how that plays out.

The rules are working as intended. The goal was to reduce future potential competition and that’s exactly what is being achieved. After all, the League as actually a Cartel.

Oh, if it’s ever challenged then it’s the end of FFP. But let’s be honest here the other clubs owners (Villa being the exception)aren’t ambitious and are just happy to ride on the gravy train.

Yeah, it’s why I’m searching my head a bit. Howe seems to like a more physical forward so going to EN doesn’t quite fit with that. Anyways, it’s silly season so enjoy the speculating, some of it will actual come true now we have owners who actually want us to do something.

Hmmm, if he comes as a rotation option and we sign another it’s amazing. But that makes no sense as he’s leaving Arsenal as he wants to play and we would have him, Wilson another striker and wood.

He’s not turning down city if they want him.