WilliamPS

Yes some of the higher revenues will be offset by higher running costs. But the issue they are trying to fix this week is the 105m limit. IIRC Swiss ramble believes the club lost 70m in 21/22 and 70m again in 22/23, meaning 23/24 had to turn a 35m profit to balance the books. The CL money and Minteh has essentially gone on PSR. However this means to balance at end 24/25 the club can run up another 70m loss, and lose 70m the year after again and still be within the rules. Meanwhile revenues can be grown, like the adidas deal, so more can be spent in total.

Perhaps not. The issue the club got in is that FFP / PSR is done in a rolling 3 season block. By the end of this June the total losses for the last 3 years need to be £105m. However the season 21/22 season, where the club bought a load of players but revenue was abysmal, now drops out and the 3 year period becomes 22/23, 23/24 and 24/25. the club can go again, but with higher revenues. I would expect a similiar spend to last two summers. We will never ever get a crazy summer with PSR though

Maybe the club agree with you but other clubs aren’t bidding for Lewis etc are they. Id prefer to sell Miggy for £100m but it ain’t happening. ASM was the only sale of note last year too, a lot of the squad just aren’t worth much in the transfer market (although many can still do a good job on the pitch)

It’s just how the accounting works, a 5 year sponsorship deal the income would be split over 5 years regardless of when the bill was paid. Incoming transfer fees come are all at once as there’s no further relationship- the player has gone

Even if the payment is upfront it will end up spread over the length of the deal in the books. Same as players transfer fees.

If hes good he won’t want to come back. He’d have other clubs in and probably won’t be desperate to rejoin the club that booted him out for a quick buck a year or two earlier.

With Lascelles and Botman out until January and Dummett released be helpful to have another CB around next year, and perhaps loan in January (alongside another new CB)

Be lols if Cronaldo gets another yellow for dissent

I’d love Bellingham, I’ve never seen him play but if would wind the mackems up no end.

Wrong way round - they only go abroad for ‘bankers’ - these have all worked except Tonali. PSR means the club cannot get a single big transfer wrong, so it’s a safety first strategy of PL experience is a must UNLESS the player is young and definitely going to be CL quality. If they spot a RW or CB in this category abroad they will do it, if they can’t find a banker at the right place it’s domestic. Tonalis suspension effectively derailed last season so you can see why the strategy is there.Other clubs can afford to take gambles on players who might not work out, NUFC can’t and PL experience is the best proof a player will succeed. Id love for the club to be taking all sorts of fun punts but the PSR situation doesn’t allow it, as a £40m flop on a 5 year deal with big wages is the stuff of PSR nightmares.

England now have a squad that is probably in the top 3 at the tournament but are being let down by poor management rather than lack of talent. Can anyone defend bringing Gordon on in the 89th minute? What was the point? Of course people are going to get frustrated at that. 2018 was a great story as the squad massively overachieved, Southgate was the hero but now the script has reversed. What then makes it toxic is when the manager and players come out and tell people their eyes are wrong, and a poor performance was really a good one.

Complain all you like, you’re getting an unchanged team next game.

Winning the group scoring 2 goals! Tbh as a long term Southgate sceptic I’m fairly relaxed as finally the media have locked into him being a fraud. He’ll be roasted

You troll but Southgate genuinely believes it

Roy was so so shite at England it convinced people Southgate was good

Under Ashley it was more not signing *anyone*

Some of the takes here are a bit extreme. It’s a better performance from England, more front footed. Having Gallagher looks to have given better shape. They’ve put some decent balls into the box (against Denmark they created almost zero chances) But also have to consider playing a much worse side.

Am a bit late to this but the absolutely best argument there is for Foden on the left is they are counting on Shaw to be back for the knock out rounds, and shaw has a great left foot and can overlap superbly. But relying on a crock like Shaw to make the formation and tactics work is incredibly risky.

A bigger manager would do this. Southgate is too weak to. When Spain won the World Cup fabregas was on the bench as they had Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets. Managers have to make calls but Englands is a timid bottler. worse thing is all the calls for Gordon will make him dig his heals in further.

PSR had no impact on the club that year, due to the massive underspend in the prior Ashley years. I’d the delayed it for PSR they must have been on crack as it’s hurting now (would have been better to do business earlier)

The fitness quotes and the stuff about Kalvin Phillips are just panic. This is the first time the media have really scrutinised Southgate and he’s not handling it well. However apart from some crackheads who want Bellingham pushed back into midfield and Foden at 10 the media are calling it right.

I hope Scotland go out as they are a dull side, Hungary and even Switzerland are much more entertaining

Tbh we should be pleased as if they’d nicked it on Thursday nothing would change and it be straight out in the knockout round, now something must be done. If Gallagher and Gordon came in we’d get a different England. I’m not saying they’d be amazing but Gordon holding the width and getting in behind would open up space for Bellingham and actually create some chances for Kane. Gallagher would improve the midfield massively out of possession (not so much in possession). He can’t possibly start TAA again. My fear is he’s a bottler as usual and instead of dropping Foden he pushes Bellingham back and Foden goes 10, I don’t think that’ll work. My prediction after Serbia was he’s at least drop TAA and he bottled even that. Personally I’d like to see a formation change to 433 but I don’t think Southgate has it in him. I also think those that want Wharton will be disappointed for the same reason, Southgate isn’t going to make that call, Mainoo has more chance.

Olise is a reminder how hard it is to buy off PL clubs. Players want huge salaries as stars are already on big money, transfer fees, even with release clauses are big. All the domestic buys since the first window have been where the selling club has financial pressures they need to manager. Gordon and Hall were FPO restrictions, Livramento, Pope and Barnes relegated clubs Makes me sceptical about a MGW, Neto or Mbeumo move (who would be a great signing IMO), unless they have release clauses. I reckon the RW may come from abroad

Given the claims about a CL release clause they probably have got a price that wasn’t available to NUFC