The Fountain

On 26/05/2025 at 11:58, Froggy said:

 

Yeah he might not cut it in Spain. He only managed two hat tricks against Spanish sides this season. 

 

He walks into whatever side he wants.

A very good player but he doesn't walk into whatever side he likes 

Well done Villa for doing so well in this years CL ensuring England received enough points so the 5th placed team qualified. Cheers lads 🤣

How have they reacted to Amad scoring and winning a penalty against Villa?

21 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

 

I'm just quoting what the pundits were saying about it being a £200m match. I don't know the exact figures.

The £200m will include 3 years of parachute payments.

27 minutes ago, Joelinton7 said:

It’s no win for us though. We win and it doesn’t count according to them because we’re not a real club anymore. Lose and we lose.

Losing to us matters to them. Don't worry about that.

38 minutes ago, Jordan said:

Just hope we don’t play them after a midweek CL fixture. Want us to absolutely pump them in both games next season. 

I'd take that if offered now.

1-1 in Scottish cup final

8 hours ago, SteV said:

Genuinely think Mainoo could be a Howe-type player. Excellent physical attributes, positional versatility (to a degree). Wouldn’t be in ahead of the starting three (obviously) at the moment, but if, as seems likely to me, Longstaff leaves, he significantly improves depth.

 

The article in the Sun (aye, I know, I know…) today claims they’re “certain” to sell him and Garnacho. Says £55m for Mainoo, which is probably a bit too steep IMO, but get it closer to £40m and I like it.

 

Relatively low wages too, so could probably offer him a substantial increase without too much bother.

 

Imagine taking a 20-year old England international off Man Utd…

We might do a PSR friendly £100m for Mainoo, they buy Longstaff for £70m. 

59 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

Why do you keep saying managers? Ten Hag spent more than Howe and that's it. Howe has spent more than Mourinho, Van Gaal and Solskjaer. Lucky for you that you have a competent board that know how to sell players and do dodgy deals with Forest to make the net spend look decent. 

Howe has been here 3 and a half seasons. Look at what the 3 managers you mentioned spent in their short time at Man Utd. Then allow for transfer inflation. Howe has didn't the 8th most in the PL since he's been here. Your 3 were in the top 3 spenders when at Man Utd 

https://www.transfermarkt.com/manchester-united/alletransfers/verein/985/1000/

1 hour ago, Froggy said:

 

Howe has been given half a billion. And your revenue is half of what ours is.

 

If your club was the same stature as mine, your spend would blow ours out of the water and you know it. 

But it's not, and your managers have spent more than Howe. As you said earlier it's a cold stone fact.

8 minutes ago, Froggy said:

 

When you're backed by Saudi Arabia I personally think it is. There can be set backs but with that wealth you'll always get it right eventually.

Your managers have been backed a lot more than Howe. 

On 22/05/2025 at 08:53, Froggy said:

 

Trippier, Burn, Wood and Bruno G etc. joined two months after Howe did. In that time he had won 2 games (against 17th place Leeds and relegated Burnley), drawn 4 and lost 4, while going out of the FA Cup at home to Cambridge. 

 

Come on Bobby.  They came because they knew Saudi money was going to be pumped into the club and success was inevitable. 

Success is never inevitable.

7 hours ago, Ben said:

Without been to pessimistic is the Europa league the worst thing that can happen to us ?

Yes it is the worst thing. That's also a positive.

It would be funny if Amad scores against Villa to put us in the CL. 

10 hours ago, et tu brute said:

I thought the Europa League winners were automatically put into Pot 1. 

It's possible we get 5 Spanish teams.

5 hours ago, SteV said:

What happens if it’s a three-way tie on everything??

The team that has spent the most on transfers finishes higher.

Better Spurs than Man U imo.

A Forest draw better than a Forest loss by my reckoning.

46 minutes ago, Ben said:

 

99% of posters on this forum are chuffed for Palace and really enjoyed yesterday's result 

I'm one of the 99% well done Palace 

4 hours ago, Paullow said:

I'm definitely wanting Man City to win. That would secure Europa League, even if it's very likely we will get at least that, it's still not guaranteed. Plus it would give Bmouth and Fulham something to play for when they do play Man City in the final 2 matches, and also, while it shouldn't matter, and wouldn't take away the great moment, it would still feel a bit weird, us ending our long trophy drought, the massive celebrations, masses on the streets, only for Crystal Palace to win a bigger trophy barely 2 months later, so yeah, come on Man City.

Bournemouth and Fulham can still qualify by finishing 8th if Chelsea win the conference 

3 minutes ago, The Fountain said:

Not if Chelsea beat Spurs by a good score. 

I mean Man Utd 

10 hours ago, AyeDubbleYoo said:

 

But if that happened Chelsea could end up below us as well. 

Not if Chelsea beat Spurs by a good score. 

18 hours ago, TK-421 said:

God love 'em.... or something. The day after his team get to the play-off final at Wembo, ending an almost 50 year chin-based curse, the first thing that Marra does is phone Talksh*te to talk about us, and how we're gonna collapse and turn on the manager, etc.

Yep.... rent free.

We are their absolute world.

 

 

 

They've had 7 managers since Howe has been ours.

Not too arsed, I hope they get to the Play off final every year for the next ten 

2 hours ago, Wallsendmag said:

Hope there were no MLFs tuned into Talksport this morning. Simon Jordon saying he expects Coventry to turn this around at Sunderland and had a pop at their home crowd as well.

 

Mentioned the time when he owned Crystal Palace. Said they played Sunderland in the Play Offs back in 2004. They were warned to expect a barrage of noise and a proper hostile environment but it was nothing of the sort. Stadium nowhere near full and Palace ended up going through on pens.

 

Still don't see Coventry winning. Sunderland are bad but sadly Coventry are worse again. They were fighting relegation when Lampard came in and although he's done a remarkable job to get them where they are there's a reason why they lost 17 league games in the weakest Championship probably ever.

When that game was played me and the lads were on a boat to Gothenburg 2004 UEFA Cup final, we booked up before the Marseille semi in hope. One lad managed to get a signal and found out they got knocked out. Us and other mags went nuts in the bar. Loads of Celtic on the ferry also