Nucasol Posted August 25, 2025 Share Posted August 25, 2025 14 minutes ago, Deuce said: Sorry, but this is dumb. Every club below the “Strivers” is faced with very real financial constraints. They’re not commercial behemoths and/or owned by sovereign wealth funds. But they’re hardly rolling over and accepting whatever the Cartel demand. When they do sell purples to the Cartel, they’re generally extracting top fees. The likes of Glasner, Iraola, and Marco Silva are genuinely good managers (who will probably end up at Cartel clubs before long) and those clubs tend to cause a lot of bother. Despite their lack of financial heft, exacerbated by PSR, these clubs are competitive. Steve Parish personally is a weird little freak, mind. They’re also feathering their own nests and trying to punch down on any clubs trying to break into the Premier League. They routinely vote like turkeys going for Christmas to empower and reward the same 6 clubs that would have cut them loose and make them an afterthought. They more than any are facilitating the inequality and will become the ultimate victims, the thick cunts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummie Posted August 25, 2025 Share Posted August 25, 2025 We are clearly fucked at the moment, unable to move, with owners who want to continue to invest, no debt, but kept in our place by both PSR and the European wages one, whatever it is called. We should be absolutely buzzing after the last few seasons but instead it feels really flat. Like we're being held back. I get the need for some form of financial control but the current set up is just so anti-competitive, it is untrue. Can't compete until you're earning the mega money. Can't earn the mega money until you can compete. So it becomes about the odd season maybe qualifying for the CL, but otherwise being held back. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted August 25, 2025 Share Posted August 25, 2025 21 minutes ago, brummie said: We are clearly fucked at the moment, unable to move, with owners who want to continue to invest, no debt, but kept in our place by both PSR and the European wages one, whatever it is called. We should be absolutely buzzing after the last few seasons but instead it feels really flat. Like we're being held back. I get the need for some form of financial control but the current set up is just so anti-competitive, it is untrue. Can't compete until you're earning the mega money. Can't earn the mega money until you can compete. So it becomes about the odd season maybe qualifying for the CL, but otherwise being held back. Mission complete...yours sincerely the cartel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maybe_next_year Posted August 25, 2025 Share Posted August 25, 2025 25 minutes ago, brummie said: We are clearly fucked at the moment, unable to move, with owners who want to continue to invest, no debt, but kept in our place by both PSR and the European wages one, whatever it is called. We should be absolutely buzzing after the last few seasons but instead it feels really flat. Like we're being held back. I get the need for some form of financial control but the current set up is just so anti-competitive, it is untrue. Can't compete until you're earning the mega money. Can't earn the mega money until you can compete. So it becomes about the odd season maybe qualifying for the CL, but otherwise being held back. This sounds very familiar. Drawbridge well and truly pulled up this summer Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froggy Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 What on earth does buy option clause to become mandatory mean? Napoli signing Hojlund for a €6m loan fee with a buy option clause to become mandatory for €45m. Is it mandatory or not? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 2 minutes ago, Froggy said: What on earth does buy option clause to become mandatory mean? Napoli signing Hojlund for a €6m loan fee with a buy option clause to become mandatory for €45m. Is it mandatory or not? Sounds like it's conditional based upon targets? Goals, league position etc. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 10 minutes ago, r0cafella said: Sounds like it's conditional based upon targets? Goals, league position etc. Looks like he'll be a Man Utd player next season then Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinstonFC Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 Complete fantasy like but would love Rodrigo Mora before the Saudis ruin him. Would help us massively in beating the low block. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyt Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 He any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunk Moreland Posted August 26, 2025 Share Posted August 26, 2025 Poor lad, missing out on his dream move to BlueCo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbo Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Wolves Uche transfer getting hijacked by Palace, so presumably they’ll need to find a striker, midfielder, and defender in the next few days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moose Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 11 hours ago, Bunk Moreland said: Poor lad, missing out on his dream move to BlueCo What a time we live in where BlueCo get mentioned ahead of the actual team he's going to be playing for. In a way, I kinda admire how brazen Chelsea are about exploiting loopholes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearljam10 Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Didn't they originally sign him for quite a bit more than that? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashley17 Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 4 minutes ago, Minhosa said: Didn't they originally sign him for quite a bit more than that? €40m, a mere €10m per league goal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 4 minutes ago, Ashley17 said: €40m, a mere €10m per league goal They've done well to get that much back for him in fairness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menace Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Very well considering he's looked absolute pony. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibierski Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Do think people are way too OTT on Silva. Moved to a foreign country when he was 18 in middle of COVID. Had G/A every 200 mins in his first prem season and seemingly ended well when he was being a regular, then Nuno left and he was straight away discarded by new manager, before then following seasons going on multiple loans around Europe. Last season was his first full settled season and it showed in his overall data and he got his first cap. He’ll surprise a lot of people this season at Dortmund once he gets settled giving how little people think of him Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toon25 Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 Can see Mainoo being hoovered up by London BlueCo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 3 minutes ago, toon25 said: Can see Mainoo being hoovered up by London BlueCo “Welcome to the Strasbourg Dodgers Cobby McMainoo…” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astroblack Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 38 minutes ago, Sibierski said: Do think people are way too OTT on Silva. Moved to a foreign country when he was 18 in middle of COVID. Had G/A every 200 mins in his first prem season and seemingly ended well when he was being a regular, then Nuno left and he was straight away discarded by new manager, before then following seasons going on multiple loans around Europe. Last season was his first full settled season and it showed in his overall data and he got his first cap. He’ll surprise a lot of people this season at Dortmund once he gets settled giving how little people think of him I don’t write the Portuguese off. Not since that bastard, Postiga, for Spurs. Pony for them, not for Portugal against England. Turned it right on then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shearergol Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 19 hours ago, joeyt said: He any good? They'll sell him to someone like Chelsea for £90m in a couple of years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 I love that this is the weird creep that Ornstein cited and then claimed in an interview is 'credible' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smal Posted August 27, 2025 Share Posted August 27, 2025 2 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: I love that this is the weird creep that Ornstein cited and then claimed in an interview is 'credible' are we to assume from this that caught offside bought the account? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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