TRC Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 minutes ago, patrone said: The eales interview isn't half as sensational as the headlines make it seem like ? Every player has a price, but us needing to sell being the headline is infuriating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Chelsea now using Strasbourg to circumvent FFP… Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 God that's fucking miserable to read. FFP man Would be devastated to lose Bruno, Isak or Botman because of this nonsense. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Interesting interview with Eales. Hearing about the possibility of selling players is never nice but, given our current position on the food chain, we just have to accept that it's the reality of the game; tbh that's regardless of FFP, though obviously the existence of that makes it more appealing to sell, which is annoying. But ultimately we'll be selling because, on balance, it is considered to be compatible with our aspiration for 'upward mobility.' Previously we were selling because it was compatible with our aspiration to finish 17th. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The College Dropout Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Nothing that hasn’t been said before but the timing indicates it’s intended to lower expectations in this window and set expectations for the summer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Yorkie said: Interesting interview with Eales. Hearing about the possibility of selling players is never nice but, given our current position on the food chain, we just have to accept that it's the reality of the game. We'll be selling because, on balance, it is considered to be compatible with our aspiration for 'upward mobility.' Previously we were selling because it was compatible with our aspiration to finish 17th. We’ll do what we have to do on our upward trajectory Edited January 11 by PauloGeordio Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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geordiekris Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, PauloGeordio said: This is the interview I was referring to. I interpreted that as expect a player sale coming this summer to further invest in the team. He gave an example of selling a player for £50 million profit and there's only 3 players that fit that criteria (or close to) Isak, Bruno and Botman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Do Man City and Liverpool have to sell any of their star players for FFP? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Just now, Ben said: Do Man City and Liverpool have to sell any of their star players for FFP? City dont have to sell their best players. A lot of income from the youth system. Liverpool have in the past. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Just now, geordiekris said: This is the interview I was referring to. I interpreted that as expect a player sale coming this summer to further invest in the team. He gave an example of selling a player for £50 million profit and there's only 3 players that fit that criteria (or close to) Isak, Bruno and Botman. I thought he was gonna clear the books of dross first. Get them off the wage bill and maximise profit on what we don’t need. But yeah at some point a beloved star may go. The difference is that the money goes straight back into player purchase or “reload” as he put it. No empty chambers in this gun now baby! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SUPERTOON Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 minutes ago, Ben said: Do Man City and Liverpool have to sell any of their star players for FFP? City have sold sterling and Jesus for big money, Liverpool the likes of Coutinho. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magorific Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 minutes ago, Ben said: Do Man City and Liverpool have to sell any of their star players for FFP? Made £1.3bn revenue between them in the last reported financial year vs our £250m. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRC Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, Ben said: Do Man City and Liverpool have to sell any of their star players for FFP? Arsenal decided to bail out City taking their rejects for inflated prices. City consistently sell around 30m of youngsters every year too. Liverpool have made some big sales too. Arsenal, Man U are fairly limited by FFP too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sima Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 5 minutes ago, Ben said: Do Man City and Liverpool have to sell any of their star players for FFP? Saudi now bail Liverpool out for their washed-up players. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufc123 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Its really no mystery we are reaching the limit for FFP. Spent quite much on the Castore and Fun deals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordiekris Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I will say what is refreshing is the open communication and not being kept in the dark as we have in the past. At least they're open about it. No doubt they'll reinvest the money the question is will they identify the correct players and get best value for money? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Pundit Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 FFP sucks donkey balls, it feels like it strengthens the established 'top six', while hamstringing anyone attempting to break into that world, purely because it didn't start on a level playing field. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PauloGeordio Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 minutes ago, Armchair Pundit said: FFP sucks donkey balls, it feels like it strengthens the established 'top six', while hamstringing anyone attempting to break into that world, purely because it didn't start on a level playing field. That’s exactly what it does Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikky Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Spurs lost Kane but benefitted massively from his sale with FFP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Jinx Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 3 minutes ago, Mikky said: Spurs lost Kane but benefitted massively from his sale with FFP They’re still in massive bother with what they owe on that stadium. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSelecta Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Trippier, Wilson, Miggy, Murphy - these 4 can surely be traded before we offload Bruno. If Wilson and Trippier go to Saudi in the summer we can massage the figures on both deals. £25m a pop and there’s your £50m Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggys First Goal Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 Fuck FFP. Fuck the big six. Fuck Masters Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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