PauloGeordio Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 7 minutes ago, Fenham Mag said: Atta boy. Beat me to it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiotes Witch Doctor Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, 1881 said: One important difference with SCR is how sales are treated. Previously (under the current rules) if you made a sale then the “profit” made was all included in the year that the sale was made. Therefore if we made a £48 profit on Gordon that would have all counted towards the current year. Under SCR the profit from sales is split over three years. Therefore if we made a £48 profit on Gordon that would be counted as £16m towards each of 2026/27, 2027/28 and 2028/29. Therefore much less available this year and as transfer fee inflation continues to rise significantly the money carried forward becomes worth less in effect Why did we vote for SCR when out of the two PSR sounds slightly less evil to me, not that I'm attuned well to financial matters. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBG Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 51 minutes ago, The Butcher said: Same thing is being reported in the Udine local paper, so this person/Twitter bot has probably just nicked it from there. “The market is in the spotlight on Arthur Atta. The French midfielder has many admirers. Naples and Galatasaray are joined by three Premier clubs. The Messaggero Veneto identifies them in Bournemouth, Brighton and Newcastle who seem willing to pay 30 million pounds, about 35 in euros, where Udinese would like at least 40.” https://www.udineseblog.it/udinese/rassegna-stampa/messaggero-veneto-tre-club-della-premier-allassalto-di-atta/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1881 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 22 minutes ago, Tiotes Witch Doctor said: Why did we vote for SCR when out of the two PSR sounds slightly less evil to me, not that I'm attuned well to financial matters. good question! However I also assume that this three year rule would need to be backdated although I have not seen that confirmed anywhere. If it is the case then we should also have available money from transfers from the previous two years including a third of the Isak sale profit? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Can't say I'm a fan of the "stepping stone" narrative that's being peddled by the usual club mouthpieces. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nufcjmc Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Just now, The Prophet said: Can't say I'm a fan of the "stepping stone" narrative that's being peddled by the usual club mouthpieces. There needs to be a balance to start with you lose a big player which you funnel into recruitment. Eventually you want to sell assets past their best or youth prospects you can't integrate or don't work out. I would hope that this doesn't involve sacrificing someone which we may not want to forever. Being able to pick who we retain may not be an option always I get that as players dont always want to stay but always having a conveyor belt of first 11s taken from us would be annoying but possibly unavoidable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 hours ago, Sidg said: Mark Douglas reporting/speculating that our four-man shortlist to replace Gordon is Fernandez-Pardo, Malick Fofana, Victor Munoz, and Abde Ezzalzouli. My Dennis Wise report: Pardo looks class. Seems to be the most "Eddie player" of the four in terms of versatility and power, but he's got lovely feet. Fofana is techy as fuck with lightning feet but looks easy to batter. Munoz looks a mix of the two. Love the look of him. Abde looks like every LW you've ever seen tbh, nothing really stands out. He also turns 25 midway through the season, so he'd have to be unbelievably class to sell on for a big fee, if that is indeed the new model. Can we not have a strict policy where players names need to fit into a chant! Think of the lads up in level 7…! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Surely he'll be slow as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Just now, nufcjmc said: There needs to be a balance to start with you lose a big player which you funnel into recruitment. Eventually you want to sell assets past their best or youth prospects you can't integrate or don't work out. I would hope that this doesn't involve sacrificing someone which we may not want to forever. Being able to pick who we retain may not be an option always I get that as players dont always want to stay but always having a conveyor belt of first 11s taken from us would be annoying but possibly unavoidable. Aye, just feel there's a difference between being good at trading and selling yourselves as a stepping stone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaKa Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, Alberto2005 said: Why do we keep posting this account? Isn't it AI bullshit? https://www.udineseblog.it/udinese/rassegna-stampa/messaggero-veneto-tre-club-della-premier-allassalto-di-atta/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Can't say I'm a fan of the "stepping stone" narrative that's being peddled by the usual club mouthpieces. Every club is a stepping stone to Real, Barca, Bayern, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Man U and Chelsea. A few for the kudos, all of them for the money. Anyone questioning their club being a stepping stone to those is delusional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Posted after West Ham about Ross Wilson cuddling upto Diouf after the match. Don't be surprised if we have a nibble. If nothing else, I checked his wiki and he fits the Top Dogs pedigree..... "West Ham United On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of £19m.[9][10] On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3–0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: Posted after West Ham about Ross Wilson cuddling upto Diouf after the match. Don't be surprised if we have a nibble. If nothing else, I checked his wiki and he fits the Top Dogs pedigree..... "West Ham United On 15 July 2025, Diouf signed for Premier League club West Ham United on a long-term contract for a fee of £19m.[9][10] On 16 August 2025, he made his competitive debut, in a 3–0 loss to Sunderland at the Stadium of Light." The lad can deliver a ball but half the time it just looks like he puts his head down and whips in a ball to me. Doesn't seem all that thought through... Edited May 28 by Minhosa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
500bhp Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 2 minutes ago, Groundhog63 said: Every club is a stepping stone to Real, Barca, Bayern, Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Man U and Chelsea. A few for the kudos, all of them for the money. Anyone questioning their club being a stepping stone to those is delusional. Yes, even Ronaldo used Man United as a stepping stone to go onto the biggest club in the world Real Madrid for his peak playing years. Suraz used Liverpool to get to Barcelona. There's loads of examples. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 11 minutes ago, The Prophet said: Can't say I'm a fan of the "stepping stone" narrative that's being peddled by the usual club mouthpieces. I'm not sure there's any other way way tbh. The only route I see to us being a consistent top four club in the current financial era is by being a good selling club first. Besides, aside from Real Madrid, Man City and Barcelona, basically every other club is a stepping stone to some degree. I don't think this is anything new either, I'm fairly certain we signed the likes of Hall, Tino, Isak, Botman, Tonali, Osula, even Bruno, with the objective of developing them and making profit on them at some point down the line. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobsonsWonderland Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 2 minutes ago, nufcjmc said: There needs to be a balance to start with you lose a big player which you funnel into recruitment. Eventually you want to sell assets past their best or youth prospects you can't integrate or don't work out. I would hope that this doesn't involve sacrificing someone which we may not want to forever. Being able to pick who we retain may not be an option always I get that as players dont always want to stay but always having a conveyor belt of first 11s taken from us would be annoying but possibly unavoidable. Top teams have interchangeable squads where players have to buy into rotation. We seem to be stuck at the stage wherever a first teamer drops to the bench it's instantly reported they will leave it unhappy. Which we then end up having a huge drop off from first team to squad players. Nowhere near having a bomb squad like Chelsea, where they are looking to sell internationals not even named in their 26. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 minute ago, Minhosa said: The lad can deliver a ball but half the time it just looks like he puts his down and whips in a ball to me. Doesn't seem all that thought through... Aye, brilliant delivery on him, but has looked pretty poor beyond that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikri Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 5 minutes ago, Willow said: Surely he'll be slow as fuck Just think how much experience he'd bring in though, plus the stories he could tell about Napoleonic Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 2 minutes ago, Minhosa said: The lad can deliver a ball but half the time it just looks like he puts his head down and whips in a ball to me. Doesn't seem all that thought through... Welcome to Eddie Howe's 1% accurate crossing mags. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonsays Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, The Butcher said: Ooooh - he would be good Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
r0cafella Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 I think Stopping Stone is the wrong way to look at it, I'd say selling players at peak price is the right thing to do until we can achieve revenue parity with the other big clubs. We arent even half of city yet, trying to cling on to players simply isn't viable at this point. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 Just now, Dokko said: Welcome to Eddie Howe's 1% accurate crossing mags. Aye - him delivering crosses from the left and Elanga from the right would have me terrified tbh. We'd need to issue complimentary crash helmets for every cunt in the lower two tiers of the Milburn and East Stand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 1 hour ago, Alberto2005 said: Why do we keep posting this account? Isn't it AI bullshit? Is he bot slop? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucasol Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 11 minutes ago, Willow said: Surely he'll be slow as fuck Big Oscar Minge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myleftboot Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 22 minutes ago, Willow said: Surely he'll be slow as fuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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