Surely Saudis or any other child-killer would love a go at owning Barca if the opportunity came up so I can see why they're behaving like they're immortal.
Surely Saudis or any other child-killer would love a go at owning Barca if the opportunity came up so I can see why they're behaving like they're immortal.
Because it's a members' club, I don't think that could happen, unless the members voted themselves out of existence I suppose.
As the stadium naming rights/kit sponsorship/horizontal stripe design bollocks showed, nothing is safe any more. I suspect MBS could carve out Puyol's innards and position him as the next proxy president if he so wished.
Rabiot is talented but has had attitude problems. The biggest issue that comes along with him is his mum is a fucking nightmare.
Then again, maybe we should just put her in charge; she can't do any worse than the current mongs.
There are already Rangnick revisionists coming out of the woodwork, so presumably the Mourinho revisionists have been granted a statue space for the great man next to Busby and Ferguson.
That dressing room is going to implode.
I'm not sure Man Utd could actively make a worse signing than Rabiot and I've always been a fan of style and arrogance. He's gonna be on a wedge, his attitude stinks and he offers nothing they don't already have beside a guarantee that the shite continues longer. All after an opening weekend that's showcased the likes of Doucoure, Palhinha, Caicedo, Guimaraes, etc. I FUCKING LOVE THIS GAME.
I don't think it's revisionism. He was obviously a shit coach, but he identified the timewasters pretty quickly. He said we needed 10 out and 10 in and he wasn't wrong.Originally Posted by Jimmy Floyd
It's a proper 'built on sand' squad, to be fair. Even without the timewasters, I can't see many that you could consider useful. At least, not for a club of that stature.
Burt reporting United are considering going for Milenkovic-Savic for £50m
3-4 years too late but I'd take him all day over shit like Rabiot.
You'd think Chelsea would be all over him at that price [if I understand their transfer policy].
Liverpool ought to be as well.
I think you can get away with panic signings provided that they're actually good. If the little dweeb stays at Barcelona for petrol money and free training gear then it won't be a disaster if they just get Ruben Neves or whoever.
Milinkovic-Savic would be fucking MASSIVE.
Ruben Neves is mince and living off a couple of wonder goals a few years back. Completely the wrong sort of player we need.
Mind you, we don't need a sulky Frenchman either
They need somebody - literally anybody - to fill the space Michael Carrick used to fill. McFred aren't shit individually, but they're basically the same player, so they stand two across the midfield like idiots whilst Harry Maguire has to carry the ball out like an oaf and shout at them. Isn't James Garner meant to that player? If he can't get a game now he might as well leave.
Zidane Iqbal is the midfielder from the youth team that looks like the real deal.
Tebbit Test FAILED. Deport.
Is he known to MI5?
Hot on the heels of Angel Gomes and the rest
Is Rabiot the guy that refused to be a stand-by at the World Cup? You lot all seem unanimous that he's a cunt, what else has he done?
The latest revelation is that part of the money they raised (150m) was from a company THEY set up, effectively, amortizing it over a certain number of years so only 6m hits the books per year.
They have given away so much future revenue, they will have to organically grow their revenues way beyond what they are at now.In June, Sixth Street bought 10%, before buying an extra 15% in July.
Barcelona said in their official statement that they sold the TV rights for €667 million, but Sixth Street only paid €517, with the remaining €150 million reportedly coming from Barcelona’s own money.
It was reported that Barcelona did not sell their TV rights to Sixth Street directly, they decided to set up a third company which Sixth Street invested €517 million in, whilst Barcelona invested €150 million.
While the club only received €517 million from the sale, they declared the sale as €667 million, which included the €150 million they had to spend. They managed to amortise the €150 million over the next 25 years, which meant the books only showed a spending on €6 million. This generated an extra €144 million on top of the actual €517 million they received
Genuinely screwed, and the "socios" even voted for it
Managing them in FM is going to be such a clusterfuck.
They had to pay €35m tax on that money they paid themselves as well.The latest revelation is that part of the money they raised (150m) was from a company THEY set up, effectively, amortizing it over a certain number of years so only 6m hits the books per year.
They have given away so much future revenue, they will have to organically grow their revenues way beyond what they are at now.
Genuinely screwed, and the "socios" even voted for it
Sesko gone to Leipzig. How the Red Bull clubs are allowed to operate like that is beyond me.
Some middle tier rumours about United going for Gakpo. Don't hate it.
This Udinese fullback Spurs have signed I've never heard of but 5 goals last season, unknown number of rapes and that physique and skull structure at 19 scream 'mindblowing acquisition'.
United have pulled out of the Arnautovic chase (thank god) but Rabiot looks like it's going to go through.
That Barcelona team is sexy af assuming they all register. Not sure it’s worth it though.
Ballers everywhere.
That Onana chap going to Everton instead of the West Ham Hammers is a bit surprising. Perhaps it was the chance to work under Frank Lampard OBE.
Frank Lampard’s pull is unmatched.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...rom-anderlecht
If Bernardo Silva goes we'll win the title by a double figures points lead.
I saw 'Bernardo' linked with Liverpool via one of the Spanish fabrication factory outlets today, which struck me as one of the more absurd works of fiction they like to spout when one of their big clubs is interested in a player.
Trent to Barcelona in 2023 was doing the rounds the other day as well.
You read that a 'former Manchester United director' is preparing to buy the club, and then it turns out to be Michael Knighton. End it now.
Chelsea pushing for Aubameyang.
He has just switched his number to 17 this week. Barca really seems like a complete mess at the moment. I would like to see him in Italy for another hat-trick. He would complete football then.
Something "potentially huge" happening at LAFC. My initial thought was Ronaldo, but isn't the whole point that he wants to leave for Champions League...
Probably some 19yr old Uruguayan.
Aren't they in shit already for flouting the wage cap stuff with some Barca-esque creative accounting? I read that Bale is registered as a normal player (not the special ones like Beckham was) and there's some shenanigans around how they pay them
Yup, both Bale and Chiellini have regular slots, not DP.
Apparently Bale is on something like $40k-a-week. Bargain.
Bale
Genuinely wouldn’t mind Wales winning the World Cup to see him finish with a bang.
I'm a twit
Wales winning the World Cup. Can you imagine.
Yma o hyd
Ronaldo can't go to the US, can he?
Oh shiiit, forgot about thatRonaldo can't go to the US, can he?
Can someone explain what the hell is going on at Barcelona? They signed a bunch of players they can't afford to pay, so they will not register them, and now they might leave? Meanwhile they are maybe selling their supposed biggest talent (De Jong?) but he wants to stay, except he wants to go to Chelsea now but not United?
I mean, what?
No. Nobody can. I doubt even Laporta can.
Lequipe (hit and miss) reckon PSG want Rashford.
I would bite their hand off for anything over forty million, and it's only that high for home grown reasons that possibly aren't even relevant anymore.
I want to say the same but it would leave us with about 3 forwards and I have zero faith in them bringing in anyone decent in the remainder of the window.
At this point you'd have to take £40m for Rashford [or probably any money if his lol wages are to be believed]. If PSG want to buy him to front up some sort of pro-Qatar PR exercise [presumably the only reason they'd buy him] then let them have at it. Play Shoretire, Garnacho and Elanga or whoever if you can't go and buy Ten Hag's preferred options.
I guess Ten Hag would want to drop a bazillion quid on Antony and shift Sancho to the left. The amount it would take to get Ajax to sell would be absolutely absurd at this point though.
The market for forwards is so bad, no idea who would be the right player to go after.
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