DukDukGoose Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Slot surprised Zubiemendi turned down Liverpool. The guy had recently turned down Bayern, Barca and Arsenal Deluded. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMMjag Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) Our wide players will tear apart anyone in this league, but we still need a striker, a goalkeeper and more than a couple of absolute psychopaths in the defence and midfield. I'm talking about a Dennis Wise, or a Ron 'Chopper' Harris. Edited August 14 by AMMjag 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 hour ago, DukDukGoose said: Slot surprised Zubiemendi turned down Liverpool. The guy had recently turned down Bayern, Barca and Arsenal Deluded. I don't fully understand the fine detail of the situation but... Apparently he'd need to personally buy out his own contract with Sociedad to let this go through Which makes matters more complicated than with a conventional release clause 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 1 minute ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: I don't fully understand the fine detail of the situation but... Apparently he'd need to personally buy out his own contract with Sociedad to let this go through Which makes matters more complicated than with a conventional release clause Pretty sure PSG gave Neymar the money to do this at Barca. I'm talking more about the fact he turned down three better teams. No idea why Liverpool thought it was a done deal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) 6 minutes ago, DukDukGoose said: Pretty sure PSG gave Neymar the money to do this at Barca. I'm talking more about the fact he turned down three better teams. No idea why Liverpool thought it was a done deal. Basically that amounts to spending the transfer fee on a huge signing on bonus It's possible that Financial Fair play/Profit & Sustainability would let you amortise a transfer fee paid to a club but not a bonus paid to a player. It's also possible that UK and French tax authorities simply treat this situation differently I'll dig around and see what I can find out Edited August 14 by topcat(The most tip top) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 4 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Basically that amounts to spending the transfer fee on a huge signing on bonus It's possible that Financial Fair play/Profit & Sustainability would let you amortise a transfer fee paid to a club but not a bonus paid to a player. It's also possible that UK and French tax authorities simply treat this situation differently I'll dig around and see what I can find out I did read that previously in Spain, the club giving the player the money would be classed as income but that the rule was changed at some point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musketeer Gripweed Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 Looks like Sociedad can't match the figures for a new contract Liverpool were offering when the deal was still alive. He might not be quite as homesick once his agent has a word in his ear. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 On 13/08/2024 at 18:13, accies1874 said: Just found out that Steve Cooper's the Leicester manager. I'm quite disappointed that I've been denied the rare delight of tuning into the first Match of the Day of the season and getting surprised by a team's manager. I've just had this with Charlie Adam in the English league cup highlights. Fleetwood. Who knew? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 On 14/08/2024 at 12:36, DukDukGoose said: Pretty sure PSG gave Neymar the money to do this at Barca. I'm talking more about the fact he turned down three better teams. No idea why Liverpool thought it was a done deal. There’s been previous with a number of similar attempted deals falling through. I don’t think anyone at Liverpool thought it was done. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukDukGoose Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 5 minutes ago, Crow said: There’s been previous with a number of similar attempted deals falling through. I don’t think anyone at Liverpool thought it was done. They did, according to the Athletic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 7 hours ago, DukDukGoose said: They did, according to the Athletic. I do think they were fairly hopeful but was always a tricky one to pull off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 (edited) Remember when they thought they signed Bellingham and Mbappe? No one will want to go to Liverpool now Plopp is gone. Edited August 15 by Theroadlesstravelled 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese Posted August 16 Author Share Posted August 16 The opening #Barclays fixture should not be on a Friday night. This is more akin to something you would find in a farmers league. The game has gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) Weird looking yet hugely successful singer songwriter Elton John bought Watford in 1977 Weird looking yet hugely successful singer songwriter Ed Sheeran was only able to buy a 1.3% stake in Ipswich Town The finances of the game have gone crazy. The ordinary pop megastar in the street is being priced out of the game We've got to the point where Beyonce would be incapable of buying Aston Villa. It's not right Edited August 16 by topcat(The most tip top) 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Ferguson's Hat Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 A colleague has just informed me that The Old Kennilworth Ground has been dropped from the Premier League roster for this season. How can this be allowed to happen? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Sigh. Nine months of this patter again. Great. Anyway, onto football matters. Really should be Man City's title again but with it being Pep's last season and the 115 charges stuff coming to a head, will they take their eyes off the prize? Arsenal probably best placed to pounce if Man City don't quite manage to maintain their levels with Liverpool, Chelsea, Man Utd and Tottenham all big unknowns. Liverpool should be fine but will that be enough for their supporters? At the bottom it's hard to see any of the three promoted clubs doing better than scrapping away against the drop. Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Everton might be in danger too. Leicester will probably start on -6 points so probably favourites to finish 20th. Predictions: Champions: Arsenal Champions League: Liverpool, Man City* and Tottenham Europa/Conference: Aston Villa, Man Utd Relegated: Leicester, Southampton, Nottingham Forest 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accies1874 Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Some very dull predictions: Arsenal to win the title Saka to win PotY Maresca to be the first to get sacked Slot to have a very difficult first season Southampton to finish bottom again The outcome of the Man City saga to be incredibly disappointing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 6 minutes ago, accies1874 said: Some very dull predictions: Arsenal to win the title Saka to win PotY Maresca to be the first to get sacked Slot to have a very difficult first season Southampton to finish bottom again The outcome of the Man City saga to be incredibly disappointing I'd add... Labour to regret deciding to get involved in regulating football as whatever the new watchdog does is going to be seen as too harsh by supporters and yet also too lenient by other supporters allowing football to become a political football 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bully Wee Villa Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 Man City to win the league barring points deductions. Arsenal will be runners-up. Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Man U, Villa, Newcastle and maybe someone like West Ham competing for two or three remaining Champions League places. Really not sure with Villa, we could be anywhere between third and tenth. Just win a sodding trophy, please. All the promoted teams to go straight back down. Fancied Leicester to make a fight of it but not having to start with a new manager. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
++Ammo - Airdrie++ Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) 39 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: Predictions: Champions: Arsenal Champions League: Liverpool, Man City* and Tottenham Europa/Conference: Aston Villa, Man Utd Relegated: Leicester, Southampton, Nottingham Forest Champions : Citeh Champs League: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Tottenham Europa/Conference: Liverpool, Newcastle Relegated: Brentford, Southampton, Nottingham Forest Edited August 16 by ++Ammo - Airdrie++ Spelling 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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