Search results

Separate point: when was the last time we struggled against one of the supposed lesser nations in qualifying?

Feels like a waste of time.

Wouldn’t get knickers in a twist over it, it’s all part of the game.

Now seems to have surfaced that the PIF is also an investor in Clearlake Capital, majority owner of Chelsea. Surely can’t be allowed?

Then you know your comment that “they aren’t in the market for large signings” (in the context of signing Vik) is nonsense.

It’s a fair point. The club, however, need to now ensure that they can sell sufficient boxes to justify the rise. It’s a huge price-point black hole they’ve opened up though. I’d imagine they would want to sell about 80% of available boxes on a full-season basis, which gives them enough room to...

You’re not quite understanding how FFP judges these things. Wolves sell Neves = £47m income declared in that financial year. Buy Gyokeres for £20m and stick him on a 4 year deal = £5m expenditure in that financial year. Net £42m profit. Can’t imagine they wouldn’t be able to do that.

Anyone thinking a day 1 declaration might have been a mistake?

As a now definitive ex-boxholder, I do get the point that prices had to go up. Expected them to be around double if I’m honest, which would have been ballpark £15k+VAT. It’s a colossal jump and I think it’d have worked better to split it over 2 seasons. The challenge they now have is that ‘if’...

Not allowed opinions!!

Don’t know where to start with this. Antonio will be phased out, he’s not played that much this season to be honest and very regularly injured. Forest have Awoniyi who hit form towards the end of the season and looks good. They signed Surridge from Stoke and I think he’s a good player. And do...

More technique than strength.

Is it not like FFP rules (I know L1/L2 run on SCMP) where sponsorship deals are written down to market value?

17 starts for a Conference side. Not exactly ambitious.

Last time we signed 13 players in a window we won the league.

Oh bugger, forgot about that aspect. Think they take 50% of the overall pot. £2.255m in that case.

Did a rough estimate which brought it out at about £4.5m. Will try to note below: Coventry - 30,000 tickets sold @ £20pp = £600,000 Middlesbrough - 30,000 tickets sold @ £20pp = £600,000 Sunderland - 40,000 tickets sold @ £20pp = £800,000 Luton - 10,000 tickets sold @ £20pp = £200,000 Total...

?

Big fan but thought they were underwhelming.

Yes. Meanwhile I’ll be waiting til 3rd July to see what becomes available.