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I very much see this as the death throes of the professional game as we know it, and the outpouring from all parties about the disgrace of capitalism having essentially infiltrated football. It’s been in plain sight and because of the tribalist nature, everyone who benefited was happy to welcome...

I almost made a comment yesterday that it wouldn’t be long until football matches were an hour long and were divided into quarters - seems that wouldn’t have been too far off the mark!

I don’t particularly understand how the additional 5 are decided. Real lack of information around that, maybe deliberately.

Absolutely. Would it be possible to look at rule amendments meaning clubs had to be Community Interest Companies and at least protecting the remainder from this uber-capitalist desire? Doubt it’d happen, why would the current incumbents bother, but could it theoretically happen?

Exactly what I thought when I saw that rule in place. If it was in their hands, that’s amended almost immediately. We now see the true motivation for it.

It’s an interesting idea, but to use Man Utd as an example, how does the plc benefit from another club being formed to take part in the new competition?

This. Rivalry aside, what Leicester did is what football fans in general can aspire to. Ok, they have a billionaire owner and I get that that shouldn’t exactly be a prerequisite of a football club, but they built up slowly, didn’t fuck a load of money at it, and we’re rewarded as a result of...

Ah, interesting. Didn’t realise that. Makes it all the more funny to be honest. Get in the bin.

Who’s literally been at the centre of these plans for fucking years. Bloke is a fucking weasel.

And therein lies the danger. This is most likely a scare tactic to get something lesser, with everyone duped into thinking “well it could have been worse”. Call their bluff, fuck them off, none of this banning players nonsense. Daniel Levy’s head will fall off after the 3rd year of finishing...

Probably wouldn’t go as far as to say he’s the difference between staying up and being relegated, but he looked very good again today. This is more what I was expecting.

Peterborough have form for spending big on strikers. McAnthony has been very open on that over the years as that’s where you see the most ‘value-add’. So haven’t got any figures but would be surprised if he wasn’t highest paid.

Each of them individually or as a collective?

The lack of decision just to slot it to the keeper’s left was really poor. He did then make the right decision to try and lob it over the keeper, but had already missed the really easy chance.

I think it’s this. I’m sure Ostigard would be willing to consider a move here but ultimately it’s not his choice. Besides, if we’re not careful we’ll never be able to loan another player because we just steal them at the end of their contract!

Being honest, I didn’t think O’Hare had a good game the other night, and would have probably scored him a 5 or 6. Just nothing seemed to be coming off, and whilst he did press it wasn’t in his usual dogged manner. Was telling that he was brought off after 70, may well not have been fully fit.

Doesn’t surprise me knowing the state of most local authorities budgets. Having said that, councils do operate in a bit of a peculiar bubble - Nuneaton’s Labour council cut funding for various social projects (including one I have a vested interest in, totalling £7k) but kept the mayor’s car and...

And fair play to you for this. I just wonder whether you’d have the same opinion if you had put the work in and not secured promotions off the back of it - would you have put this down to your own failings or would you think “I’ve been taken for a ride here”? Rhetorical question, not expecting...

Convinced he will end up at Man Utd over the summer.

Never heard of him, but a quick look at YouTube highlights (I know!!) would suggest to me that he would be competition for O’Hare, as well as giving another option in AM if we went 1 up front. Warming to the idea.