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1 hour ago, TD_LFC said:

Was it the year we won the league where we were exceptionally lucky with injuries and had far fewer than in previous (or future) years?

Back then we used to beat teams early by blitzing them in the first 20 mins and we could stroll through the rest of the match. Now we are having to comeback from a goal down and fight for the whole 90 as teams always think they have a shot with us. Over the season it takes its toll. City and Arse beat them early and control the game. 

3 minutes ago, bizzle10 said:

get our new dutch baldy in asap then back him in the summer FSG ffs

I take it you are new to this game,  this summer will be a 20m net spend. Next summer will be the promise of a warchest, some time in late April some of the journos close to the club will put our a message to say the club won't be spending big as we have to pay for the Annie Road upgrade, we will have a 20m net spend that summer with the promise of a warchest the following year with the introduction of a massive new kit deal and some other big deals which will add to the coffers.

 

Late April Journos close to the club...................

3 minutes ago, DalyanPete said:

Still watching matches and saying to myself, he'll be offside here. Very rarely wrong as well. 

I am in the upgrade camp now. 

I've been in the upgrade camp from about his 3rd game for us. He doesn't have the intelligence or composure to play at the highest level.

Last night was not a game to be judging people on. Only 3 that came out of it with any dignity. That result has been coming for weeks. 

 

EL is now gone, league will go it we drop any more points in the next couple of games.

22 hours ago, Colonel Bumcunt said:

I want Gerrard as manager. 

 

We can talk about tactical set-ups all we want, but our top strength has always been our supporters and having a manager capable of harnessing that.  

 

I don't see it with Alonso, I don't see it with Amorim, but I do see it with Gerrard. 

 

I want another 10 year manager, someone who sees this job as the pinnacle of their career. 

 

He's got loads of room to grow, loads of time on his side, loads of credit in the bank (both figuratively and literally), and has a point to prove in this country.  

 

What if he stays, Bayern and other Euro giants poach all his best players and next season Leverkusen finish near relegation, he then misses out on opportunities to manage at potentially 2 of his former clubs.

 

Loyalty in football is non existent. If he wins the league he should move whilst his stock is high rather than stick and potentially fail due to circumstances out of his control.

13 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Where is that from?

Jimmy Saville's autobiography 

14 minutes ago, Barrington Womble said:

 

They can all fuck off with all this "manager signing" nonsense. Like we'd be ignoring data and all the rest of it. If they mean klopp was the biggest voice in the room. Great. that's how it should be. 

Manager got players he wanted . Oh how badly a run club we are 

On 07/03/2024 at 00:53, Bjornebye said:

Im calling the police 

Ring Sting

I'm calling bullshit on the Southgate rumours. I think they will give Ten Hag another season with a structure in place to see how he gets on. 

11 minutes ago, manwiththestick said:

I've not seen any of the game so cannot comment as to whether he's got a point but Goldbridge losing his shot over the City's first is hilarious.

 

 

He's moaning about walker when that was complely on Rashford. He felt the slightest bit of contact and hit the deck when in front of Walker running through on goal.

 

The one he should be pissed at is the Ederson challenge feet first in the box. Makes contact with the ball then goes completely through the player. If that's further up the pitch then it's a free kick and a yellow card.

On 26/02/2024 at 11:50, TheHowieLama said:

Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants a new pay structure introduced at the club, with the salaries of players being more dependent on success.

 

How the hell are they going to introduce that when they have the likes of Rashford on £300k a week and he does fuck all setting the benchmark.

4 hours ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

Apparently, it will boost the local economy by bringing 1.4 million visitors a year to the city.

 

Hmmm....

 

That's a 52k stadium filled 27 times a year entirely with out-of-towners.

 

I'm not the first person to say this in connection with Everton, but those numbers just don't add up.

Every blue who listened to that will be thinking that their income will increase by 1.3b. Also how have the costs stayed at 500m from 2018 costings.

Hahahahaha wait until they find out "the esk" is code on a wind up. 

14 hours ago, TheBitch said:

57 appearances for Liverpool at the age of 20. 
I reckon Klopp knows a bit more than @Kevin D 

And that's the bit we all need to keep in mind when judging him, he's 20. Wasn't that long ago people were saying jones wasn't good enough, now he's proving he is. I'm not saying Elliott will make it but we need to cut him some slack and see if he can.

An attacker with blistering pace that can play left or right wing.

6 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

More talk amongst their brethren that McTominay should be playing every week.

 

As a false nine. This is not the first of these discussuins.

But didn't they just spend 70m on a younger version of Haaland who is going to lead them to the promised land. 

Nothing like a bit of pro media attention shining a light away from your corruption, how long till Bluto takes over as editor.

 

 

Gulf investors close in on Telegraph takeover

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A deal that will bring Abu Dhabi-backed investors a step closer to taking control of the Telegraph and Spectator magazine could be agreed as soon as Friday, the BBC understands.

 

The titles were taken over by Lloyds Bank as it sought to recover £1.1bn owed by the owners, the Barclay family.

 

An Abu Dhabi-backed firm this month agreed to pay the sum and take control.

 

It is not clear yet if the deal will be scrutinised but sources said it was "unlikely" to be blocked.

 

Under the terms of the deal, the Barclay family is expected to transfer ownership of the influential titles to IMI Redbird, an investment group backed by the ruling family of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

 

People close to the controversial transaction said they thought it was "highly unlikely" the government would prevent a UK bank from collecting its debts - or prevent a creditor facing the threat of rising interest payments from repaying a loan.

 

However, the planned transfer is expected to come under inspection by the government, which has the power to intervene in transactions on specified public interest grounds.

 

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer has already indicated she is "minded" to issue a Public Interest Intervention Notice (PIIN).

 

Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore and senior Conservative politicians, including William Hague, have also voiced grave concerns about the influential Tory-friendly titles falling into the ultimate ownership of a foreign state.

 

The UAE's Sheikh Mansour would be taking a financial risk by advancing money to pay off the Barclays debts when it is uncertain that his company would be able to take ownership of the assets.

 

One person close to the situation said that was "a risk they seemed prepared to take".

 

Sources close to Lloyds Bank said they should be permitted to collect on their debts. They said the ongoing issues over eventual ownership and editorial independence were not a matter for the bank.

 

The repayment of the debt would effectively end an auction process initiated by Lloyds to reclaim some of their debts.

 

Bidders for the titles had included hedge fund tycoon and GB News owner Paul Marshall and the Daily Mail owner DMGT.

 

Former CNN chief Jeff Zucker, the front man for IMI Redbird, has accused rivals of "throwing darts" and "slinging mud".

 

He has insisted that the current editorial independence of the publications would be assured by robust organisational structures.

 

IMI Redbird is being advised by Ed Richards, the former head of media regulator Ofcom.

 

The United Arab Emirates is already a significant investor in the UK and is on a short list of bidders to take a stake in a new nuclear power station at Sizewell in Suffolk.

 

Sheikh Mansour is also the owner of the Manchester City football team.

 

The deal for the Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and Spectator values the publications at around £600 million.

 

The United Arab Emirates will also take a more than £500m charge over the other assets of the Barclay family, which include the Very retail group.

 

At a high-profile global investment summit on Monday at Hampton Court, attended by representatives of the UAE, investment minister Dominic Johnson told the BBC that the UAE was an "important enthusiastic and strategic investor in the UK".

 

He declined to comment on the Telegraph situation insisting it was a matter for Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

 

The DCMS declined to comment this evening

27 minutes ago, Reckoner said:

Bournemouth and Burnley currently winning. Everton are bottom. 

And Luton 

On 16/10/2023 at 22:58, Mook said:

Instead of knocking coconuts over, they could have a room where you go to sexually assault a woman & win a free trip to Spain.

The Anthony Escape room, just next to the kids attraction, the Ji sung Park. Which is a short monorail journey to the eatery "rooney's roasting rooms" where OAP's get a heavey discount. There is also a reopening of an attraction which the fans have been begging  to see return "Mason Greenwood's sexual assault course".  and finally relax at the end of the day at our coveted distillery "Whiskey Nose".

2 hours ago, rubble-rouser said:

And end up sleeping on a park bench because none of the houses near you are for sale, the wife and kids are insisting on a 5 star hotel room and you get mugged and lose half the cash. 

Why would you be carrying half the cash around with you. There are these things called banks where you can put the money so that only the government rob it off you.

1 hour ago, an tha said:

Some cockney prick in "i am a cunt glasses" on sky saying we have now spent "in excess of £165m" followed by a whistle as if 1. It is a sky high amount and of course 2. Fucking true.

 

Cunts

They're still counting Mac Allister at 55m

16 minutes ago, Bobby Hundreds said:

Literally nobody is saying we have to spend like a state run club but we do have to spend more at the very least scout some damn players who may not be world class or have the potential to be and put our hands in our pockets to get them, even if its a bit more than we would like too because we don't control the market.

We shouldn't still be scouting at this stage. We should know all about any players we are interested in. Including character traits and weaknesses in their game.

On 09/08/2023 at 21:21, luxury_scruff said:

 

 

 

 

 

This man understands that some things transcend football and its tribalism. Respect to him pure class.

1 hour ago, Freddo said:

They aren't paying for caecido and co over 9  years though. More like 4 or 5. That commitment won't be over 9 years. Brighton wouldn't have agreed to that. Neither will the other clubs they've dealt with. Most of the players sold won't show as profit either. Mount will, but the rest won't. Its a gamble, I agree. But they know the league are basically toothless.

You are confusing amortisation with payment terms, most transfer fees are paid over 18 months to 2 years but the cost of that is spread over 8 years in Chelseas accounts and all booked to Brightons in this year. 

 

Amortisation is an accounting procedure that spreads the costs or a pre determined time I.E. a players contract.

 

Payment terms are what is agreed between the 2 clubs on how it will be paid and when. 

 

So Brighton wouldn't give a rats assl about how Chelsea account for it. They just want to know when they will get their money.