I'd be surprised if there wasn't something in those new rules that allows spending beyond just a simple percentage of turnover if a club makes a profit.
Maybe add the amount of profit to the budget set by the percentage of TO. It would be bonkers if a club making profit wasn't allowed to spend...
Most play systems with one striker (/central forward), so 2 or 3 means sufficient cover.
The blurred boundaries of roles and ability of some players to play different positions complicates things a bit though.
I was going to post something similar.
A lot of opinions seem to have been set by his performances at RB (which were rather ordinary, in the Australian sense).
I doubt Hurzeler will be shy about making changes if Milner is struggling in a game...
Liverpool's run of early fixtures make their players attractive to start with. Quansah (CB) is cheap (£4.5m) and will start. I couldn't afford Salah, but Jota should start & is £5m cheaper.
Harvey Barnes is (IMO) a good, cheaper alternative to Anthony Gordon - £1m less. He's actually more...
I'm not sure how I feel about this.
Crookes was terrible, but ripping apart his picks and bizarre explanation was an enjoyable sport.
Yet he was stealing a living.
Hmmmmmmm.
The Spurs fact-finding didn't take long at all :lolol:
I'll credit the 'source' again - chatGPT, so it didn't take me more than a few seconds, I have to admit.
It does show what we're up against (and Spurs)
Since 2000 (I don't think any of these will be troubling the scorers again any time soon):
1. Leicester City
Trophies:
Premier League: 2015-2016
FA Cup: 2020-2021
League Cup: 1999-2000
2. Wigan Athletic
Trophy:
FA Cup: 2012-2013
3. Birmingham City
Trophy:
League Cup: 2010-2011
4...
I agree with this, but it depends on what 'something' is.
I think he will be pragmatic.
If the splurge had been on a bunch of battle-hardened 25-30 yr olds in their prime, I think expectations of achieving something tangible (a cup final, maybe even a cup win; or qualification for Europe...
McTominay (as with everyone at ManU) will be on wages out of the reach of a lot of clubs too, so it'll keep a lid on the fee they get for him.
Casemiro is Saudi-bound, SURELY? No club in their right mind would splurge on the wages required (assuming he won't take a cut - why would he when he...
I think they just haven't got anything over the line yet - didn't they have a £50m+ bid for Zubimendi accepted, but he turned them down?
I'd be surprised if they didn't sign a couple before the window SLAMS shut.
We seem surrounded by them around me (out in the sticks). I often see them quite close up in the mornings when I'm walking the dog. They sit high up in a line of trees bordering the fields and swoop down and across to the other side. They also sit on telegraph poles alongside the lane to my...