Before complaining about the disconnect between football and the rest of us, have a think about where the funding comes from.
I've said it before. Almost all the money in the Prem comes from TV. We pay for the subscriptions. We are the ones that enable Sky et al to pay such huge sums. If we...
I agree with that, but there will be fewer clubs competing with them, which should supress prices. Just our luck to be unleashing young potential at a time when prices look likely to stall a little! Will we ever see £75m again for a donkey like Harry Maguire?
Touching belief that we can just sell our most in-demand players for huge fees. These figures show that the vast majority of clubs will be in the same position as us, nursing near unsustainable losses. We'll likely see a correction in the prices clubs are able to pay for players, so can't assume...
Would have preferred a draw for Newcastle/Leeds but take that. Toon are going to be in real trouble if they can't turn this around. Not even showing signs of that at the moment.
The finishing in the Man U v Liverpool FA Cup game shows you what the top of the league teams can afford.
But you're not just talking £50m plus for these players, you're also having to pay them £150-250k a week. These feel like unsurmountable barriers to a club like Brighton. Expecting our...
Totally agree. It causes doubt for the oppo and gives us the short corner option. But it might also have a placebo effect on our players. For whatever reason (may be Ali Mac??) we have started scoring again from corners. It 'seems' to correlate with the two players at the corner flag. Whether it...
I think Moises is coming with more rave reviews, from more observers, than Zeqiri did. He's been pursued by plenty of very large clubs, unlike Zeqiri. I don't disagree about the expectation, but this lad seems to have something about him.
He seems far more effective when he's playing in less wide positions, but there's a queue of players who are better in that position. The wider he goes, the more he seems to dwell on the ball (seeming to be deciding if he's going to beat the man or looking for the worldie pass), and in the end...
Fulham only scored 3 in six games, but only conceded 5 in that time. Played Manu United, Tottenham, Southampton and Chelsea (where they played the second half with 10 men) in that time. Not winning, but a hard side to beat.
The average (mean) is 5 (55/11), but the median (mid point is 5.5).
Scores on the doors:
Walton 6
Veltman 7.5 (MoM)
Dunk 6
Webster 6
Burn 5
Propper 5
Bissouma 6.5
Tau 4.5
Macallister 6
Alzate 5
Zequiri 5
Subs
Maupay 6
Trossard 5
March 6
Gross 6