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As expected is there any significance in the timing re the sabre rattling ongoing across the European continent ??

the Bellingham boys were supported by a parent living with them in Germany. is page in that position?? Otherwise it’s a big deal to ask a kid of his age to move abroad.

Very doubtful if anyone has actually expressed an interest then theres a lot of work to be done before anything would be disclosed. Perhaps months. If we begin to creep up the table and citi stop actively marketing the club then that’s a hopeful sign. Nothing should leak due to NDA

There is an issue here if pitches are only investigated if the away club complain however, I’m sure that’s not the case.

Must have asked for too much money or a four year deal 😂

Do we know the wage bill last season? Surely it was more than 42m ?

My guess is that the case is not resolved at the extradition hearing and the two are released on bail ( on the basis that it’s not reasonable to continue to hold them as the case hasn’t been sorted at the first opportunity) I then think that they will abscond somewhere that has no treaty with Europe or the USA and if they manage to do that then the Florida authorities will not have been doing a great job! (Maybe deliberately- trump is unhappy with Europe)

Still in a Florida jail awaiting extradition hearing v soon Lawyers tried to get them out on bail last week but turned down as considered a flight risk Romanian police have raised more charges aswell. I would be surprised if they are actually extradited from Florida to uk

What type of boat did you arrive on Deb 😄

‘Seeking to better themselves in a way they can't do where they are?’ Is this a debate on legal or illegal migration ? clearly the above sentence is related to economic migration which can be controlled and which most western countries need. those entering illegally and claiming asylum can’t do that on an economic basis it seems to be taking a long time to establish legal routes for entry - the reality being that we won’t authorise ‘low level educated’ people to come here.

Amazingly we’re still considered significant enough to drive media engagement it’s all about clicks and calls !

When I read what he said, I found it more nuanced than I expected, There was some contradiction which I suspect is common with people who are used to only hearing ‘yes sir’.

I think if that was true then it wouldn’t have required Kraft to become involved the promoter would have jettisoned the artist on the basis that they’d broken the terms of their contract on two separate occasions. the support acts now pulling out - we have no idea if this is genuine solidarity with Macklemore or them protecting themselves against accusations of all round complicity.

Kraft was clearly guilty of using prostitutes. But as with a lot of wealthy people, he found a way to avoid a guilty verdict. His quotes on Macklemore are a bit more nuanced https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/story/_/id/49943754/patriots-kraft-says-macklemore-performance-cross-line

Making political statements at a pop concert which (at best) don’t align with the views of the stadium owner. Surprises me that knowing the background of the performer and ownership of various stadia on the tour, the promoter hadn’t inserted clauses into macklemore’s contract which specifically referenced this possibility. perhaps he’d have refused to accept but at least this mess would have been avoided. As soon as the hooha happened at the early concerts in New Jersey/New York, I read someone saying ‘good luck to Macklemore trying that in kraft’s stadium’. It should have been dealt with before the tour had begun, I mean you wouldn’t have kneecap or bob Vylan as a support artist on a US tour for this very reason. Macklemore’s strong political views are not a secret.

I think the chatter is incorrect Kraft was prosecuted for solicitation in Florida in 2019 and was defended by epstein’s lawyer. there is nothing so far in the released files that indicates the two of them met. The chatter on the net is likely part of a general anti semitic conspiracy whereby all Jewish people are child sex abusers and Epstein is linked to anyone famous to prove the point. Macklemore is a bit tricky for me. Whilst he apologised for his ‘Jew face’ costume in 2014, the fact he thought it ok to do it at all reveals someone who may not be as well balanced as he claims.

Yes it’s a paper transaction but it does apparently link back to that sum actually being loaned in a month or so ago. the obvious question is why the loan wasn’t converted to equity immediately. there are multitude of answers one could be that it was a ‘cash flow bridging loan’ expected income didn’t then materialise via player sales and the loan was therefore unable to be repaid. Rather than leaving this additional debt on the balance sheet, KP decided to convert to equity.

Of course they can speak to the fourth official maresca was and was told it would be a goal I am sure that the ref, Linos and fourth official are on the same mic circuit but the fourth official will not be open all the time for obvious reasons as he’s speaking with coaches a lot. if the united bench made it clear to the fourth official that they’d missed something clear then I’m sure he’d have conveyed that to the var because he’d have heard that they’d not considered it in their discussions.

Just watched the video of the var from Sunday they just didn’t consider that Fernandez was in an offside position total tunnel vision on the haaland call But I’m confused the man Utd bench will have watched the incident on their iPad. They must have seen that Fernandez was offside. Why weren’t they in the fourth officials ear about that. Oliver would have been able to hear that and may have queried it with the var.

Didn’t realise he’d been dragged up north aged 11 The father was a pro so shame he seems to be intent on treating the kid like a cash cow

Sorry was under the impression it was straight debt for equity but the statement does refer to the value of funding having been supplied. a very specific amount wonder if that’s what they’re allowed to invest as cash this season? I’m sure someone said there were no limits but that can’t be right.

can’t see yanited allowing that theyll have to match it

I would have thought our wage bill is still approx 40m. He’s not put any new money in. It’s just debt owed to KP converted to shares. Business’ go into admin because of a lack of cash flow or debts payable which are being chased. This doesn’t help either of those.

That’s mad the kid is incredible but that doesn’t mean he’ll make it if he loses focus and thinks it’s only about money. wonder who has offered him a massive deal when he turns 17 ?

We didn’t sell our players when we needed to that was our problem Villa and others have done that, replaced them and moved on And we didn’t have the nouse to use the dodgy trading methods employed by other clubs since our relegation.