Premier League Thread 2023/2024

[Nalis]

10 hours ago, HybridFox said:

A team from nearly zero 

 

He should be a politician with that great shameless attempt at spin

[OntarioFox]

On 22/01/2024 at 10:28, moore_94 said:

£100m

 

 

Whole thing at Newcastle is starting to feel like the Saudis just wanted something to keep them busy until they got their shiny new league outside the remit of FFP off the ground.

Thoroughly enjoying the whole sorry affair given how quickly a sizeable chunk of Geordies sold their soul for this, only to find out it doesn't mean they can just buy the league like Man City and Chelsea before them did in a rather different era. 

 

Yes, on the face of it it's a blatant attempt to sidestep the rules in England. But at the same time, do we really think the PIF are going to be that fussed about what happens to Newcastle so long as their own silly league with unlimited funds is able to establish itself? Almiron going there is still a coup for the Saudi PL, maybe not a Ronaldo / Benzema / Kante / Mahrez level one but still a talisman from an EPL side they can parade as another face of the whole debacle.

Willing to bet more will follow if it goes through.
 

Edited 24 January 2024 by OntarioFox

[Langston]

12 minutes ago, OntarioFox said:

Whole thing at Newcastle is starting to feel like the Saudis just wanted something to keep them busy until they got their shiny new league outside the remit of FFP off the ground.

Thoroughly enjoying the whole sorry affair given how quickly a sizeable chunk of Geordies sold their soul for this, only to find out it doesn't mean they can just buy the league like Man City and Chelsea before them did in a rather different era. 

 

Yes, on the face of it it's a blatant attempt to sidestep the rules in England. But at the same time, do we really think the PIF are going to be that fussed about what happens to Newcastle so long as their own silly league with unlimited funds is able to establish itself? Almiron going there is still a coup for the Saudi PL, maybe not a Ronaldo / Benzema / Kante / Mahrez level one but still a talisman from an EPL side they can parade as another face of the whole debacle.

Willing to bet more will follow if it goes through.
 

 

Yeah, they'll still pump money into Newcastle (as much as they can) I'd imagine. The Saudis won't want to lose face to the UAE ownership at Man City.

[whoareyaaa]

16 hours ago, OntarioFox said:

Whole thing at Newcastle is starting to feel like the Saudis just wanted something to keep them busy until they got their shiny new league outside the remit of FFP off the ground.

Thoroughly enjoying the whole sorry affair given how quickly a sizeable chunk of Geordies sold their soul for this, only to find out it doesn't mean they can just buy the league like Man City and Chelsea before them did in a rather different era. 

 

Yes, on the face of it it's a blatant attempt to sidestep the rules in England. But at the same time, do we really think the PIF are going to be that fussed about what happens to Newcastle so long as their own silly league with unlimited funds is able to establish itself? Almiron going there is still a coup for the Saudi PL, maybe not a Ronaldo / Benzema / Kante / Mahrez level one but still a talisman from an EPL side they can parade as another face of the whole debacle.

Willing to bet more will follow if it goes through.
 

surely this will keep them out of FFP trouble by selling players over there for big prices, meaning they can spend at will in the PL ?

 

One way to get around FFP right ?

[MPH]

Fulham have had a bit of a mare here, with their flag display..

 

 

 

[goose2010]

Klopp leaving Liverpool at the end of season is interesting. Not sure where he will end up or who they will go for. 

[Ian Nacho]

Oya fighter. Madrid? Bayern? Saudi?

[winteriscoming]

Klopp won’t go Bayern. Having managed Dortmund. He can’t stand them. 

[EnderbyFox]

7 minutes ago, goose2010 said:

Klopp leaving Liverpool at the end of season is interesting. Not sure where he will end up or who they will go for. 

 

De Zerbi to Liverpool would be my guess 

[goose2010]

imagine they will go for Xabi Alonso. 

 

Cant see him going to Saudi. Madrid or Bayern are good shouts or tempted by the new Man Utd regime 

[EastAnglianFox]

Thank christ for that, whiny, always the victim, look at my teeth tosser!

[st albans fox]

1 minute ago, goose2010 said:

imagine they will go for Xabi Alonso. 

 

Cant see him going to Saudi. Madrid or Bayern are good shouts or tempted by the new Man Utd regime 

good call re alonso 

if they dont take him now then he’ll be off to Madrid in 2025 

[LVFox]

Can see Klopp taking a year or so off and then replacing Carlo at Madrid.

 

Liverpool have to go for Xabi Alonso, makes so much sense.

[st albans fox]

Just to add that these in season announcements can go either way 

 

remember Man City stating Pelegríni would leave and pep come in the week before we won up there in 2016.   They dropped off big time after that announcement 

[weller54]

3 minutes ago, EnderbyFox said:

 

De Zerbi to Liverpool would be my guess 

Nah..Bodgers return!

[UniFox21]

Big step down that, bit of an era ender really, Klopp going and Salah could be off too. 

 

Alonso to Liverpool could be too soon, he should stick it out at Leverkusen for a few years first

[Fox92]

I'd have guessed at Alonso.

 

Thought Klopp would end up going but didn't think it would be the end of this season.

 

Done an unbelivable job.

[RowlattsFox]

Hate it when people announce they are leaving months before. 

 

Is the Germany job coming up?

[SystonFox]

Klopp to united

maresca to liverpool

pep to leicester

shakespear / Pearson as back room staff and DoF

[Lionator]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

Hate it when people announce they are leaving months before. 

 

Is the Germany job coming up?

Nah, he just said he needs a break.

[lcfc_forever]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

Hate it when people announce they are leaving months before. 

 

Is the Germany job coming up?

Klopp effectively says in his interview that he's burnt out and needs a break. 

[goose2010]

1 minute ago, RowlattsFox said:

Hate it when people announce they are leaving months before. 

 

Is the Germany job coming up?

Wouldn't of thought so as they have Naglesmann only got it in September. 

[goose2010]

Takes a year out and then gets the Madrid job ? 

[Tommy G]

From his statement it sounds like he could of been diagnosed with something? He said hes fine now but he has ran out of energy and can't carry on season after season, hope thats not the case. 

 

His video is proper narcissistic nonetheless.

[Guest Manini]

Wouldn’t look past Liverpool giving Pep Ljinders a chance initially.