@sparky said in EPL 2020/2021:
Statement from Harry Kane. The England captain has had a bit of disaster with his PR this week:
No word from the club to dispel the rumours so I think it's fair to say he's decided to back down. For now....
PSG have confirmed that they are in talks with Messi. If he signs, they would have a forward line of Neymar/ Mbappe / Messi.
Leceister won the Community Shield 1-0 in front of a mostly empty Wembley Stadium. The £100 million got some second half minutes for Man City in the Second Half.
If Messi does end up at PSG who would have thought at the beginning of the year, that Messi and Ramos (the Barcelona and Real Madrid captains), would end up as teammates. It's a funny old world.
Feels weird to see Messi in another shirt. But I wonder if this might revitalise Barca a bit. Theye still got plenty of talent and maybe this will help them bring them through.
PSG fans on the other hand must be thinking this is the year. For them. Be interesting to see how they fit in their superstars.
@cyclops said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Feels weird to see Messi in another shirt. But I wonder if this might revitalise Barca a bit. Theye still got plenty of talent and maybe this will help them bring them through.
PSG fans on the other hand must be thinking this is the year. For them. Be interesting to see how they fit in their superstars.
Definitely agree about Barca. They must have a big crop of youngsters waiting for their chance
@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Cool video. Apparently Neymar has offered Messi the no.10 shirt.
Funny how Neymar left Barca so he could move out from Messi's shadow and be the man elsewhere. Now he finds out its pretty difficult, and he welcomes 'the man' to his new team. PSG are starting to look a bit like one of those Galacticos Real Madrid teams from a few years back
@bovidae said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@canefan And Pochettino goes from a club whose owner never spent money to one where the owners can't spend enough.
Yeah. He must be like a pig in fat now. Different problems managing egos for a control freak high intensity coach like him. Now he just needs to sit back and let them run around a bit....
@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
Does FFP not apply in France?
FFP is a sham. It is my understanding that the regulations that caused Messi to have to leave Barca are specific to La Liga. In addition, if they hadn't let his contract run out he could have had his deal extended and not be constrained by those regulations. In the UK Chelsea football club owe Abramovich hundreds of millions of pounds in loans that will never be paid back. And Citeh should be banned from the UCL because they are clearly running a rort with their sponsorship deals. And yet they slipped out of having to face sanctions too
@canefan Meanwhile Fulham still can't do much in the transfer market because they overspent three years ago in attempt ensure survival in the PL.
It does seem that FFP rules are only enforced against the smaller clubs.
There was a really interesting episode of a Fulham podcast a few weeks back on FFP and club finances in general. The conclusion is Fulham pretty much have to go back up this season or we are deep in the doggy do
Guardiola coming out and saying Citeh can only afford Grealish and Kane? because they sell Academy players is such a crock.
@dogmeat said in EPL 2021 / 2022:
@canefan Meanwhile Fulham still can't do much in the transfer market because they overspent three years ago in attempt ensure survival in the PL.
It does seem that FFP rules are only enforced against the smaller clubs.
There was a really interesting episode of a Fulham podcast a few weeks back on FFP and club finances in general. The conclusion is Fulham pretty much have to go back up this season or we are deep in the doggy do
Guardiola coming out and saying Citeh can only afford Grealish and Kane? because they sell Academy players is such a crock.
I read somewhere that FFP was designed to rein in the big clubs, but in fact it just cemented their dominance because they can hide it better. Smaller clubs struggle to keep up, and may face a day of reckoning as Leeds did all those years ago.
This was a few seasons ago, and I am sure it is worse now