English Premier League 2023-24 Thread
2022-2023 Saw Manchester City’s Death Star become fully operational winning the Premier League with 89 points by e
Has Rodwell found a club since, in a not particularly rare bit of transfer comedy, Wilder signed him for us?
He's playing in Australia.
Mourinho picked up five red cards in the 2023-24 season and three in the previous season.
I think people being upset for players not terminating contracts have 0 sense of empathy.
Doing nothing for tens of thousands of pounds because your employer made a bad financial decision that noone else in the industry would make at this time. No chance I'd be forced out
I think people being upset for players not terminating contracts have 0 sense of empathy.
Doing nothing for tens of thousands of pounds because your employer made a bad financial decision that noone else in the industry would make at this time. No chance I'd be forced out
Quite. It's a fixed term contract. It isn't like if you sign it and bang in 30 goals a season they're going to let you leave for nothing. I understand that it's somewhat rigged as if the player does well he's going to be a pain in the arse asking for more money or a transfer. When the Tim Nice but Dims bought the club I assume Rodwell was already on the books so they knew the liability existed. Whilst they are within their rights to ask him to **** off, he's within his to say "no thanks" and retain his place on the treatment table.
Harry Arter - what a pro. Since the dark days of the 90s the English have clearly taken some lessons from our more astute European cousins like Winstone Bogarde.
I can't imagine how signing 30 players in a year lead to some financial shenanigans. The Greek fella always seemed so legit.
Looking at his playing history, I suspect his Forest contract paid him as much money as he'd earned during his entire time as a pro. Given he's unlikely to have much earning opportunity beyond his playing career, you can't blame him for topping his pension up given it might have to support him and his family for the next 50 years.
I guess the proof of the pudding will be in the eating. City have demonstrated that they are happy to empty the clip on lawyers so I'd rather the league take the time to make sure the case is as watertight as usual, even if there's a big delay. The alternative is rushing it and potentially losing the case.
Fair point.
I don't believe for a second that anything of consequence will happen to City.
Super happy to be in the wrong here.
I think people being upset for players not terminating contracts have 0 sense of empathy.
Doing nothing for tens of thousands of pounds because your employer made a bad financial decision that noone else in the industry would make at this time. No chance I'd be forced out
Same for people complaining about (specific) players leaving on a free (or about Bosman in general). People seriously expect players to accept a lower salary at a different time/place, only to help their then ex-employer.
football fans expect loyalty to flow in one direction only, from player to club. the idea of their club intentionally overpaying a player out of a sense of loyalty is an absurd notion
on the other hand footballers are generally dishonest about how much they care about their current club - 'special connection with the fans' and all that
verdict: as always, lol man utd
Gotta love the Robbie Keanes of the world claiming their ~4th boyhood dreamclub with a straight face
on the other hand footballers are generally dishonest about how much they care about their current club - 'special connection with the fans' and all that
verdict: as always, lol man utd
the slew of social media "apologies" from man utd players every time they're humiliated (i.e. about once a week at the moment) is something quite special
In general, employers are no different.
My view - all you can ask of someone is what is in their contract. Beyond that, if you wanted it, you should have negotiated it in your contract. It happens with employers - wailing when decent staff resign, but happy to wield the axe when it suits them.
apparently sunderland til i die season 3 is coming february 13th
Can't remember if it was season 1 or season 2 where that new owner came in and pitched his idea for a new song when players are entering the pitch
Then when that did not work, he sacked the poor marketing lady
Still can't believe the club agreed to put that out for all to see. hopefully it made them enough $$$ to pay Rodwell's contract
Reminds me of the amazing Sunderland doc where they were trying to get Rodwell to terminate his £80k p/w contract so he could experience the joys of findings first team football somewhere else.
God, 80k/week on a five year deal (in 2015 no less). All that finger pointing in the doc and of course none of it at their own moronic decisions.
As good as Welcome to Wrexham is, and it is REALLY good, the gold standard imo remains Sunderland Till I die.
Can’t wait to tune in to S3. Maybe they can finally get Zlatan on loan.
is welcome to wrexham that good? i just assumed since it was produced by the owners who were hollywood savvy, we wouldn't get the kind of good stuff from out of touch owners that we got in stid
yeah it's pretty sanitized, so you don't really get any of the warts, but some of the segments are quite good
Doubt STID can be topped from that perspective. The scene when the owner blasting Tiesto or was it darude sandstorm as that will lift the crowd. The faces in that meeting room - ahh just chef's kiss. Cant wait for the 3rd season
EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Henderson has reached agreement with Al Etiffaq to leave Saudi Pro League club. 33yo & #AlEttifaq in process of finalising contract termination. Henderson has agreed in principle to join Ajax; now details/paperwork @TheAthleticFC
i guess hendos job is done and the saudi lgbt community is now saved.
If he can save Ajax at the same rate we'll be back in the title race any day now
Someone on one of the West Ham forums said that the Everton case (for which they got the deduction) was so clear cut that it was pointless even contesting it.
The City case consists of over 100 charges and is more complicated. City have also sought to throw lawyers at it at every stage, so the authorities are proceeding with care.
It's not even the same "type" of charge, right?
Everton's is quite simple - they overspent by very clearly set out limits despite multiple warnings as they were doing it.
City's relates more to artificially inflating income and secretly paying compensation under the table, which (presumably) requires a huge amount of work to demonstrate guilt.
As I said above, I'd rather they take the time so they can be more justified in throwing the book (and rest of the library) at them.
I am expecting to be disappointed though.
That's right - it's different and it's a lot less clear cut.
Yea need to take their time. It's been over ten years since City's 'revenue' jumped from 21st in the world to 6th in a 5 year period on the back of one league title. The only other club to make a leap like that has been PSG. Surprise. Compare those numbers to when Abramovic took over Chelsea pre FFP and he didn't have to worry about that ****.
Was clear as day what they were doing along with underreporting their wages. Wage bill equal or lower than ours yet when they came for Raheem Sterling we had no chance of keeping him. Funny that.
Expect a slap on the wrists that the pl will sell as the 'LARGEST PENALTY EVER RECIEVED'. Something like 20points and a jazzy fine that's peanuts to the owners.
