Murphman

He's fcking rapid. I watched him at the end of the season, couldn't see what the fuss was about until he got it wide. Then I saw his pace, now I'm a Baleba (fan).

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You've just answered a question with a question.

Fine. But the rules have been tightened for ages now (although there are still loopholes obviously). I can't follow how the likes of Arsenal and Spurs with lower profits than us can have a much higher transfer ceiling. Also, it's impossible to keep entities with endless resources from funding their businesses which contrary to normal practice have no restraints as their objective isn't to make profits. Newcastle are too far off the game in in size, revenue and standing to do what City did but it wouldn't take a lot of diddling to put Liverpool into the same spending levels as Spurs and Arsenal.

There is so much going on here, United in particular, I know they're massive but they are servicing a huge debt and have won fck all, often not even in the CL. Arsenal spending quarter of a billion more than us and Spurs way ahead. It stinks, all of it.

Yeah I guess more of their sales were of higher value players (left from the crazier days) which certainly helps.

Can somebody explain to me please how Chelsea and City, not forgetting arsenal are able to spend so much more than us on players year in and year out when we have the largest turnover in the world last year. The same rules apply and whilst the horse has bolted they are still buying anybody they like for as much as they cost. Is it accepted that all the loopholes are now closed then how are they still managing to do it, City especialyy? As can be witnessed in that ridiculous world club Championship which didn't include the two top teams in England managed to get through the web of rules and regulation and give £50m to the winners. City still haven't been prosecuted and I'm not sure they ever will be, certainly in any way that clips them very much. The analogy earlier in the thread about creating sponsorship is still extremely difficult to enforce,

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Romero on 'calm me down drugs' would be better.

Yeah, I think it's a matter of degrees though. My Spurs mate thinks he's a liability.

I'm with a Spurs fan, he says we can have Van Der Wotsit, his only attribute is his pace apparently, terrible positional play and always getting caught out, his speed gets him out of trouble he should never have got in.

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When you think about it. Post match everybody is full of adrenaline, judgements are affected and lots of remonstration is common. The alternative, the manager and the coaches meet up, compare notes in detail based on TV footage as well as during the game. The analysis and presentation would be much more considered and targeted, plus they can then immediately go to work to fix things in training. It makes perfect sense actually.

They didn't let a goal in until Coutinho was removed, 70 minutes. Think of England against Argentina, the second they took a striker off and sat sat back in their own box they got mullered, it is just possible the attacking threat and ball retention Coutinho offered impacted City's tactics.

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They were 2-0 up with Coutinho playing for 70 minutes. Not saying taking him off was the reason they folded but it certainly could have been. I don't see your confidence saying that had he stayed on they would have still lost?

and on the soles of his shoes.

If only I had a scoobie as to what you're on about Hass. I live in my own world these days, it's safer

He does, Jurgen did too.

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The first rule of YNWA Fight Club. Know the answer to 'Would a duck beat a horse' in a fight? The second rule Offend the fckers, when they have a pop, then do it again. You could go far on here Grasshopper.

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