reindeer to shitty

Sneed

England manager Thomas Tuchel says his mother views some of Jude Bellingham's on-field behaviour as "repulsive" - but he believes any critics of the Real Madrid midfielder do not know the "special boy" he does.

>In an interview with Talksport,, external Tuchel said Bellingham's "fire" is something he does not want to "dim down" but does need to be "channelled" in the right direction.

"It needs to be channelled towards the opponent and towards our goal, not to intimidate team-mates or be over-aggressive towards team-mates.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/crmkyn2j33ro

https://talksport.com/football/3280985/thomas-tuchel-england-jude-bellingham-senegal/

>>149132589
Based

Manchester City have completed the £50m signing of midfielder Tijjani Reijnders from AC Milan.

The 26-year-old has signed a five-year deal at the club.

Pretty cheap desu.

Lyon owed Rayan Cherki 3 million in wages when he left

>>149133144
I never trust City's figures. Not even due to 115 but with things like Haaland's agent (dad) getting such a large fee and his true wages being insanely high.

>>149133144
Shame he's shit

liverpoop wants barcola

they really want the treble huh

>Everton manager David Moyes has been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by the Prince of Wales for services to football and comedy.

>>149133479
>Source: The Sun

Gyokeres agents met with Arsenal and United

Offer expected soon (in hours)

Arsenal seen as front runners.

Arsenal have not yet decided between Sesko and Gyokeres

(@ojogo via @Sport_Witness )

>>149133534
He should managed England

There is a tense situation now between Viktor Gyökeres and Sporting. His price is no longer €65m now. The Sporting president is insisting on a higher fee, reports @FabrizioRomano.

Gyökeres is described as 'furious'

liverpool will finish 3rd this season and crash out of europe (again)

>>149133615
Sportings President really just went full nuclear accusing him of blackmail for wanting them to stick to the price they agreed

>>149133631
3nd is a decent result

>>149133615
>>149133757
how many times are we going to post this? dont care aboutnthis nailed on gigaflop and his mid table move

>Ornstein says Zubimendi to Arsenal is done
>£54m, £3m over the release clause in order to get it done in instalments instead of the usual up front payment release clauses require
>The announcement and registration will take place on July 1st for Sociedad for their financial benefit
>However claims of a 'Madrid clause' where if Madrid match or exceed Arsenal's offer then Zubimendi will go to them and Arsenal will receive a compensation fee
Dunno how much the fee would be but I bet a few million.

>>149133554
Both will flop hard

>>149134162
40m+1 pound

>Julian Alvarez Liverpool transfer interest ‘confirmed’ by Diego Simeone

man thread is so much nicer with ireland filtered, can guarantee these last 5 hidden posts are nothing of any quality.

>Brighton have agreed a £29.78m (35m euros) deal with Olympiakos for 18-year-old forward Charalampos Kostoulas.

>The teenager was undergoing a medical with the club on Thursday, ahead of signing a five-year contract that will start on 1 July.

BBC finally reporting it now.

>>149134196
can't see this happening surely that would be another £100m+

>>149134196
If Liverpool can flog Nunez to Atletico and get Alvarez no one should bother turning up next season.

>>149134064
Thanks for the input paddy

>>149134244
Nobody but retard clubs care about FFP. Either nothing happens to City in which case FFP isn't fit for purpose. Or City are slapped on the wrist, so nobody cares. There is no alternative. United got bailed out by the FA by allowing them to claim x20 the amount of COVID losses of any other club. £40m vs £2m. Weirdly the exact amount they needed to avoid PSR breach. The FA and UEFA allowed Chelsea to sell hotels, car parks and women's team to themselves and didn't do anything on top of giga long contracts. They closed the loops, preventing other teams from doing it but not retroactively punishing Chelsea for not keeping in the spirit of the rules. Now Chelsea has one of the best PSR positions despite spending over £1.5bn since Todd came in.

Liverpool could spend £400m more and nothing would happen. City spent £150m in Jan and have spent £100m now with prob another £150m to go. United have spent £120m despite no CL and finishing 15th. According to the powers that be, United's actual legal business is flush with cash since that's what the club is listed at, not the other stuff people use. So United can drop another £130m easily. Even if they 'couldn't' the FA would allow it or just fine them £1m.

>>149133631
there's no opposition

Brunch /trans/ news

Sky reporting Textor has offered to sell his stake in Palace

Chris Coleman has been sacked by OH Leuven

Luka Modric will undergo a medical with AC Milan after the club World Cup

According to the Sun Villa, Tottenham and Newcastle are trying to sign Sancho

Guardian reporting City fans have taken legal action against the club over a new season ticket policy. The policy requires fans to attend a minimum 10 games or lose their ticket (BIG FUCKING KEK)

>>149133479
Yeah...well they were actually really wanting the quad. Which is fitting because next season they'll struggle to get top 4.

>>149134365
>The policy requires fans to attend a minimum 10 games or lose their ticket

based rule desu

>>149134376
City fans struggle to afford that many flights to the UK

Florian Wirtz

>>149134379
kek

>Hull City have signed 20-year-old Moroccan midfielder Reda Laalaoui from Fath Union Sport

flopian shitz

>>149134413
always rated him

>>149134413
Not bad.

>>149134299
Depends who the club is. If Newcastle or Villa started spending what they like then you can be assure they'd be punished the same way Everton and Forest were.
This is what makes the whole FFP/PSR thing so fucking embarrassing
>Bring FFP/PSR in to protect Sky clubs
>Despite the massive advantage Sky clubs have where they would have to be complete retards to breach FFP/PSR this is exactly what they do
>They're so shambolic that the rules brought in to protect them and give them a massive advantage no longer apply to them, but do to everyone else, because if they did apply to them it would ironically put them in a worse position than if the rules hadn't been brought in in the first place
It's genuinely embarrassing.

curious to find out whether the club world cup will have more of that international champions cup mid-summer USA friendly tour kind of feel, or if it'll be a competitive tournament on the edge

>>149134413
>Non-league
Fuck off, m9

>>149134616
It'll be more competitive because of the shekels involved.

Trent delivered his speech in perfect Spanish kek, he's been cooking this move for years LOOOOL

>>149134527
>sky clubs
nobody watches sky in 2025 boomer

>>149134616
>or if it'll be a competitive tournament on the edge
FIFA has tried to make it relevant by making quite impressive prize fund.

>£1.5m per win in group stages. £1.35m per draw. Three games. Max £4.5m
>If you get to RO16 you get £5.5m more
>If you get to QF you get £9.65m more
>If you get to Semi you get £15.5m more
>If you get to the Final you get £22m more
>If you win you get £29.5m
So for performance, if you win it, you'll get roughly £65m (assuming you win all group stage games).

After that you get money just for participating.
>Europe: £9.5m - £28m, depending on criteria
So potentially you could reach £93m roughly if you won the whole lot. Other region clubs get less than Europe.

So, if you're a big European club you're looking at £90m for winning it.

>>149134717
Este serpiente hijo de puta me espero que todo winger en la liga toman su corozan CONO

>>149134717
he even looks spanish very sus

>>149134730
I was going to say
>Oh so Madrid will have enough money to buy Zubimendi if they win it then
But found out the final is in a fucking month. What the fuck? 13th of July. So they won't get the £60m they need before then. I guess if they're still in it before July 1st they'll just go 'We'll we're going to get X million so we'll buy him'.

>>149134743
Pretty good, though snake isn't really used here in that context, we just say rat

>>149134768
UNO BEER-OH POUR FAH VOUR LUV GRAH SEA ASS CHEERS THANKS TA.

>>149134768
Este raton cabron

>>149134778
You'll have your beero when I get my tinto

>>149134778

>>149134196
Will flop
Liverpool needs someone who can get on the end of their cross spam like Isak and Gyokeres not manlet strikers like Alvarez they're better off keeping Nunez

>>149134844
Liverpool don't do high crosses, they do low crosses on the floor or whipped ones. Alvarez is fine for that.

>>149134717
Liverpool customers (what John W. Henry calls them) should be getting angry at their own club rather than anyone else as they could've negotiated a huge fee. We all knew he was going to RM a few years ago and this makes it beyond a doubt.
Instead they will blame everyone else. The media, the player, Alisson's feet being cold. Just as John W. Henry wants it. He completely understands that cultlike customerbase and can manipulate them exactly as he wishes.
I SINCERELY HOPE he does NOT shepherd them into a Jonestown or Heaven's Gate type scenario!

>Michal Probierz has resigned as Poland manager in the wake of Robert Lewandowski saying he would not play for the country under him.
Lmao.

>>149134364
city
arsenal

>>149134871
Surely only has one tournament left in him anyway, strange to kowtow (he was asked to jump or be sacked let's be honest) to a player like this

>>149134871
Based tiktokman

>>149134880
City, yes.
Arsenal, no. Not at the moment. The only way they could possibly challenge is if they get Zubimendi (not guaranteed), get Sesko/Gyokeres (or better, both), and then get somebody like Hato or Guehi for defence and finally somebody like Nico Williams or Rodgryo to fix their god-awful left side. And even then they would need Liverpool tier injury immunity.

>>149134372
>>149134364
also
>>149134880
>city
washed up team
>arselel
lol

lmao

>>149134866
Saved them 10 milly of the Wirtz deal for a free transfer. Should be grateful desu

>Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has agreed to join Arsenal and the Gunners will have to pay the £5 million release clause in his deal, according to David Ornstein
Good signing?

>>149134871
No man doing tiktok dances should have this much power

>>149134871
Proberz had a proberz and didn't deal with it (proberz in the first tense I meant to mean problem btw)

>>149134922
>desu
Back to >>>/a/, weeb

>>149134880
City will be cooked by the end of the season because of the CWC
Arsenal? Lol

>>149134927
£5m for a backup keeper (who surely will get played in the cups) with PL experience is a good signing yeah

>>149134364
That was the season just gone when Liverpool barely finished first (despite all of the refball, lack of injuries, and upcycle).

>>149134961
2bh (but using t instead of 2) autocorrects to that
Anti-British sentiment from gmoot

You are all severely underestimating arsenal

Phase 6 artera will be unstoppable

>>149134962
>because of the CWC
If they go all the way they'll have a few weeks off unless Pep is retarded and forces them to do another tour.

>>149134968
It seems pretty insane he was £74m and now joins Arsenal for £5m and is only 30. If he was 35 I could see it but 30 is prime for a GK and if he's willing to fight for No.1, then Raya either gets better or is replaced. Would be an insanely good signing if they pull it off (while Ornstein says it is done I don't believe it until the player is revealed).

>>149134968
If Raya gets injured for a month and Arsenal have to play him for 6 or 7 games he will cost them, he is shit.

>>149135001
He was great for Mememouth last year.

>>149134994
>they'll have a few weeks off
The final is on the 15th (I think) and teams report to pre-seaon between the 3rd and the 10th. They'll go from competitive football to holiday back to pre-season in 2 or 3 weeks, then a month after their last competitive game the season starts. They'll be absolutely fucked.

>>149135001
Kepa was shit for the money Chelsea paid for him but would be a bargain at £5m

>>149135008
He made some great saves but cost them a lot with his errors, and can't defend crosses.

>>149134986
What's their expected xG for next season?

>>149134364
chelsea is cooking

>>149135034
>would be a bargain at £5m
Keeper is a unique position, they're either shit, or not shit. Karius was about that price and he cost Liverpool the CL, can you say it's OK he was only £5m?

>>149135001
>>149135035
Despite playing for Bournemouth he did quite well. I think he'll be better with Arsenal's defence. Not like Raya didn't make a million mistakes last season (granted several he 'made up' like that United save).

£5m is still a good price when Flekken went for £10m~.

>>149135054
>Going from the most clean sheets to 11th is actually not bad!!
Lolwut. Let's not forget that 3 of his back 4 will be playing for Real, PSG and Liverpool next season.

>>149135053
>Karius was about that price and he cost Liverpool the CL, can you say it's OK he was only £5m?
Yes because he shouldn't have been played in a CL final given his (lack of) quality
Even then he was severely concussed and was forced to play on by Klopp. Of course though he cannot be questioned, ever

>>149134917
i am the biggest arsenal ribber in this general

and even i will concede that they are a very strong side right now. all they need is a goalscorer, that's literally it.

>>149135053
Only 5 fewer clean sheets than Raya and Sels, who won the Golden Glove. That's with Mememouth's defence. As a cup keeper, I think he'll be fine. Arteta doesn't care about keeping X in Y if they fuck up. Kepa is better than every GK that Arsenal has. They have like 12 (exaggeration) and Hein, who was a wonderkid hasn't turned into the world class one he promised, they signed Setford (both Setfords?) who is suppose to be the next big thing GK wise for England.

>>149135074
>Falling for laverpel damage control
I've got some magic beans for sale here fella

>>149134961
Lurk moar retard

>>149135044
I'm thinking a solid 3.5 xGpG

>>149135079
>That's with Mememouth's defence
Hujsen has gone to Real, and he'll start
Kerkez is going to Liverpool, and he'll start
Zabarnyi is going to PSG, and he's Marquinhos' long term replacement.

>>149135074
And a LW and some defenders not perpetually injured.

>>149135068
Who? Saliba is signing a new contract. Gabriel already has. So unless they're going to fork out £80m+. Lewis Smelly is supposedly signing a new contract too, so, again, big money. That leaves Ben White who nobody wants. Calafiori who is forever injured. Tomiyasu who is forever injured. That's it.

>>149135101
>>149135068
Sorry I misunderstood. Right yeah. Still, it's not just about your defence but about your midfield. Look at United. Terrible midfield, decent defence, still concede a lot (and Onana still wasn't as bad as people say).

>"It's a dream to be here, been waiting for this day for a long time"
>Trent Alexander-Arnold says he's "proud and excited" to join Real Madrid

>>149135116
>United
>decent defence

>>149135044
xxG is the new meta

>>149135116
Bournemouth's midfield is still pretty decent. They had Cook and Adams/Tavernier infront/

imagine all the zesty tiktoks of jude and trent together

>>149135132
Statistically when they had their 'first team' they were decent, yes.

>Andy Bara scamming Barcelona again

>>149135127
>Trent Alexander-Arnold says he's "proud and excited" to join Real Madrid
but mainly, proud and excited to leave Liverpool

>>149135163
>Statistically when they had their 'first team' they were decent,
They finished 15th

>>149135074
>i am the biggest arsenal ribber in this general
Ribbed for our pleasure

>>149135079
>muh clean sheets
holy shit bro onana has 4 less clean sheets than raya, doesn't mean anything, just look at the goals that kepa conceded, good backline can only do so much

>>149135179
Because they couldn't score for shit.

>>149135192
Well good thing Arsenal have the Golden Glove winner (two seasons in a row) in goal then.

>>149135216
10 teams conceded less than them and 2 teams conceded the same btw

>>149135216
is that why they were trying to replace him with joan garcia?

>>149135216
point is it's a useless signing, guarantee an academy kid would do better as a backup than fucking kepa, even the cup goalie justification doesn't really cut it because he'd very likely cost arsenal the cup

>>149133554
Seems baffling to me how Arsenal could still be mulling over which one to go for. They had months to figure it out.

>>149135240
I don't know, but what I can remember is
>They wanted him as back up
>But he didn't want to be back up
>They were only still interested because Madrid wanted Raya
>Madrid didn't go for Raya so they didn't need to go for Garcia

>>149135249
As I said, I've looked at Arsenal's GK situation and it is fucking dire.

>>149134193
Still makes me mad/laugh to this day

we're watching the U21s tonight right?

>>149135255
It's almost certainly nonsense, news is coming from Portugal so who benefits from his price being driven up? Could be his agent or his club.

>>149135269
The funniest part of it is that Liverpool admitted they broke the contract by refusing it, but the PL/FA don't punish Liverpool.

>>149135272
I am but I don't have any hope. None of the players bar a few excite me.

>>149135274
The agent gets more money in agent fees the lower the price is, actually. Because they want to be 'rewarded' for having the price lowered. The higher the price, the more the club gets and the less the agent gets since he didn't 'work' for it if you see my point. He wants Gyokeres to go for £50m+£10m, not £60m+£10m.

>>149135274
Which nationality of owners are the most despicable (besides >us)? I feel the Portuguese and Italians seem to be annoying to deal with (Delaurentis springs to mind).
>>149135294
Arsenal were soft and didn’t seek to have anything done about it

>>149135309
Very grimola.

>>149134717
LA RATA

>>149135339
London player of the year Archie gray

David Ornstein
@David_Ornstein
·
6m
Tottenham Hotspur to complete Thomas Frank appointment after agreement struck to take Justin Cochrane as assistant. Deal held up by talks over 43yo - wanted at Brentford + elsewhere but opted for #THFC. Joined by Chris Haslam & Joe Newton
@TheAthleticFC

apparently the delay in the announcement was that Brentford wanted that Justin guy to takeover from Frank as the manager similar to how Frank took over after being an assistant

>>149135230

>>149135216
No answer for this?

>>149135359
So that rules out Mbuemo to man united,
They're not getting Gyokeres either.
That leaves Osimhen

>>149135426
doubt mbuemo goes to spurs just because of the wage difference he can rinse manure for

>>149135348
That's anti semite!

>>149135408
I dunno what more I can say. Statistically with their full team defence, not injuries galore, their defence was fine. They had no midfield cover in terms of defensive contribution. Casemiro is finished. Fernandes pretends he is every position but that. Ugarte is mediocre at best. Kobbie 'Generational Talent' Mainoo is terrible. You put a Rice or Rodri or somebody in that midfield with their first team defence and they'd be fine. Which is why they want Ederson.

>>149134196
I broke this two weeks ago

>>149135426
Osimhen is the easiest deal to be done. Gyokeres means dealing with Sporting who seem to have gone full schizo over this. Think it will between Arsenal and Juve for him.
>>149135442
Depends Levy might want a “statement” signing with the new manager

34mil for joão pedro is good how do newcastle keep getting away with it

>>149135769
>Levy might want a “statement” signing with the new manager
names going around are Eze, Grealish and Semenyo as being more likely for this
even heard Gibbs White

>>149135769
>Levy might want a “statement” signing with the new manager
Does he work like that though? Jose's was Reguilon which felt light even at the time.

>>149135803
Going around where?

The only statements Levy is bothered about come from his bank

>>149135829
iykyk

>>149135831

>>149135803
>>149135817
A year ago Mbuemo would’ve been the same category. Still think they want a big headline signing to shill to Tottenham fans.

>>149135864
you dont think Eze or Gibbs White do that?

>>149135864
Kek imagine trying to pass off muhbongos as a galactico for spurs

>>149135876
Lads it’s Tottenham

>>149135886
yes

>>149135908
>beating the worst manure side in 50 years

Spud highest earner is Son which is on 190k per week. You guys think Levy is going to break his club wage structure when Newcastle won't? This is the same guy that would rather sack Mourinho days before FA cup just so he won't need to pay Mou the extra money.

Fucking size of that neck

>>149135992

Why do clubs actually try winning games and competitions when they could simply win them in their own heads?

>>149134730
Mad, but what do the players really care about the money? If I play well and we go far, Bossman will just buy the new Brazilian wonderkid from the Eredivisie and play him over me and loan me out to Birmingham.

In the NBA, they at least tried to incentivize the player by giving prize money straight to the performing athletes, in the hopes that it would make them care more.

Though I guess if the club can earn up to 100m they'll probably promise some juicy win bonus to the players to further motivate them

>Brazil forward Matheus Cunha said his "dream" had become a reality after completing a £62.5m move to Manchester United.
Thought he wasn't joining until July according to one person on here? Lol.

>>149135992
Love me a long neck

>>149136046
Remind me what the final score for that game was

>>149135852
Local synagogue?

A long story about 1990s Liverpool.
>In the late 90s talk of a minor feud between Liverpool teammates Robbie Fowler and Neil "Razor" Ruddock hit the fansites. Someone recounted a tale of how it all apparently started. It began at a European away game. The flight home was not booked until the following morning, so the team got the chance to let their hair down at a local strip club. After the 'show', the girls offered to come back on and 'do something special' for the lads, for a small fee.
>One whip-round later, they returned to the stage and asked for a volunteer. Robbie Fowler was pushed forward, and was told to lie down. He was then relieved of his clothes by the girls.
>To cheers and laughter from the watching crowd of his team-mates, Fowler felt a finger shoved up his arse. Assuming it was one of the strippers, he dressed and returned to the bar feeling pretty pleased with himself. Until Razor Ruddock walked up to him, asking if he enjoyed that, and with a grin, sucked his finger. Suddenly not sure what to believe, Fowler duly lamped him.

>>149136133
>only motivation to win is money
grim

>>149135796
expect some dodgy Italian club with links to the Saudis to massively overpay for one of Brighton's shitters soon

>>149135990
State of spuds if they get left dry by Mbuemo and have to scramble for Eze or Gibbs-White. Speaking of Son isn’t he down to his last year now?

>>149136380
What’s happening with Inter did they sign a new manager or are they still being cucked by Como BVLLs

>>149136252
It was 4-3 to the nation of Belgium

>>149136448
They got some Romanian bloke, Chivu or something?

Why is it so hard for Chelsea to get a single shirt sponsor, not even a sleeve, and why do they ALWAYS get one for like one month at the end of each season. Pretty sure theyre all from a random company linked to Boehly. Is this some sort of FFP loophole? Autism? Its been like this for three seasons now

>>149136515
I believe they are in negotiations with fubu

>>149136526
>Don't go Nfubu

>>149136515
looks like one of the hoodlums who pushed the wall at heysel

>>149136526
>fubu
what year is it lmao

>>149136515
pretty based fucking hate sponsors on shirts

>>149136515
They're throwing a strop because the prem wouldn't let them advertise a broadcaster (discovery iiirc) on their shirts

this trent lad turned out to be bit of rat innit

>>149136854
English players are the biggest glory hunters only behind South Americans, even Beckham left a treble winning United side to achieve nothing at Madrid.

>>149136946
Mad how no other countries players have ever done this

G/A per 90 this season in Europe's top 5 leagues:

0.84 — Wirtz
0.83 — Saka
0.65 — Palmer

Just goes to show how good saka is when he's playing in a much harder league and was out for 4 months and when he came back he was struggling. 150m for a corner shop saka is insane.

>>149137390
how many of these are assists from corners or penalties?

>>149136946
fergie forced him out.

>>149137382
Italians and Germans

>>149137390
>and was out for 4 months
irrelevant. It's g/a per 90

>>149137390
All except maybe 2 goals of Palmer's are penalties

3 sleeps 'til Soccer Aid!!!!!!

>>149137574
this has been debunked actually

What a signing United have on their hands

>>149136495
>Bringing back Chivu after he helped Parma avoid relegation
If that’s really the best they can do Inter are fucking finished. They already embarrassed themselves in the CL final.

>>149137390
world class corner kick taker Bukayo Saka

Sheffield United board currently meeting to discuss whether to sack Chris Wilder, according to the Telegraph.

>>149137854
Saka:
>6 goals 10 assists last season
Wirtz
>10 goals 12 assists last season

>>149137864
Any update on the takeover?

baffled why anyone would buy from leverkusen after that embarrassing europa show

>De Bruyne leaves on a free
>massive celebration ceremony where fans show how much they love him

>Trent leaves on a free
>booed, hissed and spat at from growling scouse mutants

Livercustomers tying themselves in knots to not admit the German league is harder (undermines their recent league win) and ALSO not admit that players with similar stats to Wirtz - while playing in the Premier League - are plainly superior to him
They'll keep trying albeit

dunno what youre talking about lads Wirtz is worth 150m + addons + tip + tax

>>149137936
*keeps scrolling*

>>149135339
Excuse me I was informed Adam Wharton would be playing

>>149137928
>booed, hissed and spat at
All while during playing a match for them. El Kloppo said his piece though so they collectively act like it never happened.
Notice no sarky columns in the UK media bringing it up today. Any other club, say City fans had done it to De Bruyne, and we'd be seeing it mentioned ad nauseam.

>>149137928
>plastic
>pashun

>>149137390
saka has an easy job playing for the best team in europe and a world class manager

>>149137993
based

>>149137896
I dare you to count how many of his goals are tap ins, penalties or opposing goalkeepers passing the ball to him because they're about to get battered by Havertz

>>149138020
Should we do the same calculations for Wirtz as well or should we write those off for him because Liverpool are about to have their pants pulled down?
Don't actually answer as we already know. Run along.

>>149137936
So you're telling me Arsenal are about to spunk 90 million pounds on a "striker" that has 3 more goals than Wirtz? And they think they will win the league?

Citymong still seething that they got snubbed by Wirtz

>>149138043
>character posting cringe

How does Pep do it????

>>149137936
hope shuto machino comes to the premier league.

btw why are liverpool not accused by bbc sport of buying the league when they spend 150 million on a player? as far as i'm aware he didn't come from liverpool fc academy

Sponsors on shirts are a bit weird. They've become so ingrained in soccer culture that when a shirt doesn't feature one they look similar to those five for £1 that leisure centre teams wear.

>>149138036
feel free m8

>>149138068
They don't spend and actually it will be £147m after Michael Edwards works his magic

>>149138068
Because they just won the league probably

>>149138086
actually city lost the league

>>149138059
>makes no transfers for 2 seasons in a row other than Doku and Gvardiol
>woops, our squad is shit, needs to rebuild
rival fans: REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>149138110
who are Nunes, Kovacic and Echerverri then?

>>149138077
liverpool unironically invented this look it up

>>149138142
a shit player, a squad rotator, and a small child you tedious autist
You really gonna start complaining and crying that City overpaid for Nunes?

>>149138057
Madrid is such a cult. Having to parade yourself in front of these old goats and do some tricks, and say Hala Madrid like a good doggie. Scientology FC

>>149138177
they're not transfers then?

>>149138110
>no transfers for 2 seasons in a row

You are a pathetic shill

City's spend
24/25: £243m
23/24: £259m
22/23: £155m

>>149138194
Almost like City won the league those years probably

>>149138208
Thats not what you said though is it you bad faith cunt

You said they made no transfers for 2 seasons when they spent over £400m

>>149138194
>>149138193
Nobody was crying over City's transfers in the last two seasons. None of you cared. You weren't moaning about checkbook manager bringing in elite Kovacic and Nunes to walk the league. You were happy because City stopped doing business. Now they are actually rebuilding, you're shook.

>Shitty
>Manure
>Chel-shit
>Liverpool
>Assna
>Spuds

>>149138212
I'm beggin ya lad have sex

>>149138208
bought the league*

>>149138194
>23/24: £259m
Gundogan on a free and Savio cost £250m? what?

>>149138218
>livarpoo

>>149138217
Mad how the entire thread has been rival fans crying about Wirtz but now transfers don't even count unless they work out

>>149138234
Fucks sake it autocorrected serves me right for phone posting

>>149138243
Spending £115m on one player but City are the ones buying the league

>>149138230
You bought the wrong Nunez

>>149138253
It's always a cope. No one ever cries about Chelsea or United spending money because they aren't winning anything.
As if we didn't know already, Liverpool customers simply love to be victims.

>>149138244
>tfw can't phonepost
i hate how retarded this site has gotten, for some reason my ip is banned if on phone but perfectly legal if on pc, hundreds of quality posts could have been made by ME if i was allowed to phonepost on the run.

>>149138231
23/24 they bought Gvardiol, Doku, Nunes, Kovacic and Echeverri
it's ok though this counts as no transfers and means bald fraud is justified in spending whatever he likes now that his team is shit

>>149138287
You weren't crying about those transfers at the time, is my point. You're retroactively crying about them now because City won the league that year. And now you're crying again because you know City are trying to build a winning team again.

>>149137928
Kev wanted to stay lol.

I'm sure he's not being entirely honest about the contract situation (I suspect they offered him a paycut rather than no contract at all) but it wasn't his choice to leave.

Also he's older and more injured, there's no expectation that he's an asset to the club.

>>149138287
>bald fraud is justified in spending whatever he likes now
Why because he won a weak league last year?

>>149138287
alvarez and sterling money covered this, they basically spent nothing

>>149138302
trying to buy a winning team again*

The disrespect and complete lack of acknowledgement of Liverpool by trent is a sight to behold. He really does not respect Liverpool at all.

>>149138310
Of course he wanted to stay he was on like £400k/pw lol. He definitely did not want to accept £150k/pw on a reduced role even if it was offered. But that's fine he should go and get the bag in Napoli until the wheels fall off and more power to him. I just don't want City to come up against Napoli in the CL group stages next season.

why did west ham turn to shit

>>149138331
You can't just buy your way to victory, Chelsea have been finding that out for quite some time.

>>149138340
even their 'legends' are everton supporters mate, they know how to read the hymnsheet when they're getting paid

>>149138365
>You can't just buy your way to victory
>Chelsea
uh...

>>149138354
Hired an giga autist manager mid season. Apparently neither Potter nor West Ham learned from his Chelsea stint.

>>149132104 (OP)
In the spirit of news congrats to Aaron Ramsey for adding to the absolute annihilation of Cardiff
>demand 50k a week
>play less than 30 games in 2 years
>become the interim manager
>get them relegated
>fuck off to Mexico
All for his “boyhood club”

>>149138057
Why is trent displaying hp logo?

>>149138340
Probably something to do with the cunt manager, cunt players and cunt customers booing him.
The old cunt manager had to phone up his old journo mates and state it was wrong and had to stop seeing as the current cunt manager endorsed and encouraged it.

>>149138354
It's an interesting case study, I thought they'd be competing for Europe but they just fizzled away. That Bowen needs to get a move to a real club.

>>149138068
Imagine how many hungry scousers you could feed with that money

>>149138340
Who cares

>>149138340
>yeah I love Liverpool
>*runs his contract down*
>*kisses the badge*
>*secretly agrees a move to Madrid*
>Im Liverpool through and through
Guys an elite level actor knowing for two years he was off to Madrid. Worst kept secret in football after Mbappes move and Mbappes love of shemales

>>149138461
But what would keep the rat population in check?

>>149138515
This line doesn't work when Old Trafford is literally infested with rats running across the pitch and in the stands

>>149138057
so does he too have a world famous brother that necessitates him to humbly go by one name on the back?

well said indy

>>149138580
Hit a nerve?

>>149138588
Madrid are just being cheap and didn’t want to fork out for the printing cost

>>149137919
I ceased my daily postings out of sheer pain but we were finally taken over back in December by a consortium including the Marvel director Joe Russo

grimacing at how terrible this team would be

>>149138819
They'd easily beat manure

Lovely work, just ordered one

CUNTha played a big part in Wolves avoiding relegation last season. Perhaps he enjoyed it and wants to repeat the experience next season with Manchester United.

>Manchester United enters Ekitike race. The Red Devils have contacted Eintracht within the last 48 hours, expressed concrete interest, and gathered all information. Frankfurt's sporting director is demanding €100 million for Ekitike.

>>149138887
Looks hideous

>The 2025-26 Carabao Cup will include a preliminary round to accommodate the increased number of Premier League clubs with European commitments.

>Nine top-flight sides are set to participate in European competitions next season, prompting the change to help reduce the number of clubs in the first two rounds.

>The preliminary round will feature the two sides promoted from the National League and the two clubs who finished 21st and 22nd in League Two.

>They will be separated regionally, as is customary with the competition's early rounds, meaning Accrington Stanley will face Oldham Athletic while Barnet take on Newport County.

>The home sides for those ties will be drawn at the same time as the draw for round one, on 26 June at 16:30 BST.

>All EFL clubs - other than the two eliminated in the preliminary round - will participate in round one of the competition.

shambles

>>149138934
Nunez 2.0

>Georgian manc seething about Liverpool
Make it make sense? Is there a Tbilisi United or something?

>>149138946
2 teams have to play an extra game otherwise 1 team would have to play an extra game

>>149138978
Reminder that the best player in the world currently is Georgian.

>>149138978
Liverpool's backup keeper is Georgian, so there's a data point in your search for truth

>>149138978
I'm a manc and seething because i think ugly ass painting is ugly?
Lmao take your fucking pills

>>149139065
you may not be a manc but you definitely have a poor eye for art

>>149139086
Sometimes I can't tell if you faggots are memeing or being serious

>>149138887
I'd order one if I could get a replica of our Abs aha x

new updates top 6 next season

1.City
2.Arsenal
3.Liverpool
4.Manchester United
5.Chelsea
6.Newcastle

>>149138819
Did you download a thumbnail?

>>149139345
>arselol

>>149138819
De vrij translates to The free

>>149139452
>not rating Arsenal
your bias is showing anon

Let's be real, the top 6 was only about regular CL qualification. It's now the "top 4", maybe top 5/6 if Newcastle or spurs keep it up for a few seasons.

>>149138495
>knowing for two years

4 years

For me its AFC Uttara

>>149139345
Assna numba wan, Assna numba wan.

>>149139678
why is their badge a shampoo logo?

>>149139651
Nah the top 4 was about united/arsena/chelsea/'pool

Every expansion since then has been because one of those clubs got pushed out of being a consistent top 4 side. It wouldn't have ever been labled as "the big x" in the first place if spurs were having their top 4 run at the time

There was a gentlemans agreement between Gyokeres agent and previous sporting director Hugo Viana.

Now he has left and after Gyokeres season, Sporting do not want to honor that agreement and now want 80-85 euros

Player very unhappy

(@FabrizioRomano on youtube)

He's going to end up in Saudi. Nobody in Europe will pay that unless they're really desperate and have no other options.

>>149139871
>gentlemans agreement
>striker in late 20s desperate to leave
reminds me of a certain someone

>>149139871
he's a striker, who else is on the market

>>149139871
>a gentlemans agreement
kek, they never learn

>>149139871
this is literally his retard swedistani agent trying to stir up shit so he can claim a higher agent fee by artificially lowering his price.

>>149139914
Sesko, ekitike, delap, cunha. 2 teams have already bought strikers that aren't gyokeres. Sesko will likely go to arsenal, ekitike maybe to Liverpool. Nobody has gyokeres as their prime target. Younger and better players are available.

you remember when #szobodied had an instagram fight with arda gooler?
what a wacky season this was

who could forget

>trent was secretly learning Spanish for 2 years

Kek

>>149139941
>Ekitike to Liverpool
Can’t imagine there’s much of the Coutinho money left after that

>>149139914
Absolutely nobody is buying Gyokeres now. Man U will go for Osimhen and Arsenal will get Sesko. Sporting going full schizo meant nobody wants to deal with that shit for a transfer

>>149139941
Gyokeres is the best striker on the market.
only osimhen is comparable.

>>149140049
calm down Viktor

>>149140049
He's unproven in the best leagues. Statpadding in the poortugese league doesn't mean he's elite.

>>149140019
Say that again and I’ll send the mandem to body you

>>149140112
and statpadding in the germanoid league does?
sesko scored what, 13 games for leipzig?
now look at what werner and nkunku have done in that league, for the very same team.

>>149140112
And you think sesko or ekitke are proven?

>>149140112
the drop off from the supposedly ‚great‘ strikers coming from the Portuguese league to a big league is atrocious. Shan’t be trusting another potential flop in Gyokeres.

>>149139914
kyogo

United got SNUBBED by Gyokeres

england vs czech republic U21 euros starts in 10 btw

>>149140195
thank goodness

>>149140157
>my boy T Wernz
Remember he got 0 goals this season for spuds
>Nkunkz
Man’s got balsa wood legs

>>149140157
German league is better than the poortugese league mate. Also sesko is a prospect, he's not expected to hit the ground running even despite the fact he was the best under 21 striker in Europe last season for g/a and non penalty g/a. If it takes gyokeres 2 seasons to get used to the prem, may as well just have bought sesko.

>>149140211
Different level between a 21yr old Leipzig lad and a 27yr old Swede in moortugal. Still agree Sesko screams bundesfraud.

>>149140187
gyokeres scored at an unprecedented rate and physically dominated the league in a way I've never seen before. he was more dominant than Falcão even.
>b-but darwin
was overpaid sure, but never had output similar to gyokeres, and was overhyped partially because of his CL performances against Liverpool, Barcelona and Bayern (scored against them all).

>>149139345
>Deluded ABL

been off spee for the past two weeks
qrd on the last 10 days of /trans/penisleague/

>>149140211
>German league is better than the poortugese league mate
says who lol. it's bayernwinslol and the rest is farmers level. you've had a higher amount of high profile flops coming from that league than the Portuguese.

>>149140222
After Nkunku I just can't trust any bundes player.
Impressive season and then vs City he was in a different class to the rest of a pretty good Leipzig team and then he came to Chelsea and never even left an impression.

>>149140261
The last high profile young striker to come out of bunda was haaland

>>149140287
the exception that doesn't prove the rule. look at haller, werner, jovic.
even midfielders, for every Bellingham there's a sancho.

>>149140260
City got snubbed by Wirtz
United got snubbed by Gyokeres and Sesko

>>149140223
Gyokeris partially hyped because of his hattrick against city. He couldn't lay a glove on arsenal and got pocketed by gabriel

>>14914026
An example being their performance in Europe. Frankfurt lost to fucking Spuds (who barely avoided relegation). Heidenheim went out to Copenhagen. Bayern went out of the CL to Inter (the worst CL finalists of all time) and Dortmund got bodied by Barca. Bayern barely even beat fucking Celtic. They still all handed Sporting their ass but the bottom line is Portugal and Germany are both fucking farmers leagues.

>>149140339
arsenal game came from a state of disarray at the club just after amorim left and our team crumbled at the hands of an inexperienced manager (went from undefeated in the season + winning every game in the league to not being able to get a single fucking win in like 8 games).
he was man marked by what's probably the best CB pairing itw this season and still managed to cause some damage and turn saliba.

his hype comes from the fact that he's a one man army.
>muh penalties
he literally creates at least half of the penalties he scores lol.

>>149140339
BIG trophy for arsenal

England U21 kickoff now

left or right?

>>149140107
Huh. I just realised that they're both Viktor and Victor.

I don't want to be hyperbolic but I hope 66 dies

>>149140271
His arse left an impression on the treatment table. Just look at the list Sancho, Werner, Nkunku, Havertz, Pulisic, Aubameyang, Naby Keita, Sane, Haller. The only actual good players I can think of are De Bruyne who’d already played in the prem and Haaland who’s not a human being.

>>149140387
Left and it's not even close

U21 euros thread >>149140338

>>149140387
>Eze and Saka trying too much and lose the ball
>Toney trying blooters because nobody feeds through balls
>Mainoo left in DM because neither Bellingham nor Gibbs White want to defend
>Walker can’t keep up
>Lewis Bailey injured
>Colwill and Konsa left exposed
Not even close

Don't want this bender, just look at him, games gone

>>149140465

>>149138946
The PL should just makes its own cup - the PL Cup. It would be way better than the crappy EFL Cup and allow proper EFL teams to win that tournament.

Here's how it would work:
3 promoted teams and teams that finished 13th-17th in the previous PL play off against each other
Ro16-winners of games in previous round plus the rest of the PL teams enter
Quarters
Semis
Final

No 2 leg ties in any round and we could be finished by Christmas, would give more rest to players while simultaneously making far more money for teams.

>>149140666
Matebros, not like this :(

>>149140666
10m for Frank while still paying out Ange Postecoglou; Levy is on a spending spree again

>>149140743
10m for a manager isnt that much honestly
if a team spent 10m on a punt for a 17 year old player it wouldnt even be noteworthy

>>149140465
Looks like that one actor from the US Office with a sprinkle of Peter Dinklage.

>>149140421
Aubameyang and Sane could be considered hits, can't they?

>>149140800
>10m for a manager isnt that much honestly
It is though because manager's tend to go for much less. 10m would put him as the fifth most expensive ever.

>>149140889
yeah but you know what im saying the impact a manager can have vs what teams will spend 10m on its a no brainer even if it was a record

>>149140666
Nuno II incoming, he'll be sacked after they lose to Slovan Bratislava in the CL with the side 15th

>>149140666
PUMPED ABOUT FINISHING 6th TO 8th LADS

>>149140666
Arsenal fan here. This actually worries me. I'm actually starting to shit myself. Liquid shit is squirting down my leg and I am shaking in fear at how badly these Tottenham chads are going to pump us next season. It's over.

2025 I am forgotten

i am beginning to think rival club supporters will have negative things to say regardless of the decision made

need an asian slag so bad lads just being honest

>>149141129
is race mixing not haram

>>149141147
am an Asian as well THOUGHALBEIT(to a certain minute degree)

>>149141185
>THOUGHALBEIT
REDDIT.

Mad how United can just spunk €100m on Etikike or however it is spelled and £120m on who other players. I thought they were skint? Why did they need bailing out last season over PSR?

>>149141249
It's almost as though Sky Sports and the EPL have an active interest in United being competitive.

>Eight years after being told he should be satisfied if he could walk again, 40-year-old former Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla scored the goal that put boyhood club Real Oviedo into the La Liga play-off final.
>He re-joined boyhood club Oviedo in 2023, taking on a minimum salary in the hope of returning the club to the top flight for the first time since 2001.
SOVL.

>>149141269
did it take you that long to realise

England U21 1-0 Czechia U21

It's half time. Elliot with the goal, against the run of play. Czechia has absolutely bodied England in set pieces. Nearly scored three times from them, requiring Beadle to make good saves. England are fucking clueless at defending them, letting players have free headers. Rowe hasn't done anything of interest.

>>149141288
For me, it's Brian Oviedo.

Sounds like Arsenal are getting SNUBBED by Nico Williams for Bayern

where will harvey elliott be playing next season?

>>149141560
>1 day
lel

>>149141099
Was always shit

>>149141231
untrue, falsehood, a lie even.

>>149141560
>he just needs more time

>>149140805
Sane was great, had a horrific injury and then carried on playing well until he was sold for a high fee (he was told he'd never play for Germany if he didn't move to bayern)

>>149141129
that's the devil giving it the waswasa

Citymong here again to shill for more city shitters

>>149138946
>>149140621
nah man, we should design the efl cup like the scottish league cup instead

>4 groups of 5
>teams play every other team in the group once
>quarter finals
>semi finals
>finals

way more guaranteed games per club, plus way more interest because every club is involved for the first 4 gameweeks

>>149141560
guardiola-the new fergie
arteta-the new wenger (cuck)

>>149141711
I'm not even the guy you're mad at, I've been in these threads for years

>>149141725
You're comparing 42 clubs to 92 clubs.

>>149141752
just link these >>149141711 mongs spongebob and ignore the autism >>149138051

>>149141694
that's a suspiciously high-level arabic word, where ya get that from? mom,dad or friend?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b61ycf5hSfo

wheres he going this summer?

>>149141769
actually i meant that we should have a pl cup and design in like that, with 5 teams per group like in the scottish league cup

>>149141663
>he was told he'd never play for Germany if he didn't move to bayern
Oh damn, I don't remember that story. I think from what I remember him and Pep had a falling out and it really looked like he was keen to leave and City were keen to let him go but maybe I'm misremembering it.

>>149141859
I like where you're headed, but instead of 4 groups of 5 we do a home and away with all the teams

>>149141787
We have to learn Arabic in school because it's offensive to Muslims we don't know how peaceful Islam is and how great it is for the British nation and culture and how it's always been here stop asking questions.

>>149141129
Reporting you to your Imam for shirk.

>>149141968
that's not a cup though, dolt. the pl cup would replace the efl for the pl teams at least. sell it all together with the pl games and you could make tons of money from it. there would be way more interest than in the crappy efl cup

>>149141694
>waswasa

>>149142164
based. why would i speak fluent shakespearean English while you cant speak a couple of arabic words?
they call it "Reverse colonialism" or something
>>149142231
means the "devil's whispers". it resembles the faint "waswas" sound as when someone is whispering things in your ear.

maybe we should just take the u21s to the world cup next year instead

>>149142285
I was making shit up anon, but it's funny how easily believable it was, isn't it?

>>149142341
i know i was being sarcastic as well :/.
family member went to london like last year, said it was great and more "lively" than the rest of europe, but didn't have alot of british people kek.

England U21 3-1 Czechia U21
Elliot ('39) McAtee assist
Rowe ('48) Livramento assist
Creswell ('76) Scott assist

I apologise Rowe for doing nothing, but he was basically invisible outside of this goal. Nwaneri came on and looked like he was a senior England player, he was so good despite only being 18. He could be very good. Honestly more attacking desire than any winger in the seniors t b h. Surprised he hasn't been capped.

>>149142320
if andorra were literally non league players, why didn't we bring efl players and easily beat them plus give players a rest. that would have been a good way to shit all over uefa and their bullshit qualifying too

>>149142428
Livramento is quality, that assist was very good. I’d rather have him at LB than that mong Poois-Smelly. He’d probably be better than Trent at RB as well since he can actually defend.

>"Why Alexander-Arnold is not allowed to wear number 66 for Real Madrid"

https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cg4v7nk3vw9o

>>149142542
Livramento should be RB. Lewis Skelly is young and has been good, Gibbs-White was at fault for second goal. I don't think he should be in the seniors but he honestly hasn't been as bad as you think.

>>149142560
>Lewis Skelly is young and has been good
He gave up a goal against Senegal

>>149142428
>Rowe
lol isn't he 24? what's he doing in this game?

that'll be £60m plus tip

>>149142577
22 are you thinking of smith-rowe?

let's be honest if you're not good enough to be playing for england by 21 your career is literally finished

>>149142607
>smith-rowe
who?

>>149142560
It should be Hall when he is fit. But Livramento out of position at LB is still better than Skelly who is a walking red card

let's honest, Elliot Andserson is too ugly to start for the England senior team

>>149142555
One of the few things Lol Liga does right

Is it true that Carsley was playing inverted fullbacks (not the kind who invert into midfield but a a right footer on the left etc). Is this some new meme tactic? I think Amorim did the same thing with his wingbacks in one match as well.

>>149142807
why did i kek at this?

>15s

>>149142807
>"Crucial"

>>149142807
kys indy

>Professional footballers should be allowed at least a four-week off-season break, plus a minimum four-week retraining period before a return to competition, according to a new report.

>The study, released on Thursday by global players' union Fifpro, led to 70 medical and performance experts agreeing on 12 safeguards they want to introduce in a bid to protect players from exhaustion and excessive workload.

>Fifpro said it represents the most extensive expert consensus to date on safeguards against excessive workload in professional football.

>More than 75% agreement was required among participants to establish each recommendation.

>Among the recommendations are:

a four-week off-season break

mandatory mid-season breaks

a minimum four-week retraining period before a return to competitive action

and mandatory consideration of the travel burden on players.

>"This study presents safety standards based on the considered and independent opinions of medical and performance experts working in professional football who understand the mental and physical strain placed on players," Professor Doctor Vincent Gouttebarge, Fifpro medical director, said.

>"If we can all agree that health comes first, then we should take steps to implement these safeguards."

lol

>>149143010
Obviously never going to happen

>>149143010
if I were a professional player I'd genuinely boycott international football, friendlies, and league cups. and this new CWC bullshit lol.

>>149143096
You can do that by being shite

>>149143096
all written in your contract, and you wont be given an opt out option unless you have already made yourself indispensable

nigga heil hitler

>>149143010
Easiest fix is scrap the league cup

>>149143301
Most countries have already done that

Seems that Klopp will have to renew his 'how about acting civilised?' plea to Liverpool customers every single month in perpetuity
Petty anger is in the fabric of their being

>>149143301
18 team league too but international qualifying, club world and cl need to be reduced a lot/back to what it was

Word has it that Uefa and The FA are looking at your suggestions and trembling in their boots!

>>149143301
nah scrap the fa cup and replace the league cup with a premier league cup so we can have a proper fucking cup competition in this country

>>149143416
>18 team league
PL has said they've always wanted 20 teams.

>>149143489
you're thinking too small. scrap all that shit and have a big 6 cup. nobody wants to watch the shitters below that

>Joey Barton declares WAR on Gary Neville: Ex-footballer claims Man United legend's wife 'doesn't like him' in host of bizarre accusations after threatening to 'empty' the pundit.
>"I'm speaking about the fact that you all used to sleep in the same bed when you were kids. You, Phil, Tracey, Neville, and your ma all slept in the same bed when you were kids. Fucking weirdos. Get back to playing cricket in Bury. Fucking Nike Air Force One. If I see you out in them lad... you are getting terrorised.
>"He's a freak of nature, a freak of nature. If you got his hard drive, I bet you he watches porn but with Linkin Park music blasting through his earphones of something like that. Imagine how horny he got when Sir David [Beckham] got the knighthood. He wants a knighthood next. He's the next one. Wait until you see the amount of arse licking, arse kissing, he gets up to now Sir David has got one."

>>149143523
>porn but with Linkin Park music blasting through his earphones of something like that
i'm now a gary neville fan

>>149143516
the plan at the beginning was to go down to 20 teams and then to 18

We should have a premier league with 100 teams in it and the league should never end it should just keep going and the points just keep going up forever and clubs have a match every day, wait no two every day

>>149143523
he looks like a right spastic think theres some projection going on there

>>149143577
Most likely is, since we know for a fact that Joey's wife doesn't like him. Something to do with him kicking her head in.

I know it's easy to poke fun at Liverpool, especially since their fans get so offended each time, but this Wirtz fee is looking more and more comical as time goes by.

>>149143147
>Cunha
>He's the only forward who looks like a criminal. He looks like a good signing unironically

>>149143147
It's just hard to imagine a signing at Manchester United not flopping

>>149143539
Nope: https://www.premierleague.com/history/origins

>When the Premier League was formed, there was always the intention to reduce the number of clubs to 20 to promote development and excellence at club and international level. This was achieved at the end of the 1994/95 season when four clubs were relegated and just two promoted.

Big Zirk will save us

>>149143523
I thought this was fake but then looked it up
>His wife [Emma] doesn't like him, I've shown you on the video. She's not interested. He goes to her, "Right, 7:30? We need to presume [sic] our sexual intercourse now, from 7:30 to 7:45. We've got to do the warm-up now. Shall we throw the cones in the back garden? Go side to side". That's how he starts his warm up before he blasts his Mrs.
it's all real kek

>>149133431
>Not even due to 115 but with things like Haaland's agent (dad) getting such a large fee
redpill me on this

>>149142542
he would've been called up but they wanted him in the u21 tournament, same with wharton and delap iirc

I'm in trans lads

>>149141580
he should go out on loan to a shit club like Spurs

>>149143628
Ma Boi Chido Obi needs a new pic now!!

>>149143523
hes not wrong tbf, Gary is a right weirdo remember the mini retirement shite

Was watching some old goal of the season compilations, remember when they used to have 2 additional assistant referees to stand next to the goal all game? What a hit

>>149143523
The things people say to stay relevant on the internet is truly bizarre.

>>149143523
>If you got his hard drive
You know for sure he was going to go somewhere else with this

>>149143783
Scouse cope basically

>>149140666
Satan get for Frank carrying the spuds

hot take: CWC would be really amazing if all leagues were completely domestic talent

>>149144772
This but the world cup

>>149142807
reckless tackle that

>Bayern Munich were unable to match Liverpool's lofty offer for Florian Wirtz, a prominent chief at the German giants has admitted

>>149142418
Have a feeling you're Indian and/or pakistani ngl

>>149144914
why not both?

>>149146019
thankfully, that's not the case.
i've been posting here for a while under jordan but moved away for now.
>>149145929
need to be redpiled about FSG, they seem to be some shrewd businessmen, but scousers are FSG out one minute and they love them the next so am kind of confused.

>>149142926
what was the small man thinking here?

>>149146520
>need to be redpiled about FSG, they seem to be some shrewd businessmen, but scousers are FSG out one minute and they love them the next so am kind of confused.
they're butthurt that FSG doesnt spend like city does, despite breaking the world record for a CB and keeper in the past and now spending ungodly amounts on wirtz, all of this while expanding the stadium, building a new training ground, and making the overall operation more stats focused which clearly has worked
i'm an american clearly but also a liverpool customer, FSG saved the club from bankruptcy and has put them in such a good spot overall. they have made mistakes (super league, raising ticket prices then backing off iirc a few years ago, calling their supporters customers, stuff like that) but most clubs would kill to have FSG as their owners (united being a prime example)

>>149145929
feels like a massive cope given that wirtz had zero intention of playing for bayern

>>149147866
All the reports were that his dad was a Bayern fan and wanted him to go there but Leverkusen made it very difficult and Uli Hoeness had no intention of matching the insane offers that prem teams were fielding for him. I think his destiny is to eventually go Bayern at the end of his current contract.

>>149147661
the major criticism of fsg is that they didn't use their successes to continue getting better
liverpool should have been the single hottest destination in world football in 2019/2020 but instead of continuing to strengthen the squad they let it stagnate and liverpool fell off again
you could argue there was some extenuating circumstances then with covid and it seems like they hopefully have learned from that mistake now but it's still valid to criticise them for it imo

they're also turbocapitalist yanks and like the rest of them want to turn football in to an american sport with franchises and no relegation and super leagues which should be fought against at all costs

>>149147956
>the major criticism of fsg is that they didn't use their successes to continue getting better
yeah im aware. and that is fair. strengthen while on top. and they did sort of flub that a couple times, but look at what they're doing now. win the league and drop (allegedly) 125m pounds or whatever on wirtz, plus frimpong, plus kerkez, and there might be some others. i just think it's annoying people act like they're some penny pinchers who never spend, they will spend when they think it's right and they have done so, again they broke the record for CB and goalkeeper, people forget that alisson was the world record fee for like 5 minutes cause chelsea bought kepa and look how that ended up

>they're also turbocapitalist yanks and like the rest of them want to turn football in to an american sport with franchises and no relegation and super leagues which should be fought against at all costs
this comment you are correct, they already proven what their mindset is with the super league, but the pushback i think mellowed them out. not saying they wont try something similarly devious in the future but for now they're alright and run the club in a sustainable way, which i think should get some credit. dont forget how bad the dark days were under (other americans) hicks and gillett. they saved the club

>>149147661
most of the criticisms are grounded in their earlier reign at the club i believe, back when they appointed ian ayre to handle footballing negotiations

>>149148174
what earlier reign, the club was fucking dead basically when they took it over and they got to 2 league titles and a champions league (and 2 other finals they obviously lost) and various cup wins
they run the club very very well people just get mad that they aren't spending like city who blow 50m each on like 5 shitters who they dont even like or play

>>149148223
we're in agreement that most of the criticisms are unjustified, all i'm saying is that some fans are still stuck in the early FSG era when we were getting snubbed and fleeced left and right during transfer windows thanks to ian ayre being an incompetent bastard and somehow FSG still caught strays for being a cheap bastard (imo the only mistake FSG did was not sacking him in 2014), but really the only thing i didn't like about them when they took over was pointing the wrong people for the wrong position

>>149148344
well you are right that early FSG was shit, but im giving them credit for saving the club from bankruptcy. your point about ian ayre yeah early FSG not that great in terms of signings besides your suarezes and such but once klopp came i think the data nerds really took over and i think they (FSG i mean) should get credit for that for putting the right people in charge and letting them do their thing

>>149148365
Kek

https://x.com/Lea_EFC/status/1933129835540353158?t=KHCmzuL9qrGRN7ZfbVZAKQ&s=19
Is Lea_EFC the best shitposter in X?

feed the scousers
let them know it's christmas time

Wirtz must have the worst agent in the world to turn down serious clubs and force him to go to fucking liverpool lol, utter meme club

>>149150801
His agent is his father

>>149150809
Like what is the thinking here? Granddad salah had his best ever season and they still bombed out of europe and got knocked out the domestics by a league one side. Fluked into a title 'cause no one else showed up.
>Now begins the era of Liverpool
Said no one ever in the history of the sport

>>149150861
I hope we find out, honestly

>>149150861
>Now begins the era of Liverpool
Meanwhile United say it about themselves every transfer window. Clearly they are the better club and wirtz should have gone there since that's your yard stick

>>149143523
>threatening to 'empty' the pundit.

Uhh is he threatening to suck his dick?

>>149143628
Sancho is such a fat little niglet I actually hate his face

>>149133144
Dutchies will probably play a good Cup 26 and teams know it

>>149134939
Unironically Its the tik tok dances that gavr the men the power

>>149136515
i would buy the jersey just because of this(if they weren't so ugly nowadays) chelsea just needs a clean blue jersey

>>149138057
>trent now show the hp logo like a good little GOYlem

>>149151040
Only if they get a better coach

>>149147866
Bayern didn’t want to pay 400k a week in wages

>>149148223
>>149148344
the plan hasn't changed in 10 years, spend slightly more than you sell

>>149150949
Well, clearly Neville's wife isn't doing it so someone has to

>>149150310
lmao
Scousers are reacting very oddly over this. Booing then applauding. Back to booing now

Can't be arsed reposting it but explain the logic to me
>City - no
>Bayern - no
>Liverpool - yes
??????
Salah FC is a meme club, they aren't winning anything. Their only results the last decade have been the textbook definition of a fluke.

>>149151513
>explain the logic to me

Bayern are managed by a retard and Wirtz isn't interested in playing for oil fc and having Pep make him play patterns for the next 5 years

>>149151513
Bayern's a mess, could be worried about Pep's autism

>>149151513
It's easy really
>City
Won't pay over the odds for what they think a player is worth. It's always "here's what fee we'll pay and here's the wages we'll pay. Take it or leave it" if it gets left they move on to someone else. It's partly how their deals get done so quick.
>Bayern
Aren't big spenders given the size of the club and they definitely aren't big spenders on German players or players from German clubs as they seem to think they have this G-d given right to any player they want.
>Liverpool
Were the only other club in the running which is suspicious in itself given Wirtz is a "nailed on balon dor winner la" and were the only club happy to be rinsed for him.

The only people who don't seem to understand are Scousers. Just like with the league last season, they have to pretend there was some huge anti-Liverpool obstacle(s) they had to overcome to get what they want and are hyping it as the greatest win from the last century. Back in real life they were competing against no one except themselves.

>>149140666
God Six chads we're SO BACK

>>149151586
The club that paid £115m for Grealish, £60m for Gonzalez, £60m for Nunes and £50m for Kalvin Phillips won't pay over the odds?

Lmao okay citymong.

City got SNUBBED im afraid

>>149151630
grealish was good, he just won everything and stopped caring

>>149151586
most successful club in the best league in the world la

>>149151644
>grealish was good
For Villa he was. He was never good for City.

>>149151644
Peak revisionism, hes the most expensive PL signing ever and was a squad player at city

So Wirtz is £100m with £16m in add-ons. ABLs will have you believe he's going for Neymar numbers...

deli alli gets paid £100,000 every week by Como and has made one (1) appearance

>>149151661
>being given freedom to play creatively
Vs
>forced into peps system autism and having all the joy sucked out of you

>City didnt want to pay the money

why did they meet with Wirtz then?

>>149151664
yeh they overpaid a bit but it was probably because villa sprung the release clause and they figured they could afford to take the hit with their 900bn cushion in prize money. went and won a treble in his 2nd season cope

>>149151678

>>149151683
>a bit

>>149151683
>a bit

Kek, I hope city are still paying their online influencers for this shit and you aren't doing it >for free

>>149151671
How much of the Coutinho money is that?

>>149151678
Don't forget
>They walked away because the deal will cost £300 million
£100m transfer fee plus £85m in wages over 5 years. Where did they get 300 from?

>150 mil for Wirtz
Insane lol, Rolfes does it again

>>149151699
Since Coutinho left Liverpool have won 2 titles and a CL, and have spent less than West Ham.

>>149151698
no you are just exaggerating becaus you hate city and oil clubs and you can't be dispassionate for a moment. what did neymar do for psg? city bought grealish and they won the lot a season later, it's just facts

cheap as chips, Edwards masterclass

>>149151761
I'm really confused? ABLs said he was £150m? Could they possibly be chatting absolute shit as always?

>i-it's a new record but the Liverpool arselicker journo reported their made-up figure so it's a bargain-

Liverpool paying £200mil when you include agents fees and bonuses

>>149151761
Weird it would be that when Leverkusen have never budged from 150m and Liverpool already offered more than £116m. I suppose it must be true though because a Liverpool supporting journalist wouldn't tell lies.

>>149151716
That doesn’t answer my question

>Wirtz for the same price as Grealish
That Liverpool feel

Wirtz costing the same as Rice and Grealish is absolutely hilarious.

>>149151761
News out of Germany is its 127mil (€150mil)

>>149151707
>Where did they get 300 from?

that would incude the extra 115 million in 'consultancy payments' from various Abu Dhabi companies Im guessing

>>149151852
This puts Liverpool customers in a mess. On one hand they have to admit they had their pants pulled down and got rinsed OR they have to admit the Echo is a pile of shit.
They'll be eating themselves by the new morn.

>>149151869
>Joyce
>Echo

Echo is just one big advertising website/paper lad

>>149151869
Everyone knows the Echo is shite

See they've decided to dump the Echo to save face on the transfer fee then.

>>149151892
This is some bizarre cope.

>>149151892
No scruples with this lot.
I still remember when they booed their best ever player while he was playing a match for them, a sight which has never been seen in football before. Then they started getting angry and punching their bedroom walls when he said some Spanish.

>>149151761
>cheap as chips
Classic bandwagoner with zero perception of reality.

>>149151892
terrible bait, Echo aren't reporting anything and have said both fees by both actual reporters

>>149140666
Got the ears of a 90year old

>>149151935
Angry.

It reopened last week but RAWK has gone back private since this latest development came out

>>149151920
So so sad. I wonder what makes them like this. I think it's the Irish blood.

>>149151953
>Echo change from £127m to £116m in moments
Scousers must have got the threats in early. Like with the Mac Allister transfer fee that was £60m but there was a "Liverpool only" clause of £35m in that the media didn't know about until they started getting death threats.

>>149151852
Thats such a crazy amount of money for one player

>>149151761
Florian Wirtz for 116 million € is a bargain ngl

>Ugarte
£60m
>Casemiro
£70m
Hojlund
£72m
>Sancho
£75m
Maguire
£80m

>Wirtz
£100m

>>149151869
>>149151877
>>149151878
>TeamTalk and Fabrizio

>>149152021
Customerbros...

>>149152006
It’s £127mil or €150mil according to most sources. 116mil seems to be what Liverpool are claiming but Buyer claim higher.

>>149152021
That's an article reporting what was reported. Why are ABLs the most low IQ people in the world? There must be a correlation between hating Liverpool and being a window licking mong

>>149152021
>Fabrizio

the guy who said Wirtz to City was a done deal a month ago?

>>149152049
So Romano says Liverpool will claim the fee is lower than actual and him, German outlets and international ones are all saying the deal is worth £127mil. Then Liverpool and some UK sources like Joyce say it’s actually £116mil (£100mil fee plus another 16mil in addons). So this pretty much confirms Fabrizio was correct in saying Liverpool will claim a lower fee. I know education standards are bad on Merseyside but this is fucking primary school level reading comprehension.

>>149152063
The said it was off: https://www.football365.com/news/liverpool-wirtz-guardiola-man-city-two-reasons-reds-transfer

>>149152078
>Romano

The guy who said he was a done deal.to City a month ago?

>>149151877
>>149151878
>>149151911
>>149151920
>>149151953
how has bringing up the echo done scous customers this badly???

>>149152049
>Paul Joyce (Liverpool fan) and the Echo have both clearly stated a lower number so why would you believe the higher number from more reputable sources?

Liverpool always lie about their fees because they know their customers (John W. Henry's term for them) take great joy in claiming they got a bargain, often a larger joy to them than the signing of the player itself.
Reason for this is that they're tightfisted as they have to live off benefits.

>>149152102
Joyce is an Everton fan

>>149152102
>reputable sources

>>149152046
Pletti (Sky Germany) is probably as neutral as it gets in this saga and he's reporting the lowest figures even lower than English Liverpool-briefed sources.

>>149152122
okay its 135 but total package rises up to 150
we all done with this? lmao

>>149152122
€135mil is about £100+16mil. Saying the total package could rise to €150mil means there must be other shit in the deal to push it to £127mil as that’s the equivalent. Wonder what the other addons are then beyond the 16mil reported, 9mil in player bonuses?

>>149152122
Nevermind I can't read
Winning the UCL bonus gets him to 150.
I'd say 150 is probably closer to the real figure because Fabrizio and Pletti are neutral and club independent

>>149152098
The Echo is one of two permitted sources on RAWK (ther being Liverpool's website).
Posting anything else can and usually will get you banned, including things from Liverpool's X because that is a far-right hate site.

it's probably a balon d'or clause like martial

>>149152148
So it's not a bargain, infact Leverkusen have robbed Liverpool blind.

>>149152112
Well when Kane was signed I remember English sources saying it was 100mil pounds while everyone else said it was 100 mil Euros, and in the end it turned out it wasnt pounds but Euros since Buyern had to publish the numbers.

>>149152173
Leverkusen aren't that daft

>>149152175
>2x Bundesliga POTY winner for the same price as Rice and Grealish
>Robbed
Printar you've had a mare here

Dave and Citymong going to have a fit that lasts all day over this Wirtz fee lol. I don't know why, I told them the fee was around the 115m mark days ago. The German will probably be fuming too since his team got rinsed and bent the knee to Liverpool, who refused to pay €150m like he thought they would.

Damn, TLF boys.

>>149151978
>nine figure fee for any player being spun as cheap
I'm angry at the state of football. But big club customers like yourself are completely blinkered.

>>149152187
Doesn't matter,
Seller getting their asking price = highway robbery

>>149152187
>the same price
Except it's a new record even according to arselicker Joyce so that's a flat lie

>>149152187
Didn’t Leverkusen get dumped out the CL 5-0 by Bayern?

>>149152205
The seller asked for €150m and got less than €130m lol

It's this constant need for their favoured franchise's business to be praised which is getting to them
Why care what others think about your club's dogshit dealings?

>>149152225
>how much is this m8
>thats 15
>will you do 10?
>nah
>will you do 12?
>nah
>thir-thirteen?
>yeah go on pal

>>149152225
Read >>149152122
Initial fee of 100+16 rising to 127. Leverkusen got their asking price.

>>149152225
They asked for a 150m total fee and got a 150m total fee don't cope

>>149152245
well done thats how negotiations work

>>149140666
As a Brentford fan, it hurts. But we'll bounce back, we always do

Let’s hope he stays fit

>>149151980
Lost in the middle of all this is Dave admitting he views RAWK on a weekly basis

>>149152250
>>149152256
£127m (not the real fee btw, just a made up one by the Germans and stolen by Romano) is still under €150m kek

£116m for the hottest prospect in the world. Liverpool are just on another level to city and Bayern.

>>149152276
That's not what happened though. Edwards made several offers before agreeing to the price Leverkusen wanted all along. Then he made several offers on wages to Wirtz before agreeing to what Wirtz wanted all along. And now we have to pretend Edwards is a genius for identifying proven players and paying what he's told to pay for them.

>>149152276
thats how fleecing works lad

>>149152280
You're gone.

>>149152276
>seething plastic

>>149152280
who are you expecting mate, McKenna? would you be happy? apparently they wanted that Cochrane bloke to takeover who had been at spurs and england before

>>149152323
He also rejected Madrid according to Joyce but 127m pounds is exactly 150 million Euro

>>149152329
incredible head cannon, did you take minutes and all lmao

>>149152359
>He also rejected Madrid according to Joyce
Scousers will blindly believe this btw

>>149152359
It's actually €149.6m but againz that's irrelevant since his price was £116m.

>Florian Wirtz opted to move to Anfield ahead of interest from Bayern Munich, Manchester City and also Real Madrid, @_pauljoyce.

Based Flo

If Wirtz speaks even one word of English then I hope to see him dubbed a mercenary snake by the Scousers and subsequently booed even during matches.
They won't let me down!

>>149152378
The price is what neutral club independent sources claim it is,
Like Plettenberg and Fabrizio which is a maximum of 150 million euros which is the Leverkusen asking price, which is a robbery because they got their asking price.
Club mouthpieces like Ornstein,Pearce and Joyce have no relevance outside of actually 100% confirming a deal

new >>149152435

>>149152375
I believe it,
AS was reporting Alonso trying to hijack the Wirtz deal

>>149152323
£127 is €150 you fucking sped one is pounds and one is euros. 127 is the total deal including addons and bonuses. 100 upfront fee. 16mil to Leverkusen in addons one then another 9 in bonuses like winning the CL.

>>149152391
His parents don't like people calling him Flo, so they call him Flori, but Wirtz doesn't like being called Flori by anyone but his family. We're gonna have to get all the fans together and workshop a nickname for him.

>>149152208
It's £100m guaranteed with £16m in bonuses, lrn2reedplz

>150million of dirty american warcrime money for german Lingard

>>149152425
Except he gave his club 150m€. ABL is a mental illness

>>149134413
>Laalaoui