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18 Apr 2024 19:05:06
The FA and Premier League will be providing an additional £33m for support in the FA cup towards grassroots.
They should of implemented a rule of 'a maximum of 4 or 5 none English players allowed in a match day squad for FA cup games'.
This would of been better for grassroots and top clubs bringing more homegrown youth into the first team picture.
1.) 19 Apr 2024 21:13:37
With the fa cup if they are going to scrap replays then what I think they should do is the following.
Keep replays upto the 3rd round as it doesn't effect the big boys
For the 3rd round
All non league teams that are left in the competition get drawn at home against a premier league. Once all the non league teams have been drawn then league 2 teams get drawn until all premier league teams have been drawn if all league 2 have been drawn then any remaining prem teams it goes back to a free for all and if there Any remaining league 2 teams after the prem teams have been drawn then they go against championship teams then it's a free for all.
They can start the fixtures on a Wednesday with 2 games 6pm and 8pm
Thursday 2 games 6pm and 8pm
Friday 2 games 6pm and 8pm
Saturday and Sunday 5 games 12pm 2pm 4pm 6pm 8pm
Monday 2 games 6pm 8pm
Tuesday 2 games 6pm 8pm
No extra time straight to penaltys
This way all games involving a prem team would be televised and hopefully don't over run.
all tv rights gate receipts go to the non prem side / championship side.
The prem team would win and they get to keep the prize money for qualifying for the next round. This way I think everyone wins.
We get the david and goliath matches
The fans get a memory
We should see lots of goals
And there's more chance of a major upset.
Hope that makes sense.
17 Apr 2024 10:53:44
Just been having a wonder at players we have been heavily linked with in the past and players we refused to bid what clubs valued them at.
Luiz Diaz - Rafa didn't think he was worth the punt and put a stop to a transfer to Everton.
Conor Gallagher - £45m bid was ready to submit from Lampard but never actually materialised.
Mykhaylo Mudryk - had a €30m bid rejected and we refused to go any higher, was sold to Chelsea for €88m a year later.
Muhammad Kudus - had a £15m bid accepted and was close to being sealed, we took too long and then Ajax pulled out because of the sale of Antony to Man Utd.
Viktor Gyokeres - bid £17.5m but refused to match Coventry Cities valuation of £20m, he eventually left for Sporting for £18.5m plus addons.
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We then waste money on transfers like Maupay, Beto, Rondon, Townsend, McNeil, Vinagre, Young.
What an absolute disgrace this club is.
1.) 17 Apr 2024 11:34:10
No idea how close we were to any of those targets, but they'd certainly have improved our current squad.
2.) 17 Apr 2024 17:41:24
How many of those names were rumours or actually true? The lad from Coventry didn't want to come to us, he wanted to go to Sporting and play European football. We could have bid 50m and he still wouldn't have come. Don't think having a go at the club for not doing deals that could be based on rumour is right tbh. Not when there are plenty of other reasons, that we know to be factual, out there. Sh*t football, no game plan, lack of use of subs, wrong formation, wrong team selection etc. I'd have a pop over any of them before alleged transfers that never materialised.
07 Apr 2024 16:00:27
So a post I read today suggests that 777 could sell the Bramley Moore Dock Stadium towards funds for the club to Andy Bell and George Downing which would therefor make us tennants at the stadium instead of owning it. Even worse is that Moshiri could be one of the partners who would have a stake in the stadium.
I do hope this is not true. We would be straight back to square one.
1.) 07 Apr 2024 16:53:29
Once moshiri sells the club he shouldn't be anywhere near us not even as a landlord taking our rent.
2.) 07 Apr 2024 22:12:57
Well we could have been in the Kings Dock years ago while not owning it outright but evidently Kenwright said no.
3.) 07 Apr 2024 22:30:18
I'm thinking of buying the stadium too. Just waiting for the Airfix model to be launched ?.
30 Mar 2024 22:09:12
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30 Mar 2024 22:08:40
What are the chances of us getting any of these in to replace Dyche?
Laurent Blanc
Antonio Conte
Frank de Boer
José Mourinho
Jürgen Klinsmann.
1.) 30 Mar 2024 22:28:16
We won't get any of them if we drop down. If we stay up, doubt any would be interested. Wilder, Lampard, and Big Sam might be tempted.
2.) 31 Mar 2024 07:38:43
Managers have big egos and love the limelight. Pay them enough and they will come. Saying that wouldn’t really want any off that list.
3.) 31 Mar 2024 15:26:20
That's a terrible list, Conte is the only one on the list who may interest me but we certainly wouldn't interest him.
de Boer would scare me.
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07 Apr 2024 04:48:31
I mentioned to a friend yesterday that I'd take a fluke 1-0 victory as long as we got the 3 points. A win is a win at the minute, regardless of how it comes. I didn't think we played too bad. Pressed them well, which ultimately led to us getting a fluke goal.
Very bad decisions yet again by Dyche. He should of brought on fresh legs when they went down to 10 men, but he waits until the 83rd minute and brings on 2 players that won't chase the ball down like the ones he took off. Beto is not the player for me. He is lazy, got no speed or strength and falls over far too easily for a man of his size. But a win is a win and very vital at this moment.