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[Billysboots]

So Woodward gone, and it sounds as though his counterpart at Juve is following suit. I hope the rest do likewise.

If this shambles demonstrates just one thing, it’s that the money men have made a catastrophic misjudgment regarding the very business which makes the tills ring. They misjudged the response of the fans, the managers, and the players themselves. It’s absolutely right that Woodward and his kind pay the price - their lack of understanding about everything which underpins football is staggering.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Well done to all those who doubted it would happen, I was worried.

 

[Jimaroid]

Surely this has killed off any bargaining position with uefa. They did not compromise, they were pressured into backing down so surely they cannot use the breakaway threat going forward.

I am thinking along these lines also. It seems to me UEFA have a stronger negotiating position now than they did before.

 

[Billysboots]

Well done to all those who doubted it would happen, I was worried.

Only for a couple of days though!

 

[Blue in Munich]

If the ESL were watching this evening's game Chelsea wouldn't need to resign, they'd be thrown out.

 

[PJ87]

I'm devastated! Crystal Palace's only chance of winning the PL gone ............

You still wouldn't finish top 4 ?

 

[chrisd]

You still wouldn't finish top 4 ?

Harsh, but possibly fair !

 

[Blue in Munich]

Gary Neville is becoming seriously tedious in his self-appointed position of judge, jury & executioner.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Harsh, but possibly fair !

No possibly about it; we deserved nothing and stole a point.

 

[Billysboots]

Gary Neville is becoming seriously tedious in his self-appointed position of judge, jury & executioner.

Hard to disagree with him, though.

 

[Golfmmad]

Gary Neville is becoming seriously tedious in his self-appointed position of judge, jury & executioner.

You can't knock him for his passion for football and he cares about the fans and players.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Hard to disagree with him, though.

On some points, yes, on other points he really needs to think before running his mouth. Souness sounds measured, Neville is coming across like a political agitator with an agenda.

 

[Blue in Munich]

You can't knock him for his passion for football and he cares about the fans and players.

The passion, no, the manner of the delivery, yes.

 

[Billysboots]

On some points, yes, on other points he really needs to think before running his mouth. Souness sounds measured, Neville is coming across like a political agitator with an agenda.

Agreed. Neville talks sense but at times his passion gets in the way. I do occasionally cringe.

I actually dislike Souness with a passion. He’s dour, argumentative and generally comes across as an unpleasant individual. But he has spoken very eloquently this evening.

A strange 48 hours. If you’d have told me when I woke this morning that by the end of the day Ed Woodward’s world would crumble and I’d become a Souness fan, I’d have had a right royal chuckle.

 

[Golfmmad]

The passion, no, the manner of the delivery, yes.

Fair enough, but I like him because he's not frightened to speak his mind.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Agreed. Neville talks sense but at times his passion gets in the way. I do occasionally cringe.

I actually dislike Souness with a passion. He’s dour, argumentative and generally comes across as an unpleasant individual. But he has spoken very eloquently this evening.

A strange 48 hours. If you’d have told me when I woke this morning that by the end of the day Ed Woodward’s world would crumble and I’d become a Souness fan, I’d have had a right royal chuckle.

Yesterday he wanted this to collapse. Now that it appears that two teams have apparently seen sense and obliged him, he wants huge fines & changes of ownership for those teams for withdrawing.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Fair enough, but I like him because he's not frightened to speak his mind.

Get that and can agree with it to an large extent, but he was taking it a bit far for me.

 

[Blue in Munich]

I think the way the Palace chairman Steve Parish came out of it very well; realised the issue primarily related to UEFA, not the Premier League and was looking for conciliation, not retaliation.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Latest news on Sky is that Arsenal & Spurs have started the withdrawal procedure. Spurs statement very apologetic.

So Carragher & Neville's former teams are the last two standing; be interesting to hear their take on that...

 

[Cherry13]

Latest news on Sky is that Arsenal & Spurs have started the withdrawal procedure. Spurs statement very apologetic.

So Carragher & Neville's former teams are the last two standing; be interesting to hear their take on that...

They’ve all collectively pulled out, pretty much the same time.