The Footie Thread

[Lord Tyrion]

But, surely it is still the richest game in football? Just because a club decides to use that money, resulting in higher expenditures is surely irrelevant. If a club is successful in the richest game in football, then you'd expect them to spend more money than before they won it. However, that is up to the club to manage. After all, they could technically not spend any of it, pretty much keep the same squad and hope for the best. And, if they get relegated, they still have a large amount of money wasting away in their bank account that they didn't spend.

What you is right but the reality is largely different. I believe Norwich did what you said first time up recently in order to put the club on a better financial footing. They went down that year but bounced back up again, only to be repeated of course. The reality is that most clubs will need to pay their players more, most likely to be in their contracts, for being in the PL. They will need to buy better players to survive and you pay a premium for being a PL club. It is a cycle that few seem able to break. You only have to see the table released each year swhowing the % of income spent on wages to see the reality of what happens.

 

[Swango1980]

What you is right but the reality is largely different. I believe Norwich did what you said first time up recently in order to put the club on a better financial footing. They went down that year but bounced back up again, only to be repeated of course. The reality is that most clubs will need to pay their players more, most likely to be in their contracts, for being in the PL. They will need to buy better players to survive and you pay a premium for being a PL club. It is a cycle that few seem able to break. You only have to see the table released each year swhowing the % of income spent on wages to see the reality of what happens.

Indeed. But the reason they are spending more money is largely due to the fact they won the "richest game in football". If player contracts are written so that wages increase if they get into the PL, it is because the club are aware that there will be more money to do this if they get into the PL. However, just because a club win the "richest game in football" obviously does not make them the richest club in football. All other teams within the PL also benefit from the money in the PL, so it will still be a fight for a newly promoted club to stay in the PL.

However, by winning the Championship playoff, clearly that is worth more money to that club that pretty much any other victory in any match. There are the direct incomes the club is likely to get, but also potential increases to sponsorship. It is probably great for the city / town itself, as it puts it on the map to millions of football fans, and improves investment into the area.

 

[Midnight]

Do you think you need to add much to the team? I don't follow the Championship too closely so have only seen the odd game. Do you have goal scorers for example?

I think we have to add to the team and some of our big players like BJ and JW will have clauses put into contract I. E if relegated then they can look to go on the transfer list.

I'm very exited for the upcoming season and very interested in who we sign.

I don't want to go through a play off again, don't think my nerves could handle it.

 

[Don Barzini]

I don't want to go through a play off again, don't think my nerves could handle it.

Same here. Blood pressure and stress levels off the scale for both semi and final!

 

[ColchesterFC]

Just heard the French Interior Minister saying that 70% of the tickets that Liverpool fans had we're fake. The Liverpool allocation was 20000. That means that there were more than 46000 Liverpool fans trying to get in with fake tickets. I find that very hard to believe.

 

[Slime]

I don't know what to believe ......................................... because I wasn't there!

 

[Slime]

Sad news about Andy Goram, really sad.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Just heard the French Interior Minister saying that 70% of the tickets that Liverpool fans had we're fake. The Liverpool allocation was 20000. That means that there were more than 46000 Liverpool fans trying to get in with fake tickets. I find that very hard to believe.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531252864651231233

The minister stated that 30,000 to 40,000 fans turned up at the stadium without tickets trying to get in - yet there is zero evidence to show this

It’s organisations once again covering up and pointing the finger to blame at the fans and “hooligans” -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531207421678473217

 

[Mel Smooth]

Just heard the French Interior Minister saying that 70% of the tickets that Liverpool fans had we're fake. The Liverpool allocation was 20000. That means that there were more than 46000 Liverpool fans trying to get in with fake tickets. I find that very hard to believe.

Leeds would have taken more.....

 

[clubchamp98]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531252864651231233

The minister stated that 30,000 to 40,000 fans turned up at the stadium without tickets trying to get in - yet there is zero evidence to show this

It’s organisations once again covering up and pointing the finger to blame at the fans and “hooligans” -

https://twitter.com/x/status/1531207421678473217

They won’t be able to do that these days.
There is so much phone/ media evidence to prove that is wrong.
But UEFA will still try it.

 

[3offTheTee]

Just heard the French Interior Minister saying that 70% of the tickets that Liverpool fans had we're fake. The Liverpool allocation was 20000. That means that there were more than 46000 Liverpool fans trying to get in with fake tickets. I find that very hard to believe.

The figure quoted cannot be correct. The attendance I saw was 75,000 less 66,000 which to my reckoning means there were only 9,000 other fans etc!

 

[Aztecs27]

Phew, woke up this morning to realise it wasn’t all a dream. Forest really are on their way to the Prem! COYR!!!!

Quite. Woke up this morning, barely able to move and still can’t believe we’ll finally be back on MOTD next season.

A playoff final win at Wembley is a day I will never, ever forget. Truly magical from start to finish. It wasn’t our best performance, Huddersfield should probably had a pen shout or two (which King Samba would have saved anyway ?), but we’ve had plenty of those against us this season (Cooper has had direct apologies from officials after at least two games), so we’re due a bit of luck. But all that said, I could care less either way as WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE. Bonkers. 23 years.

Looking forward to seeing what transfers they do to strengthen the squad in the summer. Usually I’d be apprehensive but given the quality of their January window, I’m optimistic and excited about the squad they can build now Marinakis has said he’ll open his cheque book and give them what they need to build it.

 

[backwoodsman]

Brennan Johnson is our big star and there’s been a lot of talk around him and whether we can tempt him to stay. He only has a year left on his contract and has attracted interest from a few Prem sides. Hopefully now that promotion is confirmed he’ll sign up for longer.

Four guys who have been important have only been with us on loan. Djed Spence from Middlesbrough, Philip Zinkernagel from Watford, James Garner from Man Utd and Keinan Davies from Villa.

Would def like to keep Spence, Garner and Davies. Spence is a possibility as he’s attracted interest from a few Prem sides and I think Middlesbrough want rid of him. Hopefully he’s happy enough to sign but may want a bigger club. Apparently the others aren’t for sale though.

So short answer to your question is yes, we’ll def need to spend some of that £170m we supposedly get for winning yesterday!

And hopefully we'll keep Joe Worrell. (I though he was Reds through & through - was shocked to hear talk of a potential move).

 

[Tashyboy]

Quite. Woke up this morning, barely able to move and still can’t believe we’ll finally be back on MOTD next season.

A playoff final win at Wembley is a day I will never, ever forget. Truly magical from start to finish. It wasn’t our best performance, Huddersfield should probably had a pen shout or two (which King Samba would have saved anyway ?), but we’ve had plenty of those against us this season (Cooper has had direct apologies from officials after at least two games), so we’re due a bit of luck. But all that said, I could care less either way as WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE. Bonkers. 23 years.

Looking forward to seeing what transfers they do to strengthen the squad in the summer. Usually I’d be apprehensive but given the quality of their January window, I’m optimistic and excited about the squad they can build now Marinakis has said he’ll open his cheque book and give them what they need to build it.

I don’t think the day will ever leave your favourite memories re the tricky trees. I say that because I went to Wembley and watched the game in a pub called the post office Between City and Gillingham. A game that has gone down in folklore. Hopefully it will kickstart Forests happy days again.?

 

[Patster1969]

Quite. Woke up this morning, barely able to move and still can’t believe we’ll finally be back on MOTD next season.

A playoff final win at Wembley is a day I will never, ever forget. Truly magical from start to finish. It wasn’t our best performance, Huddersfield should probably had a pen shout or two (which King Samba would have saved anyway ?), but we’ve had plenty of those against us this season (Cooper has had direct apologies from officials after at least two games), so we’re due a bit of luck. But all that said, I could care less either way as WE ARE PREMIER LEAGUE. Bonkers. 23 years.

Looking forward to seeing what transfers they do to strengthen the squad in the summer. Usually I’d be apprehensive but given the quality of their January window, I’m optimistic and excited about the squad they can build now Marinakis has said he’ll open his cheque book and give them what they need to build it.

I've very happy that Forest have been promoted (although I'm not a fan). A friend of mine moved up there years ago and his son (being born up there) was a massive fan but died tragically last year from an undiagnosed heart condition two months before his 18th birthday.
He would have been so happy that they got promoted - tinged with sadness that he wasn't able to witness it though.

 

[Mel Smooth]

Opened up Twitter on my old phone this morning, and this was on my business twitter page.

Bet Westwood wasn't quite so critical of VAR and the officials on Sunday ;-)


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The referee and or VAR referee or lack of have changed the outcome of that game. I don’t understand how so called professionals can get decisions so wrong when all they are entrusted with is watching a tv screen. Plus it’s normally in slow motion and they have time.??‍ <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CHENEW?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc^tfw">#CHENEW</a></p>&mdash; Lee Westwood (@WestwoodLee) <a href="

https://twitter.com/x/status/1503037482144829448

">March 13, 2022</a></blockquote>
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[Aztecs27]

I've very happy that Forest have been promoted (although I'm not a fan). A friend of mine moved up there years ago and his son (being born up there) was a massive fan but died tragically last year from an undiagnosed heart condition two months before his 18th birthday.
He would have been so happy that they got promoted - tinged with sadness that he wasn't able to witness it though.

I hear you. My sister’s dad is the reason I’m a fan. Lived opposite the city ground for years (my sister lives there now), and a lifelong season ticket holder; until cancer got him 10 years ago.

I took a picture of him with me to Wembley on Sunday, as I wanted to make sure he was there. He would have loved to see us finally make it back.

 

[Jensen]

I see Man United are not renewing Pogbas contract at the end of the month.
He’s completely underachieved and been a big disappointment. He’s cost them a fortune in wages and transfer fee.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I see Man United are not renewing Pogbas contract at the end of the month.
He’s completely underachieved and been a big disappointment. He’s cost them a fortune in wages and transfer fee.

Must be close to being one of the biggest flops worst transfers in history

He was superb for Juventus and then for France in the World Cup when they won

He has all the ability to be one of the best in the world but not sure if it’s application, poor tactics , attitude or just the pace of the Prem that just doesn’t suit him

If someone can get the best out of him then he is a hell of player

 

[Jensen]

Must be close to being one of the biggest flops worst transfers in history

He was superb for Juventus and then for France in the World Cup when they won

He has all the ability to be one of the best in the world but not sure if it’s application, poor tactics , attitude or just the pace of the Prem that just doesn’t suit him

If someone can get the best out of him then he is a hell of player

Personally, I think his application and attitude has really let him down