AlexLaw76

President Boris would send you insane 😉

What was our xG though?

Phew. Been 24 hours and no stories of him in the Balkans region 25-30 years ago; blow-torching the faces from Croats. 👊

Things we have learned during the Covid pandemic.....(the below is tongue-in-cheek before any Covid gammon loses it) Vaccines do not stop transmission. However, continued transmission is due to the unvaccinated. Because? Science! Flu can magically disappear. Then it can reappear. For no reason at all; absolutely nothing to do with Covid. Being obese does not count as an underlying health issue (according to the media). Footballers collapse all the time (it's just a thing). Myocarditis is actually normal in kids. Sitting down and/or eating food in restaurants/public places renders you totally immune to Covid Vaccines that cost millions do not stop the spread, but a cheap bit of cloth does - science again!

WTF?

Fit and proper persons test. Have they all passed? All passed and the premier league have been very supportive over the last few years. transaction went through over xmas. Dragan has already got a relationship with the premier league Does the club now sit in a better financial position day-to-day? Yes. We now have clarity and confidence. More investment opportunities in the future and we are absolutely fine. Katarina has built a good relationship with the new people and all are happy with her involvement. What does this mean for Manager and team? In short term, not much change. We want to stay on our path. We have stability with Ralph and the team as much as possible. We will now see improvements on our path. Gao was unlucky with his timing of owning the club. What would you say about his ownership? Interesting question. Gao and his family are good people and did no harm. They have not got in the way. The pace the club wanted could not exist under him. He allowed us to get to this space and allowed us we continue during the pandemic. We are in a good position in the premier league with some stability. His legacy is that he took us to Sport Republic, where he could have easily led us to a different place. He should be proud of that. Will ladies football be part of the club and continue to grow? It will be and part of the commitment. We do not know when the ladies team will hit the required commercial level, but it will What it is like knowing this announcement in imminent? You get used to it to a degree. We were sat in Europe with the new team a few weeks ago, and Dragon wanted to know more about the fans, city, community. It is a real joy as we can connect with the community. Today is not a success; success will be when we make this good. Even abuse on Twitter means people care

Martin and Adam say this.... Why this takeover? We have been at this a long time. Gao and Kat have allowed the team time to find the right new owners/solution and turn away the wrong option. Sports Republic have the same values for the long term for SFC. We are the right club to fit their strategy. Why are they right for us? It is hard to find good investors, lots of rich people out there. Some have good ideas who do not have the money. We wanted good people/good investors and we have that with these people. We were looking for experience in elite sports. Rasmus has that and believes in what we believe in. The other 2 have deep experience in investment in sport. We looked for an investment in the plan we all believe in. They are committed to that path. We need to develop young players like JwP and bring in the likes of Tino. Improve players like we have with Oriel. Sports Republic will make us do this better. This is a new business and want a network of clubs, they looked for us and we fit that model. They will bring new technologies and practices to make us better. Multi-club model will allow us to develop players better. Have they borrowed money / will money be leveraged? NO to both. That was a pre-requisite to this and they have brought their own money to buy the club. Do we know what formal positions the 3 will take up? Leadership at SFC not changed. They will be part of the ownership board and will work on the multi-club area What stature of future clubs in their portfolio? Early in its development. Way too early to discuss. All will sit in Sports Republic Will the club be more competitive in transfers? We have a strategic plan and they have bought into that. We are absolutely in a better position than we were yesterday.

Nick on the Ugly Inside is in full Gao defend mode - 😬

Just hope we can be more 'competitive' with bringing players to the club. For all Ralph's faults, be good to see him with better players!

head in Southampton though 🤣

Man United's 4222 revolution is falling flat on its arse

42 today - better muzzle up the kids

what a game at Stamford Bridge...2-2

73 deaths in the latest notification (for the UK) not far off the modelling that had us down for 3-5k per day.

Beat Brentford and a very big gap with the bottom 4 get bigger... of course, got to beat brentford

errr Brighton score a cracker.

Everton are turning the screw. They already have 1 goal and feels like one of those "2 up, and you fucked it up" games for Brighton

i reckon cucurella would get a game at Saints.

He cost peanuts in premier league money. Not a bad signing for them, and would rather have him in our squad than not. Whether he should have been an automatic starter (and skipper), is another matter

I am sure Salisu is banned for Swansea (returns for Brentford), where as KwP is available for Swansea but banned for Brentford - I am sure someone will confirm either way VERY soon I also wonder if the yellow card count is extended/reset? Romeu was 1 away from a ban himself, wasn't he?

outside of that, that team should have enough. I say that with having no idea how Swansea are getting on lol

Seeing as KwP is suspended for Brentford, I will be amazed if he does not start against Swansea

And "I want 5 subs" Guardiola, barely made 1. LOLz anyway, city score right at the end. Lets hope Liverpool do not win tomorrow!!!

Liverpool That is about it. A nod to Newcastle in that they are whinging b'stards