Taylor Harwood-Bellis

[Turkish]

20 minutes ago, Patches O Houlihan said:

 

 

This FFP is an absolute joke 

[Midfield_General]

Every version of FFP/ PSR/ SCR just makes it worse. 

The latest iteration is the most blatant yet in terms of being designed to ensure the traditional big clubs can horde all the money and players and basically never be threatened again. The way it's been designed is so transparent, it's a farce and just destroys any notion of encouraging fair competition. The entire rest of the league is basically just being set up to be a feeder system for six clubs, forever. 

[Saint Mikey]

54 minutes ago, Midfield_General said:

Every version of FFP/ PSR/ SCR just makes it worse. 

The latest iteration is the most blatant yet in terms of being designed to ensure the traditional big clubs can horde all the money and players and basically never be threatened again. The way it's been designed is so transparent, it's a farce and just destroys any notion of encouraging fair competition. The entire rest of the league is basically just being set up to be a feeder system for six clubs, forever. 

I agree, but at least 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs voted for it. There was an additional proposal which was anchoring spend against the lowest income but this didn't get through. This would have limited the spending power of all clubs but I think even clubs like B'mouth, Brighton and Palace voted against it. 

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[benjii]

Unless this was all discussed and agreed, I feel sorry for him. It's unlikely they will get into the CL again any time soon.

[sfc4prem]

6 minutes ago, Saint Mikey said:

I agree, but at least 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs voted for it. There was an additional proposal which was anchoring spend against the lowest income but this didn't get through. This would have limited the spending power of all clubs but I think even clubs like B'mouth, Brighton and Palace voted against it. 

I wonder why a club like Bournemouth would have voted against it?

[Cuddles]

18 minutes ago, benjii said:

Unless this was all discussed and agreed, I feel sorry for him. It's unlikely they will get into the CL again any time soon.

Or any European competition the way they are going. You don't drop down to the Europa if you get knocked out the league stage now either.

Harsh on THB. Emery said it was a "footballing" decision too...

[Patrick Bateman]

24 minutes ago, benjii said:

Unless this was all discussed and agreed, I feel sorry for him. It's unlikely they will get into the CL again any time soon.

Doesn't look like it was discussed until the day before. Feel sorry for THB, he presumably was looking forward to a CL campaign, or at least being a part of it.

Football, financial fair play, all of it, it sucks.

[Saint Mikey]

1 hour ago, sfc4prem said:

I wonder why a club like Bournemouth would have voted against it?

I heard that anecdotally but I can’t find evidence of who voted for and against. Seems like Utd and City voted against which you’d expect.

[Saint Scott]

Wrong thread

Edited September 5 by Saint Scott

[Mr X]

Meh

Edited September 5 by Mr X

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Not even a sub for Villa today. 

[johnnyboy]

23 minutes ago, Lee On Solent Saint said:

Not even a sub for Villa today. 

Weird thing he’s not mentioned on FotMob as being injured 🤕 not even part of the squad 

[Ken Tone]

What a waste. 

[OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint]

2 minutes ago, Ken Tone said:

What a waste. 

Would like to know just how hard we tried to keep him. He would have been instrumental in our promotion push this year. 

[Football Special]

7 minutes ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Would like to know just how hard we tried to keep him. He would have been instrumental in our promotion push this year. 

We are missing him and didnt really get that much cash when you deduct the Dobbin rebate, shame all round he's probably sat at home playing xbox 

[die Mannyschaft]

10 minutes ago, Football Special said:

We are missing him and didnt really get that much cash when you deduct the Dobbin rebate, shame all round he's probably sat at home playing xbox 

Can we get him back on loan as we still can't defend crosses!

[East Kent Saint]

2 hours ago, johnnyboy said:

Weird thing he’s not mentioned on FotMob as being injured 🤕 not even part of the squad 

Perhaps he didn't take being not being named in the CL squad too well ....

It's a bizarre situation all round!

[beatlesaint]

10 minutes ago, East Kent Saint said:

Perhaps he didn't take being not being named in the CL squad too well ....

It's a bizarre situation all round!

Emery is a strange character, if he wasn’t totally sold on THB he won’t pick him unless he really has to. 

[Saint Pete]

4 hours ago, OnceaSaintalwaysaSaint said:

Would like to know just how hard we tried to keep him. He would have been instrumental in our promotion push this year. 

Don't think we had a prayer of keeping him once Villa were interested unfortunately. 

[Saint Keef]

It's an old saying I know. The grass isn't always greener....it's just a different shade of green.  

[Osvaldorama]

13 hours ago, East Kent Saint said:

Perhaps he didn't take being not being named in the CL squad too well ....

It's a bizarre situation all round!

Unai Emery likes to take his time bedding new players into his system. 
 

I don’t think there’s much more to it other than that. 

[IFHP]

21 minutes ago, Osvaldorama said:

Unai Emery likes to take his time bedding new players into his system. 
 

I don’t think there’s much more to it other than that. 

Exactly what I think, his last game was Against Watford 3 weeks ago so may need to get up to premier league fitness levels.