The Football News Thread 2022/23

[Tredman]

You’ve no chance of actually getting served in the Steve Bull anyway so it’s a bit moot.

 

[Lupo]

Lad sat next to me in the Steve Bull the other night was drinking in his seat anyway and vaping throughout, one of the 30 minute half time brigade!

 

[lemonjelly]

Cannot fathom why people cannot enjoy the football going on in front of them without the requirement for constant extra booze. I get enjoying having a drink alongside the football, but one doesn't need to be drinking throughout the game too.
Imagine being a staff member there and a really drink fan wants serving. Would you decline them?

 

[lemonjelly]

Lad sat next to me in the Steve Bull the other night was drinking in his seat anyway and vaping throughout, on of the 30 minute half time brigade!

dunno if it is just me observing it more, but it feels like there are more people vaping in the stands now than there used to be?

 

[sycophantia]

Drinking before the game and during would be a pita for me, I'd be in the bogs for most of the game, might as well just stay in the pub.

 

[Langers]

If they served semi-decent beer, I could understand it.

Not like going to watch Stourbridge and standing on the terraces holding a pint of Golden Glow. #luxury

 

[Lycan]

Will increase the number of idiots filing past during the game as well.

So annoying in the South Bank. We have safe standing rails that everyone leans up against, it should be easy enough to just walk along the row behind everyone but you still get people insistent that they're going to push past in front and block everyone's view as they make their 3rd trip to the concourse in 15 minutes.

 

[Lycan]

If they served semi-decent beer, I could understand it.

Not like going to watch Stourbridge and standing on the terraces holding a pint of Golden Glow. #luxury

They've got Jute from Salt brewery on now which is a massive improvement.

 

[Langers]

They've got Jute from Salt brewery on now which is a massive improvement.

Didn't know you'd been to watch Stourbridge?

 

[Kenny]

If they served semi-decent beer, I could understand it.

Not like going to watch Stourbridge and standing on the terraces holding a pint of Golden Glow. #luxury

So all for it if you are going home soaking and stinking of Golden Glow?

 

[Langers]

So all for it if you are going home soaking and stinking of Golden Glow?

My natural odour

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

On the rare occasion we score, folk in the South Bank will be going home soaked and stinking of Carling.

Sounds like those who sit in the Graham Hughes.

 

[James]

Juventus Docked 15 points over transfer dealings.

(LINK)

 

[pagey]

Juventus Docked 15 points over transfer dealings.

(LINK)

How does it affect the sporting director at spurs?

 

[Lupo]

How does it affect the sporting director at spurs?

He's received a 30 month ban

 

[Derby Wolf]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616707297031356417

The shamelessness is quite impressive really.

Either that or the insurance has paid out.

 

[Kenny]

A loophole around financial fair play used by Chelsea to sign players on contracts of up to 8½ years to spread the impact of their transfer spending is to be closed by Uefa.
Officials at European football’s governing body are planning to set a five-year maximum for the length of time over which a player’s transfer fee can be spread, with the new policy brought in before the summer transfer window. It is understood the move comes after a number of clubs raised concerns with Uefa over Chelsea’s policy.
The Ukrainian winger Mykhailo Mudryk signed the longest contract in the 30-year history of the Premier League when he joined Chelsea on an 8½-year deal. Under a process called amortisation — the process of writing off the initial cost of a player — the £80 million fee would be recorded as £9.41 million per year for Uefa’s FFP calculations while if Mudryk had signed a four-year deal the £80 million fee would be calculated as £20 million per year.
Fifa’s regulations state that players’ contracts should be a maximum of five years unless they are allowed to be longer under the laws of a particular country, and there is no restriction in the UK.
Uefa will not prevent Chelsea from spreading the cost of the players they have signed already — defender Benoît Badiashile has a 7½-year deal, Wesley Fofana is on a seven-year contract while striker David Datro Fofana signed a 6½-year contract with the option for another year included. However any signings made from the summer onwards are set to be subject to the new five-year maximum when it comes to amortisation

 

[lemonjelly]

Can't see that working for long given current transfer inflation.

 

[Alan]

Isn't that basically what Juve just got docked 15 points for?

 

[Tredman]

Got a lot of time for Bendtner

https://twitter.com/x/status/1618949506371883009