The Football News Thread 2023/24

[Kenny]

Reports say he will get a 1 year ban and have to seek help for his gambling addiction. Might avoid a longer ban as he never bet on AC Milan losing games.

Milan probably knew about his gambling but decided to try and make it someone else's problem by selling him in the summer, even though he went a bit Cutrone on the idea.

 

[leedswolf]

BREAKING: Sheffield United head coach Jonathan Morgan is being investigated by the club after a complaint about his conduct.

 

[Sniffer]

270 Premier league games a season from 2025 an increase of 35%.
All Sunday 2pm games to be live with the rest of live games on Friday/Monday night, 1230 and 530 on Saturdays with 430pm Sunday being the other.

 

[PuntsWolf]

So on European weeks there will possibly only be potentislly 1 game not televised and on non European weeks there will be 4?

 

[Tony Towner]

Apologies for the link, but important

EXCLUSIVE: Everton and Premier League meet in SECRET for FFP hearing

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: Everton's disciplinary hearing into the club's alleged breach of Premier League spending rules is taking place in secret this week.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[PuntsWolf]

I still don’t get how the £270m extra losses are remotely defendable and they actually think they are?

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

They simply aren’t. The main Covid losses were match day and Arsenal have easily the biggest match day revenue and Everton figures totally dwarfed the losses claimed by Arsenal.

Everton are claiming vast amounts in lost transfer revenue which is utterly nebulous. “We could have sold Moise Kean for £200m if it wasn’t for Covid”. Pull the other one.

 

[Tony Towner]

They simply aren’t. The main Covid losses were match day and Arsenal have easily the biggest match day revenue and Everton figures totally dwarfed the losses claimed by Arsenal.

Everton are claiming vast amounts in lost transfer revenue which is utterly nebulous. “We could have sold Moise Kean for £200m if it wasn’t for Covid”. Pull the other one.

Can we get the Fabio money back then? We wouldn't have done something so stupid if wasn't for Covid

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

They also appear to have pumped in not being able to sell Siggurdsson at full value which DEFINITELY was all about Covid.

 

[AndyWolves]

I don't think anything material will happen to Everton as a result

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I don’t think they have a lot of choice. If Everton aren’t punished and stay up then the relegated teams will sue the authorities. If they punish Everton then the previously relegated teams will sue Everton.

 

[Tony Towner]

I think it's next season before anything materially happens. Going to be 6 months or so between the finding and the appeal

 

[Wilf Wolf]

They also appear to have pumped in not being able to sell Siggurdsson at full value which DEFINITELY was all about Covid.

Closing night clubs thereby reducing the chances of their players being entrapped by underage girls almost certainly helped Everton!

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

I don’t think it will be that long. The information has been mulled over for nearly three years and nothing new is out there. Also I seem to remember there is no right of appeal full stop and it can’t go to CAS

 

[Derby Wolf]

This kid has always struck me as a bit of a bellend.

 

[leedswolf]

Spotify and FC Barcelona make history again: Barça kit for El Clásico to feature the Rolling Stones iconic tongue and lips logo

The emblem of the British band will replace the Spotify logo on the legendary FC Barcelona kit to celebrate the release of the British band’s “Hackney Diamonds” album

www.fcbarcelona.com

 

[jd1981]

777 struggling to put together funds to buy Everton apparently might be good news for Everton if they don’t get bought by them.

 

[Kenny]

Only good news if they have another buyer lined up. 777 and some shady funders have loaned money to Everton to keep them going, £40m so far and more set to be loaned as well

 

[AndyWolves]

Only good news if they have another buyer lined up. 777 and some shady funders have loaned money to Everton to keep them going, £40m so far and more set to be loaned as well

Yep, it'll be £60m soon enough

Everton face £60m 777 Partners loan if deal collapses

Uncertainty over Everton's future remains with the loan from 777 required to cover a second month’s worth of wages

www.telegraph.co.uk

I'm wondering if the result of the FFP trial will be a big factor on whether 777 continue or not.

 

[Quirkafleeg]

Burnley advertising for a drummer.