The Football News Thread 2025/26

[Tony Towner]

We won't be paying players what they were in the Championship, but haven't we also mortgaged the future tv money?

 

[AndyWolves]

I'm far to apathetic to have paid any sort of attention

 

[BillyDee]

Wasn't that only short term? Like less than a year?

 

[Banjo]

We won't be paying players what they were in the Championship, but haven't we also mortgaged the future tv money?

We have been known to, but can only get advances on what we will definitely receive in a given season. Borrowing against a future season's parachute payments sounds dangerously high risk as a strategy and the cost of that borrowing must be huge.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

We have been known to, but can only get advances on what we will definitely receive in a given season. Borrowing against a future season's parachute payments sounds dangerously high risk as a strategy and the cost of that borrowing must be huge.

It’s utter madness if you have players on PL wages and there’s a chance you’ll end up paying those salaries in L1. I’m sure they thought they’d be challenging for a return to the PL, which again is utter madness when you’ve got Skipp and Winks in midfield.

 

[prawnking]

It's mad the amount of money PL clubs get and yet most clubs in there or those recently relegated still survive by the skin of their teeth like gambling addicts

 

[BillyDee]

Parachute payments are good in principle, to ease the financial burden of being outside the PL.
Unfortunately clubs instead use it as a war chest to get back up.

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Parachute payments are good in principle, to ease the financial burden of being outside the PL.
Unfortunately clubs instead use it as a war chest to get back up.

Nathan Shi says : “Hold my beer”!

 

[Tony Towner]

We have been known to, but can only get advances on what we will definitely receive in a given season. Borrowing against a future season's parachute payments sounds dangerously high risk as a strategy and the cost of that borrowing must be huge.

£100m in the hole over 6 years as reported by Kieran Maguire and LL last September

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968598469049762181

Wolves secure fresh loan to aid cash flow

Wolves have taken out a new loan secured on Molineux and future broadcast revenue, documents show.

www.expressandstar.com

 

[Tredman]

I can't see any

£100m in the hole over 6 years as reported by Kieran Maguire and LL last September

https://twitter.com/x/status/1968598469049762181

Wolves secure fresh loan to aid cash flow

Wolves have taken out a new loan secured on Molineux and future broadcast revenue, documents show.

www.expressandstar.com

That gives them access to a credit facility, it doesn't man they have used it. Realistically given the players we have sold, bought and staged payments I would imagine we are not too much in the hole.

 

[Lupo]

Regis Le Bris' job as Sunderland manager is not safe this summer, talkSPORT understands.

The Black Cats could look to make a change in the dugout if they fail to qualify for Europe.

Ambitious owners Kyril Louis-Dreyfus and Juan Sartori have not ruled out eyeing potential replacements for Le Bris.

Sunderland are currently 11th in the Premier League with five matches remaining.

However, they find themselves just two points adrift of the European places ahead of Friday's clash with Nottingham Forest.

The Black Cats' only previous continental campaign saw them reach the second round of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1973/74.

Le Bris, who was appointed in the summer of 2024, has two years remaining on his contract.

The Frenchman guided Sunderland back to the Premier League via the play-offs last season following a nine-year absence.

 

[Del Woppio]

Madness on the face of things

 

[Wilf Wolf]

Gerrim in!

 

[Lupo]

Madness on the face of things

Yeah but we hear we should persevere with RE as he loves ot here, deserves a chance and has great hair

 

[Alan]

Yeah but we hear we should persevere with RE as he loves ot here, deserves a chance and has great hair

Let’s not bring his looks into it; I need to stay clear-minded when calling for his job.

 

[Keef]

BBC stopping football focus at the end of the season, due to changing behaviours of how people access their football and general news.

The comments art as expected, it’s gone woke, it’s because it’s got women presenters, it featured women’s football etc etc

 

[Tony Towner]

It does feel like it's from a different time. I doubt MOTD has more than a few years left in it either.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

It does feel like it's from a different time. I doubt MOTD has more than a few years left in it either.

Agreed. From a personal point of view I have never watched MOTD less than I have this season.

A combination of reasons mean it's not necessary viewing anymore.

Youtube goal access almost immediately after the full time whistle and access to untelevised games are key reasons.

It will drop even less with our relegation.

It's sad because viewing of sides other than the team you support is reducing all the time.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

It’s probably more for nostalgic reasons but I still really like Match of the Day. I’ve just not watched it because we’re shite every week.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

MOTD will continue for as long as traditional TV continues.

Football Focus is a relic from 30-40 years ago, could and should have gone when Grandstand did.