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With a nice shiny release clause ready for another 12 months of links.

So it's the big one that is actually a huge game for Liverpool nothing less than 3 points will do for them if they want to remain in the top 4 hunt 4 points off the pace with 5 games to go. They've actually found a bit of form recently 3 wins and 2 draws in the last 5. For Utd it's all about...

I guess for them tighter rules around verification means more responsibility on them and potential liability so they are unlikely to volunteer to do anything until regulators tell them they have to and since we know the power they have it's hard to see any regulation coming. So what about the...

I expect this thread will still be running in about 3 months as we hear rumours of wages being agreed and Utd still negotiating the fee.

The flip side is how do you control the verification process? Not everyone has formal documents to get themselves verified in certain parts of the world and for some people anonomity online is a good thing. It is tokenism but what else can they realistically do social media platform are all...

He's some guy who works for ESPN.

No it's someone else

I think when it first started there was talk of some sort of joint protest between the two sets of fans but with it being match day that might not be the best idea only takes one knobhead. I'm near Milton Keynes

There is a south american journalist on twitter currently stating that he's agreed to stay and it will be announced next week

I've been toying with the idea but not sure I'll be able to get there and back. Hearing could be as many as 10,000 who show up. Haven't heard if their will be Liverpool fans in attendance as there was talk early doors of a joint protest.

From 3pm today a number of clubs and players across the UK will begin a total social media blackout in response to online racism this will run until Sunday evening. A number of pundits have also agreed to take part so social media could be a quiet place for the next few days. Good on them for...

Yeah think it's just difficult for him. Moved to a new country in a pandemic, we assume he doesn't really need the money anymore, the whole racism thing did cast a bit of a shadow even if everyone seems to have moved on from it now. My theory is with all the covid stuff still likely to be...

Think it could depend on what the plans are this summer he knows this squad can't win the league or champions league which I think is what Pogba wants to achieve as the clock is ticking for him. This is probably the last big deal/move of his career. He needs to be sure that Utd are going to...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56938489 Ole still working on Cavani

Yeah there's a lot of blocked roads for Pogba but Utd face losing him for nothing which they surely can't allow to happen so they could be forced into accepting low offers. Just a lot of silence on the whole thing currently which is better than the noise we often have but it's a huge situation...

Sadly feels like that ship has sailed. While I think he'd love to stay and play one more season if his family aren't happy he will surely take them back home. Big worry is you can see this team isn't miles off being competitive but if we lose Cavani and Pogba this summer that's 2 huge players...

Good to see you back mate was hoping you'd come back. Let's not take the bottle job title off him just yet still one leg to play and we've seen bonkers results in european competitions over the last few years. Haha! Team were great second half.

That was a guy called Saner Do wonder if those two posters who got married ever stayed together. I still speak with Joe on twitter.

The frustrating thing is Martial has more ability with the ball than Dan James can even dream of having he’s just stunk it up this season. I’m done with him but he’s going nowhere and Cavani is off so be seeing plenty of him next season. Probably be signing Dzeko as a replacement

Smashed them second half got our act together cut out the silly play and ripped them apart as they got tired. Anyone on here still want to claim we shouldn’t have sold Smalling?

No Martial means more Dan James.

Does me head in but we are missing him

4-2 BRUNO PENANDES

Keep the pressure on lads these lot will fold

3-2 Cavani

Think it’s time to make the sub Rashford off Greenwood on not his night. This ref is dreadful he’s given Smalling 3 fouls on Bruno before booking him.

2-2 Cavani! Beauty of a finish. Get all over these lads now

Don’t see subs being made at half time but they all need a boot up the backside it’s so pedestrian. Give it 15 minutes if they haven’t livened up get Greenwood one for one of the midfielders and get Pogba in there. This is damage limitation stuff now theres goals to be had against these...

1-2 How the hell are we losing this they are rubbish.

Checked the rules and if it hits your body before your arm it shouldn’t be classed as handball. What is the point in VAR as it clearly flick off Pogba’s hip before hitting his arm.

1-1 penalty. Thought with handball if it deflects off your body into the arm they don’t give them?

Beautiful goal. Fantastic build up play from top quality players such slick passing all in tune with each other.

I see Smalling has made it back for this one. Shame Greenwood isn’t starting. Such a shame there’s no fans for a big European night like this.

I guess there's a number of factors for all sports. 1) less open space for kids to play sport in. 2) more control from parents over the time kids spend outside. As a kid from about 10 I was basically allowed out until it was dark I don't think that rule really applies to kids now busier roads...

I might be wrong but in normal times when you still have games that aren't allowed to be shown I think you get 6 games on TV every weekend 4 on Sky and 2 on BT and over a season I'd say probably 75% of the Utd games are selected for TV you might have 8 games that aren't shown live. BT have all...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56892065 I do think lifting this trophy will be huge for Ole if he can pull it off he needs to put a pot in the trophy cabinet we've had a lot of semi final defeats if he suffers another one it will dent the faith of a lot of fans.

I think they did a lot of cheap deals early on to get people to sign up but realised it is not sustainable from memory a lot of their early stuff was targetted at getting you to join them for phone/broadband and they'd chuck BT sport in for free for 12 months. Think currently I pay about £25 a...

FT reporting that BT are looking to sell off BT Sport as they can't make it pay.

Didn't watch the game but can you really pin it on the manager when your keeper lets in a cross and a free kick goes through the wall? This is the manager who so far has knocked out Barcelona and Bayern Munich certainly rode his luck in the Bayern game but still knocked them out. Just sounds...

This is why you don’t gloat early boys and girls. PSG also down to 10 men. Even by their standards this second half collapse is incredible.

No celebrating until they are out.

I think they wanted a backup for Bruno and Pogba they hoped VDB could be both but reality is he’s neither. Bruno barely missing a game and a few dodgy games early on in the centre of midfield I think marked his card and all the noise from around him probably didn’t help. Utd needed a...

Yep I remember Pique saying you learn how to play football by the time your are 18 at that point the focus really becomes about physically development and tuning your body to that of a top level athlete so by the time you are 20/21 you are basically the finished product. Some players are...

Strange how the TV packages went down in 2018 yet my Sky/BT bill keeps going up? Really it needs to hit home to the players/agents that costs in football simply have to come down and that means wages need to reduce but that requires all the top clubs to get behind the same plan to drive down costs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56911812 He's denied the charges and the case will be heard in court at the end of May.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56911973 Didn't realise that the last time they did a domestic deal the rights fell by 10%. You can see why these owners are getting worried as the revenue streams are drying up for them. Everything seems to be trending downwards for them.

They might be slight but they are strong and tough to knock off the ball. I'm not saying we need to turn the lad into Adama Traore he just needs to be a bit harder to knock around and that will come from natural development as he's only a teenager. From the brief bits of first team football...

Think the big thing for him will be how he develops physically he's still very small and to play top level football he's going to need to build up his strength without losing his agility/speed.

You can still buy chomps. I assume once they stopped shouting Chomp they'd eat the Chomp bar?

Think it's purely down to form when the squads were picked since his incident Greenwood just wasn't in form so there wasn't really any reason to pick him whereas Foden was putting in match winning performances at City on a regular basis so he had to bring him back in. Missing out could be the...

Study reveals one dose of the covid vaccine reduces transmission rates by 49% meaning if you've had your jab your are half as likely to pass it on to someone else if you get the virus. It is great to see people back out and about and businesses back in action. Stark contrast to what is going...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56907756 Kroenke state they have no interest in selling Arsenal. There is an emergency Utd fans forum this friday the director who attends is yet to be confirmed but fully expect the same from the Glazers. All these owners are in for the long haul they...

Why not? Yes you have to forgive them but you have to punish them in some way so they know not to try it again. For UEFA I think they need to review the new CL structure and re-open talks the CL needs to be much more inclusive and less rigged towards the bigger sides. In the PL I think...

It's a tricky one normally you pick two for every position when building your squad so assuming it's 4-3-3. He's now got 7 sports for the front 3 and within that he's got to fit. Grealish, Sancho, Sterling, Rashford, Foden, Greenwood, Saka, Lingard, Kane, DCL, Watkins, Ings. So 5 of those 12...

Please god not Bournemouth sick of seeing us go to Bournemouth and lose. I'd like to see Brentford come up a new face is always nice and they do things a bit different with their "moneyball" ethos they probably should have come up last season and I think in Ivan Toney they've got a striker who...

Good player just don't think he fits the way we play not because he's a bad player he clearly isn't it just doesn't fit with Utd's style. He seems to suit a slower passing style of game whereas Utd are much more direct when they attack looking to move the ball quickly into players in space. It...

Surely there has to be some sort of fine as a slap on the wrist from the powers that be in the case of the PL they’ve clearly broken one of the rules about entering non approved competitions. If Juventus, Madrid and Barca don’t drop it soon UEFA could come down very tough on them.

He did but Foden paid him back with performances when he got recalled. Greenwood hasn’t earned that recall yet. I’d be surprised if he brings him back now but if he keeps playing well he’s got a chance. Calvert-Lewin’s form has dropped off

So now that the dust has settled on this a little bit we now start reaching the next stage which is what will be a suitable punishment for these teams. Will the Premier League impose point deductions for next season with all of the big 6 clubs starting on minus points. Will UEFA look to hand...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56902405 Pretty scary numbers considering these losses don't factor in a whole season playing behind closed doors this season. The next round of figures will be even worse. If they don't make top 4 they are in big trouble.

The only thing I'd say is Bailly has been very unlucky with the type of injuries he gets and to be fair he's been fit a lot more this season than in previous seasons. I think it's become more and more clear that Ole doesn't rate Tuanzebe so feels to me like they'll sell Tuanzebe this summer and...

That is the issue though. We didn't sign a single first team player last summer or in January so this summer is now where the impact of that will be felt. It's why I think we will be left short again because the money just won't be there to fund the rebuild. Selling this summer is going to...

Yep could solve a few headaches for Southgate. Still think Greenwood is an outsider he let Southgate down in that first squad I'm not sure he'll be confident of putting him straight into a tournament squad.

To me it's strengthen the spine still questions for me over GK, CB, CM & CF of those 4 spots the one that can probably wait is GK but the other 3 need addressing along with the right midfield spot. That's just starting XI options there's also the issue of adding a bit more depth to the squad so...

It's a tricky one if you grow up in Munich or come from a family of Munich supporters is it really fair to call you a glory hunter? German football is generally set up for the benefit of the national team they don't have this club vs country culture we have in England. So all the best talent...

Got to love a totally pointless stat. Thiago has never been a player who gets a lot of goals and assists because he tends to be more involved in the build up that the final moments of a goal.

33 games 15th Southampton 36 points (played 31 games) 16th Newcastle 36 points 17th Brighton 34 points --------------------------- 18th Fulham 27 points 19th West Brom 25 points 20th Sheff Utd 17 points West Brom threw away 2 points in the last minutes at the weekend vs Villa but the equaliser...

Seen reports today that teams will be allowed to take 26 man squads rather than 23. They also confirmed late last week that a few locations will be changed I noticed Dublin lost their games as they couldn't guarantee attendances. The games in Bilbao have been moved to Seville.

I'm not convinced Klopp wanted to get involved with the politics of Bayern don't think that really appeals to him. He's on to a good thing at Liverpool but going to be tough for him to rebuild unless they somehow get into the top 4. The good news for the new guy I guess is Bayern have already...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56889600 Was always going to happen when Flich decided to leave it's just what Bayern do always weaken your rivals if you can. Will be interesting to see how he does there's been a lot of talk around him for a few years now built an impressing Leipzig side...

Yep it's a weak squad and this summer we potentially lose Cavani and Pogba which are two of our top players so before we even make up for the shortfalls we need two big players to just get us back to the start. This worries me big time as I smell another 2018 coming we've made good progress...

Watford secure promotion straight back to the prem. Playoffs will be Brentford, Bournemouth, Swansea and Barnsley but who plays who still to be decided all 4 teams separated by 1 point.

33 played 2nd Man Utd 67 points 3rd Leicester 62 points 4th Chelsea 58points -------------------------------- 5th West Ham 55 points 6th Liverpool 54 points 7th Spurs 53 points

It’s the same as Matic last season. Bailly had 12 months left so it’s a 2 year extension my guess is they hope to sell him next summer. Jones, Rojo, Mata and Matic have all in my opinion been given needless contracts in recent seasons to save the cost of replacing them just kicking the can...

Problem with that system is you will create big winners and big losers. The strength of the Premier League is in it's ability to share the money between the 20 clubs it's why La Liga is such a joke because they don't split the money evenly. Your system will just see Utd & Liverpool clean up...

Confirmed 3 year deal with a 1 year option to extend. 27 years old and been at the club 5 seasons and only played 100 games due to various injuries Nothing personal against Bailly he'd be an idiot not to accept a deal like that with his record but what are the club playing at.

Talk this morning of a new 4 year deal being close. I mean have we learned nothing from Rojo and Jones. Doing it on the cheap as per usual I like Bailly but if you can't stay fit you shouldn't be getting new deals but this option is cheaper than just taking the hit on him. If he's sticking...

I think there has to be a better balance between free to air and subscription to allow better access. Subscription packages are what fund the game now it is what allows the players of any sport to be well paid full time pro's which in turn improves the quality of the product which is fine but...

I would tend to agree but it's not a system problem it's a partnership problem but it's also required because the forwards lose the ball so much because they're encouraged to take risks you need to have protection for your defence. It's just finding the right balance between the attack and...

Is McTominay really a holding midfield player? He's nearly in double figures for the season. We will always need to play a 2 man midfield while we have Bruno as it gives him maximum freedom. What we need is a better central midfield partnership so we aren't playing Fred all the time. This is...

I think the worry with Rashford on the bench is the injury he has clearly requires painkillers and you can almost see it games where they wear off and he ends up coming off. For me he either has to start or not play at all as you don't want to risk putting him on the injury flairing up and not...

Spotify founder Daniel Ek reported to be interested in buying Arsenal believed to have the support of a number of high profile ex players. Listened to a United We Stand podcast over the wekeend where the guest was Jim O'Neill who was part of the Red Knights group back in 2010 and he talked...

Who else can Ole chose from? Our squad is so light in attacking positions especially wide areas one injury to Martial and suddenly he's looking at Dan James or youth team players to start games. Our wide options are so poor at the moment compared to other top sides and it needs addressing this...

Huge game for Ole in his hunt for his first trophy as Utd manager and the clubs first trophy since winning the EL back in 2017. As far as we know everyone came through the weekend game unscathed so no new injuries to worry about. The big question will be over the keeper does he stick with...

It's an American thing as far as I'm aware the sports have these big events normally before the finals where they induct the best players from the past into the hall of fame and it's quite a cool thing and a huge honour to be inducted but starting one that just covers the Premier League era is a...

Just annoyingly good aren't they. First trophy in the bag 4th league cup in a row, PL title pretty much wrapped up and going into a semi final in europe. Yeah we know loads of money blah blah blah but giving loads of money to people who seem to know exactly what they're doing with it give us...

Barca still with the slight advantage game in hand could put them top but they currently sit third 4 teams seperated by 3 points at the top of the league with 5 games to play.

Lille came back from 2-0 down against Lyon to win 3-2 last night knocks Lyon's hope of the title. Lille now 1 clear of PSG who are 1 ahead of Monaco with 4 games left to play 3 sides at the top seperated by 2 points.

Shearer was always going to go in first and it's hard to argue against it he's set the goal record and no one has really got near it yet. I do wonder if they've got a bit neutral with the first few picks Henry is a guy who doesn't really have any baggage. If you put Cantona in you have to deal...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56884994 A certain Mr Giggs recent behavious probably got him knocked down the list a bit. Not really sure why they've suddenly decided to invent a hall of fame so not really paying much notice to it. They are two obvious choices although I do think...

Easy to single him out mate but yesterday there were plenty of stinkers thrown in by our players James was no worse on the day than Bruno or Rashford. I don't think Dan James should be playing for Man Utd but he's what the manager currently has to work with and starting him yesterday against a...

We were the better side Bruno missed a big chance but it was all a bit niggly not a lot of football being played. Pitch looked very slow. Thought Greenwood was our only real bright spark another good performance from him.

The ref didn’t even bother playing the full 4 minutes of added time. Poor game of football very end of season nothing left to play for feel to it.

Both sides look very leggy and slow not the usual zip and speed to either sides play. Might need the subs to freshen things up. James and Rashford have been poor so far you would assume they will the players most likely to get hooked.

Pretty dull half of football. Lovely hit from Rashford on that free kick and a good save. Shame Maguire can’t direct attacking headers wins so many and doesn’t hit the target anywhere near enough.

Resting Pogba for Roma and probably knows his style could get caught out by Leeds as he like to take time on the ball that Leeds don’t give you. 3 big games coming up so if he needs a rest then give it to him.

I think their are different versions of FFP ones imposed by leagues and the ones imposed by UEFA. The UEFA ones are only interested in your operating losses basically turnover vs costs but any costs relating to investment such as stadium/training facilities are ignored. They assess this over a...

Lovely hit. Looks to me like a player who’s to good for this level but not quite ready for first team level.

I think the answer is probably both this summer if Cavani leaves we need a striker and a wide player. Amad from what I’ve seen so far is not first team ready he needs to develop a bit more physically think he will be loaned out next season to a less physical league. Pellestri far from the...

Not fair to judge a man before the courts but they tend not to press forward with these sort of cases unless their is very strong evidence. If he is found guilty that’s him finished in football and will create a problem for the other class of 92 lads and the brand they’ve built. A man can...

Good luck mate hope the new pup settles we’ll be a few sleepless nights coming your way.

Will that see @IDFD return? I can only sure his absence was down to his on going issues with Shoot.

Been charged by the CPS https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-56864731

I certainly don’t think that was me pretty sure I said throughout there’s no way Utd can pay 120m for Sancho unless they sell a load of players to generate that cash. I may have said Utd just have to accept that the selling clubs set the prices and negotiating them down rarely works in the...

I'm not sure I do support the theory because it basically locks in the status quo why shouldn't someone be able to enter a free market and invest in a football club. Same way a start up company gets investment and takes on an established brand the idea of FFP is anti competitive. Yes City...

Think his wife and kids are here with him but the rest of his family have had to stay in Uruguay and with international games being cancelled he's not had the regular trips home which I think are important to a lot of players who come to Europe.

Well he's resigned so it'll be up to the board to decide but the statement suggests he will remain in his current role until the end of the year which is fairly normal for his level execs in business as they normally have long notice periods to allow for transition periods. Depends what the...

He's only really experienced lockdown life in England I assume he's had his wife and kids with him so probably hasn't been an easy adjustment for them. Weather wise there's not much difference but culturally they are very different places. I do think the whole racism thing annoyed him as well...

Yeah the stuff I've seen suggest he's loved being a Utd player likes the manager and the players but he's struggled to settle in Manchester and he's decided it's time to return home after a very long time in Europe. Such a shame that the fans will never get to see him play in the flesh as they...

I do wonder how he would cope with the modern generation of players as they are a little different but just hearing his voice again to me is incredible. Absolute master in motivation knew how to fire players up it didn't work with everyone but my god what a guy. I'm glad he came straight out...

Yeah be a shame if he doesn't stick around but it accellerates the need for a new striker this summer which is a big problem as cash will be tight and strikers cost a lot of money. Do they take the gamble and put faith in Greenwood and hope that Martial rediscovers some form.

Well the issue with FFP was it was designed by the big teams in an attempt to stop another Chelsea/City situation from happening and allow them to control spending as they were all going bust. Problem was City/PSG challenged the rules and UEFA didn't really have the tools to beat them with...

Leeds play an intense running game James is a player they tried to buy to play their style and his style perfectly suits this game he will be able to attack the gaps they leave but also track their full backs when they raid forward. I’m not a James fan but I think he’s made for playing against...

39 years old and still going strong.

Strong rumours that he’s made his mind up and is off doesn’t want the second year likely to return to South America. Ole expected to confirm this at tomorrow’s press conference.

I mean there’s no such thing as market value because the market value is what is paid. Dembele and Countino prices were massively inflated by the Neymar deal that one transfer totally changed the price of everything. In 2009 the record fee was set at 80m by Madrid, in 2016 Utd broke it to sign...

He’s got a big call to make with the keeper but having made the big call you can’t go back at the first sign of deal doubt. A young keeper will make mistakes De Gea made plenty but if you drop him for 1 dodgy game you risk killing his confidence. The only way you beat Leeds is by beating them...

Crazy after the week we've just had that there's almost zero talk of Man Utd's first league visit to Elland road in over 15 years. Had fans been able to attend this game would have been a nightmare for police probably kick off moved to 9am on a Wednesday to avoid trouble. Safe to say the two...

32 played 2nd Man Utd 66 points 3rd Leicester 56 points (31 played) 4th Chelsea 55 points -------------------------------- 5th West Ham 55 points 6th Spurs 53 points (33 played) 7th Liverpool 53 points Big game in the top 4 race with West Ham hosting Chelsea bit decision for Tuchel as he has...

I'd say the head of the snake FIFA/UEFA have both kind of been forced to get their act together after the shambles of the Russia/Qatar bidding process. A lot of the big players from that time are now gone and new faces are in high places and the way the major decisions are made has changed to be...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56843743 Love that they sent Matic out. "Some angry looking fans outside boss" "Go get me my muscle" "Nemanja the boss needs you" The club have been so tone deaf on this one Joel Glazer talking about rebuilding trust with the fans in his open letter...

Fair play to those fans sounds like it was all done peacefully lets hope people keep this going and it doesn't lose momentum. Perez is a clown you are bang on @Mr C this idea that football isn't sustainable you can't run a football clubs on a turnover over £700m a year is just madness. These...

There are apparently plans for a joint protest from Utd and Liverpool fans before our league fixture next week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56842442 Perez saying it's not dead and that you can't just walk away from the deals that have already been signed. Sounds very much like he's bricking it but I wouldn't rule out this being delayed rather than being totally dead it's almost inevitable that...

Agnelli still talking like they're pressing ahead just give it up mate your plan is dead and if you try and comeback with the super super league in 2 years time it will get the exact same reaction. Fans have made it quite clear they don’t want the clubs having this much power and control.

These clubs have no shame they’d have taken this show anywhere if the money was right. I doubt it has cost much to back out.

JP Morgan were prepared to back it based on future income from broadcast deals. They were basically going to provide some start up cash once it was up and running which would be paid back over a period of years so they won't have actually given out any money yet. Nothing was in place by the...

Players need proper representation they are to young to be making these decisions without proper advice if they don't have agents they'll get absolutely taken to the cleaners by owners. There is 100% a role for agents in the game but the costs for that agent and the services they offer should...

It's a bad time to be angering your fans or if you want to be brutal customers. We've just had a year of no fans in stadiums and a lot of football fans will have got out of the habbit of going to games every week and many had already decided they don't miss it that much so were going to call it...

Yeah Perez has some front doesn't he, trying to blame Covid when they spent 130m on Hazard plus god knows who else paying Bale 30m a year wages etc. Your clubs debt is because of your reckless spending over a long period of time and the boys at Barca are even worse culprits they are a joke...

Think from the reporting it's pretty clear Madrid, Juventus, Liverpool and Man Utd were the key players they were the ones organising it and getting it off the ground. Oh yeah I'm sure it was Ed that got JP Morgan involved in this. I guess it all depends on what the terms were on backing out...

Not quite true on the Glazers plenty of the owners are pocketing cash from the clubs but most of them are just looking to grow the value of the club so they can either borrow against it or eventually sell it. There is nothing wrong with investors wanting to make money that is life and business...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56828413 John Henry personally shouldering the blame for Liverpool, he needs to go in the bin as well. What did you think would happen? Did you really think this is what fans would want? Have you ever spoken to a Liverpool fan and considered what they...

Same as normal with them I reckon absolute radio silence from the Glazers and a new stooge will be put forward from their little stable of sh*ts. Will the group of Ed's minions follow him out the door people like Matt Judge or will they now rise to power and take over? If they had half a brain...

No apology in the statement and still saying they're exploring their options for securing the long term sustainability of the game. The long term sustainability of the game requires stains like Glazers, Kroenke & FSG who only want to profit from it being removed from these clubs and sent...

Might be that was his proposed route out of the club he'd already moved his family back down south, resigned from all his roles within UEFA and may have been going into a full time role with the super league to get the whole thing off the ground. This thing was very unlikely to be starting next...

Derek Chauvin found guilty on all 3 charges relating to the murder of George Floyd. Second degree murder Third degree murder Second degree manslaughter

Spanish media reporting Chelsea aren’t out yet just voiced serious concerns. Given what has been reported here sounds like they’ll be announcing they are out very shortly.

That one is just a rumour I personally can’t see it but they knew this was their one shot at this idea and it seems to have backfired on them they will never get what they want now. Let’s hope the fans can keep the pressure on and chase all these owners out of town. That includes Chelsea and...

City are officially out confirmed they have began the process of withdrawing from the group of clubs developing the super league. So 1 pillar has fallen. The clubs are apparently meeting online to discuss where they go from here. Today Kevin De Bruyne, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford...

A reporter on twitter saying the Glazers will now look to sell.

Fergie released a statement on Sunday saying he was against it and making clear he was not part of the decision making process. Maguire apparently confronted Woodward over it during a team meeting on a Monday morning made it clear to Woodward that the players did not support this. Woodward...

Juve chairman has also resigned according to reports. So glad this has backfired on them.

Fantastic news let’s hope the owners follow him. He had no choice as this thing collapsed he’s got to fall on his sword he could never be taken seriously by anyone dealing with Utd ever again. Our brand and reputation is forever tainted by the behaviour of these scumbags and now they all...

Great to see clubs backing out and fans should never forget what they signed up for and all these owners need chasing out of their clubs. I hope the Glazers wake up tomorrow finding their share price has tanked. Let’s hope that this is the whole thing collapsing. UEFA and the ECA should make...

Roberto Di Matteo won the European Cup as an interim coach so strange things do happen. Must have been a seriously bad atmosphere at Spurs for them to bin Jose before a cup final though.

Was happy when Leeds scored something I honestly didn't think was possible. I'm not annoyed with the players or the managers who will face the brunt of this from fans they seem to have been totally caught out by this all too. It's Utd vs Liverpool in 2 weeks time there should be serious...

Was listening to something earlier about how the major sports in America do everything from a marketing point of view. When it comes to their product they know 99% of people are watching on TV and they will never actually see a game live. So the game is packaged in a way that serves the needs of...

Legally I would imagine it's an easier thing to impose than the 51% fan ownership rule but would you really want to give the FA an organisation that is constantly criticised for being out of touch that much control? How do the government legally take 51% of the shares off Man Utd and give them...

Apparently one of the legal routes open to Boris Johnson is a law than bans any game of football that isn't organised by the FA apparently there is a similar law in France and Germany. Clubs trying to justify this as safeguarding the future of the game is absolute nonsense they just want to...

Will the money trickle down? Hasn't it been proven through even the Champions League and Premier League over the last 30 years that money doesn't trickle down. I would guess the average salary in the PL is around 50 times the average salary in league two. The income disparity is probably even...

I guess it comes down to how much will fans watch if grounds are empty or only half full? Part of the experience watching on TV is the crowd and wanting to be part of that crowd even though you know you might never be able to be at that game. There were some quotes doing the rounds yesterday...

I'd be surprised if Utd employ more than 600 people directly all the match day staff are employed through agencies. Also, how else are clubs supposed to rise through leagues this is the way it's always worked clubs get financial backing they generally move up leagues as long as that money is...

Does this even matter anymore? 32 played 2nd Man Utd 66 points 3rd Leicester 56 points (31 played) 4th West Ham 55 points -------------------------------- 5th Chelsea 54 points (31 played) 6th Liverpool 53 points 7th Spurs 50 points 8th Everton 49 points (31 played) I've kept them on the list...

Think more interesting will be how do the players react in general. Does their current contract require them to play in this new tournament? If FIFA/UEFA bans them from international football will they want to play in it? If there are restrictions on them in terms of salary caps or how...

He was actually pretty honest about the whole situation he admitted it was hard for him as a player to speak out and Carra was the same about the owners at his club. He said once the club was a plc he knew someone could buy it they had no control over who owned the club that was down to...

So what regulation can government put on privately owned businesses that they could legally enforce on them? The clubs would tie them up in court and they wouldn't win they are putting on a show for entertainment every week it's up to them which competitions they want to play in. Same way...

I don't think anyone is letting him go it's more that he doesn't want to stay so the club has no choice. A few things I've heard from someone I trust is Pogba's open to talks over a new contract something he hasn't been open to for the last few years but he's enjoying himself at Utd.

Not reading to much into what players post on social media when a manager is gone that's all staged and for show it's PR spin.

But it’s not a monopoly and it crosses many borders. The government are bricking it as the PL is great for the UKs image arguably our flagship industry around the world bring a lot of money into the UK but the government missed the boat on regulation a long time ago. They won’t be able to...

I don’t think it is they’ve signed up for it rejected the uefa proposal and gone it alone for 3 times the money on offer from uefa. The fans of these 6 clubs actually need to come together now and make it clear to owners that we do not want this.

Pogba is right to be annoyed gets booted by players all game and Moss allowed them to do it all game without taking action.

Its only right that we leave with our trophy

I’d be surprised if he isn’t the Bayern manager next season with Flick leaving. Anyway, what odds on sky getting Mourinho in as a pundit for the cup final?

Thing is with the 6 biggest teams playing in a seperate more lucrative european tournament the value of the PL package is already de-valued as while these teams can compete for the title and still be relegated the moment they are out of a title race they can sort of just give up as there's...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56771500 UEFA have announced their new format to kick in from 2024. 36 teams enter the group stage each team plays 10 games against teams of varying strength you all go into a league table top 8 go through to the next round the next 16 teams have a 2 leg...

Paying up Mourinho's contract then having to buy out Nagelsmann's contract to me doesn't seem to make much sense for Spurs and how Levy normally works. My guess is interim will stick around until the summer before a new guy takes over. My money would be on Rodgers.

I doubt any club owners really care where the world cup is just look at who they get their sponsorship deals with they don't care where the money comes from and FIFA had become a laughing stock under Blatter something they're still coming out the other side of. The fact Fergie quickly came out...

unless you win every week. Fans will tolerate boring/cagey football if you're winning titles but once that stops they'll be on your case. Especially in this country where it costs a fortune to watch the bigger sides you are expected to put on a show for the fans every time you go on the pitch.

De Bruyne limped off at the weekend...

Guess they feel with the other big names gone they can totally control it now and go toe to toe with the new tournament if they can convince the "guest teams" to stick with UEFA's tournament where does the super league go to fill it's extra spots? It will basically become a battle over many...

They couldn't could they? 8 point gap with 6 to play City starting to wobble a bit.

Sounds like the German and French clubs were invited to come but rejected the chance and are sticking with UEFA as are Porto who have said they have no intention of joining the breakaway tournament. Talk is each club will pocked £350m as a signing bonus to the competition and Utd's share price...

My personal opinion with him is he lost his love for the game when things turned sour at Madrid since then he's never been the same person again he takes these big jobs hoping it'll make him happy but it doesn't and that misery rubs off on his players. Spurs were just the latest club to fall...

I think we're past that point now this is beyond a bluff there will be consequences to the clubs if they withdraw from this super league now. The Champions League is dead the only thing left to resolve is will the clubs be allowed to carry on competing domestically I think they will but the...

Well UEFA have the monopoly because that is the way the game has been structured for a very long time the big clubs don't like the fact that they have to keep giving money to the small guys. Have these guys not already made enough money? All these private owners are all billionaires. I'm not...

I reckon something big has happened for all his flaws you don't sack Mourinho before a cup final. Wouldn't rule out some sort of mutiny from the players like the end with us he's thrown so many under the bus they might have gone to Levy and said enough is enough he's got to go. Spurs finally...

See some rumour that he refused to take training today following the announcement over the super league. I know results have been iffy but sacking him the week before a cup final against a team where his methods might actually work just seems crazy. I don't believe that rumour for one minute...

Why should the clubs keep all the money and not pass some of it down the pyramid? UEFA certainly has got tougher on racism recently but they are pretty powerless to stop it they've just banned a player for 10 games they are far from perfect and it feels like to little to late but I do think it...

Sacking him the week before a cup final? Brutal!

UEFA could do a lot more if the clubs didn't keep shaking them down for more money every time a new deal comes up. Every few years they seem to come back and ask for a bigger slice of the pie and UEFA has inevitable always backed down to them. On the racism thing they are pretty limited as to...

Yeah the concern also goes into defensive areas he's just not comfortable on the ball and teams do target him. I agree a proper right sided player has long been required at Utd probably since the decline of Valencia in 2013 it's become a very tricky position for Utd to fill. Had we signed Di...

Well UEFA is there to respesent the european nations and therefore the clubs they created a competition with the same rules for everyone based on competition you have to earn your spot in it which is a simple sporting idea. They are also elected officials so in theory if they do wrong they can...

They do if it means it guaranteed profits as these clubs all run on low margins I just don't see how the Spanish clubs have gone ahead with this without consulting their members. The members must be furious about these changes as the members are generally traditionalists. This new competition...

Man Utd 3-1 Burnley Poor today teams are certainly forcing the ball to him in possession then looking to squeeze him and force a mistake. Weak on the goal defensively and had another heart in mouth moment when he gave Woods a little nudge in the box that the ref could have taken a much...

No but Greenwood like Rashford gives you flexible options if something happens to Kane. Is it worth taking Calvert-Lewis as backup for Kane? Think his problem is Sterling despite being in poor form he’s nailed on to go, Rashford is nailed on, Mount is nailed and Foden is nailed on. So...

Man Utd 3-1 Burnley he will be disappointed with the goal got bullied by Tarkowski one of the few players in the league that can physically do that to him but also had a tough time with Woods as Burnley put us under pressure with a lot of direct play.

Positive impact today got an assist but also provided some nice touches and neat footwork.

Now getting the goals his performances have deserved. Bit of luck on the second one but if you hit shots cleanly with power you will get the benefit of deflections. Think it’ll be to late for him with England this summer unless there are injuries but he’s in great form if he can keep it up he...

You owe VDB ;)

Utd mark zonal and it makes sense for AWB do do the blocking role as your job is to wrestle and stop him getting a free run on the zonal players but he lost him and let him get a run which left Maguire in trouble. Tarkowski is very strong in the air won nearly everything today but Maguire I...

Dodgy day at the office for him certainly his least convincing performance in a Utd shirt. Mistakes will happen with a young keeper lacking experience so as long as he learns from it no problem. The worry is he seems to have this nervous energy that comes out wants to make an early mark on...

He’s frustrating but he makes a difference provides so much quality in the final third that you can accept some of the mad stuff he does.

Even if it is they are showing their true colours. The fans all hate these ideas but they are prepared to publicly back them to try and force through what they want. While we are screwed because our owners can do what they want surely the members at clubs like Barca/Madrid will be strongly...

He’s doing well but seems to be subbed in quite a few games you wonder if fitness is still a problem for him had a lot of injuries through his teenage years.

Didn’t really get in the game when he came on but was heavily involved in the late goal a quality move where everyone nailed their pass perfectly.

It will have massive regulation this will be an NFL style cartel clubs all tied together sharing more equally in the profits they generate. There will be salary caps, I’m guessing a new transfer system based on trades rather than fees and much more control for owners over players. Utd will...

Rashford off VDB on. Greenwood again BOOM. Takes a wicked deflection keeper has no chance.

Happens every time but seems like talks broke down recently clubs aren’t getting what they want out of this next deal. Even if it is just empty threats it’s time UEFA stood up to them how much more of the pie do these club need? They’ve already rigged the competition so much in their favour...

Need to get Rashford a left foot sells that dummy so well but always has to go back.