12 hours ago, Munkunku said:

Are these c**ts still here?

We'll PM you when they're not to save you asking.

On 11/06/2026 at 06:05, Bob stark said:

The money is there however let's just last summer as example. If you combine Garnacho and Gittens transfer, you probably get Semenyo.

The problem is Semenyo is 26, 4 years from now you cannot sell him as he will be 30 on massive wages. So in 4 years you need to shell another 70 m.

With gittens and garnacho, 4 years from now they will be only 25. Even if both flop you can probably sell them 25 m each and get 50 m to sign another winger.

All that you describe is true, but none of it is beneficial to the actual football side of the club, which is actually what concerns fans

5 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

All that you describe is true, but none of it is beneficial to the actual football side of the club, which is actually what concerns fans

I’m still shocked that the board thus far haven’t worked out that buying better players increases your chances of qualifying for the Champions League which brings loads of money into the club as opposed to skimping on wages, buying loads of low quality players and finishing 10th.

14 minutes ago, 2211 said:

I’m still shocked that the board thus far haven’t worked out that buying better players increases your chances of qualifying for the Champions League which brings loads of money into the club as opposed to skimping on wages, buying loads of low quality players and finishing 10th.

We are extremely blessed to not have European football this season, and for that very reason we are at a crossroads. We have a chance to either build a team that can merely qualify for Champions League, or one that could actually compete for the title.

We can either merely fill in the bold with penny pinching options or use 19-20 year olds as we have done in the past under this ownership, or we can actually really make a statement and sign ready made, established and experienced players that could push us to the very end.

Pedro/Jackson

New LW/Gittens--Palmer/Barco--Estevao/Quenda

New CM/Santos---Caicedo/Essugo

New LB/Hato--Colwill/Chalobah--New CB/Acheampong--James/Antwi or new depth RB

Sanchez/Penders

Edited June 19Jun 19 by Sconnie Blue

51 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

We are extremely blessed to not have European football this season, and for that very reason we are at a crossroads. We have a chance to either build a team that can merely qualify for Champions League, or one that could actually compete for the title.

We can either merely fill in the bold with penny pinching options or use 19-20 year olds as we have done in the past under this ownership, or we can actually really make a statement and sign ready made, established and experienced players that could push us to the very end.

Pedro/Jackson

New LW/Gittens--Palmer/Barco--Estevao/Quenda

New CM/Santos---Caicedo/Essugo

New LB/Hato--Colwill/Chalobah--New CB/Acheampong--James/Antwi or new depth RB

Sanchez/Penders

Blessed? Maybe. But. I am going to miss Wednesday games. We beat Barcelona - when Estawow! upstaged Yamal. It was looking okay for a while - but we all knew that the foundations were [are] shaky.

Your team/squad. What is the deal with Romeo Lavia? A hugely talented player - literally unable to play 90 mins.

1 hour ago, Sconnie Blue said:

We are extremely blessed to not have European football this season, and for that very reason we are at a crossroads. We have a chance to either build a team that can merely qualify for Champions League, or one that could actually compete for the title.

We can either merely fill in the bold with penny pinching options or use 19-20 year olds as we have done in the past under this ownership, or we can actually really make a statement and sign ready made, established and experienced players that could push us to the very end.

Pedro/Jackson

New LW/Gittens--Palmer/Barco--Estevao/Quenda

New CM/Santos---Caicedo/Essugo

New LB/Hato--Colwill/Chalobah--New CB/Acheampong--James/Antwi or new depth RB

Sanchez/Penders

Gittens is rubbish.

42 minutes ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Blessed? Maybe. But. I am going to miss Wednesday games. We beat Barcelona - when Estawow! upstaged Yamal. It was looking okay for a while - but we all knew that the foundations were [are] shaky.

Your team/squad. What is the deal with Romeo Lavia? A hugely talented player - literally unable to play 90 mins.

Blessed in the sense we can take advantage of no European congestion and in the hope their 'self reflection' actually builds the team to where it needs to be.

I don't want to go into a 4th season relying on this bloke when he still hasn't played a full 90 or can play more than 1/3 of a season. Rather give that role to Santos.

17 minutes ago, JPH said:

Gittens is rubbish.

I agree but he is the most difficult to offload. Neto we can sell and Garnacho will likely be a loan with option.

10 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

I agree but he is the most difficult to offload. Neto we can sell and Garnacho will likely be a loan with option.

Only the shed end forum wish to offload neto unless I am mistaken blue co are living the neto dream

Just now, OTL said:

Only the shed end forum wish to offload neto unless I am mistaken blue co are living the neto dream

Neto is a decent enough squad player. . .And I have feeling that Gittens . . . .might come good. :0)

3 hours ago, 2211 said:

I’m still shocked that the board thus far haven’t worked out that buying better players increases your chances of qualifying for the Champions League which brings loads of money into the club as opposed to skimping on wages, buying loads of low quality players and finishing 10th.

By now I've read loads of stuff about how they will profit.

PL clubs usually end up making a loss every year . The owners have bet on the fact that clubs increase in value regardless. And Todd was talking at a Bloomberg event about individual club TV streaming and broadcasting rights from global streaming giants being the way to increase income once the current broadcasting deals run out.. I think he did something similar with his baseball team..

Mind you, Brighton were one of only a couple of clubs who posted a profit a few season ago without any trophies to their name, and we all know the owners are obsessed with their business model!!

Gary O’Neil linked with Ipswich - they’ll have to install a new future puppet at CFC-FRA for when Alonso has had enough of their sh*t.

32 minutes ago, Munkunku said:

Gary O’Neil linked with Ipswich - they’ll have to install a new future puppet at CFC-FRA for when Alonso has had enough of their sh*t.

haha they cant attract players and their managers are looking to get away, well done Blue Co. 😊 not sure how good Gary Oneill is but even he wants out. Maybe if Callum does his badges he can go to Strasbourg? It would at least remove another Blue Co operative from Alonso's Group.

Edited June 20Jun 20 by OTL
sh*tshow masterclass

Not much money to be made by anyone really.

Nearly every club showing a loss for the 24/25 season, the biggest profit was just £34 million and that was Newcastle.

We are the Champions at losing money though. !!

c**tS!!!!

This lot sacking Tuchel to hire Graham fckin Porter..

3 hours ago, Jangz said:

This lot sacking Tuchel to hire Graham fckin Porter..

Still defies belief!

And that’s the politest way I can say it!

1 hour ago, erskblue said:

Still defies belief!

And that’s the politest way I can say it!

Gawn, let your hair down.

5 hours ago, Jangz said:

This lot sacking Tuchel to hire Graham fckin Porter..

It was actually mutual. TT was going through a tough time in his personal life, didn't like what he saw with the new owners.

Big up to Sparky and his fam...

Not nice for any parent to deal with. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm2j0x3zgego

7 hours ago, bluelightening said:

Big up to Sparky and his fam...

Not nice for any parent to deal with. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cm2j0x3zgego

That's awful news. Condolences to Mark and the family.

2 hours ago, The Rising Sun said:

That's awful news. Condolences to Mark and the family.

That's terrible news 😟

16 hours ago, dermott said:

It was actually mutual. TT was going through a tough time in his personal life, didn't like what he saw with the new owners.

Was it I remember reading at the time TT saying he just needed a little more time to turn it around.

On 20/06/2026 at 02:04, The Rising Sun said:

PL clubs usually end up making a loss every year . The owners have bet on the fact that clubs increase in value regardless. And Todd was talking at a Bloomberg event about individual club TV streaming and broadcasting rights from global streaming giants being the way to increase income once the current broadcasting deals run out.. I think he did something similar with his baseball team.

The collective PL TV rights is deal is actually why the PL is so far ahead of every other league economically - if you wanted to show Man U games you also had to broadcast Spurs, and the total revenue is split evenly. It's an anchor effect that still benefits big teams because it allows for smaller teams to pay big wages, creating a better economy. The NFL has the same model, whereas baseball and basketball have a slightly different model that allows teams to also source "local broadcasting revenue" from state- or city-based local broadcasters.

Now there is a big problem in that advertising revenues have dropped and TV companies are no longer as willing to pay big money for sports broadcasting. Adjusting for inflation and increased player commitments included in the new contract (ie. players have to do more things for the broadcaster), the new PL deal is at best stagnated, at worst a decrease on the previous broadcasting deal. That is really going to f**k with any PE investment plans. Seen some talk about the PL developing in-house streaming, maybe the solution is for the PL to cut out the middle-man and pocket all the proceeds.

The other potential crisis facing BlueCo is, with FIFA adopting confirmed changes to the RSTP on June 10, there is now a situation where auditors/accountants will need to re-think the valuation of players going forward. It's unlikely the current method of treating a player's registration as an intangible asset subject to amortisation is going to apply the same way, since the fees paid for those players are no longer enforceable/recoverable. Forensic accountant Paul Quinn puts it best: "For clubs whose financial model depends heavily on player trading as an income stream (common in Portuguese, French, Brazilian and smaller European leagues), this is a direct threat to revenue sustainability."