Gawain

It may not actually be simple incompetence (though it's probably that as well). I saw this on an Everton website the other day: "The Friedkin Group (TFG), the billionaire owners of Everton Football Club, are reportedly exploring the sale of a...

Carlos Queiroz was re-appointed Ghana coach for an indeterminate period on Wednesday, two months after stepping down in the wake of the country's World Cup campaign. The experienced former Iran, Portugal, Colombia and Egypt coach took the Black...

Anyone know the Spanish for "tw*ts", I have an email to send.

I wasn't making a point. Rather, having missed/misread the opening post, I was asking a question, the answer to which I've now received. HTH

Since he'd been at Watford for 10 years (i.e. since 7 y.o.), do you know what he was born in ROI, or whether the connection is ancestral? If the latter, he'd also be England-eligible. While the club write-up also notes: "The left-footed...

Maybe, but if getting a dud off the books was the only option, you'd have to ask why did they paid £11m + add-ons for him in the first place - a not-inconsiderable sum for a 20 y.o. with precisely 13 SPL appearances for Rangers under his belt?

Ebbsfleet United: Suspension lifted by National League

Actually that's a very good point. For if a loanee knows he's guaranteed minimum playing time, then it can be hard for him to maintain 100% motivation and commitment at all times. While it also has the capacity to piss off his new teammates...

He might need to - Nathan Patterson (RB) had this not-very-subtle dig at Moyes following his transfer to Torino: (The sign-off is a reference to Moyes, who only picked him 8 times last season, while also calling him "Craig" in one press...

Must say, I didn't think he was being disrespectful, just words and facts. But just taking a step back, it's quite something when a (formerly, at least) "big club" like Porto cannot compete with "teams like Brentford (and Coventry)"

Good point. After all, if Furo left, who else of any standing would want to come to Bees and sit on the bench watching Thiago start every single game when he's fit? As it was, the club did very well to sign up Wilson, I can't see there being...

"How do you get on with the old mother-in-law, Taylor?" "Well, she's a lot better than..."

A hotel porter who supports Chelsea, eh? He'll be used to carrying baggage round with him, then....

Apparently De Zerbi managed him at Shaktar, so he should know what he's getting. And if it turns out he has gone badly off the rails since then, as you say, it's still only an option.

Yep - as the link mentions: Hundreds of footballers are believed to have invested with Kingsbridge Asset Management, some lost their homes and were made bankrupt. Former England international Murphy believes he lost roughly £5m. Meanwhile former...

Yeah, article in The Athletic (paywalled) states that he was one of a whole group of footballers who were persuaded to "invest" in a government tax incentive scheme designed to boost the UK film industry in the 90's/00's. Except that some...

In yesterday's S.Times, everyone's favourite hack, Martin Samuel, made the same point (overpriced), with the prediction that it is a "bubble", which must burst sooner or later. He cited many of the above players to back his case. But what he...

I daresay were Bees to play that game again, KA might react differently in the second half. But never forget the old military saying that "The enemy has a vote in every battle." That is, Farke is pretty clever, too, so that it may not be so much...