At some point, this just becomes laughable. The top two have spent the summer in a ridiculous arms race that most of the rest of the league are prevented from doing.
Liverpool agree £35m fee for Marc Guehi:
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...
Liverpool agree Marc Guehi deal ahead of £160m deadline day spree
The England centre-back has one year remaining on his contract at Selhurst Park and is now set to join the Premier League champions and compete with Ibrahima Konate for a starting spot
www.independent.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
At some point, this just becomes laughable. The top two have spent the summer in a ridiculous arms race that most of the rest of the league are prevented from doing.
“Guys, if we announce this grand stadium plan with half of it on Freightliner’s land before we have secured the rights to purchase it, do you think it might cause any issues?”
August 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
“Guys, if we announce this grand stadium plan with half of it on Freightliner’s land before we have secured the rights to purchase it, do you think it might cause any issues?”
This is grim. Teams that were able to compete last year, such as Villa and Newcastle, being hamstrung by the financial entrenchment of FFP, whilst the Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Chelsea spend freely.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Premier League transfers: Major clubs dominate summer spending
The biggest sides in the top flight are all at the top of the list for spending in the summer transfer window.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 25, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This is grim. Teams that were able to compete last year, such as Villa and Newcastle, being hamstrung by the financial entrenchment of FFP, whilst the Arsenal, City, Liverpool and Chelsea spend freely.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Obviously the answer is going to be “rampant greed”, but how can there be a justification for some clubs receiving ten times the “participation” money than others?
The Club World Cup, a means to address/redress the economic inequalities of world club football? Perhaps not, judging by the calculations of @swissramble.bsky.social. Full analysis here: swissramble.substack.com/p/fifa-club-...
July 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Obviously the answer is going to be “rampant greed”, but how can there be a justification for some clubs receiving ten times the “participation” money than others?
He’s off to play with an expensively assembled group of talented players in a famous stadium packed with home fans who might turn on him if he does something that displeases them. Sure it will be completely alien to him.
For Trent Alexander-Arnold, the attractions of a move to Real Madrid barely need restating.
But equally clear are the things he stands to lose — as illustrated, in many ways, by the emotional rollercoaster of his final weeks as a Liverpool player.
✍️ @oliverkay.bsky.social
But equally clear are the things he stands to lose — as illustrated, in many ways, by the emotional rollercoaster of his final weeks as a Liverpool player.
✍️ @oliverkay.bsky.social
Trent Alexander-Arnold and the leaving of Liverpool
The emotional rollercoaster of Alexander-Arnold's final weeks illustrate what he stands to lose, whatever the obvious attractions of Madrid.
www.nytimes.com
May 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
He’s off to play with an expensively assembled group of talented players in a famous stadium packed with home fans who might turn on him if he does something that displeases them. Sure it will be completely alien to him.
If your thought process around the question of “should we help poverty stricken children?” is to first work out if there is enough benefit in it for you, then you probably need to give your a head a wobble
Child Poverty Strategy delayed from Spring to Autumn 'at the earliest' as two child policy pushes 109 children a day into poverty (@CPAGUK figure) and disability benefit changes will add 50,000 bit.ly/43tLaHY will the cost of doing it buy enough votes, No.10 ponders
No 10 delays child poverty strategy with tens of thousands more facing hardship
Exclusive: Flagship policy put back until at least autumn amid fears cost of removing two-child benefit cap will outweigh political benefit
bit.ly
May 23, 2025 at 6:28 PM
If your thought process around the question of “should we help poverty stricken children?” is to first work out if there is enough benefit in it for you, then you probably need to give your a head a wobble
Good grief, United are a shambles
May 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good grief, United are a shambles
Local lad plays countless games for the club, winning decent haul of trophies in the process. And gets booed for daring to want to try something different. Charming.
May 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Local lad plays countless games for the club, winning decent haul of trophies in the process. And gets booed for daring to want to try something different. Charming.
Mystifying coat decision by Mikel Arteta tonight.
April 29, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Mystifying coat decision by Mikel Arteta tonight.
Very, very much this. Savage, Ferdinand, Neville etc and the irreversible slide towards partisan clipbait. Grim.
on the triumph of tribalism. the club lens has consumed the way we watch and talk and write about football these days. punditry, social media, even journalism. to the point where performative tribalism has become the only acceptable way of "enjoying" football
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Pundits’ showy partisanship reflects football’s embrace of fan-centric populism | Jonathan Liew
The coverage of Manchester United’s win over Lyon last week was just the latest sign that fandom is consuming everything
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Very, very much this. Savage, Ferdinand, Neville etc and the irreversible slide towards partisan clipbait. Grim.
He must be absolutely shattered
April 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
He must be absolutely shattered
How do you come back from that miss on 18 to hit that iron shot into same green ten minutes later. Unbelievable
April 13, 2025 at 11:19 PM
How do you come back from that miss on 18 to hit that iron shot into same green ten minutes later. Unbelievable
The tension of this final round has been something else #themasters
April 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The tension of this final round has been something else #themasters
Stockmarkets are surging in the same way that avoiding the follow on but still being 180 runs behind on first innings is surging
April 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Stockmarkets are surging in the same way that avoiding the follow on but still being 180 runs behind on first innings is surging
Headline: “Stockmarkets surge”
Accompanying graph…
Accompanying graph…
April 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Headline: “Stockmarkets surge”
Accompanying graph…
Accompanying graph…
When was the last time both Manchester clubs were *this* bad?
April 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
When was the last time both Manchester clubs were *this* bad?
Parcelforce: “Hi, we tried to deliver your parcel without warning but you were out. To rearrange delivery please use this code that doesn’t work, or collect from your “local” depot which is actually twenty miles away”
March 29, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Parcelforce: “Hi, we tried to deliver your parcel without warning but you were out. To rearrange delivery please use this code that doesn’t work, or collect from your “local” depot which is actually twenty miles away”
Or, to put it another way, more people think it is a bad idea.
Almost half of Premier League fans want a direct-to-fans broadcast service for games
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/premflix
sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/premflix
Almost half of Premier League fans want a direct-to-fans broadcast service for games
The debate about a "Premflix" channel (terrible name, my fault) has raged for five years, and been debated for longer. It's resurfaced, and isn't going away soon.
sportingintelligence832.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Or, to put it another way, more people think it is a bad idea.