I've heard it is £30m a year. Ornstein reported every player signed under Levy has a clause in their contract to take about a 50% wage cut in the Championship, he was unsure about more recent signings. That lessens some of the financial hit they would take from TV, ticket sales, and sponsorships. Lower wages would also make sales easier as any player with a pulse would push for an exit to get back as close as possible to their current salary. How many players on their current roster would be willing to stick it out in the Championship? Not many.
I'm sorry, why did the S***s hierarchy think Tudor could navigate the merciless jungle that is the PL? Heck, I'd put Dyche in there even this late in the season; at least he'd have better talent than he did at Everton and he kept them up.
And...about the players: Do these people realize that, if they go down, their transfer value goes down with them? Do they realize that, even if others sputter, how they perform during this crisis might just give someone a thought of buying them next season. It seemed like most of them were sleepwalking through the match, their agents should be having sleepless nights as to how their clients are representing themselves.
It goes back to the "adults in the room" conversations we had a few months ago. Their locker room has none. No mature leadership. At least Chelsea have Reece James. Spurs have no one with authority and a proper mentality to lead the squad from within. An injured Ben Davies only goes so far.
The crazy part is they aren’t really underperforming their numbers. They’re exactly where they should be.
I always wanted my team to win every match we played, even a friendly match against a team of 8-year-old kids
Tottenham players and front office do not care about the club. That’s their demise. Their first team has no academy graduates.
It's an insane implosion, but sensational to observe. My question is how long before the EPL steps in lol. Because the NLD is a YUGE selling point for TV rights.
Not to give them too big an excuse but the only team that had a worse injury record then us at times last season was Spurs. They have had 3 seasons of excessively bad injuries. They have talent and most of it is injured or suspended.
Damn, Edu's time is closing at Forrest: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cdjm7wn39m7o And VInnai's Tottenham is in relegation danger Looks like Tetamane was the genius holding it all together
Transfer Flow podcast is predicting that the City Arsenal game is going to be a 90 minute dedication to Haramball.
City have to go after us, and they play open we will score goals its as simple as that. They can't do what they did last time they came to the Emirates or last time we played City at City.
Sounds very plausible. It's all about the result, right? OTOH it's football, and a huge prize is at stake, so if someone scores early, all bets might be off for a cagey stalemate.
Given what everyone knows about Marianakis, either Edu is an idiot, or he signed a contract that gave him a ridiculous payout even if he got sacked, so he thought the gamble was worth it.
Sam Smith puts Wrexham up 1-0, with the most Route 1 ball you'll ever see. Gotta love that team! Especially given the opponent.
Wrexham now 2-1 at 80’. Phil Parkinson has played a super offensive game today, but no one would blame them if they bunkered for the last 10 minutes. Not even me. Edit: well that didn’t last long. It’s now 2–2 at 83’. Fun game.
8’ into ET and Chavs take their first lead of the match 3-2 from Garnacho. Wrex going down to 10 men just before FT has been a key factor. Writing’s on the wall now. Sadly.
Dobson was unlucky. If that had been an Arsenal player he fouled, he would have only received a yellow.
City just seems to have Newcastle's number. We need to analyse how. Not to difficult to suss out. They attack in numbers from all angles.