Some other take aways.....

All FA cup ties to be played at weekends (4th round to be played Fri - Wed)

No FA Cup games to clash with EPL games.

EPL to remove the winter break. Season to start mid August.

EPL have given an additional £33M to grassroots football.

Currently making the news headlines with a lot of opposition from EFL clubs. Premier League once again getting their own way?

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Wouldn't it be the seasons after when we got docked points? FFP was <105M at the end of a revolving 3yr cycle wasn't it? Not really read up on these new rules coming in but I guess you're right, if we went big this summer then presumably it would be '25/'26 for any punishment. Not the most financia...

Is it worth taking a gamble for one season? Go big in the market with a £200M net spend and take the opportunity to revolutionise the squad. Take the 6/10 pt penalty deduction, aim for a mid table finish then kick on with what should be a much healthier squad. It seems to me that a few clubs are goi...

sendô wrote: ↑Tue Apr 16, 2024 4:25 pm
That's 5 at first team level and 5 back ups as I make it.

Piece of p*ss. If there's one thing we are good at, it's transfers.

Watching Southampton v Preston, really good game with Southampton dominating. They're 3-0 up in 35 mins leading to Preston making a 40th minute sub! Downes playing well but the stand out performer is David Brookes, really classy player. I always liked him at Bournemouth, didn't even realise he was a...

How are we in this position? It's a clusterfuck of the highest order. Any other club would have deals already done and paperwork ready to sign... our lot probably don't even know whose leaving and whose staying. It just defies belief doesn't it. The complete lack of organisation and planning, the n...

EastleighHammer16 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 12:35 pm Not anymore there isn't. Can still happen but not as likely as it was.

I stand to be corrected if I'm wrong, but I believe if Chelsea win the cup (which is entirely feasible as its their most likely route into Europe) then league placings will only go to 6th for EL and 7th for ECL?

So why didn't Moyes play a low block today ? That's a great question. I remember reading a post early in the thread from a poster who had a Fulham mate. They said they were worried because Fulham really struggle to break down teams sitting back and get caught on the counter easily. Do we do any hom...

Got to get the balance right here. First goal is obviously massive for whoever gets it. But, if we go gung ho chasing it, not only will Moyes have a heart attack, they will pick us off with ease. We can still be at 0-0 60/70 minute mark, 1 goal will rattle them and (I hope) galvanise us. The only fl...

There is zero point in resting anyone....... It's a fair point Pezza. Resting Antonio for me though is a necessity to get the best out of him. Will he be effective today after his efforts on Thursday? I think history suggests he won't be? Ings has shown he can be useful, especially in that deeper 1...

If, as expected by many, Antonio is rested for Thursday then surely with Bowen injured we will see the lesser spotted Ings start? Rest Mavro so he's hopefully fully fit. Play Cress to give him some match sharpness for Thursday with Emerson further forward. Fab Coufal Oggy Aguerd Cress Alvarez JWP Pa...

We're such an enigma. Some of our defending this season has been comical yet we put in a shift like this tonight

Can't be squandering chances like that, we're not going to get many.

This is going to be the low block of all low blocks. Any deeper and Fabianski will be leading the line for us.

Johnny Byrne's Boots wrote: ↑Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:00 pm I believe the FA/PL or whoever may increase the punishment in an appeal, but has it ever happened?

That would be too funny

Very pessimistic for this one. Was going to keep that feeling to myself but I'm hoping other Kumbers can persuade me towards optimism? This was already an incredibly tough fixture but without Bowen, and particularly Alvarez, I just can't see us having any chance. If you offered me a 2-0 loss right n...

Must admit I haven’t got a clue. Strange how unpredictable everything has become given we’re supposed to have a predictable and pragmatic manager. Great fun 👍 Anyone got a link to a table predictor site please as I can’t find one? This one is quite good. I just predicted our scores and let the supe...

Kulesevski v Emerson worries me if he comes on

So that's a yellow but Bissouma kicking Bowen behind both knees isn't

steviob125 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 8:46 pm Do spurs’ full backs occupy the number 10 position when attacking?

apparently so. Glenn will talk us through it at half time. Can't wait!