Oso planning to go pro
Writing had been on the wall for weeks, just figuring out compensation behind closed doors. I think Nagelsmann becoming available sped the process along immensely.
I'll stick with my opinion on Gold. He'll be in foul trouble within the first eight minutes.
Kinda think Arsenal is managed by Wojo.
Arteta is Wojo with a touch of Buzz.-former player.-long time assistant to a legend-little charisma, what is there is forced and learned from a "leadership book.Buzz touch: letting known rapists play for the team, with no consequences.
2/3 wrong but trying in life is the important lesson.
Southampton director of football operations Matt Crocker is set to be named the U.S. Soccer Federation’s sporting director, multiple sources familiar with the hiring process told The Athletic on Sunday. Those sources requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the hire.https://theathletic.com/4442343/2023/04/23/ussf-matt-crocker-sporting-director?source=user-shared-article
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The Wrexham story is really fun and Ive enjoyed it, but the only thing that makes me slightly cynical is they are basically PSG without the oil money. The 5 highest paid players in the National League all play for Wrexham, making 2-3 times what most players in the league make. So they've acquired and paid for a League Two/borderline League One side based on salaries but its still framed as little humble Wrexham.Of course the town and the club don't care, which is awesome, so good for them.
They can probably do that one more time, but once you get to League One, there are good players and other well-funded teams. A number of teams currently in League One have been in the Premier League. Derby, Portsmouth, Charlton, and others have been in the top flight. It will be interesting to see what happens once they start coming up against other clubs that are similarly funded.
Exactly. Also, aren’t there more laid out financial rules like salary caps and fair play in League Two vs National League?
This strikes me as some sort of St Louis rule about doing it the right way. How else are you getting out of the worst league if getting better players isn’t an option? Wouldn’t the teams that were just relegated to national league also have league 2 salaries too?
I don't have any qualms about doing it the "right way" other than the whole narrative is elevating this beleaguered town and their plucky underdog club. And its not that they are a well run club who is out-evaluating and out-managing others, its that they are literally buying promotion.
That’s the rub about relegation. Most of your best players opt to leave the club after dropping down a division. Which is why it’s so detrimental to some teams which we’re not built for relegation scraps (hello Everton).
Apparently if Everton is relegated, they have a $150 million loan that's due immediately. Obviously that will need to be refinanced, but there is a great fear they may face something similar to what Sunderland has gone through the last decade.