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    I would imagine Nassef has stayed quite clear of the deal. Commercial deals are so heavily scrutinised now, particularly those where parties have a conflict of interest.
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    I dont think it's anything more than a guess, but it's probably a sensible guess. I can't imagine villa adding more seats without increasing the premium seating. Maybe we will see them linked to the lower grounds. I think you're safe on the Doug Ellis half way line, I think the closeness to the away fans would prevent them making it premium. More likely to extend premium seating in the trinity.
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    This is my assumption. It's very difficult to do both and the start to the season has presented an opportunity that many wanted but maybe didn't truly believe was possible. Imagine making champions league but not being able to really improve the squad in the summer because we've put all our eggs in the north stand basket
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    I don't believe any clubs have seen significant ground investment without it impacting player purchases. Arsenal didn't spend for years, spurs had windows without a single player signing. Both of those clubs had squads that could ride this out a bit and I'm not convinced we are in that position. Add to that the rule movement that Everton have experienced around stadium interest contributing towards FFP and this project alongside team improvements may no longer be viable. For me it seems sensible right now for us to pause and focus on the team. The revenue from champions league will outweigh that from stadium enhancements.
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    One thing that confused me. The media led me to believe in January we would be seeing Saudi players returning as they had some season break. Why would they be trying to sign players?
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    To be fair, many wrote Leon off this season as well, even Unai reduced him to largely sub appearances early on in the season. His transformation is spectacular but also still quite recent. He's probably started less than 50% of games this season. I wouldn't be surprised if Zaniola had started a similar amount.
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    Very happy with this signing. He's part of a pretty electric front three at home. Finishing may need some work but who can't you say that for. Was very hard for Burnley to double up on Bailey or Watkins which creates a lot of opportunities
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    The "huge amount to spend" is this based on anything or a hunch. I see others quoting ffp challenges.
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    This is really tough, I went for Watkins but we probably don't have a stand out. Pau, Mcginn, Luiz, Emi, Watkins all worth. Bailey probably in the conversation but I'd say that's a bit of recency bias and based on his improvement.
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    I dont think Unai is slow to recognise that, I just don't think he has a choice. Dendonker gets a very limited amount of minutes, I've no doubt we will see a replacement in Jan or the summer but you can't fix everything at once.
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    It's definitely contact but I think we can safely say the contact didn't warrant the Duran reaction. Ultimately if you don't go down, the ref will not give the pen.
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    Anyone any idea of likely budget? The selling of young players for ffp and reliance on loans in the summer had me believing very little could happen right now. I certainly wasn't expecting us to be grappling for c40m right backs.
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    Agree it's a tricky one and my thoughts also went to Liverpool and Newcastle. These teams are bringing us into a game of chicken. With united I actually wonder if they would have dared play this way unless we were two up. They certainly gave us many chances for the third goal, we just didn't take them. I suspect we may need to develop a way of playing a bit deeper but going a bit more direct over the top. Or maybe dropping to a back 5.
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    I think the way the game played out. We needed to score 3. After being two down, United gambled and played a really high front 3 right up against our back 4 really pressing the ball. They also went very direct, very quickly when ever they got the ball. This was a gamble and it gambled that we wouldn't score again. If we get the third goal, I think it kills the momentum.
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    No one is really saying that it's acceptable to lose against Burnley. What those people really mean is that they are worried about our form and pre empting a loss. By somehow pre empting it, it almost excuses it if it happens.
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    This point could probably exist in many threads but something heck needs to consider I think is how best to spend the clubs finances. Invest in infrastructure and see a return over a ten year period. Invest in team matters and see that money potentially come back via increased TV revenues for higher places finishes. My guess is that this is behind the rebuild delays. Everything the club does points to trying to take advantage of a potential short term opportunity for success in what's been a relatively closed shop. While I also appreciate that stadium investment and player budgets sit on different parts of the balance sheet, I also can't really think of a single club that has taken on significant stadium investment without it coinciding with a delay in player purchases.
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    A good point. I suppose the clubs rent could increase but technically all other costs I assume are covered by the company that own the ground.
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    Interest on any loans towards funding does though I believe. That's one of the things that caught Everton out.
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    Maintaining the level of the squad is so difficult. We don't want to see dendonker introduced in games but when we need to rely on him we expect him to be at a standard.
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    Which is maybe fair considering the minutes he has had. He probably isn't match fit to be thrown into an entire game. It seems an adequate excuse for Ramsey and Mourinho. Reality is he doesn't play if Tielemans, kamara are available or possibly if Zaniolo is a bit better. I think he's a fine option for about 4th choice and did OK for 60 minutes.
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    I never understand why a left sided full back cannot be tried there? I get it's there wrong foot but they know the position at least. Surely it's as effective as a make shift centre half? (obviously all of these thoughts are pre digne injury)
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    I'd take Richarlison Im afraid, silly to suggest other wise. Richarlison has moved for multiple big money moves. Significantly better than a kid who's achieved nothing and until a few weeks ago had big questions marks over his attitude as well. I'm intrigued to see how Duran pans out but wouldn't be surprised to see him go no where.
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    My main disappointment with cash last night is he didn't overlap Bailey much at all. The few times he did he got in behind and we got into dangerous positions but then he would stop bothering. He doesnt ever try to get close to Bailey.
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    Controversial maybe but with hindsight I think we should have played dendonker. We compromised Mcginn best position, we compromised Luiz to an extent to the holding role and we ended up with both Diaby and Bailey with neither available from the bench.
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    Think most buses have about 50 seats
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