blunther

I've started to hope it goes through. I think far from being punished, they'll be offered concessions to stay. Rights over their own matches and/or a larger share of the TV money. Guaranteed European qualification and the like. The damage has been done. There's no going back now. Either they piss off and leave us to proper football, or they get what they want another way and the PL and CL become the effectively closed shop.

Give them one last chance (48 hours) to apologise and promise to never do this again. If they agree, 100 point deduction this season for each 'club' and a ban from european competition for five years. Let them feel what it's like for the rest of the clubs they wanted to destroy. Stamp it out entirely and make sure it's never discussed again. A massive fine to distribute to lower League clubs would go towards an apology as well. If they fail to agree to this within 48 hours then full expulsion and expunge them from the history books. They can either go and play with themselves in some global money league or if that doesn't come off then they can sell the grounds and build apartments. It'll be a lesson well learned. It won't happen, but it should. This is the battle for the remnants of the soul of the world's greatest sport. Nothing should be off the table. To quote someone earlier... "Destroy them". They're trying to destroy rhe whole of the history of European football. Hundreds of fine clubs would go to the wall. No mercy.

They're spurs, they'll find a way to **** it up.

Mates a blues fan who's concerned about staying in business. Usually I'd find that funny but today has made me think that local rivalries should be put to one side...there's only six 'clubs' in this country that any football fan should truly hate, and SHA ain't one of them.

10 9 minute intervals.

Not only should we expel these clubs from all existing competitions, we should strip them of any historical honours. This 'Manchester United' is effectively a new entity joining a new league, established in 2021. How can such an outfit boast about any past honours? The Man U that won 20 leagues is now dead and gone. RIP. Let them run off and play with their expensive new toys. If it works for them, **** 'em, we can enjoy Saturday 3 o clock kick offs and get behind the Villa. If it doesn't work out as planned and they all come back cap in hand, welcome them back into the 14th tier like you would any other new club wishing to join the league. But without their trophies, titles and history. I actually feel sorry for the proper fans of these clubs. They didn't ask for this.

They could auction off slots each year and fill it up with Chinese and Middle Eastern teams with loads of dodgy money. Would fit the character and ethos of the league perfectly.

How can a team improve its coefficient sufficiently without playing well in european competitions? Wouldn;t the fact that Team A is in the 'champions league' mean they keep a higher coefficient than Team B even if finsihing below them in the league year on year? I mean, I'm sure that's exactly what they want but they could at least try and make it a bit less blatant.

Fair play to Sheff U, that's how you see out a 1-0 with ten men. I think the sending off did them a favour, we just started chucking it in the box and we were playing well in the second half up to then. Europe was a stretch, and looks impossible now. Let's just make sure we finish top half. Five points clear of 11th. We'd all have been absolutely delighted with that at the start of the season.

How is that not a foul or a pen??

I don't understand how football grounds have got so expensive. Wasn't the Holte End about £5m? I know that was a while ago, but we own the land, how could a nice 15,000 seater North Stand with some fancy corporate bollocks cost more than a middling striker would cost? Surely we could knock something up that would take us near 50k and look less like a giant turd for £30-40m?

Same. Would be interesting to see the alternate timeline where Sheffield United won early in the season. Reminds me of the time we lost 3-2 at Leicester after going 2-0 up. If we held on to that lead I reckon we stay up and they don't get close to winning the league. That game seemed to prove to our players that we just can't win, and proved to Leicester players that they can come back from anything and win.

If indeed it was disallowed as the referee blew the whistle the second time before the ball was in the net, how was the free kick retaken? The chain of events would have been: Whistle blown to allow free kick. Free kick taken. Referee's whistle was blown to halt play while the ball was in motion (for whatever reason). So surely the restart should have been a drop ball? The free kick was taken legitimately and play continued, even if only briefly. I don't understand what rule or law would permit play to be rolled back to that extent?

Big chance to pick up back to back wins. With this game coming fast I'd like to see a couple of changes: Martinez Elmo - Konsa - Mings - Targett Sanson - Marv Trez - Barkley - El Ghazi Watkins Sanson has shown enough in his cameos to have a go at starting, and it's a good chance to give McGinn a break. I think starting both Traore and Barkley leaves us a little light, so I'd put Trez in and see if being dropped has put a rocket up Barkley. Traore is a great option to have on the bench if we need it, and it gives us a few ways to change up depending on how the game is going.

He's the sort of player you need, an experienced player who doesn't moan and can come in and be solid. Quite a versatile player too. I wouldn't mind offering him another year but I think there'll be a club out there that offers him a longer deal.

Would like to see him start on Wednesday. Give McGinn a rest.

Other teams get them all the time, I don't blame him for trying.

Crikey. Whatever happens I hope we don't send the same eleven back out. Barkley off for me. When he's had the ball he's been sloppy, but the second striker thing is wrong for this game, the ball isn't getting there. I'd stick Marv or the new boy in for him and try and win back midfield. Grealish and Traore also been ineffective.

Big game for Barkley I think. Needs to try and be more involved today.

Oh, good!

What is the financial impact of dropping to league one? Is there much? Not like dropping from PL to Championship with the TV money after all.

We play again early Saturday. I think we need to make quite a few changes. Sanson and Nakamba in for Barkley and Luiz maybe.

Two games in a row now. I'm not sure it works with Barkley. He plays too far forward and we get dominated. Would like to see a McGinn Samson Luiz trio for a few games to see if it provides some solidity.

Brilliant turn by targett. Abysmal touch by Watkins sadly. Then a goal. Not our night.

No idea. Cash injury must have been a couple of minutes. Refs are just **** useless. Can't even use a watch competently.