Football : Season 2015/2016

[thenry]

Originally Posted by muppetman11

Time will tell interesting that it claims Van Gaal didn't want to pay anymore , I still feel United are short of another centre forward.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...adio-Mane.html

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[Julian]

Originally Posted by thenry

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...adio-Mane.html

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Yes we need to sell him quickly as we are desperate for money and we will go into administration.

[denphone]

It disappoints me greatly that you cannot keep your best players Julian.

[Julian]

Originally Posted by denphone

It disappoints me greatly that you cannot keep your best players Julian.

Me too, I mean according to the hacks in the media we will be unable to field 11 players in any more matches.

[Chrysalis]

Southampton I actually feel sorry for now, but this is what happens when a unusual club is on the edge of the champions league, the big clubs will raid them for players to stop that club threatening them.

[thenry]

De Guzman to Sunderland loan with obligation to buy between 4-5m€

http://www.calcionapoli24.it/calcio_...n-n228489.html

[denphone]

Well he is certainly better then the rubbish they have at the moment.

[Dave42]

believe it when I see it no chance IMHO

[adzii_nufc]

Why is it everyone has a ridiculous amount of money to spend this summer except Sunderland... Where did the TV money go?

It seems The Sun claiming Sunderland are actually skint doesn't sound too daft anymore with sources close to the club suggesting there was a massive cash flow problem prior to the sale of Connor Wickham. They say Sunderland have been massively mismanaged from the inside.

By skint - Not the owner, the club itself, it's been clear that the club has to be run within it's own means and it's not working. They've got players on ridiculous wages that the fans nor club want.

All of this could easily go away with a simple investment from the owner but it appears unlikely they'll be bailed out.

Assuming the chairman refuses to invest. Sunderland have to go an entire season with their current players and the addition of smaller £5m + Loan option players.. without being relegated.

Talks about crisis? You've found the actual crisis now.

Some notable figures:

£7.5m, likely owed to Inter Milan pending a FIFA decision
£93,000* a week, Alvarez' wages.
£69.5 million - Sunderland's yearly wage bill
-£13m loss.
*Apparently true but I doubt even Sunderland would offer that.

Years of investments on players with little or no resale value.

Questions are simple really.

Where is the TV money?

[thenry]

repaying debt? They will want to get at the next spike in revenue. You can somewhat see what they are doing recruiting, those fallen away or off needing a place to regroup. Its not happening though. I'm not sure they have the right attitude, top to bottom that is.

[thenry]

this is hilarious...

Offside – Interfering with an opponent

Liverpool v AFC Bournemouth

http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/n...side-rule.html

last season that goal would have been ruled out without doubt! why the officials have got confused this season is beyond me. its a simple rule, enforce it! they were before!

[iadom]

Only on word to describe whet I watched at OT yesterday, toothless even though the Rooney offside was very marginal.

Have to say that Big Sam isn't looking quite as big these days.

[denphone]

And LVG says he does not need another striker.

[thenry]

Pace?

And what are West Brom doing not scoring?

[adzii_nufc]

Years of Rooney playing everywhere but Striker has naturally affected him. United just don't look all there. Depay is already quality, another Hazard if not destined to be even better.

They just don't look good enough despite paper saying otherwise. They're better than they were with Moyes but not by much. LVG is blowing on his own trumpet a bit too much. There's an absolute spanking waiting for United somewhere down the line if they continue playing like that. Newcastle didn't deserve 3 points but they were very unlucky not to be coming away with three, Thauvin gets the slightest stud on that and they're going home with a 1-0 win.

I'm not saying Newcastle played bad and United played awfully. Newcastle had an excellent game but you should still be winning that at home regardless. Fringe teams are going to OT for points this season after the two games they've witnessed there so far.