Premier League Maypril: Nobody Wants To Win The League Anymore

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Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

Guess who is also opposed to it, the players

# ? Apr 29, 2024 21:32

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# ? May 20, 2024 05:32

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

Frankston posted:

Jim Ratcliffe wants to sell the whole Man Utd squad lmao

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce96wzkgzpgo

he's right

# ? Apr 29, 2024 21:32

tilp: Apr 7, 2010

Frankston posted:

Jim Ratcliffe wants to sell the whole Man Utd squad lmao

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce96wzkgzpgo

Didn't he literally only just buy 25% of it?

# ? Apr 29, 2024 22:46

J Hume: Apr 23, 2013; What is the best number?

Part of the deal was that he's in charge of 'sporting operations'

# ? Apr 29, 2024 23:45

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

tilp posted:

Didn't he literally only just buy 25% of it?

that's why he wants to sell 75% of the squad

# ? Apr 30, 2024 02:56

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Leicester won the Championship so they'll be back in the Premier League next year

# ? Apr 30, 2024 12:01

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

Can't wait to see how many points negative they start the season.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 12:13

Nuclear Spoon: Aug 18, 2010; I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2024/apr/30/everton-call-in-insolvency-restructuring-advisers-777-takeover-doubt

is this good

quote:

Everton are calling in a leading firm of restructuring and insolvency advisers, the Guardian understands, raising further questions about the proposed takeover of the Premier League club by 777 Partners.

The move comes as the club are believed to still be waiting for a further �15m of loans that 777 had pledged to provide Everton with during April, according to one 777 source.

The latest loan would have taken the amount the club had borrowed from the American firm to more than �200m during the seven months since it was announced it would acquire Everton.

However, 777 appears to be experiencing further financial difficulties, with its low-cost airline Bonza entering voluntary administration in Australia on Tuesday. Meanwhile, 777 Partners is understood to have parted company with its UK PR advisers after falling behind on paying its fees.

The developments raise further questions regarding whether 777 will be able to complete its takeover of Everton � and how the club will be funded until the end of the season.

When companies fall into financial difficulties, directors are required to take professional advice and closely monitor a business�s finances to ensure that they are not trading while insolvent.

The Guardian understands that Teneo � a global financial advisory firm with a large insolvency division � has been approached to advise Everton and its directors.

When asked on Monday about the firm advising Everton, Daniel Butters, Teneo�s chief executive of financial advisory, said: �We don�t comment on any client situations.� The phone line then went dead.

Everton declined to comment.

The developments also raise questions about how long the Everton owner, Farhad Moshiri, can retain control of the club, only a month after assuring fans that 777�s takeover was entering the �home straight�.

Another set of Everton creditors � MSP and its partners, the Evertonian businessmen Andy Bell and George Downing � has loaned the club about �160m, which is secured over the new stadium development at Bramley-Moore Dock, as well as a charge over more than half of Moshiri�s 94% stake in the club, according to corporate documents filed in the Isle of Man. That consortium could use its security to take control of the club.

777 did not respond to efforts to contact the company.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 12:19

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

If Everton are insolvent then how many points will Forest be docked?

# ? Apr 30, 2024 12:37

Nuclear Spoon: Aug 18, 2010; I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive

https://josimarfootball.com/2024/04/30/kind-of-blue/

is THIS good

quote:

And despite reports to the contrary, the most recent tranche of this funding for Everton, understood to be around 20 million pounds, did not arrive as promised last week. That was an issue for Everton, who needed it to make payroll and pay Laing O�Rourke the next instalment of the build costs for the club�s new stadium at Bramley Moore Dock.

Josimar has been told by two independent sources with knowledge of the process that Laing�s money was due last Friday, while a deadline for the money needed to make payroll was extended to Tuesday 30 April.

Despite promises from both 777 Partners and A-CAP that the money would arrive by close of play on Monday, it did not. Those familiar with the many accusations of missed deadlines, late payments and broken promises which have dogged 777 Partners in recent years may recognise a pattern here.

In the absence of the 20 million pounds, Everton were forced to use their own cash, held in the company�s bank account, to cover the 11 million pounds needed to make payroll this month. It is unclear if the club has sufficient funding in addition to this to cover the payment due to Laing. Failing to make payroll has potentially severe consequences for a Premier League club and would attract the attention of the authorities.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 12:43

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Nuclear Spoon posted:

https://josimarfootball.com/2024/04/30/kind-of-blue/

is THIS good

it's good that Jozy is still getting work

# ? Apr 30, 2024 12:47

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Going to start a rumour that Liverpool would make an offer for the stadium if Everton can't finish it

# ? Apr 30, 2024 13:05

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Haaland is becoming a character in a pay-to-win game

# ? Apr 30, 2024 13:58

fat gay nonce: May 13, 2003; _{actual penis length: |-----------|}

Winner, PWM POTM January

Thanks Ants posted:

Haaland is becoming a character in a pay-to-win game

The premier league is already a pay to win game *snort*

# ? Apr 30, 2024 14:02

Insurrectionist: May 21, 2007

*insufferable smug voice* let me tell you of this grand concept called 'capitalism...'

# ? Apr 30, 2024 14:05

Xabi: Jan 21, 2006; Inventor of the Marmite pasty

Frankston posted:

Jim Ratcliffe wants to sell the whole Man Utd squad lmao

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/ce96wzkgzpgo

Rashford would be a great Mbapp� replacement at PSG imho.

# ? Apr 30, 2024 15:53

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

Rashford is on like 4 Januzaj's a week so PSG are likely the only team that could meet his wage demands

# ? Apr 30, 2024 16:10

Loving Africa Chaps: Dec 3, 2007; We had not left it yet, but when I would wake in the night, I would lie, listening, homesick for it already.

Nuclear Spoon posted:

https://josimarfootball.com/2024/04/30/kind-of-blue/

is THIS good

We're about to get the most rapid points deduction of all time

# ? Apr 30, 2024 17:03

FullLeatherJacket: Dec 30, 2004; Chiunque pu� essere Luther Blissett, semplicemente adottando il nome Luther Blissett

as a finance professional I can confirm that ideally you don't want the company you're relying on to stop you from going insolvent to also be insolvent

not sure whether it's better to go into administration now and stay out of the bottom three, or wait until next season and try and get a smaller negative number than leicester, forest and city

# ? Apr 30, 2024 18:27

Bogan Krkic: Oct 31, 2010; Swedish style? No.
Yugoslavian style? Of course not.
It has to be Zlatan-style.

Thanks Ants posted:

Haaland is becoming a character in a pay-to-win game

This is just a Shrek recolour

# ? May 1, 2024 02:07

Nuclear Spoon: Aug 18, 2010; I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive

werner and ben davies are now out for the season leaving spurs with no fit actual left backs so i guess i'll see you guys in the conference league next season

# ? May 1, 2024 11:18

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Was the boot into the bollocks what did it or did he get a knock somewhere else?

# ? May 1, 2024 11:30

Nuclear Spoon: Aug 18, 2010; I want to cry out
but I don’t scream and I don’t shout
And I feel so proud
to be alive

calf injury apparently but yeah i wouldn't fancy running for a couple days after getting crown jewelled

# ? May 1, 2024 11:37

sebzilla: Mar 17, 2009; Kid's blasting everything in sight with that new-fangled musket.

Nuclear Spoon posted:

werner and ben davies are now out for the season leaving spurs with no fit actual left backs so i guess i'll see you guys in the conference league next season

Could be worse.

Shaw: 12 starts
Reguilon: 4 starts
Malacia: 0 starts

# ? May 1, 2024 11:54

Shrapnig: Jan 21, 2005

sebzilla posted:

Could be worse.

Shaw: 12 starts
Reguilon: 4 starts
Malacia: 0 starts

Brandon Williams - 0 starts, injured on loan

# ? May 1, 2024 12:05

Jose: Jul 24, 2007; Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster and writer

so many loving injuries this season its insane they're allowed to do whjat they do in pre-season. surely it makes a tiny amoutn of their overall money

# ? May 1, 2024 13:00

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Jose posted:

so many loving injuries this season its insane they're allowed to do whjat they do in pre-season. surely it makes a tiny amoutn of their overall money

what we need is more stoppage time

# ? May 1, 2024 13:15

The Saviour: Feb 19, 2006

I read recently that Man City would be open to selling Grealish as well. Could it be that the current crop of Englands starting 11 are...........
.....actually shite?

# ? May 1, 2024 14:41

Jethro: Jun 1, 2000; I was raised on the dairy, Bitch!

Bogan Krkic posted:

Thanks Ants posted:
Haaland is becoming a character in a pay-to-win game

This is just a Shrek recolour

Right, but what do you think of the Clash of Clans character?

# ? May 1, 2024 15:13

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Looking forward to some more insane transfer valuations following the Euros

# ? May 1, 2024 15:14

Ziggy Tzardust: Apr 7, 2006

�I want a different manager to David Moyes�

*a finger curls on the monkeys paw *

https://x.com/jacobsteinberg/status/1786385891579105357?s=46&t=_akPFYiqAqKbxYd3RPf4Jg

# ? May 3, 2024 16:10

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Jim Ratcliffe visited Old Trafford and Carrington and his summary was "these people are filthy and they should clean their rooms"

quote:

He wrote: �I had a good tour around some of the facilities. I am afraid I was struck in many places by a high degree of untidiness. In particular the IT department, which frankly was a disgrace, and the dressing rooms of the U18 and U21 were not much better.�

His remarks in an email to staff were sent on Friday afternoon. Ratcliffe then compares the standards with that of Ineos, the multibillion-pound company he owns.

�These standards would not come close to what we would expect at Ineos and we are a chemical company. Manchester United is an elite sporting organisation. It�s a small thing in many ways but unless an organisation has standards and �discipline it will not succeed.

�I would be grateful in future if we adopt the proper standards of housekeeping everywhere. It reflects poorly on the club if we have visitors, young player parents, new players and the media and they see we don�t care enough to keep things shipshape.�

# ? May 3, 2024 22:02

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

Haha he�s going to micromanage everybody into a clean desk policy and inbox zero

# ? May 3, 2024 22:04

nawilo_420: Nov 24, 2021; Can't post for 23 days!

vyelkin posted:

Jim Ratcliffe visited Old Trafford and Carrington and his summary was "these people are filthy and they should clean their rooms"

pure boomer essence lol

# ? May 3, 2024 22:15

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

I like the "These standards would not come close to what we would expect at Ineos and we are a chemical company" bit, as if Ineos executives are mixing chemicals at their desks

# ? May 3, 2024 22:16

Insurrectionist: May 21, 2007

Thanks Ants posted:

Haha he�s going to micromanage everybody into a clean desk policy and inbox zero

by doing the bare minimum I am only trusted to do so much at work and have limited my incoming mails per day to an average of barely 4-5. whenever I visit the bossman I see 800 unopened emails in his inbox. I would thrive in Ratcliffe's clean inbox empire, where the sloth devours the careless

# ? May 3, 2024 22:18

TheRat: Aug 30, 2006

I have no idea how people can live with unopened emails or notifications.

# ? May 3, 2024 22:22

Thanks Ants: May 21, 2004; #essereFerrari

vyelkin posted:

I like the "These standards would not come close to what we would expect at Ineos and we are a chemical company" bit, as if Ineos executives are mixing chemicals at their desks

Also

https://violationtrackeruk.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/ineos

# ? May 3, 2024 22:25

vyelkin: Jan 2, 2011

Thanks Ants posted:

Also

https://violationtrackeruk.goodjobsfirst.org/parent/ineos

lmao yes

# ? May 3, 2024 22:31

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# ? May 20, 2024 05:32

King of False Promises: Jul 31, 2000

TheRat posted:

I have no idea how people can live with unopened emails or notifications.

same. I have to clear all of that almost immediately.

# ? May 3, 2024 22:33

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