All Aboard the Slot Express

[Insidious]

With rules on squad sizes and home grown quotas then there is a finite number of players the big clubs could sign anyway. If UEFA said from 2030 e.g the max salary allowable before tax is £8M plus max bonus 25% on top that would shake it up lol. Might stop the likes of Trent heading to RM. Could also push for savings on salaries be used to reduce season ticket prices. Greed is not good

I think we'll (generally speaking) go back to somewhat lower wages, on average, with a small few getting the bigger wedges.

Isak is on £280k-per-week I think and Wirtz gets a good wedge, but I don't foresee anyone getting the sort of money that Van Dijk or Salah are on once they depart.

It's wild to think that in the next 18 months or so Alisson, Salah and Van Dijk could all have departed. In the cases of Van Dijk and Salah I do think we're very sadly at a point where there is a better use of nearly £800k-per-week but no matter the stats or the data and so on it will be a very sad day when they're gone.

[jimmyliver]

Yes, of course I back him. That's my point. He has enough credit in the bank to deserve our backing.

If he fails to turn things around by the end of the season then that changes. But for now it's full steam ahead (pun intended).

Yes I agree he deserves til the end of the season to see if he can turn it around and I hope he can , as sid has said , it’s the style of football , it’s turgid, he has to change something , and I worry that the players might not be responding to what he says any more .
Everyone keeps saying ah he’s brilliant to one interview he’s so honest , I wish he would shut up now , his back is against st the wall , keep everything in house , no media soundbytes and try and turn the situation around , if he doesn’t make top four then he will be gone , whether that’s fair or not , they certainly won’t allow a rebuild with him having input .
No more low block , thin squad talk , just focus on performances and results , if he doesn’t he will be gone .

[Steveo]

We’ve gone from the most exciting team in the land - if not Europe - to a side that puts you to sleep - not to mention that sides like Bournemouth - with what was just 1 win in 13 - can toy with - despite losing 4 of their best players to bigger clubs.

The Mighty ‘Carrier Bag’ awaits… We need to show something more akin to Inter or Marseille than PSV or the season is all but over.

[JockStrap]

Yes I agree he deserves til the end of the season to see if he can turn it around and I hope he can , as sid has said , it’s the style of football , it’s turgid, he has to change something , and I worry that the players might not be responding to what he says any more .
Everyone keeps saying ah he’s brilliant to one interview he’s so honest , I wish he would shut up now , his back is against st the wall , keep everything in house , no media soundbytes and try and turn the situation around , if he doesn’t make top four then he will be gone , whether that’s fair or not , they certainly won’t allow a rebuild with him having input .
No more low block , thin squad talk , just focus on performances and results , if he doesn’t he will be gone .

Yep. It doesn't really matter what he says in press conferences. That only pisses people off when we're not winning.

If he starts getting results then talk of low blocks will be ignored.