General Football 23/24

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Alaba signs pre contract agreement with Real Madrid

Wonder if he'll replace Ramos

[baitman]

Alaba signs pre contract agreement with Real Madrid

Wonder if he'll replace Ramos

Bayern may take militao as a replacement, id be surprised if it wasnt mentioned while they were zooming with madrid.

[Irishnev]

What a random thing

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[frank the tank]

what a fall from grace. Wasnt he in the england squad when he won the league with leicester.....

They bought both Kante and Drinkwater. Kante was obviously the better of the two that season........but christ the two of their careers have essentially went in opposite directions

[Exiled_red]

It wasn't until that awful challenge a few weeks ago that I even remembered he was at Chelsea

[S-RED]

West ham could be in trouble; Big Sam has thrown them under the bus ...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55723425

Robert Snodgrass' omission from the West Brom squad beaten at West Ham on Tuesday is being investigated by the Premier League.

The former Scotland midfielder, 33, joined Albion from the Hammers on 8 January for an undisclosed fee, making his debut in Saturday's win at Wolves.

But he missed the West Ham game because of "an agreement between the clubs", West Brom boss Sam Allardyce said.

The Premier League will examine whether competition rules have been broken.

Under normal circumstances, Snodgrass would have been eligible to play against West Ham, as his transfer was permanent.

It is only with loan deals that such restrictions apply in the Premier League - in those circumstances, a player cannot face their parent club.

But Allardyce said: "We could only get the deal done with that agreement.

"There was an agreement between the clubs that [in] this game he would not be allowed to play."

Premier League rule I7, listed in the competition's 2020-21 handbook, states that: "No club shall enter into a contract which enables any other party to that contract to acquire the ability materially to influence its policies or the performance of its teams in league matches."

[ChesterDave]

West Brom may be in a bit of bother too. Surely the obligation would be to report it before agreeing to the condition.

[Scratch]

Gentleman's agreement...according to the Beeb its fine, United/Everton did it with Tim Howard and no charges were brought...

So long as it isn't actually written into the contract, and is just a verbal agreement.

[Kenneth]

Gentleman's agreement...according to the Beeb its fine, United/Everton did it with Tim Howard and no charges were brought...

So long as it isn't actually written into the contract, and is just a verbal agreement.

But wouldn't it be proof that would be the issue in other cases, can always just say it was a tactical decision. But in this case, the manager has said the secret bit outloud.

[ChesterDave]

Gentleman's agreement...according to the Beeb its fine, United/Everton did it with Tim Howard and no charges were brought...

So long as it isn't actually written into the contract, and is just a verbal agreement.

Yeah but Ferguson was manager of United then and no way they would take him on.

[frank the tank]

Yeah but Ferguson was manager of United then and no way they would take him on.

Was probably David Gill doing the investigation from the FAs side........ maybe with Clatterberg as an independent reviewer

[Buzzo]

But wouldn't it be proof that would be the issue in other cases, can always just say it was a tactical decision. But in this case, the manager has said the secret bit outloud.

Yeah, not sure what the fat one thought he would gain from all of this. Effectively drawing everyone’s attention to the crime...

Still pretty pathetic from West Ham.

[rodo]

some of the stuff on this

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[ChesterDave]

Warnock being a tosspot again - also searching at the back story didn't realsie how much of a bigot.. ah **** it lets call a spade a spade... how much of a racist he is.