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👀 #NUFC x FC Barcelona combined XI based on predicted lineups:
Ramsdale < JOAN 🔴🔵
Trippier < ERIC 🔴🔵
THIAW > Martin 🏁
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Ramsey < FERMIN 🔴🔵
Elanga < YAMAL 🔴🔵
Barnes < RAPH 🔴🔵
GORDON >Lewa 🏁

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Gift of Kit@Gift_of_Kit
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@MagpieMediaX Haha that's a fantastic take, I mean non sequitur, but fantastic non the less.
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Don't let the truth get in the way of your BS article. Alexander Isak may join Liverpool from Newcastle for free due to contract rules express.co.uk/sport/football…

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PSR Is Strangling Supporters Dreams - It's Time for Change
@RorySmith defense of PSR in @ObserverUK perfectly encapsulates everything wrong with the current regulatory mindset. His argument - that ambitious clubs should simply "sell better" - reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of how these rules operate in practice and whom they truly benefit.
Rory dismisses Villa and Newcastle's concerns by pointing to our spending since promotion.
This misses the point entirely. The issue isn't historical spending - it's the regulatory ceiling that prevents sustained competition with the established elite.
Rory suggests Newcastle and Villa's problems stem from poor selling. This ignores the brutal reality: when regulations force you to sell your best players to comply, you're not "trading well" - you're dismantling what you've built.
#AVFC qualified for the Champions League then had to sell Luiz, Diaby, and Duran.
Newcastle qualified for Europe, then faced identical pressures. This isn't poor trading - it's systematic dismantling disguised as financial responsibility.
Meanwhile, Chelsea spend €300+ million by "selling" assets to themselves. The regulations don't prevent spending - they favor those sophisticated enough to exploit loopholes while punishing straightforward investment.
Rory’s dismissal of the "Red Cartel" theory ignores reality. When Villa qualified for Europe, UEFA’s SCR rules immediately kicked in, limiting us to 70% of revenue on squad costs while non-European clubs face no such restrictions.
The system literally punishes success.
UEFA's own settlement with Villa proves the point: €20 million in potential fines, transfer restrictions that require selling before buying, and 3 years of financial monitoring. For what? Investing to compete.
The regulations aren't revenue-neutral. They're rigged toward clubs with established commercial advantages.
Chelsea's London location generates €546m annually versus Villa's €310m. That €236m difference creates massive PSR headroom before considering player sales.
When regulations tie spending to revenue, they entrench existing hierarchies. Villa can't outspend #MCFC because we can't out-earn them - and the rules ensure we never will.
Rory argues regulations protect competition, but they've achieved the opposite. Look at the Premier League’s top six the last decade. The same clubs, in marginally different orders, year after year.
#LCFC 2016 title proved competition was possible. Current regulations ensure it never happens again. That's not protecting sport - it's preserving sporting cartels!
Rory’s F1 comparison - F1 introduced cost caps to improve competition, but crucially, they applied equally to all teams. Premier League PSR creates different rules for different clubs based on revenue and European qualification.
Imagine F1 saying Mercedes could spend €200m because of their commercial success, while Williams were limited to €50m. That's exactly how football operates now.
Nobody advocates unlimited spending. But current rules need fundamental reform:
•Revenue-based limits that account for owner investment
•Equal treatment regardless of historical commercial advantages
•Regulations that encourage competition, not entrench monopolies
•Transparent enforcement that doesn't favor accounting creativity over sporting investment
Villa & #NUFC aren't demanding to "replace the elite" - we're demanding the right to compete with them. The current system ensures that remains impossible.
His article concludes that "sport decided by chequebook is not sport at all." He's absolutely right. But sport decided by spreadsheets and accounting loopholes isn't sport either - it's a rigged game masquerading as competition.
The @premierleague failure to explain these regulations isn't accidental btw. When your rules prevent the very competition they claim to protect, silence becomes the only defensible strategy
@Alex_Berwick @danbardell @theavfcfaithful @LoveMcGrathpod
The Observer@ObserverUK
PSR is not perfect, but the alternative would be ruinous “The debate over regulation is a battle of stories. The version that is winning is not the right one.” ✍️ @RorySmith bit.ly/4lzykyH
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I’ve literally never seen anything like this before 😂😂😂
Someone is literally paying multiple accounts (just 4 examples here) to get Lampard to win this whole competition.
So far we have them at 50/50.
Even if you’re not #NUFC fan, RT to waste this guy’s money.




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@Teamgrassroots_ Well done Skye. Fantastic achievement to sign your first contract with Kilmarnock.
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Please send your love and support to 16 year old Skye Stout from Scotland, and don't let the ignorant bullies win. Yesterday, the official page of the Scottish club Kilmarnock women's team announced that the club had signed a contract with 16-year-old midfielder Skye Stout. A grassroots player signing her first pro contract, should have been a moment to cherish for her, however Skye was forced to endure ridicule from ignorant and disrespectful fans who began to humiliate her over her facial acne.
Things escalated to the point where the club decided to delete all posts mentioning Skye Stout in an effort to stop the bullying from haters.

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The mancs have rallied.
We need another big effort for this man!
Retweet! #NUFC

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If any #NUFC hasn’t RT’d this poll below yet, do it.
We’re about to witness the best comeback of all time.
👇🏻
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⬇️ VOTE FOR YOUR GROUP G WINNER ⬇️
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Heading into another season with Champions League football on the back of a trophy winning season. I'm anything but furious.
The transfer window is still open, let's see where we are when it closes.
inews.co.uk/sport/football…
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Rumours of Isak staying for another season and going to Barcelona next summer.
#NUFC
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