Ian Swindell

Brighton are the only Premier League side with a POSITIVE Net Spend over the Past 5 Years. Interesting list to say the least .... Maybe City don't spend the most?! Newcastle spending more than Liverpool, City & many others. Aston Villa and Unai Emery massive credit.

There’s a lot of noise about Unai Emery and Manchester United, so let me clarify a few things.. I explain in this video and why the project at Aston Villa matters so much to Emery right now. If you want deeper insight into what he’s building at #AVFC, it’s all in #RiseoftheVillans ⤵️ 📚 amzn.eu/d/5ro6dx8

Villa Park is a tough place to go right now 😰

Aston Villa deserve to be 3 points ahead of Wolves, based on xG. In reality, they’re 34 points ahead.

Villa’s second half performance tonight #avfc

11 WINS IN A ROWWWWWWWWWWW 🤯

1897. 1914. 2025. #avfc

#avfc are set to play their first Saturday 3pm home game in the Premier League in over a YEAR v Leeds on Feb 21st. Will depend on Villa qualifying for Europa League round of 16 but incredible that it’s been so long. Last 3pm game at VP in the PL was Ipswich on Feb 15

MATTY CASH BREAKS THE DEADLOCK 🔥 He slots the ball between David Raya's legs and Aston Villa lead against the league leaders... @tntsports & @discoveryplusUK

The perfect explanation of LIV Golf is that their name literally means 54 and now they won’t play 54 holes or have 54 golfers. Just a golf league called 54

The league table since Unai took charge of #avfc

The World Handicap System has changed the boundaries of what a good Stableford score is – and more of us need to understand that 👀 🔗 ow.ly/vRtH50XbRPm

Aston Villa is delighted to announce the signing of Jadon Sancho from Manchester United. The England international joins Villa on a season-long loan.

I didn’t want Osula anyway but this is an absolute joke by UEFA. Keep our profits down a minimum. Absolute farce. 📹 @TheAthleticFC / @ChrisTrotter161 #AVFC

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

I don’t know why it can’t happen? Saudi INVITE Toon, Villa, Forest, Everton, to a Pre Season summer Tournament. £400 million prize money split 4 ways. No winner, no loser just £100 million each. Do this every 2 years! Just like the big 6 do? #avfc #nufc #nffc

🤔 Is PSR making the top of the Premier League a closed shop? 🗣️ @AlanShearer speaks up for #AVFC & #NUFC 👇 #BBCFootball

Phillies debut the “Coldplay Kiss Cam”. Wait for it…

🚨⛳️🏌️ #WATCH — Short game expert Phil Mickelson struggles to get his ball out of the rough and onto the green during practice 😲 Will Phil capture the career grand slam this week? (Via: franchisecousins/IG)