Bruce gone at the Toon...

[sinkov]

So the plucky polite Brit is slaughtered from day one yet the Spanish waiter is treated like some sort of messiah despite having an almost identical record at the same club.Perhaps if he was called Jordi(pardon the pun) and had a stupid accent in interviews then he would have been lauded. These toon goons need to take a long look in the mirror and realise the only decent players in the current squad were recruited by Bruce and not Rafa. They are so desperate for success they are willing to suck up to people who will literally butcher their critics.The career girl Amanda would under normal circumstances be walking five paces behind her bosses and wearing a face covering which in her case it would help.

The luscious Amanda would now be allowed to drive a car in Saudi, which my nephew's wife wasn't allowed to do last time she went home, her brother had to pick her up at the airport. That's today's Saudi Arabia for you, what more could a woman want in a modern, progressive society ?

[Swissclaret]

I feel sorry for him. He has always struck me as an honourable person. I hope that he leaves with his head held high. He stuck to the task despite some of the supporters and the ownership constraints. It will be interesting to see how the new owners get around the “financial fair play” rules.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

I've had the red and white check tea towel in the back of the drawer for ages Alfie, just waiting, but we get fecking tight-arsed Mormons instead. Maybe I'm praying to the wrong God ?

Think on the bright side mon ami - you can have four wives all on the go at once!

[outwoodclaret]

I've had the red and white check tea towel in the back of the drawer for ages Alfie, just waiting, but we get fecking tight-arsed Mormons instead. Maybe I'm praying to the wrong God ?

Face it sinkov, the only Mecca we are getting in Burnley is a ballroom.

[army88]

I feel sorry for him. He has always struck me as an honourable person. I hope that he leaves with his head held high. He stuck to the task despite some of the supporters and the ownership constraints. It will be interesting to see how the new owners get around the “financial fair play” rules.

I don’t think they can get around it Swiss I believe they have to build up to
Increasing spend etc and wages by creating more revenue legally , unlike when Chelsea did it initially etc a few years back .

So I reckon it will take them at least 3/4 years before they can balance the FFP and monies in and out - but who knows ? Just how I read it !

[barrie_burn]

I feel sorry for him. He has always struck me as an honourable person. I hope that he leaves with his head held high. He stuck to the task despite some of the supporters and the ownership constraints. It will be interesting to see how the new owners get around the “financial fair play” rules.

He can't leave with his head held high,he will have a sack with 7 million quid on his back

[sinkov]

It will be interesting to see how the new owners get around the “financial fair play” rules.

Shows clearly the real point of FFP, not to provide a level playing field as they pretended, but to make sure there were no challengers to the top clubs, to make sure they could continue to dominate at the top of their leagues and in Europe. They were raking in the big money and FFP meant that was the way it would stay, no Jack Walkers or murderous Arabian sheiks muscling in and climbing aboard their gravy train.

[sinkov]

Think on the bright side mon ami - you can have four wives all on the go at once!

Feck that for a game of soldiers, even at the peak of my powers, which is a long time ago now, two was enough at any one time.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Feck that for a game of soldiers, even at the peak of my powers, which is a long time ago now, two was enough at any one time.

Mard arse!

[Swissclaret]

I don’t think they can get around it Swiss I believe they have to build up to
Increasing spend etc and wages by creating more revenue legally , unlike when Chelsea did it initially etc a few years back .

So I reckon it will take them at least 3/4 years before they can balance the FFP and monies in and out - but who knows ? Just how I read it !

I agree army, unless they play the game of tying up officialdom with legions of lawyers whilst they get on with spending the billions. I read that the PL is only now thinking of banning sponsorship deals with your own owners. If that does not go through it will be easy for the Saudis to “sponsor” the club for £1 billion a year in a shirt deal. After all, it will not be a betting company, just a sponsor who maims and kills - so that is alright then.