Barca sign Martin Braithwaite

In fairness clubs could easily defend themselves against it by specifying in the release clause that it had to be during the transfer window.

Originally Posted by Harfynn Teuport

'Mes Que Un Club'

Indeed. Corrupt £#%&!s, this has potenitally knackered Leganes as they're fighting relegation without their top scorer.


What a farce football these days.

It's the law in Spain that all players have to have a release clause. But I think it's the player themselves who have to pay it to buy themselves out of their own contract. The higher the club wants the release clause to be, the more wages the player will demand. So the smaller clubs can rarely afford to insist on £300m release clauses otherwise the player will demand wages to match the club's valuation of him.

The odd thing with release clauses in England is they seem to be really sketchy in how they work. Remember when Arsenal triggered Suarez's clause at Liverpool? They bid £40m + £1. Suarez did have a release clause and it was £40m. But Liverpool just refused to sell him. I guess Suarez himself could have gone legal, but if he was in Spain he'd have been able to leave without any say so from Liverpool.

A far bigger disgrace than release clauses, imv, is the loan market nowadays. From what it was originally intended for to what it is now. Basically allows the richer clubs to act like a temping agency. Buy up loads of young talent, rent them out year after year, get your money back (and then some) and wait and see if the player is any good or just sell them without them ever kicking a ball for you. No doubt FFP has lead to this. With players now getting two year loan deals with option/obligation to buy and all that nonsense.

Bring back Ceefax.
Get rid of VAR.
Bring back those really thin goalkeeper gloves with bits of rubber on them.
Officially use jumpers for goalposts, etc.

Originally Posted by Seamus

Are you for real?

have you seen that ball control £#%&! me 12 pints and a bettys hotpot

please tell me someone has the link to his ball skills on the pitch yesterday omg absolutely crying

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...unveiling.html

Originally Posted by puressence

have you seen that ball control £#%&! me 12 pints and a bettys hotpot

please tell me someone has the link to his ball skills on the pitch yesterday omg absolutely crying

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...unveiling.html

I think he stopped just short of falling over.

https://twitter.com/PSGalu/status/1230605080992387072

Originally Posted by armchair

https://twitter.com/PSGalu/status/1230605080992387072

Poor guy

Can't believe they still insist on doing that after Dembele made a tit of himself.

Originally Posted by armchair

https://twitter.com/PSGalu/status/1230605080992387072

Would fit in here etc.

Stoney says he’s a top
Player

Originally Posted by puressence

Stoney says he’s a top
Player

I really can't wait for him to catch up to you

Originally Posted by Child of Darkness

I really can't wait for him to catch up to you

No chance lard arse could get near

This fella bagged 2 assists from the bench on his debut.

Originally Posted by dunk

This fella bagged 2 assists from the bench on his debut.

For some bloke called Messi. Who also scored two other goals.

what, did he throw in to messi?

Originally Posted by andyroo

For some bloke called Messi. Who also scored two other goals.

Did he pass to him on the halfway line by any chance ?

Thus proving any £#%&!er could be a success for Barca... except Coutinho

Just watched the highlights.....

He got in the way of most of the goals