Too many on this thread accusing the OP (and others saying the refereeing performance wasn’t great) of looking to blame the ref for the result - that’s not what was said. IMHO (1) Bankes was poor - often said that the best refs aren’t noticeable but he was, and seemed to be missing some control...
This - I think a few of us were probably screaming at the TV at that point. Can’t say I was a fan of the lineup but genuinely was In Fab We Trust, but the failure to then react to the reality of what happened in that first 20 mins at 2-0 turned what was an arguably easy and forgivable mistake to...
I think there may have been a cashflow element, a la the Zirkzee deal that ManYoo are negotiating at the moment. He has a release clause but it’s €40m in one hit, so Ashworth and co are considering paying e.g. €50m to be able to stagger payments over a few windows. Maybe Stuttgart’s option was a...