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Alli & Kante take the awards.. Fair enough, no shock there, both can easy be defended for getting it.
 
Well that's Newcastle back in the Prem. Bet the fans are chomping at the bit for the fixture list to check dates for games against Sund-oh wait..........
 
So Benitez, Mourinho and Guardiola all in the same league next year. Prepare the popcorn and brace yourself for epic meltdowns.
 
Tyton said:
So Benitez, Mourinho and Guardiola all in the same league next year. Prepare the popcorn and brace yourself for epic meltdowns.
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Rafa and Pep be sound. Mutual respect there.

Newcastle need to employ Luis Garcia as a one game meet and greater to welcome Mourinho off the coach .....
 
Anyhow, hopefully Rafa finds his place in the world for a while. For someone so astute he can't pick good jobs for ****.
 
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Anyhow, hopefully Rafa finds his place in the world for a while. For someone so astute he can't pick good jobs for ****.
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Newcastle is his ideal.

Rafa craves being worshipped. Staying with Newcastle in the Championship and bringing them back up has just elevated him to Keegan-esq status up there and as much love as he still carries in Liverpool.

Calculated gamble that's returned MASSIVE dividends fro him. Now he can set about building the club.
 
Yeah, they all tripping over each other on who can kiss Rafa's *** more.
 
Bujakaa said:
..... Will be interesting to see them CL next year. ....
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By all accounts they won't be.

Under UEFA rules, owners of more than one team can rightly can only have 1 team in a European competition. And the strong rumour is they favour entering Salzburg.
 
Isn't technically Leipzig owned by fans?? Germany has that rule, if i'm not wrong...
 
Technically. I believe you have to adhere to the 50+1 rule to be accepted into the Bundesliga but don't quote me.

But to say they 'actually' are is somewhat misleading. They have virtually no fan 'members' to vote on anything. The membership fee is exorbitant and the actual members they do have (17 at last count apparently) are all Red Bull employees.

Caused all sorts of controversy in Germany where they're detested. Which is quite impressive for an 8-year club.

They are to all intents and purposes part of the Red Bull franchise.
 
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By all accounts they won't be.

Under UEFA rules, owners of more than one team can rightly can only have 1 team in a European competition. And the strong rumour is they favour entering Salzburg.
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I could be wrong but I think the team that finishes highest in its league is supposed to go into the CL which would be Salzburg, would have thought they would try to get Leipzig in though as it would be tough to get the quality of payer they need to improve with no CL
 
Newcastle United and West Ham raided by HMRC officers on Wednesday morning

HM Revenue and Customs officers were deployed at 6.30am on Wednesday in raids on the training ground and main offices of Newcastle United at St James' Park , and the London Stadium, home of West Ham.


A number of arrests were made related to £5m of suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud and Sky Sports News HQ understands that one of those was Newcastle's managing director Lee Charnley.


The raids are understood to be part of a wider HMRC investigation into the transfer of players between clubs in France and the UK.


It is thought their focus has been on remuneration in terms of image rights, benefits in kind and payments to agents, which may have defrauded the public purse.


A statement from HMRC read: "HMRC has arrested several men working within the professional football industry for a suspected Income Tax and National Insurance fraud.


"180 HMRC officers have been deployed across the UK and France today. Investigators have searched a number of premises in the north east and south east of England and arrested the men and also seized business records, financial records, computers and mobile phones.

"The French authorities are assisting the UK investigation, have made arrests and several locations have been searched in France.


"This criminal investigation sends a clear message that, whoever you are, if you commit tax fraud you can expect to face the consequences. As this is an ongoing investigation HMRC is unable to provide any further detail at this time."


A West Ham United spokesperson said, "The Club is cooperating fully with HMRC to assist their enquiries. No further comment will be made at this time."
 
Looks serious, but if it's tax related it shouldn't end with transfer ban or point deduction.
 
It sounds odd to say this considering his time with Liverpool, but I've got a huge amount of respect for Rafa Benitez.

To go from managing to Napoli and Madrid then to Newcastle is one thing, but then when they got relegated and he stayed with them my respect went up even more tenfold.

But also during his time at Chelsea when he got so much stick from their fans, he acted with class and professionalism throughout.
 
Rafa is a *****, but you have to admire his massive elephant balls. Imagine if they don't go up, he'd be finished as a high profile manager.
 
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