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If they sold more players then yes they'd be able to keep Messi. Personally I think any team with Messi in would still be competitive, but no i don't think Messi would want to be part of barcelona if they basically got rid of all of the other talents. 
I think this will be a good thing for Barcelona. They've lost their way a bit in my eyes and this reset might lead to their academy coming back to the forefront

Get out of here, how can anything be an improvement on a Forest defeat?

96th minute winner. What a sickener for all those travelling fans. ?

Winner scored by everyones favourite carthorse Kyle McFadzean... ?

How many players in their squad and they can’t even find a keeper with wrists made out of anything other than breadsticks

He can't stay even if he played for free. Barcelona's wage to turnover ratio is still way too high even without Messi and they cannot register new players, which includes Messi, until they get the wages down to 70% of their turnover.
He also isn't legally allowed to take more than a 50% pay cut as per Spanish law. Not sure what else you expect him to do.
He wanted to stay at the club he has been at for his entire life, but was not allowed to thanks to circumstances outside of his control. If a man can't cry after leaving a place that has been home for almost 30 years what the hell can he cry at.
 

They're in this mess because of the Neymar deal. They sold a worldwide superstar who brought in huge revenues through his own following and made a right hash of replacing him.
If Neymar had stayed at Barca, they wouldn't have shelled out for Dembele, Griezmann or Coutinho. That's over £350m right there.
The Neymar deal left them both weaker from a sporting perspective and from a financial perspective. 
Lionel Messi's wages weren't ever the problem. I mean, it's not a problem for PSG or Juventus to accomodate their equally well-paid superstars, but Barca are the ones who have hit the brick wall despite having a bigger following than the other two. The reason for that is not Lionel Messi.

Thanks for clarifying. Interesting example then of the law doing the exact opposite of its intent. 
 

He can't stay even if he played for free. Barcelona's wage to turnover ratio is still way too high even without Messi and they cannot register new players, which includes Messi, until they get the wages down to 70% of their turnover.
He also isn't legally allowed to take more than a 50% pay cut as per Spanish law. Not sure what else you expect him to do.
He wanted to stay at the club he has been at for his entire life, but was not allowed to thanks to circumstances outside of his control. If a man can't cry after leaving a place that has been home for almost 30 years what the hell can he cry at.
 

We need more decent players, not less.
Last season, despite illogical substitutions, he was often our most dangerous player.
After one game this season, so many are wanting him gone.
Wingers are inconsistent, it's part of their nature, give the lad a chance when the team is fully assembled and operating at its maximum.

He can't stay even if he played for free. Barcelona's wage to turnover ratio is still way too high even without Messi and they cannot register new players, which includes Messi, until they get the wages down to 70% of their turnover.
He also isn't legally allowed to take more than a 50% pay cut as per Spanish law. Not sure what else you expect him to do.
He wanted to stay at the club he has been at for his entire life, but was not allowed to thanks to circumstances outside of his control. If a man can't cry after leaving a place that has been home for almost 30 years what the hell can he cry at.
 

I was always under the impression players only went to Turkey towards the end of their careers for one last payday after no one else showed any interest in them, in other words, a bit of a graveyard in their career.
While I find him frustrating because I think he’s better than his performances for us indicate, I would be loathe to let him go just yet. A) because I think we might see an improvement from him as the season progresses and B) I don’t think Turkey is the place for him.

Wouldn't be tested enough domestically to win the Champions League.
Messi should do something very left field. He doesn't need the money. Why not come to Derby and play for free and make himself a total hero? I did meet him one time and he actually seemed a pretty decent bloke. Maybe he remembers? ;)

Bit daft you can get them at homebase for 70 quid.

Don’t really get our obsession with Mengi. 
Look at what we’ve got in our own academy - Mengi may well turn out to be a better player than say Cashin, but at least Cashin is our player. Would much rather invest the time seeing what we can do with his potential than helping Utd. 
 
An exciting young forward / wide player on loan would be a different kettle of fish (as long as they’re not a no 10, not like we’re short of people who want to play down the middle!)

Not been to Stoke-on-Trent then?

Fulham spent £72m on their bench alone ?

..........Harry Wilson.................ave it!

And they had several players and their coach missing due to Covid. I thought we were alright, but there are going to be much tougher sides than huddersfield this year. 

Sibley did better than some of the other attackers, but I'd agree he was only alright (although I would start him) and not outstanding. Thought he was most likely to score another for us, but that's not saying much.

I’ve heard Shaun Barker is very good. Not sure where he is now?

Eric Steele is practically in love with Rooney which kind of made him unlistenable at the back end of last season 

Bolder and Ramage are fine as long as you don't want to know what the hell is going on. 
 

Can’t include results from last season when talking about runs and sequences imo 

like your positivity but we have played one of the favourites for relegation who also had some of their best players missing through covid. I can't help but see this result as a missed opportunity.