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Brazilian outlets are now reporting that it was Neymar that covered the compensation bill, not Alves, so I don't see how that should count in his favour at all.

I can't say for sure, but I imagine the fact he's paid compensation may have resulted in a lower sentence. That's something that the Spanish system allows for. But I agree, four and a half years for that sort of crime, especially when he's repeatedly lied about it and shown no remorse, feels too low. At least he's been convicted, though.

Actually comical Can only hope his role ends up just involving him explaining that the decisions were correct and to stop whinging.

We're already not the team with the worst ever top flight points total in one of the 5 big leagues, Tasmania Berlin only got 8 points in the 1965-66 Bundesliga. Even adjusting to 3 points per win, they would have only had 10 points.

Is it possible for them both to lose?

You reckon he's trying to do an Odemwingie?

Chris Weale again?

After getting racially abused by some Sheffield Wednesday fans the other week, he's now unbelievably been booed by their fans throughout their game last night: https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/fa-cup-coventry-sheffield-wednesday-31981155 https://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/13057327/mark-robins-condemns-kasey-palmer-booing-people-should-be-ashamed-of-themselves

A bit long for a round of applause, but I can try

Going to be fun when we turn up in the inevitable Netflix documentary

Bit of a bombshell. Has to be said, it's quite nice to see a manager of a larger team leaving because they want to and not because they've been sacked, though. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/68104699

He's away with Namibia at AFCON

Toney gets the equalising goal on his first game back from the ban What were the odds of that?

I just want him to make this move-ah move-ah

I want my CBT

Was just thinking, with this FFP charge coming in, you have to question why they decided to spend half of last season without a shirt sponsor because they thought they could somehow get more than was being offered. That must have counted for a few million at least.

On the other side of things, you have Wolverhampton selling 17 players to meet FFP requirements, also losing their manager in the process: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2024/01/17/gary-oneil-wolves-drastic-transfer-policy-everton-forest/

I thought their fans already do that.

Check out the name of Mauritania's number 27. Apparently the new name of Aboubakar Kamara who used to play for Fulham. It definitely makes him sound like a bit of a weapon, but probably not in the way he'd hoped.

Don't really see it, in truth, but wouldn't be against it https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2024/01/16/exclusive-sunderland-and-derby-county-interested-in-signing-league-two-goal-machine/

Just wondering, who did Forest keep out of the playoffs the year they went up? Asking for a certain curly haired frie- er, acquai-... lets call him a "currently tolerated enemy".

https://www.thesun.ie/sport/11977349/bohemians-three-defenders-kuusk-carroll-isamala/ "Bohs are eyeing the highly rated Isamala but face competition from Derby County. (...) Isamala — also a centre-half — remains keen on a move to England and is spending a week with Derby." Likely for the U21s

Reading's game against Port Vale has been abandoned for a pitch invasion in protest of the Reading ownership:

You think that's bad, he also can't tell the difference between Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones and Trevor McDonald