1.) 13 Aug 2019
13 Aug 2019 08:04:46
Good morning ed thank you very much

Just 4 days at city I've never heard of someone leaving that quick is it normal? (for any club not just city)

Do you think the bury sale will go through? Bit of a bold move to post on the clubs site.

{Ed001's Note - City bought him to sell on for a profit, that is clear.

As for Bury, it has to go through as Dale does not have the money to keep the club afloat and should never have bought it initially.}

2.) 13 Aug 2019
13 Aug 2019 09:59:18
Wow fall from grace for Bony. got to say I feel bad for Swansea- seemed to be heading in the right direction for years and doing things properly. Then everything they did from managers they appointed to players they signed it wouldn't sign was wrong. Hopefully they can bounce back.

Cheers anyway Ed have a good day!

{Ed001's Note - Swans chairman Huw Jenkins got arrogant and messed them up badly. It was that simple. He forgot how the club gained its success and instead started throwing money at problems. That never works unless you have a lot more money than everyone else you are competing with put together. Even Man City have not just thrown money at the club, they had a clear plan and each time they had a setback, they have reverted to their plan. Swans threw their plan out of the window as soon as they got a little bit of success.}

3.) 13 Aug 2019
13 Aug 2019 10:08:53
Sad to see Ed that one man's mismanagement can affect a club so much. They're quite local to me so it was nice to see them rebuild after their difficulties and get to the big time with a good brand of football. Same with Southampton but they seem to have wised up after a few bad decisions and got a good manager there.

I also meant to ask what is the attraction with these long term loans between big clubs. I've seen a few go through and wondered what the benefits to both sides were to a 2 season loan over a straight up transfer?

{Ed001's Note - Southampton have had the sense to go back to their plan thankfully. They should be ok in the long term.

The benefits for the loaning club are they can basically farm the player's development out to someone else, while earning money from him. At the end of the time, they have an asset they can sell on or a player who should be ready for the first team.

For the loanee club, they get a player they would probably never be able to get otherwise. However it is a very short term way for them to work and I personally think loans should only be used in emergency cases. If you are having to do it every season, then you need to look at how you run your club. The fact that pretty much every lower league club has to pad out their squad with loans from the higher levels tells me the game is in a mess.}

4.) 13 Aug 2019
13 Aug 2019 10:44:47
Cheers ed I can see the benefit were Inter to loan a youngster out to a Serie B club. Like you said the smaller club gets a promising young player and Inter would be getting a player developed and hopefully fulfilling their potential.

What I don't get is Perisic being loaned to Bayern. Is there really any more development for an established 30 year old? Likewise James Rodriguez. Is it simply a case of wanting them off the wage bill but nobody being able to afford their transfer fees and wages outright?

Many thanks for the response.

{Ed001's Note - it is a loan to buy move so gives Bayern, who are having a complete rebuild, an extra year to gather funds and ensure they can stay within FFP regulations.}

5.) 13 Aug 2019
13 Aug 2019 21:59:27
So city are now signing players from their sister clubs and selling them for profit? FFP is obviously a joke.