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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If the rules are bad, don’t follow them. Make better rules. Had Chelsea and City not broken these rules the same three teams would have wine the league for the last 20 years. I prefer the version of the league where someone is trying to make it interesting at least.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

How many EPL clubs have American owners? American here…If you think our government’s hands are clean when it comes to brutality, war, and human rights violations, you haven’t been paying attention. These people fund the campaigns of the people that make all that possible. Politics are messy.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

So, Chelsea and Man City “cheat” by finding…shall we say…creative ways of buying players that the red cartel had hoped to buy. It’s a good thing they did. Without Chelsea and City a red cartel team would have won the league almost every year. Without cheating the EPL is garbage. #EPL #MCFC #CFC

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Nope. Hope they take the EPL to court and the whole raft of rules get scrapped for being out of step with UK competition law. This is a cartel. I don’t understand why anyone wants this. It’s mad. Teams should be able to spend what they want and/or all teams should be able to spend the same.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why do I care about that? Why does anyone care about that? I want to watch matches where the teams playing have an equal likelihood of winning. The legacy of their financials is a story the red cartel tell themselves about their position so they can feel virtuous. But it’s nonsense.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The source of the money isn’t what gives a team a competitive advantage. The ability to pay more gives them a competitive advantage. As a Newcastle fan, I don’t care if Liverpool’s money is “cleaner” than City’s vis a vis the arbitrary rules put in place. The League is out of reach either way

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, that is a convenient way to write the rules if your club has more spending power than other clubs. There was an era where these rules didn’t exist. City would not have been compelled to hide their revenue streams. They could have just invested in their business.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also, what’s the logic here? City breached financial rules. Ok, what’s the consequence? They can buy more players, that gives them an unfair sporting advantage! Wait, it’s unfair for some teams to be able to spend more on players than others? That makes the league unfair? Really? Hmmm….

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yeah, I’ll worry about that as soon as we get a set of financial rules that doesn’t allow Arsenal and Liverpool to offer our best players contracts that we aren’t allowed to offer them, despite having the money.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Arsenal, Manchester United, and Liverpool fans screaming about how unfair it was that Manchester City got to spend as much as them is completely insane. If City cheated they did it by breaking rules that are fundamentally unfair. As a Newcastle fan, I hope City win their appeal. #NUFC #LFC #EPL

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

www.football365.com/news/liverpo... #LFC just need to let him go. It’s getting embarrassing. He wants to go to a bigger club to improve his career. Liverpool fans just need to be reasonable. #NUFC #HWTL

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Isak 'asks' agent to find move away from Liverpool as 'preferred' transfer emerges

🤯Liverpool striker Alexander Isak has asked his agents to find him a move away from Anfield, according to reports...

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Hot Take: Alex knew he didn’t want to work that hard and that Liverpool could increase his wages. Toon get a bundle, so does he, win win. #FreeSalah #NUFC

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Easy there. This team hasn’t looked like a team to dominate Europe in the first 3 games. Isak and Guehi are good signings, but both take other quality off the field. Playing Hugo out left is not his best position and it takes Gakpo out. Nice you spent the money, but they have to play together.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Isak expected to sign 6 year contract….lol. Good luck with that.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

It worked. I think most people in Newcastle definitely ….don’t want to say hate….sooo….really really really dislike the the guy….seemingly as much as they have ever disliked any sports figure ever. I was one of the only fans I know who wanted him to reintegrate. Probably for the best. But…boo

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

The Isak deal is not done! He has a medical. As I understand it, he has a very serious thigh injury…..

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Yes and no. I have slowly come to terms with it, but I’m very very salty. Mostly glad it’s over. But I will be rooting against him for the rest of his career.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

But wouldn’t that sort of thing engender some hostility with their counterparts at Newcastle? To your credit, you are the only LFC fan willing to admit this is happening. I think the idea that everything is worked out and now they are cooperating is motivated reasoning on your part, but we’ll see.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Seems like that presumes a level of cooperation between the two clubs that is a little hard to fathom at this point. It’s been so messy and so public, but now everyone is rowing in the same direction and keeping things quiet? Possible given the amount of money, but is that common?

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Honestly asking, why don’t think that?

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Well, no. If NUFC don’t decide to sell because LFC don’t meet their valuation, Isak will have to play or he will be in breach of his contract and they can decide to fine him or take him to court to enforce the contract. Convenient for LFC fans if Contracts = FA, but that isn’t true. Or, I hope not

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

NUFC should try to do a striker swap deal sending Isak to one of the following clubs: Madrid, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Frankfurt, Qarabag, or Galatasaray 🤣.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Not if they don’t make a bid….

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

LFC could have had both these players through the door. They keep playing games with these lowball offers. The Isak transfer was always going to be hard unless the met the NUFC asking price (£150m). The Guehi bids are a little harder to understand.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

If he knocks in 20 and helps us re-qualify, that’s all I care about. You don’t have to sing his name, but he can do a job.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Almost 4 years of age and 2 years of contract.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Neither player acting this way is acceptable. Wissa is at least training with the team, but still not a great way to be. Don’t think either gets done before the window closes.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Actually, the problem with Isak is that he won’t play….so….there is that.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Tricky setup yesterday at a tough ground with a lot of fatigue and no Gordon. Let’s not overreact. Things will be better after the break.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Agreed. I think PIF might care about being seen as being weak in negotiations though. They don’t need the money, and they have till the end of June of next year to sell him or make PSR room some other way. St. James’s park, brought to you by ARAMCO!!!

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

More on the line than the £120m or £130. If you allow yourself to be bullied by cartel clubs, it will keep happening. It will be Sandro, Gordon, and Bruno next year. Worth the risk. He will reintegrate or he will face actual consequences for breaking his contract.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

A lot of that going around. Don’t think NUFC would get him, but it could gum up the works.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

If Hugo gets injured in this match today, the Isak price goes up to £170m…

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Most logical is LFC met the asking price two weeks ago. At this point, anything seems possible.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I hope you are right. May we never have to talk about Isak to Liverpool ever again.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

You are also coming perilously close to that 24 hours friend. What if the Geordies at the airport don’t let his plane take off for the medical 🤣.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Newcastle made the approach (publicly) for Woltemade a month ago. They backed off because it looked like Beyern were going to get him. When their ceiling was made public, NUFC came over that. Stuttgart were happy to sell because the fee and the rivalry. Nothing about this situation has been private

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

I would go further. Take them to court if they violate their contracts, go full out. You can’t have situations where contracts mean nothing. If LFC don’t buy Isak and he still refuses to play, his wages won’t be enough. Similar with Wissa, but Brentford may not want to pay for court battle.

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Dr. Clayton Webb @claywebb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

It is super weird. Almost like it’s utter nonsense. LFC being too cute by half here, if you wanted to make a serious bid, the time was like 2 weeks ago. Could be some wild maneuvering in the final hours here but we’re getting to the point where you need to leave time for the medical.

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