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But for example Everton have spent a billion building a stadium that will maybe generate 50m a season more than Goodison. With that they will still turnover 400m less than the top 5. Ultimately the CL clubs are untouchable

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I mean Villa and Newcastle have basically had to churn their entire squads and do strangely valued swap deals to stay compliant. In the past they could have challenged, now they have to know their place.

Allow unlimited equity injections (not debt) that cover all created liabilities. If you want to spend more than your "sustainable" budget then you need to put the full amount of the created liability in as cash. Couple it with a flat cap on total player costs.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

How does it not? The top 6 turnover 5-700m and the next group are on 2-300m. The only way to "legally" match their spending is to increase revenues to the same level. How?

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All my biggest ever business meetings (essentially job interviews) have been over drinks or breakfast/lunch.

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Journeyman 6: Southend United are over their trauma. Now it’s the next age: moving back up the leagues and remaining transparent. Kieron Dyer and Oliver Gage are leading that movement. It’s a fascinating club ⬇️ inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Southend United can dare to dream again

A revolution is under way at Roots Hall with a Newcastle cult hero at the helm

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hahaha disaster of an own goal

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Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Really funny (not actually funny) when supposedly left wing politicians who for years used to say it was insulting and abusive to call them right wing end up doing massively right wing things or work for massively right wing companies a few years later and by that time they just go “eh, so what“

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The account generated about 50% of our incoming business so I can't delete it entirely. There are also people I like the work of who post on there and I dont want to lose touch. But I need to only look at people I follow.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

5 minute scroll of the For You tab on twitter and I have seen someone with their guts hanging out, huge amounts of AI video that people can't seem to tell is AI, and "gender" campaigners now going full far right on every topic.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

DCL back to his best. Pleased for him. Disappointed that Everton didn't manage to get him fit and motivated. Could have had a Gordon/Lookman/DCL front line.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Don't understand that goal either

Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I genuinely cannot see the red card worthy reaction from Foden. Some comments seem to be implying he has violently kicked him studs up in the bollocks. It looks to me like a flick of the ankle which connects the top of his boot with the stomach of Bruno. At least the pundits agree with me.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Slight retaliation=Straight red Initial foul and then a kick on the ground=nothing That makes no sense

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Louise, Prof/Dr @louiselocock.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Oh blimey, here we go again. Time to vote in the National Trust AGM to keep so-called 'Restore Trust' off the council. Use the quick vote to ensure we don't split the anti-Restore vote. Or.... 1/2 www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

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Annual General Meeting

Your Annual General Meeting will take place online and in person on Saturday 7th November 2026 at the STEAM Museum, Swindon.

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Steve F. @essayeff.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

No.3. Youngster! Pfft. My no.4 is my GRANDchild is a month off being the same age as a PL player 😬

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FPL Socialist @robbiefaulds.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thanks to Fabian Hürzeler, loads of us have now reached #4 on your list of three: Wow, that manager is the same age as my child and he is managing in the Premier league 😠

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The three stages of my football life: Wow I'm the same age as him and he is playing in the Premier League. Wow I'm the same age as him and he is a manager in the Premier League. Wow that player is the same age as my child and he is playing in the Premier League. I reckon I'm 6 months off number 3

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"even if you are a Leeds United fan you must have enjoyed being part of this" Commentator just then after Leeds ship 6 against Chelsea. Yeah I don't think they enjoyed that.

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I do enjoy an auto-translated player name.

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Agreed, although all suppliers pick out the same "good" players regardless of definitions. My view is that it is cool to be able to use for in-house automated tagging of your own games / sessions. But to scale a commercial project you will need licensed video.

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If all pupils were to sit the test in English (if not a native speaker) and a second language of their choice (if a native English speaker): The native English second language scores would be lowest. The gap between native and immigrant scores would be far lower in non-English speaking countries.

I'm assuming that PISA tests are taken in the language the education system operates in? So a child in Finland takes a test in Finnish? Does the success of the immigrant population in English-speaking countries just reflect English being the dominant global language?

A few years ago when working with a club every meeting was dominated by a single young player who was; high potential according to the youth coach but useless and a troublemaker according to the Head Coach. They were *this* close to releasing him before that coach was sacked. Now worth £5m+

Raises a question (and I've thought the same when rejected trialists become stars at other clubs) about just how difficult it is to assess talent.

Daniel Job is such a strange story. Standout offensive data in short minutes every year. Everyone says incredible dribbler but liability off the ball. No "football brain". Released on a free. Plays in the second tier and adds goals/assists (at a low level) now he is a $5m player after 6 months.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Amazing how EFC went from a solid squad lacking depth at full back to completely screwed if there is a single injury. To do this whilst not actually banking much in the way of profit is particularly bizarre.

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Who needs Fullbacks and Strikers anyway?

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Did a sample project for a club in 2024 where we suggested 2 players for their needs. Neither passed their checks - not good enough. Didn't get the contract. The players (700k each) were Femi Azeez and Mamadou Sangaré.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Go through the list of top transfers this summer. Who is the first player you honestly could not give a description of them as a player? www.transfermarkt.co.uk/statistik/sa...

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The top 5 I've heard of all. Below that zero.

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I am still scarred from it. I would see the 2 proposed signings as nice to have rather than vital. Put that money into full backs and a pacey CB and we'd be much better off

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Last time we did that it took the best part of a decade to climb our way out the hole and we almost went out of business.

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If IF the Richy feel is 35m and they also loan in Grealish then the talk about needing to balance the books and be sensible doesn't compute.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Ndiaye out and Richarlison in....... Presumably a big price gap between the two deals

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Selling Harrison Armstrong would be a huge strategic error from Everton. If you get a 19 year old already capable of playing PL football, who clearly has elite potential, then you do everything you can to keep them.

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Tim Keech @timkeech.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Lost out on an African player because a club from a 2nd tier Middle East offered a better contract. And when I say better I mean 10x better financially for the player. Great, life changing, generational wealth money and I'm genuinely pleased for the player. But insane football economics.