That kind of circular arrangement would take extraordinary co-ordination

I don't think the prem clubs are (a) capable of it, (b) sufficiently aligned in their interests to want to do it even if they were, and (c) leak-proof enough that it wouldn't get out.

The Man City stuff is very different - certainly not saying that individual clubs aren't willing to do all kinds of nefarious stuff in their own interests.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on August 26th 2026 at 10:39:31

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Delap off to Forest for £50m (Other Football) - Old Git, Aug 26, 08:17:14
- Not really, scum got 20+ mill below market value due to a contractual issue (Other Football) - MonkeyPuzzle, Aug 26, 10:27:31
- Silly season as the window slams shut. (n/m) (Other Football) - DrDublin, Aug 26, 09:46:39
- Some crazy prices being paid for flops (Other Football) - JoeyDeacon, Aug 26, 09:27:05
- I think prem clubs are doing deals to help each other with the financial rules (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Aug 26, 09:06:44
  - It’s not beyond credibility (Other Football) - APB, Aug 26, 09:45:45
    - Surely it doesn't make any sense? (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 26, 09:57:37
      - I was being a bit flippant (Other Football) - APB, Aug 26, 10:26:44
        
        That kind of circular arrangement would take extraordinary co-ordination (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 26, 10:39:31
        
        I tend to agree. I don’t trust them not to, though. (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Aug 26, 11:07:59
        
        However, I think a & b in your point could be argued (n/m) (Other Football) - APB, Aug 26, 11:09:25
      - (Sorry, was talking about Savio/Savinho, but equally for Forest and Delap.) (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 26, 09:58:45

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