It is now time to switch to a new Money AM football blog as the world cup is now over and we all look to the future.....World cup 2010 is over, Bravo Espana, and Forlan, once again and bring on the new season !.....I never expected the last thread to be such a success...thanks all.... so this new one might go on for years without the need to edit the title...we shall see...

Lol what a stupid bit of reporting 'Koeman made 11 changes at half-time with Rooney one of the players to come off'.

Feck me even I worked that out !

LOL Dil I know! Just the Press building him up before no doubt knocking him down. Kieran Dowell's goal wasn't bad either. Still, if Rooney scores one like that at Anfield worth the wait :0)

Hope he does well for you Chris he's been treated awful the last couple of years at Man U.

A good run out for their first pre-season friendly by next years title contenders...

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/premier-league/jon-walters-nets-on-burnley-debut-as-clarets-see-off-shamrock-rovers-35932713.html

I'll have some of that you're on...

As for the others Wigan are held by Liverpool and the Tofflels travel to the Netherlands, meanwhile lower down the leagues...the Carduffers scrape home to an outfit I've never heard of 😂

Lol it's a little village/town a few miles north of Cardiff and I think they play in the third tier of the Welsh league.

Top opposition :-)

Whilst chelsea slam our near neighbours

Won 7-2 against the mighty Tavistock last night in the first game of our of Devon and Cornwall. Next up are Bodmin.

Touring C&D are about as close as your lot will get to playing in Europe so make the most of it...by the way it's peeing down there 😁

Oi we have been in Europe numerous times and beat Real Madrid on one occasion and reached the semi final of the Cup Winners Cup.

That was the past, I'm talking about the future.

Been there done that

But nevertheless I still want a repeat of the whole lot this season - COYB

Burnley's first day opponents are clearly worried as they have to pay £60 million on some bloke as they try to ensure they don't drop points.

Live action of the future https://www.youtube.com/user/CEEcup2012/live

Have the Gunners signed anybody ?.....

Stan - let's hope its money well spent then and not a mancs cheque throwaway a la Pogba and Lukaku

Absolutely Joe, the Youths playing again today against Prostar KO 9am I assume. Playing Badminton early today so will miss the the 1st half.

Soccer-Premier League clubs set to break 1.2 bln pound record spend
Mon, 24th Jul 2017 14:01

LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - Premier League clubs have spent more than 850 million pounds ($1.1 billion) in this summer's transfer window and are on course to break their record, data released by website Sporting Intelligence showed on Monday.

With more than a month remaining before the close of transfer business on Aug. 31, English clubs are again proving to be Europe's heaviest spenders and will likely top the 1.165 billion pounds they lavished on new players last summer.

Manchester City have spent the most, 188 million pounds on six new players, with Monaco's Bernard Mendy becoming the latest to join on Monday. City did not publish a fee, but British media reported it to be around 49 million pounds.

City have received 34.2 million pounds from selling five players, leaving a net spend of more than 150 million pounds.

Champions Chelsea are the next biggest spenders on 130.4 million pounds, followed by Manchester United on 105.8 million pounds, although Jose Mourinho's club say they will make a further two signings during this transfer window.

Meanwhile, Everton who have spent 93.4 million pounds, have recouped it all, mainly by selling Romelu Lukaku to Manchester United. Arsenal, whose manager Arsene Wenger has been under pressure to bring in new players after a disappointing season, have so far spent 52.7 million pounds.

Three clubs, Tottenham Hotspur, Stoke City and Crystal Palace have yet to spend anything, with Spurs currently 74.3 million pounds in credit on all deals.

All three teams promoted to the Premier League have invested, with Huddersfield's 36.4 million pounds just topping Newcastle United's 31.2 milllion pound, while Brighton and Hove Albion have spent just 13.3 million pounds.

The figures reflect the huge riches being pumped into the world's most lucrative league, with clubs receiving 8.3 billion pounds in TV rights alone for the current three-year cycle.

Such riches mean Premier League clubs are paying a premium in the market. West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis became the latest to question the current trend of hyperinflation.

"At the moment the market out there has gone crazy," he said last week. At 19.8 million pounds, Albion have been one of the league's most modest spenders.

Burnley Youths through to the final on Wednesday https://www.burnleyfootballclub.com/news/2017/july/clarets-win-shoot-out-to-clinch-final-place/